City Park!

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A park right in the city Bliss. Complete with a fountain, plenty of grass, picnic tables, a small lake and lots more.

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Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, Bᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ!

"Andrew found himself a cozy little corner in the park, away from most of the population there (which wasn't much in the first place). He slid onto a bench an pulled his legs up into Indian style, yawning sleepily as he slipped a pack of cigarettes out and plucked one from the tiny red box. The box returned to the back pocket of his jeans quickly afterwards. Andrew wore a large sweater that was baggy enough to fall past his crotch and go to mid thigh, and a shirt with some obscure band name on it, complete with some tight jeans that were tucked sloppily into combat boots.
The boy lazily tucked a cigarette into his mouth, holding it there as he reached deep into all his pockets, trying to find a lighter. An avid smoker, he always had at least one on his person. Andrew's gaze lifted curiously about the park, scanning quietly as he lifted the lighter towards the tobacco in his mouth. It took him a few tries, but he finally got the thing lit and sunk down into his seat. It didn't take him long to get comfortable, his sleepiness finally getting the upper hand and sending him into a small nap, the lit cigarette tucked between his two fingers. It lingered there for a while before finally dropping, lighting the edge of his large sweater. Still stuck in his slumber, the smoke coming from his now-burning didn't even phase him."  

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Julian was wearing a sky blue hoodie that wrinkled near the bottom and was covered in white clouds. It was unzipped just enough to see the top of a printed pink cat's head on his brightly saturated light blue undershirt. His denim capris were accompanied by pink converse. He spent a little time near one of the fountain corners sticking his hand with a rolled-back sleeve where the water sprayed and idly kicking his feet before he glanced around with a giggle to look at the people around him. Bright orange quickly caught his eye and he gasped as soon as his eyes settled on it to realize what it was. Jewel jumped off the fountain edge so fast he nearly tripped in the direction of the older boy. "Hey, mister!" He desperately shouted in an attempt to catch the seemingly sleeping guy's attention and held his hand out in a mocking grasping manner. By the time he got there he was panting and had to grasp his own knees to stop from falling over. "M-mister!" He shouted again, somehow louder than when he was further away in an attempt to wake him up. Julian started glancing everywhere for a way to stop the small fire.  

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Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, Bᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ!

"Andrew's eyes were reluctant to open, but eventually they hesitantly acquiesced to the sound and smells around him. At first he blinked several times, squinting through a hazy cloud of something to blink at the source of the loud noise. A few more blinks came when the smoke had started to itch at his eyes. few more moments and the boy suddenly realized what had happened, his eyes darting down to his sweater. "Oh! Jesus!" He was up in a blink, pulling it off of his arms and letting it drop onto the ground. It fell and crumpled over itself, the small flame being put out almost immediately. He raised his eyes to the panting boy, a giant, crooked grin slowly spreading on his lips as he let out a nervous chuckle.
Andrew raised a hand and scratched the back of his head, peering down to his sweater. "Wow. Hey, thanks man!" He laughed, crouching down to lift and inspect his burnt sweater. The smell of the smoke had stuck to the air around them, and Andrew waved most of it away as he picked the cloth up. "Probably would have slept right through that." Another happy chuckle came from his lips and he stood with the sweater in both hands, holding it out in front of him. 'd**k Busters' was the bold band name printed across his shirt, now blaringly obvious the closer Julian had gotten. Andrew's brows pulled together in a bit of disappointment as he peered down at the large burnt mark. It was about the size of a mathbook, the fibres blackened and burnt. "Man..." He mused quietly before glancing up to Julian, observing him for a moment before his grin popped back. The right corners of his mouth pulled up and his lips formed a crooked grin, one that seemed almost too happy for anyone who's clothing was just burnt away. "Hey! I'm Andrew!" "  

[1Tsukiko1]

Julian let out a sigh of relief when the burning man eventually woke up. He would be sure to leave out the fact that half of that relief was because his next plan was to put out the fire with his hoodie when retelling this act of heroism. Now that the problem was taken care of he shot his view to the man he had just saved... more or less. "It was no problem!" He replied proudly when the other spoke, moving his arms into a stereotypical superhero pose. He figured he could pull the whole pretend-savior thing with how carefree this guy seemed. The undeniably prideful look on his face slightly wavered when he caught a look at the guy's shirt, but he held back the urge to giggle at the words somewhat successfully. Now that he thought of it he might have been fine just doing that, but no! He was doing a completely different act at the moment! Jewel may or may not have been too busy in his own world to catch Andrew's moment of disappointment, but at least he was quick enough to notice when he was being talked to. "Hi there, mister Andrew! My name's Julian, but a pretty pedestrian like you can call me Jewel!" He finally moved his arms from their place and sat down on the bench as he talked. Though one could say he was still on the line between shouting and talking.  

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Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, Bᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ!

" Andrew's grin only widened when the boy spoke, nodding a few times. He remembered the cigarette and bit his lip, crouching down suddenly and trying to find it somewhere around the bench. At first he peered curiously under it, and then let his gaze linger on the bench itself. He nearly pouted when he didn't find it, but instead just let out a small sigh of disappointment. How unfortunate, but he would move on! One lost cigarette was no reason to frown. Happy, happy, happy, Andrew. Stay happy. Andrew looked up to the boy, his cheeks flushing a light pink at the way he spoke. "Okay, little man." He giggled softly standing up with the sweater in hand. "Uh, some people call me Andy...I guess," He let another giggle out and stood there grinning for a moment before suddenly a thought came to mind. Oh man, you were supposed to pay people when they saved your life or whatever, right?
He was immediately in front of the boy, grinning as he dug into his pockets. "Hey, do you want money or something?" Andy asked suddenly, and as soon as the words came out he was shoving several wrinkly twenties towards the boy. Sure, he took really bad care of his money. Bills were crumpled and shoved deep into pockets, circled through the washing machine (when and if he washed his clothes), and given out to strangers who he felt deserved them. And sure, he had an overabundance of these green papers. But he didn't care for them, which seemed obvious with the state they were in. "Like, thanks so much. I could have, um, died. Or something. Hehe." He laughed again, his grin not wavering for a moment. He probably couldn't have died, but Andy was fond of exaggerations and the boy had saved most of his sweater. He shrugged the sweater back on, burnt and all and grinned happily towards Julian. After a moment he dug into his pockets for another cigarette, finally pulling one up and poking it back into his mouth with a big happy grin. He was much taller than Jewel, he noticed now, but that didn't seem to stop him from being amazed by the tiny boy. Wow, he was really cool! "Jeez, you're really cute," He finally giggled again as he lit a cigarette. He seemed extremely easily distracted, bouncing off of one thing to the other to the next. "  

[1Tsukiko1]

Julian watched the other boy when he realized he was looking around, and was about to ask what Andrew was looking for before he remembered the reason he was here in the first place. He was about to offer him some money for another pack but swallowed down another attempt to talk when Andrew began again. "Hey, if I call you Andy, does that mean I'm a pretty pedestrian to you?" Jewel looked into the other's eyes with a small smile as he said his warped logic, something he'd been able to practice for years. Andrew was quickly out of his view though when he suddenly moved over to him. He turned his gaze to the front of him where the taller boy was standing when he heard his voice, then freezing up and turning slightly pink at his offer.

"N-no, it's fine! The hero never takes rewards for saving people!" Julian insisted as he raised his arms up in a 'whoa, no way' sort of manner. Wow was that a lot of money... if you could spend it in that state. Julian was the one about to offer Andrew some for a pack of cigarettes, how embarrassing! "It's no problem. A-all in a days work, really!" Ah, this was so stupid! He was probably blushing, and he broke out of his character personality so early! On top of Andy pulling out another cigarette and making him realize the one before wasn't his last despite the way he'd looked for it, he simply had no other choice but to lay down on the bench on his belly and pull a hiding his face with his arms and kicking his feet two-time combo. In the middle of attempting this, Andrew's words had stopped him at the point where he was leaning on both of his arms to one side. Julian looked back up to the elder teen with a large smile erasing whatever wibbly-wobbly line was there before. "Really‽" Well, obviously he was, but being told so was pretty nice. What was he thinking about again?  

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Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, Bᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ!

"Andrew froze at the question, his smile finally fading away in a bit of surprise and confusion. His brows pulled together just slightly and he glanced to the ground, taking the question with a surprising amount of seriousness. And then he laughed and shook his head, letting out some smoke from his nostrils. "I have no idea!" He giggled shaking his head softly again as he pushed the money a few more times to Julian. He hadn't even noticed the boy's sudden stuttering, just plopping down next to him on the bench. When he refused to take it he almost wanted to push it more at him, but instead shrugged softly and crumpled them back into his pockets. There was a peculiar smell to Andrew, and not just the tobacco he was smoking. Another type of smokey smell that was indeed marijuana. The boy was a giant stoner, it was surprising he hadn't started to smoke a joint instead, which he had several of in his pockets. Andy's gaze continued to dart around curiously, observing the sky and then the grass until Jewel suddenly spoke again. He laughed, the boy seeming like a mini superhero, saving cats in trees, and little old ladies, and burning stoners in parks.
"All in a day's work! You're like a, uh, little superhero, eh?" He grinned and looked towards Julian, observing his face for a moment before meeting his eyes. The boy's reply to him made his grin only widen and he nodded excitedly. "A pretty little ped-es-trian." He giggled, the word coming out of his mouth like he had never used it before. After a moment he leaned over and pecked his cheek, very quickly and very subtley, before leaning back and giggling. "Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Superhero." He laughed, going back to his cigarette smoking. "Say, do you like dogs?" He asked curiously, his eyes drifting curiously towards a man throwing a ball for his very own dog, the cycle repeating as the dog ran and brought it back. "I love 'em. Maybe I should get one..." He drifted off in mid-thought, his smile fading softly til he looked very deep in thought about this issue. And then he giggled and glanced back to Julian. "Do you have pets?" "  

[1Tsukiko1]

Julian noticed the smell coming from Andy now that he had calmed down, but it wasn't like he knew what it was. He took in a deep breath through his nose to try and figure out what it was to no avail. It didn't matter too much though, and only served to interest him momentary until his attention was brought back to the other man.

He let a chuckle slip since he'd already gone and ruined his game of 'be-a-five-year-old-pretending-to-be-cool' (At least he thought he did. You don't just randomly give a kid money!) when Andrew attempted and nearly fumbled such a simple word. Also maybe at the compliment. The hand that Jewel had begun to lift up to his mouth to faintly cover it as he chuckled rose up much quicker when he felt a pressure on his cheek. After the pressure was gone nearly as soon as it appeared, he quickly moved his gaze to Andy's eyes and realized that that pressure was his lips. He didn't have much time to think on it though and was soon reaching his hand along with the other one over to the top of his own lap with a faint blush. He was just playing around with the whole amateur-vigilante thing, but maybe he'd use it more often if he could get a few kisses out of it from pretty guys.

"Um, dogs?" Had he heard that right? Darn himself for spacing out so much. "Yeah, I like dogs." Julian continued when it processed in his mind that he was being asked a question. When Andrew mentioned getting one himself he could practically feel his eyes bursting out of their sockets. He really did like dogs, but mostly only puppies and he figured owning one on his own would be too troublesome. Not to mention that he was barely home, and even less on the weekends. "It'd be really cool if you got a dog! Make sure to get a puppy, a cute one!" Jewel was nearly ecstatic, his arms flailing with every sentence. If he got one he'd have to come over definitely! He should ask if they could stay in touch after this. That might be a little weird to do to some older guy you met at a park though.

"No, I don't have any pets at home. Puppies and the like are really cute in theory, but actually owning one seems... even though I'd rather get a kitten or rabbit, I still don't think I'd take care of them enough to enjoy it." Julian answered while leaning back on the bench and lifting his arms to rest his head on with a smile that he usually wore when deciding to just deal with something or shrug it off. He could get a hamster, but they're only cute with their cheeks full of food and obesity would most likely be a problem.  

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Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, Bᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ!

"Andrew's own grin widened when he heard the other boy laugh, if his big smile wasn't big enough. His cigarette was slowly drindling it's way down and he continued to tap the ash off of it, watching curiously as it fell down and then losing interest just as quickly. He seemed to be quickly processing things, going from one thought to another in a long, never-ending train. After he had kissed the boy he paid no attention to his reaction. If he had he probably would have laughed and teased him softly for it, so he was lucky Andrew's attention span was short.
Andy brought his gaze back to the boy when he answered his question, noddiing and only glancing back when he started to speak again. He grinned with his excitement, nodding quickly and happily with each word. "I want one that grows really big! Like, you know, bigger than you! Like...bigger than this bench. Or that table!" Each thing he mentioned he gestured to with his cigarette before happily placing it back in his mouth. He had always really wanted a dog. But as a child his father would never have allowed him to get an animal, and his brother would probably have sneezing fits and do all his allergic stuff. Once he found a lost dog and brought it home when he was, like, twelve, and when his dad found it, it went missing. So Andy hadn't ever had a pet, but he did love animals better than humans. Which was giant for him to say, because he loved people.
Jewel had excited him so much he was ready to just go and buy one right now, though he had put little thought into it. He had been living alone for, what? 2 months now? And the loneliness was too much to handle. He had made sure to have a million one night stands so he didn't have to sleep alone, which he had only ended up doing about five days. For a few days one of those one night stands felt like it could have been a boyfriend, but the guy kicked him out after a while. And last night he had slept alone, which had left him extremely tired today. Because when he was alone, he never did much sleeping. Lots of staring at the ceiling, lots of shivering, and lots of changing positions. So the conclusion had come now, that Andrew would get a dog. But as he heard Jewel speak he bit his lip a little, starting to think about him actually having to take care of something. Once he bought a plant for his apartment and it died within a day. Ugh. Laaame.
"Oh man...Maybe I should just get like a rabbit or somethin'. Or like...a mouse....Or a plant." He finally shrugged with a small sigh, glancing away to find something else to put his focus on. The disappointment did not last long, because suddenly he was grinning and running his empty hand through his hair. "Do you want a cigarette?" He asked suddenly, his eyes wide and excited as he glanced over to Jewel. He was surprised he hadn't asked already, forgetting all of his manners. "  

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Julian chuckled and clapped out of excitement, his legs also getting jittery when Andrew began listing off the size his dog would grow to be. He glanced over to the items besides himself as Andy pointed to them. If there was ever a time when Julian was caught not smiling, it wouldn't be now. This was way too awesome not to smile like an idiot at the very thought!

His second-hand pet high was quickly brought to a halt though as Andrew worded his thoughts of changing his mind. Jewel frantically sat up and leaned his head off of his arms to move them into position and prepare them for gesturing, therefore ensuring maximum persuasion capabilities.

Unfortunately for Julian he was slow on thinking of what to say and instead found himself being offered a cigarette for his efforts and having to lampshade the pet talk for later. One of his arms lowered into a more natural position while the other reached to scratch the nape of his own neck as he thought about it. He'd surprisingly never been offered a cig before, but knew what could happen to your lungs if you smoked them. Still... he was being offered something, and certainly wasn't doing his hero act anymore. Plus it wasn't as big as 40+ dollars. Honestly, it would be wrong not to take it. And one really couldn't hurt. It was decided then!

"Um... yeah, sure!" Jewel answered enthusiastically and snapped out of his thinking face, holding his hand out for the expected gift. He stared at Andrew with nervous anticipation.  

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Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, Bᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ!

"Julian's excitement only multiplied Andrew's. Andy's grin widened and he laughed until the realization hit him, that he couldn't probably take care of anything living. The air in his apartment was 80% smoke anyway, it didn't seem like anything but him could live in that environment he had created. He didn't really think anybody minded, but no one really came so...
His delighted grin only became happier when the boy accepted the cigarette. Sure, Jewel didn't look like he smoked. He didn't appear to be a smoker, especially not like Andy. Andy rarely smoked actual cigarettes, he preferred marijuana over any tobacco. "The smoke is kinda gross. Like, cigarettes are just kinda gross." He mumbled curiously as he dug into his pocket and Julian's face. Oh man, oh man. He didn't know how old this kid was. Well...he wasn't giving him a joint. He wasn't entirely corrupting him with one cig either, so he decided he was fine. So he hesitantly placed it in his hand and smiled curiously, readying the lighter in his hand.
"You don't really look like a smoker." He giggled softly, looking away after a moment as his awful attention span dragged him away. "How old are you anyway?" "  

[1Tsukiko1]

Julian smiled at Andrew when he said cigarettes were gross. It seemed totally weird to him, considering he was currently being offered one and had just met the guy because he had fallen asleep while smoking.

Jewel looked down at said offering in his hand. He hesitated slightly before closing it and bringing it up to his face. Again, he found himself hesitating after it was lit. He had just been told they were gross after all. The boy glanced over to Andrew before stopping and realizing he was acting like a total wimp. With an inward sigh, he brought the item to his lips and was attempting a calm face as he breathed in only to slip into a coughing fit.

"And here I thought--" Two bellowing coughs. "I looked like I smoked a pack a day!" Julian joked and somehow snuck in a chuckle as he started curling around his abdomen. Despite the fact that he had just decided that they suck, he still wouldn't smoke a lot even if he wanted too. Didn't wanna ruin his voice which was still surprisingly feminine for his age with deep raspiness.

"Six-sixteen." Jewel answered gratingly as he began to clear up. He put the hand that wasn't holding a cigarette up to his mouth to cover up one last cough before he sat back up to put his elbows on his thighs and then leaned into them. He looked up to Andrew embarrassedly and teary-eyed from coughing and continued to eye him until giving up on guessing the answer to his question so he just decided to ask it. "How old are you, mister?" Julian asked with a wobbly smile. He was unconsciously letting the cig burn in his hand as he waited for an answer. Not that he currently wanted another drag.  

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Dᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, Bᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ!

"Andrew had a large excited grin on his lips when the boy accepted the cigarette into his mouth, apparently taking delight in corrupting some sixteen year old. He laughed when the boy started to cough, giggling to himself. With each louder cough he just giggled more, especially when the boy started to joke about how he looked. Clearly he had never smoked before, and surprisingly Andy understood his joke. He wasn't very good with jokes, being an incredibly gullible person. Andrew continued to let out girly, happy giggles and finally leaned over, plucking the cigarette from his fingers. Now he held one in each hand, putting the one Jewel had tried out and tucking it into his pocket for later.
He laughed and shook his head softly. "You shouldn't even be smoking, you ped-es-trian." Andy stuck his tongue out and giggled, deciding for the boy that he didn't want another cigarette. Sure, if he asked for it back he would gladly hand it over. But he seemed grossed out and dying from one little whiff so he didn't think he would have wanted another one. "Nineteen years, little man! Nineteen years." He grinned excitedly, his eyes happy and bright when he was smiling. "  

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Julian frowned when the cigarette was taken away. It wasn't like he wanted it, but he somehow felt like he had been called unworthy. He couldn't help but smiling though when Andrew spoke despite himself. Jewel turned his head away to hide his smile and lightly punched Andy on the shoulder. "I do what I want!" He griped and started kicking his feet on the edge faster.

Julian glanced over without turning his head when he heard an answer to his question, shortly after looking over completely and starting to laugh and point at him. "Wow! I thought you might be in your late twenties, mister! You're so tall and slim, and you have a bunch of tattoos!" Well, he was at least tall compared to him. And more than one tattoo was a bunch in his standards! He was starting to feel guilty about his judgment.

Jewel looked up at the sky when he had finished laughing to see a vague estimate of what time it was. He could have checked his phone but that would have seemed rude! Anyways, he could tell that it was going to get dark soon. Julian didn't wanna stay the night at the park, so he'd have to leave when it did.