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[so it looks like today is Robin's equivalent of "spring cleaning" day at the hideout. he's mostly getting his shit in order, tying up some loose ends, trashing the old stuff that no one wants anymore, aaaand... dealing with some business.]

[Euri]

[he hasn't spoken to her in a looooong time... but today he decided to change that.]

Hey. You really still hiding out in the woods?

Come on, come back. You must be bored to tears out there.

[Murdertastic Filter]

So, hey. Can't help but notice there's been an awful lot of murdering going on.

Think you guys could maybe not attract the attention of the whole fucking city?

[Public]

[with that finally out of the way and him waiting for responses (if they come at all), he's decided to just hang around on one of the couches and distractedly hum something that sounds a little like the Wren Song. there's a distant tapping that might be his foot on a wall.

but eventually he stops that, too. his attention span isn't all that great on a normal day, but today it's even worse. he'll start talking to no one in particular (which means the journal).]

You know what I miss? Fight rings. And not that publicly broadcasted shit they clean up for TV and radio, no--I'm talking real, messy, Underground fights. Those were the best fucking nights. Always a party.

[tap tap tap tap.]

I wonder if they've got anything like that hiding around here... Some corner of the slums, maybe.

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[he's got two arranged there. Both with wing motifs and draping chains, but one has clear gems that hang like drops, and one colored more in reds and copper and covered in little flowers]

I like these two.

[then he picks up the one with the colorless jewels, turning it a little in the light]

What do you think?

[he looks at them, and... doesn't say anything.

and it's not that he doesn't have anything to say...! he appears to be examining them both, brows furrowing a little in thought, eventually pressing his fingers to his lips as his eyes go back and forth between the two.

...but...] I dunno...

[he can see those little wheels turning in Robin's head, so when he comes back with that, Tek's expression falls flat.]

...You don't know?

[seriously, man?]

Well, no. Okay. Here, see--

[he will start to explain--in full seriousness--while gesturing to the appropriate necklaces.]

They're both nice. Very fancy. This one, with the flowers, though... I don't know, it just seems uneven. I'd like it better without the flowers. Seems like some kinda nancy-prancy shit. Like, you wear that when you're frolicking through a meadow. That's some forest-mage stuff.

It's--it's girly, you know? And you don't really seem like the frolicking, cute, girly-flowers kind of guy, right? We're going for something manlier. Or, at least, gender neutral, right? Right.

So then you got this one, which looks cool. Gothic. It looks actually pretty fantastic, I guess, except... There's a face on it.

I mean, a fucking face. Just staring. Like some kind of... weird... baby... doll face. That's gonna be on the front of your chest. It's got a crown, too. Right. Or a hat. So what does that even mean? Who the hell is this guy? Or chick? Or whatever?

It's a toss-up. [he shakes his head.] It's really a fucking toss-up. But I guess, looking at this from the perspective of... I don't know, some poor, unsuspecting bystander... The flowery one is gonna look weird on a guy. I don't think you've got the ruffly shirts to pull that off. I don't think you'd want to wear the ruffly shirts to pull that off.

But that guy... You know, it's classy. It's gender neutral. Actually has a sort of sophistication to it that could work well over... I high collar, or something. So, okay. Yeah.

That one. [he points to the silver one.] That's my input.

...

[he... he doesn't even know where to begin. There were a couple points where he'd thought he had something to say, but he only gets as far as opening his mouth before Robin moves right on to the next thing.

He'd expected him to have some thoughts on the issue, but...

Well, he's not exactly used to having someone have as much to say about matters of vanity as he would.

So... he finally has little choice but to just... shut up and settle for surprised blinking, until he's sure Robin is finally done. And even then, he really doesn't have much to counter all of that with, so...]

...Okay.

Okay. [...he smirks a little.] Do you want me to provide counterarguments, or are you good?

No, I'm good.

[gods forbid he'll start talking again. And Tek's more or less fine with all of those arguments anyway... at least fine enough to not bother actually arguing them--because he has a feeling it would turn into an argument--so... he just... picks it up.

Oh, he should probably check the price on this, huh]

Great. [he smiles and shrugs and falls back into the position of waiting patiently for Tek to be done with his shopping. he's a helper. he helps.]

[welp, he might not have enough to get back on the tram, but... who needs vehicular transportation when you have wings anyway, right?

It'll only take him a minute to pay for that and get it wrapped up]

[good thinking. when he's got everything, Robin cozies on up against Tek's side.]

Anything else you wanted to get?

[ugh the cozying up always helps. just enough.

...maybe.]

No, that's good for today, I think.

[also, he's BROKE]

It's a pretty good haul. Two nice finds and a surprise.

[he bumps up against his shoulder as he starts to walk.]

Back to the hideout, then, or the tower?

I don't see why we need to go all the way back to the tower.

[also-- BROKE]

Mmhm. [he'll start them off in the proper direction, then. the hideout works for him.

he starts off all cozy distance, very close, but slowly drifts to a more casual walking distance as they go on. he makes smalltalk, but nothing interesting. then there's a longer gap of silence as they're getting close, where he starts getting closer to Tek again.

until he just stops walking completely, a few blocks away.]

I've been thinking.

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[he could tell. The little signs had been pretty clear. He's just glad that Robin's deciding to share whatever it is.

Still, he gets a few paces past him before he stops and glances back]

About?

...You would have carried that fucking argument all the way across the city.

[he doesn't look... angry. but there's something in his voice. maybe it's annoyance, or maybe it's something more grating. maybe it's weariness disguised as disbelief.]

[he tilts his head, looking more confused than anything]

What argument?

[as in, which one. hadn't they already had a few today?]

Earlier, in the shop.

[the fingers of his dominant hand are down by his side, but he wiggles them like he did when there was a dagger to roll between them.]

[the movement of his fingers call his eyes downward for a second, thoughtfully, before he glances back up. Hmm.]

So what?

So. You're callous, and selfish.

[he walks back up to him again, circles to stand in front of him.]

And I don't think you take me seriously.

[ah, this is suddenly interesting, and he shifts accordingly. he smiles a little, but quietly moves his weight back onto one foot without thinking about it]

Of course I do.

No. [he glances at nothing for a second, until his attention flickers back to Tek.] I don't think you do.

But that's not really what I was thinking about.

[he reaches out, seizes Tek by the jaw, and kisses him. roughly.]

[there is that split second where Robin moves, and Tek is ready for something bad to happen, simply out of reactionary instinct. He hadn't known what to expect, and that always puts him on edge.

But then it's something decidedly not bad, and he's left with a decision to make. He's suddenly found himself in a situation that he doesn't want to waste.

...So, after a surprised sound in his throat and some tension... he brings up an arm to push against Robin's chest a little]

[he knows what he's doing. and he wants to make it clear from the start that this is his turn to get what he wants. his chance to use the other.

he growls at him, really growls, and Tek can feel it when he bares his teeth to do it. that arm gets shoved out of the way, Robin's fingers curled around the offending wrist. his teeth turn into a bite at his jaw. that turns into mouthing his neck, possessive.]

[it works too well. Tek's little bit of resistance is met with a threat, a real one. Robin finally--finally finally--isn't letting him get away with trying to take control. He's bullied back, truly caught off guard with it, and the reaction is immediate.

At the shove, the bite, there is a shocked '--nnh!' ...but it's in the wrong voice.

Robin gets violent, takes charge, and Tek is surprised into a completely unwitting gender switch.]