rubilykskoye 𝓲𝓷𝓫𝓸𝔁 📬

[oomfies]

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[oomfies]

[ A beat. ]

wdym by that

also
smash
pass if he doesn't shower after his shift before we smash

[ludomania]

See, I told you. Very handsome, yeah?

You seem the type who would be into older men. In my opinion.

... Or how old are we speaking?

[oomfies]

too hot to be working at a farm that's for sure

[ And... Huh. Good question— Lottie's never had to think about this before. ]

well i don't think i'd date a senior citizen
i guess 50s?? is like the cutoff

[ludomania]

That's pretty old.

[ he's laughing now. ]

[oomfies]

no it's not??
that's like hot doctor age!!

[ludomania]

Doctor?

[oomfies]

why'd u do a long mental telepathic pause
med school takes a seriously long time sorry????

[ludomania]

There are some things you can't joke about.

This is one of them.

[oomfies]

????????

[ludomania]

[ out of all the people here?????? ]

Not those two.

Don't do this to me. Lottie.

[oomfies]

[ Oh. Oh— oh??

Maybe she shouldn't have gotten so defensive over medical school (thanks Dr. Rick of Ye Olde Times™ for exposing Lottie's actual doctor fucking of Now Times™!!). But also, this is somehow getting to be kind of funny? What's Felipe's deal? ]

who???

[ yes she is laughing i am so sorry ]

[ludomania]

I didn't even know John was into girls.

[oomfies]

[ Screaming. ]

LMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOO

is THAT why you're so shocked??
you only thought he was into dudes???

[ludomania]

[ sorry his reading of these things is so medieval. ]

Gave me that impression.

How did this happen? Are they blackmailing you? Are you in danger?

Lottie??

[ ?? he still can't believe it. and House let him brag about the sisters while this was happening? wow. ]

[oomfies]

both of them are REALLY nice and cool if you just get to know them!

[ Does she know either of their last names?? No. Their hobbies?? No. Anything about their pasts??? No. But she's right anyway! ]

[ludomania]

[ girl. ]

I know them. That's why.

[oomfies]

so what's your point?? me too???

[ludomania]

[ first of all; ]

They live with a pet chicken.

[oomfies]

[ Eugh. Gross. Animals. ]

and it's probably very well behaved bc of the environment it grew up in!

[ludomania]

They haven't introduced you to the chicken?

[ that's number two right there. ]

I don't know. I would have never guessed. I just thought you'd go for someone else. Younger men with less baggage.

[oomfies]

[ All of a sudden, Lottie isn't having fun anymore — she feels strange and angry and embarrassed all at once. And the worst part is she can't shut any of this out, because it's all in her head (literally). ]

god
everybody has a past
it's not even a big deal

[ludomania]

That's right. I'm sorry, I was just surprised.

[ he can feel her putting up walls, so he backpedals. this was supposed to be a fun and cute conversation, nothing else. ]

They are charming people. In their own way. [ he laughs. ] House is probably the funniest guy around here, I think?

[oomfies]

[ The sudden shift in tone only makes Lottie feel worse, like he's tending to something fragile. Like she's one wrong comment away from dipping and— he wouldn't be wrong. Because now he has her thinking, and nothing good happens when she thinks.

There's a long silence, her brain preoccupied before she remembers he is trying. Sort of. Saying they are charming in their own way is only marginally better than implying they are blackmailing her, in her eyes. ]

nooo it's ok ✨
so how'd u guys meet
did he quip at youu? Lol

[ludomania]

[ spoiler twist: he's also a fragile one. ]

We met at the festival first. It turns out that we'd been hitting on the same girl. A bit like it's with you, yeah? And before the blizzard I found him in the bath house, throwing up.

That's a good way to get to know someone.

[oomfies]

[ felipe 🤝 lottie re: unexpectedly having fragile and soft constitutions ]

nothing like bonding when one of you is completely fucked up, right..

[ It's reluctant, Lottie agreeing. Just because she's been there doesn't mean she particularly likes it. Having to pretend to be nice, or the moments where it's genuine being ruined by something else. ]

was he okay in the end?