stormaktstiden | Sample threads for Institute

[The taller boy will scramble to cover the box with his hands as quickly as possible, which makes him oblivious to the spilling coffee.

Which means that the next thing that he knows is a burning sensation on his shoulder. He's had worse, the scar tissue on is arm is proof of that, but OUCH

there might be a little yelp here as the pain hits his nerves and he flinches.]

[Timo swears, but his hands are too full of mugs, carefully held by the handle so he won't burn.] I'm so sorry! Ah, let me... [Giving up, he just puts the coffee down on the grass, hoping that it won't spill. He forms a loose bullet between his hands and fires it at the grass before scooping it up and pressing it to the outside of his clothes to counteract the burn.] Sorry, Nalle. Are you all right?

[NO HE MADE HIS ~~WIFE~~ ~~CRUSH~~ FRIEND WORRY

At least this distracts him from the injury?] 's no problem. [He won't stop the other boy from what he is doing but try to convey that really, it isn't bad - the ice really helps a lot.] Coffee? [Operation distract Timo: Start. Maybe it will work. He knows he's bad at small talk and has no clue what to say if this doesn't work, but coffee would be great and also something to talk about... but what does one say about coffee, other than that it is good - well, he could thank Timo for it if there isn't enough chatter to change the subject from Timo's side. And then... and then he will think of something. But yes. Thank him, that is a plan.]

Mmm, I thought you'd been out here for a while so you might want some. What did you hide out here to work for anyway? [He's distracted enough to calm down, but not enough to pull his hands away, holding the ice in place until it melts.] The blue mug's yours.

[What should he say, claiming "Nothing" is definitely a bad idea because it would be such an obvious lie - of course he was working on something. But he can't just answer straight away because it was supposed to be a present for Timo, nothing for some special date, just... just. A present. Because presents are good, and friends give each other presents and they make Timo happy and he likes seeing the other boy happy. Not that he isn't a happy character anyway, but there are differences... Like the difference that it would have been Björn who made him happy.

But now it isn't ready yet and Finland found him working on it and this was why he was hiding away here in the first place. So what could he say. "'s a secret" will just raise more curiosity, right? And maybe even give it away. "Fer you. Not ready yet" would not work either because if he somehow manages to break it before he's done with it, accidentially using his power on the box or something similar, that would be a huge disappointment and he doesn't want to make Timo upset, that is the last thing that he would want.

Eventually he settles with a lie, because while lies are bad it should stay a surprise and if he says the truth it can't stay a surprise.] Class project.

[Aaaand moving on a bit too quickly.] Thanks. [Ah. Maybe... he should say more about the tea. So he gingerly picks it up and takes a sip - luckily the liquid isn't scalding hot anymore, so he doesn't hurt himself.] 's good. [Nice and black and strong.]

Edited 2013-01-13 20:13 (UTC)

[Luckily, Timo's used to Björn's silences. It just means that he's thinking, and luckily Timo isn't too curious about what.] Can I see?

[He tugs on Björn's collar to try and get a peek at the burn, but then gives up and looks at him.] How does it feel? Need another ice ball?

'sn't ready yet. [Which is true, and Björn hopes that that will stop more questions because it is normal to not want to show things that are only done halfway, right?

He shakes his head at the last question, though. He should be good for the moment - some lotion later and nothing should remain. It wasn't that hot anymore, after all, even when it hit Björn's shoulder.]

Don't exhaust yers'lf.

Fair enough. Can I see when it is done, though?

[Timo settles down better, relaxing more now he's reassured that it's all right. He really didn't mean to hurt his friend.] It's not that bad. And I should have been more careful anyway.

Mh.

[After all, it will be given to the other boy as a gift when Björn is done. He carefully sets the box down on his bag and pushes both under the bushes behind him, and then picks the coffee back up.] Coffe's nice, though. [Don't feel bad, he really isn't that hurt and having Timo look after him is nice (even though Björn enjoys looking after Timo even more...]

[Timo's curious about it now, but he trusts Björn enough to wait.] I didn't want you to be stuck out here on your own either, but if you're working I can leave you. [He pauses, and then glances back at Björn's shoulder.] Though you should put something on that first.

'sn't bad.

[He puts and arm around Finland's shoulders without a warning, pulling him closer just a fraction. Stay, please. But he needs no words to convey that, right?]

Are you sure? I can make another ice ball if you'd like. [He makes a surprised noise when he's pulled in, but really, that seems like a good enough invitation to stay, so he'll settle into Björn's side and finally reach for his own coffee, sipping from it and then resting it on his knee rather than supporting it with his hand.]

[So... is this okay. Can he leave his arm here. Maybe he should drop it, but where should he drop it too, that would inconvenience Timo, right? He couldn't lean into him anymore like this if he dropped his arm.]

Lat'r. [It's comfortable right now, and he will leave his arm where it is.]

Fine, but when we finish our coffee I want you to come with me to get something to put on it. [Timo mumbles agreeably. He wouldn't normally insist, but he feels guilty because it was his fault in the first place.]

[And Björn will nod, because he doesn't want Timo to be upset and also because they aren't in a situation where it would do anyone any harm to take care of minor injuries; it will probably turn out to not need much attention, but better safe than sorry (even though he would be much more insistent upon that if it was Timo who was hurt and not Björn...)]

[That's all Timo wanted him to promise, and so he beams, settling in closer.]

I missed this, you know. When you moved. I know it wasn't your fault! But it was weird not being able to see you all the time. [He missed everything, snuggles included.]

[Because snuggles are awesome. Especially snuggles from Timo.] 's over now. [He wouldn't be here if the other boy hadn't chosen to come here - after all the last thing that he wanted was accepting his powers for quite a long time. But to be with his friend, he would do a lot of things. And it had the additional upside that he wouldn't have Vilmar boast about going to a school abroad while Björn had to stay in tiny Denmark, such a boring guy!]

I know. I'm glad you did come. [Timo pauses, thinking over something that he's been holding back since Björn said that he'd be coming too.] Why didn't you tell me that you'd developed powers? If you wanted to keep it a secret, that's fine, but you know that I would never have told anyone? [The first thing that Timo wanted to do was to share it with his best friend, even though he was warned by his mother not to tell anyone. Björn was different, though. He wasn't everyone.]

[Björn also had it figured out before Finland what that sensitive hands were about - sometimes he knows his friend better than he himself, but then sometimes he has no clue at all what is going on with him (the latter being the more frequent option) so that averages out.

The question though is hard to answer. Hard to answer because it was something that will probably sound very silly when he says it out loud, but that was immensely important to him at that point. And still is, though he tries to distance his powers from his father's occupation these days. He never wanted to be like his father at all, in any way. He doesn't hate him, but he values loyalty very highly and his father obviously didn't, and then there are other things - he wants to be reliable and trustworthy, he wants to make people feel safe and loved. ~~He wants to make Timo feel safe and loved.~~ And thus, he wants to be nothing like his father.

He shrugs.] Furniture's often wooden. [That probably explains enough, considering that Timo knows that his father was in the furniture business.]

Oh? [A beat, and then,] Oh. [And this time it's filled with understanding, from a boy with a father that he can barely remember. But he can remember those few months after he left in painstaking detail; how thin and frail his mother looked by the end of it, how heartbroken she still looks when any mention of him comes.

His hand finds Björn's, and then squeezes.] You know, it's completely different, making furniture to selling it. I mean, if you're making anything! Because that involves skill and thoughtfulness and creativity. It's like comparing a farmer to a chef - they both work with food, but in very different ways. [Timo brings Björn's hand up so he can kiss his fingers, and then rest his cheek against Björn's hand, smiling at him affectionately.] You'll always be better than him because, well, that's really not hard, but because you worry about being like him. That already sets you above him.

[kjahsd stop being affectionate like that you will make him blush and what then

it will be the most embarrassing thing because what should he answer to the "why are you blushing" that will inadvertly come

he can't just say "because I love you" that would be impossible, not because Björn believes that homosexuality is an issue (he knows that there are people who have issues with it, but that was not how he was raised, and how could liking Timo be a bad thing anyway?), but because this is Timo and just. How do you even say such things, and what if he isn't interested, and it might destroy what they have... and really is this even the right time, wouldn't it be better to wait for graduation or for the end of university or... And it would be too much especially since they just got here and everything is new. He could of course always answer that Finland is just cute, because that is the objective truth (and also pretty and beautiful and handsome and so on). But wouldn't that give him away, even when it is just common knowledge people tend to not say it unless they are interested in the other person...

Back on track! Timo gave him actually a few good things to think about. This will take another few moments in which he is just looking at the green hedge in front of them.] Y' think better 's enough even when it's sim'lar?

[By this point, it's questionable if Timo would even notice if Björn blushed. Not because he doesn't care or that he's not observant, but because he's just too used to his reactions. But this is something that Timo feels he needs to give out physical affection for - if he was in Björn's situation, he'd want hugs.]

I think even if you were doing exactly the same thing as him, you'd still be better because you're not him, you're you.

[And he would get all the hugs. Considering that Björn just really likes hugging his friend, romantic feelings aside - he likes physical contact a lot, but would never initiate with someone where he isn't 150% sure that it is okay and with whom he doesn't feel 200% comfortable, and that reduces it to like, Timo and his mother (and Vil's mother). He does feel the same amount of comfortable with Vil, Sig and Ari, but they are... just not okay with physical contact like that, or at least not that Björn would know of.]

'd never do th' same thing. [His head snaps around and he stares at Finland in horror at that (and you know what kind of expression that means). He would never betray someone close to him like that.]

No! No, Nalle, I know you'd never do that. I meant work as a salesman. But that's my point! You could do exactly the same job as your father and you'd still be nothing like him. So I don't want you to not like a part of you because it reminds you of him because you're already a hundred times better than he will ever be!

[At least he's too busy correcting what he said to notice how scary Björn looks right now, clinging to him closer. There's no way he's going to let his friend think that he ever meant to say that he's like his father.]

[It will take a bit for Björn to calm down again, but at least the horror fades away a bit as he wraps the other arm around Timo as well, just pulling him close while trying to pull himself together.

He really, really hopes that the other boy's words are true. (The time that his father spent with him and his mother really did not help his opinion of the man at all.)

So yeah, just holding his best friend/crush close for a bit.]

Action

Action

Action

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject