week two | mingle

[showhost]

Welcome to week two, Teens Who Are Definitely Searching for Love!

Hopefully everyone got a lot of rest over the weekend, and are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the upcoming week, because there are a few things of interest this week.

But first, some changes of note in the house!

First: there is a giant rectangular box on the living room table, addressed to Lessing. It is a care package. The only thing in it is his sword.

There is some Bauernbrot bread on the counter. Ask Lessing about that too.

There is now a hot tub near the pool. It’s large enough to seat about six teens comfortably, but you can get more in there if you really try for some reason.

Okay I think that’s everything. Additionally, Tsukasa is here early this week! He’s looking pretty perky, seemingly recovered from the Match Ceremony, and he’s got some interesting info to share with everyone.

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ryuji

[boneface]

[ come onnnnnnn, kiss him! ]

[singurarity]

[ Well, so the bottle dictates! ]

Bro!

[ Bro!! ]

[boneface]

[ a belated bro!! Ryuji looks a little alarmed with the bottle lands on him and then... there's Ritsuka.

Hm. He's double guessing his choices here. ]

Bro! [ Wait, should he call her bro? Bro is gender neutral, right? ] Uhm. Hi.

[singurarity]

... You don't have to look so panicked, I can just kiss you on the cheek.

[boneface]

[ Oh.... that's reasonable. That's a super reasonable response to his unreasonable assumptions? He is, uh, mildly disappointed but it's probably better to get a kiss cheek than anything else. ]

It's not that I don't wanna!

[ ahhhh ]

I'm just — I'm shy?

[singurarity]

... Have you and Wednesday not--

[boneface]

[ THE THREADS HAVEN'T PROGRESSED THERE YET.... ]

We're — we're gettin' there.

[ At this point, just blame it on Ryuji. ]

[singurarity]

... [ Pats his back. ]

There's not really any rush.

[boneface]

[ Thank you, bro....... ]

It's hard when you've only just met someone and now you wanna kiss 'em but is it weird to kiss 'em because you've been told you're supposed to date or because you really wanna date or ... or just... ahhhh

[singurarity]

I don't think it's weird. You liked her before you even knew you were a match, right? So wanting to kiss her hasn't changed.

[ She's got you, bro. ]

[boneface]

[ What a bro...! ]

Yeah, you're right. This whole thing is kinda complicated, huh? We can still kiss though, I don't mind doing that with you. It doesn't make me nervous at all.

[ which is... a good thing?? ]

[singurarity]

... Sometimes, I wonder if you remember I'm a girl...

[boneface]

[ ... :D? ]

'Course I remember! But you're also my bro, so...

[ finish the sentence, ryuji ]

[singurarity]

So...?

[titlecard]

[ And it's what the bottle wants too, so... ]

Hey, man.

[ Scoots closer. ]

[boneface]

[ oH..... OH THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, HUH. ]

H-Hey, Mark.

[ he's scooting closer...! Ryuji feels a little flustered already and nothing's even happened yet. ]

How's it going?

[titlecard]

[ Ryuji's flustering activates Mark's own, but shit, he's already committed this much, right? He scooted closer and everything. ]

Oh, pretty good. But I was just spinning this bottle, and it ended up pointing at you, so...

[ Time to scoot so that he's actually within range. ]

[boneface]

[ Oh. Oh my gosh. Has he kissed a boy before? He's definitely kissed a girl before. But a boy! Mark might be his first boy kiss. Ryuji is gonna be a certified boy kisser after this, hell yeah.

If he can get over the butterflies, that is. ]

Oh, that... that bottle, huh? So wily!

[ H-Hahaha...! ]

Guess we gotta... you know...!

[titlecard]

[ Mark's generally easily flustered himself, so someone else outdoing him? Only serves to give him confidence, apparently. He leans in, gaze looking right at Ryuji's lips before glancing over at his cheek instead.

Then his eyes. ]

So, what're you thinking? [ His heart's pounding, but he's putting on a very brave face right now first. ] Since you're already taken and all.

[boneface]

[ He's taken?! Then he remembers, right, Wednesday and that flusters him some more because now he's thinking of kissing Wednesday. And just, phew. So many pretty people in this house...! ]

Ahhh, yeah! It's just a game though, right? So you can kiss me wherever. [ wait. ] Mouth or cheek! Whatever makes ya less nervous.

[ says Ryuji, who is definitely the nervous one here. ]

[titlecard]

[ Oh, Ryuji is dying out here. Mark is dying too, but mostly on the inside, and in kind of a good way? Ryuji is just...

... Wednesday might think it's funny.

... Fuck it, before he can get as in his own head as Ryuji is, Mark just goes for it. The only hint is his gaze going back to Ryuji's lips before he leans in for a quick peck, pulling away just as fast, chest heaving like he's just run a marathon.

Hooooly shit he really just did that... ]

How was that? [ wow. wow!! ] Since it is just a game...

[ exhale. woooowwww. ]

[boneface]

[ Oh. Oh gosh. Ryuji is turning incredibly pink, his hand lifting up to touch his lips lightly and he feels butterflies in his stomach. Oh, you!!! ]

Y-Yeah. That was. Uhm. Perfect.

[titlecard]

Um.

[ Mark nods, feeling all sense of bravado drain from him now that it's over. Why did he just do that!!

On the plus side they're the same shade of pink now. ]

Good. Perfect is... good.

[boneface]

[ Just!! Nodding solemnly. ]

Perfect is good, yeah.

[ tfw you just kissed your bro and now neither of you know what to do ]

Thanks for kissing me, Mark.

[ ahhhh ]

[titlecard]

Y...you're welcome, Ryuji. [ A beat. ] Anytime.

[ a longer beat WHY did he just say that

he's just going to... slowly shift back over to his spot in the circle now... ]