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When am I not curious?

[Sometimes he's little better than a toddler in the shape of a twenty-something. Not that he's incapable of maturity, because he is. It's just that he finds entirely too much of life curious and fascinating still. Which is kind of a feat when you're technically several hundred years old. But hey, it's not like he got to learn a lot about the world living in the ocean like he did. Siren society is cut off from most of the world and rather stuck in the past compared to most other groups out there.]

[Probably. Nah, logistically he understood that practical and efficient was a better way to go. He's not that silly.]

Outside of that. [Though Jae isn't exactly the biggest fan of Tarr's line of work. He's not about to judge him for it. Not really. It's not like his own hands are clean after all. It's just that Jae's decided there's enough blood on his hands to last him a lifetime already. So he'd rather not add to it.]

Wait. You're ticklish? [His eyes light up as he squirms in a little closer, the corners of his mouth curving up into a giddy smile.] How did I not know this?!

[That's one way to distract him from groping his friend. Give him something else to focus on. Rubbing turns into light passes of his fingers instead, little tickling motions to see if this was a thing he could work with in the future. Tickling made people laugh right? It did on tv!]

So it's just easier to pick up guys? But don't their creeper germs rub off on you in their blood?

[Yup. You can tell he's been alive for centuries just look at him and his concerns.]

Wait? They don't like you because you're old? Shouldn't they like you more because you're old? Think about how much more stuff you should know than them!

[If Jae was a vampire he'd be all over Tarr. To be fair even as a non-vampire he already is, so it's not like that would change anything.]

When you're sleeping.

[Not that it would stop him, but still Tarr was trying to stop those hands from doing anything really irritating. Unfortunately he was failing because he doesn't want to hurt the siren turned human or damage the wall, so enjoy the little ineffective slaps and wiggles. ]

No - stop that! - blood doesn't work that way... Jae!

[He's going to catch Jae's wrists and hold his hands away from his body because he just can't, but be happy. He managed to make Tarr giggle and smile there so that's a good sign, right?]

Well, there is the age, but elders are outsiders. We don't have a brood, we don't belong to any group. We're loners and pretty powerful ones too.

You don't think I'm curious in my dreams?

[One tickling hand quickly turns into two very quickly as the tickling continues. Though the little slaps mean he starts to squirm too, ineffectively trying to dodge them. Each second of this moment is absolutely precious to Jae, because it's the most giggly and smiley he's ever seen Tarr in the entire time they've known each other. Which means this tickle attack thing is one hundred percent going to happen again in the future.]

It doesn't? [Jae blinks up at Tarr innocently, hands now held and immobilized so he can't get into any more mischief.] Well, you're probably right. I don't think you're a creep so you must be immune to it then or something. Good.

[He smiles, eyes crinkling at Tarr happily. Today's been an especially good day so he can't help how happy he looks. Though, he's usually pretty happy. Today he's happier though. He'd be glowing right now if he could.]

You can be all of those things without being a loner you know. You're too nice and great to be alone all the time.

[Maybe he can't move his arms really, but that doesn't stop him from squirming in closer and cuddling up to Tarr with a satisfied hum. Cuddling is by far one of his favorite things about being human.]

Even if you are, you still can't bother me that way.

[He is going to have to find a way to sleep without Jae sneaking in to try to tickle him, isn't he? As it was, Tarr was huffing at the sheer impossibility that was this guy.]

Blood doesn't transfer personality. If I was a mind sucker, maybe but that's something completely different. All blood can transfer are diseases but they don't affect me at all.

[He can move them slightly. He just couldn't start tickling Tarr again. In fact, he was going to let him snuggle against him even though he is still going to hold those wrists to prevent any unneeded tickling. Also Tarr was going to shift back to his natural state of being male.]

It means no familial ties, not that I am alone.

But what if you're in my dreams?

[Nah, sleep is probably the only time Tarr is safe. Conscious smiles are the only ones that count.]

[Jae huffs out a laugh at Tarr's answer, snuggling closer once the shift back is complete since apparently today Tarr's in the mood to indulge him.]

I wasn't being serious. I've known you long enough to know that your grumpy face has nothing to do with your diet. It's just who you are.

[Mild teasing, because clearly Jae likes Tarr's grumpy face just fine considering.]

Oh...are those important? Familial ties?

[The word feels foreign in Jae's mouth, family isn't something he really understands. Sirens don't have families the way a lot of other species do. So he still doesn't really get it, no matter how much tv he watches. It does seem like it's nice, family, but he's not sure if it's really as important as people make it out to be.]

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That's just dreams and not me, so...

[He shrugged, not going into how it wouldn't really effect him to have his dream self bothered. He does let Jae's wrists go after giving them a slight warning squeeze to not wander. He'll let Jae snuggle him so long as no tickling was involved.]

At least you know that truth.

Most vampires have checks and balances through their bonds within their groups. A brood leader has to take care of their brood or they cannot survive long. A member of a brood answers to their older siblings in the brood and their leader. Elders don't have those ties. Their Maker is dead or the bond between them was cut. There's no bond between them and another vampire made by their Maker.

It makes the vampire weaker at first, some even go feral like the blood-hungry monsters in some movies. But survive long enough makes us grow stronger. We don't need to kill to eat as much, we can stand some sunlight, some even become able to shift and control younger vampires like a brood leader even without a blood tie. Live long enough, we become very deadly indeed.

I bet dream you wouldn't be half as fun to annoy.

[He legit sounds miffed by this. Dream Tarr isn't the real deal and therefore is unacceptable!]

[His hands do wander, but only to shift so he can get comfortable. Then they still and he settles for quiet snuggle time. Tickling was fun, but honestly he likes this better. Cuddling is, so far, his most favorite thing that humans have invented. Even more than he likes television and the internet and he really likes those.]

So, what you're saying is that it really is just because you're old, strong, and have no friends. Family. Whatever you want to call them. [That's one way to simplify it, if not technically a very nuanced view of the situation.] And if you wanted to you could probably tell them what to do.

[Jae thinks on this for a moment, mouth pursing slightly as he works this out in his mind.]

I don't think you would. Not without good reason anyway. I think you'd find it too much of a bother having to deal with them. Especially since it sounds like most of them are stupid.

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Probably not.

[At least he admits that his dream self was probably going to be even grumpier then he was in reality. Poor Jae having to deal with that.

He looks down at the former siren and sighs. He wasn't the most comfortable person to lean against considering that his body tempature was usually lukewarm at best, but he doesn't shrug Jae off. Instead, he starts to stroke the top of his head, almost like petting a small child.]

Family is a close facsimile to what a brood is. You have the Maker or parent and then siblings and sometimes a stray is taken in like a weird uncle or cousin. And yes I can. It can be useful at times.

[He chuckled at that; Jae got that tidbit right. He did find them stupid for the most part.] Usually it's useful to scare them or get them under control when I come across ferals or strays. Sometimes I can force a concession out of a brood to leave me alone, but yes, I don't mess with them often.

Guess it doesn't matter, since I still have the real thing. Right?

[Jae doesn't mind. Even dream Tarr is still Tarr and is better than nothing.]

[Whether it's some throw back to his non-human roots or not, Jaehyun is actually somewhat of a living furnace in that he runs really warm. Warm enough that his friend's lack of temperature probably doesn't matter all that much. The petting soft touch is met with a quiet hum of satisfaction as Jae snuggles his cheek a little closer.]

So, if you're an elder does this mean you don't have any kids? Is that something you can't do? Make more vampires?

[The questions will never end. The more they talk, the more he's going to come up with new things to ponder and ask about.]

Does it only work with vampires? Can you tell other things what to do too?

I guess so.

[He huffs but despite the huff, he was still carding his hand through Jae's hair.

The warmth was nice, though Tarr wasn't going to snuggle him that much. After all he didn't need to. Jae was just going to snuggle him no matter what he really felt about it.]

I don't have any kids. I've never felt the need to make any though I could if I want to. Mainly vampires. I can contain ghosts and the like but I usually don't need to.

[It's as close to a yes as he'll get and Jae knows it. So it'll do.]

[The touch is nice and Jae sighs, closing his eyes in relaxation. If he was a cat he'd be purring right now, which is a funny image considering he used to be a glorified fish in a sense.]

[If Jae really thought Tarr was against it, he probably wouldn't. But he's also convinced that Tarr isn't actually as against it as he might claim to be on occasion. Which is why the snuggling and harassment continues.]

Kids look like a lot of work. [Jae states matter of factly.] At least they are on tv, but apparently you can't trust what they show there so I don't know how true that is.

[He's going to doubt everything he's learned about human life now, because most of it was learned via television. Thanks Tarr.]

Maybe it's because you're so scary! They take one look at you and then they don't misbehave. You have this look it's just... [Jae shudders to explain, since he's not entirely sure what word to use.] Like that!

[Only, that look apparently is something he's become immune to at some point. If it had ever worked on Jae at all.]

[He's just reserved and a bit shy, not that he doesn't like being close to the people around him. That usually meant that he didn't cuddle but would accept some cuddling after a little protesting. It also meant that Tarr would often break the contact off first because seriously he was a cat in vampire form. So enjoy it while you can Jae.]

They can be, even vampire kids are work.

[He may not have made any vampires, but he has taken in a couple strays and teached them how to survive and grow. He was still in contact with them, though he didn't need to. As for when he was human, well, he had been married but there was no children from that union. He didn't know about other possible children.]

If I look so scary, it seems it doesn't work on sirens very much.

[To be fair, as far as Jaehyun has seen there aren't that many people around Tarr so he doesn't have much of a point of reference for this sort of thing. That said, he does know that Tarr has snuggle limits so he's used to enjoying it when he can for as long as he can. He's used to it by now.]

Surprised you didn't work in a comment about me being a lot of work, you had the perfect chance.

That's because I know better. [Jae grins, eyes scrunching up again happily.] That and I'm special, I'm not just any siren you know. I bet any other siren would totally cower if you gave them that look.

[Technically he's not even a siren at all anymore as far as he knows, but that means he's a seriously abnormal human then. Considering how humans tend to react to vampires. Basically Jae is just weird no matter what species you use as a reference point.]

[Nudging Tarr with his cheek, his smile takes on more of a playful edge bordering on a smirk. If there's one thing in his life he's secure about, it's this fact right here.]

You like me too much to do anything like that. So anytime your face tries to say otherwise it's clearly a lie. Because you'd never!

I think I'll save a comment about you for when you're not expecting it.

[There. Get his usual deadpan expression that follows a joke on his end, because really, what does Jae expect from him? But he just shifts a little to straighten out his shoulders are pressed into the wall.]

Fine. You get the special treatment that I can give you. Though don't expect me to do anything really stupid like couple shirts.

[For that comment he is just going to tap the former siren on the nose with a finger. He could have flicked him in the forehead or something but that was something that could leave a mark and he didn't feel that irritated.]

Think that as much as you want.

When it's you I'm always expecting it~

[He's gotten quite used to Tarr's particular brand of deadpan snark. It had been a little confusing at times, but honestly it's the closest to siren behavior he's encountered since moving topside. So in a way it's familiar in that sense. Sirens as a whole aren't exactly the warmest and coziest species ever.]

But what's wrong with couple shirts? They're cute! [Now thy he knows they're off limits, naturally he wants it.] So what's my special treatment then? Aside from getting to stay like this hen you wouldn't let basically anyone else?

[Though if that's the extent of it, he'll still be satisfied. He really does love being like this.]

[He almst makes a face as Tarr taps his nose, but instead Jae hust watches Tarr intently, eyes serious.]

I will and that's not going to change. Not unless you give me a reason to believe otherwise.

Sometimes you are, sometimes you aren't. I think you're just getting use to me.

[Tarr just isn't one to display his emotions as some people are. He could when he was comfortable with people, but there is always going to be a bit of a awkward shyness to him.

At that question, Tarr huffed and poked at Jae's side, eyes narrowing.] Because you will pick out ugly or itchy ones. [He really didn't like a lot of stuff people pick out for him.] Breakfast?

[Because how many people does he actually cook for? Well, outside of younger vampires he had gone hunting for, really. He doesn't cook for just anyone.]

I could bite you to make you change your mind.

Kind of like how you're getting used to me?

[Jae could be plenty awkward, but shy was not a word that really worked for him. It probably never would, it's just not who he is.]

Hey! [Jae squirms away from the poke, huffing a little laugh. Maybe Tarr is not the only ticklish person in the room after all.] What if I let you pick them out. Would that work? Then you could make sure they weren't ugly or itchy.

[His eyes light up, sulking and seriousness forgotten in light of the offer.]

Breakfast? [He squirms a little before butting his nose against Tarr hopefully, the happiest lil former fish boy in the world.] Really?

[Ah, this means he's the most special.]

.... [At that comment Jae actually laughs a little again, pressing his face into Tarr's chest fully to hide his expression.] I thought you said it only hurt a little and then felt really good? Because I'm not sure if that counts then.

[Especially not when Jae still kind of wants Tarr to tell him how he tastes anyway.]

Probably.

[He snorted, poking him again. He wasn't going to torture Jae with tickling though he was going to make a note that Jae was ticklish for future purposes.] You will insist on something other then what I pick out, so no couple shirts. Besides we aren't a couple in that sense anyways.

Breakfast. It's easy enough to make if I feel like it.

[He shook his head, a tiny little smile on his lips that he was sure that Jae couldn't see.] It does but I've known people who complain about it in any case.

[That's as good as a yes. Jae is so stoked to hear that.]

That's what I thought.

[He's also trying not to make a big deal about it, because Tarr and big deals don't really go together.]

[Jae squirms again, wrinkling his nose as the knowledge. He hadn't known he was ticklish either, so it's news to him too. He'll worry about just what Tarr might do with this knowledge later, it's not an immediate concern.]

Hey! You don't know that. Maybe I'll think that it's nice! You can't decide the outcome on your own like that. [There's a head tilt then, showing that once again Jae's failed to grasp something about how humans do things.] A couple like what sense?

Breakfast isn't easy, breakfast is hard! [Jae burns things when he cooks on a regular basis.] I didn't know you could cook!

[Why hasn't Tarr saved him from himself when it comes to food before? How mean.]

Maybe they just don't want you to know that they like it? Because it'd be weird, right?

[Things Jae gets - admitting you like sexy things done between friends is awkward. Things Jae doesn't get - That some behaviors, outside of sexual ones, are limited to people in romantic relationships. Also that you can have sex outside of relationship. Okay so there's a lot Jae doesn't get, but that's a start.]

I've seen some of the choices you've made. [Oh. Right. Jae probably didn't know the significance over the idea behind couple shirts.] It's something that people who are dating or married buy. To show the rest of the world they are together.

[That explains a lot. Here he had thought that Jae just didn't feel like cooking.] It's easy to follow the directions and watch how things heat up, really. That and have a good sense of smell.

Hardly. They are just weird that way.

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