Imeeji: IC Continuations

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Previous:
Speed Dating [Day 32]
Mistletoe Game [Day 71]
Social Bingo [Day 101]

Includes:
B's Fancy Dance [Day 102]
Kissing Game [Day 124]
Mistletoe 2 [Day 187]
Objective Game [Day 223]
Tokyo-F Stamp Rally (Age Up and Age Down Event) [Day 245]

Comments

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

How benevolent of you.

[And it's Intensity's turn to use his nails. This time across the webbing of King's wings. Briefly looking over his shoulder to enjoy the reaction before settling back to look at King himself]

If ultimately futile.

Heh. There's no victory if you don't struggle. If I don't earn it.

[puzzlekeeper]

Ah--

[ Sudden nails on uniquely delicate skin is sufficient enough distraction that he forgets any quip he might have been preparing. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ . . .

Cute.

(Dare he think adorable.)]

That's a good look on you.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ --Huffs, deliberately relaxing his wings. ]

I see I let you get too far in distracting me.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Leans forward to press their foreheads together.

And in a parody of an early argument:]

Oh? You let me?

[And his hands still, arms crossed at the small of King's back. He's at least behaving (somewhat) for now.]

How very generous of you.

[puzzlekeeper]

I know.

[ He shifts in Intensity's lap, so he's more sideways than outright straddling him. Because that's... distracting.

He lifts his phone again. ]

Now keep your hands to yourself for a few minutes.

[ He says, like he isn't the one who jumped Intensity that time. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Leans back against the pew, arms stretching out across the top of it as King starts fiddling with his phone again.]

Only if you can do the same.

1/2

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Smugly: ]

My self-control is impeccable.

[ Hitting the "buy memory" button now that Intensity is playing along. ]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ And that's a won duel.

In the past and present.

He doesn't quite look smug anymore, though. ]

Ah . . .

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[King the murder gremlin: A huge turn on.

Losing and being given a friendship speech: A huge turn off.

Maybe they should have taken care of that beforehand.

Huffs. Irritably. He can only guess his own internal reaction to that since he didn't actually relive the memory]

...

You talk a lot.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ He stares at the phone screen for a long moment, even after it's gone off. ]

. . .

Only when I think it's important.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

My anger protects me and mine. It has served me when I've had nothing.

Friends come and go at their own whim.

[puzzlekeeper]

Who is your "and mine," if not your friends?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Okay. Look.

You can't just come into his house and call him out like this.

Especially when he has no ground to refute it. Except, well----






His anger.]

I've protected many who aren't my friends out of necessity. Is everyone you protect automatically a "friend"?

[puzzlekeeper]

[ But sir that's his job ]

Not all... sometimes they're the friends of my friends.

But as for the rest, yes.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm your rival first. Before anything.

Friendship crumbles as soon as there are competing interests.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ SURE, JAN. He could call Intensity out on how utterly wrong he is, but it's probably clear enough to both of them.

Instead, he pockets the phone so he can trail his fingers up the back of Intensity's neck. ]

Oh? Does that mean rivals are safe from competing interests?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[The tension seeps out of him like a deflating balloon as King's fingers trace up his neck.

Sir.

Sir, please.

He is trying to be angry and indignant here.]

Safe is the wrong word. By definition, any obstacle is meant to be overcome.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Just as planned. Nor do the fingers stop, tangling into his hair. ]

Safe by stubborn effort rather than simple circumstance, in other words.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Grits his teeth even as the motion relaxes him more.

It's embarrassing, really. How skillfully King is able to handle him]

Simple is for people who want an easy path.

When it's not easy, they place blame on everything other than themselves and then eventually give up.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ If King couldn't handle him, they would have bad ended by now. Multiple times over. ]

Mm... well, I won't pretend it hasn't been a challenge, but I guess that's ideal.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Huffs, with considerably less irritation]

I feel like this another friendship lecture. But I suppose this is another instance of the winner getting to say his peace.

[puzzlekeeper]

You're right. I did win.

Which means if you'd rather do less talking . . .

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

After the air hockey game would have been the time for pining you down and defiling you on the altar. Defeating some has-been-would-be god would have been a close second.

But now---?

[Scoffs]

Friendship and teamwork is your kink, not mine.

[puzzlekeeper]

Oh? Not interested? What a pity.

[ Casually moving off his lap, then. ]