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Jason had gotten with Mafioso, the man loved him and it took a bit but he developed feelings back. Some time after he had gotten with him, once Mafioso deemed him ready, he was introduced to his men Soldier, Caproegime, Consigilere and Contractee. All of them were so kind and so very different but so similar. He got along with all of them well enough and thought he was being introduced because, you know, Mafioso cared about them and wanted him to know them, he was right on both fronts but there was another reason. Jason knew that Mafioso was in a relationship with all his men, he didn’t really care so long as he wasn’t intruding and he was assured he wasn’t. He hadn’t understood what he meant by saying that he shared the people he loved with the people he loved until now.
He was sitting on the couch with Mafioso just across from him and the others also nearby. Mafioso had a frown that he didn’t like. His hands tapped his knees as he stared at the man who was watching him, who seemed so confused and so sad at the same time, had he done something? He felt a surge of anger towards himself, of course he messed something up. Of course the moment someone loves him he messes it up.
“You’ve been avoiding the others, why?”
That made him twitch, the others? As in his men? Of course he avoided them, they weren’t exactly friends, close sure but not friends…he didn’t think. He…hmm, he brought his hands up.
I’m confused.
“You’re confused? With what?”
Why wouldn’t I be avoiding them?
Silence, he took that as a sign (ha) to keep signing.
Me and your other lovers aren’t friends, allies maybe but not friends. You love them so I stay a little back, you said that they didn’t mind me dating you and I don’t mind them dating you either. I just decided that we could keep space.
He stopped and clenched his hands open and closed. He tilted his head slightly.
Is that why you’re upset with me? Because I’m not hanging out with them? You just had to ask, I don’t mind becoming friends with them.
More silence. He chittered imperceptibly.
Is something wrong?
“Wha…they’re not friends? I thought…wait did you not know? I thought I told you.”
Told what?
Soldier let out a snort and started laughing.
“Holy shit! That’s why he’s been avoiding us!”
Consigliere sighs and crosses his arms while Contractee groans and Caporegime mutters something in Italian, he wasn’t sure what, he couldn’t speak the language. Mafioso frowned.
“There has been a misunderstanding.”
I can tell, what did I miss?
“You…remember when I told you that I share the people I love with others I love?”
Yes, why bring that up?
“I also asked if us dating each other would be fine or if you wanted to do solo dating…do you know what that means?”
Yeah, you were asking if I was fine with you dating the others. I wasn’t entirely sure what you meant by solo dating but I just thought you meant you’d break up with them, I didn’t want that, you’ve been with them for so long.
“Darling, I meant if you were fine with dating the others.”
Well-
His hands stop as he stares, as he blinks from behind his mask and just…stares. A minute passes and then another before he’s signing too fast for any of them to keep up. Mafioso quickly gets up.
“Woah woah, bunny rabbit calm down.”
Jason feels his face burning, he feels himself growing more and more embarrassed by the second. Of course that’s what he meant, he had said us as in both him and Mafioso. As if he was okay with dating the others or just wanted to date him. A hand took his and Mafioso laughed softly.
“Relax Jason.”
He pulled his hand away and started rapid signing again only to stop when his hands were taken once more.
“Hey hey, relax. You’re fine.”
“Holy shit what a big fucking misunderstanding!”
“That’s fucked funny.”
“How adorable.”
“Is that why we don’t get any flowers?”
He attempted to pull his hands away but Mafioso just held them, he let out a quiet click and then bows his head. When his hands are let go of he grabs Mafioso’s coat and buries his mask into his chest, how embarrassing. How stupidly embarrassing, how could he be so dumb? Why was he so stupid?
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about bunny.”
He gives no response, there is actually a lot of things to be embarrassed about. He briefly wished he could be smarter and then lets his face be moved to look at Mafioso…he turns away.
“Hey now, it was a mistake, I should have been more clear.”
“Yeah, you’re not in the wrong, like, at all.”
“We should have asked more questions!”
“Come on, don’t be so upset.”
“There there, you’re quite alright.”
He blushed under his mask at the attention and felt more embarrassment. They were always so nice to him, how hadn’t he known? It was so fucking obvious god he felt like more of an idiot. He moved and buried his mask into his chest again. He heard his gentle, rumbling laughter and then a hand on his back. He heard humming and twitched when a set of hands took one of his own. He pulled and stared at Soldier who was smiling widely at him.
“I’d love to get to know you more, now that we both know what the problem was…how about a date hmm? I’ll pay~”
“Wah-hey! I was going to ask!”
“You snooze, you lose Contractee!”
“Fuck you!”
“Hey-!”
He watched Soldier and Contractee start fighting, his other hand was taken as the one originally being held was let go so the two could wrestle better.
“Perhaps you’d prefer less energy for your first date? I could help with that.”
“Or, you need a fantastic conversationalist, Caporegime isn’t that best at that but I am!”
“Rude.”
Jason sat there slightly stunned, okay…so now he had dates he needed to plan…he should figure out what they like and carve something for them, it would make up for how much of an idiot he is.