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[truthstranger]

...Then...

[ ... ]

I kind of... do...

[fabling]

[ He swallows quietly, because as teasing as he might be with this, he's not actually Prepared for it either. To start, though, he shifts to lean only on his knees, half up instead of straddling Shuichi. Then, he pushes the hem of Kaito's shirt up over his stomach, holding it in place. ]

Do you want to, or shall I?

[truthstranger]

You—

[ Shuichi has to take a moment to be overwhelmed just looking at Ouma like that. It seems unreal, almost like a fantasy. But then he takes a shaky breath and reaches out. ]

...H-Here...

[ He runs his hands along the bare band of skin around to Ouma's back, lingering at the small of his back for a moment before sliding his fingers down under the waistband of his pants, just slightly. ]

[fabling]

[ He's sleepy and delirious enough it may as well be. He keeps one hand on the shirt, the other moving to Shuichi's shoulder. ]

Was I lying to you, then, Shuichi?

[ He's talking like this, but there are spots where his voice cracks a bit, where he's waiting impatiently and hoping Shuichi will just keep wiggling his hand down anyway. ]

[truthstranger]

[ Shuichi looks up at Ouma, a bit dazed and incredulous. Maybe he can also blame the fact that it's around 3am and he passed the point he could have imagined anything like this a long time ago for the fact that he does slide his hands further down. Leaning a bit closer so he can reach, his fingers dip further, past where he could plausibly find the edge of his underwear, brushing the curve of Ouma's ass before he pauses like that, both hands down the back of Ouma's pants, face burning. ]

L-Looks like you were telling the truth... this time.

[fabling]

[ It's probably almost 4am by this point, but even that wouldn't explain how they got to this point with Shuichi's hands down the back of his trousers (which are already tight enough without that) and his own face flushed as he stares down at him. ]

Does that mean you'll start giving me checks? Should I make it into a game where you have to guess if I'm wearing anything underneath every day?

[truthstranger]

I-I didn't mean it like that... I meant you might lie about things other than your underwear!

[ flustered, he considers pulling his hands back, but that would be conceding something he had to work hard to do in the first place, so they stay for now ]

Do you really not wear anything that often...?

[fabling]

[ He can't help it, he laughs under his breath at that. ]

Sorry, Shuichi. This is a first actually! I was just pretty dirty after the excursion and figured I'd be better off doing without for now. I mean I just showered before I got here, y'know?

[truthstranger]

A-Ah, I see.

[ Now he pulls his hands back, that enough of a reminder that he was trying to get Ouma to take care of himself. ]

Anyway... yes, I can lend you some of my boxers for now. For sleeping.

[fabling]

[ He looks away as Shuichi pulls his hands back out again, feigning disinterest when really he's disappointed for the lack of contact. He'll get plenty soon. ]

Yeah. Hey, Shuichi? Can you call in sick tomorrow?

[truthstranger]

[ Shuichi blinks, and then it’s very apparent on his face when the implications hit him. ]

Um.

[ And then he takes a moment to consider. ]

...Y-Yeah, that should be fine. We don’t have any ongoing cases, so I’ll just let Naegi-san know I have some other things to take care of.

[fabling]

[ He blinks back at him, his head tilting slightly because he'd just wanted to sleep in since they were both up late, and given how circumstances have changed now... he wanted to have Shuichi to himself for a bit.

More than 3/4am in the morning while he's half asleep, anyway. ]

Thanks. [ The smile he gives him is smaller, softer and probably shows how tired he is, more than before did anyway. ]

[truthstranger]

...Yeah. We should both get to sleep.

[ He makes a motion to move... but doesn't really follow through on it since that would involve pushing Ouma off of him. ]

[fabling]

Yup. [ He shifts off him, flopping onto his back before pushing forward to get off the bed. That done, it's just a matter of waiting for Shuichi told hand him something to wear to sleep in. ]

[truthstranger]

[ He does in fact just hand Ouma another pair of his boxers, without comment.

Look that's how he sleeps. ]

[fabling]

[ Now there's just the issue of having the choice of going to his bathroom to change... or just doing it here.

Two guesses which he's going to go with. He does at least turn his back to Shuichi as he unfastens his trousers. Though it still isn't enough to help when he's pulling them off to change them for Shuichi's boxers instead just. Right there. ]

[truthstranger]

Ah!

[ It's almost an involuntary noise, and he automatically looks away. Then it occurs to him that maybe he's supposed to look, and he looks back? But it feels weird to just... watch him... so eventually his eyes drift back towards the bed again. ]

[fabling]

[ Thankfully it's a fairly quick process, though he does just leave his trousers on the floor as he turns back to look at him, 100% dressed in just Shuichi and Kaito's clothes instead. ]

Let's get some sleep them, okay?

[truthstranger]

[ For some reason looking at Ouma in Kaito's shirt and his boxers makes him feel warm too. ]

...Yeah. Come on.

[ He climbs back into bed. ]

*then ... this is what i get for tagging at dumb o clock

[fabling]

[ He steps over once Shuichi's back in bed, slips under the covers after him and this time there's no hesitation as he pretty much sprawls himself across Shuichi. His arm curls over him, head tucking under Shuichi's chin. It's very clingy. ]

[truthstranger]

[ Shuichi swallows back a noise of surprise and, after a beat, settles his own arm lightly over Ouma. ]

...Mm... Sleep well.

[fabling]

[ It's comfy and warm like this, especially now he doesn't have to deal with the panic of trying to not let himself get swept up in the feeling of it. Shuichi's aware of how he feels about him now, so that's what matters.

He's quick to fall asleep though, barely aware of the conversation Shuichi probably has with Kaito before sleeping as well. In fact, it's a good number of hours later that he'll wake up at all. When he does he's groggy from sleeping perhaps Too Much in one go. ]

[truthstranger]

[ In fact Shuichi does call Kaito telepathically as soon as he's sure Ouma is asleep, instinctively trying to do it quietly so he doesn't wake him up, even though that doesn't really make sense. It's a short conversation, anyway.

It's a while after that before Shuichi manages to fall asleep himself, too conscious of Ouma against him and too many thoughts about everything that just happened running through his head, but eventually he dozes off. He's still out by the time Ouma starts to rouse. ]

[fabling]

[ Really, if he wasn't so emotionally exhausted and hadn't just spent 2 days away rummaging through ruins, he might have been unable to unwind as well.

Thankfully, he's able to wake up at a decent hour, probably around 9:30--definitely later than Shuichi should probably be going to work--and peers up at him. It isn't the first time he's seen him sleep, of course, but it seems a lot more special now.

It also means that now things are Established there should be no problems with him leaning up to kiss Shuichi on the lips, lingering there but not pushing to wake him up with it. Whether it does wake him up or not is another thing entirely. ]

[truthstranger]

[ He does wake up, but slowly, taking a moment to really rise to consciousness and realize that the touch on his lips is real and not some lingering figment of a dream. When he does, his eyes flutter open in surprise, and then he remembers everything that happened again all in a rush, and his lips turn up in a helpless smile. ]