Appointment Post

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Appointment Post for Replica Riku.

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[distressedude]

[...]

[It's actually surprising him how difficult this question is to ask while trying to keep his voice and expression neutral.]

...do you think you would have this same problem if I was a girl?

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Huh?

[ The question genuinely catches him by surprise, and it takes him several seconds to respond if only because he's turning the sounds over in his head and making sure he understood them right. ]

I... really have no idea. I don't think I've ever thought about it. ... Why?

[distressedude]

[Never even thought about it... that may not answer the question, but it does give Ion a bit of relief.]

I'm not exactly a very masculine boy. I've been mistaken for a girl more times than I can count. And... it's not as though you've ever seen me without clothes on before. What if you're just attracted to me because of that?

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... Well, there was the hot springs.

[ But it's something he's turning over in his head now. He thought he'd come to terms with liking a boy, since that had caused him plenty of agony, but... did he actually think of Ion as a girl? At least by appearance? It seemed... too weird a thought, but it's not like there hadn't been stranger in his time here. ]

[distressedude]

...and what did you think when you saw me there?

[You know. When they were still awkward with each other and Ion was crippled and Kohan thought he was sitting next to him naked in the bath.]

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... I think I was too busy worrying about my attraction to you being another experiment to think too much about it at the time.

[distressedude]

Ah, right, that was during an experiment, wasn't it...

[Which means there's no way to know whether Kohan felt attracted to him at the time or not.]

...so maybe we should try recreating that? We don't need to do anything, but... maybe it would help for you to see?

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... [ And Kohan shifts again because okay the thought of Ion undressing is not helping that problem. ]

I think if we're going to do that, we really need to go somewhere else.

[distressedude]

I'm okay with it if you are. We just need to find somewhere no one can walk in on us...

[Not that he's at all distrustful of Ven, but the thought of being overheard or interrupted is an unpleasant one.]

Perhaps an empty room in one of the community buildings?

[personafalsify]

[ Seriously, Ion? Seriously?

...

Okay that's not actually that bad of an idea c o n s i d e r i n g . . . ]

Yeah, I guess that does work.

[distressedude]

Then it's settled.

[Aaand with that he gets up, thankful upon standing that his choice of clothing tends to be on the loose and flowy-side these days. Though given the conversation, Kohan is free to recognize that they are, in fact, girly.]

[He reaches out a hand towards Kohan with a smile.] Shall we?

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[ He's sort of noticing that, but more so he's noticing that it's not giving Ion very much embarrassment. Whereas when Kohan stands, those Square Enix-inspired pants aren't very forgiving.

Welp, with any luck no one will be around at all. Whatsoever. Period.

He takes Ion's hand and stand up. ]

Sure.

[ ohgodhisbonerissoobviousrightnow ]

[distressedude]

[No, they certainly aren't very forgiving, though it's something Ion can appreciate. Clearly there's no question as to whether Ion is attracted to Kohan -- he looks up at Kohan at first, then looks down, blushes, and turns on his heel to go.]

There... shouldn't be too many people out right now, so we'll be all right. The community building is just across the road, after all.

[AND OFF THEY GO.]

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[ Yeah okay Ion that didn't help. Now he's got a bigger problem.

BUT OFF THEY GO quickly and quietly hopefully. And without incident please? ]

[distressedude]

[Yes, they make it without incident! And it just so happens that CH4 has tons of empty rooms, fully furnished and everything for them to make use of.]

[And of course, once they find a room, Ion makes sure to lock the door behind them. But even though it was his suggestion to come here, now that they're actually here, he can't help but start to feel nervous.]

...so, should we find the bedroom then?

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[ Oh geeze why are they here why are they doing this are they actually gonna-- ]

Yeah. I mean... probably, yeah. If we're going to...

[distressedude]

[He takes a steading breath before grabbing Kohan by the hand again, slowly leading him back to the bedroom, again closing the door behind them. Just as he thought, the room was already furnished with pillows and blankets and fresh sheets and--]

[It was starting to get just a little overwhelming. Ion was sure that his body wanted to do this and something in the back of his mind is telling him that they need to at least try and figure out Kohan's problem. They didn't need to do anything tonight, but if it did turn out that Kohan wasn't attracted to Ion that way... well, they'd have to figure something out for the future.]

[He gives Kohan's hands a gentle squeeze, looking up at him again for a few moments before looking down -- and then just blushing even more.]

So... how should we do this?

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... Not sure.

[ Ion do you really think he has an idea how this goes.

Just being in the bedroom is making his heart beat faster and blood rush to his face, though. ]

You said earlier... something about doing what we did in the hot springs?

1/2

[distressedude]

Ah, right! Perhaps it'll help you to figure things out if you... actually saw me like that...

[In a sexy way is not exactly in Ion's vocabulary, but given the context, hopefully it's implied. Either way, that meant Ion was the one who needed to do something.]






[He might need a moment.]

[distressedude]

[But eventually he pulls his hand away and takes a step back, moving to start taking off his top.]

[But he doesn't even get it up over his stomach before becoming very aware that Kohan is right there and can see him. So he turns around and starts to pull it off.]

[But then he remembers the scar on his back and freezes up, pulling it back down and turning around to face Kohan again. Only now he's even more embarrassed than before -- even his wings are starting to flutter a bit.]

...would you mind... just looking away for a moment?

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[ Kohan is not... entirely sure what to make of the request, but he flushes and turns around anyway. ]

S-sure... take your time.

[ They are the most awkward. ]

[distressedude]

[HE JUST NEEDS A MOMENT okay. Once he gets his shirt off, it'll probably be a little easier. After all, as embarrassed as he was about stripping down to nothing in front of Kohan, in truth he was really more worried about showing his scar. The only time Kohan saw it, he seemed bothered by it...]

[But if they were going to do this, he needed to take if off. So, with Kohan looking away, he quickly takes off his shirt and then (carefully folds it and) puts it on the ground. Of course, without the flowing layers of the tunic he was wearing, it's pretty easy to see that Ion has the same issue Kohan does -- perhaps even more so, given how tight those leggings were.]

...you can look now... if you want to.

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Why wouldn't I want to?

[ Said as he turns back around, and... right, boners. If it's any consolation, Kohan notices that before the scars, and even with all the awkwardness between him, it's not exactly causing his own problem to go away.

Which means he's glancing awkwardly upwards, then down at the ground. It's not you, Ion, it's him. ]

... Now what do you think we should do?

[distressedude]

[The moment Kohan looks over, Ion's gaze falls to the ground, his face blushing even brighter than before, knowing that Kohan is looking at him like this. Thankfully, he misses Kohan likewise averting his gaze -- he wouldn't know what to think of that if he saw it.]

[Ion doesn't know exactly how to answer that question -- well, he doesn't know what to say to it, at least. He's still not exactly undressed, after all. But--]

...it's embarrassing being the only one getting undressed right now. Maybe... you could take something off too?

[Really, it's a wonder they even got to the room at all with all the tension between them right now.]

[personafalsify]

[ Yeah, how did they even-- ]

--oh, right. Yeah, I guess you have a point...

[ Meanwhile, Kohan really doesn't have much of a problem taking his own shirt off, so perhaps a bit hurriedly he removes his own. ]

Is... that better?