Fics like to the bone, i'm evergreen

In which Mark and Petey fall in love with each other and Petey's outie makes the drastic choice of reintegration for him. "Why would I burn out?" Mark asks, genuinely curious. "I've seen it. I've seen innies ask their outies to resign." Petey grabs his raisins from the vending machine, and settles in at the table, Mark right beside him without a second's hesitation. "The pressure of important projects can get to people." "The work is mysterious and important," Mark says, because it's true. "You told me that on day one." Petey seems to be examining his face for something. "Yeah, but I don't want you to go," he says. "The other guys are good, but – " He drops his voice a bit. "They're not as interesting as you are." That's flattering. "I'm interesting?" Mark asks, honestly surprised. Petey pops open his raisin container and laughs. "You can carry a conversation without relying on swearing or Kier," he says. "That makes you interesting to me." Mark feels a strange kind of warmness wash over him. "Huh," he says. "I mean, you're interesting, too."

Fics like to the bone, i'm evergreen

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