Merfolk were an often hotly contested species among governmental and scientific figures. They have been responsible for numerous incidents and sinking of some ships, but their biology and capabilities were equally fascinating.
So when their aquarium got a hold of an unfortunate mer who had gotten trapped in a trawling net, the scientists were excited. Developing weapons and discovering more about mer biology would get them grant money, and grant money meant everything. The government had already sent over their own liaison officer, eager to make the next step in their war against the ocean.
But no one could get near it. The mer they captured had the unfortunate side effect of being an excellent ambush predator and extremely poisonous, something that was found out when two of the guards were lost to the deadly neurotoxin his spines carried.
The research was grinding to a halt, and everyone was getting frustrated. They needed something, some sort of breakthrough to get the mer calm enough to sedate him. This is where someone's throw away idea of sending Takao in against the creature came in. He was incredibly violent towards any of the scientists and armed guards, but Takao was neither. And they just needed an opening.
"Listen. This thing is tricky. It's really intelligent and a master of disguise. But we need you to draw it out. We're getting nowhere like this, and at the rate we are going, we're going to have to euthanize it and study it that way," the supervisor told Takao, as clinical as someone could get about a living creature.
Takao wanted to study sea life; that was it a simple goal so while in college he took an unpaid internship and thus here he was on a day that should be like any other day. Working in the smaller areas, basically an errand boy he never got to really get involved in much of anything.
He had heard they found some kind of rare creature but no one was telling him what it was or anything about it. Of course he was curious, though he never would suspect they are housing what it is they are housing.
A merman they called it; first of all unbelievable and okay then they begin to explain why and at the word euthanize Takao feels sick to his stomach, they can not be serious, if this thing is alive, then it must be scared if this is how these guys have been approaching it.
Something protective already flares to life inside of him, he did not join this profession to hurt the creatures they find, he wants to help preserve them and their way of life and if there really are mermen (he'll soon learn this is another of their twisted lies within the truth that they give here.) would that not make them more intelligent even, they would know if harm was meant. He hates this, but if he can do something, maybe help in some way it might make a difference.
He stops by his small desk, grabbing the miniature basketball there, he misses the game with not much time to play anymore and the object fits in his hand and helps him feel calmer. As the prepare him to go in Takao can not help but feel disconnected from the team he is supposed to be helping.
He can not help but feel that what he wants and what they want are two different things. With this the young man walks in determined to make this creature his friend, determined to do everything he can with what he has to work with to protect him.
Or at least stop them from killing him. He is cautious in his approach, squeezing the object in his hand for comfort as he softly calls out.
"Pardon the intrusion..." A few beats and nothing, so he goes in further.
He knew what they were talking about and could hear them well enough to know his fate. But the idea of letting any of the scientists get close to him was repugnent at best. Midorima may have been young for his kind, but he'd heard the tales of others who had been caught in their fishing nets.
And now this was his fate. Except another, lesser human is approaching him, and attempting to talk. He peered out the best he could from under the sand, but his eyesight has always been poor. He did not look like the others.
"That's the other wierd thing. Every time we try to put something in it's tank, the thing takes it and arranges it. We haven't figured out any sort of pattern to it's actions; it's also refused most foods and will only eat at a certain time." Takao's supervisor took a step forward, but then the entire sandy floor of the tank shuddered, revealing patches of what looked like a very large creature.
The guy raised his hands and step back. "Okay, I'm out. I'll leave it to you to see if you can get it to cooperate."
Midorima settled down slightly when the other man left the area-he did NOT like him, he was always horribly condescending-but then something orange caught the mer's eye. It just looked like a blob to him, but he had forecast his luck just far enough to know that orange was lucky for today. (Mer had some sort of rituals involving the divining of fortunes, but he'd been the only one who really took it seriously. He also was worried that after today, he wouldn't know what was lucky anymore; his predictions ended today.)
Still, that caused him to shift more, throwing some sand off and revealing that part of the rock looking features were actually just parts of his own disguise. Green eyes were now peering up at Takao as the man slowly approached, seeming to be focused on the basketball in his hands.
In all honesty, Takao could not blame him, finding out now what this situation was, seeing how it was all being handled, he was disgusted himself. How could they do this to a living creature? It seemed so disrespectful, they talked about it as if it was a monster, without care or feeling, but so much of what they said made the opposite seem true.
To Takao, it sounds like this creature has specific habits, and the arranging well probably helps him feel in control. “Did you ever think to try and match those times? Maybe it needs a routine; it’s probably homesick.” He can not hide the tone in his voice, a little of his distaste for his superior’s attitude seeping in; he has never been a young man to take much laying down for as easy going as he can be in a lot of his life.
When that floor shifted, Takao’s eyes went wide; oh boy, are they serious? That thing looks huge, even hidden the way it is. Not that he is still not curious, but he would also very much like to live to see tomorrow, so he will be careful here, keeping squeezing that little ball to keep himself centered. He would like to think of him as more than a creature, more than it, maybe learn a name, it feels detached to keep saying it, and he glares at his supervisor over it. “Is it a male or female, we could try using him or her, even they, it’s better than it, rude idiots.”
He is grumbling to himself as the other exits, clearly himself not liking the man and not hiding it once he is not there to reprimand the unpaid help for having an opinion that differs. He tries to cover the jolt at the movement; he was camouflaging himself, how cool, he means amazing, how can they want to harm him instead of learning from him?
Then he sees those green eyes peering at the basketball in his hand; he holds it out in front of him. “You want to see it; it’s a basketball. I used to play in high school. It’s pretty fun.”
That was different, for one. This human was talking directly to him, and not assuming that Midorima couldn't understand him. (Really, he was one of the lucky merfolk who had learned a few human languages from those who were far more brave.)
But he didn't move for a little while, his eyes squinting as he tried to make out the orange blob. He wasn't sure what this 'basketball' thing was, but it was orange and therefore a good sign. Meaning this human must also be less of a terrible thing-he hoped. He knew they were probably going to try to sedate or strike out him at some point if he showed himself, but well....he was also getting hungry and weak from just sitting there and staring at people.
He moved, the patches of his skin that looked like sand and rock flaring up with color, though it was much duller than it normally would be if he were happy. He was pretty large, the human part of his body probably standing at least a foot taller than Takao, as he finally shook off some of the sand out of his hair. "I don't need that."
Even if he did not think he could understand him, Takao would still talk to him, one he is a talkative guy; it's kind of in his DNA, two it seems like this creature has been through enough if nothing else, a soothing tone should help.
While the mercreature held still, the young man just kept chattering away about baseball, mentioning that maybe he could get television in here and show him a real game if he was interested. Plans flattering around in his mind and coming out of his mouth, nothing new for him. He will remember them and has the intention of carrying them through, but for now, he's just trying to draw the creature out. Takao will do everything he can to stop them from sedating and striking him, rather he shows himself or not.
When he did come out from hiding, Takao can not stop his eyes from going wide. A little ripple of fear running down his spine. Holy shit! He is huge, but the colors, even dulled, are beautiful, and it is not long before the young man is looking at them, eyes lighting up in awe.
"Whoa, so cool. You're beautiful." He looks up into the mercreature's eyes with a wide, open grin on his face.
"It's not about needing it; sometimes it's just nice to have things; it's comforting."
Midorima was taken aback. Maybe he had been lulled into a false sense of security by the man's blabbering on about a sport that involved the orange ball he was holding, but out of everything he never expected a compliment.
Or a look of awe. The government agents and scientists and lackeys had a sort of greedy hunger to their eyes but now he was wondering what sort of complicated heiarchy humans had. This man clearly was working for them, but was not reacting in a familiar way.
Mer did not blush, but one of his large tail fins twitched, throwing sand up into the water almost in contempt. His fortune told him a gift bearing orange, a color rarely seen in the ocean would be his savior, but he didn't want to just...accept it from a human.
"I don't need your fancy words. You have trapped me here in this cage against my will."
Takao could probably spend all day talking about basketball, he loves it with all his heart. But now he has an upset mer-creature on his hands and the guilt in his heart overrides even basketball.
One, no matter what he definitely is not like the other people here, two, he meant it, they weren't fancy words, he honestly just responded without thinking about what he said. The awe-struck eyes were all for this amazing creature in front of him and genuine.
As is the way they cast down, sorrow filling them for a moment at the way he has been treated. He squeezes the ball a few times, it comforts him, then as he worries at his bottom lip, he flicks the ball lightly to the mer-creature.
"I know this sucks, it's not right for them to do this to you. But I hope you can believe, I just want to help you. What they want to do, it's not what I came here for." He wanted to study, to learn to admire the creatures they found and return them home, he was led to believe that was their goal as well.
[ ooc: So I can totally write up a starter for us, but do you have a preference on this being KnB/Free crossover, some sort of AU, or "Prisma never ends, we're there forever" sort of thing? ]
[ooc: I am honestly down with anything, I say handwave them knowing each other if the KnB/Free crossover or AU strikes your fancy. Besides, Prisma is never-ending >> so that's always a possibility XD. Go with whatever flows most natural for you and I will hit it, I am easy.]
If someone had asked him ten years ago when he celebrated his eighteenth birthday on Lunatia with his friends if he thought he would still be there, working as a nurse. In contrast, Midorima worked as a doctor and married; he would have laughed, said he'd still be playing basketball and single. Because at the time, his romantic life was a little more than complicated. He was in the crossfire of his first love and his forever love, just beginning to realize that while the former would always be his best friend, the latter was the one he wanted to be with.
It was subtle when it started; the friendship developed fast, the feelings growing naturally, the love was a surprise, sure they become comfortable—leaning on each other for chroma, playing basketball, cooking lessons. It evolved into Takao spending the night more often than not after those lessons, and when Midorima and Kise got serious, moving in with Kagami to give them some privacy seemed his best choice. The domestic routine came so naturally that he did not realize they had fallen into it until one night watching a movie leaned into Kagami's side, he realized one thing, every time that muscled arm fell across his shoulders, his heartbeat a little faster. It was like glancing up and seeing his friend with new eyes, and their first kiss was not long after; since that day, Takao had never looked back or regretted it when they decided to get married. It just seemed natural to him that they would.
Now, five years later, ten years since they first came to this planet, he is as happy as he has ever been. Working full-time as a nurse with Midorima in the shooter's private practice, Kagami working full-time as a firefighter. Tiger and her brother and sister the lights of both their lives, Takao doting on them like children. There is not much more he could ask out of life for his twenty-eighth birthday, and as he stretches in bed, he pouts when he does not encounter the familiar form of his husband next to him. But he does discover the fluff of a cat and immediately scoops the little orange tabby into his arms, nuzzling his head with a snicker as he slips from the covers and sits him back down. He takes care of his bathroom needs and searches for a certain red-head who better not have gone too far.
All he wants today is to spend the day with his favorite guy; if he has to find him, he's going to have a huffy hawk to kiss better.
While it had become a bit obvious that the NBA, or the equivalent of it, had been long out of his reach by now, Kagami couldn't really say he was mad about it. He had gotten over it a long time ago, because he was now able to do the second goal he had in his life. It was a dangerous job, being a firefighter, but his ice powers made things a little easier.
Not to mention that coming home to someone was another reason why Kagami couldn't find it in himself to really come to regret anything about his life right now. He missed his family back home, he missed Seirin and Kuroko especially, but ten years was a long time and those who still remained in Lunatia found a new life. His happened to come with a charming hawk that he never would have expected to ask out on a date, let alone marry five years after his arrival here. But it all happened naturally, organically really. He wasn't sure when he realized his feelings, how it even happened, but it was all too easy to finally kiss the guy and let everything else happen as they did.
As was usually the case, Kagami was in the kitchen. Although today was a bit of a special day given it was someone's birthday. Tiger was perched on his shoulder, watching him cook up his husband's favorites. Not that it stopped Kagami from feeding her extra bits of bacon from time to time. The last cat was roaming somewhere in the living room, he was certain. He had been on call the night before, so he was a bit tired despite the early morning. But he also promised himself that he'd treat Takao before getting a mid-day nap in (he got today off so he wasn't worried) at some point. Tiger meowed impatiently when he stopped to let out a big yawn.
"Yeah, yeah, you'll get your turn, furball," He muttered affectionately, stroking between her ears before nudging her off his shoulder as he needed to start moving the hot pan and foods around. "C'mon, down you go, girl."
Takao has no doubt his husband would be more than skilled for the NBA or equivalent, what he had chosen instead was a noble path. While he may worry each time he goes to work, he is also proud of the man and who has become as they have aged. Grateful to the ice powers that he hopes will keep his love safe and return him home to him each time.
The kitchen is his first stop and as he finds Tiger and Kagami he can not help but prop his body against the doorway and just watch him, oh the kitten is cute but his eyes are drawn to his husband and even today his heart still skips a beat at the sight of him. When he watches as Tiger is slipped treats and he can not stop the soft snicker that leaves him in response. That yawn draws him forward more than the smell of the food, he knows Kagami is sleepy and only hanging in there for him.
By the time Tiger is nudged away he is next to his husband, the cat rubbing around his legs but knowing that Takao is going to ignore him beyond raising his leg a little return the affection as he goes to his tip toes, lips touching to his husband’s cheek, slipping around behind him after to softly run his hands up the taller male’s back in affection, coming around to kiss his other cheek before leaning against the counter beside him with a grin.
"Hey, take it easy," Kagami grumbled, but there was no heat behind it. Just a fond exasperation as his husband decided to be touchy-feely while he was handing very hot food, Takao. "I'm handling dangerous food here, you know."
But, of course, Takao didn't stick around for too long and kept out of the way as Kagami resumed finishing up the cooking. His own stomach was rumbling despite his sleepiness. It'll wake him up a little but he will ultimately go nap at some point later. Instead, he focused on getting the food plated. "Take a seat, birthday boy, don't stare there like a dumbass."
There is nothing more than a snicker when he is told to be careful because of the food; a soft, playful shrug of his shoulder follows the sound, "I figure I married the hottest firefighter in town for a reason; you can handle it."
No, it was more just an appreciative good morning than anything else; who can blame him, sometimes he can't help himself. The likelihood of him finding his husband napping with him seems pretty high; Takao has no plans today and never sleeps quite well when Kagami is out for the night with work. "I don't know; it's such a nice view."
He snickers again, still that same tell-tale sputter when something tickles him; he gives a light, playful swat to his husband's bottom before he heads to sit down; any grumbling will have to be saved till the other joins him at the table.
"I'd like to not have to rush you to the hospital," Kagami continued to grumble even if this wasn't exactly an unusual occurrence. He rolled his eyes at the compliment. The guy was always running his mouth but it seemed to get worse now that they're married. Kagami never really knew how to handle those kinds of compliments, even if he really did appreciate them. But his ears still turned a little red and then it was also his turn to sputter with the smack to his ass. "Oi!"
He squinted his eyes playfully, using the spoon to pretend to swat right back. The guy is supposed to be almost 30 and still acted like a teenager!
"The things I put up with," He sighed, all melodrama and no heat as he plated the food and brought them to the table. They were all Takao's favorites.
"I guess, we can skip that for my birthday at least, maybe even yours." He teases, not intending or wanting to end up at the hospital, it's his day off, no medical facilities, please. He watches his husband's ears turn red and it only makes the former point guard smile all the more. It's cute, how even after all these years he can still fluster the taller man by flirting openly with him that way. Never mind that over the years he has done far more lewd things than smack his clothed ass. Kagami will always fluster, Takao will always find it endearing, it's just a part of how they are together.
He's in love, it makes him feel like a teenager also he still lives by living life to the fullest and not holding anything back. That includes teasing his husband, almost thirty or not!
"It's such a hard life, isn't it." He is grinning, one leg tucked beneath him on his chair as he rests his palm on his chin, watching Kagami as he brings the plated food to the table, he knows they are all geared to be his favorites and he can not help but feel a tug in his heart at it, his next words are genuine.
Kagami was not always one to easily fluster, but he supposed with Takao it was different. He knew he got hotheaded and emotional, but it never really translated to being flustered (outside of Alex doing her usual nonsense) before. But it wasn't like he didn't like it. As embarrassed as he felt, Kagami always felt good whenever Takao went out of his way to something like this. It was always small gestures too, never anything major.
"Yeah, yeah, eat up, birthday boy, I got a nap to catch up on," Kagami rolled his eyes with a small, wry smile as he made himself a plate as well and sat beside him. "Food is the easiest to remember and the easiest to give you."
Not that he didn't have something else to give Takao. He wasn't just going to give Takao breakfast for his birthday. But he did want a nap and then he could give his husband his actual gift.
Takao is probably easier to fluster than his husband, except when it's him doing the flustering and he has to admit, he likes it; it is one of a hundred things that endear him more each day to the man he chose to spend his life with. Neither of them is a grand gesture type; it's a kiss to the cheek, a pinch of the butt, a breakfast cooked for a birthday. Tiny little moments, all adding up to a total whole, and Takao treasures and enjoys them all.
"So bossy.." He pretends pouts, though it can hardly last for long, even as he does try to play it up at the mention of food being the easiest to give. "What, not even a real kiss for my birthday, how cruel."
By the time he says it, he is already grinning, too playful and happy to worry about really pretending to be offended. After more than one birthday together, he knows better, and his husband also knows breakfast would be enough. As long as he has him, everything else is just a bonus.
Kagami reached over, cupping Takao's chin so his fingers would squish his cheeks. "You'll get your kiss eventually, be patient, Kazu-chan."
Then, he leaned in to kiss the now puckered lips due to his light manhandling, more like a peck and hardly a real kiss though. Kagami liked to tease when he could, today being Takao's birthday was no exception. He let go and went to his own food. He really did have more planned, he just needed a few hours of sleep to make up for last night and he was good to go. It wasn't like they didn't have time anyway, his plans were set for this afternoon and later, so it was all good.
It's silly how that move, goofy as it is makes his heart race just a little. He is so stupidly in love with his husband that he is grinning as much as his smushed cheeks will allow.
When he gets nothing more than a peck he is snickering before it's over, flashing a very fake pout at his husband. Because even a peck from this man warms him from his head to his toes and makes him feel loved just as much in return. When he returned to his food so did the point guard. "Tease." It is said lightly full of affection and it is followed by a very pleased sound by his first bite of food.
"Though, you're a good cook so I guess I'll keep you."
"Oh, good to know I'll still have a roof over my head."
Kagami snorted softly, digging into his own meal once Takao finally did. He was also very pleased himself with how the breakfast turned out, and enjoyed hearing Takao only made it sweeter. Still, it was inevitable that the hearty meal would only add to his drowsiness and he blinked sleepily as he finished up his plate. He rubbed his eyes with a sigh.
"Sorry," He yawned. Kagami figured he should at least do the dishes before crawling into their bed for a few hours. But he really didn't want to this time.
"You could always sleep at the station, I'm sure the rest of the team would kill to have you there full time cooking for them." Not that they will ever get that chance because Takao will have his husband home with him every chance they get.
He smiles softly when he sees the yawn, birthday or not he can wash a few dishes and as he finishes up he wipes his mouth, gets up out of his seat, and moves over, pushing his husband's chair back he sits in his lap, wraps arms around his neck and leans in, kissing his lips softly.
"Yeah, I'm sure they would," Kagami replied with a sleepy chuckle, smile turning teasing. "But then I'd never come home and that would be a shame. I'd miss the cats too much."
He hummed at the kiss, arms wrapping loosely around Takao's waist even though he was very certain the man wouldn't fall. He let his forehead lay on his husband's shoulder with a sigh. "You shouldn't be doing dishes on your birthday though. Doesn't seem fair."
Takao snickers, even after all these years it's still that same right from his heart, a happy sound he has always made as he settles in comfortably in his husband's lap. "Oh they would come to find you, I don't think they'd know what to do without you. Then they'd make you sleep on the couch for making them lonely"
No, he would not, but the arms are more than appreciated, they have been his safe place for many years now and Takao basks in the familiar comfort of them around his waist. Fingers carding softly through red locks, the other set of digits gently beginning to massage into Kagami's tired shoulders.
"Mm, but then you'll just have to make it up to me when you wake up seems like a bonus to me."
"Pfft, they already do," Kagami snorted softly, shivering lightly at the fingers in his hair. That felt nice and made him sleepier. Damn it! He didn’t want to sleep yet but if he wanted the rest of the birthday date to go smoothly, he really needed to catch some Z’s. So, it was with heavy reluctance that he gripped Takao’s hips to gently lift him from his lap so he could slide off the stool as well to do as he was told.
"Okay, okay, I already have other things planned anyway. Just don’t let me sleep past noon." That should be enough time to get a shower in and be ready to go. The making up would happen after that since they’d never leave the bedroom if he did!
"That's because they love you." He grins, missing the closeness the moment his husband moves him. Even after these years together he still craves that contact with him more than anything else. He needs no moon or any other factor, just the man he loves close at his side. Not that his moon doesn't give them certain benefits they take advantage of, but even without it, he'd still want to snuggle, kiss, and otherwise love all over the redhead.
"You got it hot stuff." He assumes any makeup will happen after whatever else Kagami has planned, because the other is right, they won't leave the bed the rest of the day if they don't behave now. He stills one last kiss before shooing his husband and heading in to take care of dishes.
He showers takes care of the cats and straightens up around their apartment. A few minutes before noon he slips into their bed, curling in against his love, he cards fingers through Kagami's hair, leans in and kisses him softly.
"Mmph," Is the grumble that escaped into the pillow at being woken up. The nap had done wonders, but that didn't mean he didn't want to just stay and cocoon himself into Takao's warmth for the rest of the day. But that would interfere with the plans he had set out and it literally took every ounce of willpower not to just chuck those plans aside so he could ravish his partner for the rest of the day instead.
Seriously, one would think he was still 18 and not 28 with how horny Takao made him sometimes.
Another grumble and he was pulling his face from the pillow with a soft sigh. "Okay, okay, 'm up."
If I'm too obnoxious! I got in trouble more because you're a br---uh..huh..ahahahaha..
[He sounds way less upset and more amused than anything though, it was fun, being with the whole team even if he did get lumped in when Midorima was a brat, can he honestly complain? Look at how it turned out after all. And then he is being turned to look at Midorima and there is a look in his eyes and a very pointed unwrapping of that left hand.
Oh..
Ooooh... He does a little step back, which just presses him in against Kise who is behind him.
Then there are Kise's hands and yup, Kise says something but Takao is realizing that this is probably the arrows, this has to be the arrows? Right? Were they those kinds of arrows then?
Not that he has a complaint, in fact even as his ear tips flush he raises his arms so that Kise can have an easier time removing his clothes. Stepping out of anything he needs to. It's not like he is upset so the apology finally filters through and Takao figures if Midorima is going to be like that, two can play that game.
So, he tips his head back and softly kisses under Kise's jaw, voice not as steady as he would like, though he does give Midorima an "I dare you look" after he does it.]
It's okay Ki-chan..best to let him have his way.
[More like Takao is far more into this than Kise may realize, Midorima knows how the point guard feels about him, and well, Takao has never told Kise how he feels about him but he can show it, instead?]
It's fine if neither of you have control over this. It's better left with me.
[ Only someone as big a brat as Midorima could say that with zero hesitation, that neither of them should have control when he's outnumbered. But Takao's already conceded to that point, and he doubts Kise will give him much fuss. Midorima is the Boss in this scenario.
They also seem to have abandoned the topic of the fruit truck, so Kise may never know the details of that situation. It's probably for the best, as Midorima moves at his own pace.
And his pace right now has his tape off of his fingers now that they're back at the inn. ]
Takao, lay over Kise's lap.
[ Kise's order to sit down is implied, since Kise can't really stand for that to happen. ]
[Kise feels like he should argue that statement, but his hands are full and he's properly distracted undressing Takao to pay mind to Midorima. He's not saying anything important yet so he's tuned out for the sake of slipping Takao's shirt off and then gingerly undoing his pants.
His attention is back, however, when Takao's ordered to lay on his lap. By that time, all the clothes are out of the way and on the floor. Kise grabs the front of Midorima's shirt over Takao and tugs him forward for a moment, getting face to face with him, lips just an inch from his.]
Don't. Overdo it. Or I'll punish you in return.
[With a small smirk, he lets go of the shirt and goes to take a seat on the couch. Removes the bet so it's not uncomfortable for Takao, but remains in his clothes.]
You're so full of yourself, Midorima Shintarou.... [There is an affectionate snicker to the comment.
Then Takao is pressed in between the two GoM's, and his eyes go wide, which was hotter than should be legal, and he feels his mouth go a little dry. This should be interesting, they are both clothed, but there is no way for him to hide any reactions.
And who can blame him? They are both too attractive for Takao's own good. He's been close to Midorima for some time now and has grown close to Kise since Prisma. It's the exact recipe to drop his defenses and have him into every second of this, even as he raises a questioning eyebrow as he's told to lay across Kise's lap.]
What if I don't?
[Though he does move forward, leaning over Kise's lap, he bends forward, placing his hands on the other side of him, but only bending at his knees, not dropping to them, yet.]
[ Midorima watches Takao and Kise both, narrowing his eyes as Takao mouths off to the two of them. Part of him is tempted to take Kise's belt to spank Takao with, but he decides it's safer for his fingers not to involve anything that could potentially cause damage. (That probably wouldn't be as sexy for Takao as Midorima thinks it would anyway. Hands are much kinder.)
Perhaps it's whatever was in that magical arrow he was shot with, but Midorima says just about the first piece of dirty talk he's ever properly managed as he pushes his glasses up, making eye contact with Kise at the end of his sentence. ]
Then I'll be the only one full of myself and I'll leave you to whatever Kise desires.
[ So there. Behave yourself, man servant. Midorima draws his fingers across Takao's back slowly to find his back side, gentle as can be so far to get him to relax. ]
[When is he not- is what Kise almost says, but is utterly distracted by both the exchange and when Takao crawls over his lap. His hand shifts from backrest to drum tips of his fingers across Takao's back, almost mimicking the other, giving Midorima a raised eyebrow. Whatever he desires?
Considering everything that has happened until now, Kise's slowly coming to a conclusion that his boyfriend has some very... fun kinks. The leash thing back in Lunatia he had chalked up to "lucky item needed to be used" because they've done that a lot. But after that trip to the onsen, well- it can't be a coincidence anymore. Of course, it is a "don't speak about it or it will never happen again" situation.
So now, at the implication that Kise will be able to do whatever he wants, his mind is running miles an hour.]
You sure you wanna let me? [The smile he gets from Kise is not an innocent one, but it's not a smirk either.] You'd have to deal with a lot of watching and not at all touching.
Because, if it is "whatever I desire", that extends to you too. [His fingers travel up from Takao's lower back to his neck, then they disappear in his hair briefly, finishing their journey with gently tracing Takao's cheeks and ear.]
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Let's do some late mermay
Date: 2020-09-18 11:17 pm (UTC)So when their aquarium got a hold of an unfortunate mer who had gotten trapped in a trawling net, the scientists were excited. Developing weapons and discovering more about mer biology would get them grant money, and grant money meant everything. The government had already sent over their own liaison officer, eager to make the next step in their war against the ocean.
But no one could get near it. The mer they captured had the unfortunate side effect of being an excellent ambush predator and extremely poisonous, something that was found out when two of the guards were lost to the deadly neurotoxin his spines carried.
The research was grinding to a halt, and everyone was getting frustrated. They needed something, some sort of breakthrough to get the mer calm enough to sedate him. This is where someone's throw away idea of sending Takao in against the creature came in. He was incredibly violent towards any of the scientists and armed guards, but Takao was neither. And they just needed an opening.
"Listen. This thing is tricky. It's really intelligent and a master of disguise. But we need you to draw it out. We're getting nowhere like this, and at the rate we are going, we're going to have to euthanize it and study it that way," the supervisor told Takao, as clinical as someone could get about a living creature.
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Date: 2020-09-22 01:17 am (UTC)He had heard they found some kind of rare creature but no one was telling him what it was or anything about it. Of course he was curious, though he never would suspect they are housing what it is they are housing.
A merman they called it; first of all unbelievable and okay then they begin to explain why and at the word euthanize Takao feels sick to his stomach, they can not be serious, if this thing is alive, then it must be scared if this is how these guys have been approaching it.
Something protective already flares to life inside of him, he did not join this profession to hurt the creatures they find, he wants to help preserve them and their way of life and if there really are mermen (he'll soon learn this is another of their twisted lies within the truth that they give here.) would that not make them more intelligent even, they would know if harm was meant. He hates this, but if he can do something, maybe help in some way it might make a difference.
He stops by his small desk, grabbing the miniature basketball there, he misses the game with not much time to play anymore and the object fits in his hand and helps him feel calmer. As the prepare him to go in Takao can not help but feel disconnected from the team he is supposed to be helping.
He can not help but feel that what he wants and what they want are two different things. With this the young man walks in determined to make this creature his friend, determined to do everything he can with what he has to work with to protect him.
Or at least stop them from killing him. He is cautious in his approach, squeezing the object in his hand for comfort as he softly calls out.
"Pardon the intrusion..." A few beats and nothing, so he goes in further.
"I'm Takao Kazunari, it's nice to meet you.."
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Date: 2020-10-06 10:10 pm (UTC)And now this was his fate. Except another, lesser human is approaching him, and attempting to talk. He peered out the best he could from under the sand, but his eyesight has always been poor. He did not look like the others.
"That's the other wierd thing. Every time we try to put something in it's tank, the thing takes it and arranges it. We haven't figured out any sort of pattern to it's actions; it's also refused most foods and will only eat at a certain time." Takao's supervisor took a step forward, but then the entire sandy floor of the tank shuddered, revealing patches of what looked like a very large creature.
The guy raised his hands and step back. "Okay, I'm out. I'll leave it to you to see if you can get it to cooperate."
Midorima settled down slightly when the other man left the area-he did NOT like him, he was always horribly condescending-but then something orange caught the mer's eye. It just looked like a blob to him, but he had forecast his luck just far enough to know that orange was lucky for today. (Mer had some sort of rituals involving the divining of fortunes, but he'd been the only one who really took it seriously. He also was worried that after today, he wouldn't know what was lucky anymore; his predictions ended today.)
Still, that caused him to shift more, throwing some sand off and revealing that part of the rock looking features were actually just parts of his own disguise. Green eyes were now peering up at Takao as the man slowly approached, seeming to be focused on the basketball in his hands.
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Date: 2020-10-08 03:42 am (UTC)To Takao, it sounds like this creature has specific habits, and the arranging well probably helps him feel in control. “Did you ever think to try and match those times? Maybe it needs a routine; it’s probably homesick.” He can not hide the tone in his voice, a little of his distaste for his superior’s attitude seeping in; he has never been a young man to take much laying down for as easy going as he can be in a lot of his life.
When that floor shifted, Takao’s eyes went wide; oh boy, are they serious? That thing looks huge, even hidden the way it is. Not that he is still not curious, but he would also very much like to live to see tomorrow, so he will be careful here, keeping squeezing that little ball to keep himself centered. He would like to think of him as more than a creature, more than it, maybe learn a name, it feels detached to keep saying it, and he glares at his supervisor over it. “Is it a male or female, we could try using him or her, even they, it’s better than it, rude idiots.”
He is grumbling to himself as the other exits, clearly himself not liking the man and not hiding it once he is not there to reprimand the unpaid help for having an opinion that differs. He tries to cover the jolt at the movement; he was camouflaging himself, how cool, he means amazing, how can they want to harm him instead of learning from him?
Then he sees those green eyes peering at the basketball in his hand; he holds it out in front of him. “You want to see it; it’s a basketball. I used to play in high school. It’s pretty fun.”
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Date: 2020-10-09 08:13 pm (UTC)But he didn't move for a little while, his eyes squinting as he tried to make out the orange blob. He wasn't sure what this 'basketball' thing was, but it was orange and therefore a good sign. Meaning this human must also be less of a terrible thing-he hoped. He knew they were probably going to try to sedate or strike out him at some point if he showed himself, but well....he was also getting hungry and weak from just sitting there and staring at people.
He moved, the patches of his skin that looked like sand and rock flaring up with color, though it was much duller than it normally would be if he were happy. He was pretty large, the human part of his body probably standing at least a foot taller than Takao, as he finally shook off some of the sand out of his hair. "I don't need that."
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Date: 2020-10-17 07:15 am (UTC)While the mercreature held still, the young man just kept chattering away about baseball, mentioning that maybe he could get television in here and show him a real game if he was interested. Plans flattering around in his mind and coming out of his mouth, nothing new for him. He will remember them and has the intention of carrying them through, but for now, he's just trying to draw the creature out. Takao will do everything he can to stop them from sedating and striking him, rather he shows himself or not.
When he did come out from hiding, Takao can not stop his eyes from going wide. A little ripple of fear running down his spine. Holy shit! He is huge, but the colors, even dulled, are beautiful, and it is not long before the young man is looking at them, eyes lighting up in awe.
"Whoa, so cool. You're beautiful." He looks up into the mercreature's eyes with a wide, open grin on his face.
"It's not about needing it; sometimes it's just nice to have things; it's comforting."
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Date: 2020-11-18 01:33 am (UTC)Or a look of awe.
The government agents and scientists and lackeys had a sort of greedy hunger to their eyes but now he was wondering what sort of complicated heiarchy humans had. This man clearly was working for them, but was not reacting in a familiar way.
Mer did not blush, but one of his large tail fins twitched, throwing sand up into the water almost in contempt. His fortune told him a gift bearing orange, a color rarely seen in the ocean would be his savior, but he didn't want to just...accept it from a human.
"I don't need your fancy words. You have trapped me here in this cage against my will."
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Date: 2020-11-20 05:58 pm (UTC)One, no matter what he definitely is not like the other people here, two, he meant it, they weren't fancy words, he honestly just responded without thinking about what he said. The awe-struck eyes were all for this amazing creature in front of him and genuine.
As is the way they cast down, sorrow filling them for a moment at the way he has been treated. He squeezes the ball a few times, it comforts him, then as he worries at his bottom lip, he flicks the ball lightly to the mer-creature.
"I know this sucks, it's not right for them to do this to you. But I hope you can believe, I just want to help you. What they want to do, it's not what I came here for." He wanted to study, to learn to admire the creatures they found and return them home, he was led to believe that was their goal as well.
Surprise, surprise, it wasn't.
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Date: 2020-10-22 12:11 am (UTC)/totally the right journal here...
Date: 2020-10-22 12:27 am (UTC)locked to Kagami @taigastripes
Date: 2020-11-20 06:42 pm (UTC)It was subtle when it started; the friendship developed fast, the feelings growing naturally, the love was a surprise, sure they become comfortable—leaning on each other for chroma, playing basketball, cooking lessons. It evolved into Takao spending the night more often than not after those lessons, and when Midorima and Kise got serious, moving in with Kagami to give them some privacy seemed his best choice. The domestic routine came so naturally that he did not realize they had fallen into it until one night watching a movie leaned into Kagami's side, he realized one thing, every time that muscled arm fell across his shoulders, his heartbeat a little faster. It was like glancing up and seeing his friend with new eyes, and their first kiss was not long after; since that day, Takao had never looked back or regretted it when they decided to get married. It just seemed natural to him that they would.
Now, five years later, ten years since they first came to this planet, he is as happy as he has ever been. Working full-time as a nurse with Midorima in the shooter's private practice, Kagami working full-time as a firefighter. Tiger and her brother and sister the lights of both their lives, Takao doting on them like children. There is not much more he could ask out of life for his twenty-eighth birthday, and as he stretches in bed, he pouts when he does not encounter the familiar form of his husband next to him. But he does discover the fluff of a cat and immediately scoops the little orange tabby into his arms, nuzzling his head with a snicker as he slips from the covers and sits him back down. He takes care of his bathroom needs and searches for a certain red-head who better not have gone too far.
All he wants today is to spend the day with his favorite guy; if he has to find him, he's going to have a huffy hawk to kiss better.
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Date: 2020-11-21 04:26 am (UTC)Not to mention that coming home to someone was another reason why Kagami couldn't find it in himself to really come to regret anything about his life right now. He missed his family back home, he missed Seirin and Kuroko especially, but ten years was a long time and those who still remained in Lunatia found a new life. His happened to come with a charming hawk that he never would have expected to ask out on a date, let alone marry five years after his arrival here. But it all happened naturally, organically really. He wasn't sure when he realized his feelings, how it even happened, but it was all too easy to finally kiss the guy and let everything else happen as they did.
As was usually the case, Kagami was in the kitchen. Although today was a bit of a special day given it was someone's birthday. Tiger was perched on his shoulder, watching him cook up his husband's favorites. Not that it stopped Kagami from feeding her extra bits of bacon from time to time. The last cat was roaming somewhere in the living room, he was certain. He had been on call the night before, so he was a bit tired despite the early morning. But he also promised himself that he'd treat Takao before getting a mid-day nap in (he got today off so he wasn't worried) at some point. Tiger meowed impatiently when he stopped to let out a big yawn.
"Yeah, yeah, you'll get your turn, furball," He muttered affectionately, stroking between her ears before nudging her off his shoulder as he needed to start moving the hot pan and foods around. "C'mon, down you go, girl."
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Date: 2020-11-24 05:42 am (UTC)The kitchen is his first stop and as he finds Tiger and Kagami he can not help but prop his body against the doorway and just watch him, oh the kitten is cute but his eyes are drawn to his husband and even today his heart still skips a beat at the sight of him. When he watches as Tiger is slipped treats and he can not stop the soft snicker that leaves him in response. That yawn draws him forward more than the smell of the food, he knows Kagami is sleepy and only hanging in there for him.
By the time Tiger is nudged away he is next to his husband, the cat rubbing around his legs but knowing that Takao is going to ignore him beyond raising his leg a little return the affection as he goes to his tip toes, lips touching to his husband’s cheek, slipping around behind him after to softly run his hands up the taller male’s back in affection, coming around to kiss his other cheek before leaning against the counter beside him with a grin.
“Good morning.”
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Date: 2020-11-27 04:30 am (UTC)But, of course, Takao didn't stick around for too long and kept out of the way as Kagami resumed finishing up the cooking. His own stomach was rumbling despite his sleepiness. It'll wake him up a little but he will ultimately go nap at some point later. Instead, he focused on getting the food plated. "Take a seat, birthday boy, don't stare there like a dumbass."
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Date: 2020-11-27 04:40 am (UTC)No, it was more just an appreciative good morning than anything else; who can blame him, sometimes he can't help himself. The likelihood of him finding his husband napping with him seems pretty high; Takao has no plans today and never sleeps quite well when Kagami is out for the night with work. "I don't know; it's such a nice view."
He snickers again, still that same tell-tale sputter when something tickles him; he gives a light, playful swat to his husband's bottom before he heads to sit down; any grumbling will have to be saved till the other joins him at the table.
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Date: 2020-12-06 03:41 pm (UTC)He squinted his eyes playfully, using the spoon to pretend to swat right back. The guy is supposed to be almost 30 and still acted like a teenager!
"The things I put up with," He sighed, all melodrama and no heat as he plated the food and brought them to the table. They were all Takao's favorites.
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Date: 2020-12-10 04:16 am (UTC)He's in love, it makes him feel like a teenager also he still lives by living life to the fullest and not holding anything back. That includes teasing his husband, almost thirty or not!
"It's such a hard life, isn't it." He is grinning, one leg tucked beneath him on his chair as he rests his palm on his chin, watching Kagami as he brings the plated food to the table, he knows they are all geared to be his favorites and he can not help but feel a tug in his heart at it, his next words are genuine.
"Thank you, you always remember what I like."
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Date: 2020-12-24 03:12 am (UTC)"Yeah, yeah, eat up, birthday boy, I got a nap to catch up on," Kagami rolled his eyes with a small, wry smile as he made himself a plate as well and sat beside him. "Food is the easiest to remember and the easiest to give you."
Not that he didn't have something else to give Takao. He wasn't just going to give Takao breakfast for his birthday. But he did want a nap and then he could give his husband his actual gift.
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Date: 2020-12-30 08:44 pm (UTC)"So bossy.." He pretends pouts, though it can hardly last for long, even as he does try to play it up at the mention of food being the easiest to give. "What, not even a real kiss for my birthday, how cruel."
By the time he says it, he is already grinning, too playful and happy to worry about really pretending to be offended. After more than one birthday together, he knows better, and his husband also knows breakfast would be enough. As long as he has him, everything else is just a bonus.
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Date: 2021-01-02 05:14 pm (UTC)Then, he leaned in to kiss the now puckered lips due to his light manhandling, more like a peck and hardly a real kiss though. Kagami liked to tease when he could, today being Takao's birthday was no exception. He let go and went to his own food. He really did have more planned, he just needed a few hours of sleep to make up for last night and he was good to go. It wasn't like they didn't have time anyway, his plans were set for this afternoon and later, so it was all good.
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Date: 2021-01-19 04:03 pm (UTC)When he gets nothing more than a peck he is snickering before it's over, flashing a very fake pout at his husband. Because even a peck from this man warms him from his head to his toes and makes him feel loved just as much in return. When he returned to his food so did the point guard. "Tease." It is said lightly full of affection and it is followed by a very pleased sound by his first bite of food.
"Though, you're a good cook so I guess I'll keep you."
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Date: 2021-01-23 06:02 pm (UTC)Kagami snorted softly, digging into his own meal once Takao finally did. He was also very pleased himself with how the breakfast turned out, and enjoyed hearing Takao only made it sweeter. Still, it was inevitable that the hearty meal would only add to his drowsiness and he blinked sleepily as he finished up his plate. He rubbed his eyes with a sigh.
"Sorry," He yawned. Kagami figured he should at least do the dishes before crawling into their bed for a few hours. But he really didn't want to this time.
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Date: 2021-01-24 05:56 am (UTC)He smiles softly when he sees the yawn, birthday or not he can wash a few dishes and as he finishes up he wipes his mouth, gets up out of his seat, and moves over, pushing his husband's chair back he sits in his lap, wraps arms around his neck and leans in, kissing his lips softly.
"Go nap, I can wash up dishes, it won't kill me."
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Date: 2021-01-31 04:21 am (UTC)He hummed at the kiss, arms wrapping loosely around Takao's waist even though he was very certain the man wouldn't fall. He let his forehead lay on his husband's shoulder with a sigh. "You shouldn't be doing dishes on your birthday though. Doesn't seem fair."
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Date: 2021-02-01 03:59 am (UTC)No, he would not, but the arms are more than appreciated, they have been his safe place for many years now and Takao basks in the familiar comfort of them around his waist. Fingers carding softly through red locks, the other set of digits gently beginning to massage into Kagami's tired shoulders.
"Mm, but then you'll just have to make it up to me when you wake up seems like a bonus to me."
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Date: 2021-02-12 05:52 pm (UTC)"Okay, okay, I already have other things planned anyway. Just don’t let me sleep past noon." That should be enough time to get a shower in and be ready to go. The making up would happen after that since they’d never leave the bedroom if he did!
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Date: 2021-02-20 03:40 am (UTC)"You got it hot stuff." He assumes any makeup will happen after whatever else Kagami has planned, because the other is right, they won't leave the bed the rest of the day if they don't behave now. He stills one last kiss before shooing his husband and heading in to take care of dishes.
He showers takes care of the cats and straightens up around their apartment. A few minutes before noon he slips into their bed, curling in against his love, he cards fingers through Kagami's hair, leans in and kisses him softly.
"Hey sleepy-head, almost time to get up."
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Date: 2021-03-14 06:03 pm (UTC)Seriously, one would think he was still 18 and not 28 with how horny Takao made him sometimes.
Another grumble and he was pulling his face from the pillow with a soft sigh. "Okay, okay, 'm up."
Locked to Midorima/Kise Avalon Verse, NSFW Naked basketbutts in here
Date: 2021-03-10 04:37 am (UTC)If I'm too obnoxious! I got in trouble more because you're a br---uh..huh..ahahahaha..
[He sounds way less upset and more amused than anything though, it was fun, being with the whole team even if he did get lumped in when Midorima was a brat, can he honestly complain? Look at how it turned out after all. And then he is being turned to look at Midorima and there is a look in his eyes and a very pointed unwrapping of that left hand.
Oh..
Ooooh... He does a little step back, which just presses him in against Kise who is behind him.
Then there are Kise's hands and yup, Kise says something but Takao is realizing that this is probably the arrows, this has to be the arrows? Right? Were they those kinds of arrows then?
Not that he has a complaint, in fact even as his ear tips flush he raises his arms so that Kise can have an easier time removing his clothes. Stepping out of anything he needs to. It's not like he is upset so the apology finally filters through and Takao figures if Midorima is going to be like that, two can play that game.
So, he tips his head back and softly kisses under Kise's jaw, voice not as steady as he would like, though he does give Midorima an "I dare you look" after he does it.]
It's okay Ki-chan..best to let him have his way.
[More like Takao is far more into this than Kise may realize, Midorima knows how the point guard feels about him, and well, Takao has never told Kise how he feels about him but he can show it, instead?]
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Date: 2021-03-12 03:13 am (UTC)[ Only someone as big a brat as Midorima could say that with zero hesitation, that neither of them should have control when he's outnumbered. But Takao's already conceded to that point, and he doubts Kise will give him much fuss. Midorima is the Boss in this scenario.
They also seem to have abandoned the topic of the fruit truck, so Kise may never know the details of that situation. It's probably for the best, as Midorima moves at his own pace.
And his pace right now has his tape off of his fingers now that they're back at the inn. ]
Takao, lay over Kise's lap.
[ Kise's order to sit down is implied, since Kise can't really stand for that to happen. ]
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Date: 2021-03-12 08:45 am (UTC)His attention is back, however, when Takao's ordered to lay on his lap. By that time, all the clothes are out of the way and on the floor. Kise grabs the front of Midorima's shirt over Takao and tugs him forward for a moment, getting face to face with him, lips just an inch from his.]
Don't. Overdo it. Or I'll punish you in return.
[With a small smirk, he lets go of the shirt and goes to take a seat on the couch. Removes the bet so it's not uncomfortable for Takao, but remains in his clothes.]
Come, Takaocchi.
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Date: 2021-03-17 06:46 am (UTC)Then Takao is pressed in between the two GoM's, and his eyes go wide, which was hotter than should be legal, and he feels his mouth go a little dry. This should be interesting, they are both clothed, but there is no way for him to hide any reactions.
And who can blame him? They are both too attractive for Takao's own good. He's been close to Midorima for some time now and has grown close to Kise since Prisma. It's the exact recipe to drop his defenses and have him into every second of this, even as he raises a questioning eyebrow as he's told to lay across Kise's lap.]
What if I don't?
[Though he does move forward, leaning over Kise's lap, he bends forward, placing his hands on the other side of him, but only bending at his knees, not dropping to them, yet.]
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Date: 2021-03-17 06:55 am (UTC)Perhaps it's whatever was in that magical arrow he was shot with, but Midorima says just about the first piece of dirty talk he's ever properly managed as he pushes his glasses up, making eye contact with Kise at the end of his sentence. ]
Then I'll be the only one full of myself and I'll leave you to whatever Kise desires.
[ So there. Behave yourself, man servant. Midorima draws his fingers across Takao's back slowly to find his back side, gentle as can be so far to get him to relax. ]
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Date: 2021-03-17 08:07 am (UTC)Considering everything that has happened until now, Kise's slowly coming to a conclusion that his boyfriend has some very... fun kinks. The leash thing back in Lunatia he had chalked up to "lucky item needed to be used" because they've done that a lot. But after that trip to the onsen, well- it can't be a coincidence anymore. Of course, it is a "don't speak about it or it will never happen again" situation.
So now, at the implication that Kise will be able to do whatever he wants, his mind is running miles an hour.]
You sure you wanna let me? [The smile he gets from Kise is not an innocent one, but it's not a smirk either.] You'd have to deal with a lot of watching and not at all touching.
Because, if it is "whatever I desire", that extends to you too. [His fingers travel up from Takao's lower back to his neck, then they disappear in his hair briefly, finishing their journey with gently tracing Takao's cheeks and ear.]