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So it seems the story has liven up again so I'll try to pump out a chap (pun intended unfortunately and although I regret it, I'm still committed to the bit more than any long term relationship so)
~~CHAPTER THREE: The Bother~~
Obise has finally cut ties with the old brother, his abusiveness might've sparked the first step for Ryuuta but if anyone has to ask, it was not worth it.
And obise has been feeling it. A cheap fuck for a little nod that almost led to rape... Ryuuta must think obise is tainted that's why he didn't move for a second kiss and that's why he wasn't that into Obise, actually, he probably pities him which is why he agreed to give his number.
On and on Obise's mind started ruining anything good happening in his situationship. He needed to change that.
Why would someone like obise suddenly take action you may ask? Well, recently he's been texting Ryuuta and noticed that he is quite action oriented whenever they talked about what annoyed them, Ryuuta immediately follows up with what he did to avoid it happening again.
Just kidding, Obise didn't get proactive. He was just swimming in a pool of his insecurities and bad decisions while still holding on to the happiness he gets talking to the one he likes, each message a friendly sign that he's not disgusting because Ryuuta is still reaching out from his own volution.
Did he ever set a date after that? No. Did Ryuuta try? Yes, actually! Did Obise agree? Hm. Always an excuse, always a sickness, sometimes he just asks "but do you really want for us to go do that?" When Ryuuta asks for a particularly niche activity that doesn't seem in his budget or character (for example, help out in a construction site and get cold coffee afterwards, because apparently it tastes better after some satisfying physical work...) and Ryuuta being honest just replies with some rolling eyes emojis and a variation of "meh" or "nah".
But well, at least not all of Obise's excuses were untrue, his exams are approaching and he has to hold a scholarship in order to stay in his university, courtesy of not having one's parents support you because being gay is curable if you're disowned and had to live a rough life for a couple of years. They are still waiting for their son to crawl back to them apologetically. Hah, parents, amiright?
He works for a factory warehouse too, deciding to forgo any work with heavy social interaction.
One night Obise's coworkers decided to go to a small pub together, obise immediately could tell it was a gay club even tho nobody was being obvious and the nerves on his body stood at full alert.
Do they know about him too and will they threaten him like that fucker older brother?
Reality is... They were oblivious to all of the homosexuality around them from start to finish, relishing in the compliments thinking they somehow look cooler today...
It took Obise the entirety of 2 hours to settle down and accept his coworkers are a bunch of idiots but he also couldn't help but be endeared by how gungho they are.
One more hour passes of jokes and teasing the local flirts with harmless quips such as "you're too handsome to tell me compliments, you must be americanized or something, do you watch mean girls?" That would be overall funny but especially funny for those in the know.
When the time came for the coworkers to leave, the bartender held Obise back "hey, this is my business card- in case..." And he slid it in Obise's back pocket with a wink.
Obise tore it in front of the bartender's face "no thank you, I'm not interested"
"Wow, okay so no touching Mr. Nervous over here." The bartender frowns at the animosity then slightly chuckles to dissipate the tension or try to at least "well, either way, this pub is open almost every evening if you ever want to talk about relationship stuff with someone other than those oblivious canaris"
Obise sharply nods then turns to leave "I don't have such luxuries"
The bartender shouts after him "that's too bad!"
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After exam month passed, Obise and Ryuuta have developed a comfortable exchange pace and have learned a greater deal about each other. Ryuuta takes every chance to tease Obise using the half asleep screen shot he has of him when he mistakingly made a video call. Obise felt the ache of doubt less and less when the stress of his daily life greatly lessened.
Still, neither have met again.
Obise was grocery shopping and thinking about how to casually meet Ryuuta again- without asking to meet of course! He knows where the younger studies and works so he just... Needs to maybe roam around a bit. But that's stalkerish he thought. Mayo onigiri snack goes in the chart because he needs a reward for all this stressing.
"Yo brother fucker"
Obise closed his eyes and clenched his jaw for a second before turning towards the voice speaking calmly and unemotionally "Go to hell and rot in cattle desecration"
Ryuuta's old brother got agitated yanking his arm to harm Obise but just as the interaction was about to get heated, the bartender shows up and stops the abuser.
"Wow Mr. Nervous, I think I found the source of your illness"
Gratefulness and ick mixed together allowing Obise to merely utter a guttural noise between a hum and a gag.
The bartender and the old brother then got into it and took it outside, Obise trembled from anger but he stayed put together and didn't react to anything happening.
Long story short, by the end of this meeting all parties have had popped veins on their necks but alas there was one winner! The bartender. He somehow managed to get the psychological upper hand on the older brother and almost guaranteed that he'll never be back. Then he also set a date with Obise because he used some gratefulness and etiquette bullshit???
Yeah Obise is still a bit lost on the details and he does admit that spacing out to avoid feelings might not have been his best move back there because what did he get into and why is said bartender now messaging Ryuuta to get him on their date??? What what?????
Hold on.
Panic
No wait
Let's see what's happening in the real world
Oh wow no Obise really has a date with Ryuuta.
Tomorrow
HYSTERICAL
OH
no
"I told you you can rely on me Mr Nervous" the bartender sing songs and pats Obise's back.
"But I owe you now... Twice"
"Let's just say I'm a puppeteer and you just gave me a new puppet to play with"
"... No... You mean-? Surely not-"
"Eeeyup. Unfortunately I only feel drown to douche-y people"
"Okay, offense taken"
"You earned it"
After a snort and a second Obise finally settles on no longer panicking or feeling the ick but rather focus on being grateful that life somehow solved itself and he didn't have to bother trying
"... Thank you"
"No prob! Just come by the pub often, alright?"
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O: [I think I just met a power rangers reenactment]
R: [you met a reenactment? Solid grammar, I see the honors student in you ]
R:[*sends half asleep Obise picture*]
R: [kkkk. Jk. So what happened?]
O: [-_- we're at strike 7, you only have 5 more left]
R: [oh nooo! *Sends picture again but distorted with alien filter*]
O: [strike 8.]
O: [anyways, a bartender fought your brother]
R: [wtf so Yuzo kampai 6969 WASN'T a spam??!]
R:[wait brother met you again? ]
R: [did he hit you?]
R: [are you okay?..]
Obise just stared at his screen... He genuinely didn't know. He just felt nothing but just going along with jokes was awkward yet diving into his feelings felt worse of a bother
O: [let's not talk about that.]
He closed his phone and threw it away
Then it started ringing immediately and he sighed answering it
"FUCK YOU WHA-! Ehem. I mean hi! Uhm sorry I wasn't talking to you at first *door closes sound* I need to hear you bitch and moan or else it was serious and I'm gonna have a criminal record from the actions I'll have to take"
"Says the least athletic book gremlin Ryuuta on his weekly podcast of 'the conséquences of my theoretical actions' stay tuned for an exciting follow up of 'but I'm serious TM' in which we dive deeper into a hole we dug ourselves"
"Oh so you just don't like me then"
Obise but his bottom lip at how horrendous their conversations have gotten over the months
"Oh but I love you babe mmm yeah mmmm mmmm ah ahAAAH"
"STOP STOP STOP STOP STOOOOOOP"
Obise started laughing loving it most when Ryuuta is flustered by him, the timber of his voice changes and it reminds him of the first time Ryuuta asked for a date. It will forever pump Obise's oxytocin.
"You're such a tease. Fuck. *Cough* hm. So... Uh"
"I guess I won't be having my podcast then awh"
"Hah... No, not today... I just feel too excited now that we finally actually have a date, I can't stay in the daddy persona long"
"First, we agreed it's unc persona. Second, about that date... It's actually-"
"Nonoooo nono. Don't cancel again, I'll genuinely scratch your face"
"Hmm but it's my driving test day, do you think we can do a fast meet at the power ranger pud afterwards?"
"Another fast meet.... Can't complain. A busy cat purrs the loudest when they finally rest"
"I promise we'll have a date... One day... And I'll be the one to ask.... For sure...."
"You insecure bastard huff... Let's just do whatever comes with the flow, I'm still figuring out how to cut myself from my family and I know otherwise you'd just be uncomfortable so yeah big steps"
"Yeah..." Obise trails off suddenly feeling uncomfortable for how much accomodations seem to happen around him yet he's so crippled by how much worse it feels to not be accommodated that he just starts feeling sad about it.
"I'll hang up now... See you for a fast meet soon" he whispers waiting a couple seconds to hear "see you" on the other line
~~~ END OF CHAPTER THREE~~~
I feel like I'm doing a little of a fast pace and should probably give them more dialogue to show what they bonded about
It was mostly shared interest in architecture, the band 12012, the sarcastic sense of humor that keeps building on one another that was born from a slip up, their favorite reactions from the other person and when they started to actively seek it
Omg ur alive buddy I love it thankyuauuuu
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Glad you enjoyed it
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(uhm... I wanted to continue this story in my head so here we go ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ )
"I knew it, you were in love with me," Ryuuta noted as he slid his face in front of Obise's, mysteriously gathering all the attention of the later, obviously for a second kiss.
Until a second, then two, then three passed and neither of the two lips touched.
Obise looked at Ryuuta's eyes finding an intense curiousity and sense of control, the kind which can only come from a seme who may be appalled to play the game of romance with you... But also the kind of stare that humiliated you.
"Uh- I.. I'm sorry, I just-" Obise's face jerks to the side as if he was physically pained to be in this situation... 'And so was the case'.
"I just wanted to see you" he finished. At last, honesty appeared.
Ryuuta knew that, he knew all of that... It was odd how you could know someone's intentions and feelings without, well, knowing them as people! A sense of understanding solely built on your perceptions and beliefs.
Surely Obise was the same and had only seen what he wanted to believe to be Ryuuta.
Way to be demotivated.
Ryuuta grimaced in mixed emotions, it's not like he wasn't interested in someone who could go through such lengths for him... But that's precisely a reason to not be interested, distancing himself from Obise and telling him to dress up, Ryuuta was nowhere near ready the face of disappointement on Obise.
Crestfallen and demure, naked but hidden, doing such a bad job at hiding his inner emotions, like a call of a child, you'd wish to protect him.
"So you do hate me." Sharply biting his bitchy face, that could no longer be kept inside as came his (obise) next words "just don't kiss me if you knew"
Ryuuta could see layers of indistinguishable emotions, at one point it made him angry too but he remembered he never wanted to be as his brother, as angry as he may get, he just has to communicate correctly
"I have ... No fixed opinion on you... That means I hate how you walk right into the mouth of the wolf, I also find it cute the way you glance at me for a bit of time." -Ryuuta
"Oh," whispered Obise, doubtful until he digested the words in his mind, after that, again he was disappointed. "Then... What do you suggest for me, for us? I love you, I'm outed, what's next to hate? Indifference."
This time; crestfallen, demure and teary.
An even urgent child's call, an even bigger desire for protection, an overwhelming instinct... an obscene rationalisation and a lot of holding back.
"I am just being realistic. What do YOU suggest?" Asked the young one tightly.
Pondering, blushing, such a sweet expression. Really, a boy's mind can only be swept off his feet in front of this display of the metaphysical feminine. The power of suggestion playing hard in Ryuuta's soul, "maybe, he's not half bad? Maybe, he's ideal for me? Maybe... I like him more than I hate him?"
Pondering blushing then politely, way too politely, asking for his number "May I, please, have Ryuuta-san's phone number?"
"... Alright"
~~~~~~~ END OF CHAPTER TWO~~~~~~~