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He didn’t lie.
Ryusei was the best egg thrower Reo has never seen. To be fair, the competition wasn’t hard and Reo hasn’t seen anyone throw eggs before. But he was better than Reo at least.
It didn’t matter, it was thrilling nonetheless even if three of them didn’t even land against the window. Both of them were laughing hard, and the excitement made Reo’s entire body tingle.
Suddenly, the light turned on and the window snapped open. "Hey!" a male voice shouted.
Since it was night and the only light was from the room in the back above the figure, Reo couldn’t see the person. Probably Nagi’s roommate, because he knew Nagi’s voice and it wasn’t his.
"Shit!" Ryusei hissed, grabbed Reo’s shoulders, and hauled both of them behind a bush. They fell half into it and Ryusei groaned at the twigs poking him.
"Who did that?!" the male voice continued to scream into the night. "Whoever just threw fucking eggs at my window, you better show yourself!"
Reo couldn’t hold it in anymore. He had to laugh but luckily for him, Ryusei reacted faster, putting his palm over Reo’s mouth. Reo looked up and his roommate was also losing it, pressing his lips down hard to not let out any sound. His entire body was shaking though and so was Reo’s.
"Show yourself!"
"Shut up!" someone else from the room next to it screamed back.
Reo and Ryusei had to hold themselves even harder now and Reo buried his face on Ryusei’s shoulder, holding onto the other male’s shoulder to keep himself from bursting out in laughter. He was clutching into the soft fabric of the soft hoodie, and Ryusei was grabbing into his too.
Which made Reo realize how close they were now. Ryusei’s other arm was still around Reo’s body, and Reo decided he liked this too. Nagi’s roommate decided to give up and closed the window and Reo looked up finally, being faced by Ryusei’s face. He was so close to him.
Ryusei was beautiful. He had thought when Ryusei had introduced himself first as his roommate at the beginning of the Semester that he was attractive already. No denying any of it, as hungover Nagi he had been back then still. But it was everything else that made Ryusei beautiful in a way probably nobody else thought he was. God, Reo never thought so before either. He was attractive, hot, alright. It was mesmerizing to watch him play, the way he played was so different from Reo’s, but now up close he just thought Ryusei was beautiful.
With the black eyeliner circling his eyes, his lips that he has kissed just minutes before half-open, his eyes staring right at Reo.
"You said I’d get more kisses," Ryusei said.
No, a voice in the back of his head shouted. You’ll regret it. He’s your roommate. You barely know him. "You can get them yourself," Reo answered.
Ryusei laughed quietly, and Reo felt the vibration of his deep laughter against his body as well. "Fuck, my purple bun, you’re gonna be the death of me someday," Ryusei whispered and cupped Reo’s face gently. Reo closed his eyes and let it happen, let Ryusei place his lips against his.
It was so different now than the kiss they had before. It wasn’t sudden and out of nowhere and they were so close. Reo was aware of everything around him of his heartbeat that was way too fast hammering against his chest, of Ryusei’s fingers buried in his hair.
He’ll leave you too, the voice said.
Fuck it. Reo kissed Ryusei back hard, put his arms around Ryusei.
It didn’t matter. He had held back so many times with Nagi, always toying around the line what they were or what they weren’t. He had never wanted to risk something because of what they had, because of the year-long friendship that both of them didn’t want to ruin. But what was there to ruin with Ryusei now except the fact that they were roommates? It didn’t matter.
He had never taken risks with Nagi and he still left him in the end. He could let himself go for once, even if just for this one night. It might be the alcohol that was still in both of their bloodstreams, but he didn’t care for now. He could worry about it tomorrow.
When they parted, Ryusei leaned his forehead against Reo’s. Then, he laughed.
"What?" Reo asked, but he was now laughing as well.
"You know, when I planned this I just thought I’d hang out with my cute roommate. Not that we’d be out here making out after throwing eggs at his ex’ window," Ryusei admitted.
Reo laughed. "Me neither. But he’s not my ex." He looked back at the window. "It felt good."
"Yeah?"
"Both. The egg-throwing and you know…" He looked back at Ryusei.
Ryusei grinned. "You know, I’m not just the best egg thrower."
Reo laughed and shoved him gently. "What, also the best kisser?"
"I don’t know, you tell me."
Reo rolled his eyes. "Have to judge when I’m sober." He only realized the implication of those words when they already left his mouth. "We should get out of here."
"Yeah, we should," Ryusei agreed. "Let’s go."
They took the subway back but once they were at their campus again, Reo dreaded going back. He stopped in his tracks and Ryusei turned around.
"What?"
"I don’t want to go back yet," he said. He didn’t want this night to be over. Ryusei hesitated.
"I still have about half of the bottle," he said. "We can play."
Reo almost asked how they were supposed to get onto the field but he knew the answer to it already. He replied with a grin. "Okay."
After climbing over the fences, drinking more, playing drunk football which of course was a mess and Ryusei almost hit him with the ball against his face when he was playing goalie, they both collapsed next to each other on the grass.
Reo was still breathing heavily from the work-out. Damn, he barely did something.
"Sun’s going up," Ryusei said.
"What? How many hours have passed?!" Reo asked, confused.
Ryusei shrugged. "Enough for the sun to go up again," he said.
Reo closed his eyes. Time had passed so fast this night. "I’m glad I agreed to today," he said.
"Me too. Always wanted to know more about you."
"What about you?"
"Hm?"
Reo rolled over so that he’d face Ryusei. "I talked a lot today. I still don’t know you."
"You do."
"You know not really."
Ryusei pinched the bridge of his nose. "Haven’t you heard enough of me already? There are so many things that are being said floating around, you know."
There were. Some of the younger students were scared of Ryusei too. Many didn’t like to team up with him during practice. "And?"
"What do you want me to say? They’re all true."
Reo stared at him. "I don’t believe it."
"Why?" Ryusei looked up. "Because I’m so nice to you? Maybe I just wanted to woo you."
"Nah. Whatever this night was, you can’t fake it," Reo said. It was the most real thing he has felt in a long time. Not even since Nagi left. Even way long before it. He doesn’t even think he has ever felt like this with anyone. This free, to just let himself go for one night and not care about anything.
Ryusei just laughed.
"I mean it. Whatever. Maybe it wasn’t for you like it was for me." Reo turned away again. His mood made a sudden turn and was on the ground again. Maybe it was because he had been awake for so long and the sun was going up again because he was sobering up and now hit the point where he wasn’t in the mood anymore. But he knew it was mostly because he thought that Ryusei had felt like him too.
"Hey." Ryusei suddenly was on top of him, palms next to Reo’s face, caging him.
"What?"
"Explain it to me."
Reo looked up and Ryusei’s intense gaze was making him nervous. Even after the kisses that they’ve shared. Or maybe because of it. "I just— I have no idea when I ever did something like this. You know, I just let myself go. This is so stupid."
"It’s not."
Reo let out an inaudible noise and covered his face with his hand in frustration. "All my life I’ve just been the Mikage family’s heir so I always had to think about what I do. I can’t have a misstep, life’s been laid out for me. Football with Nagi was the one thing with which I could rebel against." He sighed and put his hands away. "But we never did something like this."
"Sounds like he’s boring."
Reo laughed. "I think its because there’s no one like you."
Ryusei grinned. "You’re right." He got up and grabbed his phone, playing a song. Ryusei scrunched his nose.
"What are you doing?"
Ryusei held out his hand and Reo grabbed it. Ryusei hauled him up and tilted his head.
"Dance with me?"
"After I just poured my life story you want me to dance with you?"
"Yep."
Reo stared at him. "You’re unbelievable."
"So I’ve been told. What, you can’t dance?"
"There’s nothing I can’t do," Reo replied with a fierce grin. He was good at anything, always excelled at whatever he picked up. While most of his dancing lessons were traditional dancing fit for those rich people parties, he knew how to move. Ryusei’s movements were anything but soft.
He just moved however his body wanted to, Reo could see that he just did whatever he wanted to and it just looked so right and fun. It was addicting. Watching Ryusei and being with him. Reo could get addicted to the feeling of dancing around with Ryusei like this, being twirled around and making stupid dance moves, he wanted to feel like this forever with the biggest smile on his face.
After a few songs a slow one came on and Ryusei pulled him closer until they were slowly moving to the song.
"You’re wrong," Ryusei suddenly said. "It was special for me too, I guess."
"You guess."
"Stop, I’m not used to this."
"To what?"
"I dunno. Talk about feelings, I guess." Ryusei groaned. "I never did something like this with anyone else before either."
"Oh," Reo said because he had no idea what else to say. "Hard to imagine."
"No one else ever tried to get close to me," Ryusei said.
"Probably because you punch people whenever they misstep if all rumors are true," Reo said.
"Oi," Ryusei warned him but there was no malice behind his words. He was chuckling even and Reo’s heart jumped at the sight of it. With the sun slowly going up in the back, casting golden rays on Ryusei’s light hair.
"If you let me, I want to get close to you," Reo said quietly.
Rysuei arched an eyebrow. "You’re pretty close to me right now." He even pushed Reo closer against his body to prove it.
"You know what I mean."
Ryusei seemed to think about it. "Okay."
Reo smiled and Ryusei kissed him. It caught Reo off guard so that he couldn’t even kiss back. "Hey, I wasn’t prepared."
"Revenge for our first kiss. Wasn’t prepared then either."
"Do it again," Reo said. "Properly." Ryusei leaned in again, kissing him softly. "Again," Reo whispered as soon as their lips parted. So they kissed again, and again, and again until the sun was up.
"We should head back," Ryusei said after a while.
"Yeah," Reo agreed. They grabbed their things and climbed over the fence again. They walked in silence towards the dorms and their room. As soon as they stepped in, it felt like part of the magic they had in the night was gone. Reality swept into both of them again, realizing that they were roommates and they could fuck things up like this.
Reo thought about how he had kissed Ryusei in the open so many times, not even checking if there was anyone around. He had never done that with Nagi. Short panic was sent over him but Ryusei grabbed his wrist.
"What do you want from me?"
"Hm?"
"You want me to pretend none of this happened tomorrow?" Ryusei asked. "Because I can do that. Not the first time I’ve been turned down."
It broke Reo’s heart to hear it. "No, I don’t," he said. "But we’re roommates."
"So what? Isn’t it better? I could kiss you goodnight every time." Ryusei grinned. Reo blushed at those words.
"We could fuck this up."
"I don’t care."
Reo held his breath. "Tonight was nice but I’m not always like this. I’m hard to deal with."
"So am I, you know. I’m the one everyone’s afraid of."
Reo looked at him. "What if you think I’m boring? You’ll just find someone else and then you’ll leave me."
"Woah." Ryusei let him go. "You think I’m like your ex?"
"He’s not my—"
Ryusei stepped back. "If you want to think about it, that’s fine. Take your time. I just don’t want to sit here waiting for someone who will never come around."
Reo swallowed hard. "I’m scared," he said. "You’re so different from me." Or him. Ryusei was like no one else and Reo had no idea if he could keep up.
"That’s one of your best traits," Ryusei said.
Reo laughed. "I don’t want to forget this," he said then. "I want to know more about you. And I guess I’m scared, whatever. And if you get tired of me, at least stay here. Don’t leave. Just don’t go."
Ryusei’s expression shifted, he was frowning. "Hey, little bun." He cupped Reo’s face. "I’m not going anywhere. I promise."
"How can you say that?"
"For one, I don’t think any other university would even accept me. This is like my last resort, all other Football teams probably got me on their blacklist," Ryusei said and Reo couldn’t help but laugh. "So, really. You’ll be stuck with me. Until you’ll be annoyed by me."
"Or you bored with me."
"You won’t know until you try."
"Okay, but we can’t always do this. Like go out, get drunk, throw eggs at Nagi’s window, and then climb over the fence to play football and stay awake all night," Reo said.
"No, but we can also just stay inside and dance here."
Reo smiled. "Can we play my music then?"
"Is it rich boy music?"
"What the hell is rich boy music?"
"Whatever is on your phone probably."
Reo laughed. "Okay."
His roommate yawned. "I’m tired."
Reo glanced at his clock next to his bed. It was 5 am already. They got ready for bed, and when they went to bathrooms, brushing teeth next to each other. When they got back to their room and changed their clothes, Ryusei turned to Reo.
"Wanna sleepover?"
Reo looked at the bed. It wasn’t necessarily big for two tall guys but he knew it would work since he’s done it with Nagi before. "Okay," he said, grabbing his pillow and blanket. Ryusei was already in bed, squeezed against the wall when Reo crawled in next to him.
Ryusei had his eyes closed already, he must be tired. Reo couldn’t blame him, he felt like he’d fall asleep immediately too. He leaned close to kiss Ryusei’s cheek and Ryusei’s lips formed a smile.
"I thought you were asleep already."
"Glad I wasn’t," Ryusei said and put his arms around Reo. "Night. Or morning, who the fuck cares."
Reo chuckled and closed his eyes.
"Bun? How long have you been awake?" Ryusei’s words were slurred when he woke up. He rubbed his eyes and it was cute how messy his hair was.
"What the fuck did I do last night," Reo said.
"So you regret it." Ryusei’s shoulders slumped, disappointment clear.
"No! I don’t! Not us I mean. But… why the fuck did I throw eggs at Nagi’s window. That was so stupid." He groaned.
Ryusei sat up. "You really regret it?"
"Yes. It was stupid and immature."
"You would take it back if you could?"
"Why are you asking that? Yes!"
Ryusei laughed. "Good. That wasn’t Nagi’s room."
"What."
"I have no idea where his room was."
"You—" Reo hit him with his pillow. "I was lying here for an hour freaking out!"
Ryusei laughed. "Aren’t you thankful?"
"If it wasn’t his room, whose was it?"
"Ego, their trainer. I’ve played against their team last year, he pissed me off so much. Wanted revenge for that." Reo couldn’t blame him, he hated that guy as well. Not just because he scouted Nagi, but because he was an overall unpleasant person in Reo’s eyes.
"So, you only used me for your personal gain?"
Ryusei scratched the back of his head. "If I knew where Nagi’s room was, I would’ve egged him too. I swear. We can do it next week if you want to."
Reo laughed. "No. No more Nagi. Next week we can stay here and watch a movie or something."
Ryusei grinned. "Like as a date?"
Reo hesitated. He had never gone on a date with someone he was interested in. "Yeah," he agreed. "As a date."