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It had sort of been tradition at this point where Red would go out at a bar every other day and indulge in parties, alcohol and loud music, and then Blue'd come and pick him up, or Red would return home drunk and tender. On the surface, indulging in parties wasn't Blue's thing. However, this time, he felt lonely and crappy to the point where even a party should have to take his mind away from his negative feelings.

Blue got a warning from his workplace that they'll put him on a strike because he was late. He was already so tired as his shift was very earlier that same day. It'd lately been quite a consistent thing where Blue's work would tell him to come in earlier, much to him being tired, and his manager would chastise him when he didn't turn up on time, and Blue didn't know why. Thus, that just turned his fatigue into frustration.

Blue was walking over to what seemed to be a pretty active bar, with some minimal flashy lights and people very much under the influence, but still managing to have a good time. Perhaps one drink is just enough to lighten up his mood. But when Blue went inside, he felt a little sweaty, as the bar had quite a humid atmosphere, and loud disco music was playing from the speakers. He then realized he forgot his wallet. To this, the raven-haired man facepalmed. But then he turned his head to see a familiar person in the distance, along with a few other women within his reach.

"Red...you're in there?" Blue called out.

Red had told the girls he wanted to take another shot, initially. Even with the loud music and everyone dancing, Red still heard him from across the room. "B-Bluuuuueeeeee~~ i-issss youuu!" he exclaimed, his tone slow and drunken.

"I-Isss a party in heeeere~" the redhead shouted, giggling, clearly having fun. He swayed his hips from side to side, but ultimately leaned over to be closer to Blue.

Blue grabbed his hand as he replied a little sarcastically. "Mhm, yeah...." Despite his negative mood, he couldn't help but slightly bop his head to the music, it had a catchy tune to it.

"U- Ya' look a little," Red burped. "Miiiiiserableee~ I- c-can help with thaat~" he nuzzled the other man's neck.

Blue could feel the alcohol in the shorter man's breath, as Red went on to gaze at him, his eyes glossy and radiant, and his face very, very flushed to the point that one couldn't tell the difference if he was simply just drunk, or rather in love. However, to distinguish the two, he had an enamoured expression to go with it. He looked Blue up and down, as if he were the most alluring muse, sculpted by the gods themselves. The taller man sighed while thinking about Red's comment. He was correct about him being miserable.

"Y-y-h- You wanna dance~?" Red asked, his head now on Blue's chest and slightly rocking on his heels.

Blue turned his gaze away and then back to Red and then obliged. "Maybe..I could use a dance right now.."

Immediately after Blue said that, Red took both his hands and spread both of their arms out.

Blue immediately picked up on the other one's cue. "You wanna...slow dance.?"

Red nodded his head and smiled.

The taller man was a little shocked, as the redhead seemed to be the last of all people who would ask that. "But then again, he is drunk," Blue thought to himself. The redhead's inhibitions were lower, thus that made him more gentle and affectionate. Meanwhile, in the background, the speakers switched to play a song, presumably "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", by how the tune was made out to the men's ears. However, the loudness of some of the other people made the song a bit inaudible.

They swayed back and forth, moving in a circular motion, very slowly and tenderly amidst the more upbeat music. Blue twirled Red a little, causing the drunken man to lean back a little too much, so Blue had to thrust him back to him.

"Jeez, dude, don't break your neck," Blue chuckled. Their bodies were very close to each other now, and Blue could feel Red's muscular arms around his waist, presumably now in a sort of hugging motion. It was certain that Red at this point was simply just entranced, mainly by Blue, and felt completely euphoric, and Blue could definitely see that, considering how close he was to him. Nevertheless, they still swayed, just a little slower for the next few minutes as the colors of the lights were fluctuating at this point.

Then, Blue took both of Red's arms to then grab both of his hands, and then put one on his shoulder, so that he could put his arm around the shorter man's waist. At this point, they were nearly at the center of the dance floor. Red then put the arm that was on Blue's shoulder more around his neck, as he slightly rested his head on the side of the taller man's neck.

The two had lost themselves in their sweet, slow dancing, contrasting the mainly upbeat music playing in the background that they didn't even notice the songs changing several times throughout their time dancing. All they could focus on was the other's touch on their body, how much they longed for their bodies to embrace each other, every part, every fiber. It was almost like they'd melted themselves into each other. Red especially felt lightheaded and dazed as well, as the colored lights and Blue's touch around him made his heart feel like it was beating out of his chest with unwavering love, yearning and affection. However, it was a kind of gentle yet intense love that he wouldn't allow himself to be weak at, if he were sober. However, in this drunken state, it did allow him just that, to behave more tenderly and sweet. Blue also nuzzled his head a bit into Red's unkempt, messy but also fluffy hair. My god, how good it felt to feel the touch of someone, after not letting yourself feel such desperation. Their bodies were intertwined and their hearts were leading the way.

Upon the music getting halfway through another song, Blue yawned, and then pulled out his phone from his pocket to check the time, and then looked outside. The sky was already long dark. "Hey dude...that dance actually made me feel kind of better now, but we've gotta go. It's getting late."

Red was taken aback by Blue's interruption. He then stubbornly frowned, as he didn't want to lose concentration of the dance.

"W-W-waittt....c-can I say bye bye to Stacyy??" the redhead retorted.

"Stacy's there?" Blue asked. He, too, was also a little bit sad that he ended the dance so abruptly.

The shorter man nodded his head in response while mumbling. "Mhm~ sh-sh-sheee's prob'bly wondering wh-" Red burped. "-where I am~"

Red stumbled towards where Stacy was, as Blue was holding his hand from behind, so as to make sure he didn't trip over, and knew where he was going.

"Buh- byeee Stacy~ I'm goin' homeee~" he called out to her, as she herself was amongst some other people, some a little different than the women before. They were all dancing. She was also very drunk herself. Her hair was now loose and more curly.

"Bye Red, love ya!" said Stacy with a flushed, ditzy smile on her face.

"L-Love you too~!" Red raised his voice, as he stumbled over waving at Stacy whilst Blue grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the bard.

When they were out of the bar, on their way home, Red felt extremely lighthearted. He started clinging to Blue and started to doze off, while the latter was holding him close, so that he wouldn't fall. Luckily, their apartment wasn't that far of a walk from the bar.

"...That dance made me feel better, admittedly," Blue chuckled and cracked a smile. "I actually enjoyed it~"

It took some time for Red to utter a response back, however, he prevailed through his drunkeness. "M-Myy oh myyy~ I-It was s-sooo magical. It was like everything was all glowing and stuff a-and it was soooo beautiful~" His eyes were half-closed at this point, so Blue took the opportunity to take out Red's eye contacts. Now Red's face was glowing even more. The raven-haired man forced himself to scoff a little bit at Red's drunk talk, as he kind of found it sweet, but stopped himself a bit from embracing that feeling. He caressed Red's cheek a little.

"I l-love youuu~ s-sooo much~" Red mumbles and smiles.

As the redhead proceeded not to say anything more, Blue presumed he'd passed out and dozed off, in his arms, judging by the way his eyes seemed to be fully closed. He breathed and sighed in content. "I love you too, man."

When they get home to their apartment, he'll surely be dreaming a dream of him.