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You and me have been through a lot. This game of ours has turned out to be mutually beneficial and you know that I'm willing to do just about anything for you out of the complete fondness I have for you.

...

Okay, and maybe the neverending supply of chocolate I get, too.

But this new verse idea of yours?

I've been hurt and damaged in just about every way possible, but none of it's ever been so...permanent. With exception to a bit of stiffness in my shoulder I've always healed from everything you've wanted to play out.

But burns change everything, mun. There's no bouncing back from an injury like that.

I'm calling in a favor. Please don't find a reason to play me in that verse. I don't know who I will be.

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Burns? You mean like... like what happened on the meme? [But he wants you to stay around, Kai. He'll keep that from happening again. Don't just - he can't lose you too.] I'm sorry.

[Panic flusters, holding up his hands. ] No! No, San Fransokyo is wonderful. Trust me, that injury was bad but it healed up. You took care of me and it's just fine. I don't want to leave, I promise.

This...this is from back home. I did something dangerous [Who's surprised?] to help hide someone. If the people who are after her figure it it was all a trick then I become a high priority target.

What are the odds they'll figure it out? Did you account for all the variables? And can't muns take us from before a bad event if it happens?

Knowing the writer? Probably slim. I doubt it's something the canon will explore, but my mun likes 'what if' scenarios, and sadly it wouldn't be hard to find me if They wanted to. I'm legitimately surprised the bastards after me haven't figured it out yet. They knew my dad...

This scenario starts with a target and ends with people dead. Including 'Kid'. Sad thing is...I would do it. I would risk my own life to save as many as I could. Hence the burns. Luckily she doesn't want me actually dead.

I know you would risk your life. I - I have a lot of experience with people's nobility and fire. And I think I'd probably break out every bit of med-tech known to man and make new things to make sure you were okay. But if your writer or your mun did go through with it and leave you burned, you'd still have a place in San Fransokyo with me. And we'd figure something out. Okay?

[What is he going to do with you? You are probably the best thing that's happened to him since he got picked up and he really doesn't know what to do with that? Give him a minute to compose himself.]

I'd be dead, for all intents and purposes. Kaito and Kid both. I'd be no one, and depending on the scarring there would go everything I'm actually good at. I wouldn't even be able to get Them back...

It's already in my verse list. I honestly don't know why this one, out of everything we'd done, is getting to me.

[He's honestly been through worse? But maybe this time he doesn't want to lose himself. He's danced upon losing his identity before. It wasn't fun.

Or maybe now he has something he doesn't want to lose, more than anything.]

There's more to you than stealing things, magic and getting Them back. There's a inherent spirit you have that just - I don't know, it pulls you through things. [It's like Tadashi's outlook in some ways, but where his brother had put more emphasis on being studious, Kaito treads a wire-thin line between playful and frighteningly good at what he does.] You could still find me. I'd make you a fake identity. I've already done that for myself before. You could stay with me, make a new life for yourself.

This isn't the end of anything, Kai. I promise.

[Struck speechless, he reaches out to hug Akiyuki, clinging to him and hiding his face.

Mutters after a moment.] Look at me. I'm supposed to hold myself together better than this.

You're not supposed to be a pillar. Nobody's an island. You taught me that, Kai. [He's hugging back, just as hard, and he's not letting go until his friend... boyfriend... whatever they are is good and ready.] It's okay.

Thanks. [pulls himself together carefully until he feels he can stand on his own two feet again. He pulls back, though he steals Akiyuki's hand, and wipes across his eyes with the back of his free hand.]

There, mun. I don't like it but you can do your worst. I've got the best support a man could ever ask for! [He 'humphs', satisfied, then turns back to Akiyuki, grinning again.]

I'm sorry. You're right. We don't have to be alone.

People aren't meant to be alone. I think my brother told me that, a long time ago, but I wasn't ready to listen to it then. Now that I've got you, though? I get it. So don't worry. I'm in this for the long haul.

[Leans over to kiss Yuki's cheek.] Good, because Phantom Thieves are notoriously hard to get rid of~

We should take a trip to Vegas sometime. [Abrupt, but he has a reason!]

Vegas? Oh, come on, all the fandom jokes about me being Tony Stark's distant relative are just jokes. I'm not actually interested in debauchery and gambling and drinking.

Besides, I'm a really happy, energetic drunk. This will only end in property damage.

]Laughs.] Not for gambling. I'd cheat anyway, it wouldn't be fair.

I talked to my mom the other day. She's been staying in Vegas. And I was just thinking...you've been around too much science. Maybe you'd like to come experience my life for a couple days? [Waves his arm with a flourish and presents a live dove out of thin air to rest on his fingers.]

Vegas is known for all sorts of shows. Illusions, acrobatics, art. You name it.

I kinda want to see who can win more by cheating - me with science or you with magic. But that's not really laying low.

...I wanna see the pro-dancers there. I. Um. I mean. I would kinda like to - I know, I know you've got stuff you probably wanna show me but - I just, I used to want to be - shutting up now.

Nope, no shutting up. There's no real plan here, just an idea. And what you want is just as important, if not more so. Tell me. Please?

[In a rush, and in a low murmur worthy of tiny font:] I-kinda-used-to-want-to-be-a-dancer-but-I-wasn't-thin-enough-and-I-still-like-dance-so-I'd-kinda like-to-go-see-Vegas-dancers.

[He buries his face in his hands and parts two fingers to peek out at Kaito, looking mortified. Oh God, did he really just admit that out loud? Kill him now, God.] So... yeah.

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[Kaito's got that dumb fond smile again.] You wanted to dance? [Nooo, don't hide.] I've never seen the Vegas dancers. Will you go with me?

I tried. I took lessons for about five years - it was the only contact with people my own age that didn't end in bullying. But I wasn't thin enough to compete, not even in contemporary dance. [Keep in mind that Akiyuki has canonically always been underweight and skips meals regularly if you want to properly progress how screwed up that concept is.] I'd kinda like to go, yeah. YouTube videos aren't the same as seeing something in person.

You must have had some terrible dance instructors. [He can't even fathom what kind of person they'd have to be to say such a thing to him. It's probably a good idea he doesn't know who they are. Petty revenge is a thing.]

We'll block out a time and do some research. See what shows are playing. And then fit as many things we want to see in that time as we can.

No, actually I had some pretty good ones. I had enough talent to get booted up to higher difficulty classes than most people my age. But American dancers are supposed to be thin and I'm not. It's not like I didn't try to lose weight but Tadashi and Aunt Cass kept making me eat and I just couldn't make the cut. [It's his fault, in his own mind, that he didn't make it. He should've tried harder.

He perks up, though.] Really? But you don't even like dance, do you? And we should do stuff you want, too.

American dancers aren't the only dancers in the world, Yuki. [He actually has never come across this before. What to say?] And I'm not a dancer, but it sounds similar to acrobatics. You've got to be able to support the muscle necessary to move, right? Being really thin sounds like the opposite. Well, we can find out.

We will. There'll be plenty of time for a magic show. And I like dance. For the most part. Well, I'm sure I'll like it at any rate. [Sheepish grin.] I won't know until I've actually watched it. I can admire the skill involved for sure. It's really cool that you can dance.

Yeah, yeah, 'Heidi Guenther could've been the first American prima ballerina if she hadn't died from anorexia so eat something'. Tadashi already covered that in detail. But I don't like abroad, I live in America. It doesn't matter. The ones hired most are the ones with a BMI of under 15. You willpower your way through the physical bits. Mind over matter. [And also this thing called keteosis where a starved body will temporarily gain energy from frantically processing fat for brief periods of time, but Akiyuki's got his own set of body issues that manage to be a sidenote with the superhero former murderer thing.]

Wait, you're the most dramatic person I have ever known. How have you not incorporated dance moves into that if for no other reason than to add some flair to things?

No Japanese dancers in San Fransokyo? [Honest curiosity. The culture mix is still new to him.] Though Noh theatre is a dramatically different sort of dance. [He doesn't want to lecture, so he won't get into it, but that kind of thinking worries the hell out of him. Wtf America.]

......well I could sweep my way through a ballroom if you gave me a night to prepare and memorize the steps. Honestly my style is more gymnastics than anything else. I spent my childhood learning how to play poker and fool the senses. Didn't leave much time for anything else.

Oh, there's a lot of Japanese dancers and dance in San Fransokyo. But they conform to the American ideal within months. Everybody wants a job. Even our Noh theater performers, who have minimal American influence, have a different look than yours. There's ideals - tall, pale, thin - that are just embedded into the nation and it's been embedded in there for decades.

Gymnastics and dance would be an awesome combo and you should do that. Like, now.

[No Kaito, you can't change an entire country. You don't have anywhere close to the resources or influence.] Everything's so different.

You should teach me, then. [This was not planned in any way.]

I know. But it's home. So as flawed as it is, I can't help liking it. We have gummy bears and sneakerheads and indie music and all the stuff that makes up for the bad in equal measure.

[Not blushing. Seriously. It's just warm in here.] Okay. Sure. If you teach me gymnastics in return.

[Grins.] I'll get used to it. I already have a top reason to like it anyway.

[Rolls forward onto one hand, his dove still balanced calmly on his other hand as if this sort of thing is just the way the world works. No big deal.] We could start our own style~

[Don't think about that flexibility in bed. Don't think about the implications of a hot guy who can move like that sink in. No. No. Don't-

It's a fruitless endeavor, and he's not thoroughly red-faced as he looks away.] Do you say everything in your bedroom voice?!

[And the illusion of endless grace is brutally ruined as he blushes and loses his balance. The dove flies up out of the way as Kaito crashes into the ground, and he's lying there laughing almost before the dust settles.]

W-what? [Oh god, he's blushing so hard right now.

You just- you can't do that kind of thing and add in the flirty voice. We're kinda not at that point in our... relationship? What are we, anyway? [If they're going to be awkward they'll hit up all the awkward.]

I didn't mean to? [He flirts like he breathes, don't listen to him. It's a natural response. But he didn't mean to imply... aaaaaall of the blushing. They're going for a record here.]

Boyfriends? [Nice hesitation, Kaito.] I-I mean...if you want to be? I don't really know how to...do this much. [At least he sits up so he's no longer lying down while looking up at him with that uncertain, hopeful look?]

Of course I want to. I mean, I don't know how to do much on the dating front, either, but I... I really care about you, Kai. I like being with you. So, yeah - boyfriends. [Have the dorky smile that launched a thousand ships in fandom.]

[Cheers and rolls to his feet to hug Yuki. He doesn't do anything corny like spin him around or anything, but he wouldn't lie and say it wasn't tempting.]

[Have the biggest hug back. All the love, man.]

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