AU/PSL THINGS

[upmoving]

[cw for Ariel shit?? incest, violence, all of that]

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[upmoving]

Good. Spend time with me?

[Jupiter knows how he is. Kept isolated, frustrated by it and by Tristan at times. He's spent too much time by himself lately. He's going stir crazy.]

It's been awfully boring without you.

[newworldorder]

... sorry. Today I'll go along with whatever you want.

[ He does regret avoiding Ariel, truly. It was selfish and weak of him. ]

[upmoving]

Whatever I want, really?

[He leans against Jupiter, thoughtful. Honestly he'd be happy just to sit and read or let Jupiter talk to him about the outside world, like they usually do. But he's been thinking...]

Let's run away.

[newworldorder]

[ ! That's... a new request, an initiative Ariel has never taken before. ]

[ ... Tris is going to be so mad, and for a moment Jupiter's heart squeezes at the thought. But honestly, Ariel's request is more important to him than any romance. ]

... Alright.

[upmoving]

Good! Just for the afternoon. You can show me what the city really looks like. I want to see normal people.

[People, like he's heard about. A city that lives and breathes, not stuck in stately politeness. He's bored of what he's been shown. He wants out of his tower.]

We'll come back before Tristan even knows we're gone.

[newworldorder]

... yeah, that's fine. But we're going to have to change.

[upmoving]

Okay. I don't have anything plain, though...

[HHHmmmm where could they find something like that? If they're meant to be ordinary, it doesn't have to fit perfectly, right?]

[newworldorder]

Don't worry. I already have something.

[upmoving]

Do you sneak around a lot?

[newworldorder]

Maybe.

[ Yes. ]

[upmoving]

That's just like you.

[And so charming. Ariel grins, thoroughly enchanted.]

Let's go then, before someone catches us.

[newworldorder]

Come on.

[ Jupiter takes Ariel's hand-- and there's a brief pause, where it feels strangely electrifying to do so. But then he pushes past it, squeezing the hand and pulling Ariel along... to the kitchens? ]

[upmoving]

[There's definitely a mutual jolt there. Ariel just watches Jupiter while they walk, all too aware of... well, just about everything about him. He's so fascinating. Ariel's world would be tiny and drab without him. Jupiter is, to him, everything bright and colourful and interesting in the world, and Ariel can't keep his eyes off him.]

Here?

[Well, he supposes you couldn't keep secret sneaking clothes in your room.]

[newworldorder]

[ Ariel's gaze burns into Jupiter's back, but he tells himself it's nothing. They've always been this way. ]

Right. There's spare uniforms, servants in town aren't an odd sight.

[upmoving]

Oh, that's true. You're pretty striking for a servant, though. They must wonder where we got you.

[He laughs lightly, an innocent tease as he goes to look for uniforms that'll fit them.]

[newworldorder]

Jeez, don't kid. Anyway, you'll want to change in the closet and shove your clothes into the back.

[upmoving]

Right.

[slipping into the closet! He's obviously very excited about all this. He's never been outside, except in protected circumstances, arranged and planned.]

[newworldorder]

[ Cute... ]

[upmoving]

[...He takes awhile. He's not used to dressing himself and doesn't know how it all goes together.

But eventually he emerges, dressed and not looking too rumpled.]

How's this?

[newworldorder]

Not bad. We don't need to disguise anything else about you either, no one really knows what you look like.

[upmoving]

That's true. What about you?

[newworldorder]

Usually I have time to dye my hair, but not today... did you know a spell to cast on it?

[upmoving]

I might, if you don't mind the chance of someone noticing it. What colour?

[newworldorder]

Up to you.

[upmoving]

Okay, then.

[He thinks a moment, gestures -- and Jupiter is dark-headed now, opposite his usual colour, the spell simple but flawless.]