Yu Yu Hakusho - Kuwabara/Yuusuke - Domestication: Invitation
Domestication: Invitation (412 words)
Domestication Series Timeline
They'd been going out for just shy of a year when Yuusuke first brought up the subject of moving in together, taking advantage of a lull in the conversation he and Kuwabara had been having about the new action flick opening that weekend.
He sat across from a momentarily stunned Kuwabara in the tiny student-run café, separated by a narrow booth table, their legs touching comfortably on either side of the table's support. Smirking to cover his slight nervousness - this was, well, this was something big! - Yuusuke reached over and stole a french fry from the redhead's plate. "What, is that all it takes t'leave you speechless?"
Kuwabara flushed a bit, just a hint of red across the bridge of his nose, and grabbed a chip from Yuusuke's plate in retaliation. "Nah, just caught me off guard is all," he said, then paused to pop the chip in his mouth, chewing slowly. He continued after swallowing, a wide, happy grin forming on his face. "I do want to, y'know, if you do."
"Wouldn't've said anything about it if I didn't wanna, y'dumbass." Yuusuke was grinning himself, though; there was no heat in his words. He relaxed, the nervousness from before disappearing quickly.
Laughing, Kuwabara swiped another of the other man's chips. "Bastard," he said fondly, and they both ate for a while in a contemplative silence.
“I still have a month before I graduate,” Kuwabara mumbled around a mouthful of cheeseburger. “But I can get a job then.” He’d need his certificate before he could get a teaching position, and they both knew he didn’t have time to finish school and hold down even a menial job in the meantime.
“Have t’find a place first anyway, so that’s fine. Not like this’s gonna happen right away or anything.”
“Yeah, and we’re gonna have to, y’know, figure out what we can afford. Budgeting an’ all that.”
Yuusuke nodded in agreement and made a thoughtful sound before taking a drink. When he set his cup down again, he grinned in a way that made Kuwabara instantly suspicious. “We’ve gotta get furniture, too.” The grin changed to a cheerful leer before he continued. “Like, a nice big bed.”
Kuwabara’s embarrassed flush made Yuusuke laugh, and the redhead thought (as he chucked a french fry at the other man’s face) that maybe he was getting in way over his head. But even that possibility didn’t make the whole moving-in-together thing seem any less worth the trouble.
Domestication Series Timeline
They'd been going out for just shy of a year when Yuusuke first brought up the subject of moving in together, taking advantage of a lull in the conversation he and Kuwabara had been having about the new action flick opening that weekend.
He sat across from a momentarily stunned Kuwabara in the tiny student-run café, separated by a narrow booth table, their legs touching comfortably on either side of the table's support. Smirking to cover his slight nervousness - this was, well, this was something big! - Yuusuke reached over and stole a french fry from the redhead's plate. "What, is that all it takes t'leave you speechless?"
Kuwabara flushed a bit, just a hint of red across the bridge of his nose, and grabbed a chip from Yuusuke's plate in retaliation. "Nah, just caught me off guard is all," he said, then paused to pop the chip in his mouth, chewing slowly. He continued after swallowing, a wide, happy grin forming on his face. "I do want to, y'know, if you do."
"Wouldn't've said anything about it if I didn't wanna, y'dumbass." Yuusuke was grinning himself, though; there was no heat in his words. He relaxed, the nervousness from before disappearing quickly.
Laughing, Kuwabara swiped another of the other man's chips. "Bastard," he said fondly, and they both ate for a while in a contemplative silence.
“I still have a month before I graduate,” Kuwabara mumbled around a mouthful of cheeseburger. “But I can get a job then.” He’d need his certificate before he could get a teaching position, and they both knew he didn’t have time to finish school and hold down even a menial job in the meantime.
“Have t’find a place first anyway, so that’s fine. Not like this’s gonna happen right away or anything.”
“Yeah, and we’re gonna have to, y’know, figure out what we can afford. Budgeting an’ all that.”
Yuusuke nodded in agreement and made a thoughtful sound before taking a drink. When he set his cup down again, he grinned in a way that made Kuwabara instantly suspicious. “We’ve gotta get furniture, too.” The grin changed to a cheerful leer before he continued. “Like, a nice big bed.”
Kuwabara’s embarrassed flush made Yuusuke laugh, and the redhead thought (as he chucked a french fry at the other man’s face) that maybe he was getting in way over his head. But even that possibility didn’t make the whole moving-in-together thing seem any less worth the trouble.