[ Oh god, he sounds relieved. Part of him was sure it was some kind of prank. ]
I thought-- I thought you were mad at me. He commented my fundraiser for the bed, you know, that's the only reason I didn't think I had to tell him-- and he definitely just likes to mess with people, and I hid the letter because I was worried he'd do something to it... I only want to be with you, and this is because I wanted my friend back and he's not really the same Sougo so he's more into torturing me than just hanging out normally, so it's just a bunch of misunderstandings..!
[ He still wants to be able to spend time with friends and not have Hikaru lose his mind over a sleepover, but Taichi honestly just wants Hikaru to know that he's sorry for.. whatever his part in this was. ]
I'm sorry, I should've texted you the second he came over so you weren't caught off guard. I don't want to fight anymore, so... I'm sorry too.
[The relief Hikaru feels at knowing that Taichi had been worried about him being mad makes him as happy as it does small. On one hand, Hikaru was relieved that Taichi hadn't decided that maybe he wasn't so cool after all. That he was just childish and selfish, not somebody that Taichi would want to date.
But Taichi didn't do anything wrong. Maybe it would have been good to know before coming that Taichi had someone over but once he had calmed down, even he knew it was ridiculous to ask Taichi to just tell him literally everything.]
Stop apologizing, Taichi. Seriously. You didn't do anything. I...[This is the hard part. Admitting he was wrong.] I shouldn't have acted like that.
[ Taichi still thinks they both were wrong. Bringing up the Tono thing was wrong on his part too, and he feels he should apologize for that too, but Hikaru already told him to stop. ]
I forgive you. [ He said it in text even if Hikaru hasn't verbally said the apology again, that's all Taichi needs. He does want to say something though.. ]
It's okay to be jealous sometimes, as long as you aren't mean about it, okay? I get jealous sometimes too, you know.. [ He just doesn't really bring it up. Taichi's nowhere near as aggressive as Hikaru is. He's more the quietly take it until he can't hold it in anymore, then cry, type. ] I know you wouldn't cheat on me, but I was thinking about it that way! [ He perks up a little bit. ] Let's do something so you know you're always with me.
[ Taichi was thinking of what he would want if the tables were turned and while he can't have something like that for Hikaru, since Hikaru needs to keep up the illusion of availability for host work and stuff back home. ]
[Taichi telling him all about this makes him feel like he's small because this is obvious stuff but Taichi's telling him these things and Hikaru could die. Honestly, he's inching into his bed as he listens.
Though when he mentions being jealous himself, Hikaru thinks about the Tamaki thing. He needs to explain that to Taichi but then he's distracted by Taichi's suggestion.]
Like what? Not like you don't tell everybody you're dating me. [Not mocking him at all but you know, it was another reason why Hikaru knew he had been an idiot.]
[ The jeopardy theme can be imagined here, as Taichi is gonna take a while to think about this. At a certain part, he starts humming as filler for the quiet. ]
[ He tilts his head, reaching his hand up from his chin to scratch the side of it, and bumps his ear with his wrist, then lights up like a tree during the holidays. ]
Yeah! That way it's like, a permanent mark on me. Even if I end up going home, it won't fade, so you'll know you're a part of me forever and no one can forget it. So you won't have to be jealous anymore, because you'll always be with me.
[ He's excited now, the more he thinks about it. It's romantic, isn't it? He thinks it is, anyway. ]
It's only unsanitary if you're unsanitary when you do it right? We can do it in the bath.
[It's a good thing that Taichi can't see his face because seriously, Hikaru's just very overwhelmed. Not even in a bad way but it's very romantic and his heart feels ready to beat itself out of his chest.
After all of that...and Taichi still wanted him just the same. Had seen him act like a complete idiot and he still wanted him. Hikaru doesn't know if he quite deserves Taichi but he doesn't want to give him up either. Though he laughs when Taichi mentions the bath.]
What, like bathing after sex or something? [He's teasing because his natural reaction is to just joke. But Taichi deserves an honest answer.]
Are you...sure? That you want that, though? Some permanent thing from me?
Bathing after-- n-no! I just mean, there's no way to make up after a fight than to bathe together, Hikaru! It's a scientific fact!
[ So embarrassing.. and now his brain is going a thousand places it's never gone about the bath tub. The bath tub is a non sexual place for him. And all of a sudden he's imagining Hikaru on top of him in the bath and they're talking about penetrating his body, in a way, and... ]
No scientific fact I've ever heard of. [But it isn't like he's used to community bathing. He's taken baths with Kaoru and that was it. And also he's still teasing because he's still stunned by Taichi wanting something so intimate after how Hikaru acted. He'd been awful and Hikaru knew that. It was Hikaru's worst trait, his jealousy. It'd gotten him slapped by Haruhi and yelled at by Tamaki, people who didn't get angry so easily. But he'd done that.
And then he'd gotten yelled at by Taichi.
Yet Taichi still wanted him just the same. The idea of knowing he's wanted, despite his flaws, is enough to get him to tear up and he's happy Taichi isn't there to see it.]
Thank you. [But he sounds like an idiot, he thinks and so he recovers with:] I mean, okay, yeah. Let's do it. If you want to.
[ Taichi's got a high tolerance for yelling, arguing, and fighting thanks to Autumn Troupe. Was he upset? Definitely. Did he get mad? Yeah, but he's quick to forgive as long as his feelings are acknowledged most of the time.]
Okay. You pick out something that goes with me and then let me know.
That's giving me a lot of power, letting me put something on you that you might regret. [Not like he couldn't take it off once it was healed but he'd be stuck with it.
He's still teasing because this is a lot but it's fine. He wants to be this close to Taichi. ] Is that guy still at your place? He seems like a dick, so is it a good idea for me to go over there. [Wait, that sounds...] I'm not trying to insult him but I know the type. [He is the type.]
[That might just be the most romantic thing somebody could have ever done for him.]
That's...a really good one actually. Nice.
[And he's also touched that Taichi did that to somebody that he did want to be friends with. It shows Hikaru how important he is which is a very selfish way to take this but you know, small steps.]
I'll pick something out and come over. We really doing this in your tub?
[It isn't until he hangs up that he remembers that Taichi can just heal himself but he also doesn't bother to remind him of that because then he's also realizing that wait he's piercing Taichi's ear. Like apparently this is something he's just going to do? Was this what commoners did? Couldn't they afford somebody to do it for them?!
Yet he still knocks at Taichi's door with his purchased earring, frowning at all of this. Is this seriously normal?]
[ He's got a big bucket of ice ready in the bathroom by the time that Hikaru gets there, and a towel over his shoulders in case of any bleeding. Taichi does not have an actual piercing gun, so they're doing this old school. He's never actually done it this way either, but he has no idea that Hikaru's commoner theories are going wild. ]
Hikaruuuu!
[ He calls out for him before he even opens the door. If it was someone else this would've been really weird, but he's only expecting Hikaru when he opens the door. ]
[As soon as Hikaru's inside, he's looking seriously to Taichi as he asks:] Is this how commoners pierce ears? You just do it yourselves? Is it really that expensive?
[He's so concerned because this just seems so barbaric? Like this is something out of the stone age?!]
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[ Oh god, he sounds relieved. Part of him was sure it was some kind of prank. ]
I thought-- I thought you were mad at me. He commented my fundraiser for the bed, you know, that's the only reason I didn't think I had to tell him-- and he definitely just likes to mess with people, and I hid the letter because I was worried he'd do something to it... I only want to be with you, and this is because I wanted my friend back and he's not really the same Sougo so he's more into torturing me than just hanging out normally, so it's just a bunch of misunderstandings..!
[ He still wants to be able to spend time with friends and not have Hikaru lose his mind over a sleepover, but Taichi honestly just wants Hikaru to know that he's sorry for.. whatever his part in this was. ]
I'm sorry, I should've texted you the second he came over so you weren't caught off guard. I don't want to fight anymore, so... I'm sorry too.
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But Taichi didn't do anything wrong. Maybe it would have been good to know before coming that Taichi had someone over but once he had calmed down, even he knew it was ridiculous to ask Taichi to just tell him literally everything.]
Stop apologizing, Taichi. Seriously. You didn't do anything. I...[This is the hard part. Admitting he was wrong.] I shouldn't have acted like that.
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I forgive you. [ He said it in text even if Hikaru hasn't verbally said the apology again, that's all Taichi needs. He does want to say something though.. ]
It's okay to be jealous sometimes, as long as you aren't mean about it, okay? I get jealous sometimes too, you know.. [ He just doesn't really bring it up. Taichi's nowhere near as aggressive as Hikaru is. He's more the quietly take it until he can't hold it in anymore, then cry, type. ] I know you wouldn't cheat on me, but I was thinking about it that way! [ He perks up a little bit. ] Let's do something so you know you're always with me.
[ Taichi was thinking of what he would want if the tables were turned and while he can't have something like that for Hikaru, since Hikaru needs to keep up the illusion of availability for host work and stuff back home. ]
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Though when he mentions being jealous himself, Hikaru thinks about the Tamaki thing. He needs to explain that to Taichi but then he's distracted by Taichi's suggestion.]
Like what? Not like you don't tell everybody you're dating me. [Not mocking him at all but you know, it was another reason why Hikaru knew he had been an idiot.]
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Pierce my ear!
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Isn't that...unsanitary?
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[ He's excited now, the more he thinks about it. It's romantic, isn't it? He thinks it is, anyway. ]
It's only unsanitary if you're unsanitary when you do it right? We can do it in the bath.
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After all of that...and Taichi still wanted him just the same. Had seen him act like a complete idiot and he still wanted him. Hikaru doesn't know if he quite deserves Taichi but he doesn't want to give him up either. Though he laughs when Taichi mentions the bath.]
What, like bathing after sex or something? [He's teasing because his natural reaction is to just joke. But Taichi deserves an honest answer.]
Are you...sure? That you want that, though? Some permanent thing from me?
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[ So embarrassing.. and now his brain is going a thousand places it's never gone about the bath tub. The bath tub is a non sexual place for him. And all of a sudden he's imagining Hikaru on top of him in the bath and they're talking about penetrating his body, in a way, and... ]
Y-yeah, of course I do.
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And then he'd gotten yelled at by Taichi.
Yet Taichi still wanted him just the same. The idea of knowing he's wanted, despite his flaws, is enough to get him to tear up and he's happy Taichi isn't there to see it.]
Thank you. [But he sounds like an idiot, he thinks and so he recovers with:] I mean, okay, yeah. Let's do it. If you want to.
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Okay. You pick out something that goes with me and then let me know.
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He's still teasing because this is a lot but it's fine. He wants to be this close to Taichi. ] Is that guy still at your place? He seems like a dick, so is it a good idea for me to go over there. [Wait, that sounds...] I'm not trying to insult him but I know the type. [He is the type.]
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[ He shakes his head then remembers they're on the phone so he has to say it properly.]
No, he's gone home and I removed every third stitch from all of his clothes for being a butthead on purpose.
[ His clothes are all ticking timebombs now...]
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That's...a really good one actually. Nice.
[And he's also touched that Taichi did that to somebody that he did want to be friends with. It shows Hikaru how important he is which is a very selfish way to take this but you know, small steps.]
I'll pick something out and come over. We really doing this in your tub?
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[ Since he's not assisting Yuki or anyone really now, his sewing is just for vengeance... ]
Where else would we do it? I'll head to the convenience store for some ice so I'm ready when you come over.
[ The idiot forgot he can heal again so he figures he'll need ice for the soreness. ]
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[It isn't until he hangs up that he remembers that Taichi can just heal himself but he also doesn't bother to remind him of that because then he's also realizing that wait he's piercing Taichi's ear. Like apparently this is something he's just going to do? Was this what commoners did? Couldn't they afford somebody to do it for them?!
Yet he still knocks at Taichi's door with his purchased earring, frowning at all of this. Is this seriously normal?]
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Hikaruuuu!
[ He calls out for him before he even opens the door. If it was someone else this would've been really weird, but he's only expecting Hikaru when he opens the door. ]
You picked something out!? I can't wait to see!
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[He's so concerned because this just seems so barbaric? Like this is something out of the stone age?!]
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[ Taichi wants to try it this way because it's intimate.]
You don't want to do it?
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[But Taichi seems so sad about this that he grabs his hand, smiling.] I'll do it. In the bath and everything. If I hurt you, just don't be mad at me.