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You're Safe From the Weight of the World | Mason & Diego

  "No, I d-do.. I need t-to get used to them." He sighed again, following after Diego quickly considering his long strides were two of Mason’s own strides. "What d-do you h-have?" Mason asked, sitting on one of the stools that were in Diego’s kitchen.  

Diego shrugged, he really had never been the type to spend much time in the kitchen, seeing as he had a tendency to burn almost everything he attempted to create. "I'm not really sure, actually. Probably like burgers and chicken and stuff? I normally just order pizza or takeout or something."

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  Mason flushed red, ducking his head to try and hide the colour that had rushed to his cheeks. “Yeah, I th-think I should t-too. M-Movies? I forgot about the m-movies.. D-Did they make all seven?” He asked, his eyes wide with excitement.

Diego smiled as he saw the crimson tinting his friends cheeks once again. "They made eight, actually." He corrected gently, a grin on his face. "The seventh book was split into two movies, and before you ask, yes, I do have them all."

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  "No, I d-do.. I need t-to get used to them." He sighed again, following after Diego quickly considering his long strides were two of Mason’s own strides. "What d-do you h-have?" Mason asked, sitting on one of the stools that were in Diego’s kitchen.  

"Yeah, but you don't have to wear all of them if you don't want to." He offered, opening his refrigerator and rummaging around. "I dunno, depends on what you want. If you'd like we can order out." 

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  Mason flushed red, ducking his head to try and hide the colour that had rushed to his cheeks. “Yeah, I th-think I should t-too. M-Movies? I forgot about the m-movies.. D-Did they make all seven?” He asked, his eyes wide with excitement.

He poked Mason gently, a teasing smile still on his face. "They have movies all right. Eight. They split the last one into two different parts, built suspense or something." He shrugged, grinning at Mason's excitement over something that seemed so simple.

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  "Y-Yeah, I definitely th-think so. Maybe w-we could just venture out t-to a park and a b-bookstore or something?" He asked quietly before giggling. "I know, b-but to be honest, I’ll p-probably only ever want b-books.Though I n-need to finish Harry P-Potter first!" Mason smiled excitedly.

"A bookstore," Diego chuckled lightly, "you're such a nerd, Mason." He joked, grinning down as his friend giggled. "Yes, you should probably finish up with that series before you start another. Then you have to watch all of the movies as well, a Harry Potter marathon."

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  "I n-never forgot.." He replied, biting his lip softly as he smiled up at Diego. "I never f-forgot that you love m-me." Mason sat up too, nodding at Diego’s words before picking his clothes up, sighing as he put the itchy, heavy fabric on again. He was still used to wearing nothing, wearing actual clothes was weird to him. "I’m st-starving." He chuckled, standing in the door way and waiting for Diego.

"Good." He said softly before gathering his clothes from the ground. Diego tugged on his own clothes, not missing the way that Mason sighed. "Hey, you don't have to wear all of them if you don't want to. I just thought it'd be good for you to get used to them again, but if they're uncomfortable or whatever..." He trailed off, taking a few long strides out of the room and heading towards the kitchen. "What would you like to eat?'

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  Mason chuckled, licking the mans finger with a light giggle. “I th-think you should come w-with me when I go out.. It’s sc-scary out there.” He murmured, biting his lip softly again. “I’d actually l-like that.” He grinned at Diego, kissing his cheek softly. “I r-really don’t know what I’d sp-spend it on.. I’d p-probably spend it all on books or just k-keep it and save it or whatever. Y-You don’t have to give me an allowance, D-Diego.”

He smiled down at Mason before nodding. "It'd probably be best for you to be accompanied the first few times, until you get used to people again, right?" He asked, nudging Mason slightly. "Even if I don't give you any money all you have to do is ask and I'll try and get it for you. Books or whatever else."

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  Mason just blushed deeper at the obvious proudness in the mans voice. All he wanted to do was to make Diego happy and proud, and hearing that in his voice made Mason happier than he’d been in a long, long time. “I—..” He thought about that for a second before shaking his head. “N-No. I’m not c-comfortable around anyone r-really except you..” He admitted, his lower lip pushed out into a tiny, adorable pout. 

Diego laughed breathily and poked Mason's protruding lip. "That's fine, maybe once you have spent some time outside getting comfortable in the world again you can look. I don't want you putting yourself in an uncomfortable or scary position if there is no real necessity. Or I suppose I could always just call you my intern and make you go on coffee runs for me." He teased, nudging Mason's arm. "I mean, even if you don't get a job I'll still give you spending money, like, an allowance or whatever."

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  "M-Maybe.. I g-guess so." Mason blushed softly and shrugged, looking up at Diego with his big, blue eyes. "I know D-Diego.." He sighed softly before pulling away slightly, still keeping his eye on the other mans. "I l-love you, Diego." Mason stated simply, flushing a deeper shade of red at his own words.

Diego smiled, leaning forward and giving Mason a small peck on the cheek. "I love you took Mason, remember? Remember how you promised not to forget that you were loved?" He asked, starting to sit up on the edge of the bed and scan the floor for their clothes. "How about we get up and mozy on to the kitchen and get some food? I know I'm hungry, so you must be starving." 

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  "I w-want to b-become something.. M-Make something of myself, y-you know? Like, g-get an education." He admitted sheepishly, looking down with a little blush before looking back up at Diego a few moments later. "B-But maybe I should focus on g-getting a job and h-helping you out.." Mason murmured, not liking the fact that Diego would have to pay for everything for him.

"Hey, no need to blush, that's a great goal." Diego murmured proudly. There were many people who had the opportunity to obtain a higher education who turned it down and would always regret it, so why would it be bad for Mason to want one? "If you want to get a job then you can do that. But are you even really comfortable around other people right now?" He asked, not wanting Mason to push himself to be in a situation where he would feel bad. "It's not a necessity."

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  "N-No, a persons m-mental state makes them st-strong. I d-d-don’t have a good mental state, Diego.. Not right n-now. You know th-that." He sighed, pulling him closer before giggling at him. "I would n-never ever get bored of spending time with y-you Diego. I want t-too though.. I don’t w-want to be sponging off y-you for the rest of my life. I want t-to pay my way." Mason said, clearly set on this.

"Mason..." He sighed softly before shaking his head. Diego's eyes flickered down to meet his friends before he bit his lip softly. "You are strong, though. You've endured so many awful things but you're still such an adorable, kind person. That's definitely a sign of strength, right?" He chuckled slightly at Mason's next statement before shrugging. "If you want to then I'm not opposed to that, just don't feel like you have to. I'm here for you, always."

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  "I r-really would like speech therapy. P-People pick on m-me because of m-my stutter and single m-me out as weak. It’s n-not exactly b-beneficial." He sighed, biting his lip softly as he looked up at Diego. "I suppose y-you don’t get anything out of it except f-for my lovely c-company." He chuckled. "Okay, I’ll g-get my degree and a g-good job. At least I c-can help you out with things around h-here money wise and pay for m-myself and stuff then."

"Those people are stupid." He grumbled, idly playing with Mason's hair. "You're not weak, Mason. You're probably much stronger than any of them. Muscles don't make someone strong." Diego noted, sighing slightly at the thought of people picking on his best friend. Chuckling, he nodded. "I'd be okay with your lovely company. However, I imagine that eventually you'd grow bored of that. I honestly don't care if you pay bills Masey, just as long as you're safe and happy."

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  "Okay.. It w-was nobody’s fault." He smiled softly. "You’re r-right. Let’s f-forget all about the p-past and focus on the p-present and the future." He nodded. He knew that if they kept thinking of the past and casa and Thailand that they wouldn’t get past anything and they needed to do that. They needed to forget all about it. Mason especially.

He bit his lip, hugging Mason close to him again. Diego felt as if he was being entirely too clingy, like a teenage girl with her first boyfriend. "Yes, and what would you like to do in the future, besides eat?" He joked, though it was obviously a serious question. Diego didn't want Mason to mope around forever. While what had happened to his best friend was unimaginable and awful, he wanted to make sure that Mason was able to move on and look forward to life.

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  "R-Really? Like speech th-therapy or something?" He asked with a grin, looking up at Diego. "I w-want to do psychology…" He murmured, biting his lip. "But only if y-you can afford it D-Diego. I can quite happily l-live here with you without a d-degree for the rest of m-my life."

"If speech therapy is what you want to do then yeah, sure." He said with a shrug, smiling down at Mason. Diego bit his lip softly for a moment, trying to think of the best way to word how Mason going to college would be beneficial. "Think of it.... like an investment, yeah?" he started, "if you don't get a degree and you just live here for the rest of your life like you're saying," he said, slightly teasing, "then what do I get out of it?" 

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  "Diego.. That w-wasn’t your fault. W-We agreed it wasn’t y-your fault." He murmured, biting his lip softly and hugging Diego back just as tightly. "It w-was my fault for g-going close to the bars. I should of known b-better than that. It was a stupid m-move." He sighed, before shrugging into the embrace.

"You agreed on that, I doubt I would." He chuckled lightly, loosening his grip on Mason. Diego doubted that the boys idea of fun was being squeezed to death constantly. "Maybe we should just agree it was nobody's fault. I mean... can we really move forward if we constantly focus on the past?" He asked, wanting the best for both of them. Maybe it was for the best if they just pretended to forget about what had happened. Wouldn't the best way to move on be to put the past behind them?

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  He swallowed hard and looked down. “I m-must of not wanted t-to scare you.” He sighed, biting his lip. “I r-remember him coming to the j-jail.. And I must of d-done or said something. He grabbed my through the bars h-harshly, then p-pushed his thumb h-harshly against my eye sockets t-to force tears out because he wanted to see m-me cry.” He shook his head, sighing. “He apologized. Said h-he wouldn’t do it again. He n-never hurt me again.”

"Mason...." He whispered, tugging the boy closer to him and enveloping the younger in a hug. "Fuck, I'm so sorry I got you in jail. if, if I'd never said those things to you he wouldn't have visited, maybe he wouldn't even know of your existence and Harry could've gotten you back and you'd be content and wouldn't have tried to leave and end up in Thailand and..." Diego rambled on, squeezing Mason tightly. "I'm so so sorry.

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  "I love h-how much you love my st-stutter." Mason grinned, pressing a kiss to Diego’s cheek. "I don’t know m-my interests anymore… Apart f-from Harry Potter." He chuckled, looking away. "Wait, w-what? I’m going to c-college?" He asked, snapping his head back to Diego and looking confused. "You c-can afford that on top of everything else? I d-don’t want you putting yourself out on the l-line for me, D-Dee."

He smiled when he felt Mason's lips brush across his cheek. "Well, apparently you don't love it, so we should see what we can do about fixing it." He offered, smiling down at the boy. "Mason, if you want to go you can go. I don't offer people things when I know there's no way I can deliver them. Obviously we'd have to work out the logistics of it, but it's in reach."