the punchline to the joke is asking "someone save us"

[traumatizing]

STILL HERE, HUH?

Looks like you're still on Tera. By choice, or maybe you missed your chance to get home. Doesn't matter really, you're here now and you gotta deal with the fallout one way or another. Here's hoping that works out for you.

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[traumatizing]

I'm fine.

[He's not, but he's gotten so good at saying it to himself that he almost believes it.]

I'm just tired-- Jamie keeps telling me I need to sleep more.

[notahobby]

You do.

[He keeps brushing his fingers through Terry's hair.]

S'okay. You've got me here now to make sure you do it.

[traumatizing]

Be easier with you here. I might end up sleeping too much instead.

[notahobby]

No such thing.

[Maxxie leans his head forward to kiss Terry's hair.]

[traumatizing]

[Terry snorts, smiling a little at the affection.]

You know how many practices I was late to because of you?

[notahobby]

You didn't need practice anyway.

[Maxxie grins and leans his head back.]

Apparently none of us did.

[traumatizing]

Could've done with the practice at being punctual.

[He lifts his head enough to raise his eyebrows at Maxxie.]

[notahobby]

Punctuality's overrated.

[Says the guy who shows up at the dance studio early before school regularly no matter how hungover he should be.]

[traumatizing]

[Terry scoffs and puts his head back down to nuzzle into Maxxie's chest. What a good chest. What a good everything. He loves him so much.]

[notahobby]

[Maxxie rubs Terry's shoulder again and sighs.]

You're gorgeous, you know that?

[traumatizing]

[SCOFFS]

[LOUDER]

[notahobby]

I mean it. You're beautiful.

[traumatizing]

Max. I haven't shaved in weeks and my eyebrows are all patchy right now.

[It's kinda muffled on account of how he refuses to move, but still.]

[notahobby]

Mmhmm.

[He bows his head to nose at Terry's hair.]

You're gorgeous and I love you.

[traumatizing]

Ugh.

[Maxxie can't see it, but he's totally wrinkling his nose right now.]

Your taste is so bad.

[notahobby]

Lucky for you, huh?

[Terry can't see it but Maxxie has a smug smirk on his face.]

[traumatizing]

Very lucky.

[He was gonna lean up to kiss Maxxie, but then Terry sees the look on his face when he lifts his head and promptly puts it back down on his chest.]

[notahobby]

[Maxxie laughs softly.]

We'll get you cleaned up, and then you'll be even more gorgeous.

[traumatizing]

Too much work.

[He shakes his head.]

Not like I've got any photoshoots or shows to be presentable for.

[notahobby]

It'll make you feel better.

[traumatizing]

[He just shakes his head and sighs.]

Maybe I like this look. Maybe I wanna grow a proper beard.

[notahobby]

Whatever you want, babe.

[He'll keep his opinions about the facial hair to himself, then.]

[traumatizing]

[There's a part of him that actually does like the facial hair, but mostly Terry just doesn't see the point in maintaining that routine right now. When he figures out what to do next, maybe.]

[He's also kind of drained and antsy on account of not having performed in a while, but he hasn't realised that much and mostly he kinda wants to go back to sleep and have Maxxie's arms around him and he tries to manoeuvre Maxxie a little so they can lay down.]

[notahobby]

[Maxxie catches on pretty quickly what Terry wants to do, so he adjusts himself to get a bit more comfortable. He's already slept a lot, so he looks around for the remote to the TV. He doesn't want to leave Terry but there's no telling how much sleep the man can get before he wakes up again.]

Will it keep you up if I watch something?

[traumatizing]

I could probably sleep through an air strike.

[So, no.]