I Lose All Sense Of Reason [open post]

[summerdude]

Magnus is walking down the front steps of the Mansion, freshly-loaded bag of food in tow, ruminating on a few of his most recent and devastatingly embarrassing conversations, when he hears footsteps behind him.

Well. He did tell Galahad he'd ask everyone. Might as well start now. "Can you explain the birds and the bees -- I mean, sex -- to me?" he demands, even before he sees who it is.

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[summerdude]

"Six and a half years," Magnus says, because the alternative is I'm worried I'll never see her again, and that's not the kind of thing you say to someone who isn't your best friend. And then, lest there be any misunderstandings: "Sometimes he's my boyfriend."

[sorrowandsorrow]

His girlfriend is sometimes his -- oh, okay, got it. "Okay," Janet says. "One committed relationship, one boyfriend slash girlfriend, six and a half years. Hey, finish that before it melts."

[summerdude]

Magnus knows exactly what to do when a girl (well, woman, this time) with an air of authority tells him to do something: he obeys, taking a larger gulp this time. He gives her a little salute as he raises the glass.

[sorrowandsorrow]

Janet gives him a semi-mocking, semi-sincere salute in answer. She tips her glass toward him and takes a good long sip. It's so important to model good behavior for youths. Even when those youths aren't that much younger than you.