Meanwhile, at Dan's place.
Walter
Heads to Dan's house, full of soup.
Dan
Is at his house. He's sitting on the couch, flipping through TV channels and stops for a moment to regard Myth Busters.
Walter
"Anything interesting on?" Rorschach's growly voice inquires, suddenly behind Dan's couch.
Dan
Dan jumps, "Wha-!" He turns around. Yep, just Rory.
"Don't you ever use the front door?"
Walter
He shakes his head. "No."
Dan
"......" He turns back around, nodding to the TV. "Myth Busters."
Walter
"Hurm." He takes a seat next to Dan on the couch.
He watches it for a few moments, then asks "Can use shower?"
Dan
Dan keeps his eyes trained on the TV, taking a moment before responding. "Yeah, go ahead. - Try not to make a mess?"
Walter
He wanders off to get clean, making no commitment to his last request. He returns, not smelling so hard, wearing some of Dan's clothes. "Put costume in wash."
Dan
Nod, nod. "- Oh yeah! Just remembered "- ... Are you doing anything for the Holidays?"
Walter
"Patrolling." He states matter-of-factly, just like he's stated every year.
Dan
;; Tiniest of froooowns. "Anything else?"
Walter
Shakes his head, no.
Dan
"Uhm, wanna... stay over or something?"
Walter
He shrugs. "Guess so. Parents wont mind?"
Dan
"Doubt it." Shruuuuug.
Walter
He shuffles a little closer to Dan. Heaves a deep sigh. And rests his head on his shoulder.
Dan
"Tiring day?" He grabs the remote and turns off the TV.
Walter
"Verrry." He sighs. "Tiring week."
Dan
"Patrols, huh?" He shifts slightly, moving a wee bit closer.
Walter
"Not quite. Patrols can handle." He snuffles into Dan a little.
Dan
"Then what? Dan settles back against the couch, letting out a light sigh.
Walter
"Huurn..." He snuffles more.
Dan
He turns his head a little to look down at Rory. All he sees is a puff of red hair though. Hm. "What happened?"
Walter
"Huuung." He contemplates if he should tell his friend about what happened...
Dan
Poke. Poke poke. Hair ruffle. Poke. "Whaaat?"
Walter
"Is...another Rorschach. Was shot."
Dan
"Another Rorschach?" Que?
Walter
He nods. "Hurm. Older. Been patrolling longer. Didn't know existed. Very strange."
Dan
"... Weiiird."
"Wait - he got shot? is he okay?!" O_O.
Walter
"Hurm... Okay is relative. He's alive. Is being taken care of by another vigilante."
Dan
"Another vigilante..? And there are two Rorschachs. Weird." EYING YOU, WALTER. If your hair wasn't so comfortable and fuzzy against Dan's cheek, he'd push you away and glaaare.
Walter
Nods. "Seems to be happening a lot."
Dan
"Yeah." So. "What's with that?"
Walter
Pulls back and looks at him with a 'how should I know?' look.
Dan
Shrug. "You're the conspiracy theorist."
Walter
Frowns. "Am still hypothesizing." He nods.
Dan
"So, me and Mr. D. You 'n Mr. K..?"
Walter
"Veidt and Adrian also. Very strange."
Dan
... "So then... Mr. K was shot?" He turns to face the freckled boy, regarding him. His eyes were wide with worry. ;;
Walter
He meets his eyes and nods solemnly. "Yes..."
Dan
Dan swallows. "Where is he?"
Walter
"Recovering. Left him in safe hands." He lays his head back down on Dan's shoulder.
Dan
".... Can I visit him any time soon?"
Walter
He runs a hand though his ginger curls, "Hurrmm, Not sure, Dan. Guess he wouldn't mind. Don't want to make him angry again by assuming things however...'
Dan
He lightly bumps his head against Ror's, deciding that it's a-okay to lean his head against the ginger's. "... Alright. Just - make sure he's okay."
Walter
He snuffles further into his shoulder. "Hum." He agrees.
Dan
"Who's taking care of him?" Dan is okay with the snuffling. :3
Walter
"Nite Owl. Told you about him. Work with sometimes." He hums a little as he cuddles into Dan's warmy-warmth.
Dan
"Oh...
"OH."
"Oh." Mm. Dan bristles a little at the soft strands of red hair brushing against his cheek. "Mr. D, huh? How 'bout that..."
Walter
Walter sits up, pulling away from Dan's neck. "What?"
Dan
Blink. "What?"
Walter
"Mr. D?"
Dan
"Well, I mean... if you're Mr. K..."
Walter
Walter looks away from Dan. If truth be told, he'd been thinking the same thing, but for some reason he hadn't wanted to see all the pieces fit into place.
Dan
Thumb twiddling.
Walter
"Is logical. Hurm." He lets things click into place.
He looks back at Dan, then snuggles into him again with a long drawn out 'huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrm.'
Dan
Dan 'hurms' as well. "Does Mr. D know about Mr. K?"
Walter
He shakes his head into Dan's shoulder. "Definitely not." Muffled.
Dan
"... Should they know?" That'd be weiiird.
Walter
He considers this. He slips an arm around Dan's waist, burying his nose in where his shoulder meets his neck.
Dan
He wraps an arm around Rory's shoulder, sighing. "I suppose not."
Walter
He heaves a yawn, letting his head fall down into Dan's lap, curling his legs up onto the couch.
"Parents home?"
Dan
"Nope." Has some head pats, Rory.
Walter
"Huuurn..." He nuzzles into his lap and drifts off to sleep.
Dan
Dan yawns, absently weaving his fingers through Walter's hair, petting.
...
Walter
Walter stirs in Dan's lap, after sleeping for some time. He lifts his groggy head. "How long was asleep?"
Dan
When Walter cracks his eyes open Dan has Animal Planet on and David Attenborough's voice was -THIS CLOSE- to lulling the boy to sleep.
Snapping his head up from resting against the couch he glances down at Rory. "An hour and a half, about? My legs are asleep."
Walter
"Hurm." Walter stands and leaves the room like a zombie.
He returns from throwing his clothes in the dryer and plops down on the couch with sugar cubes in hand, next to Dan, munching on them.
Dan
Dan carefully watches Walter, throwing a hand across the back of the couch. "Careful, you might get cavities."
Walter
Crunch, crunch, stare.
Dan
SIGH. "Fine, go on."
Walter
Crunch crunch crunch, lean, blue eyes gazing up at him.
Dan
Blink, blink, brown eyes meeting his.
Walter
Crunch, swallows, nuzzles.
Dan
Blink, small huggle, and nuzzles back.
Walter
"Is okay, used your tooth brush." Small smile.
Dan
Dan can't help but smile. D'aw.
Walter
He discreetly slips his arm back where it was before he fell asleep, round Dan's waist.
Dan
And Dan returns the sentiment by moving his own arm to curl around Rory's waist, ever so slightly pulling him closer.
Walter
Allows it, snuffling back into Dan's neck. He lets out a contented sigh. "Huuurn..." He wouldn't be like this with anyone else ever, but it's his Dan.
Dan
Dan smiles, thoroughly enjoying the pooling warmth around the spot on his neck where Rory is breathing against. "Mm."
Walter
He's enjoying this. It's new. Something he usually avoids. This contact. But he's feeling very mortal today. And the comfort is good. "Huur."
Dan
He nudges up his glasses and snuggles tightly against the other boy, taking comfort in the reciprocated gestures. Dan likes it when Walter is like this.
Walter
He rolls his head to the side so he's not muffled by Dan's owl print PJ's. "How's training going?"
Dan
"Pretty good. Brutal, but good. Mr. K is a good teacher for that sort of thing..."
Walter
"Think you're ready to try on your costume?" He questions and looks up into Dan's eyes.
Dan
Blink, blink. "Yeah, totally."
Walter
Heads to Dan's house, full of soup.
Dan
Is at his house. He's sitting on the couch, flipping through TV channels and stops for a moment to regard Myth Busters.
Walter
"Anything interesting on?" Rorschach's growly voice inquires, suddenly behind Dan's couch.
Dan
Dan jumps, "Wha-!" He turns around. Yep, just Rory.
"Don't you ever use the front door?"
Walter
He shakes his head. "No."
Dan
"......" He turns back around, nodding to the TV. "Myth Busters."
Walter
"Hurm." He takes a seat next to Dan on the couch.
He watches it for a few moments, then asks "Can use shower?"
Dan
Dan keeps his eyes trained on the TV, taking a moment before responding. "Yeah, go ahead. - Try not to make a mess?"
Walter
He wanders off to get clean, making no commitment to his last request. He returns, not smelling so hard, wearing some of Dan's clothes. "Put costume in wash."
Dan
Nod, nod. "- Oh yeah! Just remembered "- ... Are you doing anything for the Holidays?"
Walter
"Patrolling." He states matter-of-factly, just like he's stated every year.
Dan
;; Tiniest of froooowns. "Anything else?"
Walter
Shakes his head, no.
Dan
"Uhm, wanna... stay over or something?"
Walter
He shrugs. "Guess so. Parents wont mind?"
Dan
"Doubt it." Shruuuuug.
Walter
He shuffles a little closer to Dan. Heaves a deep sigh. And rests his head on his shoulder.
Dan
"Tiring day?" He grabs the remote and turns off the TV.
Walter
"Verrry." He sighs. "Tiring week."
Dan
"Patrols, huh?" He shifts slightly, moving a wee bit closer.
Walter
"Not quite. Patrols can handle." He snuffles into Dan a little.
Dan
"Then what? Dan settles back against the couch, letting out a light sigh.
Walter
"Huurn..." He snuffles more.
Dan
He turns his head a little to look down at Rory. All he sees is a puff of red hair though. Hm. "What happened?"
Walter
"Huuung." He contemplates if he should tell his friend about what happened...
Dan
Poke. Poke poke. Hair ruffle. Poke. "Whaaat?"
Walter
"Is...another Rorschach. Was shot."
Dan
"Another Rorschach?" Que?
Walter
He nods. "Hurm. Older. Been patrolling longer. Didn't know existed. Very strange."
Dan
"... Weiiird."
"Wait - he got shot? is he okay?!" O_O.
Walter
"Hurm... Okay is relative. He's alive. Is being taken care of by another vigilante."
Dan
"Another vigilante..? And there are two Rorschachs. Weird." EYING YOU, WALTER. If your hair wasn't so comfortable and fuzzy against Dan's cheek, he'd push you away and glaaare.
Walter
Nods. "Seems to be happening a lot."
Dan
"Yeah." So. "What's with that?"
Walter
Pulls back and looks at him with a 'how should I know?' look.
Dan
Shrug. "You're the conspiracy theorist."
Walter
Frowns. "Am still hypothesizing." He nods.
Dan
"So, me and Mr. D. You 'n Mr. K..?"
Walter
"Veidt and Adrian also. Very strange."
Dan
... "So then... Mr. K was shot?" He turns to face the freckled boy, regarding him. His eyes were wide with worry. ;;
Walter
He meets his eyes and nods solemnly. "Yes..."
Dan
Dan swallows. "Where is he?"
Walter
"Recovering. Left him in safe hands." He lays his head back down on Dan's shoulder.
Dan
".... Can I visit him any time soon?"
Walter
He runs a hand though his ginger curls, "Hurrmm, Not sure, Dan. Guess he wouldn't mind. Don't want to make him angry again by assuming things however...'
Dan
He lightly bumps his head against Ror's, deciding that it's a-okay to lean his head against the ginger's. "... Alright. Just - make sure he's okay."
Walter
He snuffles further into his shoulder. "Hum." He agrees.
Dan
"Who's taking care of him?" Dan is okay with the snuffling. :3
Walter
"Nite Owl. Told you about him. Work with sometimes." He hums a little as he cuddles into Dan's warmy-warmth.
Dan
"Oh...
"OH."
"Oh." Mm. Dan bristles a little at the soft strands of red hair brushing against his cheek. "Mr. D, huh? How 'bout that..."
Walter
Walter sits up, pulling away from Dan's neck. "What?"
Dan
Blink. "What?"
Walter
"Mr. D?"
Dan
"Well, I mean... if you're Mr. K..."
Walter
Walter looks away from Dan. If truth be told, he'd been thinking the same thing, but for some reason he hadn't wanted to see all the pieces fit into place.
Dan
Thumb twiddling.
Walter
"Is logical. Hurm." He lets things click into place.
He looks back at Dan, then snuggles into him again with a long drawn out 'huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrm.'
Dan
Dan 'hurms' as well. "Does Mr. D know about Mr. K?"
Walter
He shakes his head into Dan's shoulder. "Definitely not." Muffled.
Dan
"... Should they know?" That'd be weiiird.
Walter
He considers this. He slips an arm around Dan's waist, burying his nose in where his shoulder meets his neck.
Dan
He wraps an arm around Rory's shoulder, sighing. "I suppose not."
Walter
He heaves a yawn, letting his head fall down into Dan's lap, curling his legs up onto the couch.
"Parents home?"
Dan
"Nope." Has some head pats, Rory.
Walter
"Huuurn..." He nuzzles into his lap and drifts off to sleep.
Dan
Dan yawns, absently weaving his fingers through Walter's hair, petting.
...
Walter
Walter stirs in Dan's lap, after sleeping for some time. He lifts his groggy head. "How long was asleep?"
Dan
When Walter cracks his eyes open Dan has Animal Planet on and David Attenborough's voice was -THIS CLOSE- to lulling the boy to sleep.
Snapping his head up from resting against the couch he glances down at Rory. "An hour and a half, about? My legs are asleep."
Walter
"Hurm." Walter stands and leaves the room like a zombie.
He returns from throwing his clothes in the dryer and plops down on the couch with sugar cubes in hand, next to Dan, munching on them.
Dan
Dan carefully watches Walter, throwing a hand across the back of the couch. "Careful, you might get cavities."
Walter
Crunch, crunch, stare.
Dan
SIGH. "Fine, go on."
Walter
Crunch crunch crunch, lean, blue eyes gazing up at him.
Dan
Blink, blink, brown eyes meeting his.
Walter
Crunch, swallows, nuzzles.
Dan
Blink, small huggle, and nuzzles back.
Walter
"Is okay, used your tooth brush." Small smile.
Dan
Dan can't help but smile. D'aw.
Walter
He discreetly slips his arm back where it was before he fell asleep, round Dan's waist.
Dan
And Dan returns the sentiment by moving his own arm to curl around Rory's waist, ever so slightly pulling him closer.
Walter
Allows it, snuffling back into Dan's neck. He lets out a contented sigh. "Huuurn..." He wouldn't be like this with anyone else ever, but it's his Dan.
Dan
Dan smiles, thoroughly enjoying the pooling warmth around the spot on his neck where Rory is breathing against. "Mm."
Walter
He's enjoying this. It's new. Something he usually avoids. This contact. But he's feeling very mortal today. And the comfort is good. "Huur."
Dan
He nudges up his glasses and snuggles tightly against the other boy, taking comfort in the reciprocated gestures. Dan likes it when Walter is like this.
Walter
He rolls his head to the side so he's not muffled by Dan's owl print PJ's. "How's training going?"
Dan
"Pretty good. Brutal, but good. Mr. K is a good teacher for that sort of thing..."
Walter
"Think you're ready to try on your costume?" He questions and looks up into Dan's eyes.
Dan
Blink, blink. "Yeah, totally."