2nd Floor Common Room [Monday Evening]

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Being someone who was pretty much naturally predisposed to being honest on any given day, Bridge really didn't see a reason to hide in his room. So here he was, sprawled out on a couch and idly flipping through channels until he caught a snippet of an all-too-familiar theme song. And for some reason, he can't bring himself to just flip past it. It's kind of like that thing where you just can't stop staring at a car accident right in front of you.

Yep. Bridge is watching Dekaranger.

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[soldtoarmenians]

"And you're even more new age than I am," Xander points out, grinning even though he still looks a little bothered. "We should... do something? I guess. Wow, that sounds lame, like I don't want to do something with you, which is totally not true. I'm just a little...bzuh? 'Cause... usually I remember stuff like that."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, you could come sit over here," Bridge says, shifting to make room for Xander on the couch. "That'd be a start."

[soldtoarmenians]

"I could do that," Xander agrees, and does. "So what did you do on our anniversary that we didn't remember?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Made flowers out of crepe paper, and discussed handcuffs with Rory."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander drops his forehead to his palm, but nods. "As you do. Of course. Do I want to know what you discussed about handcuffs with Rory, or am I better off pretending you were giving her law enforcement tips?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"She mentioned her and Anakin's sex life and I said I wasn't gonna lend her the handcuffs 'cause barring anything involving actual criminal activity the only person I want to use them on is you."

[soldtoarmenians]

"That's oddly flattering."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Okay, so now that I've told all, what did *you* do today?"

[soldtoarmenians]

"Told Isabel about the tree-ferret-thingy. Ithink she got her hands over her ears before she heard the traumatizing bits, though. Oh, and River painted a fish on my door."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's one way of avoiding all the TMI-trauma," Bridge laughs.

[soldtoarmenians]

"I'm not sure if she's really avoiding or just giving herself a path of denial." Xander blinks. "OH! Also, Jack is a fox. The furry kind."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Did he piss off the wrong tree too?" Bridge asks.

[soldtoarmenians]

"I don't think so?" Xander says thoughtfully. "'Cause you'd think not-cute-Xander would've mentioned turning somebody else into an animal."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I guess," Bridge says. "What with the way everyone seems to be compelled to spill potentially embarassing little truths as of late." He grins a little sheepishly. "I didn't actually think it was affecting me until I started talking about the restraints thing with Rory, 'cause, yeah..."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander coughs. "I...may've mentioned something along those lines to Parker even when not under whatever this is," he confesses. "But not, you know. Details. Just that I'm not exactly opposed to the idea."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, I didn't go into detail either... though I suspect that's more because we moved on to other topics of conversation than any, uh, restraint on my part. Pun... totally not intended, oh my god."

[soldtoarmenians]

It's probably slightly evil of Xander -- no, okay, it's totally slightly evil of Xander, but this is the first time he's seen Bridge even remotely thrown by the whole babbling of truth thing, and.... possibly it's unfair to take advantage, but he's suddenly really, really curious.

"So... you and...several other people... know my kink. Or, um, one of them." He gives Bridge a sidelong glance. "What would yours be?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Touch," Bridge admits. "I'd really, really like to be able to touch you. Without the gloves."

And suddenly all of his attention is focused on that very interesting piece of lint on his pant leg, there.

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander's quiet for a bit too, though not so much with the focusing on lint. Finally he says thoughtfully, "That wouldn't be a kink for most people."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Most people can touch someone anytime they want," Bridge says quietly. "And, okay, there's uh, the whole part with the... sensing stuff. Emotions."

[soldtoarmenians]

"Yeah, no, I...get that. I mean not like you do because I guess I'm most people, in this case, but... yeah." Xander lets out a breath that was apparently deeper than he'd remembered it being. "That's kinda. Big. Or.. deep, or... something."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"See, the handcuffs thing totally isn't weird compared to that," Bridge says, looking up and giving Xander a small smile.

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander doesn't have an answer for that, because it is weird, but so's everything else in his life, so really it's unfair to make comparisons because he ran out of scales to measure it by years ago.

Instead he leans over, says, "Happy Anniversary," and kisses Bridge on the forehead. As you do.