Futureverse

[oneblackcat]

PSL with Athena. AKA That Game With Insane Amounts of Worldbuilding.

More here later, yada yada yada.

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[crimsonmoon]

Doesn’t look like a dynamic that can change unless one of them makes a conscious effort. But families are tricky that way. You get used to how you are around each other.

Akaya gets up and takes his empty bowl to the sink, rinses it, and puts it in the dish washer.

He ambles back to his beer that he left on the counter and takes a sip from it as he gently bumps Omi with his shoulder.

[oneblackcat]

After his minute to huff, Omi's okay again. Hak is just a very effective troll, and it's a little humiliating to be made the butt of the joke in front of Akaya. Omi does understand, though, that the same sentiment that drives Hak to mercilessly pick at him like that would also have him first in line to punch the lights out of anyone who meant him actual harm (don't think he missed the way Hak scanned Akaya over first thing in the door!).

He appreciates the bump, though, and answers it with a smile. "Looks like the screen's claimed for a while. Want to go out anywhere?"

[crimsonmoon]

“Yeah, all right.”

He finishes up the last of the beer and tucks the bottle into the recycling chute.

“You cooked us lunch, so you get to pick where we go.”

[oneblackcat]

It's a sweet offer that deepens the smile already on his face.

"No way-- this is your week off! I'll share some ideas if you're not sure, but all I want is to spend time with you."

Inside or outside, active or restful, noisy or quiet, those are just details. It's not what really matters. Omi is confident he can be happy doing anything as long as they're together.

[crimsonmoon]

Akaya laughs.

“Fine. Why don’t we just walk around? We’ll keep going until we see something we wanna do.”

[oneblackcat]

"Sounds good to me."

Omi finishes off his bowl, rinses it out and sticks it in the dishwasher behind Akaya's. He also sticks the curry and noodles he set aside for Akaya in the fridge. They can swing back by and get it later.

"Hak, we're going out. Make sure whatever you're saving for Goku goes in the fridge if he's not back within an hour or two. Dishes washed, please!"

"Sure, sure," he says without taking his eyes off the hoverbike race playing out across the screen.

Omi watches for a moment, then shrugs and moves to the genkan to put on his shoes.

[crimsonmoon]

He watches Omi set aside the leftovers for him to take home later, smiling. Akaya follows him to the foyer and toes on his shoes. But before they step out the door, he slides his arm around Omi’s waist from behind and nuzzles his ear.

“Thanks for lunch.”