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I don't know what you're talking about.

[ sip. ]

[ He shoves Yu's shoulder. ]

Six months ago, I never would've guessed you were like that...

[ There's a beat, and then Yu lowers the thermos to break out in a big smile instead. He directs it at his lap, but still. ]

I'm just full of surprises, aren't I?

[ there's a certain quiet tenderness in the way he says it. ]

...

[ Yosuke huffs. ]

You could say that again.

[ If Yu looks up, he'll notice that Yosuke's face is quite a bit closer. ]

[ Yu glances up, to say something, make a joke maybe, and almost swallows his tongue when he sees how close Yosuke suddenly is. It's been six months to the day. How can the other boy still make his heart pound like this?

He doesn't even think about it. His expression clears as he leans in to press his lips to Yosuke's. ]

[ Yu tastes like curry.

He's okay with that. He likes it, even. Yosuke tilts his head to capture Yu's lips in return, a small motion that prolongs the kiss for just a little while. When he pulls back, he smiles. ]

...Meeting you at all was kind of a surprise...this is definitely a surprise, but...it's one I'm really grateful for.

[ Yu opens his eyes slowly when the kiss breaks, and the way his chest clenches robs him of words. At his emotional he always gets quiet, to the point of speechlessness if it's intense enough. But this is different from his stoicism; so many emotions crowd for room on his face that it's hard to identify any single one.

Instead he shakes his head and ducks his chin, knowing at least that Yosuke will recognize he's lost for words.

It's only after an extended silence that he finally ventures, very quietly: ]

You might be the best thing that's ever happened to me.

[ How--

--how i she supposed to honestly respond to that? Yosuke kind of gasps, straightening as he watches the other boy. Every once in a while Yu comes up with some of the most...ridiculously sweet things. Things that knock him of his feet, so it's probably good that he's sitting. ]

...D-Dude...

[ Yu's heard this before: ]

You can't just say things like that...

[ Yu just looks at him searchingly for a long moment, feeling all his words still sticking to bottom of his lungs. No matter how many breaths he takes they won't come loose.

Shaking his head he sets the coffee down and gets to his feet, pacing a short distance away from the bench.

And when his voice comes, he isn't speaking. He's ... singing. ]

My gift is my song!

[ He glances over his shoulder, and all at once, he's smiling. ]

... and this one's for you.

[ uh oh. ]

[ Yu. ]

...Yu?

[ What are you doing?

Oh my god, he's singing. ]

Are you seriously...?

[ hey, yosuke.

remember how Yu is the one who took drama? ]

And you can tell everybody...

[ He's starting to really smile now. He extends an arm as if inviting Yosuke to reach out but instead dances a few steps back, towards the jungle gym ]

This is your song.
It may be quite simple but, now that it's done...

Oh my god.

[ Yu! You're so...Yu! And silly and wonderful and he's so glad there's no one else in this park right now. It's hard to be too upset when Yu seem so happy, though, smiling to himself and being a little ridiculous. How can he resist?

Yosuke doesn't even try to. He sets down his spoon on the curry--and at least has piece of mind to put the lid back on it--as he kind of shuffles after Yu. ]

What're you doing??

[ Now grinning outright, Yu hops away, quickly moving over to the jungle gym's ladder. ]

I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind,
That I put down in words...

[ Quickly he scurries up the ladder, and once he gets to the top he leans over the low railing that surrounds the platform and again holds out his hand. ]

How wonderful life is, now you're in the world!

[ Yu is so energetic at this moment, happy and alive in the brisk cold of an evening in December. It's an interesting contrast to the warmth of that early June morning, the sharpness of the air now aligning itself with the stark reality of their situation--the wonderful, amazing fact that somehow they've been dating for six months. Together. Somehow, they found each other.

How crazy is that?

Sometimes Yosuke thinks that it might have been inevitable that they would cross paths considering the memories they share, but he's seen Souji, too. Yu is just...different.

And silly.

Yosuke laughs, endeared and confused at the same time. ]

Are you seriously singing Elton John?

[ But how can he say no to that face? There's a dramatic sigh for effect before Yosuke reaches out to take Yu's hand. ]

[ He is alight with happiness. It's not often he's like this, bright and energetic and laughing, but when he is it's always sincerely felt.

Yu shakes his head, briefly folding his arms on the railing. ]

Haven't you ever seen Moulin Rouge?

[ The jungle gym isn't large, but it has a few platforms, and Yu will dance across them, singing as he goes, acting his heart out. ]

I sat on the roof and I kicked off the moss
Well some of these verses, well they,
They've got me quite cross
But the sun's been kind while I wrote this song...

[ He's back by the slide now, and he'll swing himself into it, popping up at the bottom to circle round and sing a little softer, smiling warmly. ]

It's for people like you that keep it turned on.

Uhh...

[ Yeah, mister big on pop culture here? Never seen it. Feel free to shame him ]

Oh shit, this is the song you sent me like...a couple weeks ago, right?

[ Yu only laughs. He makes his way over to Yosuke and presses a kiss to his cheek. ]

No, this is a different one. It's one the lead sings to the woman he's fallen in love with.

[ Softly, his eyes crinkled with fondness. He'll drift back a few steps, his fingers leaving Yosuke's face only when he gets too far to touch. ]

So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue!

[ He's really belting it, arms spread wide under the light of the moon. ]

Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen!

You're kidding me.

[ Yu is singing a love song to Yosuke.

From Moulin Rogue. Yosuke is now Nicole Kidman? At least she's hot.

Oh my god, Yu. This is so strangely sweet and overly dramatic at the same time.

Yosuke looks a little nervous, glancing around the park like he's worried someone will notice or show up at any second. ]

D-Dude!

[ He rushes to his boyfriend, reaching out to grab onto his coat or--or something. ]

Someone's gonna hear you!

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[ Yu only laughs and takes Yosuke's hands in his, tugging him into a dance. ]

There's no one around! It's just us.

[ But, alright. He makes his voice a little quieter for the next few lines: ]

And you can tell everybody that this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done...

[ He leans in for a kiss, and then stays close, singing so very, very softly. ]

I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words...
How wonderful life is, now you're in the world.

[ Is it possible to be embarrassed and swept off your feet at the same time? Yosuke's feeling a little torn between them. He has grown a lot in the past few months, becoming more and more comfortable with the idea of being in a relationship with another guy to the point that he doesn't think about Yu as another guy most of the time...as long as they're not in public. Technically they are, even if it's later in the evening, so he worries.

But...but, the gesture is just a little cheesy, a little cinematic, and somehow very earnest all at the same time. He thinks back to when Yu was so determined to dance with Yosuke at his housewarming party that they two of them just drunkenly swayed as Yu tried to get through a Disney song.

Does that mean it's twice that Yu has tried to serenade him with some movie ballad?

Geez.

(He's so lucky.)

He knows he's blushing, though he'll pretend it's the cold. Yu didn't need to write the lyrics for Yosuke to believe that he means them. ]

...--You're really something, Yu Narukami.

[ The center of his chest feels hollowed out, warm and soft as if it might simply collapse in on itself. You're probably the love of my life, he thinks but does not say, pulling Yosuke closer still and leaning in until their foreheads touch. ]

I love you, [ he whispers, which isn't really a reply, but also the only thing he can say. ]

[ He loves hearing Yu say that. It warms his heart and makes him feel so...full. Yosuke lets his eyes fall shut, unable to stop from smiling. Yes, he loves hearing Yu say that...

He...he loves Yu, doesn't he? ]

Yu--

[ Yosuke swallows.

And presses his lips firmly against the other boy's. ]

[ Yu happily leans into the kiss, humming a laugh against his boyfriend's lips and holding him tight.

They've had a lot of magical moments. But this has to rank up at the very top.

Eventually, with some reluctance, he'll pull away and boop their noses together. ]

Come on. The food's going to get cold.

Mm...yeah.

[ Yeah. The food is getting cold.

But Yosuke steals another kiss before he let's Yu really separate them properly. ]

Okay. Let's eat.

[ Okay.

Maybe one more kiss. Just one. Then tugs Yu back towards the bench. ]

[ Yu is laughing for real by the time Yosuke finally lets them part and leads them back towards the bench. ]

Are you sure you don't need one more? I won't complain.

[ With a kind of knowing grin as Yu retakes his previous seat. This time he'll dig into the curry properly, holding out the coffee thermos for Yosuke to take if he likes. ]

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