(open) where have you been? been searching all along 𝅘𝅥𝅮

[forethinking]

Who: renren and you!
What: a catch-all!
Where: bathhouse, hblanc, apartments, market place...
When: august-september
Content Warnings: none, but i promise nothing and will update this if needed! spoiler warnings will be on the top level or in the subject of the comment.

edit: remember when i said i promised nothing? there's people bathing in here

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[forethinking]

Why is that?

(Ren crosses his legs, knuckles supporting his cheek with his elbow on the armrest, the drunken smirk almost apparent in his lips, smug but much more relaxed than the ones Akechi is used to. Being drunk is a trip, literally, and Ren probably found his limit right there. Too much over that, it would bring memories he'd rather not think about, he's sure, less than that, he's just dizzy and a little slow.

All the slug aside, the look he gives Akechi is quite sharp.)

You know, Goro. You've been winning a lot lately. Don't think you're on a streak for too long.

[simulatio]

Why is what?

[He can guess, but he wants to hear Ren say it clearly with his own words, so he can acknowledge that he's better.

Oh, but this is manipulation, isn't it? He can recognize it, surely as anything, and yet, in this case... he'll allow it, his eyes lighting up at the use of his first name, his own gaze sharpening in return.

Ren really is catlike in all of his easy, effortless motions, and impulsively, Akechi wants to put a stop to it. Keep him from moving around so much, so easily, so effortlessly.

In a heartbeat he lunges from the chair before he can think better of it, intending to win at this game, too. Whatever game they're playing right now, if it's intimidation or flirting, he plans to win.

Of course, plans go haywire because as he stands for the first time since he'd started drinking, the entire room rotates around him. What had started as a planned attack of pinning Ren back to the bed to wipe that smirk off his face becomes a monumental effort of just staggering the few steps to the bed and taking a careful seat beside him.]

[forethinking]

(?!

Earlier, Ren had decided not to rush to aid for the rivalry reasons only. This time, the second Akechi stood up with such motivation, Ren could tell exactly what had hit him. He made the same mistake too at some point on his first drink and it's not pleasant at all to have the world turning around you and not knowing which way is which...

He'd help Akechi walk if allowed, but if not, the second they're both seated, Ren wraps an arm around his shoulders, as to give him something steady to help refocus his brain.)

[simulatio]

[He will not allow help to the bed, but he won't shrug off the arm around his shoulders. For a moment, he just keeps his eyes closed and inhales deeply through his nose. Is it even possible to get nauseated when most other bodily functions don't work? They don't get thirsty, only hungry, and why would they get nauseous if such other basic things aren't in play?]

I asked you a question, [he demands more than says as the room finally stops spinning behind his eyelids. Alright, a change of plans it is, then. If he's already on the bed, then...

He reaches to take Ren's chin in one gloved hand, holding him fast so he can't break away even if he wasn't planning to in the first place.]

Answer me.

[forethinking]

(He'd expected Akechi to be much more interested in discussing the indirect (or direct, hell, he doesn't know) message he sent him last. That there would be consequences to all this antecipation... But instead, he wants an answer that he already easily has?

Either way, there's a hand holding his chin and a demanding lover in front of him, eager for an answer...)

Why is it good that I've only been interested in you?

[simulatio]

[There it is. That's what he wanted to hear, the acknowledgement singing through his veins and bringing a heated flush to his cheeks. Hearing it said, out loud, that he's the only person Ren's ever been interested in...

It should spark another wave of panic. Instead, Akechi only leans closer, lips curving into an unmistakable smirk.]

Because I'm rather selfish, and I don't want to share you with anyone else.

[Which... should be obvious by now, really, but before Ren can point that out or offer any kind of rebuttal in exchange, he's using that grip on his chin to pull him in for a kiss.]