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[asonoficeandfire]

Who: FiN and whoever wants to visit
Where: FiN
When: Day 208 post heart games

[So, who got merch from Intensity's subconscious amusement park?]

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[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he allows that easily and settles down comfortably, leaning up against Intensity's side with Blue Eyes to his back. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He wraps an arm around Izumu's waist, and it's very ...

Comfortable. Nice even.

Too bad Intensity is going to spoil it with an unpleasant conversation.]

Before the last game, I saw that you broadcasted a couple of memories.

[Why was he close enough to see the broadcast? Shhhh. Things Izumu probably doesn't need to know.]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ with how close they're pressed up against each other, Intensity can feel Izumu's change in demeanor as he goes from comfortably relaxed to completely tense in an instant. he possibly stops breathing entirely for a moment. ]

. . .



You—saw...?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Maybe wrapping that arm a little tighter around Izumu's waist. Now he knows why people do this to him when he's in danger of bolting]

Yes.

I saw.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ probably a smart move. Izumu is giving off the same energy as a tightly coiled spring, like he might have already bailed off the balcony if Intensity weren't holding him that close.

but since he's not going anywhere, instead he hangs his head and lapses into hysterical, helpless giggling. ]

I see. I see, I see, I see...



Say whatever you want, then.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You still want him?

...

Your rival.

[As if he needed to elaborate]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he's not sure what he expected to hear, but that wasn't it, and it shows on his face. ]

... Weren't you watching? I'm the one who ended it.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Pretty sure he did when he tried to throw you out like yesterday's garbage.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ a conflicted expression crosses his face at that. somewhere between angry and hurt and uncertain. ]

Either way, it's over.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You didn't answer my question.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ ... ]

No. I'm over it, too.

[ but said less like he's actually sure of that answer, and more like he's trying to convince himself of that. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Well. Then. If that's your final answer.

Then someday I'm going to find him.

And then I'm going to kill him.

1/2

[carnivorouscarnival]

[



oh. ]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he stiffens again, though his tone is deliberately casual. ]

And deny me the satisfaction of doing it myself?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

He isn't worth your time, is he?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ ... huffs, twisting around just enough in Intensity's grip to finally make eye contact, lifting a hand to cup Intensity's face. ]

By that logic, he shouldn't be worth yours, either.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Just the hint of a smile]

You underestimate my pettiness.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ while he's still pretty stiff, he exhales a bit of tension for the first time, lips quirking ever so slightly. ]

So what, I'm supposed to be the bigger man here?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

When has that not been the case?

I thought you were the sane one in the family. If you're not, then we're all doomed.

[He's joking.

...

Mostly]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ huffs, but there's no heat to it. ]

You insult me. Now I need the kill so I can set the record straight.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Then you better beat me to it.

...

Still leaves you in the market for a rival, either way.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ a dismissive snort. ]

Are you telling me to go find a rebound?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm telling you to distract yourself. And what harm is in a little window shopping?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ "'A little window shopping' is what got me into that mess," he doesn't say.



... instead, he twists so he's facing forward again, so he can fully flop back against Intensity. ]

Maybe you should distract me.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I thought you'd never ask.

[And that hand around his waist starts trailing up his side.]

Your pick or mine? I'm feeling surprisingly generous today.