Beauty In The Water~~

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan smiled a bit sheepishly at the others huff, able to tell that didn't seem to help the others decision making at all. He just smiled and followed along beside him as he ordered the two and he looked to them when Thomas presented them to him "Pick? Uh, erm.....which one is the strawberry?" he asked, tilting his head, before the other said it was the pink colored one and he took that one to try. Hesitantly licking at the dairy treat, his eyes lit up a bit at the sweetness and he smiled a bit "Humans have so many sweet things here on land...." he commented, clearly having a sweet tooth he never knew he could have before, since not many things in the sea are sweet like the things here, such as ice-cream.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas answered Fintan's question quickly and watched his boyfriend taste the cone. Chuckling when he saw the other's reaction, Thomas gently took his hand and began walking down the beach. "Well, you still haven't had so much... Cheescakes, cupcakes, cookies, gummies... God, I can't wait to eat those with you!" The brunet said with a warm laugh as he licked at his cone, rather happy with simple vanilla. The man seemed rather relaxed like this... Even if his finansial situation was horrible, his love life seemed to be fine. That was enough to keep him going.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan smiled happily as he ate the ice-cream, licking at it as they walked hand and hand down the shore. It was getting a bit later, the sun close to setting, so not many people were left on the beach. Only a few wishing to watch the sun set over the surface of the sea. Fintan smiled as the other spoke of wanting to eat so many foods with him "I can't wait. Everything tastes so good already" he grinned, smiling at the other before blinking, and giggling lightly "Uh, Tom...ahah, you uh..." he started, giggling lightly before smiling and leaning up on his toes to kiss the others nose, getting the small bit of ice-cream off of it "You had some on your nose" he giggled softly with a smile.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas looked honestly surprised when Fintan began giggling - what was wrong? His eyebrows furrowed as he watched the other stand on his tip-toes to kiss his nose... Hearing the reason for that, a soft pink tainted his cheeks and he huffed softly before wrapping an arm tightly around the other's waist. "Don't laugh at me." He mumbled and closed in the distance between their lips. Both embarrassment and want for "revenge" got him to do that... Besides, kissing someone was the most effective way of shutting them up. Always. Well, if they were your boyfriend, obviously.

[ChibiMonkey]

Thomas couldn't help but giggle at the others response, who was clearly confused and unsure what the other was laughing about. He smirked a bit, teasing the other as he kissed his nose before hearing the others teasing tone back at him. He grinned a bit, loving the way the other would get childish about things like this and just found it that much cuter. He kissed the other back as he was pulled close to the other and smiled a bit into the kiss "Alright, I won't laugh at you. You messy eater" he spoke, teasing the other with a giggle again. He loved to tease the other, mainly for his reactions he got out of him.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas groaned out, looking away with a pout. "Shut it." He mumbled with an obvious pout still on his face. He began walking again, licking his cone quietly. The brunet sighed out, lightly rubbing his eye before glancing at Fintan. "That wasn't nice of you." He mumbled childishly, biting down on his cone. He was one of those people who actually could do that and not feel anything bad. His teeth weren't sensitive to cold at all - but he couldn't drink hot stuff instanly. Well, that wasn't all that bad... He didn't risk burning his tongue at least.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan couldn't help but laugh more at the other when he complained at him with a childishly pouting sort of face. He laughed a bit with a smile "Ohh, come on now, don't be like that. It just makes you even cuter" he grinned, pecking the others lips before they continued walking down the beach. He raised an eyebrow, before smirking "Mean? What was mean?" he asked, and while the other wasn't looking, he swiped some of his ice-cream onto his finger, before playfully wiping it on the other cheek "This?" he teased.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas was seriously pouting now. He didn't even find all that funny anymore - Fintan was behaving not nicely at all! The brunet just huffed softly and wiped off the ice cream from his cheek, looking away with a small frown on his face. The brunet just wanted a peaceful walk, not getting sticky with ice cream. Suddenly he pulled the merman down on the sand, cradling him between his legs. "Now stay still and actually eat your ice cream." He mumbled softly as he bit at his cone again, closing his eyes. Through all this, his sleeves moved lower a bit, revealing his bandaged wrists again. And with that, the blood that'd soaked through was visible as well.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan blinked a bit and pouted as the other was acting grumpy now. He was just trying to have fun. He sighed, frowning as he didn't say anything more, able to tell the other didn't seem to be in a fun and playful mode. He glanced back over the horizon of the sea, frowning slightly as he stared out at the water, and for a moment thought back about home for a little bit, and all his friends he'd left for Thomas. But he wasn't complaining exactly. He loved Thomas enough to give all of that up in a heartbeat. He let out a slight 'oof' as he was plopped down on the ground between the others lap, and just sighed, closing his eyes as he continued to eat his ice-cream, getting close to done with it now, mostly just having the cone left really. As he bit down on the cone, he noticed something though and blinked, looking to the others wrist that was beside him and he frowned. He sat up a bit more, grabbing the others wrist "What's this?" he demanded with a frown, having dropped his cone in the process as he gingerly held the others wrist in his hand "Thomas..." he murmured worriedly, eyes full of concern up at him.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas wasn't expecting for Fintan to see the bandages at all. That probably explained why when his boyfriend took his wrist, the brunet didn't know what to say. At first he just stared away, then pressed his face into the other's face. "I'm sorry..." He muttered quietly, gently tugging his wrist away. Thomas wasn't okay, he knew it. Yet... He couldn't stop. "I can't deal with anything without this. Not for now... Please, Fin, can you just ignore it?" He asked in a slightly begging tone, the cone in his other hand close to falling.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan frowned as he just looked at the other worry welling up in his eyes as he stared and watched the other, waiting for an answer. He slightly feared it, but he wanted to know why the other was doing this...he didn't want the other to be suffering when he was around to help him...or...was the other suffering because it was him? Because he was around. He bit his lip in worry as he looked to the other "can't deal with it...? With what, Thomas? With me being around?" he asked fearfully, his voice low and quiet.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas' eyes widened at the question and he instantly shook his head. "No! No..." He muttered and lowered his head. "...It does have something to do with you, but..." He bit down on hislip, arms wrapped tightly around the merman's waist. "I'm scared you'll run away from me. I'm scared I'm going to dirty you... I'm scared of doing something bad to you again, and this helps me... Forget." He made quite a pause before the last word, not sure what it would be. His mind was too complicated at the moment... All he wanted was his life back.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan bit his lip lightly as he looked at the other, tears welling up in his eyes as he looked at the other "Thomas....oh Tom..." he sighed heavily, closing his eyes tightly as he tried to find words. He didn't know how he felt right now. He was scared, angry, frustrated....yet all still deeply in love. "Tom, none of that is going to happen. How could you think I'm going to leave you after all this time?" he spoke with a frown and saddened eyes as he put a hand to the others cheek, forcing him to look up into his eyes "You're far underestimating how much I love you, Tom..." he spoke softly and genuinely.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas had tears in his own eyes by now, and he didn't look up until he was made to do so. The brunet bit down on his lip before looking away again, bringing Fintan's body close again. While the other was still between his legs, the most comfortable way to hold his boyfriend close was with his chest pressed against the merman's back. "I'm sorry..." Thomas muttered softly, repeating that over and over again, close to crying now. Tears already shone in his eyes, but they didn't spill. Not yet...

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan frowned a bit as the other just apologized "Tom....Tom please stop apologizing..." he sighed and shifted, turning so he now sat on the others lap, pretty much straddling him, knees bent on either side of the males lap as he faced him. He wrapped his arms around him, hugging him close "Thomas....babe, please....I love you so much..." he said as his arms were tight around the other, he kissed Thomas softly. At some point they both had dropped their cones, though neither had noticed and that was the least of their worries at the moment "Thomas, listen to me..." he spoke softly, cupping the others hand in his cheek "I know everything thats happened between us has been hard...i understand, and I get that. I left my entire family, my friends and my whole world as I knew it for you. And I have no regrets about that. Honestly, you could probably cheat on me again and I wouldn't love you any less than I do now. It seems to me you really don't understand how much I love you" he spoke softly. The sun had almost completely set by now, it growing darker on the beach and everyone but them had pretty much left by now.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas took in one shaky breath before burrying his face into the merman's shoulder. God, he felt weak for being like this.. "I love you too..." He whispered, voice getting a bit hoarse from the held in tears. The brunet tightened his grip around Fintan, hugging him close with his head burried into his shoulder. The brunet shook his head as he cheek was cupped, just hiding his face in deeper. He didn't want Fintan to see him crying again. Never again. "I'd never cheat on you... Never ever again... It was one mistake!" He said the last part a bit louder, yet his voice cracked in the end. He wasn't able to hold in his tears anymore, as they rolled down his cheeks one by one, slowly dripping down onto their chests. The brunet bit down on his lip harshly, hiccuping softly from time to time. He hated crying, yet at the same time it felt kind of good to let it out...

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan sighed heavily as he hugged the other tightly, holding him close. He frowned when the other still didn't even want to look at him when he tried cupping his face "Thomas..." he murmured softly, before the other then went on about he couldn't possibly ever cheat on him again. Fintan frowned "Hey hey, shhh" he cooed the other, holding his face and running a hand through his hair "I know you wouldn't. I wasn't saying that thinking you would. I was just trying to make a point, babe....i just really love you...and I know you'd never cheat on me again" he said with a soft smile, kissing him softly.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

What Fintan said now didn't really go with what he said before in Thomas' opinion, but he didn't argue. The brunet kept his face hidden away, so his boyfriend was only able to kiss his forehead; not anywhere lower. The pianist bit down on his shaking lip while hugging the other tightly to himself. "I'm sorry.. I love you..." Thomas whispered weakly, lightly rocking them both on the sand. He wasn't in control of his emotions at all at the moment. "Can we go home?..." He muttered quietly, his body quiveringfrom the chilly wind.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan sighed a bit as he looked at the other who still wouldn't lift his head. It just hurt Fintan more that the other wouldn't even look at him. He sighed, and just settled for hugging the other close, since he wasn't going to get any more of him at the moment. He stroked his hands through the others hair, frowning when the other said he wanted to go home "I was going to pick up some shells while we were here....but I suppose it could wait until tomorrow, if you really want to go home right now" he said softly, helping the other up.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas shook his head slightly, biting harshly at his bottom lip to stop the shivering of his body. "I don't want to stay outside now. I want to go home." He repeated quietly, silently standing up after the merman. He kept his head lowered a little bit, but tightly clenched Fintan's hand in his own. "I'll drive you here tomorrow... But not right now... I can't." The last two words were merely a whisper, some broken sound from his throat. The pianist began walking towards where their car was, leaving the dropped cones in the beach. If anything, birds would find great pleasure in eating those. "I... Fin, can you go to the shop for me? I-I'll tell you what to get and I'll get the money..." He talked quietly, his steps somewhat unconfident. He'd drifted away from life during that month - any more interactions in the city might just prove to be too much. The emotional rolercoaster today was enough.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan sighed heavily as he tried dealing with the other and tried calming him down. He didn't understand why he was acting like this...it was almost childlike. But Fintan didn't care, he wanted to take care of the other. He sighed "Hey hey now, come on, calm down" he muttered softly as he reached a hand to the others face, gently pulling his bottom lip out from the entrapment of his teeth, not wanting the other to cut through the skin "I'll do whatever you want, Tom. Come on" He spoke heading back to the car with the other, holding his hand tightly, glancing to him worriedly as they walked back. He got in the car with the other, a little worried if he could drive right now with how upset he seemed.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas put on a small smile on his face as he nodded, his steps a little bit shaky as he walked with Fintan. "Thanks..." He murmured out softly before getting into the car. The wheel blurred out for a moment before he collected himself and started off the car again. Buckling up, he slowly began driving, his fingers shaking the slightest bit on the steering wheel. Once the two of them reached the grocery shop, Thomas stopped the car, gave his boyfriend the money and a list of the things needed, then sat and waited in the car. Nodding his head to the song playing on the radio slightly, he tried to relax himself a little bit. He had to calm down... He had to stop acting like this. He knew it, but how was he supposed to do that?

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan just nodded as he remained silent in the car and on the ride. After all, what could he say? The silent tension between them was obvious, and Fintan wished he could say something to make it go away, but he didn't know how. Earlier today, he thought he and Thomas were starting to get better again...apparently that wasn't the case. He glanced to the list and money Thomas gave him, simply nodding as he stared at it. He couldn't possibly deny the others request to get him these things. He wanted to do everything he could for Thomas. But...he didn't know what the majority of these items were, the names weren't familiar, and neither was human money. He bit his lip and nodded "I'll be right out..." he said softly when the other thanked him again, before he got out and headed inside.

 

Fintan sighed to himself as he was now away from Thomas so he couldn't hear him, knowing even a simple distressed sigh would set Thomas off and depressed again. He looked at the money as he walked...it had numbers on them. He could count....but what did the numbers mean? Thomas referred to this money as to buy the items with, so, perhaps the numbers corresponded with the food items? Sighing, he shook his head and slipped the money back in his pocket, he'd save figuring that out for later. He tried the list now. Now these...how was he supposed to figure out....maybe he could ask?

 

He stumbled a bit, almost walking into a cart. He tilted his head as he looked at it curiously. What was this? A cage with no top? Looking up, he saw people pushing them around with items inside. Ah...so they were to carry the supplies...Grabbing one of the carts, he pushed it inside as he walked through the isles curiously, confused as he bit his lip. He was clearly lost and confused, and anyone looking at him could see that. It was almost cute, in a way, like a lost child.

 

After all, you couldn't blame Fintan for not being familiar with money, or shopping, or any of these things. Since coming to land, this was really the first time Thomas had brought him out somewhere to interact with the world unsupervised by him.

[Zombie_In_A_Box]

Thomas sat in the car for a little while until he was sure he wouldn't get some anxiety or panic attack. When his mind cleared up a bit, he realized just what a stupid mistake it was to send Fintan out to shop alone. The guy didn't ever go shopping before! Silently cursing himself, the pianist turned off the radio and shakily got out of the car, tugging his sleeves down to hide his wrists.

 

As he walked into the shop, he immediately went to search for his boyfriend. It wasn't too hard to find him when everyone around was giggling or whispering 'cute'. Thomas quietly took the merman's hand when he reached him and smiled. "Sorry for this." He muttered out softly and pressed a kiss to his lips. The two of them walked around the shop, getting all they needed.

 

Thomas looked quite guilty, actually. Also a bit jumpy. His knuckles were white from gripping the shopping cart so tightly. Thomas wasn't that amazing with hiding his emotions at all.

[ChibiMonkey]

Fintan was completely lost as he strolled through the isles in the grocery store. He just kept looking back and forth between the list in his hand and the shelves. He was of course, very unsuccessful. He frowned at his uselessness, wanting to try hard to help his lover and find his supplies for him. He wanted to lessen the others stress and anxiety, even if just by a little. When he suddenly felt his hand grabbed, he jumped a bit out of surprise, looking to his side to see none other than said male. He smiled lightly, kissing him back softly "It's okay. I'm sorry I'm so useless..." he sighed pathetically as he walked with the other, helping by taking the cart from the other and pushing it for him, and just following him as he got the supplies, of course finding it much faster than Fintan himself was.