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Yosuke "ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀғʀᴀɪᴅ ᴏғ ᴘᴇɴɪsᴇs" Hanamura ([personal profile] punchesyu) wrote in [community profile] insurmountable2015-09-23 06:49 pm
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just pay me back | with one thousand kisses (closed)

[It hadn't been too long after Yu had fallen asleep, that Yosuke leaned over from his sitting position, resting his upper body on one arm on the side of the bed while keeping his hand curled into the palm of his sleeping partner. He'd laid his head down, and almost as soon as his own eyes closed, sleep took him. It hadn't mattered where he was, exhaustion from the past twenty-four hours or so had taken a toll. And he was grateful to be able to rest, finally.

Yu, of course, wasn't able to get up right away and take care of himself. And thankfully because of how far Yosuke was away from home, they'd made an exception for him and given him a place to sleep in the hospital itself as preparations were made to return the two teens to their home planet. There wasn't very many places he could go anyway- they had his name, his profile, even his genetic code on file. The people who'd stolen him away to begin with would be on the lookout for the Earth boy that was extracted recently. It would be easier to keep him there, someplace already known to be safe and well out of the enemy's sight.

Not that he minded. He could see Yu anytime he wanted save for when the nurses and doctors had to tend to him every now and again. And there wasn't any way he wasn't going to abuse that privilege. He'd make sure Yu had what he needed or wanted, though not without whining sometimes. Though it wasn't so bad, sometimes he'd get to check out the hot nurses as he left Yu's room to retrieve things. In a small way, it was a win-win situation for him.

However, the day finally comes when Yosuke comes walking into the room, grinning. He'd received some good news, and a tray with some hot food is placed in front of Yu on the small folding table that was attached to the hospital bed. He doesn't bother to sit- he's too full of energy to be able to sit still at the moment.]


Yo! I brought you some breakfast. Eat up, because we've got a lot ahead of us today!
covenantal: (236.)

makes this worse????

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-16 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Riled up and outright uncomfortable were, or at least could be, two different things, after all. It took very little to get Yosuke going. But Yu was never the type to take it too far. Teasing people to the point of hurting them or pushing them into a bad position wasn't something he'd ever be able to bring himself to do, at least knowingly. There would be times he'd tease Yosuke, even flirt with him, but he'd always be careful to step back at some point.

But in some way it seemed like he'd gone too far this time, huh? Maybe not in hurting Yosuke's feelings or anything like that. But in getting him to say things that maybe would hurt them both.

Yu continues to stay quiet while Yosuke works through it, trying not to get too caught up in his own head. His chest feels tight in ways that have nothing to do with his various physical ills. He only, finally, looks up when Yosuke takes his hand and twines their fingers together, his expression shifting subtly. None of the emotions that cross his face are loud; unless you knew him, you might not register them as different expressions at all. But they're there, if you look for them; shock, uncertainty, regret, then sympathy. ]


... I never meant to push you into anything.

[ They've had enough of euphemisms. ]

I was dying. I didn't want to leave without telling you how I felt, somehow.

[ Yu looks away from him and lifts his chin, sighing through his nose and staring at the sky instead. ]

If you're not ready for this, it's alright.
covenantal: (224.)

YOU'RE WELCOME, ACTUAL LUCIFER, LOVE OF MY LIFE, APPLE OF MINE OWN EYE

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-17 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yosuke isn't the only one that dreams. Yu hasn't fessed up to it yet, having dreams that make him wake in a terrified cold sweat, though he wonders if he won't get caught out at it eventually, with Yosuke sleeping just a few feet away each night.

This is the first time they've actually had an honest conversation about all of this, isn't it? They were probably due. Yu leans on Yosuke's shoulder and presses the pads of his fingertips into the back of Yosuke's hand and just listens quietly to what he has to say. He has always been, if nothing else, a good listener. He looks down to meet his friend's gaze when he starts to speak again, and doesn't look away again for the entirety of that ... well, what turns into quite a speech. The whole time his expression stays quiet, thoughtful. Not sad, exactly, but a close cousin to it in timbre. It's not that he feels sad, or that the words he's hearing are upsetting him; far from it, actually. It's more that he just feels emotional, and isn't entirely sure how to process it all.

He'd fought and died for his best friend. Would die for him again. Already knows, has already realized he'd die for him a thousand times. And the real truth of the matter is that he doesn't know how to handle the reality of feelings this big and this important any better than Yosuke does. They're both finding their way with something wholly new, and he's got his own insecurities and fears to face.

I think I always knew.

Heh ... the idea that all along they might have felt this way about each other, never realizing until circumstances forced their hands to move and their hearts to see ...

When Yosuke is finally done speaking, Yu can't help it: that sad look shifts by small degrees into a smile as strange and new and beautiful as the sunrise they shared together on the first day of this new life. Is it a perfect truth? No, but no truth ever is, and he'd be a fool (hah) to expect that. And he's not disappointed by Yosuke being Yosuke. He could never be. His only fear was of losing him. But hearing that conviction reminds him of times gone by, of times spent working on the case and all the passion and fire Yosuke had for bringing that mystery to an end. Yosuke was many things, but he was also true, truer than anyone he'd ever known, and wouldn't ever say these things if he didn't mean them. Didn't intend with everything he was to see them through.

Yu's smile changes again, a shape that's a little more suited to his face; something comfortable and a little more confident. ]


We're still us. That hasn't changed, even if circumstances have. And what we are is partners. I look forward to working on it with you. Nothing could make me happier.

[ He's so sincere. And when he shifts his shoulders a little, he leans in, bringing their faces close together, so close...

... so he can bump his forehead gently into Yosuke's. ]


Yosuke.
covenantal: (o80.)

take your garden kisses and begone from my sight you imp

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-17 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Whatever happens back home, at least he knows for sure now they'll face it together. That he won't lose Yosuke, won't lose this thing they have together, over a little scrutiny or teasing. Okay, or even a lot. It might be hard, very hard, and there might even be times the two of them waver. But they'll make it through, the same way they've made it through every challenge since the day they met: together.

Yu laughs too when Yosuke throws an arm around his shoulders and leans into his friend with abandon now, throwing caution to the wind and simply letting himself go with the moment. It feels nice, now, this closeness. The tightness in his chest has completely dissolved and instead, all he feels is light. Their tightly clasped hands are an anchor, and Yu runs his thumb over Yosuke's skin in a single, gentle brush. ]


That's right.

[ They're already so close, all he has to do for this one is tilt his chin.

It's a different kiss than their first two, probably because this is the first one that Yu himself can actually lean into. His free arm finds its way around Yosuke's waist to give himself a little more leverage (and a little more warmth and closeness) as he presses his lips to his partner's and smiles into a kiss he means with all his heart. He may never in his life love anyone half this much, and you could feel that on him, taste that on him now.

It's a silly thing to think, maybe. But true. In this moment, for him. True. ]
covenantal: (229.)

LAUGHS OH NO THIS IS SO CUTE, SON OF A FUCK

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-18 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yu feels it all. It would be impossible not to, with how close they are. The tremor, the tension, the sweat on his palm. That Yosuke kisses him back anyway despite all these obvious signs of discomfort does something strange and terrible to Yu's heart that he couldn't begin to put into words if you even knew to ask him. To be loved so much and so completely that someone will fight one of their deepest-seated fears all for your sake...

He's actually a little distracted when Yosuke breaks away. It's barely even occurring to him that this kiss could probably be a lot better. It's an effort of will not to chase Yosuke's lips, to press into him again because he loves him.

But he doesn't. For a moment Yu looks a little addled, like he was just kissed completely senseless, but with a blink and a small shake of his head his eyes clear.

Would he tease Yosuke for being nervous about this? Never. He knows it's a sore spot, and just like Yosuke wouldn't ever tease Yu about needing to physically rely on him, Yu wouldn't ever tease Yosuke about his nerves regarding, well, this.

But he can still tease a little in a more general way. He lifts his chin and shifts his head so he can glance at Yosuke sidelong with a little quirk of his lips. ]


Nah. Sorry, partner. That was a one time deal.

[ His eyes are bright and warm. And his arm hasn't moved from around Yosuke's waist. ]
Edited 2015-10-18 08:38 (UTC)
covenantal: (o98.)

i don't know what you're talking about, casually hip checks you off a skyscraper

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-20 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh no. He was doing such a good job at keeping up a straight face, he was! Until Yosuke got in close and peered at him. That was the point at which his mouth worked itself into a quivering line, and he had to duck his head, his shoulders jumping in silent laughter. Yu leans back against his partner, his frame shaking with small, silent laughs, and shakes his head. ]

I guess I can't sneak anything past you.

[ It's freeing, this feeling. The togetherness they share, the rapport they always naturally fall into like it's exactly where they belong. It's easy to be with Yosuke. It feels right in a way few other things in his life ever have. He might always be a little scared of losing it, but who wouldn't be scared of losing something precious to them? He'll guard this piece of his heart with everything he has. Yosuke is a piece of his heart, now.

And that piece of his heart is leaning in to kiss him. It's a rather nice reversal from the usual way of things, a reversal that gets Yu's face to warm. He's glad they're already preoccupied with kissing and that Yosuke won't be able to see him flush a little bit, since he at least feels a little hot and is sure his face must reflect it. With a grateful sigh through his nose Yu lets his eyes slip shut and moves his lips against Yosuke's, the warm, soft press of their mouths together sending something electric coursing through his veins. He could get a little addicted to this feeling if someone let him. This kiss is different. It feels different, tastes different, makes his heart race differently. If he could communicate his feelings through kissing alone, right now all he'd say is that he never wants this to end.

With how close they are, Yosuke will probably feel the tremor that passes through Yu as they kiss. But unlike Yosuke, Yu isn't suddenly beset by nerves. His pounding heart has granted him a burst of adrenaline, but his tired body isn't equipped to handle it. Try telling that to someone who absolutely doesn't want to stop making out with his best friend, though. ]
Edited 2015-10-20 17:52 (UTC)
covenantal: (138.)

rats, i was hoping it would be terrifically painful

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-21 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Just you wait, Yosuke. A time will come when Yu isn't only a week or two away from death's door and still badly in need of a great deal of rest, his body still too beat up to handle much more than a slow stroll down a hallway. And when that time comes, he'll be able to handle a little burst of adrenaline associated with a racing heart.

But for now, when Yosuke tries to pull away, Yu does allow it, finally letting the kiss break and pressing his forehead to his boyfriend's so he can just breathe. He has a feeling he already knows why Yosuke wanted to stop and what his partner might be worried about. So after a moment of steady breathing to try and calm his pulse (and settle the twisted up knots in his gut - who knew being so thoroughly kissed by the person you're in love with could get to you so much?), Yu pulls back a little and smiles reassuringly. ]


I'm alright. I think I'm just tired from the walk here.

[ It's a lame excuse, and he feels lame for giving it, the truth though it may be. Given the option he'd pretty happily spend the rest of the day here with Yosuke, but they probably should get back at some point... ]
covenantal: (209.)

next thread. just you wait. i'll make you cry.

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-21 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ If there's one thing that's been true about their friendship from day one, it's been that they kind of like to mess with each other. Joking, screwing around, it's what they do. Yu's always tended to be more deadpan about it, saying things with a straight face that make Yosuke freak out. Yosuke, meanwhile, is more openly mischievous, needling and grinning like the cat that caught the mouse. It's just the balance that they have, and it's worked for them.

At least, till this whole new vista opened up before them. Being in love with someone is just different from being their best friend or their partner. Your emotions get twisted around in all new kinds of ways. And when Yosuke teases him, says that's not the only thing making you tired, Yu feels a hot jolt go through him, his throat and chest and gut tightening all around the feeling. With a few blinks, he swallows, turning a little red as he stares at Yosuke, lips parted like he wants to speak, but nothing actually comes out. He seems somewhat at a loss for words.

Flustered and blushing. It's a very, very new look for someone normally as collected as Yu Narukami.

He lets Yosuke help him to his feet, using the moment to try and get his act back together. Not that Yosuke is helping matters any with that implication. Yu ducks his chin, glancing at Yosuke sidelong with an intensity that could melt solid steel from beneath grey lashes -- plenty more is a tantalizing offer, and the arm he's cinched around his partner's shoulders to help him balance tightens just a little -- but then the moment passes as a grin works its way across his mouth and he lifts his head again. ]


You're right. Looks like I'll need the rest if I'm going to keep up with you, at this rate. Once I'm better, you won't know what hit you.

[ Yet another ambiguous statement, open to interpretation however one might like. ]