Somethings are unavoidable

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Ty thought Disney World was, alright. And he honestly couldn't have said what sparked his alteration in moods, given that he was in the 'happiest place in the world'. It was just that...suddenly he wasn't as enthusiastic about the whole trip as Ollie was. He did try to hide it, though. He pasted on an amused smile, and walked with his hands stuffed in his pockets as they bounced between rides and shops.

He paid for a very nice meal, and then let Ollie pay for buying them Micky Mouse ears. All in all, it was not bad. Just something wasn't good, either.

By the time they got back to the hotel, even, he was just ready for a hot shower and to crawl into bed. With luck the mood would pass. Ty had to hope, at least, because it wasn't like he had medications he could take for it. Or like he could even tell anyone- not if he wanted to keep his uniform at least.

"I'm...taking a shower." He announced as the door to the rooms opened. "And don't even try to steal it before me."

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If he wanted it to survive, Ty thought. He wouldn't haven blamed Ollie for looking him straight in the eye right then, and there and saying he couldn't handle it- he couldn't handle the ups and downs, or everything in between. In truth, he felt like he was waiting for the other shoe to drop and almost regretted ever opening himself to this whole idea of dating.

Of being emotionally...vulnerable.

"Okay," was the only thing Ty could think to say as he lowered his hand and looked away from Ollie. A part of him wondered what he was supposed to say now, or if he could even say anything at all.

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Ollie gave him an odd look, his brows furrowing a bit as he looked at Ty. He was, he realized, going to have to be the one to try to get them back on something like an even keel. He smirked a bit and tapped Ty on the cheek with his bandaged hand. "I punched a wall over you," he said, "and you haven't kissed it better yet."

He slipped back into the hotel room and set aside the alcohol before he looked back at Ty. "That's me, by the way, not the wall."

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Being tapped on the face brought him around, and Ty stared at Ollie for a moment. There was a worry that slipped over his eyes for a moment, before a faint smile. "What did the wall ever do to you?" He asked, before moving closer to Ollie. There was still a dourness to him, but he wanted to keep trying.

Maybe morning would be better.

"It won't...be like this, you know. All the time." He said, catching Ollie's hand and lifting it to his lips to kiss it 'better'. As he lowered the man's hand again, he chewed on his bottom lip. "I don't even notice it, you know. When...when the 'mania' hits. Its just this rush, and everything gets done faster than normal, and I'm happy...But that's what happens most of the time."

And the mania could be just as dangerous, if not more.

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"Oh, you know, it was there. In my way." It was there, and Ty had just stalked out, he thought, and there hadn't been any better ideas at the time. He was lucky he hadn't broken it.

Ollie tilted his head to one side and lifted his shoulders in a slight shrug. "I'm not completely unfamiliar with that side of things," he said. "I've seen you....way up a few times now." Thanksgiving had been the most prominent, though Ollie had mostly been right there with him. But it hadn't been the only time.

It was kind of like being caught up in a whirlwind.

There wasn't any real point on focusing what was probably going to come in the future, though and Oliie reached out to grab Ty's shirt in his fist, pulling him in for a firm kiss. "We'll take it as it comes," he said. "Just like everything else. Okay?"

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He wasn't sure if Ollie was really okay with things, or just bluffing. But he wasn't going to argue as his lips met Ollie's and his shoulders relaxed, he relented to the idea that things could be okay.

Things could really just be okay.