[ #Toosoon. Ren doesn't even have a mp3 played to curse and threaten to run underneath the replicator goop nozzle. Ren's grinning in spite of himself, letting Ryuji tease him out of a year that was largely forgettable compared to what came after. ]
As long as you're good with still rooming with someone that thinks you're ~*~totally dreamy~*~ then sure, lunch? Total bro affair.
And yeah, well. Now that you found a new and shiny thing you'll get excited for it, so don't worry 'bout that. Guess just don't do it like me and it'll be fine.
[ Take a wink and pay no attention to the sad man behind the curtain.
But Ren's fucked up because he doesn't have a follow up to that right away so here he is caught with his foot in the beat between thought and action, admiring his valiant attempt at being encouraging amidst dejection like a basketball player admires the arc of their throw toward the net and it hasn't quite swished yet.
And Ren's always been guilty of enjoying when Ryuji's hand is bumped off the genki boy mask and he's adorably overloaded til he gets his cool back. Ostensibly what Ren said should've helped and soon enough it'll abate, and because Ren hid it before it'd be the right thing to do to hide it now.
But his foot's caught, and for a few moments he forgets to not be selfish and just... looks. With his heart right there in his eyes and tugging up half his mouth, and it's no secret between them that he's the only one Ren'd unburden himself of the leader mantle in front of. Crush or no that's their relationship: built on absolute trust, letting them dispense with pretenses of being strong or clever or blindingly loyal and taking it as a baseline for other things they need to chew on and work out aloud.
It's too late to trust Ryuji with not breaking his heart, but he instinctively has put himself into the palm of Ryuji's hands with what remains anyway. That it won't go away, but even as the light returns to Ren's eyes and he realizes he's what he's doing, he knows he'll be able to live with it and try not to have expectations beyond that.
Ren blinks, turns away, and clears his throat as he starts climbing back to his feet to shake off Ryuji's arm. ]
Y'know, I'm kinda not feeling it anymore? Wanna cut right to lunch and try again after?
[ Ren's already turned around though and offered his hand. ]
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As long as you're good with still rooming with someone that thinks you're ~*~totally dreamy~*~ then sure, lunch? Total bro affair.
And yeah, well. Now that you found a new and shiny thing you'll get excited for it, so don't worry 'bout that. Guess just don't do it like me and it'll be fine.
[ Take a wink and pay no attention to the sad man behind the curtain.
But Ren's fucked up because he doesn't have a follow up to that right away so here he is caught with his foot in the beat between thought and action, admiring his valiant attempt at being encouraging amidst dejection like a basketball player admires the arc of their throw toward the net and it hasn't quite swished yet.
And Ren's always been guilty of enjoying when Ryuji's hand is bumped off the genki boy mask and he's adorably overloaded til he gets his cool back. Ostensibly what Ren said should've helped and soon enough it'll abate, and because Ren hid it before it'd be the right thing to do to hide it now.
But his foot's caught, and for a few moments he forgets to not be selfish and just... looks. With his heart right there in his eyes and tugging up half his mouth, and it's no secret between them that he's the only one Ren'd unburden himself of the leader mantle in front of. Crush or no that's their relationship: built on absolute trust, letting them dispense with pretenses of being strong or clever or blindingly loyal and taking it as a baseline for other things they need to chew on and work out aloud.
It's too late to trust Ryuji with not breaking his heart, but he instinctively has put himself into the palm of Ryuji's hands with what remains anyway. That it won't go away, but even as the light returns to Ren's eyes and he realizes he's what he's doing, he knows he'll be able to live with it and try not to have expectations beyond that.
Ren blinks, turns away, and clears his throat as he starts climbing back to his feet to shake off Ryuji's arm. ]
Y'know, I'm kinda not feeling it anymore? Wanna cut right to lunch and try again after?
[ Ren's already turned around though and offered his hand. ]