[ they're basically married. there is another rumble of irritation on his end, like rin should simply understand why it gets under his skin, because haru doesn't. he does not know what about this bothers him.
he keeps his head firmly on rin's shoulder. the repetitive circles he draws on his tail (thigh) stops so he can tap his finger. ]
It just does.
[ IT JUST DOES!!!!!! he is going to be rude to buzen. he should've saved their psych to turn him into a clown. ]
[ there are multiple reasons that rin feels like he's going to die right now, mostly because he can tell that haru is irritated but doesn't understand why. he assumes that it's because he doesn't care to talk about topics like love and dating for as long as they have, but haru's never been shy about shutting down conversations he's not interested in.
maybe he's trying, for rin, and irritated that rin can't tell he wants to move on.
[ he is trying. this is such a weird topic for his tiny squid brain to handle. he just wants to enclose himself in a crevice between some rocks beneath the sea and eat plankton.
sufficed to say, he is also confused. ]
...Rang was obsessed with you. He would've kissed you.
[ this is not true he is just being crazy. all rang did was hug and contemplate murder. ]
[ the suggestion alone is making him very uncomfortable. because he obviously doesn't think about rang like that, and he doesn't want haru thinking about it either.
he shifts, stomach tight, so that he can look at haru's expression, a weird tension in his shoulders that wouldn't have made it comfortable for haru to keep resting there. ]
First of all, that's crazy. Second of all, why would that bug you anyway? You and Rang got along in the end.
[ do you think it would distract from swimming?? ]
[ he looks slightly put out at having lost his perch, and also having to have a real face-to-face conversation about something this embarrassing. he's never had this many heart-to-hearts with rin before. if this even qualifies. it feels a little too stupid to count as a heartfelt conversation. ]
I don't hate Rang. [ this is an understatment, he likes rang a lot. that doesn't change things. he has nothing against guifei either but he's still annoyed. possibly because it's not about either of them? ] It's still weird when he hugs you.
[ this happened in w1 ]
...Because of swimming. [ ????for once in his life he has no idea how this relates to swimming??? ]
[ his emotions answer first, oddly nervous, lacking the wealth of confidence he has when it comes to other things he cares about, like swimming.
after a second, he just puts his head back down, winding his arms around rin's torso thoughtlessly. because he won't have an excuse to later, and because rin said he didn't mind. ]
[ Haru presses close again, and Rin feels like his heart is going to burst out of his chest. There's a distinct sense of longing in the emotions he puts out, something he tries to temper because- this is good. This is the friendship he's been missing for the past five years.
This is more than he'd ever imagined getting from Haru, and he doesn't want him to feel nervous about Rin leaving swimming for any reason again.
He winds his arms around Haru in return, holding him close. ]
You don't have to worry. Nothing's going to distract me. [ He can't believe he has to say this. ] Even if I had the cutest girlfriend in the world.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
he flicks the hair by his ear. ]
It's not that big a deal. They were just trying to be nice to me.
[ It wasn't romantic. ]
no subject
Do people do that to be nice...?
[ they really could just like him and rin is too stupid to notice... ]
no subject
Just, y'know. Having fun.
no subject
[ he likes buzen a lot but it's annoying. ]
no subject
[ anyway, he's EMBARRASSED about it and he's never going to tell haru the reason why it had come up. why is my situation the same as monika's? ]
Why does it bug you? Are you tired of hearing everyone obsess over this stuff?
no subject
he keeps his head firmly on rin's shoulder. the repetitive circles he draws on his tail (thigh) stops so he can tap his finger. ]
It just does.
[ IT JUST DOES!!!!!! he is going to be rude to buzen. he should've saved their psych to turn him into a clown. ]
It was weird when Rang did it too.
no subject
maybe he's trying, for rin, and irritated that rin can't tell he wants to move on.
whatever it is, he just looks confused. ]
I never kissed Rang.
[ also gross. ]
no subject
sufficed to say, he is also confused. ]
...Rang was obsessed with you. He would've kissed you.
[ this is not true he is just being crazy. all rang did was hug and contemplate murder. ]
no subject
he shifts, stomach tight, so that he can look at haru's expression, a weird tension in his shoulders that wouldn't have made it comfortable for haru to keep resting there. ]
First of all, that's crazy. Second of all, why would that bug you anyway? You and Rang got along in the end.
[ do you think it would distract from swimming?? ]
no subject
I don't hate Rang. [ this is an understatment, he likes rang a lot. that doesn't change things. he has nothing against guifei either but he's still annoyed. possibly because it's not about either of them? ] It's still weird when he hugs you.
[ this happened in w1 ]
...Because of swimming. [ ????for once in his life he has no idea how this relates to swimming??? ]
no subject
Are you worried... that I'll spend less time swimming if I date someone...?
no subject
after a second, he just puts his head back down, winding his arms around rin's torso thoughtlessly. because he won't have an excuse to later, and because rin said he didn't mind. ]
...Yeah. I'd be worried if you did.
no subject
This is more than he'd ever imagined getting from Haru, and he doesn't want him to feel nervous about Rin leaving swimming for any reason again.
He winds his arms around Haru in return, holding him close. ]
You don't have to worry. Nothing's going to distract me. [ He can't believe he has to say this. ] Even if I had the cutest girlfriend in the world.