Trooper Station, Friday

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Apparently the player universe felt it had been far too long since anyone at the station opened a drawer only to find it sloshing with coffee, because that’s what was happening today. Every drawer was coffee: some of it hot, some of it iced, but all of it coffee.

Hopefully no one had need of any files or anything today, because… coffee.

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"But you enjoy them," Steven said, as though that made it perfectly obvious why he would bring some. Which was, perhaps, Llewellyn's exact point.

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“I do,” Watts conceded. “But I don’t require them. And yet here you are regardless, making my day better both with snacks and your presence.”

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"Selfish, really," Steven said. "I enjoy seeing you smile."

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“Lucky for you, you’re exceedingly talented when it comes to making me smile,” Watts pointed out.

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"Lucky me indeed," Steven said. "So I've been tuning next week we should make a date night of you and me in our new kitchen."

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“Tired of the nearby takeout options already?” Watts asked with a teasing smile.

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"Wanting to enjoy our new home to the fullest is all," Steven said. Which wasn't a no. "And I think that'd be fun. Making a date night of it."

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“Oh, I agree,” Watts said. “After all, I’ve greatly enjoyed cooking with you previously, in the apartments. Cooking a meal together in our kitchen sounds absolutely perfect.”

No, Watts was not going to tire of getting to use that particular pronoun anytime soon.

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"Perhaps sometime in the first half of the week then?" Steven asked. "In case we're busy this weekend getting new residents settled?"

Steven was much more optimistic about that possibility than Marc was, but Steven being more optimistic than Marc probably went without saying.

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Watts couldn’t help the chuckle that escaped as Steven inquired about timing.

“I’m sorry,” he said, leaning over to kiss Steven quickly. “But here we’ve been, both of us waxing rhapsodic about no longer having to make plans to spend time together at home, and here we are- making plans to spend an evening together at home.”

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"Well it's plans for a special night, isn't it?" Steven said. He understood Llewellyn wasn't making fun, but he did still want to explain. "Have to make sure we have everything on hand, it's all unpacked and that."

Also Steven might have had something extra in mind for it that he wanted to be sure was there in time.

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“I know,” Watts assured him. “And I do think it a lovely idea. I just felt compelled to point out the irony.”

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"I understand," Steven assured him in turn. "I do think it's fun, though. That we can have our regular nights at home and then sometimes special ones. Oh! And to think of you and me and Raphael curled up on the couch in the library, reading away with a lovely fire and cups of tea."

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"That may be one of the few things one could say that would have me actually looking forward to winter," Watts confessed.

The others being opportunity to do things like skating and the like.

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Steven gave Llewellyn a look of sympathy. "At least the light in our new home is good? Course if it isn't we can change it easy enough."

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"I've no complaints so far," Watts said.

In fact, those times when he got up in the middle of the night since they'd moved in, he'd noticed it never seemed to be completely dark- there was always just enough light to see by, even if he'd not switched on anything himself.

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"You'll let me know if you do, yeah?" Steven asked. He reached over to give Llewellyn's hand a squeeze. Because sometimes the issue was light and sometimes it was needing to know there was someone there no matter how dark. "Nice thing is, no matter what I won't be far."

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“I will do my best to remember,” Watts said, because even as he’d been getting better at creating new habits, old ones remained hard to break.

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"I won't be far even if you forget," Steven said with a gentle smile. "That's one of the nice things about us living together. No more having to leave our flats if we need each other."

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“Though it is still my hope not to have to disturb you too often,” Watts admitted.

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"There's no such thing, Llew," Steven told him. He gave Llewellyn's hand another squeeze. "I love you. If you have need of me I want to be there. You would for me, wouldn't you?"

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“Yes, of course,” Watts affirmed.

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"And you're never too much," Steven told him. "No matter what you need. I promise."

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Watts visibly relaxed, giving Steven a small smile. “All right.”

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Steven leaned over to give Llewellyn a quick kiss. "I love all parts of you, Llew. Even the ones you think might not be worthy of being loved. You're a package deal for me. Same as me for you."