[Really, he hasn't heard these words yet, but it probably doesn't matter now. He's heard them. He... gets it. He got what Merriment was trying to say. He's not stupid, just stubborn. And the stubbornness makes him seem stupid.
The uptake is what happens to be a while.] I... [His head tips down, eyes following. There's no excuse or argument he can think of against this. Senri is the single last person he wants to be right.
Keep living and make it better... Tch.] You... really are annoying. [It sounds kind of cold. He isn't rough. Still, he's firm when he draws his hands away and back.
But... there's a prickling of something Senri gets in the chest, something that doesn't match the rude exterior and the downturned head.] Saying things like that... like you know...
[he admitted it!! he doesn't understand anything about being a ninja. but he'll set sasuke pull his hands away, though senri will step further back into the water, splashing as he goes. he'll smooth out the skirt of his dress? if only to give his hands something to do]
Well, all I know is that if something happens to you when we're apart, I'll be upset. So I'd like it if it didn't come to that.
[He waits until Senri steps back. Not so much still as he just is calm and patient.
When he finally does lift his head, there’s a glint... of... mischief(??) in his eyes. He’s so fast when he darts forward at Senri and crouches slightly. It isn’t really romantic the way he gathers Senri in his arms. Oh no. There’s true intent and goal behind it.
He keeps going without stopping, lifting Senri’s back in his hand, wading out into the shallows, his knees, his thighs... hm, the fact he going so far out may dawn on Senri suddenly. The water is almost at his waist when he just—
senri makes a noise quietly in surprise when he's suddenly picked up, his arms instinctively going around sasuke's neck if only so that he's not flailing wildly when he's no longer in control of where he's standing??]
Sasuke, what are you—
[and then he seems to realize. there's that fearful delight that tingles in his emotions that comes from when you're being teased by someone but don't entirely hate it? except it also comes hand in hand with that a sort of electric anxiety - and it's when he realizes there's no hope for him that he just gathers up the long hair of his wig in one hand as he yelps and gets tossed into the water with a fucking splash.]
Ahhh, you're the worst, this dress is white, you jerk...!!
[AND HE'S USING HIS FREE HAND JUST TO SPLASH SASUKE WITH A WAVE OF WATER AS IF THAT WILL NOT ALSO RUIN HIS OUTFIT]
[Senri gets something a little more than what was wanted on the ferris wheel. It bubbles up out of him unexpectedly, hoarse from disuse. Senri is dunked, and the splashing wave of rerimand comes and—
—Sasuke laughs.
It’s reserved, but genuine. An enigma coming from him, and Senri might have to double check... But as his arm lifts to shield his turning away torso and head, he’s smirking just a little at the ridiculousness of it.
It’s been a long time since warm and fuzzy has bundled in his chest, but it’s there too. Relief and relaxation, humor that usually dies before he would even entertain the idea.
His palm might be bigger. Without holding back, he paddles it across the water to splash Senri back.]
[this is horrible and gay and anna should feel bad.
there's no hiding senri's surprise at the noise - but the thing is that rabbits have good ears, you know? he catches it and blinks in what is something near shock, but it also doesn't stop the weird little flutter that happens in his chest. it reads a little bit like a heart skipping a beat, a little bit like excitement, and senri doesn't care to take longer to place the feeling -
because he's laughing back as he brings up his arms to shield his face before he moves to splash some more water in sasuke's direction. he complains without any bite - ]
Hey...!
[even as he tries to amble back up to his feet, gathering the wet skirt in his hand and pulling it off to the side so it doesn't clump around his legs, before trying to kick more water in sasuke's direction]
Again, he half-assedly dodges the splashing water. For now, he doesn’t laugh again, but he is grinning a little more, a really shiteating teenager sort of thing.] You look like a wet dog. [Look... he is trash, Senri can’t expect everything. There’s no having cake and eating it too yet.] I told you not to dress stupid.
[Maybe it’s fondness. A LITTLE. He can’t even hide it because what thrums through him thrums through Senri. It’s fondness shadowed at the edges by regret and uncertainty. As if... he doesn’t think he deserves this, as if he knows he doesn’t. As if he remembers having fun like this with two certain other people, back when they were doing so very well together, and then he...
For a long time, he looks at Senri, and then for a longer time he looks out over the ocean while the waves lap at his waist. When he looks back, he isn’t smiling, but he does look soft.]
[HE'S THE WORST. senri sticks his tongue out at him automatically even as his hands wring out the poor skirt of this perfectly nice dress to free it of some of the water. he's dressed CUTE and sasuke will have to be gay enough to admit it again one day!!
though at the words he pauses and looks back up at sasuke, he huffs out a slightly amused breath and he shakes his head]
... I don't know what you're thanking me for, but I guess you're welcome.
[He opens his mouth to try to figure out how to explain without saying to muvh, and— WHAT THE HELL. Senri is stomping through the water at him, and he just... It’s reflex. His arms go up, open, and he catches Senri in them while is face is all kinds of confused.
It’s very gay. Sasuke holding Senri who is wet and dressed like a girl. The breeze makes it very romcom? The two of them looking at each other as close as they are, one too happy and one too unsure. Senri could probably kiss him.
But before there’s a chance, after the briefest pauses, Sasuke’s face goes slack into something exasperated. He scoffs softly under his breath and then just
as soon as sasuke caught him and senri was PERFECTLY SMUG WITH HIMSELF his arms went around sasuke's neck for balance and nOW THEY'RE JUST CLINGING EVEN AS HIS FEET FALL RIGHT BACK INTO THE WATER - ]
[wow this fucking needy ass orange mollusk sasuke picked up out of the ocean
He at least doesn’t forcibly try to remove Senri from his neck. Though he does sigh heavy.] Why? Your legs work fine. You’re so damn annoying. [Guess who crouches a bit to pick Senri up though? This dumbass.
Senri gets begrudgingly carted back to shore through the shallow waves and put down on the beach just shu of where the water rushes up, near their shoes. He looks Senri over, sighs once again, quietly.
The plaid, stupid, cat-print interior overshirt is peeled off and handed to Senri.] You’ll freeze.
sasuke can probably feel it in the way that he's gently surprised, followed by extremely pleased. it's not a long walk back to the shore but he's also totally going to make himself comfortable. his arms stay around sasuke's neck bc he doesn't trust not to be dropped again, but he rests his head on sasuke's shoulder for a little bit too - and once he's placed back down he'll pull back.
and then.]
... well, whose fault is that?
[but he sounds and feels super soft and fond as he takes the overshirt to pull it back around his shoulders!!
[There's a stupid water imprint of the length of Senri's side cutting diagonally across his front, making parts of the black shirt darker. Thankfully, it doesn't show terribly. But he peels the shirt off himself and grunts, shaking it some before dropping it.
Hm.
It's fitted and sticks to his chest and stomach, not helping in making him look even more toned and lean. He rolls the fallen long sleeves back up to his elbows.]
If this is all dates are, they're stupid. You can come to the beach with anyone. You can come by yourself, too.
[the thing is that senri has a great poker face? he's incredibly emotive, but if there's ever an emotion that he wants to keep on lockdown, he's actually fairly good at it. in this case he's just going to laugh even as he pulls the overshirt more against him, shaking his head]
No, that's not... You're supposed to go on dates with people you're interested in romantically, stupid.
You can hold onto their hand, or ask them to carry you in a way that you normally wouldn't ask friends to. It's just supposed to be really sweet?
[..... is what he says but also sasuke is hot and at this point senri still has both eyes so there sure is an undercurrent of a not-so-innocent, but deeply appreciative interest in his chest when looks sasuke up and down again]
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The uptake is what happens to be a while.] I... [His head tips down, eyes following. There's no excuse or argument he can think of against this. Senri is the single last person he wants to be right.
Keep living and make it better... Tch.] You... really are annoying. [It sounds kind of cold. He isn't rough. Still, he's firm when he draws his hands away and back.
But... there's a prickling of something Senri gets in the chest, something that doesn't match the rude exterior and the downturned head.] Saying things like that... like you know...
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[he admitted it!! he doesn't understand anything about being a ninja. but he'll set sasuke pull his hands away, though senri will step further back into the water, splashing as he goes. he'll smooth out the skirt of his dress? if only to give his hands something to do]
Well, all I know is that if something happens to you when we're apart, I'll be upset. So I'd like it if it didn't come to that.
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When he finally does lift his head, there’s a glint... of... mischief(??) in his eyes. He’s so fast when he darts forward at Senri and crouches slightly. It isn’t really romantic the way he gathers Senri in his arms. Oh no. There’s true intent and goal behind it.
He keeps going without stopping, lifting Senri’s back in his hand, wading out into the shallows, his knees, his thighs... hm, the fact he going so far out may dawn on Senri suddenly. The water is almost at his waist when he just—
—chucks Senri up and out into the water.
IT ISN’T DEEP SO HE WON’T DROWN THIS TIME.]
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senri makes a noise quietly in surprise when he's suddenly picked up, his arms instinctively going around sasuke's neck if only so that he's not flailing wildly when he's no longer in control of where he's standing??]
Sasuke, what are you—
[and then he seems to realize. there's that fearful delight that tingles in his emotions that comes from when you're being teased by someone but don't entirely hate it? except it also comes hand in hand with that a sort of electric anxiety - and it's when he realizes there's no hope for him that he just gathers up the long hair of his wig in one hand as he yelps and gets tossed into the water with a fucking splash.]
Ahhh, you're the worst, this dress is white, you jerk...!!
[AND HE'S USING HIS FREE HAND JUST TO SPLASH SASUKE WITH A WAVE OF WATER AS IF THAT WILL NOT ALSO RUIN HIS OUTFIT]
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—Sasuke laughs.
It’s reserved, but genuine. An enigma coming from him, and Senri might have to double check... But as his arm lifts to shield his turning away torso and head, he’s smirking just a little at the ridiculousness of it.
It’s been a long time since warm and fuzzy has bundled in his chest, but it’s there too. Relief and relaxation, humor that usually dies before he would even entertain the idea.
His palm might be bigger. Without holding back, he paddles it across the water to splash Senri back.]
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there's no hiding senri's surprise at the noise - but the thing is that rabbits have good ears, you know? he catches it and blinks in what is something near shock, but it also doesn't stop the weird little flutter that happens in his chest. it reads a little bit like a heart skipping a beat, a little bit like excitement, and senri doesn't care to take longer to place the feeling -
because he's laughing back as he brings up his arms to shield his face before he moves to splash some more water in sasuke's direction. he complains without any bite - ]
Hey...!
[even as he tries to amble back up to his feet, gathering the wet skirt in his hand and pulling it off to the side so it doesn't clump around his legs, before trying to kick more water in sasuke's direction]
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Again, he half-assedly dodges the splashing water. For now, he doesn’t laugh again, but he is grinning a little more, a really shiteating teenager sort of thing.] You look like a wet dog. [Look... he is trash, Senri can’t expect everything. There’s no having cake and eating it too yet.] I told you not to dress stupid.
[Maybe it’s fondness. A LITTLE. He can’t even hide it because what thrums through him thrums through Senri. It’s fondness shadowed at the edges by regret and uncertainty. As if... he doesn’t think he deserves this, as if he knows he doesn’t. As if he remembers having fun like this with two certain other people, back when they were doing so very well together, and then he...
For a long time, he looks at Senri, and then for a longer time he looks out over the ocean while the waves lap at his waist. When he looks back, he isn’t smiling, but he does look soft.]
...Thank you.
[1/2]
though at the words he pauses and looks back up at sasuke, he huffs out a slightly amused breath and he shakes his head]
... I don't know what you're thanking me for, but I guess you're welcome.
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rushes toward sasuke not unlike how sasuke did before, except he doesn't seem like he's going to pick sasuke up in return? instead - ]
Now catch!
[IF I RUN AND JUMP AT SASUKE HE WILL SURELY CATCH ME IN HIS ARMS]
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It’s very gay. Sasuke holding Senri who is wet and dressed like a girl. The breeze makes it very romcom? The two of them looking at each other as close as they are, one too happy and one too unsure. Senri could probably kiss him.
But before there’s a chance, after the briefest pauses, Sasuke’s face goes slack into something exasperated. He scoffs softly under his breath and then just
drops Senri in the water in front of him.]
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as soon as sasuke caught him and senri was PERFECTLY SMUG WITH HIMSELF his arms went around sasuke's neck for balance and nOW THEY'RE JUST CLINGING EVEN AS HIS FEET FALL RIGHT BACK INTO THE WATER - ]
Hey! That's no fun!
Carry me back to shore at least!
[WHY?? HIS LEGS STILL WORK, DAMN]
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He at least doesn’t forcibly try to remove Senri from his neck. Though he does sigh heavy.] Why? Your legs work fine. You’re so damn annoying. [Guess who crouches a bit to pick Senri up though? This dumbass.
Senri gets begrudgingly carted back to shore through the shallow waves and put down on the beach just shu of where the water rushes up, near their shoes. He looks Senri over, sighs once again, quietly.
The plaid, stupid, cat-print interior overshirt is peeled off and handed to Senri.] You’ll freeze.
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senri didn't expect that to work.
sasuke can probably feel it in the way that he's gently surprised, followed by extremely pleased. it's not a long walk back to the shore but he's also totally going to make himself comfortable. his arms stay around sasuke's neck bc he doesn't trust not to be dropped again, but he rests his head on sasuke's shoulder for a little bit too - and once he's placed back down he'll pull back.
and then.]
... well, whose fault is that?
[but he sounds and feels super soft and fond as he takes the overshirt to pull it back around his shoulders!!
this is fucking fine!!!!]
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[There's a stupid water imprint of the length of Senri's side cutting diagonally across his front, making parts of the black shirt darker. Thankfully, it doesn't show terribly. But he peels the shirt off himself and grunts, shaking it some before dropping it.
Hm.
It's fitted and sticks to his chest and stomach, not helping in making him look even more toned and lean. He rolls the fallen long sleeves back up to his elbows.]
If this is all dates are, they're stupid. You can come to the beach with anyone. You can come by yourself, too.
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No, that's not... You're supposed to go on dates with people you're interested in romantically, stupid.
You can hold onto their hand, or ask them to carry you in a way that you normally wouldn't ask friends to. It's just supposed to be really sweet?
[..... is what he says but also sasuke is hot and at this point senri still has both eyes so there sure is an undercurrent of a not-so-innocent, but deeply appreciative interest in his chest when looks sasuke up and down again]
Anyway, you'll get it eventually.