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[ john leaves jason with a smile on his lips to go get changed, which. like he said, doesn't take all that long. he pulls on a pair of jeans that are ripped in some spots, a t-shirt that hangs a little loose on him, and a leather jacket he pulls on because, you know, bad boy and all.

he takes a moment to stuff whatever clothes he wants into a duffel bag, chucks a few more candles and matches in as well, then pauses as he looks at his journal there on the bedside table. he takes it, in the end, stuffs it in his bag along with the few pens he has and heads out to meet jason then, fingers carding through his damp locks. ]

Don't really need anything else back there. I mean... you got condoms at your place, right?

[ he's teasing. sort of. ]

[ Jason would make sure John took his journal with him even if he left it behind. That thing is precious.

He mostly finishes packing up the books by the time John comes back out, and he's adding some more candled into another smaller box. ]

Oh, yeah, loaded with condoms for all those people I sleep with.

[He snorts, teasing back. John knows he's his one and only.]

Better not or I'll have to burn their asses.

[ coming over to jason, he leans against him from behind a bit, letting his head drop to the other's shoulder before he slides himself away, hands shoving into his jacket pockets. ]

You got like... any house rules I need to follow or whatever?

I know you will.

[Jason says with a smile, leaning back against John while he's there against his back.]

House rules... holy shit.

[He has to laugh a little at that, cause rules? Yeah, rules are definitely not his thing.]

Uh. Can't imagine a single fucking thing I'd have a rule about. Maybe... don't switch around the stuff on my evidence board, or wipe off anything from the glass board? No matter what's on there.

[Which might actually be a good rule at the moment, since Jason has a ton of stuff on there about mutants and the Sentinel program right now. He's been doing his research. ]

Now why the hell would I ever do that?

[ though his curiosity will definitely get the best of him when he sees the whole sentinel program and anything about mutants on there, but. he knows it's because jason cares.

lingering there in the place, giving another look around, he looks back over to jason and just... stares at him for a long moment. ]

I love you, you know. [ he says then, offering a bit of a smile as he suddenly seems... sheepish. ] Just... I don't know. Wanted to say it, I guess.

You asked for rules so I tried to think of one!

[He laughs, shaking his head.

He might've thought about covering it all up with John coming over, except- he's not just coming over, he's staying, so he'd rather just have it all out there. He doesn't want any secrets between them, and John's gonna see his work sooner or later.

He places a few more candles into the box, before looking over at John again, a soft smile forming on his face.]

I love you too. It's really nice to hear you say it.

[ catching that smile there on jason's face, it has john look down then — licking over his lips. ]

I just... I don't know. Never thought I'd say it to someone. You know?

I know. Me neither. Never thought I'd have anything like what I have with you.

[He stops packing, going over to John, wrapping his arms around his neck to pull him in close.]

Never thought I'd be able to feel it as deeply as I do with you. Let alone have anyone ever say it back and feel the same.

[ letting himself be pulled in, hands come up to rest at jason's waist, holding softly to him before he lets his gaze drop for just a moment. ]

Don't ever break up with me, ok?

[ Jason swallows hard, the sadness those words pulls from him curling around his heart. He rests his head against John's, shaking his head. ]

I won't. You're stuck with me, alright? Never breaking up with you. Never leaving you. Don't break up with me either, ok?

Not ever planning to.

[ words that he keeps soft as he presses his forehead to jason's and just holds to him. right there. hoping that he can keep the unsaid promise there with them. ]

[ He combs his fingers through the hair at the base of John's neck, shifting closer to hold him as close as he can. He needs this love. He needs to keep it safe. ]

Love you.

[He says again, quietly.]

Now let's get you back safely to our place.

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[ our place. yeah, that... that's gonna be a thing now, huh? part of him still feels wary about all this and expects things to just fall apart at some point because... they always do. but he's doing his best not to listen to that doubt — to that part of him that keeps saying it's all gonna go up in flames. instead, he just nods and steals another quick kiss from jason. ]

Whenever you're ready, babe.

[ It's their place now. Jason's already shifting his train of thought. He doesn't want John to feel unwelcome there, not even for a second.

Quick kiss, and Jason's closing up the boxes. ]

Whenever you're ready. You sure you got everything? No bills stashed away in the freezer?

What the hell?

[ that actually kind of gets him to laugh a little. ]

People actually do that?

Better than in the back of the toilet.

[He snorts, lifting up one of the boxes.]

I parked around back.

Well, no need to worry. Not about to go fishing for soggy bills in the back of the toilet.

[ shake of his head, he pauses as he grabs his duffel bag to sling over his shoulder, looking around at the place. it's... bittersweet? something like that. he's not going to miss it, but. he's not going to not miss it either. it's a weird feeling but something that's for the best. he'd probably just end up rotting here until he needed to move elsewhere.

sigh on his lips, he smiles a little over to jason, book tucked at his side. ]

Guess that's it.

[ Jason knows the feeling well. Most of the time he's had to leave too quickly to really delve into his feelings about it, and never with this much stuff, but as he watches John, he understands.

He offers him a small smile as well. ]

Come on.

[He says as he heads for the door, waiting for John to open it so he can carry the boxes out. It's a relief that John agreed to leave this place so easily. Jason knows he'll be a hundred times safer at his place.]

[ it's still a little surreal to him that jason actually wants him to live with him, but. he's not about to go into that. instead, he goes over to slip his feet into his shoes, grabs the door for them, and holds it open for jason, pressing his shoulder there against the frame of it as he lets his gaze wander into the place. ]

Hope you know by doing this, it's gonna be a lot harder to kick me out of your life now.

[ it's mostly said to tease. ]

I was kinda counting on that. Hoping for it, really.

[He says with a quick kiss to John's cheek as he passes him to head out the door and down the stairs.]

Can't imagine a better thing than getting to wake up to you every morning, honestly.

[ that's definitely going to be something for him to get used to. not that it's bad. not at all. just... new. a lot of things with jason have been new for him. ]

You're such a fuckin' sap.

[ but it's said affectionately so.

another quick glance back at the place, he lets the door shut behind him — doesn't bother locking it — and follows after jason, a hand stuffed in his pocket as he goes. ]

Just wait 'til we have our first fight.

[ They're so new for him too, and he's really looking forward to it. Finding someone like John, being with him in this way, it's something he had always wanted, always hoped for, but never thought he'd come even close to having. Didn't think he deserved it.

He still doesn't, but he doesn't care. John means everything to him. ]

Yeah, yeah. You love it.

[He smiles, heading out of the building and over to the car. It isn't his car, but he borrowed it for today. He'll put it back. He opens the car door and puts the boxes in the back seat, leaving room for the rest of John's stuff.]

People fight. It happens. What I do know is it's not gonna chance the way I feel about you.

[ opening up the back seat door, he shoves his duffel bag in there — drops his book in and a couple other things as well before he shuts the door and leans against it, arm resting close to the window. ]

You sure about that? I can be an asshole.

[ not that he's intending to be, just. it happens. sometimes. burning people and bridges before he can even realize he's doing it — until there's nothing and no one left. ]

[ Jason stops, resting a hand on the roof of the car, looking over at John.]

I can be real asshole too, you know. Always ready to fuck things up, right? But I also know you and I love you. I think we can work through asshole, if it ever comes to that. Don't you?

[ ducking his head for a moment, he takes a second to lick over his lips — raising his head after to look over to jason there. ]

I mean... I'd like to, yeah.

[ and he means that. entirely. ]