I would. Though they'd probably call me uncool for it, nowadays.
[ finally, he chuckles, and it quiets just in time to hear the second part, the quieter admittance. he goes silent too, the memory of how close tenn stuck to him to ward off the chill of hokkaido's winter resurfacing. after a moment, he ventures: ]
[ it's easy to slip back into this kind of conversation, over the phone, when the inflection of tenn's tone is masked by the connection of the phone.
but then ryuu offers, and tenn hesitates again, a split second silence that sounds a little bit longer than it actually is. ]
... If it's not too much trouble. [ ryuu offered, so it shouldn't be, right - although there is a part of him that twinges guiltily at taking advantage of ryuu's kindness at goddamn three in the morning.
[ that comment makes him smile to himself, though maybe given who it is - he can sense it through the silence, given how much of it they've shared.
it's not a secret, that ryuu would drop everything for tenn, except for the things that tenn maybe wouldn't want him to drop. old habits die hard is a twofold thing, which is why the line fills with the sound of him breathing in a little stronger to climb out of bed, sheets and nightclothes rustling. ]
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I would. Though they'd probably call me uncool for it, nowadays.
[ finally, he chuckles, and it quiets just in time to hear the second part, the quieter admittance. he goes silent too, the memory of how close tenn stuck to him to ward off the chill of hokkaido's winter resurfacing. after a moment, he ventures: ]
...Do you want me to come over?
[ guileless. ]
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[ it's easy to slip back into this kind of conversation, over the phone, when the inflection of tenn's tone is masked by the connection of the phone.
but then ryuu offers, and tenn hesitates again, a split second silence that sounds a little bit longer than it actually is. ]
... If it's not too much trouble. [ ryuu offered, so it shouldn't be, right - although there is a part of him that twinges guiltily at taking advantage of ryuu's kindness at goddamn three in the morning.
old habits die hard, sometimes. ]
... I wouldn't mind the company.
[ the warmth, too. ]
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it's not a secret, that ryuu would drop everything for tenn, except for the things that tenn maybe wouldn't want him to drop. old habits die hard is a twofold thing, which is why the line fills with the sound of him breathing in a little stronger to climb out of bed, sheets and nightclothes rustling. ]
I wouldn't either.
[ a soft enough affirmation that it's fine. ]
Have you slept at all?