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[youraffection]

yosuke hanamura

video • voice • text ❝ You've reached Yosuke! You know what to do. ❞ [ BEEP! ] action [ Available at his apartment, working, or otherwise. ]

( original code by whaleparties )

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[youraffection]

[ Yu, did you know you're the best? Because you're the best. Yosuke does go over to the system and his face lights up as soon as he sees what his best friend has set up.

A good, old fashion, all instincts racing game. The perfect kind of thing to unwind, really, or at least one of Yosuke's favorites.

So when Yu comes back? You bet he's ready to turn that happy face towards the other boy. ]

Dude, where'd you get this?

[covenantal]

[ He's got a big bowl of popcorn in his arms as he walks back in, his expression light and relaxed. He toes the door closed - though not completely shut - behind him, and looks up again just in time to see that smile directed at him full force. Like sunlight.

To his credit, he manages to keep his pause to only the quickest of beats before he moves towards Yosuke and settle down. His pulse has doubled, kicking his heart against his ribs, but that's okay.

It's okay. Yosuke doesn't need to know. ]

Looking around the shopping district for a while. It took some hunting, but eventually it turned up. I'm glad you like it.

[ The way he says it also makes the statement half a soft question as he puts the bowl of popcorn between them and picks up a controller. ]

[youraffection]

[ Yu, of course, is calm and casual as one might expect, at least outwardly. It doesn't diminish his grin in the least. Yosuke sits back and settles beside him, pulling his legs up close to his chest to balance the controller on his knees. ]

You kidding me? This is awesome! It feels like it's been forever since we played one of these...

[ Or. Er... ]

...or just gotten to be lazy and dick around with video games in general.

[ There's a bowl of popcorn between them so he can't really bump Yu's shoulder like he would like to, but still reaches over to playfully elbow him. ]

Thanks, man.

[covenantal]

Yeah... [ Hummed thoughtfully with a faint smile. He nudges Yosuke back when he's elbowed, his smile turning into a grin again. ]

It's important to just relax sometimes, isn't it?

[ That was true back home, too, with the pressures of the case. The stakes are even higher, here. ]

Ready to lose?

[ His voice turns low and challenging, a glint in his eye. ]

[youraffection]

[ It sure is, but that's a lesson he thinks Yu needs to learn before everyone else. The guy is a bonafide workaholic. Yosuke at least knows how to properly waste time. Even better with friends. Especially Yu.

At the challenge, Yosuke grins, turning his attention back to the TV. ]

That's big talk there, Yu. You sure you can back it up?

[ Because he's selected the course and the countdown begins. ]

Show me what you've got, partner!

[covenantal]

[ The thing is that they both know racing games aren't Yu's forte. He is, funnily enough, best at fighting games, at least when it comes to competitive multiplayer games. Fighting games rely on a particular combination of memorization and rapid muscle memory, two things at which he excels. But racing games .... they're a little more instinctive, and require an intuition he just seems to lack.

Of course, he knew this when he picked the game. But when he was buying it, he pictured the look on Yosuke's face, and that pretty much did him in.

He tries not to think about what that means for how bad he's probably got it. He only mostly succeeds.

So he just grins and nods, and they take off when the race starts. He makes it a contest, at least - he manages to pull into first place once or twice. But ultimately, Yosuke pulls ahead, Yu tsking softly under his breath as they cross the finish line. ]