(Oh nuuuuu ;-;)
"Well, then, it seems we'll just have to do this together more often!" For as long as Simon didn't know what had happened, Astral would keep doing everything he could to make the man happy. If it made Simon smile, he'd do it. He owed the man that much.
He nodded. “I’d really like that.” He said, smiling sheepishly over at the god before returning his eyes to his plate, humming happily as he ate. He continued his trend of the past few days, eating what was actually considered a healthy amount.
(HAPPY BIRFDAY!!!!! 🎉🎉)
Astral smiled back, turning to his own food. He was glad Simon was eating enough, for both him and the baby. When… when Simon did finally figure it out, would he go back to how he was? The thought terrified Astral on the inside.
((:0 THANK YOU!!!))
Simon ate his food in content silence, besides his humming, he ended up not really saying much of anything. He was comfortable enough with Astral to where he didn’t feel like he needed to talk all the time. But of course, if Astral said anything, he’d be perfectly happy to chat.
Astral didn't feel like he had to speak either. He took his last bite of food, relaxing with a soft smile.
"This was really nice," the god finally spoke up, smiling softly.
“Mhm..” Simon said, adding on a small nod in agreement. “Here, I’ll get the plates.” Simon offered, having finished everything on his plate by that point. He stood up, taking both of their dishes to the sink before the god could protest. He turned on the faucet, rolling up his sleeves to wash the dishes, exposing a few of the many scars on his forearms. Astral had probably seen them during the ah…incident. But it was unlikely that the god had cared whatsoever about them at that point in time.
"I can-" Astral huffed slightly when he saw Simon was already in the kitchen, getting up to go help.
"Here, I'm gonna help you at least!" The god smiled some, moving over to stand next to Simon and dry the dishes. He glanced at the scars, not saying a word. Scars always had stories to them, but he wasn't going to ask.
Simon giggled softly, flicking some water at him. “Fine, do what you want.” Simon didn’t seem to be bothered by the scars. Or at the very least, he didn’t think too much of them anymore. They all looked relatively old, or at least the ones right on his forearm did. But despite how they’d faded with time, there was no mistaking them as self-harm cuts.
((Bumpity bump because I am once again
s a d))
(oh nuuuu)
Astral chuckled, wiping the water away.
"Well, it's more time to spend with you, after all." The god blushed faintly, continuing with their work. He… Well, he was terrified that one day soon there would be new cuts.
He blushed himself, looking over at Astral. Was the god…blushing? ‘No way no way no way you’re being crazy!’ He persuaded himself. He quickly blinked, looking away from where he’d practically been staring at Astral, finishing washing the dishes off. “U-uh yeah I like spending time with you too..”
((Who gave Astral permission to be such a casual flirt lmao. Simon’s pining enough as is oof))
(I know, right? Lmao)
Astral picked up the plate to dry, putting everything away.
"I'm glad to hear that…" The god moved over to lightly hug Simon when they finished, offering a small smile.
((And then he just..mOvEs oN. Astral my dude you’re killing me here))
Simon hugged the god back, timidly hiding his blushing face in Astral’s chest. Astral probably just didn’t know what he made it sound like when he said things like that. ‘Yeah…That’s probably it.’ Simon told himself.
((the way Simon doesn’t even entertain the fact that Astral could like him lmao))
(I mean, we already know what happens when he isn't trying to be subtle…)
Astral raised one hand to rest on Simon's head, pulling the man just a bit closer.
"I'd love to keep spending time with you like this, you know…" The god smiled gently.
((oof :’) ))
“Well who says you can’t?” He countered, looking up at Astral, his blush having subsided at least a little. “I mean I don’t think I’m going anywhere, unless you want me to. So why wouldn’t we be able to spend more time like this?”
Astral offered a weak chuckle. He wasn't going to be telling Simon, not yet.
"I just mean, we do spend quite a lot of time doing our own things, it might be nice to do more together."
“Well maybe we should do more together.” He said, still keeping his arms wrapped around Astral, smiling up at the man. “I like hanging out with you. You’re almost just like a normal person. If there even are normal people. I wouldn’t know.” He chuckled softly.
((Smol bump lol))
(Isss here)
"Yes, that sounds like a wonderful idea. And I'm glad you can look past the whole me being a god thing." Astral chuckled in turn, looking down at Simon with such soft eyes.
((How is youuuuuu))
“Trust me, it’s honestly not the weirdest thing I’ve ever had to look past. Plus, knowing you’re a god is almost comforting in a weird way.” He said, smiling up at the god, blushing softly at the look in the man’s eyes. Because he could tell how much Astral cared about him.
(my (15yr old) brother pelted me with fistfuls of rocks from the driveway and my mother acted like it was nothing and I was overreacting : )
Astral smiled softly, a blush coming to his own eyes.
"I'm glad you feel that way…" Astral held Simon close, his hand going up to Simon's hair to lightly play with it.
((Well that’s very much not cash money :/
Sorry to hear that dude))
Simon giggled softly, leaning into Astral’s hand. He let out a content sigh. He didn’t even really bother trying to figure out to what extent his feelings for Astral were. He was happy. And that’s what was important, right?
(Yeah, thanks)
Astral really was glad Simon could be happy in this moment. He hugged Simon close, his fingers through Simon's hair as he leaned his head down a bit He… he didn't want it to end. He was genuinely… considering taking away the thing he knew was going to take this all away. He'd be willing to get rid of the child, but… he needed time to come to terms with it, and he didn't have that.
"Mm… want some dessert?" The god laughed softly, smiling.
Simon nodded. “That would be great.” He said, letting go of Astral, figuring he would probably need to move around more freely now. “Do you need any help or should I just go sit down somewhere?” He asked, looking up at the god, tucking his hands into the front pocket of his hoodie.
"Here, go ahead and sit down. This shouldn't take long at all. Would you prefer something cold, or something hot?" Astral turned back to go into the kitchen, humming as he started looking through the desserts he had already for them.
“Mmmm…something hot please!” He said, going and sitting back down at the kitchen counter so he wouldn’t be too far from Astral, watching to see what the other would make them. And maybe just watching Astral too, but of course we’re not gonna talk about that.
"Okay then! Here, how does a molten lava cake sound?" Astral smiled some as he began, mostly just getting the dessert put together with the premade materials. Really, he could make most anything if Simon asked him to. The god glanced over at the human, smiling.
Simon gasped, sitting up more in his seat excitedly. “Can you make that?? That’d be amazing!” He beamed over at the god, bouncing excitedly.
((I must inform you that this meme now exists lmao))