If Alex Came Back We'd DEFINITELY Be The Local Power Couple [open post]

[summerdude]

Magnus has come to realize that nobody else in this entire place is presently in a relationship that has lasted nearly as long as his and Alex's. Shen Yuan's concept of "communication" "with" "Luo Binghe" is continuing to horrify him every time he thinks about it. What if there are other people who could use the advice of a sixteen-year-old twenty-five-year-old virgin who has been in a committed relationship for nearly seven years with someone to who he is probably widely known to have never verbally declared the undying depths of his love? (Gods, he hopes Alex figures out a way to do another little visit for their rapidly-approaching anniversary)

To that end, he posts an announcement sign over the welcome table, in the café, and on the door to the kitchen. It reads:

NEED RELATIONSHIP ADVICE OR FEEDBACK? Local Long-Term Relationship Expert Magnus Chase Offers His Aid.

He even lists office hours — an inoffensive parlor (meaning he can tolerate hanging out in it, and the door can close if people want privacy for their conversations) every other day for an hour, immediately following his Drosera hand-off to Galahad.

Comments

[summerdude]

"When do you count it as starting?" Magnus asks, and then, in case it helps Tress make any kind of decision, he adds, "With Alex I count it from the second time he kissed me."

[sporesprouter]

"I think... I think I count it from when he left the Rock. Or technically the day before."

[summerdude]

"So that's... a year? A couple of years?"

[sporesprouter]

She nods. "A couple of years, yes. A few months of which we've actually been able to be in the same place at the same time."

[summerdude]

"That blows," Magnus says, with great feeling. "Coming here is the first time I spent more than a week or two away from Alex, and I gotta say: Not the biggest fan of it."

[sporesprouter]

She shakes her head. "No, it's pretty awful, isn't it?"

[summerdude]

"Yeah, it's the worst." Magnus slumps back into his seat. "Maybe I should be asking you for advice. On the whole no-contact long-distance thing."

[sporesprouter]

"I don't know if I'd have the best advice right now, really. It was easier when we were separated at home, because there was at least... I could see a way, you know?"

[summerdude]

"Yeah." Magnus is quiet for a little while, and then makes a face at her. "I'm sorry."

[sporesprouter]

She nods. "I'm sorry for you, too." She manages a little smile. "There's always hope, though, right?"

[summerdude]

"Yeah!" Magnus musters up a smile, too. "Alex came here when we all got our visitors. Maybe there'll be another visit day."

[sporesprouter]

Tress' own smile slips a little. "Maybe. Maybe I'll get a better visitor next time if there is."

[summerdude]

"Oh no." Magnus gives Tress a dismayed look. "I'm sorry, I didn't even ask you earlier. You had a bad visit?"

[sporesprouter]

She nods. "A pretty awful one. It's okay now, but... there really aren't many people I would have been less happy to see again."

[summerdude]

"I think it really sucks how some people got bad visitors," says Magnus, remembering -- again -- having to Peace of Frey Wei Wuxian's maybe-brother, and also the guy who was trying to find Laertes.

[sporesprouter]

She shrugs. "Just unlucky, I guess. I'm glad a lot of people got good visitors."

[summerdude]

"That's true!" Though Magnus is starting to wonder if he's the only person who really did get a truly good visitor.

[sporesprouter]

"Honestly, it would have been hard in a different way if it was someone I liked and I had to say goodbye to them. So I don't envy you that part."

[summerdude]

Yeah. Yup! Totally. Okay, time to stop dwelling!! "Charlie sounds awesome though," Magnus says. "That glove thing is so romantic."

[sporesprouter]

She smiles softly. "It is. I wish you could meet him."

[summerdude]

"Tell me more about him? What does he look like? What's his favorite food?"

[sporesprouter]

"Well, he's taller than I am by several inches, he has dark hair which he keeps short, but you can still tell there's some curl to it because it won't comb straight. He has a wide smile and his hands are so very soft. And warm. He likes a lot of different foods, but he always liked when I made him a meat pie."

[summerdude]

"Was he a super cute rat, when he got turned into one?" Magnus asks. "Alex can turn into different animals and they're all extremely cool."

[sporesprouter]

She laughs a little. "I mean, he looked pretty much like most rats, but yes, he was still super cute."

[summerdude]

"Alex turn into a really great and really wonky flamingo sometimes. It's really good." Magnus gives Tress a crooked smile. "I guess it's different if you're not an animal on purpose, though."