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[Fern is absolutely correct. After the mess with the portal, Varian really could use some compliments. He's certainly not giving any to himself right now. He stares at Fern, wide-eyed as he lays on those compliments, his cheeks heating up, his heart doing a little flip-flop in his chest. ]

Oh...wow. Um...th-thank you?

[He has no idea how to respond to these sorts of compliments. He's completely and utterly out of his depth right now. But Fern is right- he really DOES get him. Varian's gaze drops back to the table.]

Yeah. Yeah. I think you understand me better than...literally anyone ever. It's- it's not exactly a thing that's...easy to understand.

[It feels weirdly good to him too to be saying all of that. In fact, it's the same kind of floaty-insides-twisting feeling he had gotten way back when he was Finn and he had first met Flame Princess. This is less of a total disaster, since Varian currently isn't threatening to burn the entire city down, so he's taking that as motivation to keep on going.]

Yeah! My whole life's been this weird, messed up thing, I didn't think I'd ever find anyone who'd get it. [He's just going to casually reach over and grab one of Varian's hands with his own, nbd.] You're just - you're really cool and handsome, and I'm really glad we're friends even if you make my brain go all stupid! And if you feel the same way then we should do something about it, maybe, even though I've only ever dated girls before!

[No threats of city immolation here!

Varian was not expecting Fern to just grab his hand, and he definitely wasn't expecting to be called handsome. No one has ever called him handsome in his entire life. So for a moment there he kind of...short circuits. Just staring at the hand gripping his- oh god, is his hand sweaty? He feels like his hand is sweaty. He's wearing gloves but it doesn't matter, but his hand is totally sweaty. Is he gonna pass out? Maybe!!! He's definitely blushing a lot more now and he's mostly certain a person can probably pass out from that. ]

Oh...wow. Thank you.

[He repeats himself slowly. Like a moron. He doesn't know how else to respond to being called handsome. Shit, fuck, what would Eugene do? Probably that weird thing with his face. Varian's not convinced he can emulate that. So he settles for giving Fern's hand a little squeeze. ]

You- you're really cool and handsome too? And hah, yeah, my brain definitely goes stupid around you. That's the oxytocin! It does that to your brain. Well. My brain, I don't actually know if it would do that to your brain being made of plant matter and all. But maybe you have something like that?

[This is the wrong thing to focus on. Fern says we should do something about it and his pulse quickens. He had prepared for himself to be utterly let down gently after that letter dropped on the table, he had not thought for a second it would go the other way. He smiles awkwardly, raising his shoulders in a little shrug. ]

Well...I mean, I've never dated anyone before, so you've got one over on me already.

[He isn't used to any of the compliments either, and for a split second he starts debating what Finn would do in this kind of situation. But he cuts himself off very quickly, not wanting to compare himself to Finn, and besides, Finn's track record with dating isn't exactly good.

He ends up trying to not grin like a huge doofus, and focus on this new information.]

Seriously? You haven't? Oh wow.... [Okay, okay so Varian's a total newbie when it comes to the dating scene. He isn't sure if that makes thing easier or harder.]

That's - that's okay. We could figure this out together. If you wanna, of course. If you don't wanna do anything that's okay, too.

[A nervous laugh escapes him as he waves his free hand airily.]

Well, y'know, between all the high treason and the prison and then helping save the kingdom from a demon bent on destroying it, I just never found the time to get onto the dating scene.

[As confident and light-hearted as that comment was, at Fern's suggestion the flush comes back to his cheeks. He's suddenly very aware of his tongue. Has it always been this big? How does he even speak actual words? ]

Yes! [That was a little TOO loud, oops. He clears his throat.] I-um. I mean, yes. I'd like to figure it out. With you.

[Fern laughs a little at that too. A normal person might be put off by Varian's excuse to not be in the dating scene being high treason, but Fern totally gets it. Sometimes you're too busy doing villainous things to go out with someone. That's just how it is sometimes.]

Okay! Okay, cool, then - that means we're boyfriends, huh?

[He doesn't even have a heart but it feels like it's swelling up and about to burst.]

That's so sick.

[Boyfriends. Wow. Varian had honestly got to a point where he'd accepted he'd be alone for good, back home. After all, no one in their right mind would want to be with someone with as chequered a past as he had. Even in years to come, he would never be able to shake off his past, nor would he choose to. He knew his penance there.

But Fern knows about his past- he knows all there is to know and he's still here, saying he wants to be with him. That he still cares.]

I guess it does, huh?

[Wow, he feels all kinds of fuzzy and weird. He's no stranger to romantic feelings, but having those feelings reciprocated is a whole other thing. Luckily, Fern drops a boulder in his train of thought and he blinks, confused. ]

Uh- like. An illness? A bad thing sick?

[Fern had resigned him to that same fate. There's no way anyone in Ooo would be interested in a pile of grass, not to mention a pile of grass imitating Finn and starting that whole war between Gumbaldia and the Candy Kingdom. And with Gumbald having abandoned him, he was sure he was going to spend the rest of his life entirely alone.

That isn't the case now, and it's kind of crazy. Really crazy. But he's riding a really nice high right now, and he doesn't want to question that.]

N - what? No, noooo no no no! It's a good thing! It's a great thing!

[Sorry, Fern, this boy is still trying to understand all your weird slang. He blinks for a moment before his confusion gives away to realisation. An awkward laugh bubbles out of him as he ducks his head sheepishly. ]

Oh. That- that was one of your modern slang things, wasn't it? Riiight, of course, it was. [He flushes, his smile turning lopsided and more than a little dorky.] Then yeah, it's sick.

[He's trying his best here. ]

[Fern nods enthusiastically. Sorry Varian, this is absolutely silly Ooo slang that's going to take some getting used to. He does make a mental note to try and tone the slang down a little bit, though.]

Cool! So... we're boyfriends now. Wow.

[He's blushing hard, just processing this.]

Never thought this would happen.

[Varian's gonna use the INTERNET to try and understand this better, it'll be fine! He can work this out probably!!!

He turns his hand a little in Fern's, slotting his fingers between the other boy's. He's mostly winging this, he has absolutely no idea what he's doing. ]

Me either. I'm still not convinced that I haven't just passed out from overworking and this isn't some sort of fever dream.

[Oh no, they're doomed.

But right now this is totally fine. Fern will happily squeeze Varian's hand, finding that the handholding feels a heck of a lot different now that they're dating.]

Y'know, if that was actually true it wouldn't surprise me. It doesn't feel real.

[It is, however, real enough for some sprigs of cherry blossoms bloom along his hat, along with nightshade and wolfsbane.]

[The handholding feels so much better now- there's a weight to it which was absent before. A good weight- comforting, safe. Varian notices the flowers blooming, however, feeling a tightening in his chest- his cheeks colouring as he points at them with his free hand. ]

H-hey, the cherry blossoms are back. Also some others. Um- did I make that happen?

[He's still trying to understand Fern's abilities- but he at least understands the other boy's emotional state plays a big part in when and what flower bloom on him. ]

[Fern glances up a little, his blush turning darker at the mention of the flower. Glob, those are so embarrassing.]

Y... yeah, I guess so. You're gonna have to get used to them, I'm not really good at controlling this junk. Sorry.

[Meanwhile, Varian's over here having whole-ass feelings about being the reason Fern has grown so many flowers. He helped that happen! And not with his own powers! The dorky grin definitely isn't letting up.]

You don't have to be sorry. I-I really like them. I think they're wonderful. You never have to be sorry for those.

[Fern really isn't used to compliments, especially not being called wonderful, so he ducks his head a little and tries to will himself to stop blushing. It doesn't work, obviously.]

Geez. Okay, that's really lucky then. I got nothing to worry about.

[At least Varian is blushing plenty too. His heart feels so full and...floaty. He really likes it, he hopes it never stops feeling like that. He feels happier than he's been in years.]

Hah, nope. Not a single thing to worry about at all.

[It's safe to say his delicious IKEA meatballs have been tragically forgotten and will remain so.]

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