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[seafloor]

WHO: Kaito Nagano & Kaitwo Nagano & Kaithree Nagano & You can come too
WHAT: May catch-all
WHERE: All over
WHEN: All of May
WARNINGS: Nothing yet

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[seafloor]

Bweeeeehhhhh. Don't make me bite you. [ Am empty threat. It might even be an invitation. He even plays at snapping his teeth towards her hand. dwbi

The admission and following question prompt a pause. A chuckle passes, sheepish. ]

Yeah, well. ...You're welcome. You're the only one who gets this treatment. [ 'You're the only one I trust to be this vulnerable around.' ]

[ Golds eventually focus. ]

Yes and no. The implications of turning off my sixth sense are... well, you know. Trust, and all that.

But in a literal sense, it feels like stuffing my brainspace with cotton. Or covering my eyes, or physically inhibiting one of my senses.

I'm still not used to it.

[ignoreher]

[ how special. he could do with more people he can do this around, but-- that's asking a lot, and she isn't in the business of asking for others. if they want the same treatment, they can prove themselves worthy of it.

... or at least capable of earning it. ]

At least it's just around one person. [ for now? ] I don't think you'll ever get used to it if it stays that way, but I truly appreciate the effort.

[ it's a considerable, conscious loosening of the control he has on their time together. unable to steel himself or gauge best how to react. trusting that she's meaning what she says and letting her feel without worry that he's catching it too, without her worrying he might misunderstand or jump conclusions.

it is a really, really big thing, and she knows that. ]

It makes me feel like we're actually friends now. You know?

[seafloor]

For now. [ That one didn't require a read. ] I feel clumsy without it, but you're worth the effort.

[ That sheepish smile illuminates again, to the point he may very well be glowing. The spare hand that's been holding onto the popcorn (somewhere along the way he dumped the soda. too damn sweet.) drops its cargo (the damn thing is large enough that it lands solidly on the asphalt next to him). Kaito steps in and wraps his arms around Malkuth in a loose embrace.

His voice tickles her hair, whispered against her crown. ]

We've always actually been friends, dummy. But now the friendship is on truly equal footing. Malkuth and Kaito, instead of Malkuth and Kaito the Ever Prepared to Reply to Everything, Asterisk.

[ He really just said *. ]

And you're...

[ Kaito trails off. Squeezes a little tighter. Shuts his eyes. ]

...A word I can't express verbally just yet. Not because I'm scared to say it, but because I'm still trying to figure it out.

Once it comes to me, I'll tell you. Because that's you.

Is that silly?

[ignoreher]

[ he really said *.

but it's not a crowding hug as sudden as it comes on. there's a marked difference between this and his room, this and her; it's one she leans against with a slight turn to keep her salad intact, staring down at his popcorn with small wonder. america sure is impressive. ]

Why would it be?

[ what's silly about an unexpressible word? what's silly about figuring something out, or wanting to wait until he understands it before speaking it out loud? it's not silly at all. ]

I'd be one to talk anyway, you know. I'm still trying to work a lot out myself.

[seafloor]

[ America number one........

Laughter brightens the air between them. Kaito squeezes again before giving them enough distance to resume eye contact without fully letting go. That settles his hands on her clavicles shoulders. ]

Fair point. Even when I'm reading emotions, the words don't immediately come to mind before I process them.

[ Grinning: ] Well, we are pretty good hypocrites. I wouldn't judge you even if you did think it was silly. Not too much, anyway.

[ His tongue pokes out again, more exaggeratedly this time. ...And longer? Is his tongue just naturally longer than average?

Stupid dragon. ]

[ignoreher]

[ oh good, a perfect place to smack her scorpion skewer. he's trying it whether he wants to or not apparently. ]

The way to a woman's heart is not calling her a hypocrite, Kaito. Want me to give you a few lessons from the romance movies I've watched?

[ for free, even! she's so kind. ]

[seafloor]

[ Kaito makes a face as the scorpion hits his tongue, but he chomps down nonetheless. It's not half bad at all. ]

Very generous of you, but I think I'll pass! I know my way to every woman's heart—and every man's! It's between the fourth and fifth rib.

[ Booooooo. He does lean in to snag another bite of scorpion, though. ]

How many romance movies have you watched since arriving, huh? More importantly, do you have recommendations?

[ignoreher]

[ pig. she's thwapping him Gently with the stick and finishing off the scorpion so she can eat her salad properly. ]

More lately than I did last month. You could say I've been trying to understand different perspectives in comparison to my own one-sided affair... so yes, I have recs. Spice or no spice? What kind of tropes do you like? Love at first sight, childhood friends, enemies to lovers...