Oblivious | Yakuza!AU
@yorinuki
Lately, it hadn’t been as weird for Terufumi to have been not only invited over to Imaizumi’s apartment, but more so urged (he didn’t want to say ‘forced’ but one way or another, it may have been the case) to follow suit. Ever since that whole (rather embarrassing) encounter with his father, things had been completely different – and surely, Sugimoto was certain that the taller male had solely been trying to act polite in order to keep up that facade of a clean business man in front of the man’s father… though slowly, but surely, Shunsuke insisted that the guy would stay over at his place to the point that he hardly had been at his own, it came to the point that there was no mention of paying the rent whatsoever.
And eventually, it sank in and the college-student drop-out understood what had been the reasoning —- though, to be honest about it, this solely sank in once the Yakuza dragged him over back to his run-down apartment and told him to ‘pick the things he wanted to keep and move them into the other’s living space.
It took some time to get accustomed to the changes, to the fact that he no longer was the bane of society but instead slowly starting to become a somebody again. Well… not really a famous somebody, but at least someone who could lift his face in pride again instead of scurrying away in shame.
The smaller had fallen asleep on the other’s chest as they were situated on a large and comfy couch, watching movies – but the ex-college student really had a thing for babbling and commenting most scenes with such passion until he became sleepy and dozed off. He even started drooling on the man’s shirt, though once he came back to senses, Sugimoto blinked his eyes open in a drowsy state. “Nhn…”
it took an unreasonable amount of time for imaizumi to get the point across that he wanted the boy to move in with him. it seemed that no matter how many hints that he made, sugimoto just wouldn’t understand what he was trying to do. he hated to see him wasting so much money just to stay in such a grimy apartment when he hard a large, spacious & very expensive place that was far too big to only be occupied by one person. certainly, having an excitable presence would liven up the place and make it seem less lonely. he’d gotten the other to bring a good amount of his belongings over to his place, but no matter what -- it seemed as if he was trying to delay the process. there was no way that he could be so naïve as to not see what he was implying.
finally, after a few months ( and a lot more hints ), it seemed that sugimoto finally understood just why he was pushing him to keep so many of his belongings at his house. now, they were able to see each other daily on an informal basis -- the first time that imaizumi was seen without a suit on was the first time that he got the other to sleep over. when it came to going out in public, he was pressured to uphold the look of a traditional yakuza member, not to mention that without such a modest outfit he would have tattoos peaking out from beneath his clothing.
even if he didn’t bring it up, it seemed that the other was beginning to seem a bit less stressed since he moved in. while imaizumi wasn’t trying to shove it in his face that he was making far more money ( in not so fair ways ), he couldn’t stand not being able to care for the other. no matter how sugimoto wanted to contribute to the rent & such, just not to seem like he was mooching off of the yakuza member, he was always refused. he had more money than he knew what to do with, so taking anything from a recovering college drop - out seemed too cruel.
the room became numerous times more silent when the other dozed off, only the soft sounds of the tv played in the background. most found it annoying how much the boy would speak, but with imaizumi he made up for his serious lack of conversation skills. the more that he babbled, the less that the taller had to speak. it worked out rather well for the both of them. peeking down at the other’s resting face, it was new to see him so calm. it was as if the only time that he was truly relaxed & de - stressed was in his sleep. running his hand through the smaller’s hair, it was times like this where he couldn’t stop himself from showing such vulnerable affection. while the boy was awake, he showed his cruel side ( out of habit & fear that he be considered weak ). though, when the other fell asleep, he was quick to be gentle and loving. leaning down to pepper soft kisses all over sugimoto’s soft cheeks, it was when he finally moved to his mouth that the boy began to stir. immediately, imaizumi pulled back with his eyes wide -- his expression a mixture of embarrassment & an obvious look that proved he got caught doing something he’d rather not have been.
