Meme: 8059 Music Challenge
Author: kittyling
Series: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Rating: G to R
Pairing/Characters: 8059 (Yamamoto x Gokudera)
Warnings: Implied sex in 5 (We Looked Like Giants) and 9 (Kiss & Swallow). And a little bit of strong language. (It's Gokudera, what can I say?)
Notes: I've seen this meme floating around, and I know it's been done (really wonderfully) for 8059 already, but I couldn't resist. It was definitely a good challenge, since it usually takes me a lot longer than just 3-4 minutes to crank out stuff like this.
Music Meme
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.
1. Pure Morning - Placebo
A friend who'll tease is better
Our thoughts compressed,
Which makes us blessed,
And makes for stormy weather
The thunder is so loud, a sharp crack rattling the windows and the walls, that it makes Gokudera jump. Yamamoto laughs softly at that, comments that Gokudera looked like a scared rabbit (but a cute scared rabbit, as if that somehow makes his words less offensive), and gets a slap across the cheek for both the laugh and the comment.
Despite the physical abuse and the way Gokudera huffs slightly as Yamamoto tries to scoot closer on the couch, the silver-haired boy doesn't move away.
2. Language of Fools - Tom McRae
I cannot use this language of fools
To communicate with you
"You're an idiot."
Yamamoto just smiles--like only an idiot would, honestly--and tightens his arms around Gokudera. Presses a soft kiss to his cheek, unexpected. Gokudera tenses and prays to God that his face isn't as flushed as he thinks it is. His skin feels far too warm and green eyes dart to the floor as Yamamoto pulls back, still smiling, like what he just did was normal.
"Like I said--" The words spill out, stuttered and not as certain as before, "--you're an idiot."
3. Look Up - Stars
Rain is falling, looks like love
Soft grass beneath them, damp with morning dew and Gokudera doesn't know how he ended up on the baseball field with the baseball freak just before dawn. They're close, close enough for Gokudera to feel the warmth radiating off of the taller boy as he lays beside him--close but not touching.
Not until the clouds overhead open up, rain falling gently, the quiet sound of drops hitting the ground the only noise beyond their steady breathing. Gokudera doesn't know why he doesn't jerk away when their fingers brush, Yamamoto's hand reaching for his. Fingers entwined, bodies still.
4. Four Leaf Clover - Badly Drawn Boy
Go on, do what you've got to do
You've got your dreams, I've got mine too
"You want me to come to a baseball game?"
If Gokudera's eyebrows were raised any higher, they would disappear into his hairline. Yamamoto laughs, shrugs, nods.
"It'd be nice to have you there."
Gokudera makes a face. Reaches for a cigarette for something to do with his hands, lights up and takes a drag before continuing.
"I'm not your fucking girlfriend or anything."
Yamamoto shrugs again, offers a sheepish smile.
"No. But you're important to me."
5. We Looked Like Giants - Death Cab For Cutie
And you'd skip your early classes
And we'd learn how our bodies worked
"Ow--"
"Haha, sorry."
The shower in the boys' locker room isn't the most elegant place to have sex. Probably not the most hygenic either, Gokudera realizes as Yamamoto presses him against cold tile, broad chest warm against his back.
He feels vulnerable for all of a second before soft lips trail kisses across his shoulder, sending a pleasant shiver down his spine. Warm breath tickles the hair at the nape of his neck, a murmur.
"You okay?"
Gokudera hates it when Yamamoto asks stupid questions. This is certainly one of them, but Gokudera feels too--quivery to snap back, skin burning and body trembling as Yamamoto's hand slides over his stomach, lower, and Gokudera has to bite his lip hard to keep from letting out a really embarrassing noise.
Yamamoto chuckles, low against his ear as he continues.
"I'll take that as a yes."
6. Love Doesn't Last Too Long - The Weepies
And I wish I was wrong
But love doesn't last too long
Gokudera doesn't want him to leave.
But what he wants and what's right are two separate, conflicting concepts. And in the end, he knows which he has to choose.
Gokudera has never seen Yamamoto cry. Knows--hopes--that he won't. So the words shouldn't be this hard to say, throat constricting as he prepares to close the front door on the only person he's ever really wanted, needed. Still wants, still needs.
"I don't love you anymore."
Still loves.
7. Volcano ('97 Demo) - Damien Rice
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
Yamamoto is impossible to understand.
Beneath the simplicities, the gentle laughter and smiles and the frequent dumb comments--somehow, the more they see each other, the more they know each other, Gokudera is more and more perplexed by Yamamoto. He's one of those equations where you have to find x and it looks so easy, should be the easiest thing you've ever done, but trying to solve it just leads to a late night of frustration and hair-pulling and sleeplessness.
Gokudera doesn't know why it's so important to solve this equation, but he's determined to. One of these days.
8. Wonderwall (cover) - Ryan Adams
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how
They're sitting on the edge of the Grand Canal, and it's snowing.
Yamamoto's first time in Venice. Early March and it's cold, much colder than either expected, both men wishing they had left their hotel room wearing something more substantial than their suits.
Green eyes follow tiny crystal flakes as they hit midnight-dark water, dissolving instantly. He doesn't notice the arm around him until he realizes that he's no longer shivering. Yamamoto always seems to radiate warmth--comfort--and Gokudera doesn't know how he does it.
"Beautiful."
The word is a whisper, and Gokudera looks up to find that Yamamoto's eyes are watching the snow fall, bright white against a landscape of stone-grey buildings, statues, history.
It is beautiful. And Gokudera realizes, gaze lowering to the water again, that the man sitting beside him is beautiful, too.
9. Kiss and Swallow - IAMX
I know it's a sin to kiss and swallow
If Gokudera had to say one positive thing about Yamamoto Takeshi, right in this moment, put on the spot--it would be that he's very, very talented with his tongue.
Long, slender fingers tangle in jet-black hair, silver rings glinting in the dim light of the bedside lamp. Gokudera's breaths are short, ragged and his skin feels too warm, hot, burning. He doesn't want Yamamoto to stop and he knows that the dark-haired man has no intention to, that tongue doing something incredible again, eyes half-lidded as he meets Gokudera's gaze.
And that's all it takes to push Gokudera over the edge, letting out a soft cry--Takeshi--a tremor running through him.
Yamamoto swallows.
10. Sleep Tonight - Stars
We don't want to sleep tonight
Still young like that I count the lines
Beside your mouth that smiles now
My arms reach up as you go down
"Are you still awake?"
Gokudera pauses his sheep-counting--up to 80 already--and opens his eyes, shifting onto his side to look at the man laying beside him. Yamamoto's lips curve into a small smile at that, brown eyes warm. "Guess you aren't tired either, huh?"
A half-hearted grunt. "Not for lack of trying." He pulls the sheets up higher around them, settling in closer to Yamamoto, the taller man's arm moving around him. Gazes meet, then eyes close as lips press softly to foreheads, cheeks, noses, lips. Preludes to a slow, gentle kiss.
Lips to Yamamoto's chin. "Go to sleep."
A smile against Gokudera's forehead, a murmur. "I love you."
Bodies entwined, wrapped in sheets and blankets in their bed, and Gokudera can feel Yamamoto's breath beginning to slow already, heartbeat a comforting rhythm against his palm.
"Good night."
Series: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Rating: G to R
Pairing/Characters: 8059 (Yamamoto x Gokudera)
Warnings: Implied sex in 5 (We Looked Like Giants) and 9 (Kiss & Swallow). And a little bit of strong language. (It's Gokudera, what can I say?)
Notes: I've seen this meme floating around, and I know it's been done (really wonderfully) for 8059 already, but I couldn't resist. It was definitely a good challenge, since it usually takes me a lot longer than just 3-4 minutes to crank out stuff like this.
Music Meme
1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them.
1. Pure Morning - Placebo
A friend who'll tease is better
Our thoughts compressed,
Which makes us blessed,
And makes for stormy weather
The thunder is so loud, a sharp crack rattling the windows and the walls, that it makes Gokudera jump. Yamamoto laughs softly at that, comments that Gokudera looked like a scared rabbit (but a cute scared rabbit, as if that somehow makes his words less offensive), and gets a slap across the cheek for both the laugh and the comment.
Despite the physical abuse and the way Gokudera huffs slightly as Yamamoto tries to scoot closer on the couch, the silver-haired boy doesn't move away.
2. Language of Fools - Tom McRae
I cannot use this language of fools
To communicate with you
"You're an idiot."
Yamamoto just smiles--like only an idiot would, honestly--and tightens his arms around Gokudera. Presses a soft kiss to his cheek, unexpected. Gokudera tenses and prays to God that his face isn't as flushed as he thinks it is. His skin feels far too warm and green eyes dart to the floor as Yamamoto pulls back, still smiling, like what he just did was normal.
"Like I said--" The words spill out, stuttered and not as certain as before, "--you're an idiot."
3. Look Up - Stars
Rain is falling, looks like love
Soft grass beneath them, damp with morning dew and Gokudera doesn't know how he ended up on the baseball field with the baseball freak just before dawn. They're close, close enough for Gokudera to feel the warmth radiating off of the taller boy as he lays beside him--close but not touching.
Not until the clouds overhead open up, rain falling gently, the quiet sound of drops hitting the ground the only noise beyond their steady breathing. Gokudera doesn't know why he doesn't jerk away when their fingers brush, Yamamoto's hand reaching for his. Fingers entwined, bodies still.
4. Four Leaf Clover - Badly Drawn Boy
Go on, do what you've got to do
You've got your dreams, I've got mine too
"You want me to come to a baseball game?"
If Gokudera's eyebrows were raised any higher, they would disappear into his hairline. Yamamoto laughs, shrugs, nods.
"It'd be nice to have you there."
Gokudera makes a face. Reaches for a cigarette for something to do with his hands, lights up and takes a drag before continuing.
"I'm not your fucking girlfriend or anything."
Yamamoto shrugs again, offers a sheepish smile.
"No. But you're important to me."
5. We Looked Like Giants - Death Cab For Cutie
And you'd skip your early classes
And we'd learn how our bodies worked
"Ow--"
"Haha, sorry."
The shower in the boys' locker room isn't the most elegant place to have sex. Probably not the most hygenic either, Gokudera realizes as Yamamoto presses him against cold tile, broad chest warm against his back.
He feels vulnerable for all of a second before soft lips trail kisses across his shoulder, sending a pleasant shiver down his spine. Warm breath tickles the hair at the nape of his neck, a murmur.
"You okay?"
Gokudera hates it when Yamamoto asks stupid questions. This is certainly one of them, but Gokudera feels too--quivery to snap back, skin burning and body trembling as Yamamoto's hand slides over his stomach, lower, and Gokudera has to bite his lip hard to keep from letting out a really embarrassing noise.
Yamamoto chuckles, low against his ear as he continues.
"I'll take that as a yes."
6. Love Doesn't Last Too Long - The Weepies
And I wish I was wrong
But love doesn't last too long
Gokudera doesn't want him to leave.
But what he wants and what's right are two separate, conflicting concepts. And in the end, he knows which he has to choose.
Gokudera has never seen Yamamoto cry. Knows--hopes--that he won't. So the words shouldn't be this hard to say, throat constricting as he prepares to close the front door on the only person he's ever really wanted, needed. Still wants, still needs.
"I don't love you anymore."
Still loves.
7. Volcano ('97 Demo) - Damien Rice
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
Yamamoto is impossible to understand.
Beneath the simplicities, the gentle laughter and smiles and the frequent dumb comments--somehow, the more they see each other, the more they know each other, Gokudera is more and more perplexed by Yamamoto. He's one of those equations where you have to find x and it looks so easy, should be the easiest thing you've ever done, but trying to solve it just leads to a late night of frustration and hair-pulling and sleeplessness.
Gokudera doesn't know why it's so important to solve this equation, but he's determined to. One of these days.
8. Wonderwall (cover) - Ryan Adams
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how
They're sitting on the edge of the Grand Canal, and it's snowing.
Yamamoto's first time in Venice. Early March and it's cold, much colder than either expected, both men wishing they had left their hotel room wearing something more substantial than their suits.
Green eyes follow tiny crystal flakes as they hit midnight-dark water, dissolving instantly. He doesn't notice the arm around him until he realizes that he's no longer shivering. Yamamoto always seems to radiate warmth--comfort--and Gokudera doesn't know how he does it.
"Beautiful."
The word is a whisper, and Gokudera looks up to find that Yamamoto's eyes are watching the snow fall, bright white against a landscape of stone-grey buildings, statues, history.
It is beautiful. And Gokudera realizes, gaze lowering to the water again, that the man sitting beside him is beautiful, too.
9. Kiss and Swallow - IAMX
I know it's a sin to kiss and swallow
If Gokudera had to say one positive thing about Yamamoto Takeshi, right in this moment, put on the spot--it would be that he's very, very talented with his tongue.
Long, slender fingers tangle in jet-black hair, silver rings glinting in the dim light of the bedside lamp. Gokudera's breaths are short, ragged and his skin feels too warm, hot, burning. He doesn't want Yamamoto to stop and he knows that the dark-haired man has no intention to, that tongue doing something incredible again, eyes half-lidded as he meets Gokudera's gaze.
And that's all it takes to push Gokudera over the edge, letting out a soft cry--Takeshi--a tremor running through him.
Yamamoto swallows.
10. Sleep Tonight - Stars
We don't want to sleep tonight
Still young like that I count the lines
Beside your mouth that smiles now
My arms reach up as you go down
"Are you still awake?"
Gokudera pauses his sheep-counting--up to 80 already--and opens his eyes, shifting onto his side to look at the man laying beside him. Yamamoto's lips curve into a small smile at that, brown eyes warm. "Guess you aren't tired either, huh?"
A half-hearted grunt. "Not for lack of trying." He pulls the sheets up higher around them, settling in closer to Yamamoto, the taller man's arm moving around him. Gazes meet, then eyes close as lips press softly to foreheads, cheeks, noses, lips. Preludes to a slow, gentle kiss.
Lips to Yamamoto's chin. "Go to sleep."
A smile against Gokudera's forehead, a murmur. "I love you."
Bodies entwined, wrapped in sheets and blankets in their bed, and Gokudera can feel Yamamoto's breath beginning to slow already, heartbeat a comforting rhythm against his palm.
"Good night."