Really, there was only so long that Bod could read before he got restless and antsy and thoughtful. When he felt those feelings creeping up, he knew he had to move so he was out of his room and down the hall fairly quickly.
Finding someone in his floor's common room was a relief because that meant it wouldn't be quiet. He wandered in and gave the other boy a brief wave.
"I'm glad to see not everyone's left for the break," he said by way of greeting.
Zack offered Bod a little smile, and a slightly bigger wave.
"There's not really anywhere to go," he admitted, shrugging a bit. "I mean, I could head back home for the festival they have in the capital city, but that's a long way to go, just to watch somebody plug in a tree with lights on it."
Welcome to the common room, Bod. Zack was going to ramble at you, now.
"We don't actually have Christmas back home, anyhow. So here is fine!"
Rambling was actually more than welcome. It meant it wasn't quiet, he didn't think too much and maybe he stopped trying to brush hair that he didn't have anymore out of his eyes.
"I wasn't really exposed to Christmas back home either," he said, retrieving a water bottle (and making sure not to look at the pudding cups) from the refrigerator. "I mean, I spent time learning about it but we never celebrated. Here is fine for me as well."
Zack leaned over the couch to watch him, gloriously ADHD as usual and temporarily forgetting entirely about the movie.
"Just so long as it doesn't get too boring, huh? I wasn't here last year, so I don't even really know if the school puts anything on for the people who are sticking around, like they did on that holiday with all of the turkey."
... Ino told herself that she was not being clingy of Zack by wandering in after him some time later. To prove that she wasn't clinging... she'd... she'd... go for a walk later.
Or something.
At the moment, she was going to go and curl up on that couch beside him. Her Zack, yes. "What're we watchin'?"
"Some movie about some guy who has to do some stuff," Zack replied, nodding sagely as he directed a grin towards Ino. "I'm not entirely certain, but it's set on Christmas Eve."
He'd managed to catch the important parts before his attention had wandered, see?
"Action flick then," she said, smiling back. "Doesn't surprise me with you."
But, to be fair, she'd probably not have been surprised if he'd managed to get caught up in watching a romantic comedy either. Puppies were puppies and some movies where shiny no matter what they were about.
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Finding someone in his floor's common room was a relief because that meant it wouldn't be quiet. He wandered in and gave the other boy a brief wave.
"I'm glad to see not everyone's left for the break," he said by way of greeting.
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"There's not really anywhere to go," he admitted, shrugging a bit. "I mean, I could head back home for the festival they have in the capital city, but that's a long way to go, just to watch somebody plug in a tree with lights on it."
Welcome to the common room, Bod. Zack was going to ramble at you, now.
"We don't actually have Christmas back home, anyhow. So here is fine!"
And safer!
"... So long as it isn't too quiet, I guess."
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"I wasn't really exposed to Christmas back home either," he said, retrieving a water bottle (and making sure not to look at the pudding cups) from the refrigerator. "I mean, I spent time learning about it but we never celebrated. Here is fine for me as well."
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"Just so long as it doesn't get too boring, huh? I wasn't here last year, so I don't even really know if the school puts anything on for the people who are sticking around, like they did on that holiday with all of the turkey."
So, so much turkey...
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Or something.
At the moment, she was going to go and curl up on that couch beside him. Her Zack, yes. "What're we watchin'?"
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He'd managed to catch the important parts before his attention had wandered, see?
"And lots of stuff blows up!"
So he'd caught all of the really important bits!
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But, to be fair, she'd probably not have been surprised if he'd managed to get caught up in watching a romantic comedy either. Puppies were puppies and some movies where shiny no matter what they were about.
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He had to know! His pride as roomie-and-boyfriend depended on it!
And if the answer was no, then he was going to have to do something drastic and awesome, in order to keep things from getting stale!
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