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explain to me how you're so damn naive.

[he's been scouring the dressing room since his resurrection, and still there was no sign of his classmate. finally, he returned to the room they'd be sharing, sitting on the bed with a sigh]

Ri, where are you?

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... A-axel?

[look who's standing in the doorway with a bloodied varsity jacket held tightly around him. it's too big for him--after all, Axel's about a size or two bigger than him in the chest.]

[his head jerks up, eyes going wide as he spots the jacket, the one he'd given the actor one afternoon after a meet]

Ri!

[he's stumbling as he makes his way over to him, fingers light over his face.]

Y... you're back.

[his hands clasp around his face and he buries his head at the crook of his neck, hands smoothing so he can hug him tightly.]

You're back...

[and he's shaking like a leaf, arms wrapping around his slim form as tears slide down his cheeks]

You didn't really think I'd let a reaper keep me from you, did you?

[he's clutching onto him for a small while before punching his shoulder with a sort of force that's sort of unexpected.]

Don't ever do that to me again. T... to us.

... he's back, too. Roxas...

[gasps in surprise at the hit, guilt washing over him in a heavy wave]

I-I know. He found me after...

[trails off on purpose]

Ri, I'm so sorry...

[he knows that hit'll probably bruise, and he's blinking the tears away hard.]

You should be. Don't ever do that again, please. Promise me you won't.

I promise, Ri. Never again.

[pulls his classmate back into his arms, feeling like the world's biggest jerk for making Riku hurt like this]

[he's clutching onto him like he did Roxas, voice choked.]

Good. W-we're together, again, and I'm going to make sure we stay together. Y... you don't have to be hurt anymore, and neither does Roxas.

I-... I'll make sure of it.

[he quickly turns his head to cough, eyes squeezing shut.]

...I still think you two'd be fine without me.

[heads over, quiet, his hands in his pockets]

[brushes Riku's hair from his face, rubbing his back]

You don't have to be hurt either, Ri...

[gently turns his face towards his, kissing him slow and deep]

[looks up at him]

You know that's a lie.

...It's not.

[shrugs]

[quiet sigh, covering his mouth to keep himself from coughing. he's just going to wait until they stop arguing, if it is arguing.]

[breaks away after a moment, shaking his head.]

[looks at Riku, then back to Roxas]

Is too.

[rubs Riku's back some more]

Are you sick, love?

[looks at him with eyes that are just a bit hurt, but more curious]

Ri...?

[just watches them, quiet]

Ri. Have you been taking care of yourself...?

[he had pulled away from Axel's kiss to stop himself from coughing, his cheeks red with both embarrassment and a small bit of fever. he lets his hand fall to his lap, and offers a small smile.]

I'm fine, and I have. It's just a little cough.

[reaches out, brushing a hand over his forehead]

Ri... you're too warm.

[...soft sigh, wandering off again. In a few minutes he's back, one cup of tea in his hand- Riku's favorite kind prepared just how he likes it]

[shakes his head a little, closing his eyes and pulling his hand down.]

I'm fine. It's just because of the jacket--

[... but when Roxas shows up again, his shoulders slump a little. it's really not fair he can read him so easily.]

You should be resting...

[carefully peels the jacket from him, setting it aside for now]

Please, Ri?

[he looks up at Roxas, eyes pleading with him to just help, no arguments. they could fight later, when Riku was napping if needed]

Don't ask him, not if he's sick.

[mutters it, walking over and tugging Riku up, handing him the cup]

Where's your bedroom?

[takes the cup, almost grumbling before sighing.]

This is my bedroom. The one I had before we started sharing--

[he cuts himself off with a small cough, shivering and taking a sip. he just points across the hall to an unoccupied room, the one he'd been using before.]

[scoots closer to Riku, an arm slipping around his waist to be comforting. he's quiet, watching his lovers interact. damn, they fit together so well. Roxas even knew how he liked his tea, something Axel didn't have a clue about]

I just wanted to be sure. Not assume.

[sighs quietly, just looking at Axel and Riku together, and dragging a hand through his hair]

Ri, lay down, okay?

I know.

[pauses at that, taking one last sip of his tea before giving it to Axel. he's starting to climb across the bed, letting his head fall back on the pillow.]

There.

[quirks a smile, rolling his eyes]

Drama queen.

[sets the cup on the nightstand, looking over at the blond]

You should stay with him...

We're both staying with him.

[claims the side that he always slept on with Riku, curling against him, brushing a kiss against his jaw]

[smiles, a very quiet cough forced past his lips.]

Yeah. The bed's more than big enough for both of you anyway.

[he smiles a little wider, crawling up the bed to curl up on Riku's other side. draping an arm over his tummy, fingertips brushing against Roxas, he buried his face against his neck with a little sigh]

[free hand splays over Riku's stomach, sliding under his shirt and ghosting over Riku's skin]

[sh-shivers, stilling and grasping their free hands while he still can. aaah, no that tickles, and soon he's laughing with quiet coughs.]

[nuzzles Riku's neck, kissing here and there before moving down to his collarbone. the kisses are open-mouthed and hot, but blink and the feeling was gone, lips already somewhere else. not exactly sexual, more like grateful]

...You alright, Ri?

[murmurs quietly, worried]

[pauses, sucking in breaths and nodding.]

I'm fine, I'm just... t-ticklish.

[lifts his head from Riku's clavicle to make eye contact with Roxas. there just might be a devious light in his eyes as his other hand finds its way to the actor's tummy]

[shakes his head at Axel, just laying his hand over Riku's stomach]

Tickling makes him cough remember?

[sighs softly.]

I like laughing. I don't like coughing. Oh, what a predicament, I think I'll die from the seriousness of this--

[and starts coughing again, with a groan.]

[pulls his hand away immediately, feeling guilty]

Sorry, Ri...

[goes back to nuzzling his neck, the gesture a silent apology on top of his words]

[brushes a kiss over his lips, quiet]

Ri, d'you want another cup of tea?

[his breath is a little odder than normal, and he winces.]

N-no. M'fine.

[squeezes both of their hands.]

Y-you sure?

[he's peering at the other with worried absinthe eyes, squeezing Riku's hand right back]

Riku. I don't want you getting sicker....

[quiet sigh, and he shakes his head.]

I mean it, it's just a cough. I'm fine. I just want to lie here.

[there's that worried look again, but he's not going to push it. so he settles for cuddling closer, a long runner's leg draping over one of Riku's]

...Alright.

[kisses him gingerly, then curls up with him]

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explain to me how you're so damn naive.

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