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[ marco has to think on that for a moment, tilting his head back a little and considering.

... If I knew that I had any chance of survival, I would. But Jean's not the only one who saw my body.

Who else?

Anyone else who saw it burned after the attack, I imagine.

[ marco knows what standard procedure after a titan attack is. you can't leave the bodies to rot. ]

Who the hell burned your body!

The army.

[ marco lets go of thomas' hand to fold his arms and bury his head in them on the table. muffled: ]

Standard procedure after a devastating attack is to gather the bodies and burn them on pyres to prevent secondary infection through disease.

Marco--

[He's never heard of such a barbaric tradition. Thomas edges his seat closer, his hand rubbing comfortingly over the other's back.]

[ it's thomas' kindness that actually breaks the camel's back, as it were. when thomas rubs a hand over his back, marco gives a little noise from behind his arm, a muffled sob. his body shakes a little, and then he's immediately raising his head, rubbing a hand over his eyes. ]

Sorry - it's fine. I'm fine.

hey marco, how do you ask someone out on a date?

You ask them if they want to go somewhere as a couple, like out to dinner or the movies?

[ why are you asking marco the only date he's been on was one bertolt sent him to. ]

[Because he's the guy with the two boyfriends. He has double the experience in her head.]

but are they guaranteed to say yes if i just ask? i mean, how do i make sure they say yes?

Oh, shh--

[His hand shifts, caressing Marco's cheek, his thumb brushing away a tear.]

Come here.

[ that was entirely by accident and dick, sasha. ]

No, they aren't. There's not really any way to make them say yes if they don't want to? They will if you've been nice to them and they like you, I guess.

No, I - it's not -

[ but he leans into thomas' touch anyway, and when the other man offers it, he leans closer, wrapping his arms around him. he's not quite ready to fully cry and be upset all over again, but he takes the comfort when it's given. ]

[Accidental dick. Totally understandable.]

i think they like me? they didn't ask me on a date or anything but... [Aw, screw it. She can't dance around this anymore.] she asked if i wanted to try being girlfriends and i said yes, but i don't know to ask her out on a date or how to be a girlfriend, period.

Edited 2014-12-10 05:20 (UTC)

[ oh, sasha has a girlfriend! THIS IS SURPRISING BUT NOT BAD. marco's happy for her either way, though. ]

I didn't know how to ask people on dates or be a boyfriend either before I was here, you know.

I usually just like being with Jean, hanging out, whether I'm reading and he's watching television or sometimes we eat dinner together. You might want to ask her what she likes to do, try doing that together?

Bertolt did send us to a fancy pizza place once on a date, and we dressed up nice, it was fun.

[Getting a girlfriend was so much easier than Sasha thought. Keeping her is the hard part.]

yeah, but you got jean and bertolt, so i figured you'd know how by now.

i don't know if she likes pizza. she likes archery, though! and calling me names.

[It's a little awkward in two chairs, but he gathers Marco in his arms anyway, his grip strong. Gently he kisses the top of his head and tries not to think of Marco's body, burned and charred, eyes blank and unseeing.]

[ isn't it, though? ]

Jean kind of picked me, I think. I just told him I loved him. And Bertolt is... special.

You guys could try going on a picnic and doing archery things?

[You know you told Bertolt you love him too, Marco. Just admit it.]

i think susan picked me too. i don't know why, but she did. i don't think i love her yet, but i like her.

that's a good idea! though i'll have to borrow her bow since mine is dumb and plastic.

hey, what do jean and bertolt call you?

[ marco tries not to think about those kinds of things, too. he asked jean when he found out if his death meant something, if they closed the hole in the wall; and the fact that they did is the only comfort he can take.

he tries not to think of jean and armin going on without him, or eren and sasha; he tries not to think of his poor mother, his younger sibling. he thinks about them now, though, and it makes his shoulders shake a little as he holds back another sob, his hands gripping tight onto thomas.

this is something that he tries not to let either of his lovers see, or really any of his friends from home. he's scared to die and there's nothing he can do to stop it, except hope he stays here.

eventually, he calms down again, and he speaks, his voice a little rough. ]

... I'm sorry.

[ well, yes, he did. but not at first. ]

You can tell her you like her, I think. If she chose you, we know she has good taste.

Do you know how to make bows? Maybe you could make one here.

... They call me Marco?

Edited 2014-12-10 05:42 (UTC)

You've nothing to be sorry about.

[He kisses the top of his head again.]

Do you want to lie on the couch a bit?

[ marco feels like he has a lot to be sorry for, least of which is crying on thomas. but he shakes his head after a moment. ]

No, I think I'm okay. But some tea would be lovely.

that's hard. what if i mess up telling her and sound like a dummy?

yeah. i just need wood and some steel. maybe one of the knives from the kitchen could work if i take it apart.

not baby or sweetheart or anything like that?

Mm, all right.

[The water's a little cooler now, but not so much it spoils the tea. He pours them both a large cup each, strains the leaves, and smiles over at him.]

Go on. You'll feel better after a cup. Famous English cure.

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