gaysharks | but you force yourself to choose.

[it was a pretty normal day for sousuke. well, as normal as it could get in a hellhole like haven. anyway- it was the pretty standard bump and grind for him. wake up, go out and scavenge for food, and survive. some of that was hard to do with the difficult curve balls haven would throw out at them all, but, you had to adapt to them in order to survive. and that's what sousuke was good at. adapting. especially since his arm wasn't that much of an issue with him anymore.

he woke up today as he normally would have any other day. as slowly as possible. the annoying alarm clock would beep at him annoyingly in an attempt to wake him up for the new day. nothing seemed out of the ordinary when he rolled out of bed. or, at least that's what he thought. he got out of bed, stood up, and stretched slowly.

as he did this he notices that the top bunk is actually occupied by someone (you bet your ass he took the bottom bunk after rin left.) else. and upon further notice he realizes that the person has the exact same hair color as his best friend....

hm....]

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[ rin turns his head to the side, his eyebrows drawn together. he knows very well that sousuke heard him. ]

I have a right to be. Alright?

A right as....what the older protective brother?

Yeah, that too.

[ those sirens in his head are blaring as loudly as possible, but rin's apparently decided that ignoring them is the best mode of action. ]

That...too? [so wait- wha...t? he actually...] You... do you-?

[ rin, very judiciously, turns his face again so that it's buried in the bedspread. he's never coming out. maybe if he wishes hard enough, he'll spontaneously combust and/or get transported to timbuktu. ]

[he rests his hand on rin's shoulder before he tries to turn him over by force.] You can't hide from this, Rin.

[ rin doesn't put up a fight, but he's wearing a very sour expression when sousuke turns him over. ]

I slept, like. [ an aborted gesture in the air. ] One hour last night. Nothing I say can be used against me.

[he frowns.] If this is you giving me some kind of false hope then maybe... [he shakes his head and sighs.

because guess who totally jumped to the wrong conclusion!!!!] I'm going for a walk.

[ rin hooks a foot about sousuke's knee before he can get too far, confusion darkening his gaze. ]

What the hell do you mean by false hope?

[ and then, dragging sousuke forward -- ]

Do you actually have a thing for her?

[ow u asshole. it's a good thing he didn't go flying.] Of course I don't! I told you that I don't! It's you who I-- [have the dokis for.... oh... oh. well....shit. the color drains from his face.]

[ you deserve it. ]

Finish that.

[ rin shoots up, narrowly avoid a collision with the bottom edge of the top bunk. he holds sousuke from running away by his wrists, letting his leg fall slack.

this can't be fucking real.

his palms are sweating. he's grinning, too bright, too wide. ]

[brb being 12.] Make me...

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[ rin drags him forward until he's blocking the light from falling.

had he been wrong?

no, there's no way. sousuke wouldn't be this nervous if it was anything else. when have they ever been nervous around each other? ]

You're ticklish as hell. Don't think I won't.

You're a jerk I hope you know that. [he frowns and sighs. and then looks to the side for a little while as he tries to gather his wits.] It's always been you.

[ rin's grip on sousuke's wrists only tightens. ]

That was the worst confession I've ever heard.

[ but his pink cheeks belie just how affected he is. ]

[he looks off awkwardly.] Yeah, well. You have no reason to talk either. Mister I've-only-gotten-an-hour-of-sleep.

I did.

[ because apparently that's important to emphasize. ]

Besides, if I really wanted to, I could do it a lot better than you did.

[noooo don't say that. now he's going to get all self doubty again!]

[ rin grabs at the crook of sousuke's elbows instead, pulling him down until they're face-to-face. ]

Idiot. Me too.

[ and then he's gonna freeze because wow sousuke is way too close, why did he think this was a good idea. ]

Sometimes it's hard when you say things like that so seriously. [and now he's thinking of you and haru. UGH WHYYYYY.] Please tell me you've never.... had any sort of feelings for him.

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Him?

[ he's confused enough to forget his embarrassment, though -- maybe he's not as confused as he's making it seem. can't you let it lie, sousuke? ]

[never!!!!!!! but no this was something that was always lying in the corner of his mind. anyway he looks at rin expectantly.]

[ damn it, sousuke. that's the problem with having a best friend who can practically read your mind.

he clicks his tongue against his upper palate - tch - looking annoyed. ]

Maybe once, okay? But it was a long time ago. He's just my rival now.

[he remains silent as he takes this news in. well... at least this happened ages ago.... but still. he's curious and he hates himself for it.] How long is a long time ago?