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Fandom Museum- Monday Morning

Connor had the morning to-do list done, everything in order, doors open, and he even had his name tag on- ten minutes before the museum was even supposed to open. He was posted at the desk, coffee in hand, laptop out, and a couple of pages of notes scrawled into his notebook.

It was an inventory list of sorts, but nothing from the museum. Rather, it was his own personal collection of comics, action figures, and other geeky stuff. It had been a while since he had actually stopped and gone through all those boxes that he had somehow accumulated over the years. So the weekend had been spent sorting and going through some of them. Connor stared at the rather long list and gave a whistle.

"Halfway through sorting, and it's already this long? Where in the world did ya actually find time to get all this stuff in the first place mate?" he asked with a laugh as he shook his head.

The Museum is open!

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Cutter wanted to visit Connor at work and thought he’d bring him over some lunch.

“I hope you’re hungry,” he announced by way of greeting as he held up the bags, “I bought a lot of Chinese food,” he smiled as he approached.

"Hey Nick!" Connor said with a grin as he looked up from the papers. "Ya know me, always hungry" Connor replied in greeting as he stood.

Cutter noticed the papers curiously and smiled as he looked for a spot to place the bags, “it sounds like you’re ready for a break, the museum keeping you busy?”

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"Oh this is ummmm... mostly personal stuff," Connor said a little sheepishly as he grabbed the papers, and pushed them to the end of the desk so Cutter had room for the food. "What about you? Classes keeping you busy?"

“Oh anything I can do to help?” Cutter offered as placed down the bags of food and began to sort through the dishes, “and mostly trying to decide what I want to cover this week, thinking I might start a new topic I’ve covered both evolution and extinction, so I might look into a new area to start covering,” he told him.

"Ah, just trying to do some inventory. Got a lot of stuff back home still... all in boxes mostly," Connor said as he helped with the food boxes and containers. "Figured I'm staying here so it's probably time to start figuring out what all needs to actually come here to Fandom and what I am going to do with everything else."

Connor gave Cutter a small grin. "Could always do a lesson or two on fossils. How they are made, why they are rarer than people think, what we can learn from them.... Could make for a few interesting classes."

Cutter nodded with a smile at that, "I think one of these days I might have to do some inventory, I know I'll need to sort out my office at the university ... that's going to take a while to sort through," he admitted. "but the offer still stands if you'd like some help," he added.

Then he considered Connor's suggestion, "actually that wouldn't be a bad topic to cover and it would fit in with the evolution and extinction themes that I have been covering in class, fossils would be a good next step," he considered.

"Will definitely let ya know, I'm sure I will need some help at some point," Connor said with a grin. And then that grin got even bigger when he heard Cutter's response to his suggestion. "It's been a while since I've gone back, but when I first got to the island, I did some beachcombing. Found a few marine fossils and other things. So might be a place to start off with?"

"Oh I did take my palaeontology class down to the beach and lighthouse last year to have a look for fossils, it might not be a bad idea to do that this semester as well," Cutter considered with a smile, "I mean, you and I can always ...well ..." he suddenly found himself a bit shy, "we can go there to check it out as well sometime, maybe make a date of it now that the weather's starting to get a bit warmer?"

"I... I'd really like that" Connor said with a grin. "And even if the weather's not quite cooperating we can always head back to the flat after and warm up. But that.... that does sound a really nice date idea."

“That would be nice,” Cutter smiled fondly at that idea, “we could always get some takeout and have it at the flat if the weather’s not good enough, or maybe we could bring some lunch with us, make a whole day out of it,”

It wouldn’t be that hard to mess up making sandwiches right?

"Aye, could always go poke around at the lighthouse and eat there, then head back to the shore if we wanted. Lots of options. Think it could be fun." Connor thought for a moment then a small playful grin spread over is face. "And if we end up too wet and cold, we can always warm up at back at the flat."

"I do like the sound of that," Cutter smiled, "I've never actually been up to the lighthouse, only looked around outside it," and then his smile grew at the last part, "warming up at the flat does sound very nice," he returned the playful grin, "very nice indeed,"

"So, it's a date then" Connor said, the smile not at all fading. "Sounds perfect," he said, feeling his cheeks flush slightly as he finally pulled his gaze away. "And ya know what else sounds perfect, this amazing lunch!"

"It's a date," Cutter said, his smile still wide and his cheeks flushing, "I'm looking forward to it, I'm sure we can pick a good day to go out for our adventure," he nodded at the Chinese, "I got us curried chicken and fried rice, since we both liked it so much when we had lunch the other week,"

"Sounds perfect, thanks Nick" Connor said with a smile and then his eyes went to the drawer under the desk.

"I umm.... I hope you grabbed silverware when ya grabbed the food," he said with a small laugh. "For some reason, the junk drawer at the desk here was, ummmm. very glittery the last time I took a lunch break here. Was trying to get the bloody glitter off my hands the rest of the day!"

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Cutter blinked, "how does a desk drawer get filled with glitter...?" he tilted his head a bit at that as he got chopsticks and the forks he grabbed from his flat, "but I do have you covered, there's chopsticks and forks ... whichever one you'd like to use," he smiled as he handed them over.

"Evidently seems to be a thing... here on the island?" Connor said with a small shrug. "The trooper station seems to have a desk drawer that is randomly filled with coffee. And I'm pretty sure I heard that at least once the clinic has had some surprising things pop up in their desk drawers. Guess... the island decided it was time for the museum to get in in the fun?"

Ya know, just a small mildly insane quirk of living in a place like Fandom. Connor smiled as he took the chopstick with a nod.

“It’s certainly never dull here that’s for sure,” Cutter smiled as he got his own chopsticks and pulled up a chair so that he could sit down, “to think when I first moved here I thought it would be quiet and boring,” he added, his smile widening as he thought back to all those months ago when he first told everyone at home that he would be taking up a high school teaching position in the States.

Connor grinned as he scooted his chair over a little closer. "I would have said you were insane if you told me when I first decided to come to visit and see what this place was like that I would end up deciding to move here."

He also was not expecting to run into his former boss and best friend who was supposed to be dead... but that was a conversation Connor had not yet figured out how to have.

"There's no anomalies and creatures attacking but... it has its own type of oddness that's actually... kinda nice in its own way."

"I'm pretty sure the rest of the team thought I was insane when I said I was leaving the university to teach high school students," Cutter grinned as Connor moved his chair closer, "well admittedly they already thought I was having a nervous breakdown," he admitted, "so they might not have been too surprised I moved here but I'm ... I'm glad I did, it's been the best thing to happen to me," he smiled over at Connor.

"Shaping up to be a pretty nice thing on this side of things too," Connor said with a grin as he reached his hand out across the table towards Cutter. "Cant think of one thing really that I would change about this...about us." Well, ok maybe there was ONE thing, but Connor wasn't going to say that out loud.

Cutter went rather red at that as he reached out to take Connor's hand, "same here," he said, rather shyly, "this ... being with you has been incredible, I'm glad we were able to do this ... be together I mean," and then went even redder.

"Makes two of us," Connor said, giving that hand a gentle squeeze before he started on the food, still holding Cutter's hand a little longer as he did.

He really could get used to this. It just felt so simple.... normal... nice even.

Cutter returned the gentle hand squeeze, not quite willing to let go of Connor's hand. This was really nice, getting to enjoy something simple like lunch with Connor, spend as much time with him as possible, he really hadn't gotten to do anything like before and for a while he just held onto Connor's hand, just appreciating the moment they were sharing.

He didn't say anything, just smiled up at Connor, his cheeks now turning rather red as he did.

It really was a nice look on him, and Connor didn't mind staring back for a bit, either. But eventually, he did give another squeeze as he reluctantly let go of Cutter's hand so he could eat a little easier.

"So, curried chicken is a definite favorite. Got any others that top the list? Ya know... in case I need something for future reference" he added with a small smirk as popped a piece of the chicken into his mouth.

“Well if we're talking future references I do like Mongolian Lamb,” Cutter told him with a smile as Connor released his hand, he picked up his chopsticks to continue eating, pausing as he took another mouthful, “and honey chicken’s always a good one as well, so’s curried prawns,” he considered as he thought back to the dishes he did like, “sometimes I like spring rolls and wonton soup as well,” he added with a smile.

He really did like Chinese food.

"Mongolian lamb huh?" Connor said with a smirk as he tilted his head a little at that. "Will definitely have to file that one away." He listened to the rest of the list, committing it to memory the best that he could. "Those are all really good. Kinda partial to the spicy shrimp and sweet and sour chicken also."

Cutter smiled at that, "it's really good, the Chinese takeout that I like to use back home makes a really good dish of it," he told him, "but I don't think I've ever tried spicy shrimp and sweet and sour chicken," he admitted.

"We will have to remedy that!" Connor said with a decisive nod before eating a few more bites. "The chicken is really good here and anything seafood is amazing considering I think every place on the island that serves it catches it fresh."

Cutter grinned, “then I’m looking forward to trying it,” he said , “it does all sound quite delicious,” he added.

"I'm sure we will have plenty of time to try them all," Connor said with a smile. "Plenty of dates and lunches and outings... now that we both are, ya know.... sticking around Fandom," he added with a shy grin and a slight flush of his own cheeks.

He never thought that would be something he would be doing. Talking about future dates, or dates at all, with Cutter and talking about a possible future... together. Never in a million years. But it was very nice now that it actually was happening, and Connor couldn't help but smile at that.

“Plenty of time,” Cutter agreed happily and took a few more bites of his food, “I’m …I’m glad that we’re both staying,” he added with a smile, a faint blush of his own spreading across his cheeks.

"It... it's still hard to believe at times. I'm glad it is though. Being with you and going on dates, helping with the class and lesson, getting used to silly island stuff like glitter in the desk drawers, looking at going back to the university.... all of it is amazing. And... and I'm glad I get to do it all with you, Nick." And now it was Connor's face that was flushing a very red shade just then.

Cutter ducked his head for a moment at that, as he felt a burst of happiness as he imagined his future with Connor, here on the island and how perfect it was going to be, “I’m glad that I can be a part of your future,” he said shyly as he looked back up at Connor, now a very bright red, “and I’m looking forward to spending it with you - everything, you make me very happy Connor, I … I didn’t think it was possible,”

"I've never been happier either. I'm... I... I still can't believe you chose me..." Connor said as he leaned over and gave Cutter a quick and somewhat shy kiss.

“Why wouldn’t I have chosen you?” Cutter asked, surprised a bit at that as he returned the equally as shy kiss, “you’re amazing, smart, funny and extremely handsome,” he added and oh look it shouldn’t have been possible for his cheeks to go that red.

"And socially awkward, a geek, a total clutz, totally hopeless, a disaster..." Connor said all too easily listing off the reasons others had given him over the years for why 'it just wasn't going to work'.

Cutter just tilted his head a bit at that, “then it doesn’t sound like anyone’s really gotten to know you,” he said, reaching his hand out for Connor to take, “besides I happen to love your geekiness, I find it quite charming,” he said with a soft smile.

Cue the shy and awkward smile. Connor dipped his head a little as he reach out and took Cutter's hand gladly. "I.. don't exactly have the best track record so.... This is all new. Nice. Very very nice..." Connor said giving Cutter's hand a squeeze. "I... I like spending time with you, a lot!"

"I'm not one to talk when it comes to track records with relationships," Cutter said with a soft smile, "so this is all new for me as well," he returned the hand squeeze, "I also like spending a lot of time with you," his smile widened.

"Sounds like an adventure," Connor said with a grin. "And one I am glad to be taking with you now. There.... there's no one else I would rather be doing all this with."

Cutter smiled warmly at that, "same here, I'm looking forward to everything," he returned that grin, "being able to experience this with you,"

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