tunasub | OPEN POST 2019

[ oh SHIT why does kiryu have to be so serious about these things. he honestly doesn't remember this, but it doesn't sound... out of the question... ]

Listen i seriously don't remember that! Give me a break man, i dont remember half of what i said last night. Ur gonna make my hangover worse if u start telling me embarrassing stuff i did when i was drunk

[ bro... kiryu is serious about everything... he's kiryu ]

That was pretty much the most embarrassing thing
Well
Besides the part where you got up on the bar and started singing and flexing

Reina was impressed?

Oh yeah? I sort of remember that. Hope the other customers cleared out by then

[ his IMAGE, bro. in any case, he's grateful for the opportunity to pivot away from any possible drunken confessions... ]

It's fine, i've been working out and my voice is pretty good. Don't lie I know u were impressed too. (`∀´)♪

[ but... bro... what if he loves his bro too ]

Sort of?
I haven't heard you sing in a while, so I'll give you that much
I've seen you shirtless too much growing up to be impressed there, though

[ INCONCEIVABLE ]

Anyone ever told you to think before you speak once in a while?

[ he thinks it's funny, though, so it's fine. just one of his bro's charms(?). ]

I'll take the compliment though
anyway...

u don't have to be confused about anything, it was just some dumb drunken shit like the singing, so relax

What's that supposed to mean?

[ he really be this dumb... it takes him a moment to consider his reply to nishiki's nonchalant way of trying to brush this whole thing off. ]

If you say so.

[ this may be a text conversation, but kiryu is absolutely nodding with content acceptance to himself as he looks down at his phone and hits send. ]

[ kiryu is kind of stupid. he appreciates that sometimes. ]

I do say so

Thanks for helping me get home by the way. Think i would have gotten run over by a cab faster than id manage to call one if i was really that out of it lol. Next time dinner's on me

[ there's a pause before the next message is sent. ]

And it means u say some crazy weird things w/o realizing it

No problem, bro.

I know how much you like that new car
I wasn't about to let you total it, or worse

[ . . .

a similar, thoughtful break on his end. ]

Says the guy who may or may not have professed his love to me last night

[ is he just joking around? is he deflecting the unintentionally grim sentiment he'd imparted? who knows ]

[ is kiryu casually suggesting nishiki's death. he's making a face behind his phone here. ]

See, there you go again! You are HOPELESS. Man its even worse when it's depressing instead of weird.

[ at least he gets off the topic soon, except he does so by going back to the other thing, and nishikiyama had been feeling damn good about evading that subject, too... fuck. ]

You're the one who keeps bringing it up! Plus i had an excuse. U don't

[ he's not typically the type to get clingy and affectionate when he drinks a lot - he knows it, he knows kiryu knows it, but hell, he doesn't have any other excuse to cling to here. ]

[ there is a very noticeable pause before nishiki's phone buzzes again—like, a couple minutes worth of radio silence. then, ]

Starting from here, I think I'll give the thinking before speaking thing a try.

[ he doesn't want to keep upsetting nishiki :( ]

[ if you think that nishiki isn't anxiously worrying kiryu got weirded out for some reason for those couple minutes of silence you're wrong

but, thankfully, kiryu was just being kiryu ]

Yeah? For the first time in 20 years? I'll believe it when i see it bro

You've given me a good enough reason to start trying

[ he heart too big for he got dam bro ]

When did i do that? Not that i'm complaining...

[ ... ??? wait. ]

u know i was just busting your balls right Kiryu? Cmon if it bothered me that bad you think i'd hang out with you? Im just saying, someone other than me is gonna take what u say the wrong way someday when you start talking about how much u look at them shirtless

I don't know, you've threatened to ditch me tons of times in the past

[ he leaves it at that for a bit, but then he realizes he already isn't the best at conveying tone in person, much less over text... ]

[ so, a few seconds later, he simply adds: ]

Lol

[ the only reason this doesn't read as passive-aggressive is because he's literally known kiryu his whole life and therefore knows better ]

Yeah, and im still here! How about some gratitude instead of trying to embarrass me huh

Edited 2019-04-27 04:34 (UTC)

[ nani ]

You're embarrassed because of a text conversation we're having between each other that no one else is going to read or know about?

Yeah? Shut up

Why else would u bring this up other than to mess with me lol

[ there are no other reasons . . . ]

Genuine curiosity?
I know you better than anyone, but there are still some things I can't figure out since I'm not you
If that makes any sense

[ the problem with kiryu is that he's so damn earnest that nishiki occasionally feels guilty trying to pull the wool over his eyes. Not that he's doing that, exactly, just... this isn't something he's got figured out, either, and even admitting that to himself is sort of mortifying, that he doesn't know where he wants the line between them to be anymore... and he sure as hell doesn't want to figure it out over text with Kiryu. God help him. He's supposed to be the smart one here, so he'd better figure something out... ]

OK, I get it.
Listen
I'll be honest, i don't remember that at all...
I must have been pretty drunk. Sorry if it creeped u out, for real. I'll make it up to you

?

I already told you I wasn't mad
I wouldn't say that if I didn't mean it

[ if anything... this is just making him feel even more lost? damn it, nishiki. ]

I didnt say mad I said creeped out

[ there's a DIFFERENCE. he'd know if kiryu was mad at him, anyway. ]

But ok good
That brand of shochu always makes me all sloppy i gotta stop drinking it.
U mean a lot to me u know? You're the only brother I've got. Not that complicated u don't gotta get confused
Shit don't make me get all sappy explaining this to you

I would have told you outright if you did.

[ . . . ]

Do you have any plans tonight?
If you don't, I think I'll take you up on that dinner offer
We should go somewhere they don't offer alcohol

Gonna be hard to find a place like that in Kamurocho.
But sure I'm free tonight. Let's do it

[ honestly, there aren't that many people he'd call friends in this town outside of kiryu and reina, so his schedule's usually open if he's not doing "business..." ]

Just go easy on my wallet. That new car was no joke

Well, Akaushimaru only has cheap beer
Same with a couple of ramen places on Tenkaichi Street

Worst comes to worst, there's always Smile Burger?

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