Shotgun Wedding Log: Where Did Six Months Go?
"Mmm.... that's probably a good idea." Akio agreed. Thankfully, with the gentler, sweeter sex of the evening, his need to cuddle and care for Yue was a much more manageable level than some days. "Want me to take the wax off you first? Or wait til we're in the bathroom?" He asked, thinking it was better to do that before they got under any water. He was shifting, though, so that he could sit up again.
"Mmmm," Yue sits and stretches some, once Akio is off of him. He considers it, and then decides that they're probably better off keeping all the mess in one room instead of dragging it to the bathroom too. "Let's take it off now, I guess."
"Sounds good." Akio responded, happy to go with whatever Yue wanted. With that permission, though, the drummer worked on removing the little 'eggs' from his boyfriend's body. Thankfully, Yue did not have a lot of hair on his body, so the removal of the wax was pretty easy, and the drummer was done fairly quickly: keeping the one done last on his boyfriend's hip for last. "And..... last one~"
Yue makes a soft, indistinct sound with each egg. The removal doesn't hurt, it doesn't feel good or bad really, although the air hitting the sensitive skin underneath is an odd sensation.
Akio popped the last eggie off of his boyfriend, then held it between his fingers. "Maybe I'll make something better than fried eggs next time." He said before letting it drop with the others. "Alright. You wanna get the water running? Or get the drinks?" The bowl of frozen things on the table was now the bowl of melted things, but it wasn't in any danger of spilling at the moment, so he didn't see any need to worry about it until later.
"Well, it was less what you were planning and more what happened when your first plan failed," Yue points out. He doesn't think Akio has a fetish for eggs, after all. "I'll get the drinks." Yue offers, not the least because he can still a drink immediately after getting one of the fridge without having to wait. As such, he heads to the kitchen to grab some of the sports drink they always have in the fridge, dutifully putting some warm ones in their place.
"True. Oh well." Akio responded with a shrug. At Yue's decision, Akio nodded along, then got up and headed to the bathroom to get the water running for the shower. Once it was an okay temperature, he cot in and started getting himself clean. Yue would join him soon, he was sure.
Yue takes a nice swig of one bottle, and realizes he should grab some beer too. Thus overloaded, he carries the many bottles in his arms over to the bathroom, lazily stowing the bottles in the sink. Then he climbs into the shower with his boyfriend. "Ok, all set."
Akio was just starting to rinse off when Yue joined him. "What took you so long~?" He teased, since it really hadn't been that long at all. Tease complete, though, he asked, "Want me to do you next? Or want to do yourself?" After all, Yue did sometimes want to take care of things himself.
"One of the bottles might be half empty already," Yue replies, although he hadn't actually had that much. "Hmm, let me take care of my butt, and then you can take care of the rest." And since he's basically never let Akio take care of that part, it shouldn't be much of a surprise.
"Hope you brought me a fresh one, then~" Akio replied, knowing full well that Yue would have brought him his own bottle, and also pretty sure that the model was exaggerating anyway. He did nod at Yue's comment about his butt, and handed over the soap and cloth, but once his boyfriend was done with that one, particular bit of his anatomy, Akio happily worked on cleaning the rest of his boyfriend's body.
The model is happy enough to talk while he deals with his literal least favourite part of bottoming, since it distracts from what he's doing, "I did. And I brought us a beer too." And he knows his boyfriend will enjoy the continuation of their silly ritual - especially this being this anniversary.
"Ooooh~ Now that is a beautiful idea." Akio responded, internally agreeing that it was perfect for their anniversary, since it was a very 'them' thing to do: shower, then bath sharing a beer. "How did I ever deserve you?" He asked, not really meaning about the beer, but just in general.
"Hmmm... by being the only guy I slept with who was able to understand and accept all of me?" Yue suggests -- and yes, he obviously means before things progressed to where they are now with Yui.
"Aaaaahhhh~ By being not an idiot. Got it." Akio teased warmly. He really did feel like people not accepting Yue for something like that *was* idiotic, but he also understood that many people would have run, terrified, from even trying what he was with the twins. Or just never clued Yui and Yue into their love for each other being reciprocated. Yeah, maybe he was a little more unique than he tended to give himself credit for. "The you that you are is amazing, though, so I'm glad I got to be the one to accept all of you for you."
Yue smiles, and adds, "And I don't mean to reduce your charms to just that.... it's almost hard to remember that you *introduced* me to kink, basically, for example." And that Akio is hot as hell needs not even be mentioned. Everybody knows that. He closes his eyes, enjoying the simple ritual of Akio cleaning him up after sex.
"Mmmm~ That's right! You weren't even a little rope bunny before I met you." Akio agreed with mild surprise looking back. "Now you're into so many things, and open to trying so many others. And I love exploring all of it with you." Even if some things didn't align in their sexual desires, there were so, so many more that did, or might. And the exploration together was the best part of it all.
"Not even a furry-hand-cuffs bunny," Yue replies, that clearly being the most vanilla version of bondagey things. "I love exploring things too... and like... I thought I'd understood consent and trust before, but... you've taught me so much."
"Seriously? Now *that* I am surprised by." Akio admitted with a light laugh. The rest of Yue's thoughts made him smile warmly, though. "If nothing else, I'm glad I could expand your horizons on those concepts." He said, not really teasing at all. After all, even if they hadn't worked out, knowing how important actual consent was, and the depths of trust you should be able to have with a partner were important things. That said, though, he was done soaping Yue up. "Time for you to rinse off~"
Yue nods. He does feel like even if this relationship hadn't worked out, and even if the situation with Yui hadn't progressed, the result still would have been him being in a better position to be a good partner to someone. Even though he's glad he doesn't have to do that. He says "Hai~" and steps into the water to get cleaned up, then looks to Akio, "Now your turn?"
"Thanks, but I did myself while you were getting drinks. Figured you'd enjoy lounging in a bath faster over cleaning me. If I was wrong, though, I won't say no to you giving me a good once over~" Akio responded. He was pretty sure it wouldn't hurt him to get another cleaning, after all.
"Oh.... well, a bath does sound good too," Yue admits, not really able to argue with that logic. Instead, he just gets his hands on Akio's taut stomach and runs them up over that torso and chest, since really that's most of what he was missing out on in not being able to clean Akio in turn, "That'll tide me over~ Let's start filling the tub?"
Akio smiled at Yue agreeing with his plan, but had to chuckle at having those hands immediately running over his damp body. He absolutely understood, though. If the tables were turned, he likely would have done something similar. "Yeah, let's fill the tub. Do I need to bring the drinks closer?" He asked, already stepping out of the tub for a second so he could open his own sports drink and take a good couple of gulps from it.
"They're in the sink," Yue admits, as that had seemed a pretty simple place to put them for now. Although once they're in bathmode, and don't need the shower curtain spread, they could put it on the stool that they usually use as a lazy table when they're in the bath. When Akio steps out, Yue just matter-of-factly switches the water so it's coming out of the tap, plugs the tub, and opens said shower curtain.
"Ah~ not a bad place for them." Akio complimented. After all, there was no way they would fall from there somehow while they were showering. That said, once he'd had a good drink, he pulled over the stool, got it in place with the drinks on it, then rejoined Yue in the tub that was now filling with water. "You wanna be big spoon today? Or me?" He asked, pretty sure of the answer, but you just never knew for sure without asking.
"I'll be big spoon," Yue replies. In most circumstances, he prefers to be little spoon, but unless he's feeling ESPECIALLY like he needs that energy, in the tub he prefers the opposite, if only for the sake of his legs. He sits down first, since that's just how this works.
Akio nodded at that decision, that having been what he expected. Those long legs really were the deciding factor most times. Once Yue was settled, Akio sat down as well, settling in comfortably against Yue's chest. "Hmm.... What a perfectly normal way to enjoy this part of our celebration~ Too bad I didn't think to get us some flower petals. Oh! I could get us some bath salts real quick." He suggested, willing to unsettle himself briefly to get some from the nearby vanity.
"I like that we're still doing most of the stuff we normally do," Yue replies. Today has felt mostly like a continuation of their normal life, with a couple things that 'step it up' and make it feel more special. And as he's thinking as much, Akio mentions those bath salts. They don't usually bother, but that's exactly why it would make it feel more special, "That sounds nice, actually, if you don't mind."
"Well, it *is* only a six month anniversary. Have to leave *some* room to be more spectacular at a year, right?" Akio asked with a grin, even as he got up to get the bath salts. Once he had them in hand, he asked, "Rose, lavender, orange blossom, or mixed berry?" He had a couple of others, but these were the first ones that had come to hand. If Yue asked for one of the others by name, though, he would be happy to dig it out.
"I mean.... I know you're not big on this kind of stuff, so I really appreciate you doing anything. I don't want anniversaries to become a big deal and stress you out," Yue points out. Although if becoming a big deal *didn't* stress Akio out, he wouldn't complain either. "Oh, rose please." Akio had mentioned rose petals so this'll be their substitute for them.
Akio nodded at the decision and put the other bath salts away before pouring in some of the rose scented ones. "It's not exactly that I'm not big on it... it's just that I'm not particularly good at it. It doesn't come naturally, I guess. I've enjoyed our date today, and have had a lot of fun with it. And I've liked our other dates, and the ones I planned for Yui-kun. It's just.... it does take a lot of effort and planning *because* it doesn't come naturally to me." He put the rose salts away, then moved to rejoin Yue, settling back into place against his boyfriend's chest, the gentle scent of rose surrounding them now. "And as for stress.... well, I guess we could just take turns planning anniversary dates? Then it's not all on one or the other of us all the time?" He suggested.
Yue happily enfolds Akio in his arms, and suggests, "I mean... does it not come naturally? Does it come naturally to anyone? Or is it just that you don't have a lot of practice doing it? Because... it seems like you've done a good job every time." Not to totally speak for his brother, but he certainly hadn't heard any complaints. "But I'm also happy to plan some if you want. I'm just kinda... used to giving you the lead, in most things, most of the time."
That line of questions brought a light snort from the drummer. "Let's ask Yamato-kun if being romantic comes naturally to him. Then we'll know. But I definitely don't have a lot of practice, and I unashamedly pick Yamato-kun's brain for romantic date ideas. Tonight was all me, though. Well, other than the choices game, but I totally stole that except for the choices themselves. But yeah, not *the* most romantic date." He admitted, definitely feeling that this was true. Still, Akio felt that Yue would appreciate that it had been his own effort. "Well, only if you want to. I can still take the lead in the bedroom at the end, or the middle of the date~" He offered with a grin over his shoulder at Yue.
Yue nods, at the idea of asking Yamato. He doesn't feel if he would know that much about planning a date for Akio, now that he's thinking about it, so he thinks his theory is correct. And he fully scoffs at Akio saying this wasn't the most romantic date, "What are you talking about? We went for a tour of places meaningful for us, ate at our special restaurant, played a fun game, had some sweet sex, and now we're cuddling in the tub. That's romantic as hell."
As for the other part, he laughs, "Oh, I wasn't suggesting I take the lead in the bedroom~"
"Oh god! When you put it like that, I have no idea how I'm going to top this in another six months!" Akio complained jokingly. He was sure there were ways, though, so he wasn't *too* worried. He had to chuckle in turn at Yue's other reassurance. "Well, then I guess we'll be fine~" He teased, knowing that Yue knew that if, for some reason, the model wanted to take charge in the bedroom sometime, the invitation *was* open. There was still a long-standing raincheck, after all.
Yue's not worried about future dates. All he wants is time with Akio, and he knows he'll get that no matter what. At the unsaid, but somehow nevertheless felt suggestion floating in the air that Akio has offered for a long time to let Yue top if he wanted to, he protests, "It's not my fault you're so good at fucking that it turned me into a full bottom. Like, I really can't be blamed for that."
That protest brought a good chuckle from the drummer, "Oh, I'm definitely not complaining~" Akio said with a grin. "And I certainly won't blame you. I enjoy your love of bottoming, and I'm sure Yui-kun does too~" He added, not feeling weird at all about mentioning their other boyfriend. Sure, Yui wasn't the focus tonight, but it would be silly (and kind of weird these days, honestly) to pretend that he wasn't a part of their relationship.
"Lord, I'm literally the bottom of the triangle," Yue laughs at himself and how he'd gotten into this situation. He really was a switch, he's sure. But somehow, in his mind, the idea of topping Akio is just. weird. or wrong or something. He also doesn't clock in to the fact that being the bottom of the triangle is also being its base, its foundation, which is... incredibly true in its own way. "Well. I'm enjoying it all. So there."
"You really, really are." Akio agreed warmly, stroking his fingers along the back of Yue's hand in the water. "And I'm glad you enjoy it. I will always be happy with you bottoming as long as that's what you want to be doing. I know you were more of a switch when we started out, so even though I know you enjoy the submissive position, I would feel like I was denying you something if the door to you topping was completely closed. And if you ever do want to try topping, but still want to be submissive, I can try out dominating from the bottom, or riding you, or whatever you'd like to try."
Yue's smile is very, very warm at Akio's suggestions - although really, he'd always known those things were on the table. He's always known that if he wanted to try something like that and mentioned it to his boyfriend -- that Akio would be open. Maybe not the moment it was brought up, but at some point. But what he adores is Akio being careful to consciously remind him that those options are available to him, "Yeah, I know." And then he admits, "Honestly? If I think about topping -- I'm more curious what it might be like to top him."
It's only because he has faith that Akio won't take that the wrong way, probably won't jump to jealousy, that he's willing to admit that.
That simple acceptance, and the tone that came with it, told Akio everything he needed to know: Yue was happy to hear his thoughts, but really wasn't interested in taking him up on any of them just now. That admission, though? "Oh? I'd be curious about that too~" He responded, an admission of his own. He definitely wasn't up to the point of being interested in having Yui top himself, but the idea of a one day threesome where he was inside Yue, while Yue was inside Yui? Yeah, that was a lovely little fantasy. He had ideas about the twins in swapped positions too, but as he hadn't had penetrative sex with Yui yet at all... well, it wasn't something he was confident in happening any time soon.
Yue chuckles at Akio saying he'd be curious about it, and teases, "You're just hopeful cuz you wanna top him too." They really hadn't gotten to the bottom (pun fully intended) of Yui's positional preferences. Though the guitarist certainly seemed to have enjoyed the time he topped, at least. Yui seems to move quite slowly to new things sexually, and nobody sees any reason to rush him about it either.
"Damn right I do!" Akio agreed with a laugh of his own. "But honestly? I was imagining fucking you while you fuck him, and that was a pretty hot fantasy." He explained, sure that Yue wouldn't mind him imagining such a thing at all. After all, threesome time felt like it would become even better once they were all comfortable doing lots of fun, sexy things together. Not always penetrative, or even sex at all given Yui's feelings, but it would be wonderful if more things were on the table for all three of them together.
"That is exactly the kind of hot, perverted thing I should know you were thinking," Yue admits. He reaches over and grabs the beer, ready for a sip. "We're still very much in the 'Yui is exploring sex by doing things in pairs' phase, so your fantasy doesn't sound like it'll happen any time soon. But the plan does seem to be working for him."
"Mmmm~ Absolutely~" Akio almost purred, taking all of that as a compliment. He nodded along with Yue's next observation, though. "Yeah, I know. I'm just glad that he's felt confident, and interested, enough to take that step with you. I'm fine waiting for my turn with him in that way. Actually, might even be better until after you, maybe, indulge your topping interest with him. See if he's even interested in bottoming at all." He thought Yui might feel safer with Yue for a while to come where penetrative sex was involved, but he also wondered if Yue could pull up enough topping energy to take that position with the older twin. After all, Yui had, instinctively, tried to take the dominant position with Akio before.
"Mm~ I hope he feels confident enough to try it again soon," Yue adds. Still that first time had been rather recent, and usually after the first 2-3 times doing an act, Yui seems to be quite adjusted. The guitarist, whenever he's feeling willing, seems quite happy to do handjobs or blowjobs now, whereas those had been sticking points once upon a time. "I haven't topped in a long time, it must be there somewhere inside me."
After having a sip of the beer, he passes it forward to Akio.
"I hope so too." Akio agreed, truly meaning it. Even if he had no 'gain' from such a hope, he had certainly felt genuine excitement for Yue at finally getting to live out that fantasy that Akio had attempted to fulfill way, way back on the twins' birthday. And he really did hope that Yue would get to experience it again soon, whether bottoming again, or trying out topping with Yui. That comment about how long it had been since he topped, though, made Akio snort lightly, even as he accepted the beer from the model. "It really has been a long time. Was your last time with Mikoto-kun? Or with me?" He asked, it being so long ago that *he* couldn't properly remember either.
"I don't remember," Yue admits sheepishly. Those events happened pretty close to the same time, actually, so it is hard to tell. He brings his face forward to nuzzle Akio's cheek. As much as he hasn't wanted to top the other man sense, it's nevertheless a fond memory.
"Well, we were both there, and neither of us remember. But yeah... it's been a long time." Akio concluded. He smiled at that cute little nuzzle, then took a sip of beer before turning his head slightly to give Yue a peck on the cheek.
The model smiles at receiving that sweet kiss on the cheek, and muses, "It doesn't matter anyways. That stuff almost feels like a lifetime ago."
"It really does." Akio agreed, then took another sip of the beer before passing it back to Yue again. "Hard to believe we're just coming up to the band being a year old too." He added, since that seemed just as incredible.
Yue's happy enough to move away from that awkward time period where he liked Akio but the sentiment wasn't exactly reciprocated, and everyone was sleeping with everyone, and he was so unhappy. Maybe everyone had been unhappy. "Yeah - how are you not on the oricon charts yet?" he jokes.
"Excellent question. With how so many things have gone, we should have been a number one hit like six months ago." Akio teased back good naturedly. "Having a non-live music video might be what's holding us back." Partly his actual thoughts, but mostly still teasing. After all, even at almost a year, it was incredible how much the band had accomplished.
"Well, Yui's working on it, so I'm sure it'll be solved soon enough," Yue replies, showing basically infinite confidence in Yui and his abilities. Considering the band started with few to no connections, and no real capital, it's amazing how much they've done.
That confident statement brought a snort from the drummer. "I think that might be an understatement. From what I understand, Yui-kun and Yamato-kun's boyfriend have been thick as thieves and working on a bunch of things together." Akio responded, though his voice was quite fond. Now, while beer tasted great, Akio was feeling quite thirsty still, so he reached for his bottle of sports drink so he could take a good couple of gulps of that.
"They definitely have been. If I know he's texting Kaneko-san, I will refuse to ask what they're talking about because I *know* I'm about to get a business plan if I dare say anything," Yue agrees, quite amused. He takes the beer from Akio, although he probably should be having some more sports drink.
"Oh, I don't blame you for that. You're just lucky that you're not part of the band~ We can't avoid the info dumps~" Akio responded, but his tone was fondly amused, not actually annoyed. "All I can honestly say, though, is that we are all damn lucky that Yui-kun is so business minded, because none of the rest of us are. And we're also damn lucky that he and Kaneko-san get along so well so we can kinda mooch off of Devillic's contacts."
"Yes, so lucky that I get recruited into free manual labour," Yue jokes. He definitely has been the designated merch seller whenever there are lives, which is extra awkward since he's the identical twin of one of the men on the stage. He smiles at the familiar talk of the supernatural amount of good luck that seems to float around Shotgun. "Mhmm."
"Well, that part is less lucky. I know Kaiya-chan tries to help when she can, but a lot of the places we've been playing lately have been age-restricted... and she seems pretty busy lately?" Akio added, having noticed that their singer's sister had even been at fewer practices these days. He wasn't completely sure why, now that he thought about it. Mikoto probably knew, or he could just ask Keiji, if he remembered. He shrugged to himself, then took another drink from his bottle. "Guess we should find some other free labour so you can have some time off the merch table." Thinking about Mikoto, he had a ton of sibs in town, right? Maybe they could recruit one or two of them?
Yue blinked, having not picked up on Kaiya being around much less. He supposes he doesn't pay much attention to her - not that he dislikes her or anything, they just aren't super close. Also Akio seems to have taken his joke seriously, so he gives his boyfriend a hug, "I wasn't complaining, really. I'm glad to help out. I wouldn't even have my current occupation if not for you and Keiji-kun!"
Akio smiled at that hug and gave Yue's arm a pat. "Still, it wouldn't hurt to see if we can find some others that can take a turn, even just so you can be more dedicated to camera work." Sure, it was still having Yue do free labour, but he was pretty sure it would be easier to find someone they could trust to man the merch table than to get good video of the lives.
"Aa, so we just need *more* unpaid labour, is what you're saying. Doesn't Miko-kun have a brother living with his boyfriend in Tokyo now?" Yue is pretty sure he heard something about that.
"Yeah, exactly!" Akio agreed with a grin, then nodded along to Yue's question. "Yeah, I was actually thinking about Mikoto-kun's siblings. He has a bunch of them, so there's a chance one or two might be a possibility. Not sure about that particular brother, though. His boyfriend is Devillic's bassist, apparently. Small world, right? So, I don't know if that would make him more or less likely to want to be more involved with his brother's band." The drummer admitted with some amusement.
"Oh, I was kinda assuming that since his boyfriend is a musician, he has some interest in the 'scene', and the bands do tend to cooperate a lot. But, yeah, I guess, who knows?" Yue has to agree. It's not like he listens to a lot of viskei other than shotgun.
Akio shrugged. "Not sure how into the scene he is. He came to our Halloween live last year, but from what I understand he's not really a VK guy overall? I understand he's studying to be a translator, though, so that may or may not work into a position in the music industry. I know Yamato-kun likes to talk about using his abilities for Devillic's advantage."
"Hehhhh," Yue replies, not having known all that detail - but it also seems to make it both more and less likely that the guy was interested in viskei and thus would help. He shrugs, and rests his chin on Akio's shoulder, "Well, I don't know then."
"I don't either." Akio admitted, then smiled as he glanced at Yue out of the corner of his eye. "There's something I do know, though: you are both incredibly hot and fantastically cute." He complimented.
The model chuckles warmly at that, and nuzzles Akio's cheek since their faces are already quite close, "Thank you. You're hot as hell -- but you already know that."
"Oh, I most certainly do~" Akio agreed with a grin. "Never hurts to hear it again, though." He added, then returned that nuzzle just because he had liked it. "Can I have another sip of beer?" He requested, since Yue still had the bottle.
Akio knowing exactly how hot he is is a remarkably huge part of how hot he is, honestly, so Yue enjoys that grin and confident response. "Mm, of course." Yue agrees, passing the bottle forward. He wouldn't give up moments like these for anything. He loves when the three of them are together too, but couple time with Akio is still precious for him.
Akio accepted the bottle and took a swig of the beer. "Mmmm~ I love that this is such a staple of our relationship." He commented, almost echoing Yue's thoughts. It was true, though: when it was the three of them, they'd only fit together in the shower, and when he had couple time with Yui, they didn't tend to sit in the tub together at all, nevermind with beer and sports drinks at hand. Thinking about that, though, he had another thought. "You know... we should really nail down the exact date we want to assign to having become a throuple. I'd like it to be different from the date I started dating Yui... and for it to be different again from the date you and Yui pick. I think all of them deserve their own dates and celebrations."
Yue wants that planned renovation to come sooner. Even if they don't all three cuddle in the tub, at least he could be the small spoon sometimes. "Hmm? I mean, those are kinda... already different days? The threesome started the day after you got Yui and I together, but at the earliest you dating Yui didn't start til you took him out on the first date, as I see it."
Listening to the way that Yue described the events, Akio had to agree that those did seem like different days, though for him they seemed to have happened all at the same time. "I guess that's true." He did chuckle at one thing, though. "Kind of weird that the three of us dating happened *before* Yui-kun and I starting to date." He admitted. Sure, it was true, but it did seem weird when it was put that way.
"Well, *Technically* it didn't. But it didn't feel real, right? You and Yui, until you went on a date? Or maybe even after that... I'm saying regardless of the official start of you dating, just make a date where it felt real the anniversary, and that solves your problem of having it one a different date than the trio," The model reasons.
"Seems reasonable." Akio agreed, then took another drink of the beer. "How did you get so wise, anyway?" He asked warmly.
"Yui's been rubbing off on me," Yue jokes, tone definitely suggesting it was due to the sexual contact and not, say, a life lived together or anything silly like that. He does realize that he's made a presumption though, and asks, "It does feel real for you, right? You and him?"
"Ooooh~ he's been *rubbing off* on you, ne~?" Akio teased, even if he wouldn't be at all surprised if that were factually true. That question, though, made the drummer smile fondly. "Yes. It does. It feels real. Very different, but definitely real." He paused, then asked, "Do you want me to talk about it? Or no?" After all, it was *their* anniversary.
"Inside me even," Yue barely manages to get out before the filth of that statement makes him laugh. But as for Akio's question? That's more serious. He nods, and runs his hand over Akio's chest - just in a sensual way, just for the joy of touching, not trying to start anything. "I would like to hear about it, actually."
That touch was lovely, and very much part of Akio's love language. "Well... it's different than any other romantic relationship I've ever had. I feel like I'm going backwards, somehow? Like, at first I felt really down, and like it wouldn't work out because I thought he wasn't attracted to me. I mean, obviously I found him physically attractive.
"But since he found clarity on his own sexuality and shared it with us... things have been a lot better. Finding out that he is, indeed, attracted to me, even if we're not up to where I would normally start something, has taken a certain amount of pressure off, and we just get to enjoy getting to know each other on a much more than friends level. Well, and we've gotten to a lot of fun bodily explorations too, but I've told you about those~
"Anyway, I feel like, on a relationship level, I'm somewhere like... I don't even know. I wouldn't say I love him yet, but it feels strong. Stronger than any relationship I've had other than what I have with you." He admitted, not really having the right words to describe his feelings, but thinking Yue would understand anyway.
Yue can't help but quirk a smile at the line about obviously finding Yui attractive. Considering they're identical twins, yeah, it is quite obvious. He can sympathize with Akio's feelings for sure, admitting, "Honestly, before he figured out he was ace - I was wondering if... I mean he said he loved me but I was wondering if he didn't find *me* sexually attractive either..." Understanding Yui's situation had surely helped all three of them, even if it's still something Yue isn't sure he 100% gets. He doesn't need to get it, because he trusts his brother. He's smiling broadly by the end, hearing Akio's thoughts on the matter. "I know I'm not him, but... I really think he's falling for you."
He has definitely caught the way Yui gazes at Akio sometimes.
"Well.... *I* was pretty sure he was physically attracted to you. After all, all of this came about after he got off to some of my pictures of you. Of course, pictures aren't the same as physically being together either, but..." Akio shrugged, "In any case, I'm glad we all know that we find each other physically appealing, at least."
He smiled over at Yue, then blinked in slight surprise. "You think so? I still find him a bit hard to read." The drummer admitted, though he wouldn't deny that he felt a little bit of warmth in his chest at the idea that Yui might be falling for him. And a good heaping of nerves that he was rather familiar with: the feeling that everything could come tumbling down. That the curse might still be after him afterall. He tried to shove that feeling way down, though. It had no business in his anniversary evening with Yue.
"Well, yeah... but he could have been more into the like... aesthetic of the pictures rather than me specifically, or flesh and blood me..." Yue shrugs. Yui's attitude towards things had been so new to both of them that it had thrown off all their reads. He nods at Akio saying he still finds Yui hard to read. In Yue's experience, very few people 'get' his brother at all, and while Akio gets him more than most.... yeah, it makes sense. "I do think so. There's a way I catch him lookin' at you sometimes, and he's always very excited when you have date plans."
Akio had to nod in agreement with Yue's thoughts on Yui's initial attractions. The comments about Yui's feelings about *him*, though, made the drummer smile more. "Oh~? And how does he look at me~? I do have to admit that I feel excited and nervous when I take him out. I think that's a positive feeling."
Yue lets his hand run aimlessly over Akio's chest some more as they speak, "It's like... an adoring gaze." Admittedly that's Yue's opinion of what the look is saying, but he's pretty confident in his Yui reads.
Akio slid his hand up along Yue's arm, but didn't interfere in his boyfriend's hand's wandering. "Mmm~ I hope I get to see that look sometime, then." He commented, though he felt like they didn't need to talk too much more about his relationship with Yui, unless Yue wanted to. He grabbed his sports drink again for another drink, then asked, "Need more of your sports drink?"
Yue doesn't think it'll be easy for Akio to catch that look, but he does hope the drummer gets to see it sometime soon. He nods at the offer, "Oh, yes please." Sitting in a hot bath can be really dehydrating, ironically, because you end up sweating too.
At that agreement, Akio set his own bottle down, then grabbed Yue's and swapped for the beer already in his boyfriend's hand. "Here you go~" He said, then leaned his head back against Yue's shoulder.
"Mmm, thank you," Yue replies, drinking some sports drink - honestly his is nearly gone, at this point. They continue cuddling, chatting, laughing, casually touching, and soaking in the bath until they're well and truly cooked, and it's not too long after that that their date finishes up with sweet cuddling in bed.
"Mmmm," Yue sits and stretches some, once Akio is off of him. He considers it, and then decides that they're probably better off keeping all the mess in one room instead of dragging it to the bathroom too. "Let's take it off now, I guess."
"Sounds good." Akio responded, happy to go with whatever Yue wanted. With that permission, though, the drummer worked on removing the little 'eggs' from his boyfriend's body. Thankfully, Yue did not have a lot of hair on his body, so the removal of the wax was pretty easy, and the drummer was done fairly quickly: keeping the one done last on his boyfriend's hip for last. "And..... last one~"
Yue makes a soft, indistinct sound with each egg. The removal doesn't hurt, it doesn't feel good or bad really, although the air hitting the sensitive skin underneath is an odd sensation.
Akio popped the last eggie off of his boyfriend, then held it between his fingers. "Maybe I'll make something better than fried eggs next time." He said before letting it drop with the others. "Alright. You wanna get the water running? Or get the drinks?" The bowl of frozen things on the table was now the bowl of melted things, but it wasn't in any danger of spilling at the moment, so he didn't see any need to worry about it until later.
"Well, it was less what you were planning and more what happened when your first plan failed," Yue points out. He doesn't think Akio has a fetish for eggs, after all. "I'll get the drinks." Yue offers, not the least because he can still a drink immediately after getting one of the fridge without having to wait. As such, he heads to the kitchen to grab some of the sports drink they always have in the fridge, dutifully putting some warm ones in their place.
"True. Oh well." Akio responded with a shrug. At Yue's decision, Akio nodded along, then got up and headed to the bathroom to get the water running for the shower. Once it was an okay temperature, he cot in and started getting himself clean. Yue would join him soon, he was sure.
Yue takes a nice swig of one bottle, and realizes he should grab some beer too. Thus overloaded, he carries the many bottles in his arms over to the bathroom, lazily stowing the bottles in the sink. Then he climbs into the shower with his boyfriend. "Ok, all set."
Akio was just starting to rinse off when Yue joined him. "What took you so long~?" He teased, since it really hadn't been that long at all. Tease complete, though, he asked, "Want me to do you next? Or want to do yourself?" After all, Yue did sometimes want to take care of things himself.
"One of the bottles might be half empty already," Yue replies, although he hadn't actually had that much. "Hmm, let me take care of my butt, and then you can take care of the rest." And since he's basically never let Akio take care of that part, it shouldn't be much of a surprise.
"Hope you brought me a fresh one, then~" Akio replied, knowing full well that Yue would have brought him his own bottle, and also pretty sure that the model was exaggerating anyway. He did nod at Yue's comment about his butt, and handed over the soap and cloth, but once his boyfriend was done with that one, particular bit of his anatomy, Akio happily worked on cleaning the rest of his boyfriend's body.
The model is happy enough to talk while he deals with his literal least favourite part of bottoming, since it distracts from what he's doing, "I did. And I brought us a beer too." And he knows his boyfriend will enjoy the continuation of their silly ritual - especially this being this anniversary.
"Ooooh~ Now that is a beautiful idea." Akio responded, internally agreeing that it was perfect for their anniversary, since it was a very 'them' thing to do: shower, then bath sharing a beer. "How did I ever deserve you?" He asked, not really meaning about the beer, but just in general.
"Hmmm... by being the only guy I slept with who was able to understand and accept all of me?" Yue suggests -- and yes, he obviously means before things progressed to where they are now with Yui.
"Aaaaahhhh~ By being not an idiot. Got it." Akio teased warmly. He really did feel like people not accepting Yue for something like that *was* idiotic, but he also understood that many people would have run, terrified, from even trying what he was with the twins. Or just never clued Yui and Yue into their love for each other being reciprocated. Yeah, maybe he was a little more unique than he tended to give himself credit for. "The you that you are is amazing, though, so I'm glad I got to be the one to accept all of you for you."
Yue smiles, and adds, "And I don't mean to reduce your charms to just that.... it's almost hard to remember that you *introduced* me to kink, basically, for example." And that Akio is hot as hell needs not even be mentioned. Everybody knows that. He closes his eyes, enjoying the simple ritual of Akio cleaning him up after sex.
"Mmmm~ That's right! You weren't even a little rope bunny before I met you." Akio agreed with mild surprise looking back. "Now you're into so many things, and open to trying so many others. And I love exploring all of it with you." Even if some things didn't align in their sexual desires, there were so, so many more that did, or might. And the exploration together was the best part of it all.
"Not even a furry-hand-cuffs bunny," Yue replies, that clearly being the most vanilla version of bondagey things. "I love exploring things too... and like... I thought I'd understood consent and trust before, but... you've taught me so much."
"Seriously? Now *that* I am surprised by." Akio admitted with a light laugh. The rest of Yue's thoughts made him smile warmly, though. "If nothing else, I'm glad I could expand your horizons on those concepts." He said, not really teasing at all. After all, even if they hadn't worked out, knowing how important actual consent was, and the depths of trust you should be able to have with a partner were important things. That said, though, he was done soaping Yue up. "Time for you to rinse off~"
Yue nods. He does feel like even if this relationship hadn't worked out, and even if the situation with Yui hadn't progressed, the result still would have been him being in a better position to be a good partner to someone. Even though he's glad he doesn't have to do that. He says "Hai~" and steps into the water to get cleaned up, then looks to Akio, "Now your turn?"
"Thanks, but I did myself while you were getting drinks. Figured you'd enjoy lounging in a bath faster over cleaning me. If I was wrong, though, I won't say no to you giving me a good once over~" Akio responded. He was pretty sure it wouldn't hurt him to get another cleaning, after all.
"Oh.... well, a bath does sound good too," Yue admits, not really able to argue with that logic. Instead, he just gets his hands on Akio's taut stomach and runs them up over that torso and chest, since really that's most of what he was missing out on in not being able to clean Akio in turn, "That'll tide me over~ Let's start filling the tub?"
Akio smiled at Yue agreeing with his plan, but had to chuckle at having those hands immediately running over his damp body. He absolutely understood, though. If the tables were turned, he likely would have done something similar. "Yeah, let's fill the tub. Do I need to bring the drinks closer?" He asked, already stepping out of the tub for a second so he could open his own sports drink and take a good couple of gulps from it.
"They're in the sink," Yue admits, as that had seemed a pretty simple place to put them for now. Although once they're in bathmode, and don't need the shower curtain spread, they could put it on the stool that they usually use as a lazy table when they're in the bath. When Akio steps out, Yue just matter-of-factly switches the water so it's coming out of the tap, plugs the tub, and opens said shower curtain.
"Ah~ not a bad place for them." Akio complimented. After all, there was no way they would fall from there somehow while they were showering. That said, once he'd had a good drink, he pulled over the stool, got it in place with the drinks on it, then rejoined Yue in the tub that was now filling with water. "You wanna be big spoon today? Or me?" He asked, pretty sure of the answer, but you just never knew for sure without asking.
"I'll be big spoon," Yue replies. In most circumstances, he prefers to be little spoon, but unless he's feeling ESPECIALLY like he needs that energy, in the tub he prefers the opposite, if only for the sake of his legs. He sits down first, since that's just how this works.
Akio nodded at that decision, that having been what he expected. Those long legs really were the deciding factor most times. Once Yue was settled, Akio sat down as well, settling in comfortably against Yue's chest. "Hmm.... What a perfectly normal way to enjoy this part of our celebration~ Too bad I didn't think to get us some flower petals. Oh! I could get us some bath salts real quick." He suggested, willing to unsettle himself briefly to get some from the nearby vanity.
"I like that we're still doing most of the stuff we normally do," Yue replies. Today has felt mostly like a continuation of their normal life, with a couple things that 'step it up' and make it feel more special. And as he's thinking as much, Akio mentions those bath salts. They don't usually bother, but that's exactly why it would make it feel more special, "That sounds nice, actually, if you don't mind."
"Well, it *is* only a six month anniversary. Have to leave *some* room to be more spectacular at a year, right?" Akio asked with a grin, even as he got up to get the bath salts. Once he had them in hand, he asked, "Rose, lavender, orange blossom, or mixed berry?" He had a couple of others, but these were the first ones that had come to hand. If Yue asked for one of the others by name, though, he would be happy to dig it out.
"I mean.... I know you're not big on this kind of stuff, so I really appreciate you doing anything. I don't want anniversaries to become a big deal and stress you out," Yue points out. Although if becoming a big deal *didn't* stress Akio out, he wouldn't complain either. "Oh, rose please." Akio had mentioned rose petals so this'll be their substitute for them.
Akio nodded at the decision and put the other bath salts away before pouring in some of the rose scented ones. "It's not exactly that I'm not big on it... it's just that I'm not particularly good at it. It doesn't come naturally, I guess. I've enjoyed our date today, and have had a lot of fun with it. And I've liked our other dates, and the ones I planned for Yui-kun. It's just.... it does take a lot of effort and planning *because* it doesn't come naturally to me." He put the rose salts away, then moved to rejoin Yue, settling back into place against his boyfriend's chest, the gentle scent of rose surrounding them now. "And as for stress.... well, I guess we could just take turns planning anniversary dates? Then it's not all on one or the other of us all the time?" He suggested.
Yue happily enfolds Akio in his arms, and suggests, "I mean... does it not come naturally? Does it come naturally to anyone? Or is it just that you don't have a lot of practice doing it? Because... it seems like you've done a good job every time." Not to totally speak for his brother, but he certainly hadn't heard any complaints. "But I'm also happy to plan some if you want. I'm just kinda... used to giving you the lead, in most things, most of the time."
That line of questions brought a light snort from the drummer. "Let's ask Yamato-kun if being romantic comes naturally to him. Then we'll know. But I definitely don't have a lot of practice, and I unashamedly pick Yamato-kun's brain for romantic date ideas. Tonight was all me, though. Well, other than the choices game, but I totally stole that except for the choices themselves. But yeah, not *the* most romantic date." He admitted, definitely feeling that this was true. Still, Akio felt that Yue would appreciate that it had been his own effort. "Well, only if you want to. I can still take the lead in the bedroom at the end, or the middle of the date~" He offered with a grin over his shoulder at Yue.
Yue nods, at the idea of asking Yamato. He doesn't feel if he would know that much about planning a date for Akio, now that he's thinking about it, so he thinks his theory is correct. And he fully scoffs at Akio saying this wasn't the most romantic date, "What are you talking about? We went for a tour of places meaningful for us, ate at our special restaurant, played a fun game, had some sweet sex, and now we're cuddling in the tub. That's romantic as hell."
As for the other part, he laughs, "Oh, I wasn't suggesting I take the lead in the bedroom~"
"Oh god! When you put it like that, I have no idea how I'm going to top this in another six months!" Akio complained jokingly. He was sure there were ways, though, so he wasn't *too* worried. He had to chuckle in turn at Yue's other reassurance. "Well, then I guess we'll be fine~" He teased, knowing that Yue knew that if, for some reason, the model wanted to take charge in the bedroom sometime, the invitation *was* open. There was still a long-standing raincheck, after all.
Yue's not worried about future dates. All he wants is time with Akio, and he knows he'll get that no matter what. At the unsaid, but somehow nevertheless felt suggestion floating in the air that Akio has offered for a long time to let Yue top if he wanted to, he protests, "It's not my fault you're so good at fucking that it turned me into a full bottom. Like, I really can't be blamed for that."
That protest brought a good chuckle from the drummer, "Oh, I'm definitely not complaining~" Akio said with a grin. "And I certainly won't blame you. I enjoy your love of bottoming, and I'm sure Yui-kun does too~" He added, not feeling weird at all about mentioning their other boyfriend. Sure, Yui wasn't the focus tonight, but it would be silly (and kind of weird these days, honestly) to pretend that he wasn't a part of their relationship.
"Lord, I'm literally the bottom of the triangle," Yue laughs at himself and how he'd gotten into this situation. He really was a switch, he's sure. But somehow, in his mind, the idea of topping Akio is just. weird. or wrong or something. He also doesn't clock in to the fact that being the bottom of the triangle is also being its base, its foundation, which is... incredibly true in its own way. "Well. I'm enjoying it all. So there."
"You really, really are." Akio agreed warmly, stroking his fingers along the back of Yue's hand in the water. "And I'm glad you enjoy it. I will always be happy with you bottoming as long as that's what you want to be doing. I know you were more of a switch when we started out, so even though I know you enjoy the submissive position, I would feel like I was denying you something if the door to you topping was completely closed. And if you ever do want to try topping, but still want to be submissive, I can try out dominating from the bottom, or riding you, or whatever you'd like to try."
Yue's smile is very, very warm at Akio's suggestions - although really, he'd always known those things were on the table. He's always known that if he wanted to try something like that and mentioned it to his boyfriend -- that Akio would be open. Maybe not the moment it was brought up, but at some point. But what he adores is Akio being careful to consciously remind him that those options are available to him, "Yeah, I know." And then he admits, "Honestly? If I think about topping -- I'm more curious what it might be like to top him."
It's only because he has faith that Akio won't take that the wrong way, probably won't jump to jealousy, that he's willing to admit that.
That simple acceptance, and the tone that came with it, told Akio everything he needed to know: Yue was happy to hear his thoughts, but really wasn't interested in taking him up on any of them just now. That admission, though? "Oh? I'd be curious about that too~" He responded, an admission of his own. He definitely wasn't up to the point of being interested in having Yui top himself, but the idea of a one day threesome where he was inside Yue, while Yue was inside Yui? Yeah, that was a lovely little fantasy. He had ideas about the twins in swapped positions too, but as he hadn't had penetrative sex with Yui yet at all... well, it wasn't something he was confident in happening any time soon.
Yue chuckles at Akio saying he'd be curious about it, and teases, "You're just hopeful cuz you wanna top him too." They really hadn't gotten to the bottom (pun fully intended) of Yui's positional preferences. Though the guitarist certainly seemed to have enjoyed the time he topped, at least. Yui seems to move quite slowly to new things sexually, and nobody sees any reason to rush him about it either.
"Damn right I do!" Akio agreed with a laugh of his own. "But honestly? I was imagining fucking you while you fuck him, and that was a pretty hot fantasy." He explained, sure that Yue wouldn't mind him imagining such a thing at all. After all, threesome time felt like it would become even better once they were all comfortable doing lots of fun, sexy things together. Not always penetrative, or even sex at all given Yui's feelings, but it would be wonderful if more things were on the table for all three of them together.
"That is exactly the kind of hot, perverted thing I should know you were thinking," Yue admits. He reaches over and grabs the beer, ready for a sip. "We're still very much in the 'Yui is exploring sex by doing things in pairs' phase, so your fantasy doesn't sound like it'll happen any time soon. But the plan does seem to be working for him."
"Mmmm~ Absolutely~" Akio almost purred, taking all of that as a compliment. He nodded along with Yue's next observation, though. "Yeah, I know. I'm just glad that he's felt confident, and interested, enough to take that step with you. I'm fine waiting for my turn with him in that way. Actually, might even be better until after you, maybe, indulge your topping interest with him. See if he's even interested in bottoming at all." He thought Yui might feel safer with Yue for a while to come where penetrative sex was involved, but he also wondered if Yue could pull up enough topping energy to take that position with the older twin. After all, Yui had, instinctively, tried to take the dominant position with Akio before.
"Mm~ I hope he feels confident enough to try it again soon," Yue adds. Still that first time had been rather recent, and usually after the first 2-3 times doing an act, Yui seems to be quite adjusted. The guitarist, whenever he's feeling willing, seems quite happy to do handjobs or blowjobs now, whereas those had been sticking points once upon a time. "I haven't topped in a long time, it must be there somewhere inside me."
After having a sip of the beer, he passes it forward to Akio.
"I hope so too." Akio agreed, truly meaning it. Even if he had no 'gain' from such a hope, he had certainly felt genuine excitement for Yue at finally getting to live out that fantasy that Akio had attempted to fulfill way, way back on the twins' birthday. And he really did hope that Yue would get to experience it again soon, whether bottoming again, or trying out topping with Yui. That comment about how long it had been since he topped, though, made Akio snort lightly, even as he accepted the beer from the model. "It really has been a long time. Was your last time with Mikoto-kun? Or with me?" He asked, it being so long ago that *he* couldn't properly remember either.
"I don't remember," Yue admits sheepishly. Those events happened pretty close to the same time, actually, so it is hard to tell. He brings his face forward to nuzzle Akio's cheek. As much as he hasn't wanted to top the other man sense, it's nevertheless a fond memory.
"Well, we were both there, and neither of us remember. But yeah... it's been a long time." Akio concluded. He smiled at that cute little nuzzle, then took a sip of beer before turning his head slightly to give Yue a peck on the cheek.
The model smiles at receiving that sweet kiss on the cheek, and muses, "It doesn't matter anyways. That stuff almost feels like a lifetime ago."
"It really does." Akio agreed, then took another sip of the beer before passing it back to Yue again. "Hard to believe we're just coming up to the band being a year old too." He added, since that seemed just as incredible.
Yue's happy enough to move away from that awkward time period where he liked Akio but the sentiment wasn't exactly reciprocated, and everyone was sleeping with everyone, and he was so unhappy. Maybe everyone had been unhappy. "Yeah - how are you not on the oricon charts yet?" he jokes.
"Excellent question. With how so many things have gone, we should have been a number one hit like six months ago." Akio teased back good naturedly. "Having a non-live music video might be what's holding us back." Partly his actual thoughts, but mostly still teasing. After all, even at almost a year, it was incredible how much the band had accomplished.
"Well, Yui's working on it, so I'm sure it'll be solved soon enough," Yue replies, showing basically infinite confidence in Yui and his abilities. Considering the band started with few to no connections, and no real capital, it's amazing how much they've done.
That confident statement brought a snort from the drummer. "I think that might be an understatement. From what I understand, Yui-kun and Yamato-kun's boyfriend have been thick as thieves and working on a bunch of things together." Akio responded, though his voice was quite fond. Now, while beer tasted great, Akio was feeling quite thirsty still, so he reached for his bottle of sports drink so he could take a good couple of gulps of that.
"They definitely have been. If I know he's texting Kaneko-san, I will refuse to ask what they're talking about because I *know* I'm about to get a business plan if I dare say anything," Yue agrees, quite amused. He takes the beer from Akio, although he probably should be having some more sports drink.
"Oh, I don't blame you for that. You're just lucky that you're not part of the band~ We can't avoid the info dumps~" Akio responded, but his tone was fondly amused, not actually annoyed. "All I can honestly say, though, is that we are all damn lucky that Yui-kun is so business minded, because none of the rest of us are. And we're also damn lucky that he and Kaneko-san get along so well so we can kinda mooch off of Devillic's contacts."
"Yes, so lucky that I get recruited into free manual labour," Yue jokes. He definitely has been the designated merch seller whenever there are lives, which is extra awkward since he's the identical twin of one of the men on the stage. He smiles at the familiar talk of the supernatural amount of good luck that seems to float around Shotgun. "Mhmm."
"Well, that part is less lucky. I know Kaiya-chan tries to help when she can, but a lot of the places we've been playing lately have been age-restricted... and she seems pretty busy lately?" Akio added, having noticed that their singer's sister had even been at fewer practices these days. He wasn't completely sure why, now that he thought about it. Mikoto probably knew, or he could just ask Keiji, if he remembered. He shrugged to himself, then took another drink from his bottle. "Guess we should find some other free labour so you can have some time off the merch table." Thinking about Mikoto, he had a ton of sibs in town, right? Maybe they could recruit one or two of them?
Yue blinked, having not picked up on Kaiya being around much less. He supposes he doesn't pay much attention to her - not that he dislikes her or anything, they just aren't super close. Also Akio seems to have taken his joke seriously, so he gives his boyfriend a hug, "I wasn't complaining, really. I'm glad to help out. I wouldn't even have my current occupation if not for you and Keiji-kun!"
Akio smiled at that hug and gave Yue's arm a pat. "Still, it wouldn't hurt to see if we can find some others that can take a turn, even just so you can be more dedicated to camera work." Sure, it was still having Yue do free labour, but he was pretty sure it would be easier to find someone they could trust to man the merch table than to get good video of the lives.
"Aa, so we just need *more* unpaid labour, is what you're saying. Doesn't Miko-kun have a brother living with his boyfriend in Tokyo now?" Yue is pretty sure he heard something about that.
"Yeah, exactly!" Akio agreed with a grin, then nodded along to Yue's question. "Yeah, I was actually thinking about Mikoto-kun's siblings. He has a bunch of them, so there's a chance one or two might be a possibility. Not sure about that particular brother, though. His boyfriend is Devillic's bassist, apparently. Small world, right? So, I don't know if that would make him more or less likely to want to be more involved with his brother's band." The drummer admitted with some amusement.
"Oh, I was kinda assuming that since his boyfriend is a musician, he has some interest in the 'scene', and the bands do tend to cooperate a lot. But, yeah, I guess, who knows?" Yue has to agree. It's not like he listens to a lot of viskei other than shotgun.
Akio shrugged. "Not sure how into the scene he is. He came to our Halloween live last year, but from what I understand he's not really a VK guy overall? I understand he's studying to be a translator, though, so that may or may not work into a position in the music industry. I know Yamato-kun likes to talk about using his abilities for Devillic's advantage."
"Hehhhh," Yue replies, not having known all that detail - but it also seems to make it both more and less likely that the guy was interested in viskei and thus would help. He shrugs, and rests his chin on Akio's shoulder, "Well, I don't know then."
"I don't either." Akio admitted, then smiled as he glanced at Yue out of the corner of his eye. "There's something I do know, though: you are both incredibly hot and fantastically cute." He complimented.
The model chuckles warmly at that, and nuzzles Akio's cheek since their faces are already quite close, "Thank you. You're hot as hell -- but you already know that."
"Oh, I most certainly do~" Akio agreed with a grin. "Never hurts to hear it again, though." He added, then returned that nuzzle just because he had liked it. "Can I have another sip of beer?" He requested, since Yue still had the bottle.
Akio knowing exactly how hot he is is a remarkably huge part of how hot he is, honestly, so Yue enjoys that grin and confident response. "Mm, of course." Yue agrees, passing the bottle forward. He wouldn't give up moments like these for anything. He loves when the three of them are together too, but couple time with Akio is still precious for him.
Akio accepted the bottle and took a swig of the beer. "Mmmm~ I love that this is such a staple of our relationship." He commented, almost echoing Yue's thoughts. It was true, though: when it was the three of them, they'd only fit together in the shower, and when he had couple time with Yui, they didn't tend to sit in the tub together at all, nevermind with beer and sports drinks at hand. Thinking about that, though, he had another thought. "You know... we should really nail down the exact date we want to assign to having become a throuple. I'd like it to be different from the date I started dating Yui... and for it to be different again from the date you and Yui pick. I think all of them deserve their own dates and celebrations."
Yue wants that planned renovation to come sooner. Even if they don't all three cuddle in the tub, at least he could be the small spoon sometimes. "Hmm? I mean, those are kinda... already different days? The threesome started the day after you got Yui and I together, but at the earliest you dating Yui didn't start til you took him out on the first date, as I see it."
Listening to the way that Yue described the events, Akio had to agree that those did seem like different days, though for him they seemed to have happened all at the same time. "I guess that's true." He did chuckle at one thing, though. "Kind of weird that the three of us dating happened *before* Yui-kun and I starting to date." He admitted. Sure, it was true, but it did seem weird when it was put that way.
"Well, *Technically* it didn't. But it didn't feel real, right? You and Yui, until you went on a date? Or maybe even after that... I'm saying regardless of the official start of you dating, just make a date where it felt real the anniversary, and that solves your problem of having it one a different date than the trio," The model reasons.
"Seems reasonable." Akio agreed, then took another drink of the beer. "How did you get so wise, anyway?" He asked warmly.
"Yui's been rubbing off on me," Yue jokes, tone definitely suggesting it was due to the sexual contact and not, say, a life lived together or anything silly like that. He does realize that he's made a presumption though, and asks, "It does feel real for you, right? You and him?"
"Ooooh~ he's been *rubbing off* on you, ne~?" Akio teased, even if he wouldn't be at all surprised if that were factually true. That question, though, made the drummer smile fondly. "Yes. It does. It feels real. Very different, but definitely real." He paused, then asked, "Do you want me to talk about it? Or no?" After all, it was *their* anniversary.
"Inside me even," Yue barely manages to get out before the filth of that statement makes him laugh. But as for Akio's question? That's more serious. He nods, and runs his hand over Akio's chest - just in a sensual way, just for the joy of touching, not trying to start anything. "I would like to hear about it, actually."
That touch was lovely, and very much part of Akio's love language. "Well... it's different than any other romantic relationship I've ever had. I feel like I'm going backwards, somehow? Like, at first I felt really down, and like it wouldn't work out because I thought he wasn't attracted to me. I mean, obviously I found him physically attractive.
"But since he found clarity on his own sexuality and shared it with us... things have been a lot better. Finding out that he is, indeed, attracted to me, even if we're not up to where I would normally start something, has taken a certain amount of pressure off, and we just get to enjoy getting to know each other on a much more than friends level. Well, and we've gotten to a lot of fun bodily explorations too, but I've told you about those~
"Anyway, I feel like, on a relationship level, I'm somewhere like... I don't even know. I wouldn't say I love him yet, but it feels strong. Stronger than any relationship I've had other than what I have with you." He admitted, not really having the right words to describe his feelings, but thinking Yue would understand anyway.
Yue can't help but quirk a smile at the line about obviously finding Yui attractive. Considering they're identical twins, yeah, it is quite obvious. He can sympathize with Akio's feelings for sure, admitting, "Honestly, before he figured out he was ace - I was wondering if... I mean he said he loved me but I was wondering if he didn't find *me* sexually attractive either..." Understanding Yui's situation had surely helped all three of them, even if it's still something Yue isn't sure he 100% gets. He doesn't need to get it, because he trusts his brother. He's smiling broadly by the end, hearing Akio's thoughts on the matter. "I know I'm not him, but... I really think he's falling for you."
He has definitely caught the way Yui gazes at Akio sometimes.
"Well.... *I* was pretty sure he was physically attracted to you. After all, all of this came about after he got off to some of my pictures of you. Of course, pictures aren't the same as physically being together either, but..." Akio shrugged, "In any case, I'm glad we all know that we find each other physically appealing, at least."
He smiled over at Yue, then blinked in slight surprise. "You think so? I still find him a bit hard to read." The drummer admitted, though he wouldn't deny that he felt a little bit of warmth in his chest at the idea that Yui might be falling for him. And a good heaping of nerves that he was rather familiar with: the feeling that everything could come tumbling down. That the curse might still be after him afterall. He tried to shove that feeling way down, though. It had no business in his anniversary evening with Yue.
"Well, yeah... but he could have been more into the like... aesthetic of the pictures rather than me specifically, or flesh and blood me..." Yue shrugs. Yui's attitude towards things had been so new to both of them that it had thrown off all their reads. He nods at Akio saying he still finds Yui hard to read. In Yue's experience, very few people 'get' his brother at all, and while Akio gets him more than most.... yeah, it makes sense. "I do think so. There's a way I catch him lookin' at you sometimes, and he's always very excited when you have date plans."
Akio had to nod in agreement with Yue's thoughts on Yui's initial attractions. The comments about Yui's feelings about *him*, though, made the drummer smile more. "Oh~? And how does he look at me~? I do have to admit that I feel excited and nervous when I take him out. I think that's a positive feeling."
Yue lets his hand run aimlessly over Akio's chest some more as they speak, "It's like... an adoring gaze." Admittedly that's Yue's opinion of what the look is saying, but he's pretty confident in his Yui reads.
Akio slid his hand up along Yue's arm, but didn't interfere in his boyfriend's hand's wandering. "Mmm~ I hope I get to see that look sometime, then." He commented, though he felt like they didn't need to talk too much more about his relationship with Yui, unless Yue wanted to. He grabbed his sports drink again for another drink, then asked, "Need more of your sports drink?"
Yue doesn't think it'll be easy for Akio to catch that look, but he does hope the drummer gets to see it sometime soon. He nods at the offer, "Oh, yes please." Sitting in a hot bath can be really dehydrating, ironically, because you end up sweating too.
At that agreement, Akio set his own bottle down, then grabbed Yue's and swapped for the beer already in his boyfriend's hand. "Here you go~" He said, then leaned his head back against Yue's shoulder.
"Mmm, thank you," Yue replies, drinking some sports drink - honestly his is nearly gone, at this point. They continue cuddling, chatting, laughing, casually touching, and soaking in the bath until they're well and truly cooked, and it's not too long after that that their date finishes up with sweet cuddling in bed.