Your footprints are all over my heart

[Aldon Huang]

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 08:17 PM
(Probably at the same time Alva's texting with Ry; Aldon's on a park bench somewhere being miserable watching couples strolling past)

I miss you

(Didn't mean to send it but accidentally brushes over the send icon on the way to deleting the message)

SHIT (Panic types more messages to cover his screw-up)

Mom.

I miss you mom!

And dad!


Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 08:58 PM
Not mom. Or dad.

Where are you that you're missing them?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:02 PM
Sorry!!

I'm

At the park

On the other side of the world

HE KNOWS

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:04 PM
The park on the other side of the world?

The one and only park, all the way on the other side of the world?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:08 PM
Yeah

That one park

On the other side of the world

With the broken swing that squeaks

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:10 PM
Hm I thought they fixed that.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:16 PM
Takes a while to get repairmen out to the other side of the world...

Sorry if I'm

Bothering you

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:18 PM
You're not bothering me
Just chilling
Don't apologize, you're not bothering me

I miss you too.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:24 PM
(Dumb people cutting onions close by. So much dirt in his eye.)

You
Do?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:28 PM
Yes

like crazy

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:30 PM
Are you

Ryland??

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:31 PM
no ald, I'm mom.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:36 PM
Oh

Well then

(long pause)

I love you

Mom

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:39 PM
I love you too Aldon.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:40 PM
Are you saying that as mom or Ry?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:45 PM
omg you have the biggest head.

after I saw you with that other guy, it murdered me.
i don't know what we're doing to each other
but whatever it is, it's not working.

i miss your stupid big head.
i love your stupid big smile.
but i hate all the games.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:50 PM
I

I don't

My head is average size. When i buy caps i don't have to adjust the thing at the back

And

I thought you wanted to move on

With that other guy. You

You didn't want me to say i love you so i just

I didn't know what to do

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:53 PM
ald, I'm talking about your confidence not the literal size of your head.

oh

I guess you're not in on the joke. Chris found out about you. Er. Us. He found out I cheated on him. I think part of him wanted to try or he wanted me to try but I didn't. We broke things off. I hurt him pretty bad.

But I didn't want to keep leading him on and wasting his time. I love Chris. But I don't think I was ever in love with him.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 09:57 PM
I don't have confidence when it comes to you.

I want to love Gregg

But I keep

Wishing he was you

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 09:58 PM
So then what are we doing?

I don't get it.

What's wrong with us?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 10:06 PM
Is it me?

Am I

Doing it wrong?

I thought it was because I wouldn't admit I loved you but you knew I did already and then I said it and I said it again just now so

I dunno.

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 10:10 PM
If it's you
it's because you're with Gregg

when it was me, it was because I was with Chris.
I felt like a rat bastard, Ald. Cheating on him.
But I can't help it. When I'm around you even when you're PISSING me off--

it's not you, idiot.
you're lovable and you know it, you're just...
i don't know. for some reason, it's like you can't handle it. I'm not sure which part. loving somebody or being loved by them. why does it scare you so much?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 10:17 PM
I don't know

I can't explain it. Just. When you get so close I

It

I feel like everything's closing in on me and I can't breathe sometimes but if i try to get some space you get

Really upset

And then i get upset and
And

i'm

Scared

Of how much i love you

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 10:23 PM
I've never cared that you need SPACE.

It's the part where you just shut down and start flirting with other people like you think I'm not right there. Are you TRYING to make me react? Am I supposed to punch somebody?

You don't think I'm scared? But we're supposed to be scared together. We're supposed to be the people we go to hide under the covers together and pretend all the bad stuff can't touch us as long as we're holding hands.

but you act like I'm the thing outside the sheets.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 10:30 PM
I don't want you to punch people

Flirting's... how i cope. Like if i put some distance between us maybe i won't

Love you so much and

Nvm it's stupid. I'm dumb

sorry

I know i'm not a good guy. All your friends say it all the time. I'm just dumb and I keep hurting you
And me

Us

I'm sorry i shouldn't have

The text was a mistake just

Sorry

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 27 2017, 10:40 PM
He's there right now isn't he?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 27 2017, 10:42 PM
Yes

No

He went to get us something to drink

Why?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 08:18 AM
You're not really at the park.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 09:03 AM
I am! I'm sitting by the swings!

Are you

Coming here??

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 09:48 AM
Maybe.

I was.

I don't know anymore.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 09:55 AM
Ry

Do you want to get back together?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 10:23 AM
Yes,

maybe

i don't know

I mean I do but what if we just

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 10:33 AM
Meet me tonight

Down at the theater

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 11:31 AM
Okay

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 11:36 AM
8pm

See you then

(debates)

Love you

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 12:02 PM
I love you too.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 12:05 PM
I'm sorry it took me so long to tell you

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 12:07 PM
Don't be.

I shouldn't have kept trying to force the issue.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 12:10 PM
You're right

This is all your fault. And you called me big head!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 12:13 PM
Don't even, Aldon.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 12:15 PM
No

My feelings were hurt

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 12:28 PM
I was talking about your confidence, not your actual head.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 12:31 PM
So you think my head is normal-sized?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 12:33 PM
Your head is perfect. Stop fishing.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 01:26 PM
Oh yeah

well

YOUR head is perfect!

Your everything is perfect...

It's kind of a tough act to follow

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 01:35 PM
Nobody is you either.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 02:29 PM
Yeah

Not many people have perfectly sized heads right? 

Why is Alva telling me to keep it in my pants?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 05:02 PM
.......

I don't know.

.....


Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 05:28 PM
ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT ME RIGHT NOW??!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 05:39 PM
Relax. I was just asking for advice.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 05:44 PM
Oh yeah??

Well I can ask for advice too!

(He asks Alva, who tells him to stfu)

I can't believe you're both ganging up on me

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 07:00 PM
You know he's giving me advice to actually be and stay with YOU right?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 07:08 PM
Oh

Is

Is it working?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 28 2017, 08:54 PM
Maybe.

Depends on me.

And you.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 28 2017, 10:09 PM
What do I have to do?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 07:38 AM
Well for one thing, we're not screwing around.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 07:48 AM
We're not?

We're not.

Wait

Did you mean that literally or like
no more games?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 08:09 AM
Both?

It seems like we rush to that part and then what?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 08:29 AM
And then we

We're okay
For a while

okay fine. I'll sit on my hands when we meet and

And I won't

But only if you don't!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 08:59 AM
I'm not!

You're the one who starts it!

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 09:15 AM
Only because you make those eyes at me!!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 09:39 AM
What? What eyes?

I do not!

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 09:49 AM
How can you say you don't when you don't even know you do?!

You totally do

Maybe not on purpose but

You do

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 09:55 AM
I'll wear sunglasses the whole time.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:00 AM
Ooh yeah that could work

And then also wear a full suit of iron?

Cause the rest of you is worse for my self control. : (

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:07 AM
Do you even want to see me at all or should we like, Skype?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:11 AM
I

I

I want to see you

You want to see me too right?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:17 AM
Yes. I said that already, didn't I?

I just don't want to keep doing the same stupid things over again. We'll just end up right back here again. You know, running to other people but missing each other.

It's so stupid.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:32 AM
What if we get married?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:34 AM
(double take)

Are you proposing to me?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:35 AM
Wha-what??! Am I?!?!?!

(Triple take)

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:36 AM
I don't know! You tell me!!

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:38 AM
I meant if we get married we wouldn't have to do this whole thing

But I didn't
Wasn't

Would you though??

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:43 AM
That's a HUGE step, Aldon! I don't know!

God, you know what everybody else would say though.
That I'm trapping you.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:47 AM
I dunno about TRAPPING

It's not gonna be a shotgun wedding or anything geez Ry

Wait who's saying stuff about us??

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:48 AM
(rolls his eyes even though Aldon can't see him)

I don't know... EVERYBODY?!

I know your friends do too.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:52 AM
Your friends talk about me more! They ALL hate me!

What're they saying this time? That we're just doing the same song and dance again right?
That I'm such a scumbag and I'm a bad person who should burn in hell because all I do is play around with your heart, like I'm not human or something and don't have feelings??!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 11:06 AM
They don't HATE you. They hate how I get when I'm with you. Or I guess when I'm NOT with you.
You're not a scumbag. Stop it.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 03:34 PM
...how do you get when you're not with me??

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 05:07 PM
Destructive. Mostly self destructive.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 05:13 PM
You miss me that much?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 05:36 PM
Is that so surprising?

...

I guess it would be. I'm pretty good at pretending to be cool under pressure, aren't I?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 05:43 PM
Yeah...

Well I guess I'm not around to see the... stuff after we break up.

You're not
Doing drugs or anything are you? : (

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 06:45 PM
No... why would you even think that?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 06:48 PM
You said destructive!

So

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 08:09 PM
Yeah. I guess I did.

Mostly
Drinking.

Meeting people.
That kind of thing.

I mean I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about it though.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 08:16 PM
Oh

I didn't realize

I didn't know

Ry...

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 08:24 PM
See? It's not you. They just

Well I know I kinda go overboard.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 08:39 PM
Well

Don't go overboard anymore

And stop meeting people!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 08:49 PM
They never stack up to you anyway.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 08:51 PM
Still!

What if you meet some psycho? Or

Or somebody who gets all obsessed with you and decides to stalk you everywhere? Then I'd have to hunt them down on the full moon and you'd end up making a murderer out of me.

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 08:56 PM
Okay wow. You're giving this a lot of thought.

And it hasn't happened yet. They're mostly one night stands whose names I don't remember. Nothing to worry about.

Heh. I never used to be this way so I guess that's what they're talking about.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 08:59 PM
Yet. Hasn't happened YET

Wait this sleeping with other people thing is a recent development?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 09:04 PM
Yeah.

Like really recent. I wasn't even sleeping with anybody when I was dating Chris.

Why?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 09:08 PM
Why did you suddenly decide you wanted to sleep with other people?!

(Conveniently ignoring 'why')

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 09:19 PM
I was trying to have a good time. Clearly I suck at relationships and I don't have to be alone so...

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 09:22 PM
What's wrong with being alone??

(Says the guy who can't stand being alone)

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 09:31 PM
You're asking ME?

I don't want to be alone. I just got out of a long term, long distance relationship and then there was the crap with you. I thought it was time to just have fun. You know what I mean?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 09:42 PM
But you didn't have fun, right?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:23 PM
Hm, tricky question.

I'd say yes but I think I was under copious amounts of alcohol at the time.

And when I woke up, it wasn't next to you. Sometimes I woke up to nobody at all. I never knew how much that could make a person feel like a piece of shit. But I guess it also eliminates all that awkward after sex banter.

What about you? And that guy?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:31 PM
(Secretly relieved)

You are the furthest thing from a piece of shit! I get it, though. I don't like it... but I get it.

And things are
they are, I guess.

He's different. Idk. He's nothing like you, but I like him. I just don't know if I

You know. Or even if HE

You know.

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 29 2017, 10:43 PM
I'm just saying it's not so great for the ol' self esteem.

I don't feel like myself. I feel like I'm trying to be somebody else and for a while, it works. But when it's night and it's quiet and it's just my thoughts, I still know.

It sure seemed serious.
I don't want to be the one standing in the way of that.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 29 2017, 10:49 PM
It's kinda too late when you're always on my mind, every single second of every day, Ry.

I mean

You made a miracle happen and got me to say the words sooooo
You're kinda already in the way.

Or you've always been in the way. Which I mean in a good way!!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 12:02 PM
Well, that IS what I wanted.

Why was it so hard for you to say before?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 12:05 PM
I guess I never thought I'd

Seriously lose you before

...cause we kept doing the same things...

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 01:15 PM
.... still I probably shouldn't have kissed Chris in front of you.

That was a dick move.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 01:17 PM
Kinda

I didn't like that

But then again, you catching me and Gregg at the strawberry festival sorta makes us even doesn't it?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 01:28 PM
Considering I went to the festival on purpose to come talk to you and reconcile.... Yep.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 01:33 PM
Damn

We're not really good at this being a couple thing huh?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 01:42 PM
No.

Well.

I think we're REALLY GOOD at it... when it's good.

We got all the chemistry. I guess we just have a hard time with the other stuff.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 01:49 PM
Being good half the time's no good!!

We need to be

Super good all the time! At everything. Then people can't judge us. >: (

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 01:51 PM
I'm kiiinda tired of everybody always judging us tbh. It's our lives we're mucking up, not theirs.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 01:56 PM
Yeah! If we want to be miserable, they should let us!!

But I don't want to be miserable...

Not with you at least.

OMG

GREGG

Should I
Break up with him now? OR???

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 02:13 PM
If you want to be with ME, then YES.

We're not doing the threesome thing. I won't share you.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 03:42 PM
OKAY

Shit

We were supposed to be out on a date.

Um. I'll talk to him. And.

OR

I run away now while he's at the concession stand!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 04:33 PM
Don't run. You have to stop doing that.

But if you do
Run over here

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 04:46 PM
Q_Q Which is it?? Run or stay and be the scumbag who breaks up with somebody on a date?

Wait

I can't run

He knows where I live

He lives with me!

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 05:46 PM
He lives with you?! How serious were you two?

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 07:02 PM
What? It's not like THAT!!

I found Gregg in the woods after a full moon and he's new to this whole werewolf thing so I was just helping him get his bearings.

Once he's initiated into our clan, he'll be okay. Just. You know, it's not safe for newbs to be running around alone. Hunters are everywhere these days.

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 07:13 PM
You don't think that'll be awkward? Living with the ex guy when you...

Never mind. I can't tell you to kick him out under those kind of circumstances but
Damn Aldon.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 07:22 PM
Oh awkward won't begin to describe it Ry!!!

But

I love YOU. I want to be with YOU.

Hey! Hey what if

No that's dumb. I'll just have to bite the bullet this time. And hope Gregg doesn't put one in me for

stringing him along. Even though I wasn't! Not on purpose...

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 07:41 PM
Yeah, you better not say you're gonna try and have us both because I'm not going for it.

And if he cared about you at all, I doubt he's going to put a bullet through you.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 08:09 PM
I wasn't...

(He was)

He's not going to be happy though. You've seen him. He could snap me like a twig and I'm no twig!

But he's not the sudden rage type... So maybe I'll get away with just Disappointment?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 08:46 PM
What If he cries though?
Nah that seems unlikely.
But awkward.

God this whole thing is awkward.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 08:48 PM
Don"t say the C-word!

Maybe we should talk first

Just you and me. And then I'll tell Gregg and if I don't make it
at least you got the words out of me 

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 08:56 PM
Yeah. Maybe. But you better not back out on me. :/

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 08:58 PM
You have so little faith in me

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 30 2017, 09:07 PM
I try to. It's hard when we have so much history. Not all of its great...

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 30 2017, 09:24 PM
But not all of it's bad either

When we first started dating... That was amazing.
We just need to get back to that hot cheese flinging honeymoon phase

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 31 2017, 08:57 AM
Do NOT fling more hot cheese at me.

I can think of several better ways to light up the honeymoon phase and they don't involve cheese, thanks.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 31 2017, 09:10 AM
Please that was young Aldon.

I'm mature now. I've graduated from hot cheese to molten burrito filling.

But go on. What about these spicy ideas to light up the honeymoon phase?

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 31 2017, 12:15 PM
Does it have to involve hot food products? I'm not sure I'm as imaginative as you are in that department.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 31 2017, 12:16 PM
You're

S t a l l i n g

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 31 2017, 12:20 PM
I'm better at showing than telling.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 31 2017, 12:28 PM
(struggles internally)

You

Waitaminute

You're the one who said we should talk and slow down and stuff!

YOU

EVIL

FOX

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 31 2017, 12:51 PM
...yeah I think I'm part of the problem....

Alva would be smacking me about now

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 31 2017, 12:56 PM
Aha! So you're saying it's not all me!!

Thank god, I was worried.

Posted by: RYLAND REN Jul 31 2017, 04:39 PM
It's habit, all right? At least I acknowledge my mistakes, Mr. Perfect.

Posted by: ALDON HUANG Jul 31 2017, 05:30 PM
I do have a beautiful perfect head...

Wait so your habit is flirting with me?? ...it's not a TERRIBLE habit, I mean...

[Ryland Ren]

I do seem to have a pretty bad habit of doing that, yes.

[Aldon Huang]

 

Well... I'm not complaining! Guess I do it too. Flirt back I mean.

...not so good when I'm dating somebody else though.

Do I have to tell Gregg? Can't we just run off into the sunset together like in the movies??

[Ryland Ren]

You have to say something. :(

That would be cruel to just run out on him.

[Aldon Huang]

Why don't you ever let me be a jerk? Why you gotta be all responsible and everything?

[Ryland Ren]

Fine.  Be a jerk.

But I don't date jerks.

[Aldon Huang]

Well

Shit

NO WAIT

we're not dating now i can still be a jerk! Then when we get back together, I'll be nice again!

[Ryland Ren]

That's so not how it works.

[Aldon Huang]

Why not?! Work with me here Ry!!

[Ryland Ren]

I am! But you're talking about running away instead of dumping somebody. He's going to find you. This isn't a big town.

[Aldon Huang]

:(

Being responsible sucks

[Ryland Ren]

yeah, it really does...

[Aldon Huang]

Ry

What if

I get roe to do it?

[Ryland Ren]

That's

you're

that's awful!

it's kind of genius but still...

AWFUL

[Aldon Huang]

NO GO BACK TO GENIUS YOU SAID GENIUS THAT MEANS IT COULD WORK

What do i have a twin for if he's not gonna help me in my time of need?