4th Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening

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Already loaded down with snacks and drinks, Teddy was finding it almost hard to turn the channel away from CNN to the CW.

He couldn't even vote yet and was probably not ever going to, but wow was this cool to watch. Maybe if he could do speeches like that he'd be okay with the whole... thing.

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And, of course, if there was food and models involved, the boyfriend wasn't very far away, either, comfortably reclined beside Teddy. He was trying to make the ultimate decision between crunchy cheese snacks or puffy ones.

He decided to go with both.

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It was a good mix, really. "I can't believe they got rid of Sheena."

He blamed Chad for even knowing their names.

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Chad didn't even know their names.

Then again, Chad was Chad.

"At least the cute one's still here."

He may have been totally in love with the cute one, but he'd never say it, obviously.

"You sure you can manage to tear yourself away from the news for this?"

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"I'm still an American," Teddy said, tilting his head to rest against Chad's arm. "And it's cool."

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"You sure?" Chad asked, shifting a little lower to make it more comfortable for Teddy. "I mean, in this one hour away from it, something might totally change from what they've been saying all day."

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Teddy shook his head. "Nah, unless he, like, is actually an alien invader, I don't think so."

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"There you go," Chad said. "You should just wait to run for president here, then."

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"Yeah, first black president followed by the first alien one."

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"Well," Chad said, wondering he was about to get seriously nudged for it, "the big trend is to go green these days, isn't it?"

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Teddy laughed at that. "You are such a dork for saying that."

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"Hey," Chad said, shifting a little to square his shoulders defensively, "that was pretty good for me."

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"It was horrible," Teddy insisted.

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"This," Chad said, "is why I don't bother with politics. Unless," he nodded to the TV, "it involves models."

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"Political models? Didn't they do that at the beginning of the season?"

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Chad grunted. "Hey, the shoots have been good lately, don't go and remind me of the bad ones. Some of the vote ones were cool, though."

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"I liked that one with the paint last time," Teddy offered. he wasn't so good at the fashion, even after watching so much.

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Chad nodded. "I liked that one," he agreed. "It would be cool to do one like that."

There was a slight pause.

"Or maybe just...something else like that that didn't involve a shoot."

It wasn't as suave out loud as it was in his head, so Chad emphasized it with a slight nudge.

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"Body painting?" Teddy asked, looking at him out of the corner of his eye.

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Chad shrugged, trying to look oh-so-innocent about the idea. Of course, there was a reason why Chad was a model and not an actor, and this was definitely a moment where it became quite clear.

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"We could try that soon," Teddy suggested, turning to wrap both arms around Chad's waist and give him a kiss. "Maybe it could be the new exhibit at the gallery."

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"Okay," Chad said, unable to help a grin, which was saying a lot for him, "I might like that idea a little too much."

Beat.

"Something like that'd look great in my portfolio."

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"Now we just need a photographer," Teddy said.

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"...Do we know any photographers here?"

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"Someone has to be one, right?"

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"Exactly," Chad said. "I mean, we've got everything here. We've got to have at least one photographer."

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"Maybe we could put up, like, an ad around town?" Teddy suggested after a moment.

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Chad was thinking that that might give a...different impression than what they might have been aiming for.

"Uhh...maybe your boss would know someone? I mean, she owns the art gallery. She'd know who the artists were, right?"

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"I could try asking her," Teddy said, oddly oblivious to the other implications.

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Chad nodded. "And I'll see if anyone else does," he offered.

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"And I'll find paint!"

Okay, he was such a dork now.

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That deserved a thumbs-up.

"Cool."