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[hasteful]

[sengo is a blushing virgin

. . . ? but buzen tilts his head at that even as he lets itsuki lead him along, following after obediently while the other takes lead.]

What do you mean? You've always followed through on what you've said to me...

[nightchild]

[:///

itsuki smiles at that,]

You never wanted anything from me. The moment we first met -- I could tell that you were someone who focused on other people over yourself. So I never got the sense that you wanted me to be someone else... and I didn't feel like I had to lie.

...That was the first time I met anyone like you. Everyone else... They're not bad or anything, but they were different.

[hasteful]

[ . . . ? it confuses buzen, just a little. he can think of a lot of people like that, even people at the prism.]

... mm. Well, I'm glad I could give you that. I don't want you to feel like you have to lie or pretend to be someone else.

I've always liked you - I've only come to like you more and more.

[nightchild]

[itsuki looks at the row of swimming goggles like this will somehow stop him from blushing,

he coughs into his hand, a-hem. then... a thought occurs to him, it's like a little lightbulb,]

...Why did you like me?

[he can recall that first meeting... he was just being his performative slut self,

or is it just that buzen likes everyone and there was no one he really disliked? he feels like this is also a good answer]

[hasteful]

.... umm, I didn't really have a reason not to?

[HE REALLY JUST LIKES EVERYONE BY DEFAULT

but he tries to think back on it....]

... I liked that you were easy to help, and accepting of my help... Some people weren't, and I couldn't figure out what to do to make their time easier.

When you called me Buu-kun, I also thought that was pretty funny. [FUNNY???] I felt better about calling you Suki.... some people don't always like it when I shorten their name, but some names are long.... or hard to pronounce...

[nightchild]

[FUNNY.....

this is so like buzen though, wow... funny how behavior that confused itsuki back then just endears buzen even more to him now...]

...Mm, that's why I called you Buu-kun. I was hoping you wouldn't like it.

[the difference between them............]

You wanted to help me, and I just wanted to see what would make you uncomfortable.

[hasteful]

Really?

[HE JUST

COULDN'T TELL

HELP]

.... you probably couldn't find anything, huh..... I didn't feel uncomfortable at all....

[nightchild]

[a performative slut meets his ultimate enemy... a good-hearted himbo

itsuki laughs,]

Not even when I bit you?

[hasteful]

Garou-san beat you to it?

[nightchild]

...Don't phrase it like that...

[HE DOESN'T WANT



TO BE JEALOUS



OF GAROU!!!!!!!!!!

puts a pair of goggles around buzen's face]

[hasteful]

[GOGGLES? he's so confused and uncomfortable. he immediately tries to shake them off like a dog who was forced into a sweater he doesn't like]

Do I look like Kuwa...?

[nightchild]

[i can't believe itsuki finally made buzen uncomfortable, physically

he lifts the goggles so they're not over buzen's eyes]

I think we need these if we're gonna go swimming in the ocean.

[itsuki is both a malewife and a mom, he's the type of guy who gets everything you might possibly need on a trip]

[hasteful]

You're overthinking it! The ocean's been there forever, and these eye things are totally new! I'm sure we can do just fine without them.

[or at least buzen can? he will take them off and put them on itsuki....

and then turn to wander off because he wants to look at the next thing!]

[nightchild]

[HE REALLY BLINDED ITSUKI AND WANDERED OFF.....

itsuki pulls off the goggles... he grabs another pair just in case and follows after,]

It's been around forever, so it's had time to get more -- [what's the word again] polluted? It's not as clean as it used to be.

[tho he guesses if buzen gets EYE GERMS he could just get repaired and be as good as new.... itsuki's twink body though...]

[hasteful]

[yea he doesn't want goggles and was like 'that's that!' but buzen will just laugh at that and then reach out for itsuki's hand again.]

Then you should wear them, I guess.

[BUZEN JUST DECIDED HE DOESN'T WANT TO]

[nightchild]

[HE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO?

itsuki shocked because buzen has never denied him anything except for wearing GOGGLES I GUESS??? IM SHAKING]

First the ice cream, now this...

[he holds onto both pairs anyway because he wants the illusion of choice... and looks at a hello kitty beach towel with a vaguely shocked expression on his face,]

[hasteful]

[help

buzen is just going to look confused, tilting his head]

Is something the matter?

[nightchild]

[itsuki will just

wrap the towel around buzen, drawing him closer.]

I won't make you wear the goggles, but...

[he leans in, places a light kiss at the corner of both eyes]

You have to tell me if your eyes start feeling strange, okay? If you don't, then I'll be really mad at you.

[DON'T JUST FORGET TO TELL HIM BUZEN!!!]

[hasteful]

[he obediently stays still? it's so funny that itsuki probably gets whiplash because sometimes buzen is very obedient and sometimes he really is not,]

Mm, okay. I will.

I don't want you to be mad.

[how funny that he's just barking at itsuki in another thread while he's saying this,]

[nightchild]

[HE DOES IN FACT GET WHIPLASH? but it also keeps things exciting? he thinks that now but he's crying in that other thread]

...I'm happy to hear that, but I'd also like it if you didn't want to be hurt.

[itsuki says, while running onto a battlefield. he'll gather the towel to himself and move on, picking up a few more things]

I can't seem to stop worrying even though I know it's different for you.

[hasteful]

[buzen just laughs at that, tilting his head]

I just don't think a little water will be enough to hurt me... but it's not like I'm reckless on purpose or anything.

Ro-san scolded me for that too, back at the Prism. I don't mean to be ungrateful for your worry....

[nightchild]

[itsuki smiles in reply, though it's a little crooked. he can sense the 'but' there???

but also they're on a date, so maybe itsuki doesn't want this soft, teasing moment to lead into a real argument. he heads to the register, slipping his hand into buzen's]

Ana-chan, huh? I wish I could have seen that.

[being scolded by roxana... itsuki isn't that much of an M to get excited by that, but he feels like it must be really effective.]

Aren't you supposed to listen to your master?

[hasteful]

[buzen will take itsuki's hand!

but also - ]

Well, she warned me really early.... way before she was my master.

Our first week there, I think?

[nightchild]

Buzen...

[he gives him a sort of squinty eyed look as if to ask 'i feel like i know what you were doing to get scolded like that and yet']

And now? I feel like she has to have warned you more than once....

[hasteful]

[he pauses... like he's thinking about it... and then he shakes his head.]

No, just the once. I apologized, and... well, I really don't mean to cause people reason to worry...

[ . . . . ]

I've been trying to do better. Am I not...?