[It does somehow manage to be soothing in a way. Claude wasn't really looking for reassurance, but yet that one he's given seems to melt him like butter. He settles in a little further, his weight relaxing easily against Dimitri's frame. For a brief moment, he closes his eyes, a smile remaining on his lips as he just listens to how Dimitri responds to his indirect proposal.]
I would've done that either way, you know. [His response comes with a warmly amused laugh.] I'd be a pretty terrible boyfriend if I just decided to move farther away without telling you a thing.
[Claude knows he isn't the best communicator about some things in his life, but he's nowhere near that closed off. Regardless of whether or not Dimitri wants to move in with him at any point, he still intends on relying on Dimitri for moral support at the very least. Someone to come look at apartments he's considering, or help him track down some cheap furniture that falls within his budget—the small sort of things that one should rely on their partner for. He won't put the pressure on Dimitri about moving in together; right now it's just a playful seed to plant, but even come the time when he's ready to move, he'll just want Dimitri's company and support as he navigates taking some new steps in his life.]
Either way, no need to think too hard on it now. It's not like you have to think about moving out of the dorms. It has its benefits, so it's not like there's anything wrong with it. [He just really doesn't want Dimitri to feel rushed or pressured. After all, what kind of boyfriend would he be if he did something like that? He wants Dimitri to make those choices on his own terms, when the time is right. They're still learning to navigate their relationship, so asking for too much else would be silly. They've got months to see if maybe that sort of arrangement would even make sense for them.
(But he'd much rather have Dimitri for a roommate than one of his other friends or a random stranger.)] And if things change...
[He hums quietly, as if to let Dimitri know he's not shutting down any possibility or want—just that he is trying to take things at a pace that makes sense for them.] Figuring things out together is what couples do, right?
[He also wants to make it clear that he very much so enjoys being able to call them a couple, now that they actually are one, rather than dancing around the formalities.]
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I would've done that either way, you know. [His response comes with a warmly amused laugh.] I'd be a pretty terrible boyfriend if I just decided to move farther away without telling you a thing.
[Claude knows he isn't the best communicator about some things in his life, but he's nowhere near that closed off. Regardless of whether or not Dimitri wants to move in with him at any point, he still intends on relying on Dimitri for moral support at the very least. Someone to come look at apartments he's considering, or help him track down some cheap furniture that falls within his budget—the small sort of things that one should rely on their partner for. He won't put the pressure on Dimitri about moving in together; right now it's just a playful seed to plant, but even come the time when he's ready to move, he'll just want Dimitri's company and support as he navigates taking some new steps in his life.]
Either way, no need to think too hard on it now. It's not like you have to think about moving out of the dorms. It has its benefits, so it's not like there's anything wrong with it. [He just really doesn't want Dimitri to feel rushed or pressured. After all, what kind of boyfriend would he be if he did something like that? He wants Dimitri to make those choices on his own terms, when the time is right. They're still learning to navigate their relationship, so asking for too much else would be silly. They've got months to see if maybe that sort of arrangement would even make sense for them.
(But he'd much rather have Dimitri for a roommate than one of his other friends or a random stranger.)] And if things change...
[He hums quietly, as if to let Dimitri know he's not shutting down any possibility or want—just that he is trying to take things at a pace that makes sense for them.] Figuring things out together is what couples do, right?
[He also wants to make it clear that he very much so enjoys being able to call them a couple, now that they actually are one, rather than dancing around the formalities.]