I dunno... I wasn't really paying attention to much else.
[ the way he turns and flashes a sheepish smile at keith as he heads towards the cave makes it seem like he's talking about keith himself... weird... ]
Hey, you think they'll have cool cave stuff in there??
I was thinking more like cool rock formations... but, sure.
[ can someone be weird and cute at the same time... geez.
anyway, they get there, and he peeks in first, tentatively crossing the small threshold. fortunately, the glitter-lights from the lagoon provide a pretty decent look at the space, which is almost cozy... if you forget it's all hard rock. ]
Well, no alien bears, so that's one point in our favor.
[ there appear to be some cool carvings, though... ]
[That's why Lance is never prepared for the inevitable...that's why.]
So far.
[Go in deep enough and they may find a Yeti's bed. The carvings, though, those seem innocent enough. Intriguing, but difficult to parse. He's slowing to a halt as they increase in prevalence, but not without first catching Lance by a wrist.
Precautions. What if these are meant to serve as a warning?! He hasn't run conspiracy tests on them.]
[ oh holding hands already... keith moves so fast...
never mind they already kissed, whatever, whatever. ]
Don't tell me you're scared—
[ the smug teasing is short-lived because of course it's immediately right after he says that that there is suddenly a sound coming from the other end of the cave that has lance yelping sharply, jumping close to keith and somehow managing to wrap his free hand around him in the span of two seconds. ]
[When the castle was haunted by a dickbag, they were equally terrified. Here, in the face of a mystery sound (of which probably belongs to a yeti or mountain lion), he goes tense all over -- doesn't scream, can't because he has to protect Lance?! But his knife --
It's tucked in a secret pocket inside of his hands, though it's not really a secret because the handle's poking out of his waistband. He's not reaching to grab it...
But instead trying to cover Lance's mouth. Deja vu.]
You're giving away our position.
[With a clenched jaw, quietly...ish. He's starting to crab walk to the nearest Irregular Rock Formation for hiding purposes.]
Why does something always want to kill us in this place?!
[ all of this, of course, is hissed under his breath, because of course they couldn't just have something nice, could they. he follows keith as they crab-waddle over to crouch behind a nearby boulder, trying not to shiver as his nerves and still-damp body finally starts to get to him. ]
[Maybe if Lance would take a minute to stop making fun of him, they'd gain a head on these....unfortunate encounters. Though it's quiet now? He's not buying it.
There's definitely a monster lurking up ahead. Maybe it's trying to sleep?]
[ look, keith, at this point you are the boy who cried wolf... how was he supposed to know that your paranoid ramblings would one day be true...
anyway, he's ducking behind the rock but also trying to peek up over it to see if he can make out any of the shadows. maybe if it is trying to sleep, it'll just stay still and let them leave...
nothing really happens for a good long while, until suddenly he sees a flicker of — lime green light?? ]
[ rival, r i v a l. who said anything about idol! ]
No, man, it's gotta be — see!
[ lance isn't even bothering to hide anymore. he's standing to his full height, gesturing wildly at the approaching green light. sure enough, a small fire bug flutters into view. ]
Well, if Lance isn't gonna hide, neither will he. He'll slowly rise to his feet, uncertain -- not about his life, but about Lance's conclusion. Re: associating the light with the light bug from before.
What? Why? We haven't even gotten a chance to see the rest of the place.
[ it'll be fine, keith, see it's just billy... fluttering towards them, bobbing up and down in the air like he's nodding at them or something. don't mind him... he'll go on his merry way... ]
[He...falls quiet. He'll wait until shit hits the fan to revisit this conversation. Instead, he's linefacing, keeping to Lance's side. They very nearly just died (theoretically, like, Billy could've been anything), but he wants to keep probing in...
Like surviving a plane crash and hopping on a jet.]
[ oh live a little, mr. flies a hoverbike over the side of a mountain...
lance will reach over for keith's hand and draw him a little further into the cave, 100% convinced now that it's okay since billy has pretty much unofficially given them the a-okay for it. ]
Oh cool, look—
[ with his free hand, gestures to the walls. some people have been carving along the rocks...
he starts to look around, plucking up a rock along the ground. ]
[The thing about flying a hoverbike off the side of the mountain is that, there's more freedom. If something comes at them in the cave, there're only so many options.
Still, he'll take Lance's hand in turn, not pleased at all by it...but his face loses tension as he acknowledges those cavedraws.
...And he's suddenly lowkey hopeful they might learn something super cool and super secret about this place. Maybe there'll even be a clue about the lions? That's how they found 'em in the first place.
But these carvings are...simpler. Intriguing, but simple.]
I guess we're not the only idiots.
[If people are frequenting this place enough to tag it with weird drawings...he's doubting how ancient these things are.]
[ by that point, lance has already begun scratching the pointed edge of the rock he'd found over a blank space along the rock wall. ]
Careful, [ he warns in a dry tone, dragging the rock horizontally to complete the lower half of his "L" ] or I'll accidentally replace "K" with "idiot."
[Don't bring up complicated stuff all of a sudden. The scraping catches his attention, L...
L?
That's definitely an L.]
What are you doing?
[L for Lions. The + is what he assumes is a lower case "t". If Lance is so confident about exploring this totally innocent tunnel, why's he leaving a note...hm. HM.]
[ it had been kind of a risky thing to do in the first place, but he didn't start to feel too self-conscious about it until this very moment. still, there's no real turning back from this, so he just kind of shrugs around a smile. ]
People always do it in movies, you know? It seemed fun...
[ he drops his hand after connecting the peach, looking it over. ]
[You're heavily underestimating how much TV he's seen/how many movies he's watched. He'll give a slow nod. The not really kind but...yeah. He gets it.]
...No.
[It's too soon to call it sweet (and him, by osmosis). It's a fleeting thought.]
It's nice.
[There's your bone, Lance. He's blushing about it, even, like he'd just drawn a naked portrait of someone.]
[ a bone in one thread, and a boner in another. :')
by which i mean, that's really all it takes. lance's smile is a little less sheepish, even if he is still sort of embarrassed by his own fleeting whims. he tosses the rock down to the ground, pretending to look around again to hide how pleased with himself he's becoming. ]
If we're gonna stay here overnight, we should make a fire or something, right?
Yeah, [He's pretending not to be distracted by that simple gesture. Who knew falling for a person included all these weird surprises...] and a bed. Do you know how to make a fire?
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he could've poked lance's buttcrack. ]
I dunno... I wasn't really paying attention to much else.
[ the way he turns and flashes a sheepish smile at keith as he heads towards the cave makes it seem like he's talking about keith himself... weird... ]
Hey, you think they'll have cool cave stuff in there??
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--Like bears, or an alien Yeti?
[That's right, ground the situation. Don't get caught up in the cutesty stuff.]
I hope not.
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[ can someone be weird and cute at the same time... geez.
anyway, they get there, and he peeks in first, tentatively crossing the small threshold. fortunately, the glitter-lights from the lagoon provide a pretty decent look at the space, which is almost cozy... if you forget it's all hard rock. ]
Well, no alien bears, so that's one point in our favor.
[ there appear to be some cool carvings, though... ]
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So far.
[Go in deep enough and they may find a Yeti's bed. The carvings, though, those seem innocent enough. Intriguing, but difficult to parse. He's slowing to a halt as they increase in prevalence, but not without first catching Lance by a wrist.
Precautions. What if these are meant to serve as a warning?! He hasn't run conspiracy tests on them.]
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never mind they already kissed, whatever, whatever.]Don't tell me you're scared—
[ the smug teasing is short-lived because of course it's immediately right after he says that that there is suddenly a sound coming from the other end of the cave that has lance yelping sharply, jumping close to keith and somehow managing to wrap his free hand around him in the span of two seconds. ]
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It's tucked in a secret pocket inside of his hands, though it's not really a secret because the handle's poking out of his waistband. He's not reaching to grab it...
But instead trying to cover Lance's mouth. Deja vu.]
You're giving away our position.
[With a clenched jaw, quietly...ish. He's starting to crab walk to the nearest Irregular Rock Formation for hiding purposes.]
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[ all of this, of course, is hissed under his breath, because of course they couldn't just have something nice, could they. he follows keith as they crab-waddle over to crouch behind a nearby boulder, trying not to shiver as his nerves and still-damp body finally starts to get to him. ]
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[Maybe if Lance would take a minute to stop making fun of him, they'd gain a head on these....unfortunate encounters. Though it's quiet now? He's not buying it.
There's definitely a monster lurking up ahead. Maybe it's trying to sleep?]
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anyway, he's ducking behind the rock but also trying to peek up over it to see if he can make out any of the shadows. maybe if it is trying to sleep, it'll just stay still and let them leave...
nothing really happens for a good long while, until suddenly he sees a flicker of — lime green light?? ]
—oh my gosh, it's Billy!
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...Every weird light isn't the same light we saw before?!
[He's tempted to stifle him again, but refrains...just in case. It is moving in a similar way, emitting a very similar light.
He still doesn't like it. He's unmoving, happy to keep by the stone wall -- even if Lance kinda gave away their positions from the get-go.]
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No, man, it's gotta be — see!
[ lance isn't even bothering to hide anymore. he's standing to his full height, gesturing wildly at the approaching green light. sure enough, a small fire bug flutters into view. ]
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Well, if Lance isn't gonna hide, neither will he. He'll slowly rise to his feet, uncertain -- not about his life, but about Lance's conclusion. Re: associating the light with the light bug from before.
And if that is the same bug, where's his wife?]
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[ it'll be fine, keith, see it's just billy... fluttering towards them, bobbing up and down in the air like he's nodding at them or something. don't mind him... he'll go on his merry way... ]
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Like surviving a plane crash and hopping on a jet.]
Fine.
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lance will reach over for keith's hand and draw him a little further into the cave, 100% convinced now that it's okay since billy has pretty much unofficially given them the a-okay for it. ]
Oh cool, look—
[ with his free hand, gestures to the walls. some people have been carving along the rocks...
he starts to look around, plucking up a rock along the ground. ]
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Still, he'll take Lance's hand in turn, not pleased at all by it...but his face loses tension as he acknowledges those cavedraws.
...And he's suddenly lowkey hopeful they might learn something super cool and super secret about this place. Maybe there'll even be a clue about the lions? That's how they found 'em in the first place.
But these carvings are...simpler. Intriguing, but simple.]
I guess we're not the only idiots.
[If people are frequenting this place enough to tag it with weird drawings...he's doubting how ancient these things are.]
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Careful, [ he warns in a dry tone, dragging the rock horizontally to complete the lower half of his "L" ] or I'll accidentally replace "K" with "idiot."
[ now to work on the "+"... ]
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[Don't bring up complicated stuff all of a sudden. The scraping catches his attention, L...
L?
That's definitely an L.]
What are you doing?
[L for Lions. The + is what he assumes is a lower case "t". If Lance is so confident about exploring this totally innocent tunnel, why's he leaving a note...hm. HM.]
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[ brb writing "if you find me dead in this cave, it's keith's fault"
jk, it doesn't take him that much longer to finish his grand masterpiece: a rather shoddy but sincere "L + K"
he stands back to look his handiwork over... before coming back in to work on drawing a heart around it, because go big or go home i guess. ]
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It's when he starts circling the letters with a giant butt that it clicks--
And, this is, arguably just as embarrassing as kissing him in the lagoon.]
People are going to see that....
[It's like Lance just decided to hang their undies out on a clothesline or something.]
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People always do it in movies, you know? It seemed fun...
[ he drops his hand after connecting the peach, looking it over. ]
...Is it too much?
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...No.
[It's too soon to call it sweet (and him, by osmosis). It's a fleeting thought.]
It's nice.
[There's your bone, Lance. He's blushing about it, even, like he'd just drawn a naked portrait of someone.]
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by which i mean, that's really all it takes. lance's smile is a little less sheepish, even if he is still sort of embarrassed by his own fleeting whims. he tosses the rock down to the ground, pretending to look around again to hide how pleased with himself he's becoming. ]
If we're gonna stay here overnight, we should make a fire or something, right?
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Yeah, [He's pretending not to be distracted by that simple gesture. Who knew falling for a person included all these weird surprises...] and a bed. Do you know how to make a fire?
[This is literally naked and afraid.]
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