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Who: Mondo Oowada (

diamondo) and Kiyotaka Ishimaru (

ardent)
Where: Goldenrod City
When: New Year's Eve
Summary: The kyoudais spend New Year's Eve together. Also possibly feelings??
Rating: PG-13 for Mondo's mouth, will edit if this changes!
Log:
[With the holidays finally over, Mondo has calmed down quite a bit. There's no need to flood the house with holiday-themed cookies anymore, which means he's back to his usual routine of training his Pokémon against one another in the outskirts of the city. That's what he would be doing if today weren't a special day.]

Oy, kyoudai!

[Where the hell are you, Ishimaru, he's got a question for you.]

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[.......................................let him just set this mug aside so he can bury his face in his hands

forever

oh my god why are you so dumb]

Don't be fucking dense! I wouldn't be asking if I wasn't fucking interested, dumbass!!

[...look he really doesn't mean to be loud and insulting, he's just really damn embarrassed...]

Interested...?

[He remains rather plainly confused for another moment longer before it all seems to hit him in one go; he tenses up rather sharply again, his gaze shooting down to where he's still clutching that mug in his lap, held tightly between both hands.

He's...never had anyone actually interested in him before, at least not to his knowledge; it crosses his mind vaguely that of course it would be his luck that it's another guy. Ishimaru has never been interested in anyone himself, and boys have always been out of the question for many reasons - outside of just not really looking at them that way, there's always been the knowledge that his family would never have allowed it if such a thing were to happen, his parents would have disowned him and even if, by some miracle, they hadn't done that immediately, he could bid a premature farewell to any future in politics he might have wanted to pursue. After all, his family had already been involved in one major political scandal; the last thing any of them needed was another.

He can't act on it; he's not even sure he'd want to act on it.

He's been quiet for way too long and he knows it.]

...Are...Are you sure?

[The silence is more painful than Mondo cares to admit, but he understands that this is a lot to take in. Hell, he's still not really sure if this is exactly what's going on, but he doesn't try to take back the words. It feels right. Everything with Ishimaru feels right; is this why? Has he been interested in Ishimaru this whole time and been completely unaware of it?

Well, it doesn't matter. What matters is that he thinks he's interested now and Ishimaru is obviously having difficulties with that. Some part of Mondo is fully aware that Ishimaru would never have been able to pursue something like this back home, but they're not back home and he doubts the people in this world care who you're interested in and whether they're a guy or a girl.

He doesn't voice his thoughts though, instead giving Ishimaru as much time as he needs.]

...I think so. I... haven't really worked it all out yet and it... fuck, I know it's really sudden and everything but it... it just feels right, y'know?

[He continues to mess with the back of his hair, focusing on the floor rather than on Ishimaru.]

Shit, I know this is a lot to take in. A-And it's okay if you're not interested or anything! I just... don't wanna keep something like this from you, y'know? And I don't wanna lose your friendship. That's... That's really important to me.

...It's really sudden.

[It's not so much an answer as it is just...repeating Mondo's words back to him; he shakes his head after a moment, though that's more to clear it than anything. He finally does look back up at Mondo after a moment, though; he can tell that this is upsetting him in some way, at least, and his next words are much more decisive.]

You're always going to be my best friend, no matter what - I promise you!

[That goes a long way to relaxing him and Mondo forces a smile. It's weak, but at least he's trying.]

Good! I... shit, I dunno what I'd do if I lost that. As long as we're friends everything'll be okay!

You're never going to lose that!

[Never.]

I don't...know about the rest, but I'm sure of that much!

That really means a lot to me!

[The smile is much more genuine, though Mondo is still bright red and kind of embarrassed.]

And ah... don't... worry about what I said, alright? It was fucking stupid. I-I mean, take all the time you need to think about it. I-If you wanna. Yeah.

[god he sounds so dumb]

[Mondo...]

You wouldn't want me to think about it if you really thought it was stupid, though, right?

W-Well--!

[...okay, he has a point.]

S-Sorry, alright?

...What for?

For the whole fucking thing. For making this really fucking awkward. For saying that shit in the first place. For... not figuring it out for myself first, I guess. There's a fucking lot I can be sorry for.

It's fine, kyoudai - don't worry about it!

[He falls quiet after that, though; he knows that he should probably say something else, but he isn't altogether sure what, and he can't stop thinking about something Parker had told him earlier - about how Mondo probably wants it to mean something, when he kisses someone.

That...he's not sure how he feels about that.]

...D-Did you...

[He falters a bit, but he's quick to start again; he straightens up a bit physically, sitting up more attentively in that chair and setting the mug down on the end table next to him.]

...I wouldn't mind. What you were referring to earlier, I mean, about midnight.

[Mondo glances up when Ishimaru moves, tipping his head slightly to the side as he tries to process his friend's words.]

You'd... You'd be okay with that!?

[That was the last thing he was expecting, to be honest.]

I-I mean, yeah. Sure. That'd be great. I'd like that!

[...he's trying to play it cool here, it's just not working...]

Yes. I...I think so, anyway.

I'm still not sure what I think of the rest of it, but I would be okay about tonight.

Th-That's fine! You can take all the time you need to think about it, and like I said, it's okay if you're not interested!

[He seems a lot more relaxed now though, expression openly pleased and he's back to being as loud as usual instead of... overly loud.]

I really appreciate it though! Shit, that's kinda a weird thing to say, isn't it?

[He laughs nervously, flushing again.]

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