[closed] i think i'll breathe again

[ringwizard]

Date & Time: August 12th, evening
Location: Some in-town restaurant, Apartment 701
Characters: Haruto Souma & Kousuke Nitoh
Summary: Birthdays.
Warnings: Kissing???? I'll update if it needs it.

He'd actually made reservations--for six o'clock, with a restaurant he knew would take Transports, because he'd asked. (It had taken fewer than he'd thought--perhaps his good reputation was getting around?) He skips out on training, wanting to avoid exhaustion from mana overuse, and asks Oriko to help him bake a cake. He even locates birthday candles, though he doesn't decorate or anything.

He's dressed up enough to look nice. Not so nice he's afraid to get any of it wet, but there's a button-down shirt tucked properly into his pants, at least. His hair is, as always, impeccable, and he's picked up an umbrella actually big enough for two, instead of his small, lopsided usual.

"Kousuke," he calls, holding the small wrapped box holding Nitoh's present between his palms. "Are you ready to go?"

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[ringwizard]

"I hope employment offers open soon, then," Haruto drawls--"I avoid all mayonnaise. It's a reflex by now."

He groans as Nitoh leans all over him, wiggling in Nitoh's grip. Not hard enough to break free, but enough to register his displeasure. His hand fists in the back of Nitoh's shirt. "We're going to fall over."

[ringbeast]

"Haha, me too. Mayonnaise isn't cheap!" He leans in to kiss Haruto quick on the lips, "And you don't avoid mayonnaise that hard or you wouldn't be with me, right??"

"No, you're gonna fall over and I'm gonna fall with you." But he lets up, leaning away a little more. "Man, this is a pretty awesome birthday already, though."

[ringwizard]

"It's part of the Nitoh package deal," Haruto answers, kissing back.

"Same thing in the end, isn't it?" he asks, straightening up. "You think so?" A beat. "It'll get better, later." If he has any say in it, anyway.

[ringbeast]

"Haha, it sure is!!" He grins.

"I guess, but if you fall first, I win." At the- not ominous, that's not the right word... PROMISING, that's it - pause, he blinks owlishly at Haruto. "You got more plans? More surprises?"

[ringwizard]

"That's not how that works," Haruto answers, elbowing at him. His expression turns smug as they come up on the restaurant.

"Maybe," he drawls. "I think you'll like it. You've liked the other installments." God, he hopes Nitoh doesn't think he means a book.

[ringbeast]

He grins and peers into the restaurant like a kid in a candy store. But Haruto's doing his sexy voice, and Nitoh can always pick that out.

He blushes faintly. "Ah, yeah? Yeah? Um... Cool... Awesome, then. You wanna- you wanna eat, though? We're here and all..."

[ringwizard]

Ah. Good. "We came all the way over here," he says, and reaches to pull the door open. "So yes, I do. C'mon, birthday boy."

[ringbeast]

Nitoh's blushing a little harder now. "Good, okay, great. Awesome." He's definitely going to be buzzing with anticipation and trying to figure out exactly what Haruto's plans are throughout dinner.

Well, at least until the food comes. "All right, birthday boy's boyfriend!" he shouts, brightly, laughing. He grabs Haruto by the wrist and drags him in, greeting the owners loudly.