mineo.

[enfangs]

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[enfangs]

Yeah, I never got anything like that. Also, what the fuck is that book, dude?

[there's no title on white's book.]

... Geez. Be more careful, idiot.

[sengokus]

[he waves a hand at that - tired but functional] I'm alright, don't sweat it....

Ah... Then it's related to how much you indulge. I guess you just gotta nap more, White-kun.

[ALL OF MINEO'S INDULGENCES ARE SO STUPID]

But it's my favorite book!! It's got a bunch of cool lines in it! [TOTAL NERD]

[enfangs]

[he just

stares at mineo so tiredly]

Maybe you're the reason we have this weirdass rule now...

[sengokus]

[PLEASE STOP BLAMING ME IC AND OOC FOR THIS

he just laughs at that though]

'cause the rest of you are so awkward about your feelings?! I guess. I'll take responsibility for it.

[enfangs]

[he looks away, apparently flustered and probably proving mineo's point right now.]

We're not awkward! You're just embarrassing.

[sengokus]

You're awkward.

[but he'll take another sip of his water and go to sit on the kitchen counter]

It's cool. I like you anyway.

[enfangs]

[he freezes up for a moment, before he opens his book again and goes back to flipping through the pages, barely reading them.]

... T-That's 'cause you're an idiot. [...] What do you think happens if we don't do as it says?

[sengokus]

Something embarrassing probably....

Is it really that big of a deal? Are you not gonna do it?

[enfangs]

[...

he just shrugs.]

[sengokus]

[hmmmm]

Well, if you wanna confess something to me, I'll keep it a secret?

[enfangs]

[well

he goes still.]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he tilts his head]

White....?

[i forgot he's dropping the honorific now just assume that's been the case]

[enfangs]

[does not look at mineo in the eye]

You won't want to hear it.

wow 1k

[sengokus]

[ . . . he looks a little bit more confused at that before scratching his head]

.... I wanna know anything you want to tell me.

Don't doubt that, yeah?

1k................

[enfangs]

[he sighs, pressing the book against his face as he prays for the wall to swallow him alive.]

... Pretty sure there are a few exceptions.

[sengokus]

Like what...?

[his expression gets a little more concerned]

You're just gonna make me worried, man. Is everything okay?

[enfangs]

Everything's fine. I didn't kill someone or anything, if that's what you're thinking.

[sengokus]

No, that's not what I was thinking.

[but he still looks concerned]

But I don't want you to feel like you have to hide anything from me.... [ . . . ] I told you, right? About the guy I admired... and how he kept stuff from me.

I don't want to be blind to anyone I care about anymore, if I can help it.

[enfangs]

[...

he sighs, placing his book under his arm so he can shove his hands into his pockets.]

I hate this rule.

[granted, it'd be easier if he was a better liar. then they wouldn't be in this situation, and he could've done something simple like tell someone they're friends. but they've reached this point, and the last thing white wants is for mineo to have more to fret over.

he stares at the floor, unable to stop his face from turning red even as he tries to soothe his nerves. someone kill him now. mineo is, unsurprisingly, correct: he's always awkward when it comes to sincerity and feelings.]

... I like you. And not exactly in the way you keep saying it, either.

[god, is that enough? he hopes it is. he doesn't want to have get more detailed than that for mineo to get it.]

You don't have to answer—I'm not expecting one. I don't want anything from you.

[he's fairly certain it's one-sided, and honestly? he's fine with that.]

[1/3]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he was just sipping on his water bottle at that and honestly?

he pauses and it dribbles out of his mouth a little because he forgot to drink.

that is how intensely off-guard this has caught him.]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . ]

You—

[sengokus]

[and then he also turns red? hello? he points at himself - his messy, kinda sick, pathetic self - and the confusion on his face is clear to see if only because he never thought for a second that white actually held sincere feelings for him like that.]

Me.....?!

[enfangs]

[he glances up from the ground to look at mineo, flushing harder. all things considered, with what he knows of mineo, this reaction isn't all that surprising, but still.]

Do you see anyone else in the room right now!?

[sengokus]

No, but - I....

[oh my god.

now he's the one turning red. admittedly he never thought he'd get confessed to at all, so this is a surprise in about a thousand different ways. he looks like he's processing it - with difficulty - as his face just keeps getting more warm]

—You....

[what does he even want to say here]

.... We.... have to talk about this, don't we?

[almost like he's parroting someone else's words but - they do have to unpack this, right? he at least hops down from the kitchen counter then, letting his knuckles tap against white's shoulder.]

.... why'd you feel like I wouldn't want to hear it...?

[enfangs]

[he just stares at him, still looking like he'd rather be anywhere but here. sir, do not come here (showing off your new hickeys too, because if dana won't say it then i will) and ask him why he did not want to confess at all. if he didn't think mineo would take it weirdly, he'd have just left after saying this much already?

still, he tries to come off as deadpan, and not as horribly awkward as he feels.]

What's there to talk about? Aren't you straight, or something?

[or, at the very least, not into white because he feels like that much has been made clear over the course of the last week. he'd almost be offended if he wasn't used to being unpopular and also if he wasn't content with just having these feelings.]