He'sh not like sat!! [ nazuna squeaks, now even more mortified--he snatches his phone back, but drops on the twin bed next to apollo, grabbing the pillow he threw across the room to put it over his face. he then falls back on his back and just. stays there for a minute. ]
Apochiiiin. [ whining really isn't going to help anything but honestly what else do you even do when presented with something like this. ] It used to not be that bad....!!
"Bad", huh... (and, intentionally, in his thoughts now, he thinks very clearly, don't see what's so bad about a hot guy sending you a tit pic.
but then nazuna is dying in a puddle on his bed and whining, and really, that's not going to help anything... but he does empathize with his friend over the situation.
taking a seat on the foot of the bed, apollo comfortingly pats nazuna's leg, all appearances of comfort and understanding and no judgment...) So how long have you had the hots for him?
[ nazuna picks up the pillow to give apollo an embarrassed and horrified look, completely ready to leap to his own defense-- ]
I don't--!! [ but he knows his own thoughts are going to rat him out here eventually, so he drops the pillow again, hitting apollo in the thigh with it lightly, then covers his face with his hands.
god. ] I've liked him since I was ten, okay? [ he has to correct! it is not the hots! ]
(annnnnnnnnd here comes the intense judgment, sorry niichan, he loves you dearly, but his eyes are wide and his thoughts are nothing but what the FUCK.) Ten!? Nazuna, that's a decade. You've been in love with this guy for half of your life.
(HOW ARE YOU ONLY JUST NOW GETTING TIT PICS, YOU SHOULD BE MARRIED.)
Shuddup, itsh more complicated shan sat--! [ it is, it's REALLY complicated, and his thoughts echo that, though it comes out of more of a "unyaa" noise in his head.
he scrubs his face. ] I haven't seen him in ten years, either. We just met back up because of Retrospec. It's not as bad as you think it is!
...I knowwwwww. [ yeah he's not even going to try to fight that one. he lays there with his hands on his face for a solid minute, trying to decide if he actually wants to tell apollo about it...or if apollo's going to let him escape without saying anything.
eventually, he sighs. ] ...Something...happened, and I had to stop talking to him, and I just...stopped. I didn't warn him, or anything, I didn't even say goodbye. [ sounding a little ashamed. ] I wasn't expecting to meet him again, and when I did, he wasn't even mad...it was like nothing even changed.
(he listens quietly, still mentally judging him for all of this (sorry niichan), but he can tell by the way nazuna avoids the details that it's not something he's proud of.
he's definitely curious, but he drops the subject for now, resting his chin in his hand.) Then nothing has, right? Doesn't that mean he loves you, too?
[ it's really, really embarrassing to talk about this. nazuna feels guilty, embarrassed, and even a little ashamed (nothing like being raised devoutly catholic to instill that one in you), and he won't look at apollo, staring at the ceiling, instead.
his ears are bright red, still, though he looks a little wan, most of the flush fading. ] ...Not like that. [ why would he? that traitorous little voice asks.
after a second, the sadness clears, though, and he puts his hands up, putting on a smile. ] It's okay, it's okay! I gave up on it a long time ago. It's been a long time! It's just been weird trying to adjust, you know?
(it's not hard to tell there's more to the story, but apollo doesn't press the issue at the moment, though he will want to know more about this later.
something's off about him, it's easy to see, and that's something apollo doesn't let go. he crosses his arms, a little more contemplative.) I don't think you should just brush it off. I mean, could you see me sending you a picture like that?
It's just a picture of Tsuchin. [ nazuna unlocks his phone and takes a look at the picture again. it's not really that outstanding. sure, he looks attractive, but he's smiling at the camera, just holding tsuchin (who looks so happy) and his dog (who also looks so happy), and it's really that part that made him get all a flutter.
...not that he's about to admit that to apollo. ] I think you're just reading into it too much, Apochin...
(apollo can only drum his fingers on his leg, giving a rather disbelieving look to nazuna. he won't exactly press the matter, but he's also not about to just let it drop with how animated nazuna reacted.) If it's not a big deal, why did you freak out so much when you got it?
he winces a little, giving him a sheepish smile. ] Because... I didn't say I didn't like him. I've always had this image of Kurochin in my head since I left, and then when I finally met him again... he ended up being even more handsome than I ever imagined.
[ like u said. marshmallows. ] It's surprising, sometimes...that's all.
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Apochiiiin. [ whining really isn't going to help anything but honestly what else do you even do when presented with something like this. ] It used to not be that bad....!!
[ ""bad"". ]
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but then nazuna is dying in a puddle on his bed and whining, and really, that's not going to help anything... but he does empathize with his friend over the situation.
taking a seat on the foot of the bed, apollo comfortingly pats nazuna's leg, all appearances of comfort and understanding and no judgment...) So how long have you had the hots for him?
(until that.)
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I don't--!! [ but he knows his own thoughts are going to rat him out here eventually, so he drops the pillow again, hitting apollo in the thigh with it lightly, then covers his face with his hands.
god. ] I've liked him since I was ten, okay? [ he has to correct! it is not the hots! ]
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(HOW ARE YOU ONLY JUST NOW GETTING TIT PICS, YOU SHOULD BE MARRIED.)
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he scrubs his face. ] I haven't seen him in ten years, either. We just met back up because of Retrospec. It's not as bad as you think it is!
[ ..........yeah it is. ]
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and then nazuna says that. there's not much apollo can do except think to himself damn that's kinda sad.
about two seconds later, he stupidly remembers oh yeah, the dumb mind link. might as well rip off the bandaid.) Nazuna, that's sad.
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...I knowwwwww. [ yeah he's not even going to try to fight that one. he lays there with his hands on his face for a solid minute, trying to decide if he actually wants to tell apollo about it...or if apollo's going to let him escape without saying anything.
eventually, he sighs. ] ...Something...happened, and I had to stop talking to him, and I just...stopped. I didn't warn him, or anything, I didn't even say goodbye. [ sounding a little ashamed. ] I wasn't expecting to meet him again, and when I did, he wasn't even mad...it was like nothing even changed.
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he's definitely curious, but he drops the subject for now, resting his chin in his hand.) Then nothing has, right? Doesn't that mean he loves you, too?
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his ears are bright red, still, though he looks a little wan, most of the flush fading. ] ...Not like that. [ why would he? that traitorous little voice asks.
after a second, the sadness clears, though, and he puts his hands up, putting on a smile. ] It's okay, it's okay! I gave up on it a long time ago. It's been a long time! It's just been weird trying to adjust, you know?
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something's off about him, it's easy to see, and that's something apollo doesn't let go. he crosses his arms, a little more contemplative.) I don't think you should just brush it off. I mean, could you see me sending you a picture like that?
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...not that he's about to admit that to apollo. ] I think you're just reading into it too much, Apochin...
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he winces a little, giving him a sheepish smile. ] Because... I didn't say I didn't like him. I've always had this image of Kurochin in my head since I left, and then when I finally met him again... he ended up being even more handsome than I ever imagined.
[ like u said. marshmallows. ] It's surprising, sometimes...that's all.