forum "I'll take your heart out with a spoon." OxO // CLOSED

Started March 08, 2021 by @cryptic-glitch

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"You could live with me," Simon said. "Like, seriously. I would help you out. I know I'm sort of a stranger and stuff, but I would."

Noah slowly nodded, eyes flicking back and forth in indecision. "I know it's a lot but could I stay with you Raz, just for tonight?" Noah asked, turning to his therapist.
"I'm actually staying with Simon for now. But I think we can make some adjustments. I'll have to call your parents though." Noah nodded slightly and muttered a small thank you.

"You're welcome at my house whenever. Although get used to Razielle doting on you constantly," Simon said, retying his shoe. "And my cats."

That made Noah smile a bit "I'm used to it. The first time we met, I almost punched him for trying to take care of me and stuff like that. But then he kinda never stopped. Its actually kinda nice, having someone who gives a shit about you for once." He mused, glancing up as Raz stood.
"seriously, the similarities are starting to scare me now." He muttered with a grin, "I'll be right back, dont cause trouble while I'm gone. The both of you." He grabbed his phone and slipped outside to call Noah's parents.
Noah shifted in his bean bag chair towards Simon "so it's not 'jusr something's is it?"

"I will," Simon called after Raz. "Uh. . . You could say that," Simon said warily. "It's that easy to tell, huh?"

Noah shrugged "yeah It kinda is. I've never seen anyone interact with Raz like you do. And he's staying at your place now. That's a pretty big relationship jump." He teased. "Don't worry, he's pretty obvious too. It's not just younpining silently." He reassured

"Ha ha," Simon said, crossing his arms. "So you think he likes me? I mean obviously he does, but. . ." He fell silent. "Nevermind. I sound stupid."

Noah shook his head "nah, maybe a bit confident but not stupid. And yeah, I think he does like you. But both of you are too much of a wimps to admit that to each other. It's kinda cute actually." He shrugged with a smile "you'll figure it out eventually."

"I am not a wimp! I told him already! I was sort of drunk, so that doesn't really give me any points there, though. But he knows." Simon scowled at Noah.

"you told him while you were drunk? And you expected him to take that seriously?" Noah shook his head with a sigh. "So you haven't gone out or anything? Just to spend time together?" He asked curiously, sticking out his tongue at the scowl Simon gave him

"I don't 'go out' as a rule of thumb," Simon said. "And I'm not going to ask him out! I don't want to make him uncomfortable. And besides, we spend plenty of time together."

Noah rolled his eyes and sighed dramatically. "What rule? You don't date guys you like? He's lived with you for how long and you think he's going to be uncomfortable with you asking him out on a date?" He ran a hand through his hair "what if I help? Get you both out on a date or something."

"No, I meant- Aw, shut up! Look, I'm sort of out-of-practice if you must know. He just makes me nervous, alright?" Simon ruffled his hair, making it stick up. "What are you gonna do? Make a romantic dinner?"

"he makes you nervous?" Noah asked in disbelief "wow, didn't know somone so small and cute like him could make someone nervous." He muttered, scooting closer to Simon. "Well, yeah a dinner would probably be nice. But you two don't seem like the romantic mushy gushy dinner type. What do you like to do?" He asked trying to formulate a date plan for them

Simon smiled slightly. “He is cute, isn’t he?” He tipped his head, thinking. “I dunno. I like to read. I paint sometimes. I don’t do much.”

Noab huffed a laugh and nodded "yeah, especially when he's mad." He bunched his lips to the side in thought. "Well, you both like books, Raz has a bookshelf lining his room at his place. Don't tell him I told you but if it's not fantasy, most of the books are romances and cutesy stuff like that." Noah laughed softly. "But I can work with books. There's a really nice bookstore in town I used to go to when I wanted to get away from the world." He waved a head in the air and sighed softly "before I came here, of course."

"Do you think he'd like it?" Simon popped his knuckles, staring at his boots. "That sounds like a good idea. Here's a thought. I'll make you a deal. You take care of my cats while we're out, and I'll ask him on a date."

He nodded enthusiastically "definitely. And I can ask the owner if they'd be willing to close early for you two. She owes me a favor anyways." He shrugged and smiled slyly. "Oh all you had to say was cats and it's a deal. Besides, there's no way I'm staying while you two make out. I'm not that much of a masochist."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence," Simon said. "And for God's sake, I'm not going to make out with him. You ass," He said, shoving Noah lightly.

Noah giggled and gmswattwd Simon's hand away. "Oh sure, you say that now. Who knows, things might change when you're actually on the date." Naoh mused with a wiggle of his eyebrow. He glanced up as the door opened and Raz came back inside. "How are your parents so intense and you're like this?" He asked, glaring at his phone and setting it aside
Noah shrugged "I'm the black sheep of the family. Don't ask me." Raz sighed "well, they agreed to let you stay over at least for tonight. We'll work something out later if you need to stay longer." He explained, finding some papers for Noah to sign. "Am I missing something?" Raz asked curiously, flicking his gaze between the two.
Noah shook his head "nope! Just getting to know your roommate and his cats."

Simon schooled his face into the approximation of a neutral expression. "We're- fine." He coughed slightly, brushing his hair out of his eyes. "You know you left those braids in, right?"

Raz glanced down at his shoulder and shrugged slightly "I like them." He settle back down at his desk and made a few more phone calls to his higher ups just to make sure it was alright that Noah stay with him for the next couple days.
Noah gently nudged Simon's knee as he stood to give Raz the papers, giving him an encouraging smile.

Simon bit his lip, glancing at Noah, then back at Razielle. In a rushed voice, before he lost his nerve, he said, “Razyou wantto gotothebookstorewithme?”

Raz glanced up from scanning his papers. "Uhm sure. I'd love to. But what about Noah?" He asked, bidding his head towards the boy. Noah waved his hand "I'll be fine at Simon's place. He has cats! What more could i need? Besides, you seem to need a break. Go have fun."

Simon's face brightened. "Cool. Awesome! And, Noah, about the cats. Jack is probably in the sink. He's fine there, but if he gets out, turn off the faucet. And Spooks will cry because she wants food, but she's getting chubby, so ignore her." Simon got to his feet and tugged on the cuffs of his hoodie.