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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 😩

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