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[there's a pause while rin stares up at the bottom bunk from underneath it.]

i can't.

Why not?

[He's not going to sulk about that or anything.]

[the pause here is longer before rin finally resigns himself.]

telling you ruins the surprise.

[What surp--- Oh.

Oh.

There's a barely audible hitch in his breathing before the reply comes.]

Maybe you should skip the pick up line.

there's no point in trying to use it now anyway!

[some shuffling can be heard from below as rin tugs his pillow over his face.]

[Another chuckle drifts down, this one a little quieter, a little more pleased.]

There might be if you pick a really good one.

[he only pulls the pillow away to check the message, glancing up again as he hears the chuckle.]

i was coming to you for that, remember?

[there's a pause before another message follows.]

i love my bed, but i'd rather be in yours.

That's a really good one. And do-able.

is that a request for me to follow through?

Yeah. Or you can tell me more about what brought this on.

[rin shifts from his spot, sitting up and turning to swing his legs over the side of the bed. his pillow ends up in his lap as he rests his elbows against it, both hands on his phone as he taps out another message.]

it was either say something now or never say anything at all, i guess. i didn't like the second option.

[Sousuke hears Rin moving below and runs his thumb over the side of his phone. It's easier to stay put. To send another text and pretend his heart isn't trying to race out of his chest while he waits for Rin to make the next move.

But Rin already made the first one and it's not like Sousuke to simply go with the flow.

He rolls over, bed head poking over the side of the bunk, a lazy grin only visible from the glow of his phone.]

Like I'd have let that happen.

[The sound of Sousuke's voice has Rin lifting his head, looking up at him as his eyes widen a little. They've been in the same room from the start, but it somehow feels completely different to actually speak to one another instead of relying on texts.

His cheeks warm up again as he puts his phone aside and pushes himself up, turning to face their beds.]

You would've said something before graduation?

[The question comes with his movement toward the ladder, making his intention to follow through on his earlier line clear.]

[It hadn't been a question of if, but when. With everything that had been happening and Rin finding out about his shoulder, the timing hadn't felt right, but Sousuke had known he couldn't just leave things like that.

He just hadn't expected Rin to...]

Yeah... I would have.

[When Rin moves towards the ladder it makes his stomach drop in the best possible way. Sousuke shifts towards the wall to make room, but only just enough.

The screen of his phone goes to sleep and suddenly the room is a lot darker. Maybe that's a good thing, because Sousuke can feel heat begin to crawl up his neck.]

I just needed to figure out how.

[It's likely that this still isn't the best timing given the news about Sousuke's shoulder and how it's still sitting in the front of Rin's mind. The realization that they won't be going into university to continue swimming together has been sobering enough. He doesn't want the potential regret keeping quiet about this would've given him.

He climbs up the ladder, quiet and careful as he makes it to the top bunk and settles into the space he's left with.

Then he smiles, shaking his head as he leans in a little closer, tone teasing despite the blush still spread across his cheeks.]

You could've always started with "Hi, I'm Sousuke."

[Rin is right and the timing is absolutely shit, but as Rin slides into bed right next to him Sousuke can't find it in himself to mind.

He can't stop the way his arms automatically wrap around Rin's smaller frame to drag him just a little bit closer any more than he can stop breathing. He's simply wanted it for too long.

The darkness doesn't leave room for making out that blush, but as Sousuke pushes aside indecision and hesitation in favor of boldness, he can feel the heat of it against his skin when he presses their cheeks together.

He turns his head, nose bumping affectionately against the curve of Rin's jaw, lips whispering a kiss against the delicate skin beneath that's more the ghosting of breath than a real kiss.]

Hi.

[Sousuke starts in a voice that is meant to come out teasing and playful but instead is just quiet and dripping warm honey.]

I'm Sousuke.

[His arrival in Sousuke's bed is met with arms sliding around him and it really doesn't help the blush as he's pulled in closer. But it doesn't stop the way he follows along, letting himself be pulled before he shifts in, nearly pressing himself against Sousuke with the movement.

There's no point in being shy now. Not while they're here, in the dark, having admitted to one another that they feel the same way about each other.

But as bold as he feels his own movement is, Sousuke manages to top it with how easily he closes the space between them. The way he jumps right in almost makes Rin feel like this is familiar, like it's something the two of them have done before because of how natural it feels.

He raises a hand to push his fingers into Sousuke's hair as the sound of his voice, of him using that stupid line in that voice, earns a small shiver up along Rin's spine.]

Oh my god...

Edited (dumb things!!!) 2014-09-13 22:39 (UTC)

[Sousuke is half expecting the awkwardness and weirdness to set in any moment, and when it just doesn't... he feels his lips curve up into a grin, presses the shape of it against Rin's neck for a brief moment.

Rin who is warm and familiar in his arms, who always smells faintly of chlorine to Sousuke even when they haven't swam, and who fits so perfectly into his strong arms. Rin who he's holding without even a twinge of protest from his shoulder.

The hand in his hair immediately makes his eyes slide shut, enjoying the gentle touch. The simple closeness he had craved for a long time now.

This close, it's impossible to miss the shiver. Not when one of his hands is pressed against the small of Rin's back, his fingers beginning to draw lazy circles through his shirt.

Sousuke grins again, but this time the razor sharp edge is a lot closer to a smirk.]

Told you it worked.

It wouldn't have worked if you'd said it any other time.

[The protest is soft, but stubborn, like Rin still can't believe his own reaction to the greeting. He knows, though, that it's entirely because of the way it was said rather than exactly what came out of Sousuke's mouth.

Rin curls his fingers into his hair and gives a light tug before he settles, letting himself rest against Sousuke as the hand on his back moves.

It's all entirely too comfortable and easy to lose himself in.]

The top bunk is a lot more comfortable than I was expecting.

[He pulls his head back enough to glance over in the dark, glad that his eyes have adjusted enough that he has no trouble making Sousuke out. Otherwise, turning his head to brush a kiss against his cheek, close to the corner of his mouth, might not have worked so well.]

As long as it worked when I needed it too.

[Sousuke's murmur is accompanied by his fingers slipping beneath the edge of Rin's shirt to trace those slow circles directly into the warmth of his skin. Rin is so painfully beautiful and Sousuke has craved the feeling of smooth skin stretched over taut muscle beneath his hands for far too long.

He grins at the tug, outright chuckles at the words.]

Told you it was the superior bunk.

[Although it's not really like he has much of a preference. He simply knows Rin does, so why not give him the bunk that'd make him happier?

That little kiss, chaste as it is, is enough to have his breath hitching. One of Sousuke's hands (but not the one beneath Rin's shirt, because that one is not coming out unless it's forcibly removed) slides up to curl around Rin's neck, thumb stroking the sharp line of his jaw.

There's the part of him that wants to lean in and press his mouth against Rin's in a harsh kiss. To push his tongue inside his mouth, wedge a thigh between his legs, and show him just how much he's been holding back. But there's the other part that simply wants to drag this out longer. That's feeling a little breathless just from the closeness, from the ease that they were able to shift into this.

He breathes out slowly, tilting his face to brush a light kiss against Rin's mouth.]

Got any more pick up lines you wanna try?

[He wants to point out that Sousuke got lucky, that the line might not have even done him any favors if it hadn't been for everything accompanying it, but the fingers that slide under his shirt are such a distraction that he lets it go with what Sousuke says.

The contact is warm and leaves him wanting more, but there's no rush to act on things. Not when his original point in texting Sousuke was to give them the space and the lack of contact just in case it was needed.]

Don't kid yourself. The bottom's still better.

[It's more of an offhand comment than a real argument meant to carry any weight because it's hard to try to manage pointless back and forth when Sousuke's hands are on him. Rin realizes just how much he's wanted this as he tilts his head against the touch to his jaw. There's temptation on his side as well, but he wants to savor this, to let it last as long as they can because there's still lingering uncertainty about how this is going to play out later, once the lights are on and they're no longer in bed with one another and reality comes back to remind them that their paths no longer match.]

No. You're lucky you got the one.

[His reply is murmured before he kisses Sousuke back, returning the brush of a kiss with one that lasts a little longer this time.]

[It's a small thing. Just the brush of lips. It's not like it's Sousuke's first kiss. Far from it. Yet it manages to steal his breath. Rin steals his breath. Sousuke lingers over the touch, uses the hand curled around Rin's neck to bring him back when he starts to pull away.

He doesn't deepen it. He doesn't demand anything. He simply holds Rin still and slowly brushes their lips together. Lazily. Memorizing the texture and feel of Rin's mouth. Savoring the way their lips catch against each other, how he can feel Rin's breath on his skin.

It is both incredibly sexy and ridiculously chaste. Sousuke would laugh at himself if he wasn't completely absorbed by it. It only lasts a minute or two, but when he pulls back his entire body feels flushed and heavy.

There's lust, yes (he's a teenager after all), but most prominently there's warmth, affection, and something that only Rin has ever inspired in him. Devotion.]

I'm greedy when it comes to you.

[There's no desire to break away from the way Sousuke gently pulls him back in. Not with the way their lips meet again and Rin finds himself lost with it, the slight touches enough to leave his lips tingling as his fingers curl into Sousuke's shirt.

He's not expecting to feel the way he does when Sousuke pulls back. It leaves him almost breathless, like a lot more has been going on. And Rin stares for a long moment as he forces himself to breathe again, amazed that something so simple could get to him so easily.]

I want to be just as greedy when it comes to you.

[Sousuke feels a shiver running down his back. How long has he been wanting to hear something like that from Rin? How many nights has he laid in bed, contemplating what would happened if he'd simply climbed down into the bunk beneath his and told Rin everything he's kept bottled up for what feels like years? The rivalry, the jealousy, the desperation and the craving that has deepened into something he can't fully understand... Countless nights.

Not that it matters. Sousuke's dreams shrunk to stolen moments rather than a life time the moment he destroyed his shoulder. This is just another of those stolen moments. A dream for Sousuke that will ultimately be just another fond memory (he hopes) for Rin. Rin who can still (and will) swallow the world.]

You can be greedy.

[The words are a quiet breath against the curve of Rin's jaw, soft lips dragging over the sharp line of it. If he can touch, if he can taste, even just for a short while... it's worth it. Rin's always worth it.

[ The way Sousuke urges him on doesn't help the way Rin feels. Not just in a physical way either. He wants more than just this. Whether Sousuke can swim beyond this point or not, Rin wants to keep him by his side. He doesn't want to lose him a second time, to have that distance between them because of a change in paths.

But he doesn't think he can say that. It's selfish, isn't it? To want to keep Sousuke with him to follow a dream he may no longer be able to accomplish himself. ]

How greedy will you let me get?

[ Rin turns his head, kissing then parting his lips against Sousuke's jaw in return, his teeth gently catching at skin as he pulls at fabric, making Sousuke's shirt ride up. ]

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i have no appropriate icons, deal with his sulk face.

sulk face is his default face and is always fitting tbh

that is a fair and accurate point

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