yogen | npc contact.2

[ I can imagine they'd be able to stare up at the sky in silence for all of five minutes before they start to feel sleepy, turning their head towards Subaru to say something but seeing him already looking back. ]

The stars aren't down here.

[if they fall asleep out here what's the worst that could happen. they catch a cold? awful. he'd carry them back. anyway, subaru doesn't look away, even if his ears warm at being caught and he grins wide.]

My favorite one is~. Also, I really liked watching you look at the stars.

[simple]

Ooh, you're so cheesy!

[ but it makes them laugh anyways ]

[there's the sparkly smile he loves... subaru's grin softens and he'll look back up, okay okay ☆]

But it's true~! I'm your favorite too, aren't I? Or is that your Tarou-nii~?

[huff... amachan... dumb good looking kind guy.]

[ They're supposed to say yes, Subaru's their favorite, they know that but

...

They roll over and wrap their arms around Subaru's middle and bury their face against his chest like it's supposed to make up for not responding right away. ]

Don't make me choose between the two of you. I love you both. It'd be like asking me to choose between Aniki and Anego.

[... mmmmmmm. that doesn't make him happy, even though he gets it. it'd be nice to be someone's only favorite, though...

subaru'll tucks his chin and look down at them that way, running a hand through their hair.]

And that's hard, huh? Pretty much impossible.

[still, comparing your first love to your siblings .........]

Fine~, I won't ask you to choose. I'm allowed to have two favorites too then, right? ♪

No, you have to love me most of all.

[ Who is Subaru's other favorite...... the thought makes them nervous, and they shift uneasily because what if Subaru ends up choosing the other person instead? At least with siblings, you're going to love them forever no matter what. ]

That's not very fair, Keigo, you can't gatekeep me from having more than one favorite person if you're allowed to have more too~.

[but he's really not mad about it, a little pouty but not mad. rests his head back again to watch the stars, the shooting ones that cross over.]

But I do love you most of all. [one of his favorite people is someone he loves a lot, too, but

it's a tempered thing. it's safe because it won't go anywhere. keigo has, and that's why it's scary.] You're the first person I wanna share sights like this with, y'know? Even if it's a scenery you'll see dozens of times, you'll always be the first person for me.

[ Mmmm... They settle a little closer against Subaru's side, deciding to watch him instead of the stars. It's unfair, sure, but they always are. And when they think about who the first person they'd show new things to, it's... They know how to be a cute little brother. That's a very comfortable role. But how to be a friend, or a boyfriend, or whatever else, that's uncharted territory there and it's mmmmm... ]

Thanks, Subaru.

[ ...There's that selfishness in wanting to take and take and take and not knowing how to give back, and they're really feeling it in times like these. ]

One day I'm going to find something you've never seen before too! I want to be able to show you cool things too.

[they're trading off watching stars. the difference is that subaru is always, always aware when someone is looking at him, born from years of less kind looks and honed by the stage -- he's sensitive to how he's looked at too, but it's comfortable with keigo.]

I mean, you're off on a good start already~! I never knew about triboluminescence before you showed me, and all the gemstones you have are new to me too -- especially 'cause I didn't know they had their own meanings! I knew flowers did, but I think it's cool those've got them too~. ♪ I've never seen a plant in a suncatcher before either... actually, suncatchers are sorta new to me too, and I think they're super cool.

[... so there's a good few things keigo has given him, already. things he loves, things he's interested in because keigo's interested in them or at least knows a lot; he'll grin, glancing aside at the other.]

I know I outweigh you in the experience department, Keigo, but don't sell yourself short. I'd say we're pretty equal right now~.

Mmm... okay.

[ It doesn't seem equal— material objects will never be worth as much as experiences— but the thing that makes them unreasonably happy is actually the fact that Subaru remembered the word triboluminescence. ]

What do you think about wind chimes? I was thinking about trying some of those for when it gets cold— they'll sound super pretty in the winter when the air is still and sound carries much further than it does in the summer! Since the sun sets earlier too, if we hang them outside, we'll be able to hear them even when it's dark.

[ Like a night light but for their ears, as long as they're asleep before midnight. ]

[if it never comes out know that subaru wrote the word down and practiced using it because it was such a new and fun word that he wanted to share it and the experience with the people he liked too................

funny keigo mentions wind chimes though; it startles a laugh out of him and he bites the rest back, shaking a bit. who would've thought... wind chimes...]

In Lanling, there were was a vendor who had a lot of 'em for sale... They reminded me of you, to the point I wanted to get some as souvenirs, so I can definitely say that I love them a lot! I think they're a great idea, they'll sound so nice at night~. No matter how dark it is, they'll always be there to guide us right back to each other!

[ooh... lena might like them too... pleasant noises for a pleasant writer... his hands can't stay idly though, so they're tracing constellations against keigo's side i'm sorry]

What sorta chimes would you do? Wooden ones? They have a pleasant knocking sound~, but metal ones are the ones that sound like bells... Oh, but I like glass the best, they're like stars.

[he got his fill of all kinds in lanling,]

[ Oh no... they're ticklish on their sides so they squirm a little at the light touches, half distracted by why Subaru would be laughing at them—-

...

maybe they can get away from his hands if they snug in closer ]

Metal for the winter, because the chiming can be heard the clearest. Colored glass is better for spring and summer when the skies are clear and sunny and the color will stand out the most then. Wood will have to wait until summer too, since they might get soggy when it's raining or snowing. People will just have to buy one of each.

[ Everything has its pros and cons which makes for good marketing ]

[sneaky... he doesn't mind, of course, it's warm and subaru enjoys having keigo snug against him so much. it makes him want to cuddle back, so into his arms they go, comfortable and resting his cheek against their hair.]

You've got it all worked out, huh~. You're such a smart cookie, Keigo, always lookin' for the best way to make a buck.

[it's cute... very quick-witted, which he likes, and also very thoughtful, which he double likes.]

Am I part of those people who've gotta pay? Or can I exchange something different for a little wind chime of my own? ♪

[he doesn't mind having to pay, of course....... but he's willing to see if keigo'll be interested anyway]</small.

Yeah, you still got to pay!

[ LOOK they have zero need for material goods and if it's food then Subaru already gives them that anyways, what else can he offer ]

So my kisses aren't enough? Boo~.

[chuu chuu he's kissing their cheeks.]

I'll pay for you though~. Full price, or double if you'd like~.

[the opposite of a lover's discount.......]

[ oh this is the best of both worlds ]

Double price and a kiss!

[how they went with double price please]

I'll pay one in advance then. ☆

[... he says that but he's a little nervous, lifting their face with his hand and kissing them. it's not like the usual brief, light ones; it's hesitant and a little restrained, like he doesn't want to be too much (and he knows he's too much sometimes, he does,) but very warm in the cold night.]

[ It really is warm. From the back of their neck to the tips of their ears, spreading all the way down to their toes with the flutter in their chest and weakness in their fingers that meant to pull Subaru closer but instead curl against his back. Lightheaded, breathless, a little scared to open their eyes and find it all just a dream.

They like kisses, they decide as they shift so they're lying on top of Subaru instead of beside him, so they can more properly return that kiss once they catch their breath. It's kind of like a concentrated hug, except you're thinking a thousand things and nothing at all, both at once. ]

[the initiative is a surprise but definitely not unwelcome, heart leaping into his throat and then swallowed right back down as he grips the back of keigo's jacket -- his jacket, if that's what they have on tonight -- and keeps them there, eager to kiss back because

surprise!!! he has decided he likes kisses too, they're very head full head empty and subaru finds he doesn't even mind the control of the situation being out of his favor, because that's actually quite important to him, just because... well, because he's decided he likes being kissed. doesn't mind being the kisser but definitely likes following.

so how's keigo feel about making out because subaru isn't intending to let them go anytime soon]

[ They kiss like they have no idea what they're doing and they don't, forgetting to breathe and holding their breath on top of that so if they look red and feel lightheaded it's because they're this close to passing out, they're never read a manual on kissing ]

[wonderfully subaru hasn't either and double wonderful is how he can just sort of pick keigo off himself, lifting them a bit so he can catch some air, flushed and warm and antsy with the same energy he always feels around them, agitated like a hive of bees as they swarm something new.

it's not an angry energy by far, but boy if he doesn't have a lot of it.

.......... ah he doesn't know what to say. let him sit up and he'll kiss keigo again, a little headier and eager compared to the first one he did; he's not afraid of burning them anymore, but how is he supposed to learn the rhythm of breathing when he feels so breathless just going into it in the first place???]

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