[Drabble] Boundaries
Boundaries, G, Ryo/Ueda, 426 words, for my je_prompts table, all the boring stuff I would probably normally delete
It’s the door sill Ryo almost trips over when he finally decides to kiss Ueda. Ueda only stares at him blankly. Ryo thinks maybe he shouldn’t have made that one clumsy step. But then Ueda blinks and touches where Ryo caught the corner of his mouth. Ryo thinks that maybe it could work tripping again.
It’s the length of two steps Ueda has to make before he can grab Ryo’s hand and drag him off somewhere private, less noisy and cozier, and kiss him again. Ryo likes Ueda kissing him but he pushes him away, putting the space of those two steps back in between them. They need to define things. Ueda doesn’t mind because he has found a way to cross to the other side when he wants to.
It’s the line Ryo draws with his index finger across the kitchen when Ueda tries to help with the food. Ryo says Ueda makes him nervous. Ueda thinks Ryo just wants to spoil him. Ueda likes to be spoiled, so he does not dare to cross it. He however does smuggle an air kiss across the invisible border.
It’s the thin tint of pink on Ueda’s cheeks that tells Ryo he is really getting mad and that the teasing should stop. Ryo likes happy Ueda more than angry Ueda these days. So Ryo stops, soothes the pink out with a kiss and a bow of his head. He still uses his best line that he thought of later on, but only when Ueda is snuggled against his side and the pinch with which he retaliates is more playful than mad.
It’s the wall of pillows Ryo builds between them the first time they really fight the day Ryo had promised to stay over. Ueda wants his pillow back. Ryo wants the pillow wall to disappear. Ueda’s favorite pillow is right in the middle of its foundation. The wall crumbles. Ueda manages to pull on Ryo’s hand instead of a pillow. Ryo knows he is crossing the line. Still he doesn’t let Ueda pull away.
It’s the entire mountain range of pretenses, faces and personalities Ueda had built over the years that Ryo manages to wash away like the ocean. He shapes it into something else so that he can cross over it any time. It’s the river in Ryo’s heart, often too wild and raging, that Ueda now knows how to float on without getting swept down the flow. If he stays afloat for long enough, the river will rock him the way he wants it.
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I tend to forget this community exists for me to keep track of my writing as much as for other people's entertainment. I've been trying my hand on those prompts again, but it all sounds lame so I kept deleting it. But then why? So these might not be advertised in communities, but I still want them on here. I hope the watchers don't mind.
It’s the door sill Ryo almost trips over when he finally decides to kiss Ueda. Ueda only stares at him blankly. Ryo thinks maybe he shouldn’t have made that one clumsy step. But then Ueda blinks and touches where Ryo caught the corner of his mouth. Ryo thinks that maybe it could work tripping again.
It’s the length of two steps Ueda has to make before he can grab Ryo’s hand and drag him off somewhere private, less noisy and cozier, and kiss him again. Ryo likes Ueda kissing him but he pushes him away, putting the space of those two steps back in between them. They need to define things. Ueda doesn’t mind because he has found a way to cross to the other side when he wants to.
It’s the line Ryo draws with his index finger across the kitchen when Ueda tries to help with the food. Ryo says Ueda makes him nervous. Ueda thinks Ryo just wants to spoil him. Ueda likes to be spoiled, so he does not dare to cross it. He however does smuggle an air kiss across the invisible border.
It’s the thin tint of pink on Ueda’s cheeks that tells Ryo he is really getting mad and that the teasing should stop. Ryo likes happy Ueda more than angry Ueda these days. So Ryo stops, soothes the pink out with a kiss and a bow of his head. He still uses his best line that he thought of later on, but only when Ueda is snuggled against his side and the pinch with which he retaliates is more playful than mad.
It’s the wall of pillows Ryo builds between them the first time they really fight the day Ryo had promised to stay over. Ueda wants his pillow back. Ryo wants the pillow wall to disappear. Ueda’s favorite pillow is right in the middle of its foundation. The wall crumbles. Ueda manages to pull on Ryo’s hand instead of a pillow. Ryo knows he is crossing the line. Still he doesn’t let Ueda pull away.
It’s the entire mountain range of pretenses, faces and personalities Ueda had built over the years that Ryo manages to wash away like the ocean. He shapes it into something else so that he can cross over it any time. It’s the river in Ryo’s heart, often too wild and raging, that Ueda now knows how to float on without getting swept down the flow. If he stays afloat for long enough, the river will rock him the way he wants it.
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I tend to forget this community exists for me to keep track of my writing as much as for other people's entertainment. I've been trying my hand on those prompts again, but it all sounds lame so I kept deleting it. But then why? So these might not be advertised in communities, but I still want them on here. I hope the watchers don't mind.