Post by SEMPER REIJNDER TCHIDA on Jan 7, 2012 8:20:42 GMT -5
"Come to think of it, I do believe it is a dare, love." A playful smirk came to Semper's face as he looked at her. Viv always looked good no matter what, so he doubted that a lousy pair of overalls would do much harm to her. She was probably the only one who could pull it off and look good in them. In actuality, Semper had never worn overalls before. All he had ever worn was jeans and T-shirts, but he didn't mind. They were comfortable and he liked them. Recently he had gotten into wearing flannel in the colder months because the material was soft and kept him warm (though Mater never got very cold, in his opinion). He didn't have very many articles of clothing for two reasons: 1) obviously no one made any anymore unless they knew how, and 2) there were very few things that actually fit a person of his height. He tried to take good care of what he did have, but that was hard with working outside everyday and working with tools and animals. "Peach boys? What is a peach boy?"
He looked away from her and down at the ground bashfully. It was true that he liked James a bit more than he really should, but who wouldn't? He was always such a good friend and not to mention very good looking. Whenever Semper was with him, he found it hard to not just watch James move. He always had very fluid movements and never seemed to appear gangly in any sort of way. The blonde slowly nodded, feeling his throat tighten so that he couldn't find his voice. Viv was right: he might not ever have the chance again, so he might as well tell James. So many things could go wrong, though. What if he told James and then their friendship was destroyed because he didn't view Semper the same anymore? What if he became scared to get close to him because he thought that the blonde would try raping him? "But what if he takes it wrong? Then our friendship will be terribly awkward, if not destroyed. Then what?" He couldn't hide the slight tinge of fear in his voice. It was the main reason he had remained a closet bisexual for a long time so people wouldn't think ill of him. Semper knew that he really didn't have to worry about what anyone thought about his sexual orientation, but it just bothered him constantly that his sexual interests weren't widely accepted by people.
Semper shook his head and chased away the thoughts, crushing the cigarette butt between his fingers, not caring much that the few remaining embers burned his fingertips. He didn't want to just chuck it onto the ground, though, so he held it and continued rolling the tobacco and paper between his fingers. "Oh, well that makes sense." Death was all around him and one of his worst fears was that he would become just a bit too comfortable with death. Semper knew he was going to die -- he accepted that fact and was not scared of it -- but what he was scared of was if death became as normal a thing as sunlight, then no one would try to save anyone and they would just leave the dying and wounded to fend for themselves until their life slipped away. Death would still have to be feared in order for the human race to survive. "That is good for you, then. Even though I did not know you before, I really liked my life before all this craziness happened." He missed his family, and instead of assuming the worst, he clung to the small flicker of hope that they were surviving on the little farm in Austria.
A light laugh escaped the blonde. "Are you suggesting a threesome?" He asked, turning his head to look at Viv and giving her a lopsided grin. "That sounds fun, actually." There was no doubt that Viv was beautiful. Even though Semper leaned more toward males than females, he would have no second thoughts and no regrets if it ever came to being intimate with her. Unlike the situation with James, he knew that he and Viv's friendship could withstand anything remotely sexual. Their closeness was something wonderful to him.
Another deep, rumbling laugh sounded from him. "That would be quite an accomplishment, don't you think?" He vaguely began to wonder if James could hold his alcohol but figured he would find out sooner or later. "And come to think of it, I'm quite hungry." He hadn't realized how hungry he was until she had mentioned that she was parched. "Would you like to go to Ma's, or somewhere else?"
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