Sunnydale AU: definitions

[americas_son]

First thing about college that sucks: Classes started two days before Sunnydale High.

Cal is also not excited about his classes themselves.

He does have to admit, though, that not having to be awake practically before sunrise has been pretty awesome. And today he got out at roughly the time Sunnydale High does, which he'll have to mention to Sherlock - there are three days in his week when Cal will be able to give him a ride home.

. . . although, judging from the ancient red truck with the hot girl driving it that Cal passed on his way up the driveway, that may not be an issue.

He's still smirking as he heads for the door.

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[if_inconvenient]

"Good heavens. No, I don't think the sort of advice on girls that Tony Stark would give is quite the kind I need."

Lots and lots of casual sex really isn't Sherlock's thing. At all.

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

". . . okay, probably not," Cal concedes.

"But still. Other than the advice thing." It doesn't all have to be advice.

[if_inconvenient]

"Other than that, I confess I have little interest in listening to him recite his achievements."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal snorts.

Fair enough, he supposes.

"Maybe I'm the one who hasn't been doing my job, then."

[if_inconvenient]

"I was not aware it was your job to talk to me about girls."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Obviously someone has to," Cal says, "and no offense to Jarvis, but I'm not gonna leave it up to him, either."

[poeticterms]

"None taken."

[if_inconvenient]

"I see. Your logic is irrefutable."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal looks cheerfully smug.

"Of course it is."

Girls happen to be something he is good at. And next week, he will officially have gone the longest he's ever gone in a relationship without cheating. He doesn't even think about it. (Much. Or. Well. Not seriously, anyway. For long.)

Maybe all he needed was to like the girl enough. Maybe that really did fix him.

[if_inconvenient]

"Yes, because that is what you are known for," Sherlock teases. "Irrefutable logic."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"Hey, it had to rub off sooner or later," Cal says. "And just because you don't always like my logic doesn't mean it isn't any good."

[if_inconvenient]

"Your logic is often downright terrible, but it has its moments."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"My logic makes sense to me."

. . . usually.

[if_inconvenient]

"More often than not, I suppose."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"That's what counts," Cal says decisively.

[if_inconvenient]

"And you are certainly confident about your conclusions."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"I have to be," Cal says reasonably, "if anyone else is going to. I can make all the sense I want, but if people think I don't believe it, they won't either."

[if_inconvenient]

"I take your point."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

"So," Cal says. "When you've decided you want to talk about Bella, you let me know."

Not "if." When. Cal is confident about that, too.

[if_inconvenient]

"I suppose that deciding there is nothing to talk about is not an option."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal is a cheerfully smug Cal.

"Nope."

[if_inconvenient]

"Well, I am disinclined to cast her as my personal Irene Adler, but I at least expect she will contribute to making the year less dull than it otherwise could have been."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal says nothing.

Smugly.

[if_inconvenient]

"Hush, you."

[americas-son.livejournal.com]

Cal grins.

"I didn't say anything."