[ hearing that made ryuu lean so far in?! same feel. ]
Really?! I'm glad to hear it works! And don't worry, bitter melon has a really thick rind, so even if it fell, I think it'd be okay. If I couldn't catch it, that is...
[ not that he typically goes catching things of such a... shape... but! ]
[He says that, but he doesn't actually sound upset at all since he's joking around. These are his ideas of jokes. Another sip, and his free hand reaches for one of the leftover chips, salt and all, and pokes it right into Ryuu's lips without waiting.]
If you try it, I want to watch. Afterwards, I can watch you prepare it, as well, and learn about all sorts of things. Make sure to wear an apron, as well.
But you're a lot better looking than a bitter melon, trust me.
[ they seriously look like angry cucumbers. but JOKES ASIDE - ]
Hm? [ oh, a chip. thank you. he accepts it, chewing on the edge thoughtfully before just kind of vacuuming it in... ] I usually wear an apron if I'm cooking anyway! But I'd like it if you ate some bitter melon stir fry, too. It's one of my favorites.
[His response to the compliment is a light laugh, pleased as he is.]
If it's one of your favorites, then naturally I want to try it. I'd eat anything that you put in front of me, you know, Ryuu-kun. But more than that, I'd like to learn about the things you care about the most. Pieces of what you consider "home"... parts of your past, your upbringing. They're important to someone like you, aren't they?
Each time you draw me more into that world of yours, I feel as though I'm able to pick out pieces that are foreign to me and borrow their warmth.
[He hums into his glass, then leans to rest his cheek on his other palm, looking back at Ryuu again. He's already got slight color to his cheeks that seems stuck there.]
Since I'm always stealing things from others like that, I wonder what else I might be able to? They always say "kiss the cook," so I think I'll surprise you with something like that and steal a kiss, too.
[ they are important. and yet, for as tightly as he holds to those roots of his, as much as he keeps them nourished alongside what pieces of him people can see... he exists because he reaches out for other experiences, too. ]
If you’re on your toes too much, it might be difficult for me to reach you, though...
[ He thinks he’s so funny when really it’s all dad joke level. He lets that set in for a proud moment before he looks back to the table, eager for meat time...!! Even if he didn’t help out a ton with these appetizers. He has to save room!! ]
[ who's worse, the one who makes the dad joke, or the one who laughs at it - ]
I have to even the playing field somehow!
[ yeah, right. he'd cave instantly, if past experience is anything to go by. but each time they do something together, no matter if it's incredibly mundane, the feelings that surround it are never typical, or boring. it hits him when their waiter comes to clear the appetizer plates and place down their entree instead. it's, well.
[Eichi's on glass two of his wine and he is so into this meat it's not even funny. It's uncooked and beautiful... He can't wait to smell it. And then eat it. He presses his hands together in front of his mouth in anticipation.]
Yes! Ah, how do we do that...
[Is it clear he doesn't really get to do fun things like this yet. Or cook. How do you light this thing up.]
Oh, these tools here are for cooking it once it's turned on, aren't they?
[ reaching over, ryuu lifts up the grill slats, then the top for the compartment inside. with the restaurant's lighter (a long-necked variety with a heavy handle, he notes that it seems like an antique...) he lights the charcoal bricks, then puts everything back together. ]
Okay, once it starts to glow, you can start cooking. It's a nice smell already, isn't it?
I see! So they keep everything required to cook it at the table, just like that. How inventive...
[He's genuinely excited, lifting his hand carefully over the grill just to feel the heat coming off of it. Safely, but on his second glass of wine, it's better he gets it out of the way now anyway.]
It does smell nice. Since I had servants who would always cook my very strict diet for me at home, it's not often that I get to smell something quite like this. It's unique... Smoky, and yet I don't feel the need to cough?
[He's rambling about the dumbest things. But he pulls his hand back, rocking a little side to side in his seat in his excitement.]
It's possible to undercook the meat, isn't it? Will you show me your techniques?
[ each time, it's like this. something so ordinary that he feels like he's done a thousand times becomes something new and exciting around eichi - it's fun, to watch him experience things for the first time, no matter how dumb or common.
taking another healthy sip of beer (which number is this? oh well, who cares, down the hatch it goes), he sets the mostly empty cup back down and reaches for a pair of chopsticks instead. with the grill lit, the space is much warmer, but it's also the alcohol making him feel a little swimmy at the edges. ]
You can undercook poultry! But with red meat, you can eat it pretty raw... it just depends on the kind of taste you like!
[ yes, recommend almost raw meat to the vore enthusiast. ]
Safely, too? I'd like to try it in various ways, if that's the case. I quite enjoy hearty things like this, so I wonder how it must change the flavor...
[Hmm. Honestly, his twink body is already feeling it from one glass, and this second one is going to wreck him, but he's having a good time. He doesn't even pay attention to how hot he feels, or the way his heart is hammering so much, or the dizziness that comes if he moves in his seat too much.]
It's safe! Of course, you probably shouldn't eat too much of it when it's more rare... but here.
[ giving his sleeves another hike upwards, he leans in to snag a strip of meat and lay it down on the grill once it's nice and ready. it starts to sizzle immediately, and though he's tipsy, ryuu is essentially a pro at doing things tipsy, so his technique is actually pretty precise. ]
Hmm, about three minutes on either side is okay for me. You can see it browning at the edges.
[ he ushers eichi in to watch this very exciting cooking process. ]
Leaving it raw here [ a tap against the pink middle ] keeps the taste soft.
[Eichi tucks himself in against Ryuu as he leans forward, enjoying the smell of the charcoal, the sizzle of the meat, the warmth of this company. He grabs his own chopsticks, keeping them clutched in one hand as he watches with sparkling eyes.]
So it's a little of both...! That sounds delicious. [His cheek is absolutely against Ryuu's arm, hi.]
Soft... but with enough crisped flavor on the outsides... Ahh, my mouth is watering just watching it. ♪ Let me put on a few, just like that...
[He delicately tries from here... It's extra hard to navigate right now but. Good enough.]
[ luckily, it's hard to screw up yakiniku even with the drunkest of fingers. as long as the meat makes it in the vicinity of the grill, they're golden. and ryuu is making sure of that, though he's also reveling in the warmth, the atmosphere alive with contentment. ]
See? You've got it. I think this one's just about done...
[ notably, he's left it a little rarer than he said he liked, but there's not much room to point it out between him plucking it from the grill and dunking it in - let's see... ponzu? ponzu should work.
holding the pieces of meat aloft, he cups his other hand beneath it and does the thing, turning aside and offering it out. ]
[ He’s been fed before a large number of times, some with a widely different feel from others, but Eichi manages to take this bite of meat like he’s putting on a show. It’s so smooth though, and not drawn out too long, so is he just naturally that thotty... He’ll never say. ]
Mm! [ But he does perk up and cover his lips with his fingertips to finish chewing before he smiles brightly. ] Ahhh, how delicious... I can taste the difference immediately! It’s so much less dry like this, isn’t it? Fufu, should I feed you a piece, Ryuu-kun? Are we taking turns like this?
But if I’m left without some for too long, I’ll eat you up instead, you know? Fufu. Just kidding~
[ a good expression! thottiness falls in second to a love of food as ryuu gently pulls the chopsticks away, watching carefully for all the little expressions eichi might make. ]
Sure, we can take turns! But I'm not sure how good I'd taste in comparison, so we can put a lot on at once... like this.
[ innuendo, double-entendres... all of them go pinging off of his blessedly thick skull, leaving ryuu to go about loading up the grill with a few more cuts of meat, so they can feed one another at their leisure, and no one gets hungry enough to take a bite out of the other. smart, right?
Well, it's fun all the same. They take turns feeding one another, and Eichi has a blast with it, laughing and drinking in between it all. Slowly, taking his time— or at least that's how he started it, but he's sure he's lost track of time somewhere in all of that. He feels beyond just light and happy, a heaviness in his head that's undeniable but is only encouraging him to lean a little closer as he holds out his chopsticks with the last piece of meat for Ryuu.
...But then, just before he takes the bite, he pulls his chopsticks back and eats the piece himself.
Rude, and apparently right now, very hilarious to him, because even as he pulls up his second hand to cover his mouth while eating it, he can't stop laughing.]
[ truthfully, ryuu would have probably given him the last piece anyway, but to have it dangled so close and then snatched away again... rude!! it's the principle of the thing that has him pitching forward, expression scrunching with something between scandalized and mirthful. ]
- ah, that wasn't very fair!!
[ guess he'll just have to knock the rest of his ???th glass of beer back, which seems to raise his spirits again. ]
[Ah, he loved it, that's what he was looking for! He laughs again, setting his chopsticks down a little sloppier than usual, and moving to swat his hand at Ryuu's chest in a playful sort of gesture.]
What are you trying to say, I could use it? I need more meat, then? Come here, I'll eat you up after all. ♪
[Honestly, he can't eat another bite of food if he tries, but he sure does want to lean into Ryuu like this. It's fine. He's shameless, he can own up to it, he has no fear.]
Or, if I lean back suddenly, I wonder if you'll make that cute expression again...
[ ryuu is approaching too drunk to feel the finer emotions such as shame, luckily placing his empty cup shining with nothing but froth on the table before eichi comes barging into his space. he grins, body warmed by the alcohol and food and closeness. without a second thought - ]
Doesn't that mean I have to let you do that in the first place?
[ punctuated by ryuu catching eichi in the crook of his closest arm. you're stuck with him now. ]
[He laughs, feeling warm at the catch, at the closeness, at the fun of it. Celebrating, even when things had threatened to be so depressing and lonely. It's the furthest thing from his mind, in this moment. Right now, he's too busy admiring Ryuu's smile, the flush of his face, and his eyes.
He can't help it.]
You're simply moving how I want. [They sure are in a restaurant, but it's busy now, and their booth is secluded enough... Honestly, even if it weren't, he'd probably make this move. He leans in enough to brush their lips together, shamelessly curling his tongue against them as if to have a taste. He's not the most coordinated or balanced right now, though, so his whole body weight leans into it and he is definitely slipping marginally from his seat.]
[ ah, he should have seen this coming. maybe that he didn't makes it all the sweeter, and ryuu doesn't think to shy back from the kiss even in this environment. he's not sober enough to anyway, and so he takes the path of least resistance, giving his lips a slight part to add some depth to the kiss. he's smiling, and it just seems natural by now - his lips taste like fizzy beer and savory food, and it's probably too pleasant of a sensation to let their tongues meet for just a moment.
lucky for him, he's a coordinated enough drunk. something has to take up the cavernous space where his decency ought to be - so he can keep steady even while eichi is leaning into him so heavily. cheeky, he grins. ]
[There's more laughter at that, as Eichi clearly can't keep up such a blatant lie.]
Okay, you've caught me after all. My eye, my attention, my lips, and my fall... and perhaps my heart?
[Another laugh, and he keeps nuzzling closer, wanting the attention, and those hands on him. He will absolutely fall to the ground without support in this moment so clearly he's just using that as reason to be grabbed.]
I wonder what else you'll catch. Ah, Ryuu-kun, let's go take a look at some stores together. There were some interesting items, right?
[ ryuu might be used to a more crowded, boisterous atmosphere while drinking, but with eichi all but swooning into his arms, he thinks this is plenty enough for him. it's hard to focus on any one thing - the tingle on his lips, the fuzzy, radiating liquor-warmth, the ripples of chroma here and there. in a way, it's lucky eichi brings him focus in the moment with his suggestion.
expression lighting up, ryuu gives an eager nod. ]
You mean like sightseeing a little? I want to! It did seem like there were fun places to look into - ah!
[ but before that! a goofy grin. ]
No more kisses until I pay. It's supposed to be my treat, you know?
[ one he's happy to stretch as long as possible, well after they've left. ]
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Really?! I'm glad to hear it works! And don't worry, bitter melon has a really thick rind, so even if it fell, I think it'd be okay. If I couldn't catch it, that is...
[ not that he typically goes catching things of such a... shape... but! ]
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[He says that, but he doesn't actually sound upset at all since he's joking around. These are his ideas of jokes. Another sip, and his free hand reaches for one of the leftover chips, salt and all, and pokes it right into Ryuu's lips without waiting.]
If you try it, I want to watch. Afterwards, I can watch you prepare it, as well, and learn about all sorts of things. Make sure to wear an apron, as well.
[EICHI.]
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[ they seriously look like angry cucumbers. but JOKES ASIDE - ]
Hm? [ oh, a chip. thank you. he accepts it, chewing on the edge thoughtfully before just kind of vacuuming it in... ] I usually wear an apron if I'm cooking anyway! But I'd like it if you ate some bitter melon stir fry, too. It's one of my favorites.
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If it's one of your favorites, then naturally I want to try it. I'd eat anything that you put in front of me, you know, Ryuu-kun. But more than that, I'd like to learn about the things you care about the most. Pieces of what you consider "home"... parts of your past, your upbringing. They're important to someone like you, aren't they?
Each time you draw me more into that world of yours, I feel as though I'm able to pick out pieces that are foreign to me and borrow their warmth.
[He hums into his glass, then leans to rest his cheek on his other palm, looking back at Ryuu again. He's already got slight color to his cheeks that seems stuck there.]
Since I'm always stealing things from others like that, I wonder what else I might be able to? They always say "kiss the cook," so I think I'll surprise you with something like that and steal a kiss, too.
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You can't steal what's given freely, you know.
[ warmth, kisses, the like. ]
I guess I'll know to be on my toes now, though!
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[ He thinks he’s so funny when really it’s all dad joke level. He lets that set in for a proud moment before he looks back to the table, eager for meat time...!! Even if he didn’t help out a ton with these appetizers. He has to save room!! ]
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I have to even the playing field somehow!
[ yeah, right. he'd cave instantly, if past experience is anything to go by. but each time they do something together, no matter if it's incredibly mundane, the feelings that surround it are never typical, or boring. it hits him when their waiter comes to clear the appetizer plates and place down their entree instead. it's, well.
it's meat. ]
Here we go. Are you ready to light the charcoal?
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Yes! Ah, how do we do that...
[Is it clear he doesn't really get to do fun things like this yet. Or cook. How do you light this thing up.]
Oh, these tools here are for cooking it once it's turned on, aren't they?
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Here, like this.
[ reaching over, ryuu lifts up the grill slats, then the top for the compartment inside. with the restaurant's lighter (a long-necked variety with a heavy handle, he notes that it seems like an antique...) he lights the charcoal bricks, then puts everything back together. ]
Okay, once it starts to glow, you can start cooking. It's a nice smell already, isn't it?
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[He's genuinely excited, lifting his hand carefully over the grill just to feel the heat coming off of it. Safely, but on his second glass of wine, it's better he gets it out of the way now anyway.]
It does smell nice. Since I had servants who would always cook my very strict diet for me at home, it's not often that I get to smell something quite like this. It's unique... Smoky, and yet I don't feel the need to cough?
[He's rambling about the dumbest things. But he pulls his hand back, rocking a little side to side in his seat in his excitement.]
It's possible to undercook the meat, isn't it? Will you show me your techniques?
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taking another healthy sip of beer (which number is this? oh well, who cares, down the hatch it goes), he sets the mostly empty cup back down and reaches for a pair of chopsticks instead. with the grill lit, the space is much warmer, but it's also the alcohol making him feel a little swimmy at the edges. ]
You can undercook poultry! But with red meat, you can eat it pretty raw... it just depends on the kind of taste you like!
[ yes, recommend almost raw meat to the vore enthusiast. ]
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[The vore doors have opened.]
Safely, too? I'd like to try it in various ways, if that's the case. I quite enjoy hearty things like this, so I wonder how it must change the flavor...
[Hmm. Honestly, his twink body is already feeling it from one glass, and this second one is going to wreck him, but he's having a good time. He doesn't even pay attention to how hot he feels, or the way his heart is hammering so much, or the dizziness that comes if he moves in his seat too much.]
How do you like your meat, Ryuu-kun?
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[ giving his sleeves another hike upwards, he leans in to snag a strip of meat and lay it down on the grill once it's nice and ready. it starts to sizzle immediately, and though he's tipsy, ryuu is essentially a pro at doing things tipsy, so his technique is actually pretty precise. ]
Hmm, about three minutes on either side is okay for me. You can see it browning at the edges.
[ he ushers eichi in to watch this very exciting cooking process. ]
Leaving it raw here [ a tap against the pink middle ] keeps the taste soft.
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So it's a little of both...! That sounds delicious. [His cheek is absolutely against Ryuu's arm, hi.]
Soft... but with enough crisped flavor on the outsides... Ahh, my mouth is watering just watching it. ♪ Let me put on a few, just like that...
[He delicately tries from here... It's extra hard to navigate right now but. Good enough.]
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See? You've got it. I think this one's just about done...
[ notably, he's left it a little rarer than he said he liked, but there's not much room to point it out between him plucking it from the grill and dunking it in - let's see... ponzu? ponzu should work.
holding the pieces of meat aloft, he cups his other hand beneath it and does the thing, turning aside and offering it out. ]
Here we are. Say aah~
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[ He’s been fed before a large number of times, some with a widely different feel from others, but Eichi manages to take this bite of meat like he’s putting on a show. It’s so smooth though, and not drawn out too long, so is he just naturally that thotty... He’ll never say. ]
Mm! [ But he does perk up and cover his lips with his fingertips to finish chewing before he smiles brightly. ] Ahhh, how delicious... I can taste the difference immediately! It’s so much less dry like this, isn’t it? Fufu, should I feed you a piece, Ryuu-kun? Are we taking turns like this?
But if I’m left without some for too long, I’ll eat you up instead, you know? Fufu. Just kidding~
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Sure, we can take turns! But I'm not sure how good I'd taste in comparison, so we can put a lot on at once... like this.
[ innuendo, double-entendres... all of them go pinging off of his blessedly thick skull, leaving ryuu to go about loading up the grill with a few more cuts of meat, so they can feed one another at their leisure, and no one gets hungry enough to take a bite out of the other. smart, right?
"smart" ]
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Well, it's fun all the same. They take turns feeding one another, and Eichi has a blast with it, laughing and drinking in between it all. Slowly, taking his time— or at least that's how he started it, but he's sure he's lost track of time somewhere in all of that. He feels beyond just light and happy, a heaviness in his head that's undeniable but is only encouraging him to lean a little closer as he holds out his chopsticks with the last piece of meat for Ryuu.
...But then, just before he takes the bite, he pulls his chopsticks back and eats the piece himself.
Rude, and apparently right now, very hilarious to him, because even as he pulls up his second hand to cover his mouth while eating it, he can't stop laughing.]
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- ah, that wasn't very fair!!
[ guess he'll just have to knock the rest of his ???th glass of beer back, which seems to raise his spirits again. ]
Then again, you could use it more than me!
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[Ah, he loved it, that's what he was looking for! He laughs again, setting his chopsticks down a little sloppier than usual, and moving to swat his hand at Ryuu's chest in a playful sort of gesture.]
What are you trying to say, I could use it? I need more meat, then? Come here, I'll eat you up after all. ♪
[Honestly, he can't eat another bite of food if he tries, but he sure does want to lean into Ryuu like this. It's fine. He's shameless, he can own up to it, he has no fear.]
Or, if I lean back suddenly, I wonder if you'll make that cute expression again...
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Doesn't that mean I have to let you do that in the first place?
[ punctuated by ryuu catching eichi in the crook of his closest arm. you're stuck with him now. ]
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[He laughs, feeling warm at the catch, at the closeness, at the fun of it. Celebrating, even when things had threatened to be so depressing and lonely. It's the furthest thing from his mind, in this moment. Right now, he's too busy admiring Ryuu's smile, the flush of his face, and his eyes.
He can't help it.]
You're simply moving how I want. [They sure are in a restaurant, but it's busy now, and their booth is secluded enough... Honestly, even if it weren't, he'd probably make this move. He leans in enough to brush their lips together, shamelessly curling his tongue against them as if to have a taste. He's not the most coordinated or balanced right now, though, so his whole body weight leans into it and he is definitely slipping marginally from his seat.]
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lucky for him, he's a coordinated enough drunk. something has to take up the cavernous space where his decency ought to be - so he can keep steady even while eichi is leaning into him so heavily. cheeky, he grins. ]
Are you saying I didn't catch you?
[ sounds fake!! ]
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Okay, you've caught me after all. My eye, my attention, my lips, and my fall... and perhaps my heart?
[Another laugh, and he keeps nuzzling closer, wanting the attention, and those hands on him. He will absolutely fall to the ground without support in this moment so clearly he's just using that as reason to be grabbed.]
I wonder what else you'll catch. Ah, Ryuu-kun, let's go take a look at some stores together. There were some interesting items, right?
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expression lighting up, ryuu gives an eager nod. ]
You mean like sightseeing a little? I want to! It did seem like there were fun places to look into - ah!
[ but before that! a goofy grin. ]
No more kisses until I pay. It's supposed to be my treat, you know?
[ one he's happy to stretch as long as possible, well after they've left. ]