[Why does he ever try to outdo Claude in arguments, again?]
[Dimitri starts to argue about the tactician points - listen it's been a long time since their Academy rivalry so who knows what's changed in five years, and also yes he knows about Almyra but then they're just getting into semantics. But it's that third point that really hits him right in the gut.]
[Dammit, Claude.]
[Dimitri shoulder's slump, and he looks like a puppy again.]
No, of course not. You know I would always love you, Claude, no matter what.
[Really, Dimitri's almost hard to tease when he can look so pathetic. While Claude laughs, he also moves to wrap his arms around Dimitri again, unable to resist comforting him when he looks like that. Dimitri's spent too much of his life genuinely miserable for Claude to not want to soothe any pain he sees in him, the second he spots it.] Yeah, I do know. It's okay, I was just teasing you.
[Claude's heart thumps almost violently in his chest, and his arms tighten around Dimitri.] I think I could hear that every day for the rest of my life and not get tired of it...which I guess is what marriage is all about, huh?
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Date: 2023-06-08 06:44 pm (UTC)[Dimitri starts to argue about the tactician points - listen it's been a long time since their Academy rivalry so who knows what's changed in five years, and also yes he knows about Almyra but then they're just getting into semantics. But it's that third point that really hits him right in the gut.]
[Dammit, Claude.]
[Dimitri shoulder's slump, and he looks like a puppy again.]
No, of course not. You know I would always love you, Claude, no matter what.
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Date: 2023-06-08 07:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-08 08:07 pm (UTC)[Anything.]
[Even really inadvisable things.]
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Date: 2023-06-08 08:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-08 08:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-29 02:19 am (UTC)I want you too, Dimitri. Always.
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Date: 2023-07-31 07:05 pm (UTC)[Dimitri presses a kiss into Claude's hair, unable to wipe the smile from his face.]
Let us go out, Claude. Before marriage, let us simply enjoy our tie together as we are.
And one day, I will propose properly.