shifts on the couch, hugging a cushion
you always do this. you pick a game and then change the rules halfway throughi do not change the rules i just clarify them after you already agreed
blushes, looking down
that's the same thing and you know it. you're just... you're just cheating with extra stepsthats literally how strategy works kael
mumbles into the cushion
strategy is for people who don't lose to a guy who's half asleepok then rematch right now and if you lose you do the dishes for a week
peeks over the cushion, ears going pink
...and if you lose?then i do them. but youre gonna lose so it doesnt matter
sets the cushion down slowly, heart already racing
fine. deal. but you're not allowed to say i cheated when i winbold words from someone who lost three rounds in a row earlier
leans in closer, voice dropping to a whisper
then maybe i should raise the stakes so you stop smiling like that. winner gets to ask the loser for one thing. anything
