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¨Did they answer yet ?¨
¨Not yet paul, im refreshing every five minutes¨
¨Why am i so stressed¨
Arthur sighed while staring at his husband. Paul rimbaud-verlaine was pacing through their home studio completely stressed. Arthur couldn´t stand to see him like this. Paul was prone to stressing out over the smallest thing but they were waiting on big news. Even arthur had to admit he was a little stressed himself
¨Amour stop fretting¨ arthur stood up from the computer he was sitting at ¨You aced the notes on the recording we sent in¨ He hugged him from behind
Paul sighed ¨You´re right, i'm always worrying for nothing¨
He turned towards arthur and smirked
¨What would i do without you”
¨You´d be a mess¨ arthur replied
Paul pulled arthur in for a kiss. Arthur quickly got the hint, moving his hands into his husbands hair. The kiss started off slow, quickly turning into something more passionate as paul tilted his head slightly. Arthur just melted into every touch
Just when paul was about to rip off arthur´s sweater, the computer dings
The husbands, both faces red, turned to each other.
¨It updated¨ paul panted
¨Yeah¨ arthur replied
They scrambled to check it
¨What does it say ?¨ Paul asked with baited breath
¨Good evening both members of guivre. After listening to the many possible entries of this year, the french jury and the public have come to a decision. Due to your popularity as artists and the message of your song ¨Brutalization¨, we have decided that you will be our entry for the next eurovision song contest. Please send us an email so we can start discussing staging and presentation for the event. Also please note that you are allowed 3 additional guests to sit with you in the green room, so chose wisely. That is all for now, we look forward to working with you, France télévisions¨
They both held their breath
¨We got in¨ Arthur said, dazed.
¨We got in¨ paul repeated ¨WE GOT IN¨
He pulled arthur in for another kiss
¨WE ARE GOING TO EUROVISION¨ he was practically beaming
¨Yes yes¨ arthur chuckled ¨I still can't quite believe it. This has been on your bucket list before we even met¨
He gave his husband a hug
¨I gotta go tell chuuya¨ Verlaine exclaimed
¨You go do that. Ill type up a response email¨ Arthur pulled away and pushed him to the door with a smile
Paul sprinted down the hall
¨CHUU GEUSS WHAT¨
He burst into his younger half-brothers room.
Chuuya nakahara, who had been practicing on his guitar, practically jumped.
¨JESUS NI-SAN IM TRYING TO CONCENTRATE¨
¨THAT ISNT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW, GUIVRE GOT INTO EUROVISION¨
¨OFF COURSE IT- WAIT WHAT¨ Chuuya put down his guitar
¨It´s true¨ Paul had to catch his breath ¨Me and arthur just got the email¨ he let out a soft laugh ¨We are going to represent france in norway¨
Chuuya got up and hugged his brother
¨That is amazing news, ni-san¨ He smiled ¨You did it¨
¨Yeah¨ Paul returned the hug ¨What's more We get to bring along 3 guests. And since its just you, me and arthur¨ He paused for dramatic effect ¨Got any friends you want to show your european heritage ?¨ He looked down at chuuya. For a teenager, he was very short
Chuuya groaned ¨Dazai was born to be there, the weirdo. If i dont bring him he´ll beg and annoy me till no end¨
Paul nodded. He had seen this coming from a mile away. Dazai was chuuya´s best friend, despite chuuya refusing the claim.
¨Just dazai ?¨ paul asked ¨That is fine, i hope he will behave¨
¨Ill put his ass back in line if he does anything to crazy¨ chuuya stated
¨Sure you will. How is your song coming along ?¨ Paul looked at the notebooks scattered on chuuya´s bed
¨Not great. This needs to be the song that gets arahabaki some recognition outside of japan, otherwise ill never get a good label deal¨
Chuuya let out a deep sigh
It reminded paul of when he was younger, struggling to write music while babysitting a seven-year old.
He got an idea
¨Chuuya, you are still well versed in french right ?¨ He questioned his little brother
¨I am¨ Chuuya cocked his head, confused ¨Why ?¨
¨Because i want you to sing the bridge of our song during the final¨ Paul smiled
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¨Alright that is all the questions we have for the lovely people from austria. Up next we have france´s act, everyone welcome french rock duo guivre !¨
The audience clapped as they walked into the studio.
Arthur was seemingly a little nervous. He never liked interviews
And these were only the semi-final press interviews, those were pre-recorded. During the competition they would probably ask more silly questions
They sat down on the couch across from the interviewer, a young looking guy with brown hair and rather robotic movements. Paul thought he looked silly
He noticed arthur was shivering a bit, more due to nerves than actually being cold like usual. Paul put his arm around his husband in a reassuring gesture. Arthur smiled back at him, leaning into the touch slightly
¨Welcome you two ! how are you enjoying Baerum so far ?¨
Paul smiled ¨We are enjoying sightseeing ! i´ve never been to norway but its beautiful. I really enjoy being back in europe after staying in japan for a good couple of months. My husband here is enjoying dragging me and my brother off to museums and historical sights in between practice and rehearsals. Arthur´s always been a bit of a history buff you see¨
The interviewer chuckled. Arthur smacked paul out of embarrassment
¨C´mon thurr its cute when you get all excited¨
¨Amour please stop embarrassing me on live television¨
¨Well anyways¨ The interviewer laughed ¨Got any food recommendations for fellow eurovision visitors ?¨
¨Ive been enjoying the coffee¨ Arthur replied ¨I know that its something you can find anywhere, but nothing warms me up more. Norwegian coffee is truly delightful !¨
¨My brother and his friend are constantly arguing over the bags of totenflak crisps the staff keep giving us. It´s really cute to hear them constantly scream the word at each other. As for myself ive been hooked on the kjOttkaker they serve us at the hotel¨ Paul continued
¨Ive tried it myself, its really good¨ The interviewer agreed ¨You keep mentioning your brother, mind talking a little more about him ?¨
Paul grinned ¨Course ! He has to be my second favorite person behind this beautiful mop for hair here¨ He petted arthur´s head ¨My little brother´s name is chuuya, and he is technically my half-brother. He is the red-headed teen some of our fans have seen following us. We moved to japan to take care of him, since my step-father´s health has been declining. He´s been trying to make it out of japan with his music, he´s been rising in fame in japan you see. So everyone watching, go support my little bro ! His artist name is arahabaki !
The interviewer clapped as paul enthusiastically waved at the camera
¨So mister rimbaud, what is your relationship with your brother-in-law like ?¨ the interviewer continued
¨Ah, he is a lovely young man ! He enjoys our history discussion, much to paul´s dismay. Chuuya can be a little messy. The both of them hate it when i nag them to organize their stuff¨ Arthur chuckled to himself
Paul looked at him a look of betrayal
¨Next question ! Videos have been popping up of a dark-haired boy messing around on eurovision grounds and people have been theorizing him to be apart of your group¨
Both of them burst out laughing
¨That would be dazai osamu, chuuya´s best friend¨ Paul explained ¨He is a menace everywhere he goes and has seemingly magical ways to sneak in everywhere to cause light hearted chaos. Chuuya wanted to bring him along, so we did. We sometimes have a hard time keeping track of him. All the other performers seem to enjoy his energy tho. The ukrainian performer even thought the kid the dance to his song¨
¨He certainly seems like a character¨ The interviewer responded
¨Well chuuya certainly was spot on when he said dazai would fit right in¨ Arthur said
¨Have you two been aware that eurovision fans have been calling you ¨The rainbow kings¨ of this year's eurovision ?¨ The interviewer chuckled
¨We have seen some tweets about it¨ Arthur answered ¨I am pretty sure its because of us being already married. There are other people that deserve the title as well¨
¨For example¨ Paul continued arthur´s answer ¨The writer with austria ! The tall guy with the floofy brown hair ! He is engaged to another guy as well ! We have had the pleasure of meeting him and his fiance, since his fiance is japanese as well. They are lovely people¨
¨In all honestly we should just start a pride parade and get every queer artist to join. Add nikolai from ukraine to the mix to, i think he has a pride flag somewhere¨ paul pipped up
¨Glad to hear that the contestants are mingling among each other¨ The interviewer smiled ¨Alright, we have one final question¨
¨Well fire away, tin man¨ Paul joked
The interviewer did not seem to like said joke, instead just looking at arthur
¨We and the people have been wondering the message behind your song, since it seems personal. Care to elaborate ?¨
¨The message behind the song is that people can remain standing no matter what life throws at them. There is a story behind the song and its meaning, but ill let my husband explain it. After all, he is the one who wrote the lyrics¨ Arthur says, nudging paul
Paul took a deep breath
¨The song was inspired by my own life. Rather it is a message to my mom. See, my mother had me young. I never knew my father as he walked out on my mom as soon as he knew. Despite being a teenager, my mom tried her best with me. My grandparents werent happy with her decision to keep me at first, they came around eventually. She faced hard bullying at school for having a child. Her relationship with my grandparents became rather rocky when she went to college. So she took me and worked like three jobs to make ends meet. All contact with my grandparents practically ceased when she announced she was going to marry my stepdad, aka chuuya´s father. I am back in contact with my grandparents now along with chuuya. I never had any qualms about my stepfather, he is an amazing guy. I did however dislike having to move to japan for a bit of the year. Chuu came along when i was eleven. He kinda scared us, since he was born prematurely, perhaps that is why he is short. I guess that woke up my protective older brother instincts. It was also around the time I discovered my passion for music, i started with a little acoustic guitar. Paul smiled ¨My mother saved up to buy me a guitar for my 15th birthday. That was the last present i got from her¨
Arthur rubbed his arm comfortingly
¨What happened to her ?¨ the interviewer asked carefully
¨She was in a car crash a few months later. She died in the hospital shortly after. It sent both me and my stepdad in a spiral. My stepdad would lay in bed for days after the accident. I would lock myself in my room and let it out through music. I was working through not only grief but also struggling with the fact I liked boys. I was scared without my moms warmth and support. That was also the last thing I told my mother. I never got to come out to her or have her meet her son-in-law¨
Paul held arthur´s hand. He wanted to tell this story
¨What brought me out of my grief spiral was chuuya. He was 4, he had just lost his mother. I took care of him. It got me outside, got me talking to other people. I would play him songs on my guitar before bed. He has our mother's blue eyes, they would twinkle everytime. It was then I started writing my own songs. My step dad started getting better. He fully supported me pursuing music. I went to study abroad in france, which is weather i met arthur. He was looking for another guitarist to duet with and we just clicked. He may not have been my first kiss but he was my first for a lot of other things. He truly helped me find a piece i was missing since my mother died. So the song is a message to my mother because she kept smiling even though life threw her one bad thing after the other. And also that she raised me to be fierce and overcome the lowest low¨
¨That is a beautiful story. I am sure your mother is very proud of you, mister verlaine¨ The interviewer got out
¨Thank you¨ Paul kept a straight face
¨That concludes this interview. We are very excited to see you perform live. I wish you the best of luck¨ The interviewer shook both their hands
Paul felt relieved
When they got back to the hotel room, paul checked on the two teenagers next door
¨They fell asleep¨
¨That should keep dazai out of trouble for now¨ Arthur replied
Suddenly he walked over to paul and hugged him
¨You want people to talk about it ?¨ He asked
Paul took a deep breath ¨It´s my song, i want people to know what it means to me¨
¨People are going to love it. Whether or not it wins. I am proud of you for coming so far, my love¨ Arthur kissed his neck
Paul pulled them towards the bed and laid down
Arthur made grabby hands at him. Paul nodded
Arthur laid down beside him. He thinks they both needed this
Paul buried his face in arthur´s hair as arthur held him
He kissed his forehead
¨You have your mother´s eyes to, you know¨
Arthur smiled as those pretty blue eyes looked at him, widening.
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¨Alright time to take a break. Did you manage to follow the chords, chuuya ?¨
Chuuya looked up at his brother ¨I did, ni-san. i am going to practice a little more, its important i get this right¨
Paul just smiled and left chuuya in the corner of the practice room to talk to arthur, giving him a peck on the lips.
Chuuya looked at them fondly, it was nice seeing his brother happy
¨Chibikooo~¨
Alas the moment was interrupted
¨Will you leave me alone for one second while I practice on my guitar, damn mackerel ?¨ chuuya replied annoyed
¨Aw but i am bored¨ dazai sat behind him, poking his chin
¨You chose to come¨ chuuya pointed out
¨Yeah because i thought id get to mess with more people¨ Dazai snarked back ¨Why are you practacing their song anyways ?¨
Chuuya rolled his eyes ¨That is a secret, now shut up, your interrupting me¨
¨Fine, if chuuya asks¨ Dazai stopped talking. Instead leaning his back against chuuya´s
¨What are you-¨ he heard chuuya exclaim
¨It´s fine, just play¨ Dazai´s voice sounded tired
He closed his eyes as he listened to the sound of chuuya´s guitar
Ever since he listened to it for the first time, its one of the only times he feels at peace. Chuuya expresses a lot through his music. Dazai feels as though he is able to understand chuuya, unlike other people.
It´s not as if dazai doesn´t like the person he is. But sometimes even he gets to much for himself. It´s exhausting. But around chuuya he can let down the mask, even for a moment. He truly feels something for the red head, even though he cant quite figure out what.
Suddenly the door opens. A man with white hair pops his head in
¨Hey rimbauds, is dazai with you ? One of my background dancers is feeling a little under the weather and we really need to practice¨ He spoke in english. Off course they all knew his face
Nikolai gogol, the performer for ukraine
And so the mask slips back on
¨NIKONIKO-NI¨ Dazai excitedly sprung up, full of energy
¨ZAIZAI¨ Nikolai beamed back
Dazai ran up to nikolai, high fiving the white haired man
¨So can i borrow him ?¨ Nikolai looked towards paul, who was drinking some water
¨Sure we are having a break anyway¨ Paul responded
¨Great ! Why not come watch my practice then ? Fedya´s also there¨ Nikolai held the door open
Paul looked at arthur. Arthur shrugged ¨We might as well¨
¨Well then ! come along then¨ Nikolai said as he led the way
Dazai noticed chuuya grumble and pick up his guitar.
They spilled out into ukraine´s practice room
Dazai looked in surprise at the people already occupying the room. Nikolai wasn´t lying, acclaimed russian cello player fyodor dostoyevsky was sitting by a window
¨Dos-dos¨ Nikolai excitedly started talking to him
Dazai watched them. He knew what was going on between those two. He had seen it happen between chuuya´s older brothers to.
He narrowed his eyes. Romance was weird
Speaking of chuuya´s older brothers, they were dancing to some recording of song playing
¨Your getting stiff arthur¨ He heard paul sniker
¨That is not what you said last night~¨ Arthur replied smugly, causing paul to turn red and put his hand over arthur´s mouth
Like dazai just said, romance was gross
Chuuya sat in a corner, still trying to figure out the chords. The sunlight made his red hair shine nicely
¨Yo dazai, ready to start ?¨ Nikolai appeared in front of him
Dazai snapped out of his trance ¨Yeah totally¨
Nikolai smiled ¨Good¨
After pratice, dazai sat down next to chuuya panting
¨Are you enjoying being background dancer ?¨ Chuuya laughed
¨No thanks, i think ill stick with writing¨ Dazai replied
¨Serves you right, you have zero fucking stamina¨ Chuuya proudly said
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¨Alright what´s for dinner ?¨ Paul asked as soon as they entered the hotel room
¨The edogawas have invited us to a double date dinner¨ Arthur answered, taking off his shirt to put on something more comfortable ¨And nikolai offered to take the boys out as thanks for helping with his practice a few days ago¨
¨How long until the dinner ?¨ Paul replied, opening his phone
¨An hour and a half¨
Paul hummed back in reply ¨Hey look at this¨
Arthur walked over
¨What have you found now¨
Paul smirked ¨People are discussing us on twitter¨ He shoved his phone into his husband´s face
¨´look at this picture of the french performers´. ´Omg they are so in love´. ´Can they adopt me´. ´I am a envious of guivre´s little brother´. ´Our kings´. ´Our fathers are going to father on saturday´. ´Everyone remember to stream brutalization in honor of miss verlaine-nakahara´. ´did yall see the new pictures they posted making a heart´. ´I love them so much´. ´What did you think they do in their free time´. ´Who do you think tops of these two ?´¨ Arthur sighed ¨Off course there are people on the internet discussing our sex life, off course¨
¨They really shouldnt make assumptions about it¨ Paul turned toward arthur
Arthur was, btw, still not wearing a shirt
¨They really shouldn't¨ Arthur grinned, before pushing paul down onto the bed
Paul pulled arthur down for a kiss
¨I thought we were going out to dinner¨ he questioned
¨We still have an hour and a half¨ Arthur smiled as he locked their lips back together
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¨Alright we are here in the green room for a break from all the songs¨ The presenter, a short young women with green hair, said to the camera as she walked through the green room
¨For now we are going to catch up with france¨ she plopped down next to paul on the couch
Paul, who had been watching the last performance with focus ( Because it was nikolai ), jumped a little. That was going to be used in highlight clips in the future, shit
¨Ah greetings¨ Arthur said
¨Hello hello¨ The presenter greeted them ¨So how are your nerves, gentleman¨
¨Pretty okay, surprisingly. We have been able to avoid a serious case of the jitters¨ Paul and arthur replied in unison, then stared at the other.
The presenter laughed ¨I see we dont have to worry about you two being in sync¨
Paul saw out the corner of his that ranpo was posing for the camera from the austria booth and smiled
¨By the way where has the younger of the verlaines gone ?¨
¨Chuuya went to put a stop to the menace that is osamu dazai, we don't want him sneaking on stage during other acts¨ Paul chuckled ¨And speak of the devil¨
Chuuya approached their booth, pulling dazai along by the scruff of his coat
¨I FINALLY FOUND HIM¨ chuuya panted ¨He was bothering the dude from russia¨
¨AWW, i was only giving dear old dos-kun advice¨ Dazai pouted ¨Chibiko you buzzkill¨
¨And now you will be pur under surveillance to make sure you dont bother anyone else¨ Chuuya replied, before spotting the camera and the presenter, composing himself and greeting the presenter ¨Why hello there¨
¨Hello young nakahara-kun¨ The presenter giggled ¨That is how they say it in japan right ?¨
¨You´d be correct, though my dear little brother is half french as well. Its amazing to be able to share this part of our culture with him¨ paul replied
¨That is certainly a good thing. So Nakahara-kun, how is it to be here with guivre ?¨ The presenter turned to chuuya, who was standing behind the green room couch.
¨It´s amazing¨ Chuuya brightend up ¨Its so inspiring to be here with so many amazing artists. It really shows that a lot of cultures are intertwined with music. Off course, its even more amazing that my older brother and his husband are participating. I admire them very much, they were the ones that got me into music¨
¨And what do you think of their song ?¨
¨I think it has a chance at winning. My brothers put their all into it ! And rock music has always been their best genre ! Oh and the lyrics have a lot of meaning ! I cant wait for all of europe to see the staging ! I cant wait to show off-¨
Paul put his hand over chuuya´s mouth
¨Enough spoilers chuu, your going to ruin the surprise. We have a lot in store, so europe please enjoy our performance. And give arahabaki´s ( Aka this kid´s) music a listen as well¨
Chuuya went a little red from embarrassment at his big brother being an embarrassing older brother
¨Ni-san, stop it your embarrassing me on live european television¨ Chuuya exclaimed
Paul laughed, arthur holding his laughter back.
The presenter turned toward dazai
¨Youve been a bit of a meme online. Dazai-kun, wasnt it ? Got anything on the performance ?¨
Dazai smiled ¨I know as much as you, theyve been very secretive. I do not have a lot of interest in music, but i do wish they´d also give me a tacky hat¨ He plucked the hat chuuya was wearing of off his head
¨But alas ill have to make due with stealing chibiko´s hat¨ He sighed
¨OI MACKEREL GIVE THAT BACK I NEED IT¨ Chuuya shifted his focus from trying to hit his brother to dazai
¨Well its certainly a lively bunch here. Dont worry, there are still lots more performances to come. In fact up next, its georgia¨ The presenter gave the camera a thumbs up as she left
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¨Deep breaths, thurr¨ Paul took a deep breath ¨Deep breaths¨
He felt arthur calm down a little when he took his hand
¨I don´t know who is more nervous out of the two of us¨ Arthur sighed
¨Don´t make it a competition because you know who will win¨ Paul nodded his head toward chuuya
Chuuya had been watching the stage
On stage ranpo and poe were engaged in a ballroom dance off sorts. They were absolutely breaking it down
Chuuya was watching with glee.
Paul smiled, at least they weren't the only ones sneaking a family member on stage.
The music for austria´s song died down and they started making their way of the stage
¨Rimbauds !!¨ Ranpo ran over, raising his arm for a highfive
¨Hey, that was fun !¨ Paul accepted his high five
¨Thanks, ed was a little nervous¨ Ranpo highfived arthur as well ¨Good luck you …….. two ?¨
Ranpo eyed chuuya with confusion on his face. Chuuya grinned, putting a finger up to his mouth in a ´dont tell anyone´ motion
Ranpo nodded then ran off after his fiance waving bye to the trio
¨It´s almost time¨ Arthur notified the others
¨Well we should get ready¨ Paul ruffle chuuya hair a little ¨You know the plan chuu¨
¨Time to rock and roll¨ Chuuya said determined, moving to his planned spot under the stage.
Paul almost walked to the stage, but felt something tug at his sleeve
Arthur was stopping him
¨Good luck kiss ?¨ He asked, looking up at paul with an unsure expression on his face
Paul smiled softly. They used to do this in college before an major exam or potential label deal
¨Good luck kiss¨ He reaffirmed before pulling arthur in for a kiss
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Dazai sighed as he sat on the green room couch
After his latest disappearance, chuuya had tied one of his bandages to the couch´s armrest. Off course he could free himself, if he had had his pocket knife. Understandably they didn't allow sharp objects at this event. Meaning he was stuck
What made it worse is that chuuya had gone off with paul and arthur. When dazai asked where he was going, chuuya ignored him. If he was going to cheer his brother on from backstage he couldve brought dazai !
¨Stupid chibiko¨ Dazai pouted as he picked up another bowl of chips from the table. For some reason they kept giving him chips
He spaced out watching austria preform. Surely chuuya knew that he wouldn't dare mess up guivre´s performance ? Why had chuuya treated him like he was a out of control 5 year old
Austria´s performance ended. It was catchy, sure, and ranpo looked like he was having the moment of his life. But dazai was waiting for what came next
The lights dimmed, some shuffling could be heard on stage
Dazai held his breath
The lights turned back on
Arthur and paul had appeared on stage, backs against each other. Both were wearing a suit and a tacky hat, along with a guitar
¨Ne laissez pas votre destin dépendre de la vie¨ They sung in unison
The music started playing over the speakers
The two of them started moving according to the choreography, playing on their guitar
They sang the first verse smoothly
¨Où est dieu maintenant ?¨
Now time for the chorus
¨Je vais riposter au monde
cachant toutes mes cicatrices
portant toutes mes dents
tout en restant inébranlable
J'espère juste que tu échapperas aux effets de la brutalisation¨
Paul looked at arthur on the opposite end of the stage. The light made his long hair shine. He looked stunning, like an angel. Paul was reminded why he fell for arthur in the first place
Second verse went smoothly as well
¨Alors dis-moi, crois-tu toujours que je peux être sauvé¨
Now came the exciting part
Paul took of the jacket he was wearing
He had special make-up applied that would glow in the light, making it appear as if he had spooky markings on his body like a monster.
¨Je vais riposter au monde
cachant toutes mes cicatrices
portant toutes mes dents
tout en restant inébranlable
J'espère juste que tu échapperas aux effets de la brutalisation¨
The whole act for their performance was that paul would give himself over to the brutalization as per the lyrics, and arthur would save him
He wasnt the only one arthur would ´save´ this time. It was time for the bridge
Dazai sat absolutely mesmerized by their performance. It felt personal off course, as he had been there for part of the events this song was based on
Something felt different from the practices and the other concerts he witnessed tho
He took a sip of his drink as they ended the second chorus
Weird, shouldn't they sing the bridge ?
Instead he watched the rimbauds move away from the middle of the stage
The middle of the stage opened and it slowly revealed …………. chuuya rising up from under it
Dazai spat out his drink. Holy shit, chuuya was on stage. Everything made sense now
The soft music for the bridge graced his ears as chuuya opened his mouth
¨Regardez-moi
Je peux être battu et marqué
Mais je suis toujours debout
Regardez-moi
Ces cicatrices s´estompernont, tandis que ma détermination me guidera vers l´avent
Alors n´est-il pas évident que je reste intact ?¨
Dazai watched with bated breath
oh. OH
Chuuya was absolutely shining. He had the same marking as paul
Dazai couldnt look away
Maybe he should follow the advice he gave dostoyevsky earlier
The trio sang the last chorus together
As per the actual choreography, arthur got close and caressed paul´s cheek. The marks ´faded´ from paul´s body
The song ended, they faced with their back towards the audience. Chuuya faced the audience, clasping his hands in a praying motion. The marks also faded from his skin
That was their performance. They had left a mark on everyone watching
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They all couldn't breathe
Dazai hadn´t drunk anything since watching france preform
Said preformers sat with their hands clasped together. They had gotten a good sum of points from the jury, but now it was time for the public
¨Please¨ Chuuya muttered under his breath
Arthur leaned into paul
¨Alright onto france¨ the presenters announced
¨France you have received from the public ………… A hundred and ten votes ! This shoots you up to second place after ukraine¨
They all cheered
Paul wanted to grab arthur and lift him up, but arthur motioned for him to sit
¨It´s not over yet¨ Arthur explained ¨Dont celebrate to soon¨
¨RIght¨ Paul sat back down
¨5 more countries need to get their public votes in¨ Chuuya muttered ¨Please please let us end top 5. My vocals were enough right ?¨
¨Don´t worry about your vocals. They were amazing¨ Paul patted his already ruffled hair
¨Your voice was beautfiul¨ Dazai muttered next to chuuya, looking away
Chuuya looked at him confused
¨Austria also receives 100 points. That gets them 3rth place¨ The presenters announced
Arthur shot ranpo and poe a quick thumbs up. They were currently being smothered in hugs by austria´s singers
¨Alright the time has come to announce the final points¨ Everyone became quiet ¨Russia from the public you got ……………….. 95 points, getting you first place. WE HAVE A WINNER¨ the public cheered ¨FYODOR DOSTOVESKY FROM RUSSIA¨
All the artists were kinda dazed. They watched dostoyevsky drag nikolai gogol on stage, kiss him and announce he was going to duet with him.
The night certainly had surprises
As the newly established lovebirds sang a duet of russia´s song on stage, The others snapped out of this trance
¨We got third place¨ paul picked up arthur and spun him around
¨WE GOT INTO THE TOP 5 AT EUROVISION¨ Arthur beamed
Arthur leaned into for a kiss while paul was still holding him.
They could hear a lot of camera´s going off. They were going to hang that picture in a very special place
¨I love you¨ Paul smiled softly at arthur in his arms
¨I love you even more¨ Arthur smiled back
¨I CANT BELIEVE A SONG I PREFORMED IN GOT 3RD AT EUROVISION¨ Chuuya screamed
¨You did well¨ Dazai looked at him softly
Then dazai kissed chuuya on the cheek
Chuuya turned to dazai, eyes widening
¨I-I im going to the bathroom¨ Dazai announced as he ran off into the crowd
¨WAIT OSAMU¨ Chuuya called after him
He felt a hand on his shoulder
¨Give him some space chuu¨ Paul looked down at him ¨He needs to figure it out. For now lets celebrate¨
Chuuya was quickly absorbed into celebrations in the green room
¨I thought you weren´t going to let anybody touch chuuya¨ Arthur sipped on a drink
¨I feel for dazai. The kid is going through what I did, less severely but still. If he makes chuuya happy, I'm not allowed to complain. Also he supports chuuya as a fellow creative mind. Chuu needs that right now¨ Paul sighed ¨Anyways, Thurr i think you drunk¨
¨I am notttt¨ Arthur mockingly said, slightly giggling
Paul rolled his eyes ¨Kiss me you fool¨
That night would be recorded in their minds forever