[if he's mad, his anger has a boiling point with mark's name on it. tristan is a metamorphous shape in the corner of his eye he doesn't care about since he arrived with isolde, and the dude's hard to miss when all he does is spend time at the pink slip waiting for isolde to clock out. but mark? mark is government, mark definitely knows he's been spying on him, and mark is not to be trusted.]
No no I'm not mad
[is it wrong he wants to protect isolde, go to such lengths of protecting her that she can sleep through the night and when she doesn't, they sit and play scrabble or boggle or whatever stupid board game lying around? he's messing around, too. he knows isolde messes around. it might be in elias' core, he sees everyone he's beginning to know have these lasting, long connections, and he's left outside of every one. roza with her danny, isolde with her mark and tristan, amy with her giles. elias with what? lies. elias has lies.]
( isolde would love to be contrary the way that elias insists on it, but ultimately βΒ she has no choice but to believe what he's saying. what is the opposite option? think elias is mad that she has a mark, her own personal sword of damocles hanging over her head? )
okay. good. he doesn't know those things about me that you saw. you're the only one who knows that.
( she's not sure if it's a warning or an olive branch βΒ don't tell him (isolde would never assume he would) or see the differences between you two (that you know something i never would've told you on my own). every truth comes with barbs and cushions depending on how you look at it, is the fact of the matter. the other fact: mark has never stayed up late to play scrabble with isolde because she's too afraid of falling asleep. only one person has ever done that. )
[it's βΒ warming, to have a secret saved for him. one small facet of isolde reserved in his corner. selfish to feel anything by her confession, impossible for him not to, elias has a leg up on everybody else at last (when it comes to her).]
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No
no I'm not mad
[is it wrong he wants to protect isolde, go to such lengths of protecting her that she can sleep through the night and when she doesn't, they sit and play scrabble or boggle or whatever stupid board game lying around? he's messing around, too. he knows isolde messes around. it might be in elias' core, he sees everyone he's beginning to know have these lasting, long connections, and he's left outside of every one. roza with her danny, isolde with her mark and tristan, amy with her giles. elias with what? lies. elias has lies.]
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okay. good.
he doesn't know those things about me that you saw.
you're the only one who knows that.
( she's not sure if it's a warning or an olive branch βΒ don't tell him (isolde would never assume he would) or see the differences between you two (that you know something i never would've told you on my own). every truth comes with barbs and cushions depending on how you look at it, is the fact of the matter. the other fact: mark has never stayed up late to play scrabble with isolde because she's too afraid of falling asleep. only one person has ever done that. )
anyway i have a new board game for us.
clue.
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Ok
you want us to play clue???
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You're not going to beat me at clue
[considering her track record...she will beat him at clue.]
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what if we played for something this time?
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What you got in mind?
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fine by me
cw: mildly nsfw
( once, elias offered to chase her down and fuck her wherever he caught her. so. )
see you tonight?
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wear one of my shirts
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