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The server was too quiet, quieter than usual. Ryue hadn’t sent a single condescending message in a day, no sarcastic teasing, not a single word from them. It was… unusual to say the least. So, V opened their dms.
K9: You’re quiet.
Seen
A minute passed by.
K9: Are you finally ready to own up to your sins?
Seen
The typing indicator flickered, disappeared, popped up again and then a message was sent from the opposite party
1CEP1CK: stalking me now? Seems obsessive.
V stared at the message, The words were in his normal teasing tone, but something about all of this… felt wrong.
K9: Answer my question killer.
Hesitance in his answer.
1CEP1CK: Nothing happened.
A lie, V knew this was a lie. He felt he had to do something, didn’t know why. So he quickly grabbed his stuff and took off.
Ryue wasn’t expecting a knock. He wasn’t expecting anything really, he had been sat at his computer screen, chair reclined staring at his ceiling like it may heal scars left unnoticed. The knock came again, sharp and directed. Ryue frowned and pulled himself out of the chair muttering something under his breath. He opened the door and froze
“You’ve got to be kidding me.”
V stood there, composed as usual, hands in his pockets before stepping inside calmly saying he didn’t believe them. Ryue attempted to brush it off with sarcasm, trying to push V away from sore spots they didn’t want him to find, but V was relentless with his care. Eventually, Ryue confessed that a so called friend of theirs had told them that
“no one really likes you, barely even tolerates you.” He chuckled bitterly afterwards, saying it didn’t matter. It clearly did.
“Yes, you’re difficult, chaotic, and god awfully irritating, but you also show up to connect even if you say you don’t really care about the server.”
Ryue scoffed, called him annoying and tried to mock him, saying he acted like he knew everything, but his voice was quiet now.
“I promise I won’t lie or disappear. Not as long as I have my duty to carry out” before Ryue whispered that he didn’t hate Valentin’s presence.
“Don’t get the wrong idea,” he added on looking away and pushing V into the apartment and closing the door, “It’s not like i like you or anything.” But he didn’t move away when V dragged him into lying next to him on the mattress. V raised an eye brow slightly. “Shut up. Don’t look at me like that.” Ryue scowled and pushed away.
“I didn’t say anything.” V held Ryue’s chin making them maintain eye contact
“You thought it.
“Thought what, hm?”
“That I-“ Ryue stopped themselves, groaning and pulling their face away “You’re insufferable Valentin.”
V let a soft smile slip. Ryue immediately noticed poking at him
“you’re enjoying this aren’t you!?”
“A little.”
“Unbelievable, you bastard.”
Another comfortable silence emerged, Ryue held onto his sleeve
“Just.. don’t leave? Please?” He whispered softly
“I won’t.”
“..thank you.”
Another pause
“You idiot.” And a light peck was pressed to their forehead.