Reunions are nice, yes?

[bloodyfullmoon]

Who: Ivan and Raivis
Where: Outside the Franz Joseph I Building
When: Sometime after the first event ends
What: Ivan scaring the life out of Raivis, obviously.
Can other people participate? Sure why not, especially if Ivan and/or Raivis knows them already.
Summary: Ivan heads out to see if he can find some unsuspecting new students to make friends

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Raivis couldn’t tell whether or not he was being held tighter or not. He wasn’t even sure how much of his pain was physical and how much of it was emotional. He just knew he was hurting on all levels. He didn’t know why Ivan seemed to take so much pleasure in this, especially not if the Russian really considered them friends. Between the shivering and crying, he was making it pretty clear that he wasn’t comfortable and friends shouldn’t try to hurt each other. But, that mystery wasn’t news.

He didn’t know how to respond to Ivan having a new friend, especially if that friend was shy like him. On a selfish level, it would mean that Ivan’s time couldn’t be focused on himself. But he couldn’t feel good about Ivan giving his brand of affection, either. It didn’t really change how he had to reply to Ivan. If he liked the situation or not, he had to pretend he did. “Th-that’s good, where d-did you meet him?”

Raivis exhaled as he was let go, his body relaxing momentarily. The hand grab slapped him back into tensing. His hand was too small to hold Ivan’s hand back, though he still tried. Appeasement was the key to survival. His arm was soon feeling the pain his spine had been relieved of as he was dragged through the doors of the building. “W-well that’s good to hear… it’s on the third floor…” he said as he tried in vain to keep up. As it was, he could barely find any footing, so his walking was sort of haphazard.

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Ivan was sadistic. Plain and simple. Ever since he had taken the hobby for releasing his anger out on others, he enjoyed seeing their pained faces as they beg for mercy. Sadly only those he really, really liked knew about this, for he had told them this himself about his past, so anyone else that had the misfortune of being one of his victims was left in the dark about it.

He understood quite well that friends are supposed to stick together and support each other, but he failed to grasp that they shouldn't hurt each other. He thought he was doing it for their own good. That reminded him of his new friend. How was he going to deal with that one? It would definitely be different, but he figured time will only tell. "I met him at the picnic the other day."

He would've held on tighter to Raivis to avoid him trying to escape, but he doubted it'd be necessary. The boy was too fragile to mishandle anyway. He could shatter his hand if he held on any tighter, much like his spine could have been. "All the way up there? Looks like we're taking the stairs then!" Even though he knew that there were most likely elevators they could take instead, he wanted to drag this out as long as possible.

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Raivis hadn’t been aware of Ivan’s presence at the picnic, if he had; he doubted he would have been able to be as collected as he had been. As it was, his nerves had been pretty high, the possibility of the Russian finding him would have ruined the whole evening. At least he had gotten a few days of unsuspecting campus life in before this reunion.

As long as Ivan’s new friend hadn’t told the tall student his schedule or dorm location, he was probably free from Ivan’s clutches. If he had any faith in humanity, which he did, then he would have to believe that no one would surrender that information while they were surrounded by witnesses. If he did, then there was no helping him. “O-oh, h-how nice,” he replied.

“Th-the stairs?” he questioned weakly as he was pulled toward them. Raivis looked as the elevators left his view. He wasn’t sure he could take that cramped space right now anyway. Being in a closed area with Ivan would probably just speed his grim fate along. At least taking the stairs would take some of the Russian’s focus, it always took his. He had also found another reason to appreciate his room’s location. If Ivan thought it was a hassle to go up to the third floor, he may not come as often. “Good idea,” he agreed.

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Ivan had begun to draw up ideas on how to get closer to his new friend. If he was anything like Raivis, then touching him too frequently would be a bad idea. As fun as it would be to watch him fluster up and faint like he used to, he learned that overdoing it scares them away. Why else would Raivis had join the other two in abandoning him so long ago? "He's cute like you too."

His big-boned body disagreed with his idea to use the stairs, what with the long walk he just took, but he assured himself that the exercise would be good for him. Especially with Raivis around to keep him company. So as they climbed up the stairs, half his mind focused on the stairs, while the other half was on the boy. "I'll have to get used to doing this a lot, yes? Lucky for me, my room's on the second floor of the Jeanne D'arc building."

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Raivis didn’t know how he should feel about being called cute. He was an eighteen year old man, not a little kid or a puppy. He was probably supposed to prefer other adjectives. But he still couldn’t feel all that bad about a compliment, even given the source. He didn’t even consider any other meanings of the word. “Oh, that’s nice. What’s his name?” he asked, enjoying the times when the conversation had nothing to do with him.

It was not easy climbing stairs and being pulled, his uncoordinated legs complained each step and there were a lot of steps. Even with the jerking that came from the pull, he did his best to keep his eyes trained on the surfaces, trying not to miss any.

“Oh, that’s a nice building.” It was also kind of far, obviously not too far of a walk for Ivan, but at least they were confirmed to be in separate buildings. He didn’t ask for a room number. He was stockpiling excuses to not see the tall Russian for as long as possible. Anything that seemed like an out was worth remembering.

“Almost up…” he said, more to himself, as they started getting close to the top of the stairs.

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Ivan thought back to try to remember his new friend's name. It was something short, he knew that, so it shouldn't be that hard, but it was hard to think while concentrating on getting up the stairs. "Ah... I think his name was Kiku. Yes, that must be it. A cute name for a cute boy, yes?" he answered, feeling a bit content with himself for remembering.

"It is. I think it is one of the best buildings, but maybe I'm being a little biased." Finally they reached the top of the stairs, yet he kept his grip on Raivis. He looked around the hall, then realized that he had no idea where to go next. "So what iss your room number?"

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“Kiku… kiku… That is kind of cute,” he chimed, saying it a couple times just for the fun of it. He wasn’t lying, it was a cute name, but he was a little taken back by his own cheery attitude toward it. Raivis was sure that it was still ‘be very afraid’ time, which could only escalate higher by two more steps. If nothing else, his mind needed to rediscover its sympathy toward this Kiku person, not just repeat his name because it had a nice ring to it.

“Y-yeah,” he replied out the building, not really sure what else could be said.

Raivis was kind of tired by the time they got to his floor. It was a lot of stairs for his short body and they had been moving at a taller person’s pace. But now that he was there, he wished they still needed to go up a few more. “I-it’s three oh six,” he replied, not attempting to lead the way. This was going to be a very long walk down the hall.

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Ivan nodded and repeated the name with Raivis to humor him. "Kiku~ Kiku~" Now that he thought about it, it was kind of fun to say. He could even make a little song about to sing to him later. Maybe he'd like it, and it'd help him open up more. That sounded good to him, so he made sure to remember that.

His body was relieved once he made it up the stairs, but he wasn't done just yet. He still had to make it to Raivis's room, which seemed to be pretty far away. "Alright then," he said as he resumed moving along. He didn't need him to lead since the buildings were quite similar.

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Strangely, a genuine smile formed as Ivan said Kiku with him. It was just a goofy little moment between old ‘friends.’ The kind of moment any regular pals could have. And it didn’t hurt that a small voice in his head kept telling him that this time would be different, this time he didn’t have to worry about being alone with Ivan. It had been four years after all, people change and Ivan had his moments back in High School. That didn’t mean his heart wasn’t still pounding and his body stopped shaking.

Raivis nodded as he was pulled once again. It actually didn’t take that long before they had reached his door. “H-here we ar-are… h-home sweet h-home,” he said with a shiver as he went to get his key. The few keys he had jangled as he pulled them at and slowly moved it to lock. With a deep breath, he turned the small piece of metal and opened up the door, removing his key. “L-like I said… not much to see.”

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Ivan was glad to goof off a little with an old friend, especially one that used to be so shy around him. It's funny how people can change over the years. He still had to be careful though, or he might scare him off again. That was really the last thing he wanted to do. He doubted his heart, that acted as though it wasn't attached at times, could take it.

Even if the room wasn't much, he was still excited to see it. There were all kinds of things he wanted to learn about his old friend, like if he kept some of his old hobbies. "Yay!" He cheered as he went inside. Browsing the place curiously, he realized Raivis was right. There wasn't a lot to see. He wasn't going to let that get to him though. "It's nice and simple, yes? I like that."

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Raivis wasn’t sure what kind of reaction he had been hoping for. He didn’t think it was ever a good idea to disappoint Ivan, but he hadn’t wanted Ivan to like his room either… Something in between just seemed liked the safest outcome. But he couldn’t help liking to hear something nice about something that was his… The smile that had formed earlier remained as he walked in after the taller student.

“I’m glad you like it,” he said shyly as he stood a little bit away from the Russian. He sank a bit when he realized he didn’t know what to do next… He didn’t have anything for them to do now that they were here. His mind rushed to find some option, but there just wasn’t much to work with. He decided that maybe a little more small talk might keep Ivan from getting bored, which would just lead to him becoming… creative. “S-so… I never asked what your major was…” he attempted.

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Ivan sat down on one of the beds, not sure whether it belonged to Raivis or his roommate since the dorms were made for two. Either way he didn't care, and he proceeded to lay back on the bed with his arms out wide, staring up at the ceiling. The sheets were very comfy, so it could keep him at bay for a while.

"So have you met your roommate yet? I have not. I hope whom ever get is fun." With the two of them alone in the room, his mind could easily start to form some ideas. But for now, he was content with simply talking. "Nuclear physics," he answered, "I'm surprised I was able to get into the class, but I like it."

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Raivis watched cautiously as Ivan took a seat on his bed and then lay down on it. He didn’t really mind too much, but when he took a seat on his roommates, he felt a little strange. Raivis hadn’t talk to them enough to really feel comfortable sitting where they slept, so he quickly moved to his chair, which was near the front of his bed.

“Uh, not really, they seem to be out a lot,” he commented, noting their stuff. He wondered what kind of person they were. Clearly they kept to themselves or… at least had decided to be outgoing elsewhere. “I wonder how long we can go without seeing each other…” he thought out loud.

“Wow, Ivan, that sounds really amazing. I don’t think I could keep up in a major like that, I’d be too afraid of getting bogged down in all the math,” he said with a smile.

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Ivan lifted his head up to watch Raivis make himself comfortable. He realized he was on Raivis's bed after all, but then again he didn't really care. "Out a lot? Well that's odd. I guess they are a very social person or something." He heard Raivis think out loud, and answered him. "You'll have to run into him eventually."

He blushed a bit from the comment. "It is. I really like it though, so that helps encourage me to keep going with it. You are right though, you would be too scared to do it."

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Raivis didn’t make eye contact toward Ivan. He was confused enough as it was, actually looking at the older man was certainly not going to help. Instead, he focused his attention a little off, toward the top corner of his bed. It was much easier talking that way. “Y-yeah… must be…” he agreed. “R-right, hopefully soon, it’d be nice to know more about them.”

Raivis didn’t mind Ivan not protesting his claim of being too afraid to do it. He really would be, it was the truth. “Well that’s good. It’s important to chase after your dreams,” he nodded lightly, not sure what else to say about it.

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Despite Raivis making no eye contact with him, Ivan still stared at him from the other side, which was probably intense enough for him to sense it. He had a feeling he would get nervous once they were alone anyway. He didn't mind as long as the boy didn't faint on him. "That would be very good, yes? Then you would know why they go out a lot."

Ivan wasn't surprised to hear Raivis say he was afraid to do it, which was why he didn't object. He giggled and sat up on the bed. "This is why I like you so much. You are so... supportive."