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A stormy evening with lightning crashing down and the wind groaning against doors and windows, but no worries our favorite couple is sitting inside their home cozied up watching a movie.
That is until... Zeus' rage cracked nearby and caused a power outage on the whole island. "The power is out." Gundham says after his Kazuichi yelped and held his arm in a death grip, said scardey cat, released an exhale that turned into a groan, "urrggghhh!! I hope it comes back soon, I dont wanna go out in this storm to check the electricity" while snuggling closer to his love, he says "What if get shocked and die." more pouty than afraid.
Smiling, Gundham puts an arm around the other, "It's very fortunate the credits just about started before the power went out."
"Right? Man I love that movie!"
"It really was a good choice."
"I TOLD YOU! But you wanted that creepy movie with the buttons."
"The bride."
Kazuichi blows a raspberry, "Same thing."
'Same thing, he says.' Gundham thinks while shaking his head.
He thought about the movie, it was about a kid who found a giant... robot? that was from outer space, and it chose to be hero rather than let the government use it for war. Remembering how his boyfriend was moved to almost to tears when the robot sacrificed itself... he couldn't help but wonder... 'It's bad idea.' Gundham furrows his brow and shkes his head to get rid of that thought. He knows he'll be disappointed if he were to ask.
But... he just had to ask.
As the rain came pouring down, he went to hold the other's hand, squeezing a bit as he began, "Kazuichi?"
"Hm?"
"...H-how did you feel... when... I was excuted...?" he said progressively getting softer as he asked. The other didn't look at him, thankfully. They have an unspoken agreement to never look at the other when the mood gets like... this, its too scary. Too vulnerable.
Confused as to the uncharacteristic insecurity in the other's tone, Kazuichi exhales, "Do you... want me to be honest?" Gundham gulps and says, "Yes... If you please." a quiet "Alright." is what he gets in response.
"I see, carry on please." he asks eagerly. By now it clicked for Kazuichi, why he asked a question riddled with insecurity. "That was at first though... like, 'Dammit, not again!' I really believed none of us was gonna kill again y'know..." he frantically says, trying to reassure Gundham.
After some silence, he spoke "I felt kinda betrayed but also..." he took a bit of a pause, "You said to be honest right?" he anxiously asked as he side eyed the other, "Yes, spit it out already...!" Gundham said a little aggrevated, 'The idiot's anxiety is contagious'
"Okay okay! ...Well... I was happy and jealous too." he said matter of factly 'happy?' Gundham anxiously thinks 'ah right, no wonder he asked for extra reassurance' even though Gundham would never get mad at Kazuichi for mentioning his past... infatuation, but it must have been a force of habit he guessed.
"Anyways, after the voting... seeing the two of you I got a bit jealous... I even tried reasoning that your motive was... shallow..." Gundham waits for him to continue, but they just sit in silence, 'I said to be honest...' Gundham mentally grimaces "But...after hearing your actual motive, i felt mixed up..." now he's staring at his Kazuichi who's staring at their conjoined hands, "I felt guilty because of how... you wanted all of us to survive... but i also felt shocked at how you were going to sacrifice your friends even if it meant surviving."
"How do you know that?"
"No one can make such an unsolvable case by accident, Gundham. We were lucky Fuyuhiko was in the lounge at the time..."
"I-"
"Nah, don't apologize, now that i think about it... I'm more impressed that you were able to make a plan like that." Kazuichi says in a lighthearted way. Gundham sadly smiles to himself.
"But I do wonder..., why didn't you just sneak past to your room while we were distracted with the clock?"
Shocked, Gundham thinks for a second, "I didn't think of that, I guess I was more scared of one you finding me."
"Ah thats true..."
The rain was really coming down, Gundham speaks up, "So I'm guessing... you were happy that i was found guilty?"
"Nope."
Shocked by his swiftness, Gundham looked at Kazuichi who carried on, "After your speech about killing to survive, I started respecting you byt I didn't realize it at the time... I don't think you can blame me for that honestly." Gundham agrees, they were in an unstable and dangerous situation for several days. "After exiting the virtual world, I kept thinking about all those thoughts and feelings," he sits back and looks at the ceiling, while Gundham puts his head on his boyfriend's shoulder, "And...?"
"I felt like we may have been the same, without knowing. Good to know I was right, haha..." lightning strikes but its far enough away for Kazuichi to only tense. He continues "The way you seemed to hide what you were thinking and feeling behind your title of 'Overlord of Ice'... reminded me of myself, how I hide behind my punk aesthetic..." he thinks for a moment, "It made me wish to talk you... to start over.... made me miss you" he leans on the other's head.
"When I realized this, I told myself that it's time to actually change. Not just appearance wise, but in personality too." Kazuichi said rubbing his thumb over Gundham's hand. Frankly he couldn't believe this, Gundham asks, "And that's why when I had awoken, you..."
"I was so lonely before and during that stupid game, all beacuse I was scared people were gonna walk all over me or bully me for my interests again."
"I wouldn't have done that..."
"I know, and I apologised for it too, after that time..."
cringing at the memory, both of them decided not to further bring that up... not now.
"Did you believe that all of us would awaken?" Gundham asked. "Yeah... I had hoped for it... so I could see the other's happy again... and so that I could actually try and make friends with a group of awesome people." Kazuichi says with a bit of energy. Gundham scoffs good naturedly, "Of course you'd want to be friends with a being as grand as me." he says softly. "Pfft, so true king."
The two didn't even notice when the strom had calmed down until the power came back on. Pleasantly surprised, Kazuichi asks, "Wanna shower when the water heats up?"
raising a brow, Gundham looks at the other, "Fiend, what are you scheming?"
"Fiend? Is that what you call your boyfriends these days? ouch..." Kazuichi crosses his arms and turns away from his boyfriend. "Mmnngh, your low level spells will not work on me this time."
"Now he says I got low level spells... Can you believe it? I wasn't even planning anything. I just wanted to spand some time with my favourite person ever." Kazuichi says further not facing the other.
"Alright fine!! I'll believe you," Gundham gets up "I'll turn on the water heater." as he's about to walk, he feels arms wrap wround from behind him. "I really meant when I said that I missed you after you died..."