[Dave's spent an embarrassing amount of time before this moment trying to imagine how things would have gone if Kristoff had paid the utilities, if the date Ryuji had set up for them ended the way it was intended to. or, rather — he's been imagining what would have happened if he had just kept his cool and gone in for a kiss like he'd wanted, an absence of lights to shine on paper photos of Houston or not.]
[though ... this is going pretty much exactly the way the two of them usually work things out, too. it's another one of those moments between them that simply forged itself naturally, a branch winding its way through a serious conversation over what it means to change, to a slight tilting over a skateboard stuck to the ceiling, on its way to the sunlight, a resulting defining moment in the relationship they've been building up together.]
[it's the way offhand, blurted out thoughts seem to blow up into something much more significant. it's the way they tried to hold hands through a planchette. it's the way an assault by a pool roomba led to the conclusion that they're both into each other's appearances, and as it turns out, okay with their own.]
[it's the way Ryuji kind of misses when he goes in for a second kiss, and Dave can't help but laugh a little, too. one of those very rare, much wider smiles spreads across his features, and it kind of feels like he's had the wind snatched right out of him. which is kind of funny, isn't that supposed to be Ryuji's weakness?]
[Dave's got about as much of an idea on what happens next as Ryuji does, so he just goes ahead and does the first thing that comes to mind: he kicks the "what happens next" can down the road, letting his hand trail down through Ryuji's hair, settling at the back of his neck to gently keep him right where he is for just a few more minutes, so Dave can close the gap again and try this "just going for it" thing for himself.]
[and his aim for Ryuji's lips is true, though maybe lacking in the finesse he tends to have in activities that aren't kissing his boyfriend. but just like Ryuji, he'll get there with time.]
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[though ... this is going pretty much exactly the way the two of them usually work things out, too. it's another one of those moments between them that simply forged itself naturally, a branch winding its way through a serious conversation over what it means to change, to a slight tilting over a skateboard stuck to the ceiling, on its way to the sunlight, a resulting defining moment in the relationship they've been building up together.]
[it's the way offhand, blurted out thoughts seem to blow up into something much more significant. it's the way they tried to hold hands through a planchette. it's the way an assault by a pool roomba led to the conclusion that they're both into each other's appearances, and as it turns out, okay with their own.]
[it's the way Ryuji kind of misses when he goes in for a second kiss, and Dave can't help but laugh a little, too. one of those very rare, much wider smiles spreads across his features, and it kind of feels like he's had the wind snatched right out of him. which is kind of funny, isn't that supposed to be Ryuji's weakness?]
[Dave's got about as much of an idea on what happens next as Ryuji does, so he just goes ahead and does the first thing that comes to mind: he kicks the "what happens next" can down the road, letting his hand trail down through Ryuji's hair, settling at the back of his neck to gently keep him right where he is for just a few more minutes, so Dave can close the gap again and try this "just going for it" thing for himself.]
[and his aim for Ryuji's lips is true, though maybe lacking in the finesse he tends to have in activities that aren't kissing his boyfriend. but just like Ryuji, he'll get there with time.]