WE! WE ARE! PLEASE BE TOO SMART FOR US! - Exactly xD Now, don’t look under the tables
"Now go down and look." - Enji, please just look and decide it’s too much work and leave, please and thank you
A snort. "I know what you’re trying to do," ‘Enji’ says. - Ah, wonderful, Enji thinks Banda just wants to look at his ass, doesn’t he? Are they gonna kiss now?
the table above their heads shakes violently, - They’re kissing. Rather… passionately xD (I mean, I did say they should) It’s always tables with Banda, isn’t it?
"You do not seriously think I’d need pretenses to have you … bent over for me, do you?" - 😏
"Oh, look at you, Darling. Already so … affected, hm?" - 😏😏 (actually, let me put them on my writing list)
"They’re fucking crazy," - May I correct you. “They’re fucking, crazy” (one comma makes a difference)
"You wanna set a fire?" - Careful! Niragi is very flammable
"Not a fire. What the fuck, Arisu?" - See? One of them has common sense
"We're not in a horror flick. - It could be, have some fantasy, Niragi xD
"Now … let’s play a bit first, hm? My shy little lamb…" - Botanical garden reference? xD
But he isn’t. - He was set on fire. ...joking
"T-They- He- gun," - HUUUUUUUHHHHH?!
"They..- not supposed...- a gun." - YOU DID NOT JUST SHOOT AT NIRAGI! Banda, when I catch you..- Now get tf out of there and hug later or maybe hug quickly and then escape
"And he… I heard the cocking of a gun a-and..- I-" - (I swear, if Banda just has that sound on a replay button to mess with people… I’d trust him to carry a real gun though, even if knifes are more his thing)
boomboomboom - three explosions, you know what this reminds me of..?
The gun is lifted again, directly at- - NO, take it down! BAD MANIAC, BAD!
“Well, that escalated quickly.” - me Btw, was this the action scene you were talking about? Because I think you did that quite well with the suspense :) NOW WHY THE HELL DID THEY HAVE A GUN IN FAKE IKEA
Fuck, I’m gonna get dragged to court and then thrown into prison and then- - Calm down. Also, are you two sure separating was the right thing to do? You didn’t have to talk but maybe quiet comfort by not being alone (even if Niragi thinks he doesn’t want it), you two clearly need it. Sigh I’m dealing with idiots. (Nothing new)
He will not answer. - He better answer
He doesn’t know, because I cut him off. Both of them. Because I can barely stand myself. - And I’m sure he’ll be relieved you’re alive!!!
"This is the sexiest voice mail you’ll ever hear. Why? Cause you’re allowed to hear my sexy voice, of course! If you wanna hear it in real-life as well, which I’m sure you want, just leave little old me a message after the … BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP, hehe." - PFFFFFFFFFFF, That is the exact kinda voice mail I’d expect him to have xD
Niragi comments from … the floor? - Ah. Yes. I said he secretly doesn’t want to be alone either. I was right. Now why is he on the floor. Someone pick him up
"Wanna … play truth or dare?" - I sure hope you do because I want to read it!!
"Wouldn’t that be a cool skill for an RPG? Instead of talking to animals, you now got the ability to hear all the food whining to you about their daily life? Imagine the things they have seen, the places they have been and-" - Arisu. Are you okay. Do you need a hug? Next thing he’s gonna suggest a cupcake rocket launcher xD
"Really, Arisu? The places they have been?" - PFFFFFFFF (Niragi, I think you gotta spell that out for Arisu)
"For you, maybe! I didn’t try that out and associate a banana with … that!" "Neither did I! I have toys for-" Niragi slaps his hand over his mouth. Averts eye contact away. Blushes furiously - and forces Arisu to blush as well. - Pfffff xD (They’re like adorably dorky and awkward) Also, wonderful. Two tomatoes
A huff. "Or an exploding kitchen." - Exploding cupcake rocket launcher.
in their presence I’m a lonely island desperate for someone to strand on my shores — and they are terrified of water.’ - Neat phrasing :)
"Truth or dare?" - FINALLY
"Uh … I have a few, but I’d say … The Curious Cats?" - PFFFFFFF xD THERE THEY ARE
"You played Blue Prince?!" Arisu exclaims in a mixture of surprise and excitement. "It took me ages to get the reference with the chess board!" - ifvhonecwbfewnivjcfejnw HE DID?! DAWNY! DID BOTH OF US MAKE A REFERENCE TO IT IN OUR FICS?! (Well, mine’s more that type of riddle madness than mentioned anywhere but in the authors note but still)
"… the Kennel…" - WBHNEDFNCBWDCJNOIKI YES, DOGS ALWAYS PET THE DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Love that you made a reference to that xD)
"They’re cute. I always pet them, too. If the game throws cute puppies at you, pet them, it’s obligatory!" - YOU QUOTED THAT, LIKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO YOU SNEAKY TEASE! (still true)
"So you did learn something in Kuzuryu’s pre-courses, huh?" - Kuzuryu mention :D
"Is the poor guy still awkwardly dancing around P.E. teacher Aguni or are they now awkwardly kissing instead?" - Pfffff xD I remember how we talked about the one fic with them xD I can just imagine the comedy of that one
so we can hope to be invited to their wedding in around … 30 years?" - Seems about right. And Kuzuryu doesn’t believe in social obligations. Being invited to a weekend barbecue is as close as it gets to a wedding.
You have a great detail for eye! - aww, he’s adorkable which is adorable but he’s a dork
"Uh … okay, so I do, uhm … potato carving?" - there it is xD
"So how do you, like, preserve them?" - Yes. How. Tell me what your google search turned up xD
No question about what triggers his anxiety, about the reasons for his depression, no uncomfortable ‘But you are better now, right?’ as if mental illnesses are a cough that can be cured if given the right medication in the right dose. No ‘Depression? You? But you look so carefree all the time’. - Nice phrasing again💜
I- it’s stupid, I guess, but it’s like… some self-confidence boost thing? So I can look at those pictures on days I’m … not feeling it, you know? - Let me hug him and wrap him into a blanket and then set him down with hot chocolate and a comfy movie. OH, and braid his hair
"… a partner?" - Niragi asking if he’s single xD
The last thing he had that came close to a relationship was with Chishiya, but him and the medical student hadn’t worked out for far too many reasons to even count and decided to end it before things got ugly between them. - Ahh, past Chirisu (you know what would be funny? If both him and Niragi unknowingly dated the same guy and then found to each other instead. Like, not as an idea for your fic but a general this would be kinda hilarious)
"Are you..- you know, into guys?" - He is very obviously into you
"Are you..- you know, into guys?" - ACE NIRAGI?!?! YES?!? Wait. Was this in the tags? I came back to this for my rambly comment and I only know the tagged ship by now xD
"I think there’s a difference between having a libido - which I do have - and feeling sexually drawn to other people? At least for me." - Speaking FACTS (kudos to Niragi for calmly explaining, even if he’s turning into a tomato and kudos to you for writing the scene, obviously)
"Is she…?" Arisu doesn’t dare to finish the question. - My formal apology for putting that idea into your head.
finding someone I want to kiss and who understands a kiss is a kiss and not an invitation into my pants. - Arisu volunteers to be ‘someone’ He’ll explode into tomato mush anyway when even thinking about taking off pants
"I wouldn’t misinterpret a kiss as something more." - The ship is sailing, very hesitantly and I think it’s more of a paper boat that needs a lot of care but it is sailing
"Would you mind explaining this little … midnight rendezvous here?" - I REMEMBER THAT LINE
Now, don’t look under the tables
-Don't look under the table, Enji … rather bend over one ;)
- Ah, wonderful, Enji thinks Banda just wants to look at his ass, doesn’t he? Are they gonna kiss now
-Enji would not be too wrong with that assumption, but him being a Hearts Player, he knows exactly what's going on xD
(I mean, I did say they should) It’s always tables with Banda, isn’t it?
-it is ;)
"Oh, look at you, Darling. Already so … affected, hm?"
- 😏😏 (actually, let me put them on my writing list)
-Haha, making sure Poet puts that ship on the writing list due to this fic? Check! xD
- May I correct you. “They’re fucking, crazy” (one comma makes a difference)
-xD This had me laughing out loud, but also, true. xD
- Careful! Niragi is very flammable
- :( Not setting Niragi on fire? Check! (He's not gonna burn here, nope)
"We're not in a horror flick.- It could be, have some fantasy, Niragi xD
-Don't say that too loud, poor Niragi will be fucked up enough later on xD
"Now … let’s play a bit first, hm? My shy little lamb…"
- Botanical garden reference? xD
-I think I did quote this one in our chat somewhere, by the way xD
- He was set on fire.
...joking
-POET! :( I said NO BURNING NIRAG IN HERE! xD
- YOU DID NOT JUST SHOOT AT NIRAGI!
-Not yet, no. But due to personal reasons (basically is father has guns at home and well, drunken people with guns are not the best people to have around, so to speak) he is really afraid of guns. Lets give the guy a hug.
- (I swear, if Banda just has that sound on a replay button to mess with people… I’d trust him to carry a real gun though, even if knifes are more his thing)
-He can have a gun and a few throwing knives as well xD
- three explosions, you know what this reminds me of..?
-Nope, I have no clue what you're talking about, Poet. Look at the tags, Chota and Karube are in a HAPPY, HEALTHY, ALIVE relationship… (Although it's funny I answer this comment now, because well … nope, not saying anything) xD
- NO, take it down! BAD MANIAC, BAD!
-ENJI! Decide it's too much of a hassle and stop your crazy boyfriend, NOW!
Btw, was this the action scene you were talking about? Because I think you did that quite well with the suspense :)
-Yeah, the whole hiding, being chased and shot at scene was the one where I felt a bit insecure about, but happy to her that it worked out in the end :D
NOW WHY THE HELL DID THEY HAVE A GUN IN FAKE IKEA
-Uhm, because Banda? Do you really need more explanations xD
- Calm down. Also, are you two sure separating was the right thing to do? You didn’t have to talk but maybe quiet comfort by not being alone (even if Niragi thinks he doesn’t want it), you two clearly need it. Sigh I’m dealing with idiots. (Nothing new)
-!!! xD Well, I think the plan was to create noises all through the building to confuse the guards, but yeah, quiet comfort would have been what I'd gone for in that situation as well xD
- PFFFFFFFFFFF, That is the exact kinda voice mail I’d expect him to have xD
-Karube - listen to my sexy voice all night long if you want - Daikichi xD
"Wanna … play truth or dare?" - I sure hope you do because I want to read it!!
-And you will get it :D
- Arisu. Are you okay. Do you need a hug? Next thing he’s gonna suggest a cupcake rocket launcher xD
-Well … ;) The cupcake rocket launcher may not be thaaaat unrealistic anymore xD
- Pfffff xD (They’re like adorably dorky and awkward)
Also, wonderful. Two tomatoes
-Sato-TOMA- Wait, wrong fic xD ARISU-TOMATO/NIRAGI-TOMATO xD
- Exploding cupcake rocket launcher.
- I see, you really want me to put that in one of my fics xD
"Uh … I have a few, but I’d say … The Curious Cats?"
- PFFFFFFF xD THERE THEY ARE
-Had to :D
DID BOTH OF US MAKE A REFERENCE TO IT IN OUR FICS?! (Well, mine’s more that type of riddle madness than mentioned anywhere but in the authors note but still)
-WE DID! And I couldn't tell you right away, cause you weren't at that point in the story yet, but I was secretly laughing my ass off xD
ALWAYS PET THE DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-ALWAYS! (Although Kuzuryu may "accidentally" forget on occasio (in the fic that is not written yet) … hehehe)
- YOU QUOTED THAT, LIKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO YOU SNEAKY TEASE!
-Yep, guilty as charged ;)
- Pfffff xD I remember how we talked about the one fic with them xD
I can just imagine the comedy of that one
-Aguni and Kuzuryu are made for awkwardly dancing around each other for the longest time, before awkwardly kissing (really needed to throw that one in here, I think it's hilarious)
You have a great detail for eye! - aww, he’s adorkable which is adorable but he’s a dork
-Count on Arius to ramble on when nervous and be an absolute adorkable mess along the way :D
I- it’s stupid, I guess, but it’s like… some self-confidence boost thing? So I can look at those pictures on days I’m … not feeling it, you know? - Let me hug him and wrap him into a blanket and then set him down with hot chocolate and a comfy movie. OH, and braid his hair
-Yes! All of that! But also I feel Niragi is on the right track here, making sure he has some sort of "comfort pics" to go back to, if he has days or situations of feeling insecure. (I somehow feel this does give Niragi trying to work on his self-confidence vibes, like … not completely insecure or self-loathing Niragi vibes, but also not completely confident yet, rather a … learning process and he found ways to make him feel better on bad days, which, good for him, you go, Niragi!)
- Ahh, past Chirisu (you know what would be funny? If both him and Niragi unknowingly dated the same guy and then found to each other instead. Like, not as an idea for your fic but a general this would be kinda hilarious)
-I considered that as well, yes xD Would be hilarious
- ACE NIRAGI?!?! YES?!? Wait. Was this in the tags? I came back to this for my rambly comment and I only know the tagged ship by now xD
-YEP! Happy you enjoyed that little surprise :D I feel it really fitted that version of Niragi - someone who is more on the emotional side of romance but not/almost never on the sexual side - and I wanted to dive into that one before, so this fic felt like a nice opportunity for it (cause Arisu seems like someone who'd be absolutely fine with soft intimacy as well, instead of heated passion, so to speak)
- Speaking FACTS (kudos to Niragi for calmly explaining, even if he’s turning into a tomato and kudos to you for writing the scene, obviously)
-He feels safe enough around Arisu to do this, to open up :D
- My formal apology for putting that idea into your head.
- Apology accepted xD
- Arisu volunteers to be ‘someone’
He’ll explode into tomato mush anyway when even thinking about taking off pants
-Did someone say taking off pants? xD (You know by now, but Niraig will take off his pants later on and Arisu will be a tomato xD)
- The ship is sailing, very hesitantly and I think it’s more of a paper boat that needs a lot of care but it is sailing
-Well, care and consideration is the best recipe for safely sailing over the waters of soft romance :D
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