When Jeb arrived a bit breathless at the GNOM Exhibit to meet Glen, it started to rain. No one cared, since it rained fairly often around here.
Except Saiwa, he seemed to embrace it with a smile on his pretty face.
Jeb had to avert his gaze, his heart was about to explode at the beautiful sight of him.
(Sai does this everytime it rains <3 so cute)
Soon Saiwa continued diligently taking notes for the website, he tried hard to not notice Jeb arriving.
And Jeb couldn't help staring at Sai again.
Glen: ". . . So what do you think?"
. . .
Glen: "Jeb?"
Jeb: ". . . hm?"
Glen laughed: "Let's head up so Saiwa has a place to sleep tonight."
Jeb: "Oh! Sure."
Glen: "It's already late, just make it liveable, hm? He doesn't stay long anyway. Also set up a desk for the computer so he can work in peace without the visitors around."
Of course Jeb knew Sai wouldn't stay, anything else would be delusional, right?
But he was determined to make the best out of this place - for Sai.
Jack had told Jeb Sai was afraid of Werewolves: "So the Were Gnome - we're getting rid of him?"
Glen: "No, put him in a box, we're trying the Exposure Therapy with Saiwa. This little Were Gnome's so cute, Saiwa won't be able to resist him and lose his fears eventually."
Jeb winced, he wasn't so sure of that and hated to see Saiwa hurt and stressed.
And as if Glen could read his thoughts: "It's painful, but isn't it better he goes through his fears and will be able to live his life without them?"
Jeb couldn't dwell deeper on this matter, when entered the room, he was confronted with some nude drawings, and one of them looked an awful lot like him ö.Ö'
Glen chuckled: "Pretty stunning huh? Had a boyfriend who went to art school. I was quite the stallion back in my days."
Jeb: "This is - you?"
Glen: "Sure is. Roll them up, I'll take them home later."
Jeb was relieved, he surely wouldn't want Saiwa to stare at naked Glen from his bed ö.Ö'
A few hours later, Saiwa had just finished his round through the exterior gnome scenarios, he heard Jeb hammering.
What was he still crafting up there when he was just supposed to move some furniture in?
When Sai stepped around the corner and looked up to Jeb, he stopped dead in his tracks. Jeb had taken off his shirt and was a sight to behold in his tight tank top!
Broad shoulders, narrow hips, muscles everywhere, sweat pearling.
First Sai's mouth went dry, and then he almost choked from all the drool that was pooling up and made him swallow hard.
This weak human part of him that had stepped out of the portal alongside the Incubus due to Jeffreys's inferior summoning was lacking all the restraints and safety walls his demon was able to build up around him to avoid exactly this! Getting emotionally involved and all gooey with their -> temporary(!) <- Master.
An Incubus only ever conjured these emotions in others - in full control.
Now he found himself on the receiving end for the first time and it hit him like a rock slide.
It had been hammered inside his brain back in their realm how dangerous it was to succumb to these feelings, but Sai couldn't make himself stop and look away.
He was so screwed. Dammit.
A few upsetting hours later, Jeb was finally, finally done and about to leave. Glen thanked him wholeheartedly, Sai too.
And then they just stood there awkwardly for a minute or so, looking everywhere except at each other until Glen chuckled and sent Jeb back home.
Saiwa was already expecting Jeb had outdone himself and tried to stall going upstairs by collecting the books the visitors placed on the ground all around the areal until Glen eventually shoed him upstairs 'to rest'.
But nothing could have prepared Sai for this.
It was as if Jeb knew him better than he knew himself - at least this fake version of him.
It was too much.
Too intimate, too close to his real self and too close to what Jeb must be feeling for him.
Too overwhelming.
This was still just a little chamber under the roof but it felt as if he really had lived here for years and decorated the place with memorabilia of his life.
(This room is indeed filled with memorabilia of Sai's other alter egos/lives: Tiger is Sai's chinese zodiac sign in inZOI, he loves games in all his existences, the little bear on the raft reminds of his stay on Flamingo Island, the Flamingo of his first appearance in 2014 when he lived under the roof of the 'Flamin-to-go' diner, the Rabbit Jeb carved of his Moon Rabbit alter ego which is also his chinese zodiac sign in inZOI)
Sai sat on the sofa and tried to calm down.
Jeb must be feeling as strongly as him - which would only lead to trouble.
And Jeb didn't deserve trouble.
He was beautiful, pure, and good down deep to the marrow of his bones.
Staying any longer than necessary would only prolong their suffering from yearning for something that wasn't bound to turn into anything near healthy for any of them.
Jeffrey wanted a job to be done, and when it was fulfilled, Sai could leave and crawl back to the realm he had emerged from - and never look back.
It was better to rip the band-aid off as long as no one involved would get hurt any deeper than necessary.
Sai looked at the cute bunny on the shelf - and the bunny looked back expectantly.
Another night with Jeb would only tie them closer together.
Time to make a plan to stop this farce.
Sai really hissed twice in a row as soon as he entered the room Jeb had rebuilt and decorated for him!
(Reminds me of when Jeb always hated the clothes Sai had picked for him in the main story hahaha. These two!)
And look who's here again:
Kiyoshi, followed by Jack (in one of his cutest outfits)
They are currently in two different households and Kiyoshi isn't even in a world (Jack is back at Francine's house).
So they are secretly meeting for dates behind the scenes, aouwww <3
And then I noticed the roofs have partially vanished after the patch -.-
I tried the suggestions on how to fix it but nothing worked so far. Never had this happen before in all these years *sigh*. Tried also to go back to older saves but it effects the saves backwards!
Jeb trying to solve the roof problem - in vain
Huh, that's adult Jack's eldest son George (because I still play the very first save ^^')
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