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[cherryai]

Call me that and I'll bite you.

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sex bomb

[cherryai]

I'll break your board.

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love of my life

[cherryai]

Moron.

[Which is Cherry speak for him being a pile of goo on the floor.]

[beefyspaghetti]

guess so

So what are u gonna do about it

[cherryai]

Live with me.

[beefyspaghetti]

WHAT

[cherryai]

You asked what I was going to do about it. That's what.

[beefyspaghetti]

was that a question or a statement

[cherryai]

<Font face="Courier>Does it matter?

[beefyspaghetti]

obviously yes

[cherryai]

Why?

[beefyspaghetti]

u can't just tell me to live with u and then refuse to elaborate

That's mean

[cherryai]

I think it was self explanatory. Live with me.

[beefyspaghetti]

would you possibly rather discuss this face to face?

[cherryai]

Of course.

[He was waiting for that.]

[beefyspaghetti]

OK so are you COMING OVER or??

[cherryai]

I'll come over.

[beefyspaghetti]

door's open

[cherryai]

[He doesn't bother to knock, just walks in and makes himself at home.]

Well?

[beefyspaghetti]

Well?

[ Kojiro's almost finished cooking dinner by the time Kaoru's assuming himself into the apartment. As he does, and as Kaoru does. There's a sharp sizzling from the kitchen, and an absolutely mouthwatering aroma has permeated the entire house. And of course he's made enough to feed them both, because hardly a day goes by that Kaoru doesn't wander into either Sia la Luce or Kojiro's apartment expecting food, and Kojiro never disappoints.

There's also a full glass of sauvignon blanc on the table, ready and waiting for Kaoru to dive in. ]

Paella's almost ready, bread's on the table with your wine, cannoli for dessert.

But-- [ Kojiro's really good at multitasking; they can have this conversation while he's cooking, if Kaoru insists. ] That text didn't sound like a request.

[cherryai]

Should it be?

[Kaoru moves to the table and takes up his glass before making his way into the kitchen and leaning back against the wall as he watches Kojiro work. He'll never admit it, but it's one of his favorite parts of the day.]

Is there any reason you shouldn't move in with me?

[beefyspaghetti]

You could ask, though.

[ There's no reason they shouldn't live together. None whatsoever. But that doesn't mean Kojiro wouldn't appreciate some-- artifice. Isn't it almost like a proposal, after all? Not that expects Kaoru to take a knee and give him a ring, but a conversation about this would have been the ideal way to go about it.

But dinner's done, so Kojiro kills the burner, but he takes a few minutes to lean against the counter, arms crossed and jaw tight. ]

Isn't this some kinda major life-altering decision that we should have a conversation about before you just go throwing your weight around?

[cherryai]

Technically it is a question. You can say no if you want.

[It wouldn't even change anything in the relationship. What would change it would be them moving in together.

Kaoru takes a drink of his wine and pushes off the wall.]

And I'm not throwing my weight around. I'm not you. I'm simply stating the next logical step. We feel the same so it's logical to live together before taking the next step.

[The next step in Kaoru's world being letting others know that this is a thing that's happening at all.]