[Thread] When You Need It The Most

[invisikid]

Characters: OU Naoki Kashima, AU Lyle Norg
Where: First in front of the first building, then around the compound
When: Early Afternoon
Summary: After a brief scare where Lyle thought the Demi-Fiend had vanished, the pair decide to go for a walk.
Warnings: Fluff, flirting, awkward; the usual with these two.

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[hands_of_reason]

Honestly, he didn't want to ever think of that world again. He never wanted to see it again. The only reason he was even willing to go back was to fix the huge mistake he'd made in allowing Yuko to kill everyone. If that hadn't been weighing on his shoulders, he'd make every plea and bargain in the book to escape returning to his Vortex World, that horrible place he'd never be able to look at the same way again. He'd have to live knowing that every single one of those people had died because he didn't stop her, and he'd have to live that life without Lyle around to make that burden lighter. The Legionnaire was honestly a blessing, and he was already starting to wonder how he'd be able to keep going without that support.

Naoki hadn't even been paying attention to the areas they passed, his attention diverted elsewhere, though he felt a certain resistance to parting so soon. Maybe it was just that he hadn't seen Lyle in a few days, or maybe it was worry that he had to get in as much time with him as possible in case one went away and didn't return. Just the week Lyle had left for had been painful, even in his Fiend state before he was aware that it was more than a desperate need to cling to his only friend that made it hurt like it did.

He sighed and leaned against him a little, putting their heads together. "Can I go with you?" It was more of a little begging than his usual way of asking- when he did ask, anyway. Naoki didn't want to make him late for whatever it was he had to do, or get in the way of his work, but he didn't want to say goodbye, either.

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The sudden change in proximity had him reeling, the flush never managing to recede even when the Demi-Fiend wasn't enforcing it at all. "Sure," Honestly, the papers didn't seem so important anymore. Not so much when Naoki had that odd edge in his voice and was all the closer. He stood and basked a moment, that strange and not too unpleasant feeling squirming in his stomach. "You're more then welcome..." He pressed, closing his eyes. "It might be boring though."

But he couldn't imagine sitting and working, leaving his friend, his boyfriend to sit and watch. No, the work was shot. And he didn't care at all. He could go through the motions, but nothing would be added or changed to his already complete formulas. If Naoki let him, he would tug softly at the other teens hand, and lead him back to the 2nd building, where they would ascend the stairs towards Nyi-Eski.

[hands_of_reason]

Naoki just shook his head a little. "Thank you. I don't mind." Just sitting in a quiet corner of the room, watching like a prop against the background, would be better than going back to Ast-Okto and standing around the empty apartment. He was sure that he wouldn't feel much like walking around again, either. "Besides, how could I be bored being with you?" In all the times they'd hung out, he really hadn't found himself to be bored. Besides, there was plenty one could do through just staring, as he'd found out.

He would offer no resistance to the pull, following Lyle through the building and up the stairs obediently, slight elation already working previous anxiety away. No doubt he would have felt guilty if he knew his company would ruin the Legionnaire's earlier plans, but secretly glad he could work himself so easily into the younger's schedule, fed by that bit of possessiveness he harbored. "I won't get in the way."

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He tipped his chin down, feigning focusing on unlocking Nyi-Eski but really he was hiding his darkening blush behind his hair and jacket collar, still upturned. "You're never in the way." The key turned in the slot, and a seemingly empty apartment greeted them.

The Legionnaire walked in, unbuttoning his jacket before tugging off one of his gloves with his teeth; they were always too difficult to get off with each hand still clad. Expecting the other teen to follow, he tossed the outside clothes into his room carelessly, walking to the living area and placing his hands on his hips thoughtfully. "There's some snacks, and I think someone requested some hot chocolate mix earlier. You want anything?" Or maybe the Demi-Fiend wanted some ice-cream to go along with that shirtless walk in October. The idea wasn't so preposterous, he recognized as it made him grin.