[ complete with the eyebrow waggles and sly smirk of course, but it's fairly empty. he's mostly trying to work out the math on two months and three years, and trying to factor that in with what he knows himself to be true. he knows that he isn't keeping in touch with pierce as well as he would like, knows it's been some time. he also knows he isn't a reliable source for how much time has passed, but he's almost certain that he hasn't been that out of it. frankly, this is all starting to feel way beyond his ability to comprehend.
rather than linger too much on that though, nick just climbs into the tub after pierce. he might ordinarily have pushed his way into pierce's space without asking, but nick is starting to get a weird echo of a tension migraine so instead he just settles in opposite and sinks down to his neck. paint swirls in the water around them — god, he's really covered — and nick nudges his foot against pierce's thigh, tilting his hed just a fraction. ]
I'll get you gifts. Did I- I mean...have you- [ the words falter, and nick isn't entirely sure if he knows what it is he wants to ask, or if it's just that he doesn't want an answer. ] Did I give you presents for them back home?
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[ complete with the eyebrow waggles and sly smirk of course, but it's fairly empty. he's mostly trying to work out the math on two months and three years, and trying to factor that in with what he knows himself to be true. he knows that he isn't keeping in touch with pierce as well as he would like, knows it's been some time. he also knows he isn't a reliable source for how much time has passed, but he's almost certain that he hasn't been that out of it. frankly, this is all starting to feel way beyond his ability to comprehend.
rather than linger too much on that though, nick just climbs into the tub after pierce. he might ordinarily have pushed his way into pierce's space without asking, but nick is starting to get a weird echo of a tension migraine so instead he just settles in opposite and sinks down to his neck. paint swirls in the water around them — god, he's really covered — and nick nudges his foot against pierce's thigh, tilting his hed just a fraction. ]
I'll get you gifts. Did I- I mean...have you- [ the words falter, and nick isn't entirely sure if he knows what it is he wants to ask, or if it's just that he doesn't want an answer. ] Did I give you presents for them back home?