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[definecat]

You know the drill. I might get back to you. Or not. Depends on how exciting things are.

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[robintohood]

[It's tentative at first but Jason reaches to gently stroke Sleeper's back]

A test drive sounds good. Trying to look back at those fake lives feels like trying to remember a tv show or a book. I want to know what it's really like instead, as long as you're okay with that too.

[Jason never thought he would be asking for anything like a symbiote bond before. But he can't shake off how good it felt to be in one with someone he trusts]

[definecat]

[Sleeper would never really have seen themself initiating a bond, because they enjoy their independence. And yet, the memories of that fake life, and knowing they were, well, maybe happy wasn't the right word for it, but definitely it was a positive thing.]

I would be okay with this. But you do realize that we would experience everything together. Thoughts, sensations...it might feel invasive at first.

[robintohood]

I know. I've been thinking about that too. I'm not used to sharing those kinds of things with anyone. Why risk doing that unless you're sure you can trust them first?

It's a big step for both of us.

[Even now, there's a voice of doubt in his mind. It's a voice that he's learned to have after years of struggling to survive. It's a voice that hasn't overwhelmed the interest in a symbiote bond though]

[definecat]

[Sleeper nuzzles him, giving the best reassurance they can without using additional influence. They want to try. To consider having more, but they know that having the kind of equal partnership that Eddie and Venom have is not the norm, but they won't take over without a damn good reason. They don't want a pawn or a convenient body.]

But I think we'll both regret not trying.

[robintohood]

[Jason strokes back for his own comfort and for Sleeper's. His heart rate is still above average but now he feels more confident about this endeavor. Sleeper hasn't rejected the idea and they seem to be on the same page already. It would be a welcoming change to have a truly equal partnership]

Yeah. It's been on my mind for a while now. I want to try. I guess you've been thinking about it too?

[definecat]

It was...special. I don't the right way to start. I wouldn't just want to...move in.

[robintohood]

[Jason snorts. It's a strange predicament to be in and unexplored territory for both of them]

Maybe spend part of our day together just... being? Have some kind of schedule? That way it's not really moving in together. And I know you would still wanna live with Dylan.

[definecat]

You know he has abandonment issues. I can't leave him.

[That's one of the complications. Because Jason has his own responsibilities.]

That's...probably going to be something we should discuss. Because he should know that we're, uh, close.

[robintohood]

[Jason nods]

How he feels about this is important. He's family. I'm not gonna get in between you two.

[definecat]

What about yours. Considering you employ most of them at the bar...

[robintohood]

I'm not worried about them. It's none of their business as long as this doesn't get in the way of their caped lives.

[He didn't even know most of them until nearly a year ago]