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[ Is this flirting.

Tidus's hands keep to Inigo's sides, if lowering close to his waist, their faces close and bold. Where this is heading being anyone's guess, if you're a guy like Tidus. But Inigo knows exactly where he's taking this, and there's no doubt with everything Inigo is at this moment; a shiteating grin being met by a daring look, Tidus locking his hold at those sides, his own gaze straight on. ]

Huh. Bet you've been wanting to get here for a while. [ Heh. ] You sure you're gonna be able to wait 'til your birthday?

[ Punk? Can you keep yourself away? Though the mood for Tidus is still pointed towards dumb than arousing. Like there's a backdown to be won here.

And Inigo's gonna be the one to lose. ]

[ There definitely is something dumb in the air here. After all, if there wasn't, both of them would most likely already be reduced to awkward messes at this point.

But the joking tone keeps this all light, keeps Inigo from freaking out that he is finally in the spot where - yes, okay, Tidus is right - he's been wanting to be for a while now. ]

Of course I can wait. [ N-Not that he isn't excited already!! But he's not going to admit that now, since this feels like it's heading dangerously close towards a game of gay chicken, and Inigo can't admit to the full gay he feels inside. ]

But nothing is wrong with getting a preview by sitting here, right?

[ There is definitely a competition here, one that Tidus isn't used to, but he isn't going to let that have him lose. Humming thoughtfully (or pretending to), and does he dare? ]

I think you got a view just like this one before. [ If you know what he means, a giddiness fluttering in Tidus. Referring to previous sexual encounters? Scandalous!! ] You were moving a lot more then too...

[ Don't mind his sly, low voice, and just give him a reaction, buddy!! He's waiting!! ]

[ There's a moment where Inigo is thinking. He's probably trying to think of when he's sat on Tidus's lap before..

.. but then, inevitably, his thoughts drift off to the actual scandalous event from before. And it's one thing to be confident about it when he's the one bringing it up, when he has time to prepare himself.

But when he suddenly recalls the way he was getting himself off on Tidus's hand? It's not such smooth sailing.

Maybe Tidus is going to win today after all, since Inigo's face is slowly starting to grow red. ]

B-But you liked that! [ He sputters.

A last attempt. ]

[ Inigo got to where Tidus wanted him to go eventually. Maybe he wasn't on his lap then, but he was close enough to it, hovering over him and only being propped up by that one hand on his chest. ]

What's wrong, Inigo? [ But what matters right now is the present, Inigo losing his cool and Tidus gaining more of it, the hands rested on Inigo's sides sloooowly slide down past his thighs, coming close for his fingers to get a touch of a butt.

His face coming in closer to Inigo's - now who's wearing the shiteating grin here? ]

You can't handle this?

[ (honestly, the grin is so wide because he's chuckling some, feeling absolutely goofy) ]

[ NO, HE CAN'T.

That's what he knows the answer is, but it's not what he wants to say here. Even though the touch of Tidus's hand is definitely shifting this from something joking to something a bit more arousing to Inigo, and he's really trying to hold back having that sort of reaction. It'd make things so awkward, for one, and so he bites his tongue.

Come on, Inigo. Be strong. Think of something incredibly unsexy. You can do it. ]

D.. Do you have any idea how often I've been close to you, huh? [ Often initiated by Inigo himself! Like.. right now, actually.

Oh no, he put himself into this trap. ]

If I couldn't handle that by now, there'd be something wrong with me!

[ And yet his facial expression definitely looks a little nervous.

And he may be shifting nervously on Tidus's lap juust a little. ]

[ Tidus is absolutely noticing that shifting around. A shifting around he might usually be able to ignore, but now? Like this? Inigo has to be doing this on purpose - wanting him to be the one to think gay thoughts so he has the upper hand!!

His expression loses some of its smug, but Tidus is trying his best to stay in the game. The space between his legs and Inigo's ass now getting company in his less coy fingers grabbing an even better hold. ]

Then you're telling me you don't want to? Right now?

[ It's a dare, a taunt, a temptation, less slick and more testing - or pushing - at Inigo's limits. ...and maybe this close, his mouth and tongue are feeling underworked with the glances he takes at Inigo's lips; deliberate initially, but after...

(ugh, no! no making out!!) ]

[ Inigo isn't making it any easier for Tidus, though it's entirely accidental. He's definitely pushing against Tidus's legs a little with his shifting, and Inigo nervously licks his lips, which proceed to hang open a little even afterwards, as he's thinking, as he's trying really hard to not lose it here.

Not that Inigo even notices that Tidus is having a struggle over here too. Oh no, all he notices is his own struggle to keep himself from kissing Tidus right here and now.

He wants to do it so badly. ]

I..

[ He starts, but then pushes his own lips against each other tightly, suddenly looking more determined. He can't lose this easily, right? ]

I don't think it's about wanting as much as it's about who does it first, right? [ Who gives in. ] You already kissed me earlier. I.. I bet you can't wait to do it again.

Y-you wanted me to!

[ To kiss you. But that's an attack Tidus wasn't expecting, that kiss - something else from what they're doing here, forgotten under this mood. This mood that's becoming a little too desperate as Tidus watches Inigo chew at his own lips, licking them, teasing him all on purpose.

What if I do want to kiss you again? But he can't give in, he has to show Inigo that he's not the only one who can play games; leaning in their faces to bring their noses touching, as if he might, but it's taunting words before his tongue that leave. ]

You're the one who couldn't wait to get us in that room. Aren't you the one who likes this? You could get off so easy- but that's not the getting off you want!

[ It's getting so dangerous.

Especially with how close their faces are right now. It'd be so easy to kiss Tidus, and it makes Inigo's breath shake a little.

But if he's right - and he hopes he is - then he can tell from this up close that all of this isn't entirely leaving Tidus unaffected either.

So maybe it's time to attack from a different direction. If he doesn't expect it, then just maybe it can be a victory stab for Inigo, right in the heart. ]

Yeah. [ His voice drops a bit, husky on purpose, especially from this up close, even though his heart is pounding right in his throat. This may just the most dangerous game of reversal gay chicken ever. ] I like this, because it's with you. You're the hottest guy I know.

[ Sweet Naga, come on, let it work!! Let him win for once!! ]

You like hearing me say that, don't you.

[ It's as if Inigo knows the reaction he'll get with those words. You're the hottest guy I know alone wouldn't have the same kick to his blood if not for what comes before it. 'I like this, because it's with you.' Because it's with him - because it's with him.

The compliment is just a cherry on this chicken pie they have going on, and Tidus so wants to kiss that stupid mouth. His lips lining tight and his brow furrowing, the absolute poutiest face to wear while in a flirting session. ]

Shut up, [ he hisses, barely, more sulking than anything. Fingers digging into their grip on Inigo's ass. ] If you want me so much, why don't you kiss me?

[ b-- baka!! ]

[ Unknowingly Tidus is using the most powerful move of all here. It's not like Inigo isn't super into Tidus when he's being all cocky and smirky, but this is what makes his heart weak - the other looking like this. So pouty, almost blushy. It's a reminder that despite how amazing the other is in Inigo's eyes, Tidus is very much still human.

Still human on the same level as Inigo. Someone who gets affected by other people's words, flustered, unsure of how to deal with it.

(Although it still feels miraculous that his words could bring Tidus to such a state.)

And he can't hold back in the face of that, not with how it makes his heart flutter in his chest. So Inigo leans forward just the slightest bit of an inch, just far enough to press their lips together into a kiss. He still can hardly believe that this is just a thing he can do now, without having to worry about Tidus's reaction. Something he only dreamed of months ago. ]

Guess you win. [ He mumbles against Tidus's lips.

But it's not so bad to lose under these circumstances. ]

[ This wasn't the taste of winning Tidus was hoping to savour moments ago. That dish has gone out the window, replaced by this new lust, this new want, taking the kiss Inigo offers him greedily, his tongue licking over those lips. Words breathed against his, but Tidus doesn't care for any of that now, his hands brushing up to hold Inigo around his waist and to grab the back of his head, his tongue dipping out to ask for something deeper, his hands pulling Inigo in closer.

This guy who wants him, this guy who appreciates the way he looks; wasn't this exactly what Tidus was looking for, that crazy day in the spa? A day that felt more surreal than just everyone switching ages, even for the pair of them. The two of them shy about going for it after, and yet - it's like scratching an itch, a comfort not regularly indulged it. Hasn't been, has it - not since Yuna has been gone, not since Inigo agreed to take part in this with him.

He doesn't want to waste this feeling, this intimacy. Tidus indulges as much as Inigo will allow him - them - to, the rest of the world far from his mind. ]

[ Inigo wasn't quite expecting deeper.

After all, they were just messing around. And while he was very much genuinely enjoying that kiss he finally gave Tidus, part of him thought it still was just part of the messing around--

-- until it suddenly wasn't. Because this is more than that. Just by the way Tidus pulls him closer, where his hands go as they hold on to him, the way Inigo can feel his tongue on his lips.

Yet he doesn't mind, easily opening his mouth, allowing Tidus access, his own tongue moving right along with it.

They should probably be doing other things, it suddenly occurs to Inigo. As if the forgotten meals on the ground only now decided to slip back into his mind. They should eat, rest, work, the usual schedule he develops for himself on these missions, too used to the ones that required constant vigilance.

But the flesh is weak - and honestly, Inigo's love-dazed mind is too - and wants nothing more than to indulge Tidus, to let the other take as much as he wants.

To feel how the other wants him right now.

His hands slip into Tidus's hair. ]

[ In contrast, Tidus doesn't think. He enjoys, he wants, tongue moving languidly, some part of him not in a rush for once. Having this body close to his nice, and he slips the hand wrapped around Inigo's waist under the rim of his shirt, but not in any particularly sexual manner. Touching, and searching for more to touch in that space of skin he's allowing himself to explore; while his chin tips, mouth moving to a new angle, just because he can between the kisses left on their lips.

It's some time before he thinks, or experiences any particular tug to do anything else but kiss, their lips not even far apart, breaths hot with their mouths still close. He can't even really open his eyes, and he doesn't care to, leaving another small kiss, another, before- ]

Guess we can do this more if you're on the same mission too.

[ As me, he forgets to specify, but please excuse that his mind is somewhere else. ]

[ Inigo does have his eyes open by the time Tidus speaks up. He's watching the other's expression, even though he can't see much from this up close - but he still wants to capture every little hint of it he can see.

Maybe that's what he's so occupied with that he doesn't answer right away. Instead just staring, feeling their hot, uneven breath mingle, planting another slight kiss on Tidus's lips.

It's only then that he speaks. ]

I don't think anyone has given me a better reason yet to rest on these missions. [ Because he can't make out with Tidus in the middle of battle, right.

His thumbs rub circles against Tidus's scalp. ]

Why can't everyone just say 'Hey Inigo, come over, Tidus wants to kiss you'? I'd be right there.

[ Alright, that gets a small burst of laughter from Tidus, a chuckle out of his throat. He leans back a bit, giving their faces some more room, but far from trying to escape Inigo's touch. ]

Really? [ Bro. Bro, please! But even if it's too goofy to him to take serious- ] Even if there was a desert between us? Then what? I might not want any by the time you get to me!

[ And wouldn't that be a tragedy? This dumb, silly tragedy of their what-if. ]

Then you'll just have to accept it anyway.

[ You know. In this ridiculous what-if scenario where Inigo would somehow manage to cross an entire desert by himself just to go get some kisses.

Even he isn't that stupid. Probably. ]

We can't just live on a Tidus kiss schedule, you know! [ There's definitely some mirth in that. A jokeyness that settles the flustered butterflies in his stomach a little, making this feel a bit more comfortable, more natural. His shoulders relax a bit, finding warmth in this still close proximity with Tidus, in a space with just the two of them. ] Sometimes it has to be an Inigo kiss schedule too!

I don't know if I agreed to that! [ Get this feigned huffiness, ineffective with the grin wide on his face, a cheekiness barely shining through. ] Didn't this start 'cause you said I need to handle you more? And I can't let you just get what you want...!

[ It's happening. Holidays out in snow are now slipping into real game canon. Tidus pats at Inigo's chest with both hands, as if settling something. ]

Guess that means no more kissing 'til I can fit it in the schedule! And I'm a pretty busy guy.

[ Clearly, by how busy he's been messing around. ]

[ .. wait, what is happening?

Inigo sure didn't expect things to get turned on him so quickly. He grows quiet, staring at Tidus with a bit of a surprised expression - like the way dogs get when you do something unexpected. Not understanding what's going on, and trying to wait and see if it's going to change.

But then it doesn't. Tidus doesn't say a 'just kidding'. (Even though Inigo should be able to figure out as much, considering the other guy's entire demeanour, but still.) ]

But.. you're not doing anything at all right now.

[ Even his tone kind of sounds like he's begging instinctively. ]

[ Siiigh, listen to this sigh! ] I should be going out and doing some patrols - you know how it is. We've been goofing around in here so long...

And we didn't even eat our food! [ Wow, what a time to remember about that, and Tidus looks down on the floor where it's been left, the gravy that's pooled out. Whoops. ] Ergh, good thing this is a fake room...

[ So the five second rule doesn't count? But with voice that sounds decided, even though his body isn't moving: ] Well! It was fun hanging out with you, Inigo.

[ goodbye forever, bro. ]

.. you aren't actually going to leave, right?

[ Listen to that tone. This is Inigo trying to figure out whether Tidus is pulling a very lame prank on him or not. His jaw drops to let his mouth open and close a few times, as if he's looking for words, but can't find any..

Until he has a realisation. ]

Wait, you can't go anywhere! [ Because Inigo is still on his lap!! Hah, he looks so proud of this realisation, and he even wiggles a little, grinding onto those legs. Yeah, you try shaking off this weight, pal!! ]

[ Oh no, Inigo's found his one weakness! But it's kind of cute seeing how gullible Inigo is being about this. And very much means - why would Tidus stop? ]

But Inigo, I have to go and be a hero for the people! [ He's putting on a convincing voice, waving his hands a little. ] You don't want to stop me being a hero for the people, do you?

[ You know, that thing he regularly talks about being and going out to do ever.

But he can do a nice pleading voice, even if he's wearing a smile. ]

I mean..!

[ He makes an odd half gurgled, half strangled sort of sound, like Inigo is really waging a war with himself right about now. He can't deny that they should probably be out there, keeping the streets safe for people.. especially since even though there's less of that to do here than during previous missions, he still can't resist the call of duty somewhere in the back of his head.

But.. he also just like this.

Just sitting here like this. The taste of Tidus still lingering on his lips. Looking at the other's face.

.. would it be too selfish? ]

Staying like this a little bit more couldn't hurt.. right? [ Just look at this innocent expression on his face. ]

Inigo! Choosing yourself over the safety of the other people!?

[ What a real surprise! But he laughs, and he's patting Inigo on the chest, quick to follow it up with- ] Don't worry, we have plenty of people out there watching the streets. But Inigo [ he gives a husky, sly tone. ] Putting yourself first? There's that new confidence I was talking about.

[ Mmmhmmmm. Inigo, how sexy. He's playful, teasing. But it's nice too, Inigo being selfish. Given how the guy wouldn't even sit to eat back at Terra without Tidus tricking him into sticking around. ]

But- [ one but- ] you think we should pick up that food? Uh, even if we don't eat it.

[ .......but Tidus isn't against still eating the potatoes and steak. ]

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