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[ A couple of hours of no Simon and a few attempted calls later, Harrow starts texting. He might be a little worried. ]

Hey. It's getting late and you're not here...just wanted to check in.

I just want to know if you're okay out there. You don't have to say anything else, okay?

I understand if you want some space but if that's the case please say something so I know you're still here

I can stay somewhere else if that'll help. I'll pack some things and go stay at a hotel or something so you can come back here, okay?

Unless you found a place to stay for the night? You don't have to tell me where, just say 'yes'.

Are you even real or have I just been having another dream?

Sorry that was
a strange thing to say

I'm just really worried about you. Just let me know you're okay when you can. Please.

[It's not until the morning after... everything at the ball that he finally looks at his phone. He's hit with a wall of notifications. Missed calls. A voicemail. A bunch of texts. Shit.

How selfish was he to not at least tell Harrow he was going to stay at Cat's? He just put his phone on silent and ignored it. He doesn't listen to the voicemail, he can't hear Harrow's voice right now, but he does read through the texts and the second to last makes his chest ache.]

I'm sorry I didn't mean to

[What? Ignore him? He did though.]

I'm sorry Harrow about everything I'm okay I'm at Cat's

[ The relief Harrow feels when he sees a text from Simon nearly kills him from how overwhelming it is. He can feel the tensity in his entire body finally relaxing. ]

No no it's fine
I'm just really glad you're okay
didn't mean to fill up your inbox

It's not fine Harrow after what I did and I just ran off and left with no warning no hey btw I'm really sorry I wasn't thinking I mean obviously I wasn't thinking considering what I did

are you okay?

Please don't apologize

[ He doesn't deserve it. ]

I'm fine.

[ He's not. ]

I wanted to make sure you were okay. After yesterday.

please don't lie to me harrow after everything please don't

[Don't say you're fine just to protect him or make him feel better.]

I'm not okay I did something I shouldn't have and part of me wants to blame this place use it as an excuse but that's not right of me to do

What do you mean?
You didn't do anything wrong, Simon.
I'm the one who did something I shouldn't have

all the drugs in everything you'd been drinking you weren't in your right mind and I took advantage of that there's no way you would have otherwise

[Because Harrow is straight as an arrow! A board! A ruler! And on and on...]

how could you do something wrong when it's what I wanted Harrow?

[He stares at the words after hitting enter. Fuck.]

[ "When it's what I wanted"?

That's a lot to unpack. That's so much to unpack. He doesn't know where to begin with this, but he's more focused on getting across to Simon that he did nothing wrong for now. ]

I was perfectly in my right mind, Simon. Did I act differently than usual? Of course. This is all new and confusing and a lot to handle.

But I didn't do anything last night that I didn't want to do.

[Simon isn't stupid. Neither is Harrow. And yet he keeps trying to deny and push away any reasons that Harrow wanted the same thing. He can't have wanted that, he couldn't have been in his right mind when he looked down at him and brushed his fingers through his hair and called him "beautiful". Looked at him like he was everything. Touched him and moaned his name... it was just this place, that's it.]

You don't have to say that to make me feel better Please You would have never done any of that if not for this place This wouldn't have happened back home Ever

How do you know that?

[He stares at the words, considers not answering back. He doesn't for almost long enough to think he isn't going to.]

Because you're my boss Because you're literally the straightest man I know Because you're infuriating and I can't stand you Because you've never looked at me that way before here

[ This is hard. He wants to tell Simon that he wanted it. That he did what he did through his own choices. But also...that requires him to examine things that he hasn't had a chance to fully unpack yet. ]

Fair
I very much doubt that
Also fair

[ That last point is so, so, dangerous. For so many reasons. He can fuck this up. He can say something he shouldn't. He can open a door he has no business looking through. He can close a door that he'll never be able to open again. It's that last point that delays his text almost as long as Simon. ]

I never noticed. Typical of me, isn't it?

[He can't do this. Not right now. He was prepared for... anything but this. He almost wishes Harrow were angry at him, it'd be easier to handle some how.]

I'm sorry I worried you Harrow but I can't

[Those typing dots are going wild for quite a bit, he types and deletes plenty of things, but they all don't feel like the right thing to say. So he gives up more or less, finally—]

I just need some time I think

[ This is something Harrow can't figure out. Can't put the pieces together to find the answer that's right in front of him like he would a case. All he knows is that he won't push, even if he can't stand the thought of Simon blaming himself for whatever reason. ]

Of course. Take all the time you need.

I'll be here.

[ Waiting. ]

[And yet Harrow's words are understanding and patient. He probably should have exected that too.]

Okay

[ Suddenly, in the middle of their text thread of sending each other stupid memes and cat pictures-- ]

which reminds me- it's been a while since we hung out. do you wanna go out tonight? there's this nightclub i went to a few weeks back, but i didn't get a chance to really explore it. we could check it out if you're free

time flies here it has been a while huh? but I dunno I'm just soooo busy doing a whole lot of absolutely nothing I don't know if I can go to the club 😩

hmmm i think you're just afraid of me laughing at your dancing what if i promise to dress you up all nice and ply you with drinks and kiss you on the dance floor soooooo good you forget your name? can you be tempted from your monotony then? 😺

wow WOW I can't believe you'd insult my dancing after how we danced at the ball how do you know I can't throw it back like the best of us?

[Yes nerdy ass twink, who mostly works. Totally can throw it back and dance. Press X to doubt.]

you know you don't have to ply me with drinks I'd kiss you on the dance floor without that but I'd be interested in what you'd dress me up in

oh my god, if you ballroom dance with me in the club while everyone else is grinding on each other i will lose another life laughing but, you're cute 💜 i know i don't have to get you drunk to make you wanna kiss me. i just think making out drunk is fun but, fine, if you want to have a t-total night, we can do that too i've already picked a few things out for you. i can send you pics or you can come over and try them on if you want? .... oh shit i don't live in the city anymore tho i moved recently

it would be so quirky and different 🥴 and I'm not swearing off drinking at all if you want me a little sloppy I guess I don't mind but only if you keep the vultures away and wait wait wait wait YOU MOVED how am I just finding out about this???? when did you move??

i will defend your honour with my life. unless you find someone you like the look of more than me, in which case i'll manipulate my way into a threesome with you both. or take you home and remind you who you came with. depends how i'm feeling~

[ He's not dodging the question, you're dodging the question. ]

i moved... a couple of days ago? it was kind of sudden, honestly, it's not like i was hiding it, i just forgot? didn't think to tell anyone? idk consider this your formal notification that i no longer live at my old address.

omg cat I don't think you're hiding it from me I'm just surprised is all and okay noted so you're no longer a city cat huh? and just so you know I'm flattered you'd defend my honor

i guess im just not used to people knowing where i am at all times and i suppose not... though technically i wasn't a city cat before i arrived here either. my home town didn't exactly have a bustling population but it's nice here. it's... quiet. but not in the lonely way. weirdly tranquil for a place like decadia. and there's a garden for vyv and marmalade to explore.

a garden for your growing kingdom? that sounds really nice I hope vyv is wearing her little sweaters tho it's still chilly 🥶 give me the address and I'll head over?

i think she has a favourite, actually. the blue one you got her with the lighter colour around the neck that matches her eyes. she's wearing it right now.

[ He drops Simon a pin, with the location of Phainon's cottage on the outskirts of the city. ]

my room is the attic, so let me know when you're here and i'll come down to meet you really, one of these days you should learn to teleport. making me wait around for you like this 🙄

Edited (too many boys to kiss, cant remember all their names) 2026-03-04 16:23 (UTC)

she's a fashion icon and also looks fabulous in blue like me and they've got you up in the attic? are you sleeping in the rafters? doesn't sound very kingly oh an my bad I'll work on that teleporting thing stat y'know being a super duper normal human who can't do any of that

let's not limit you to one colour here, you look great in everything. and out of it too~ with a can-do attitude, simon, you'd be surprised what the average human is capable of and no, i'm not in the rafters! there's other people in this house, this is the only floor where i'm not expected to share anything with anyone — and, it's at the top of the house. the highest point. i'd argue that's very kingly.

oh you flatter me my king 😚 or idk maybe I could get some hightech teleportation chip in my head I mean I don't know if they have those here but guess I should look into that

[Simon does enjoy riling Cat up and sometimes it's really so easy.]

so have you forgone a bed and made one corner of the attic a giant pile of blankets and pillows? not a nest of course never that omw btw

or, maybe the more we fuck the more of my magic will rub off on you. only one way to find out, i'm afraid!

[ Two can play at that game. ]

asking what my bed looks like already... some men are only after one thing

[ Cat, you literally just sexually harassed him. ]

for your information, i have pretty much the same set up. except i have more pillows. and the bed is bigger. i'm a three cat household now, after all.

maybe that's why I can't poof yet it has been a while

[And that's 100% on Simon. After what happened with Harrow and how he ran to Cat to lick his wounds for him... maybe he felt a little guilty in a weird round about way and that held him back from enjoying Cat's company in that way.]

and can you blame me? your bed is super comfy I'm excited to test this newer bigger and better version out

it has, but luckily i don't hold on to things like that. you're worth more to me than your sweet, tight little ass. though i do miss it. and you. 😽 lucky for you, my powers will work more than fine once i get my hands all over you on the dance floor. so if you really want to test it out after we dance, i can make it happen.

[ Attached, a picture of Vyvyan currently sprawled up near the pillows on a large comfortable bed. She's got her favourite sweater on, and she's looking at the camera like she wants it to explode. ]

that's if vyv makes room for us

you truly are a romantic

[And shh no he's not smiling softly as he reads that and as he types out—]

missed you too

[As if they don't talk and share stupid memes with each other on the daily. His smile only gets bigger at the picture Cat sends him. Look at this stylish diva, he's already so fond of her, he's not yet met the newest addition, but that's okay, that can change today!]

I don't know if I'd want to disturb her peace her looks are quite deadly

[ Cat, on the other hand, is definitely smiling about it. He knows he and Simon are good, even if they haven't been physical with each other for a while. He gets it! He knows Simon is in love (or at least in something) with Harrow now, and can only imagine how that might complicate things with the guy who's been effectively humping your leg for a couple of months... but the Cat came out of it feeling closer to Simon in a friendship way than he ever has with anyone, given something he didn't realise he needed, and honestly? That was all he ever wanted. A part of Simon that's his. ]

true... she's never scratched me but she hardly needs to with a glare like that and she can be really mean sometimes guess we'll have to do it on the floor instead or find some nice private little booth at the club.... you like booths, don't you, simon?

[ :3 ]

[Truly it is a relief to have someone he can be with in every sense of the word, or not at all. Whatever it is they need at the time, whatever is best for them.]

a death glare is one thing but scratching her king!! gasp! vyv would NEVER 🙄 oh yes and changing rooms and the hallways in fancy rich people buildings and random sitting rooms in those same buildings I'm a glutton for it!

[... okay maybe part of him is starting to really get a thrill out of that, don't look at him.]

idk i feel like if i keep trying to shove her in more elaborate outfits she might be tempted. technically i'm not *her* king, after all. tho idk if decadia has a reigning cat monarchy other than me. i'd have to ask all the other cat people here if they have any objections to me taking that spot.

[ Which is, like, just Cipher. And he's pretty sure she won't care. ]

let's not forget hot chocolate stands either. i knew you were a little freak from the first time i saw you 💜

huh that's a good question actually... you'll have to update me if you figure that out maybe there could be a cat king battle to the death? wait no no let's not don't worry I've not forgotten how I gave your fingers fellatio seconds after I met you you should be proud tbh I've done a lot of new little freak things with you first

[AND FINALLY—]

I have arrived~ uh should I just knock and say I'm here to see you or???

[ Cat is kind of proud of that, honestly. It gives him the same feeling he got at the ball, giving Simon a messy lipstick kiss and then sending him off into the night, like he's made a mark on him that won't fade even when the physical ones do. And if that's encouraging Simon to let his freak flag fly, then he's happy with that. ]

no no i'll—

[ Moments later, the Cat is opening the front door, looking only a little out of place amidst all this sunlight and all these flowers while wearing all black. He grins when he sees Simon, relief and joy and a whole bunch of other things surfacing on his face, so that he's unable to resist the urge to reach out a hand to scoop his up. ]

At least you didn't leave me waiting too long. C'mon. I hope you're ready to climb like three flights of stairs.

[ He has no idea who is in the house right now, but he doesn't spot anyone in the communal areas on the first floor, so they very well could have the house to themselves. Except for the cats, of course. And the chimera. ]

[Cat had definitely left a mark on him and Simon would say for the better. Simon is outside trying not to look like some weirdo loitering, which is funny as it's not like there's tons of people out there watching and wondering what he's doing, but he still feels better once Cat pops out and takes his hand to lead him inside.

Happy to see him as well his fingers give a little squeeze as they head through house and his head is on a bit of a swivel. This place is huge and impressive and—]

What... I thought you only had two cats?

[The "cat" he's speaking off is not a normal looking cat by any means, but he still looks confused all the same.]

And oh no, not stairs! Y'know thankfully all the crazy hot mind blowing sex I've been having to fulfill my wish has kept me pretty in shape these months. I think I'll manage some how.

[The crazy hot mind blowing sex Simon really hadn't been having last month that is, shh. He'll make up for it.]

So is this some kinda country frat house? How cool do you have to be to get invited to live here?

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