[thread] to walk the fine line between self-control and self-abuse

[perfect_genius]

Who: Tohma, Sakano, Eiri
What: Drinking
When: After the extensive amount of drama going on in Eiri's journal
Where: A bar
Rating: R

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[ng_buisnessman]

Sakano wandered into the bar, his hands ringing at each other as he hunched in, losing hope of finding his boss any time soon. He didn't know the area well enough to know exactly where to look for Seguchi, but he would not stop until he found him. It felt very strange to see his boss just disappear. He had done it before, but on most occasions it was easy (at least for Sakano) to find him.

He heard a glass being placed down at the bar and nearly jumped when he looked up. "Seguchi-san!" he gasped rushing over to stand at his side. A nervous look only slightly hidden by his large square rimmed glasses. "I found you, Seguchi-san..." he looked down and noticed the empty glass "you've been drinking..." he said mostly to himself.

[[ooc: no one came in to get drunk with Tohma? And here I thought I'd be having Sakano dragging a slightly drunk Tohma home. Not that Sakano actually has a home yet .-. ]]

[perfect_genius]

Tohma had seen his poor, confused manager wandering through the door in the wall-length mirror behind the bar, but decided to let the other actually find him. He ignored Sakano completely, if only out of habit from when Mika came to find him in bars like this - admittedly a rare occurrence, but every now and then. Because maybe if he didn't acknowledge the other was there, he wouldn't be forced to speak to - or leave with - that person.

Obviously, though, his time was now shorter than he'd anticipated. Sighing, he reached down behind the bar an acquired a bottle of scotch. Good enough.

[[ooc: SO SAD!!! ;_; He's getting at least slightly drunk. Because he has to go see Eiri after this and that requires alcohol. Bwahaha. Ha.]]

[ng_buisnessman]

Sakano watched the other and realized that Seguchi had no intention of paying any attention to him. The younger man nearly began to cry, he was horribly worried about whatever could have happened to cause the blond man to suddenly disappear, and go drink on his own. Somehow he knew Eiri Yuki was involved, as he often was, but no one was giving him any answers.

"Eto..Sacho...I...Ple-...stop ignoring me!" he pleaded, falling to his knees beside Seguchi's stool.

[[ooc: he's going to go see eiri...eh? Why? but yea a bit of alcohol is required in such situations]]

[perfect_genius]

Tohma looked down. Blinked. Sakano was on the floor next to his stool. Practically begging to be noticed. Poor thing. He tsked and leaned down, pressing a kiss to the other's forehead. "Oh, get up. Just don't try to make me leave until I'm good and ready. Have a seat."

He picked up his glass - full again - and swirled it, looking at the world through the caramel-coloured haze. He almost asked if Sakano wanted a glass, but thought better of it. One of them had to be sober at the moment.

[[ooc: Sakano's older, by the way. >>;; Uhm, and he has to go see Eiri because he just got out of the hospital so Tohma has to compulsively check on him.]]

[ng_buisnessman]

Sakano's eyes grew large with adoration for a moment and he nodded, a soft blush on his face for the kiss on the forehead. Even so he quickly stood up and sat beside Seguchi, watching him carefully to see if anything indicated what had happened.

"Thank you, Seguchi-san...I just wanted to make sure you were alright...I won't make you leave." he said.

He noticed a row of small bottles of mineral water and various other things to make drinks. His nose scrunched up slightly in dislike and bad memories of the after affect of a few of those drinks.

[[ooc: Tohma is older (by 4 years)...at least that's what Absoluteanime says. And that makes sence...yup...good luck to Tohma?]]

[perfect_genius]

"Oh, I'm alright~" he singsonged, watching his employee as he scanned the rows of bottles and other alcoholic paraphernalia. The look on Sakano's face said that alcohol had been to blame for one too many unwanted occurrences.

Tohma reached over and smoothed Sakano's hair back, regarding him seriously for a moment. "You look a bit done in, Sakano~chan. Did you want something? They should~ have tea behind the counter..."

He didn't try to get up. If he did, he'd remember there were places he was supposed to be, and this whole plan of getting sloshed before he went would go out the door. Best to wait it out. If Sakano wanted something, he'd find it.

[[ooc: Page 129 of Vol.2 says differently. Ha. >.o Oh, he'll need it. Especially if I get my way and he walks in on them... fkmdpfighsrp'o;'bksf'mmkmpo I have to go kill myself. Excuse me.]]

[ng_buisnessman]

Sakano gave Seguchi a look that said something about pretending to be happy, he stayed quiet. The hand that was trying to fix his hair was distracting, one day he would learn to not blush with Seguchi did something, but today was not that day. He simply nodded in responce, waiting a bit before speaking.

"This world is strange...I'm alright..." he said "Thank you for asking...I'll find something...as the bartender seems to have left..." he glanced around and finally reached over the counter for one of the mineral waters, deciding that it was safer to stay seated and make sure his boss didn't leave while he wasn't looking.

[[ooc: I'll look it up a bit later...my manga are currently in a box with all my other belongings -_- and O.O who is Tohma gonna walk in on? well with Eiri... and No killing! I like you alive! ]]

[perfect_genius]

He managed Sakano's hair back to a more presentable state and smiled - fake, as usual, but with the level of tipsy he was right now, he couldn't be sure. Maybe he was really smiling. He tapped Sakano on the nose. "You~ blush so much, Sakano~chan. I can't imagine why~"

Somehow, this statement was particularly funny. Tohma giggled. Poor Sakano, always so flustered, always blushing around him... Oh, dear, did he have a crush~? Of course he did. Nittle Grasper fans were like that. They always had a thing for one of the members. Good thing one of them was a girl.

[[ooc: Hmm~! o.- And RYUICHI. OH GOD IT BURNS. T______________T]]

[ng_buisnessman]

Sakano turned redder at Seguchi's words, he could tell his boss was getting drunk, but as long as it didn't go too far he was alright. He wouldn't stop him, just make sure that he didn't get hurt or sick.

"I...er...I'm not sure either sir..." he lied, trying to keep the other amused. A happy drunk was better than an angry one.

[[ooc: O.O Ryuichi. WHAT? That's not even canon *cries* I get Shuichi/Ryuichi...don't go for it...but I get it (I blame the author) but...Eiri...]]

[perfect_genius]

Half a bottle of scotch. Reasonable enough. He popped the cork back in and slid it back under the bar, apparently miraculously keeping his balance on the stool. When he sat back down again, the smile was gone. He looked exactly like he did usually. The benefit of knowing his limits.

Tohma turned amused eyes on Sakano, all seriousness once more. "Do you like me, Sakano? Is that why you blush when I touch you?"

[[ooc: They were trying to "fix" *coughcough* the drama mess I totally didn't create on purpose. >> Because, see, Eiri's in love with Shu & Tohma, and Shu is in love with Eiri & Ryu, and Tohma's in love with Eiri & Ryu, and Ryu's in love with Shu & Tohma, so they thought "well, maybe if Eiri & Ryu are in love with each other, too!" and then MY EYES BURNED OUT OF THEIR SOCKETS. >.o]]

[ng_buisnessman]

Sakano stared at his boss. Did he just get asked what he thought he just got asked. How was he supposed to respond to that. There was no easy way to say it. Still, Seguchi was drunk, however slightly that might be. This could mean that he wasn't thinking correctly. Still. What to do?

"I...um..does it really matter, Sacho?" he asked wanting to direct the conversation to a safer topic, but being unsure as to how. He didn't know at all what to do if this conversation ever came up. Well, he had thought of it before, but that did not mean that he had ever expected it to really happen.

[[ooc: *flais arms* AHHHHH! WHAT? AHHHH! And somehow this is actually all sort of in the actual story...or you can see it working...the Eiri/Ryu is sort of beyond me though]]

[perfect_genius]

Tohma reveled very quietly in the fact that even if he was drunk, no one but Sakano would know it. All the better, because it would probably make Eiri more than a little upset to know he couldn't bring himself to speak to him without a little liquid courage. He fished a pack of gum out of his pocket.

"Not particularly. I'm just curious," he said, slipping his gloves back on. Curious, indeed. "So you do like me. How much? Is this a crush, my dear Sakano? Or something more, perhaps?" Gloved hands slid over his manager's thighs, pulling him - and the rotating stool - around to face him.

[[ooc: IT'S THE WORK OF THE DEVIL AND IT MUST BE STOPPED. But I can't stop it short of suicide. ;_;]]

[ng_buisnessman]

"Sir..please stop..." Sakano said, feeling himself fidget slightly due to the hands on his thighs. "You're not entierly yourself now...perhaps...w-we should talk about this later..." he gulped, Seguchi knew, what good would it do to wait to talk about it later. Still, he could only hope that once the alcohol wore off his boss would forget what they had talked about.

[[ooc: then let it progress and stop itself?]]

[perfect_genius]

Tohma laughed softly, his usual mock-cheerful mask dropping easily into place. "I'm perfectly myself, Sakano," he said, leaning closer. "But perhaps I'm making you uncomfortable, so you would like to hide behind to illusion that I'm too drunk to remember this? I assure you, I will remember everything that has passed between us. I always do."

[[ooc: But I was so close to not having Tohma freak out anymore!! And now I can't have that!!! ;______;]]

[ng_buisnessman]

Sakano looked at Seguchi for a moment. He had always wanted to know what his boss would think if he ever realized the truth, but it was still nerve wracking. What if he kicked him away, told him to leave, fiered him from N-G. That's all he had, he could't risk losing it.

"What would you like me to say sir...?" he asked, his hands were moveing in his lap out of nerves, unable to stay still.

[[ooc: yea...then it all blows up right? And this is why I said that I might still play Sakano during my hiatus..I saw it comeing *nod*]]

[perfect_genius]

Tohma smirked and leaned in a little closer, gloved hands sliding up Sakano's thighs even further than before. "What would I like you to say? I merely wanted confirmation. Do you have a crush on me? It's perfectly alright if you do. I won't be angry, or fire you, or any other silly reaction you could have thought up. I'm a reasonable man, you know."

Not that he needed to know. In fact, he knew the answer. Didn't everyone? He leaned in close enough that his lips brushed the edge of Sakano's ear. "Welcome to my parlour, said the spider to the fly~" he purred sweetly before slipping off his chair. He plucked his hat off the counter and dropped it on his head, humming softly to himself as he walked out of the bar.

[[ooc: They're evil. *pouts*]]