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"Yay ^ v ^!!!"

*Before Calcifer can finish sending or thinking of a response, Cosmia sends another text.*

"Send a pic?"

“Welp. Time to go get ready for a daaaAaaaa…..”

What? What’s with that reactionnnnnnnn…..doooont.

“She asked so nicely thoughhhhh.”

We’re not that kind of guy.

“You’re not that kind of guy. Besides, I don’t think she’s ever truly seen me after a workout~”

What- I— phtt— huh????? That’s what you call a workout?!?!?! That was the slaughtering of multiple innocent NPCs!!

As what can be best described as some twisted tired twink of an imaginary friend kept chastising him, Calcifer held out his camera, sending a photo back to Cosmia.

He isnt wearing anything truly special, he’s got a black slightly cropped tanktop on, colored by the refraction of his crystals as the colorful tyedye remains of other paintball rounds stain the cloth. Pants are rolled up to just above his knees with fresh paint and glitter splattered on them and thrown stock his shoulder is the towel he was using to wipe the sweat off from his face. Notably, theres a little remnant of a purple paintball that sits on his cheek, though he doesn’t seem to mind it all that much in the photo

‘Hope you weren’t expecting much lol’

‘this is all you get for asking me for a photo literally right after a game >;P’

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"Youre always taking me out on dates >: / why dont I come over to yours and we have a little home date? Or I could take you out to dinner instead?"

“Tsk. Damn…”

Damn?

“Was thinking of taking her to Candleton, heard some good things about a jeweler there.”

Candle..ton?

“Fancy place a bit over. Really pretty from what I hear.”

Ah….its sweet of her though for wanting to put something together for us….— For You. I mean…

“Yeah….it really is….”

‘Oh? Are you getting tired of my dates now?~’

‘Be my guest doll, I’d be happy to go on a date with you <3’

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"Im sorry to hear that hon : ( anons are mean sometimes, i cant believe they did that. Is there anything I can do to help?"

*... she didn't address the "not being the one" thing...*

One takes note of that

The other doesn’t

‘Well did you still want me to come over tonight?’

‘I’m pretty much free the rest of the day now’

‘Maybe I could take you in an actual little date instead of just springing breakfast on you~’



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*The response is immediate.*

"Yes!"

*The next response takes a second for her to type out.*

"Ofc I love you Calcifer, youre the love of my life, why would I not love you?"

"Did something happen to make you think I dont love you?"

Wayyyyy to go loverboy

I just—! Needed…to make…sure….the one person said it with such certainty….like it was a feasible possibility…

Calcifer just rolled his eye in response

‘One of the guests was questioning our relationship’

‘Kinda got in my own head about it…’

‘Something along the lines about how you probably weren’t the one…’

‘I can’t lie, it did shake me up a little bit.’

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"Booooo : ( causing issues in the range?"

‘I wish’

‘At least that would be easy to clean up’

‘No one’s been in there besides me and some NPCs’

‘They were trying to start something with me in the lobby I think’

‘Don’t know why’

…

…

…can I?

One message.

‘Hey uh just making sure, you still love me though right?’

Jesus man, you couldve at least tried to make it sound like it was me???

You said I only got one message!

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"Im doing good, hbu?"

‘A bit better now ‘

‘Had to close up early because guests were being too rowdy lol’

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*Oooo, a text from Cosmia.*

"Hey sugarpop!"

He paused as he read it, his still mildly peeved expression softening

‘Hey sweetheart, how are things going with ya?’

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*Oop! Phone buzzes with a text!*

Right on cue, Calcifer comes back out of game number 3– or was it 4 now? Ehh doesnt matter— he rested his hand on the checkout countertop while rummaging around inside it, taking out a towel and dabbing off beads of sweat as he checked his phone, seeing what notification he had gotten

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... damn. A shame. I was having fun.

But okay! Keep being in denial

Bye calcifer! Bye depression voice!

Calcifer rolled his eyes as they left, shutting the door and turning whatever sign he had before sighing and looking out at his common area.

he could go for a round or two against some NPCs to blow off some steam.

Yeah…

That sounds good.

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Just saying hi to the schizophrenia

Jk it probably aint schizophrenia its probably real

His lack of amusement didn’t change

“….respectfully. I’m going to have to ask you to leave as well. I have decided I’m closing early for the day.”

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Oh give the purple voice a break hes just tryna help

Hi purple guy

Calcifer glared at the new guest, bluntly asking

“What can I help you with, dear?.”

Clearly he was not in the business of entertaining small talk anymore

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... shi man i wasnt even the same anon

But aight lmao bye

(Sorry for ruining your fun first anon I did NOT expect it to go that way)

He rolled his eye, unamused by the matter. Knowing that it was only going to get worse the moment he simmered down a bit and

What if they’re right though…?

Liiiike clockwork. Through gritted teeth, Calcifer responded with a mumble

“You don’t know her like I do….”

How much does she know of us though…?

She knows what I know. I’m essentially an open book to her and vice versa.

But you haven’t told her about me

“Because you’re not real….youre some voice inside my head….”

Calcifer. Is that what you like to go by right? Calcifer I—

Before he could finish the thought, Calcifer slammed his hand on the tabletop, whipping his head to where he thought the voice was coming from

“You Do NOT Get To Call Me That! Do Not Ever Refer To Me Like I Am Your Equal.”

…sorry…im sorry….

So much for trying to keep face on the business side of things

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Youre right, youre right

Maybe shes not the one.

How do you feel about that?

Immediately Calcifer’s expression falls, his usual happy carefree smile turning into a glare

“Get out of my arena.”

It’s clear he’s deathly serious about it, he’ll allow the weird man haunting him that only he can see to entertain the ideas, but people he knows who are physically there? He won’t tolerate such abhorrent slander of him and his happy relationship

“Now.”

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well of course you wouldn't marry her for the kids.

you'd marry her because you are smitten and you love her a lot :3

“Well obviously. But I should still think about the boys when thinkin’ about marryin’ her yknow? Gotta make sure they’re comfortable havin’ me legally bein’ their dad ‘n all of that. It aint just her life ‘n mine that we would be changin’ gettin’ married…”

He sighs lovingly, a happy smile tugging at his lips

“What’s got you lot talkin’ about all this marriage stuff anyways? Surely it cant just be this fathers day stuff with ‘ow much youre talkin’ about it”

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I mean all you need is a ring and then you got two sons legally.

“I— well— yes.”

He laughed, his cheeks growing pink as he got a bit flustered at the thought

“I suppose youre technically correct. But hate to break it to ya, I’m not marryin’ Cossy just because you lot want to with me a proper ‘appy Father’s Day.

For a moment, he stopped, thinking out loud as he muttered

“I should probably look around for a jeweler though…ya think she’s the promise ring type of gal?”

are we the promise ring type of guy???

I am the promise ring type of guy. It would be sweet to see ‘er wear one.

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happy fathers day calcifer. you know why im celebrating you.

Calcifer paused a moment in perplexity before chuckling and placing the jar of paint pellets he was refilling back on the shelves

"Hate ta break it to ya dear but I ain't that much of a father to 'em. More liiiiiike..."

He circled his hand, trying to find an example before snapping his fingers

"The cool babysitter. heh- I dont think im in their lives constantly enough to be seen as their father figure, as sweet as that would be."

Probably for the best...we're not the best example for them...

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He softly smiled as he pushed open the front door again, looking at her with nothing but pure love and adoration in his eyes

“Of course Cossy…I love you”

And with that he blew her a kiss, smiled, and left once more

*She pretends to catch the kiss and place it over her heart, watching through the window until he was out of sight.. then she starts finally getting ready to open the shop.*