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[helpdesk_hero]

Honestly, David's looking forward to it as well. And waking up consistently in someone else's arms.

"I mean, I benefit from it being ours too. I'm not responsible for cooking every night."

Well, beyond date nights. Now it can be a shared responsibility and still be damn good. And, with Balthier in the tub, he's happy to climb in as well.

[portolan]

"Oh? Am I not going to have to fight you on that one then?" he teases, raising a brow. The idea of shared labor is lovely. Balthier has had everyday closeness with so few people. He's so excited -- if a little nervous -- to share more mundane things, get used to just living and existing together.

He slides his arms around David as the other settles, sighing contentedly as he kisses his shoulder then leans his cheek against the other's head.

[helpdesk_hero]

"I don't think you will. I think you'll be glad to spoil me like you have tonight," he says with a smile. But then he closes his eyes and leans back against Balthier and sighs happily.

The world can just wait for them for now.

[portolan]

"You're making me sound like an old married man and not a fearsome world-saving, god-slaying, secret-identity holding pirate," Balthier teases, humming contentedly as David shifts more comfortably into his hold.

[helpdesk_hero]

"Really? I think world-saving, god-slaying, secret-identity holding pirates are more than happy to spend some of their spoils on those they love," David counters with a laugh as he snuggles in.

[portolan]

"Shh," he laughs, just happy to be here, happy this is all happening. "You're giving away all my secrets." He nuzzles against the side of David's head, one of his hands finding the other's. "Speaking of, you should probably try your cake before I decide you can't have your hands."

[helpdesk_hero]

"Are they given away, or am I helping you hold them safe?"

Though he sighs sadly at the idea of moving away enough for the cake.

"I suppose I should have it and eat it too."

[portolan]

"A terrible predicament," Balthier agrees, loosening his hold so David can sit forward, one of his hands coming to skim the other's back lightly, just wanting to be close.

"What are you going to do with yourself when I've already cleaned the house and done the laundry and made dinner? Start sleeping properly?"

[helpdesk_hero]

"Be horrified and chew my nails," he teases. But damn, he's trying to fathom that. He's never had a housemate who did those things.

"No chore wheel?"

[portolan]

"Alright, so task one, find you a less destructive nervous habit," he laughs.

Still, he gathers from that comment that he has misunderstood David's co-housing experience. "I presume that's a way of assigning chores? We certainly can talk division of labor. I've had that on ships, but it usually rotates on a wider crew. When it's just Fran and I, we fall into a rhythm of tasks each of us don't mind, and step in if the other is overburdened or something needs doing. I suppose I assumed we'd land on something closer to that."

[helpdesk_hero]

"I don't actually do that," he grins. Though now he definitely has to explain something.

"Yeah, it is. Was the only way to get Josh and the others to do something. And even then they didn't do it."

But he likes the idea of just working with someone, building that easy rapport.

"I think we will too."

[portolan]

"Yes your nails are usually lovely," Balthier agrees. "Mmm now you can paint mine more often."

But his grip inadvertently tightens as David explains his former roommate situations. Balthier still has opinions on some of David's friends and their tendency to take David for granted, but he also knows David's tendency to give and give.

It's a moot point, because it doesn't need to be that here.

"We're already quite good at it when we have dinner parties or stay over for a longer stretch," he points out. "Mmm try your cake and then give me a bite."

[helpdesk_hero]

Yes they are. And he smiles at getting to do Balthier's.

"You're going to have things in such beautiful metallics," he says before getting his forkful and popping it into his mouth.

"Divine," he moans."

[portolan]

"You always do a beautiful job," Balthier agrees, and he likes that this is something he'd never done before David. He's already humming appreciatively when David tries the cake, and now he's just beaming.

"Good," he says smugly. "Welcome home, love."

wrap here for other things? It's a good ending line...

[helpdesk_hero]

Yes he does. Because he cares. And because he was becoming more comfortable with the creative parts of himself.

But what catches him in that moment was the greeting. He smiles at Balthier with amazing warmth and love.

"I'm home at last."