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Weirdos...

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|@ofsavior| Continued from. (No it didn't need a continue but fuck it. My brain said why not)

Ryusei couldn't say he was consciously wailing on the poor victim under him, his fist repeatedly meeting the guy's face to prove a point without him even realizing. He had heard the guy hitting on Chifuyu, and that was the last thing he really remembered. At least until the yank backwards by his shirt snapped him back.

Snapping back into reality, he stared at Chifuyu in shock before glancing at his knuckles that were burning from the force he had been using, covered in blood that wasn't his as the victim shifted to stare at him but didn't dare to move more than that.

"I..." Moving his hand back to his side, he didn't say another word before turning and going to walk off. Though his expression showed disappointment in himself. He had tried so hard to try to get better about whatever this was that would make him lose control in moments of anger, but when Chifuyu was around, it only hurt him that much more.

Besides, he couldn't blame Chifuyu for ever thinking he was some type of monster because of it. But one of his worst fears was if Chifuyu ever got hit because of him, by him.

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Tell me (Chifuyu & Ryusei)

If you snuck into my room I would:

[  ] Go back to sleep                 [ x ] Kick you out [  ] Cuddle with you                   [ x ] Be like “How in the world?” [ x ] Let you sleep on the floor    [  ] Become angry

If you kissed me (or hugged) I would:

[  ] Kiss or hug you back                       [  ] Smile and laugh [  ] Stiffen, and feel uncomfortable        [  ] Push you away [ x ] Be shocked                                       [  ] Strike you

If you asked me to go out with you for a day I would say:

[ x ] No          [ x ] Yes          [  ] Most certainly not.          [ ] Without hesitation.

You are:

[x  ] Cute          [  ] Adorable          [  ] Attractive          [  ] Beautiful [ x ] Okay         [  ] Ugly                 [  ] Am not going to grace this with an answer

You are to me a:

[  ] Stranger          [ x ] Acquaintance          [  ] Ally [ x ] Friend              [ x ] Love                        [ x ] Rival [  ] Enemy

I find you to be:

[  ] Pathetic          [  ] Off no consequence          [ x ] Intriguing [  ] Frightening     [  ] Unsettling                          [ x ] Annoying [  ] Infuriating       [  ] Pleasant company            [ x ] Comforting [  ]  Unable to be lived without                            [ x ] Trustworthy

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[  PHONE  ] : sender and receiver are about to kiss when a cell phone goes off and makes them pause. + extra points if the call is from an ex/rival love interest. (Ryufuyu; maybe a call from a Bonten higher up 👀)

Ryusei doesn't know how long it's been since he's been back. Rather, how long he's found his way back into Chifuyu's life. Maybe it's not the best thing he's ever done, but it's something that lets him remember a simpler and happier time in his life. When they were younger, when they didn't have to worry so much about day to day life. When the worst they had to worry about was school grades and occasional gang fights. But he had gone and ruined that. Where Chifuyu had gotten something going for himself, Ryusei had nothing. He had nothing but a tattoo of a membership that he regrets, and now the only way out was death.

Death doesn't scare Ryusei. He's dealt it out with his own hands, watched as people begged for their lives, begged to be given any other solution for owed debts rather than paying with their blood. All for it to fall on what they assumed were deaf ears. But their pleas, their cries, their screams.. it all haunted Ryusei's entire being. Even if he had wanted to spare them, wanted to help them, there was always someone else who would be more ruthless. If he didn't do it, someone else would, and then he would be in their shoes.

But Chifuyu.. Chifuyu was different. Chifuyu was the only part of his life that made him still feel like any sort of a person instead of a monster. Somehow, Chifuyu still looked at him like he wasn't some soulless or heartless creature. Looked at him like he still deserved to be happy, still deserved love. And this was something Ryusei isn't sure he would survive if he lost.

Now, here they are. Chifuyu's hands on his chest as Ryusei stares into his eyes, both hearts racing with quick breathing of anticipation. Now or nothing, Ryusei. So he's leaning in, ready to have their lips meet in a kiss that could lead who knows where-

Could.

Instead, here's a incoming phone call halting all of it. And Ryusei thinks about not answering. But he knows the rules, If that's a higher up and he doesn't answer? He might as well kiss his life goodbye because it will be threatened. So glancing at his phone screen that's lit up screaming, there's a groan. "I.. I have to answer this. It's one of the higher ups.. If I don't answer, they'll practically kill me. Or at least try to."

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“Come on. It’s not that hard.” Chifuyu groans, dragging Ryusei inside by the wrist. With his free hand, he points at a yellow Labrador puppy. “All you gotta do is let him sniff you. You don’t even gotta touch him.” (Bonten Timeline)

The hair on the back of Ryusei's neck are standing. Everything inside of him is screaming to run, he's got to run. He can't be here, can't be near something like this. He can feel himself drenched in sweat, body shaking and jittery while he tries to keep himself calm and fails. "No, no, no, nonononono-" Almost like a plea from him. How did he get himself here? How did he get himself in this situation? Why did he let Chifuyu even drag him this far?

The puppy jumps up to place front paws on the edge of the barrier where it is kept with the others while playing, and Ryusei quickly tries to pull away. His body is screaming danger, even though this little ball of fur is everything but. It's waiting patiently and excitedly for any sign of a new friend, seeming confused why Ryusei is scared. There's too many flashbacks, too many memories. And before he knows it, somehow, Chifuyu has his hand near the puppy and the puppy leans in to sniff and lick at his hand while Ryusei squeezes his eyes closed and braces himself.

But the bite never comes.

After a few moments of the puppy just excitedly licking his hand, Ryusei opens his eyes and stares in shock. "He.. didn't bite me?..."

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Ryusei, do you think your friendship with Kojiro (now) is better or worse than it was when you were kids?

"Definitely better, I think. I'm glad he was able to find something better than risking staying in trouble so much or even worse. I think we're both able to actually have some kind of proper lives now that we're out of all of that stuff. Or at least for me it feels nicer. I miss it sometimes, and I'm sure Kojiro does too.. but I still think things are better now."

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❝ sorry, i lost that a little while ago. ❞ // kojiro -> ryusei

"What? Your sanity?" He asked, laughing softly as he looked to one of his closest friends. "Or is it that you never had it?" Of course though, after all these years, could either of them really be considered sane? Sitting up, he rests an elbow onto one of his knees, chin resting into his palm. "Something going on that you need to talk to me about?"

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ryusei: kill baji or chifuyu

This.. This would be a hard choice. He had grown so attached to both of them, but now here he was with a decision. Granted, it wasn't like the choice had to happen but even thinking it over was enough to make him feel uneasy.

Baji was one of the first ones he had known. It was part of where his time with Toman had started in a way. And Baji was always the type to have his friend's back without a doubt. But Chifuyu.. Chifuyu had come in and somehow proven himself just as loyal as Baji. Even if he had the nerve to lie about who he was when he first met Ryusei, but that wasn't important to things now. Not when they had come so far.

But given everything, how could he bring himself to pick one to kill if it came down to it? A hand grips his hair, and there's visible stress. Either way, hypothetical guilt is still going to eat at him.

"I guess.. I guess I'd have to pick Chifuyu. My past goes further back with Baji, and I doubt Chifuyu would want me to pick Baji either, seeing his loyalty to him. So that's going to have to be my answer."