save_the_souls | driftfleet ♪ IC Inbox: Year Three

[It's pretty late at night, well beyond the time Clay usually sleeps, when he sends Allen a text]

hey

hey babe r u awake

[Lucky for Clay, Allen had been awake- thinking about things. So he responds pretty quick.]

Yeah, I'm awake.

What are you doing up so late?

[Oh good, he'd been a little worried about waking him up. Since he's already awake, though:]

well

i dont have a first mate anymore

rogue left

and she left me coffee and a note ordering me to drinkk it and uh

i havent had coffee in a rly rly long time

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that. I know you were really fond of her.

[Here's hoping she's going back to something nice. Allen didn't know her very well, so it's hard to say]

That sounds like something she'd do. Do you need help with drinking it? [MAY NOT BE GETTING THE POINT]

yeah...

about that

i uh

drank it

already

thats why im up

Oh.

[Okay he may be snorting on his end]

How much did you drink exactly?

2 mugs??

Oh no. (ノ^∇^)

oh no is right ( ¬_¬)

what do i do

im sleepy but i cant sleep

I don't know. You might have to wait until it gets out of your system.

o(╥﹏╥)o

Oh come on. It should only be a few hours!

im so tiiiiiiiiiiired o(╥﹏╥)o

Aw love. Is there anything I can do for you?

hmmmm

can i come over

maybe ill fall asleep easier with u there

[Plus he... is still a bit upset about Rogue, so being with his boyfriend ought to help ease that as well.]

Of course you can. I'm actually down in my room again.

[Which he may have gotten down there using his powers but shhh. He couldn't take the clinic anymore]

Just come on over, okay?

u actually got down there? AWESOME \( ﾟヮﾟ)/!!!

ill be there soon then!

Mmhmm! Just let yourself in.

See you soon, Cowboy!

[ When Clay gets there, Allen is in his quarters since he's not really sure about getting back up to greet him. He's sitting on his bed, his crutches propped up against the wall. He's holding onto Timcanpy, and from the looks of it, he's watching some recording from the golem while he waits for Clay to come. ]

[Yeah, Clay's not surprised that Allen isn't there on arrival. His legs were still messed up, after all. Honestly, Clay's happier to know that Allen didn't push himself to come see him and then have to go down to his room again.

When Clay reaches his room, he gives a knock, then goes ahead and pushes it open.]

Hey you!

[He says it in a stage whisper, seeing how he's not sure if anyone else on the ship is asleep. After that, he climbs down the ladder, a little too tired to do his usual show-offy move of leaping off the last few rungs, and makes his way to the bed. He looks alert, yet tired, his hair messier than usual as if he'd been running his hands through it in frustration. He'd normally try to look more presentable, but he's just too damn tired to care.]

Watching something?

[Upon a closer look, the projection Tim's showing looks like an old recording from Allen's past. From the looks of it, a younger version of Allen is in some cafeteria with Kanda, a red-headed guy and an asian girl. Allen, the redhead and the girl seem to be chatting away and goofing around- all three of them are clearly friends. Meanwhile Kanda eats sullenly and looks completely annoyed he's not getting to eat his soba in peace.

Allen will break his eyes away from watching it and smile over at Clay as he climbs down the ladder.]

Hey you.

Oh...it's just an old memory. I was feeling a little nostalgic.

[But as Clay approaches and he sees how tired he looks, he'll turn off the video and set Tim down. Then he scoots over on the bed and open his arms as an invitation for Clay to grab a hug. ]

Edited 2016-10-06 04:27 (UTC)

Hmm.

[He smiles a bit at that, climbing into the bed and taking Allen's invitation to hug him. He's already got his sleep clothes on, just a sleeveless shirt and loose-fitting, comfortable pants, having decided he didn't particularly care who saw him walking around like that.

Once Clay pulls back, he still keeps an arm around Allen as he looks down at Tim, remember the images he saw as he was walking over.]

Old friends?

Mmhmm. Other Exorcists.

[Allen will wrap around Clay in turn and lean against him, taking a moment to kiss the side of Clay's head affectionately]

How're you feeling? Still caffeinated?

Yeah. [He shifts a bit, enough to cuddle up against his side and fit his head under Allen's chin] It's like the rest of my body is going... "sleep", and my brain is going "no".

[His thoughts keep whirling at a million miles per hour, orbiting in such a way that he can't ignore it, and his heartbeat's a little fast because of all the caffeine too. To someone who drinks a lot of coffee, two mugs probably isn't much, but for someone who doesn't...]

I see...your heartbeat's a little fast too.

[It's easy to hear when you're curled up together like this.]

It's okay. Maybe we just need you to relax. Get that big brain of yours to power down.

You would know my heartbeat.

[Still, the movement of his cheek indicates that he's smiling because of it]

So what do you propose for relaxing?

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