[For some reason he's happy to hear Yoosung is bi. He brushes that off as being relieved he has confirmation his friend won't suddenly hate him the moment he reveals;]
Yoosung just nods again, because he's unsure whether Katsuki is wanting him to ask about the "sort of" bit or if he'd be more comfortable just leaving it at that, so... He's gonna let Katsuki decide that himself without prompting from Yoosung. While he pets his extremely affectionate cat.]
[The last time this came up... well. It didn't feel like it was received particularly well and he hadn't really understood why...?
And he's still kind of figuring out that part of himself. So he leaves it at that. Letting it drop as his attention pulls back to the screen. Just enjoying the rest of his frozen yogurt and the show.
[Katsuki lets Hana into his lap with no protest. Absently giving her attention while he watches the show. He guesses maybe he's becoming a cat person.
He's never had a pet before. The closest he's come were the beetles he used to catch as a kid which he always had to let go again. But both Hana and Rika have kind of won him over in their own ways.
He glances at Yoosung when he scoots closer. This guy is always in his personal space...
And then he says that. Just blurting out whatever comes to mind. He's sort of blunt and honest in his own way. Even if it's in a different way from Katsuki.]
What you seriously don't believe you have a squishy face?
[He reaches up and catches Yoosung's cheek between his thumb and pointer finger, giving a little tug. Teasing and brief.]
See? Squishy. Got that innocent look. Nothing threatening about you in the least.
[He may perfectly well believe him that he has a squishy face, he just weirdly wants Katsuki to bully him a little? This is fine and normal.
Except he's only just now realizing this, too, may play into the whole Masochist thing and maybe it was super weird for him to have brought it up now. Well. It's done now and he'll just have to try and be more careful and aware in the future!!
Regardless, Katsuki gives his cheek a small pinch and Yoosung laughs, and there's genuine joy in the sound even as he swats at Katsuki's hand on instinct.]
Okay, okay! Mm, but hopefully my cute, squishy face can be advantageous too~
[He rubs his cheek a little, less to take the sting out and more relishing the fact Katsuki even touched his face. He's so smitten it's pathetic and he knows it.]
Don't remember calling it 'cute'. Think I used the word 'dumb'. Dumb, squishy face.
[He sneaks in another pinch on the other side. Messing with him some more. Yoosung just lets everything slide right off him... laughs it off.
Does he think Yoosung is cute? Actually... yeah. He thinks Yoosung is cute and that he has pretty eyes. But he isn't saying that. Especially not when he's only teasing by calling Yoosung's face dumb. He'd just goofing off with someone he's feeling almost ridiculously comfortable with.
Knowing his words won't be taken to heart. And if they are... well he thinks Yoosung would forgive him. He forgave him fot yelling and threatening...]
Like I said, lull your enemies into a false sense of security.
[He whines as Katsuki pinches his other cheek, then holds his hands over both very pink cheeks and pouts at his friend, eyes wide and puppy-dog.]
Katsuki's so mean to me~eee! You're gonna make me cry, you know!
[But if he were really offended by any of it, he likely wouldn't be acting so cutesy and childish. Whether Katsuki realizes that or not is up in the air.]
[With no verbal response heard, Yoosung glances up from watching Hana and notices that Katsuki is kind of... Frozen. Yoosung probably said too much, but... They can come back from this! He can pretend it didn't mean anything, maybe? Or just go on like he didn't say it. That's probably the best route.
He carefully scoops Hana up into his arms and stands up.]
Okay, kitties, time for food~ Rika!
[He leaves Katsuki where he is for now and heads to the kitchen with Hana, calling for Rika a second time before she comes dashing back in, minus the keychain. She stops on her way to the kitchen to look curiously at Katsuki, though.
There's sounds of Yoosung in the kitchen, cooing at Hana (and her meowing back) as he gets food for her. Rika ignores that in favor of checking out Katsuki, walking over to him and looking up at him for a moment before pulling herself up onto the couch to sit next to him.]
[He registers Yoosung is moving and realizes he was probably quiet too long. Maybe he's the one making it weird? Yoosung doesn't seem terribly troubled...?
But it gives him a second to breathe and let it sink in. As he's sitting there rolling it around in his head, Rika joins him.
...He has been deemed more interesting than food. He reaches out to scratch between her ears absently as he considers that maybe Yoosung was messing with him back?
But now the idea is in his head. It... wouldn't be a bad thing would it? If Yoosung liked him? But he was probably reading something into it that wasn't there?
He might need to sit on this and... maybe pay closer attention to things?]
[Rika's ears flick at the scratching, but she doesn't seem to mind it, even if she doesn't lean into his touch like sweet Hana does.
She looks up at him when he speaks, and it's clear she understands what he's saying, which makes sense, because Pokemon have to understand the commands their trainers give. Her look is thoughtful before she moves to get off the couch, but when she turns to face him, she's holding her paw out like she wants to give him something.]
[Yoosung watches the exchange from the hallway with a smile.]
Those coins of hers come out of nowhere. I can never tell if she's creating them somehow or getting them from somewhere? I probably should be learning more about Pokemon in addition to Earth animals.
[He laughs a little. Rika looks at Yoosung and then back to Katsuki. She gives him a nod and then hurries past Yoosung to the kitchen.]
[Katsuki studies him quietly for a moment. No sign of anything off that he can pick up. That doesn't mean much. But still... Yoosung definitely must have been messing with him.
For some reason he's dissatisfied with that conclusion.
He shoves the coin in his pocket and decides to just... pretend nothing happened. How hard could it be?]
[Yoosung feels a confusing mixture of relief and disappointment. He's relieved that Katsuki no longer seems... Frozen? But he's a little disappointed because he didn't really get an answer, Katsuki's not telling him he's his favorite person to mess with. That wouldn't even have to mean anything romantic, even best friends could have a preference like that, right?
He drops his gaze as Katsuki studies him, blushing a little again, but he was also doing that sort of thing before he ever said that to Katsuki, so maybe he won't see it as anything weird.]
Mm. I've always liked them, but it wasn't until Hana and Rika showed up that I realized maybe I want to be a vet? I want to be able to take care of them correctly, because I've never actually had my own pet.
Maybe a little extreme, I guess... But I also want to be helpful, so... I think what I learn could also be applied somewhat to humans when needed too! Like more serious first aid stuff?
[He gives a little shrug, looking over at the TV for a moment where the anime is still running.]
I know you heal fast, but I like taking care of you when you're hurt too, so I think I'm probably aiming myself at the right field now...
[Of course that may also have something to do just with the fact that it's Katsuki, and there's a closeness and intimacy to taking care of him that way.]
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I'm gay.
[Well...]
Sort of?
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Yoosung just nods again, because he's unsure whether Katsuki is wanting him to ask about the "sort of" bit or if he'd be more comfortable just leaving it at that, so... He's gonna let Katsuki decide that himself without prompting from Yoosung. While he pets his extremely affectionate cat.]
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And he's still kind of figuring out that part of himself. So he leaves it at that. Letting it drop as his attention pulls back to the screen. Just enjoying the rest of his frozen yogurt and the show.
And the company?]
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Hana decides to move to Katsuki's lap, if he'll let her.
Once Yoosung has finished his frozen yogurt, he scoots a little closer to Katsuki and reaches over to give Hana a few pets.]
I think both my pets have kind of taken to you~ Oh!
[He's just remembered something. Without really thinking it through, he just lets it out the second it enters his mind.]
You know you said you'd pinch my cheeks the next time you saw me and you didn't?
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He's never had a pet before. The closest he's come were the beetles he used to catch as a kid which he always had to let go again. But both Hana and Rika have kind of won him over in their own ways.
He glances at Yoosung when he scoots closer. This guy is always in his personal space...
And then he says that. Just blurting out whatever comes to mind. He's sort of blunt and honest in his own way. Even if it's in a different way from Katsuki.]
What you seriously don't believe you have a squishy face?
[He reaches up and catches Yoosung's cheek between his thumb and pointer finger, giving a little tug. Teasing and brief.]
See? Squishy. Got that innocent look. Nothing threatening about you in the least.
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Except he's only just now realizing this, too, may play into the whole Masochist thing and maybe it was super weird for him to have brought it up now. Well. It's done now and he'll just have to try and be more careful and aware in the future!!
Regardless, Katsuki gives his cheek a small pinch and Yoosung laughs, and there's genuine joy in the sound even as he swats at Katsuki's hand on instinct.]
Okay, okay! Mm, but hopefully my cute, squishy face can be advantageous too~
[He rubs his cheek a little, less to take the sting out and more relishing the fact Katsuki even touched his face. He's so smitten it's pathetic and he knows it.]
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[He sneaks in another pinch on the other side. Messing with him some more. Yoosung just lets everything slide right off him... laughs it off.
Does he think Yoosung is cute? Actually... yeah. He thinks Yoosung is cute and that he has pretty eyes. But he isn't saying that. Especially not when he's only teasing by calling Yoosung's face dumb. He'd just goofing off with someone he's feeling almost ridiculously comfortable with.
Knowing his words won't be taken to heart. And if they are... well he thinks Yoosung would forgive him. He forgave him fot yelling and threatening...]
Like I said, lull your enemies into a false sense of security.
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[He whines as Katsuki pinches his other cheek, then holds his hands over both very pink cheeks and pouts at his friend, eyes wide and puppy-dog.]
Katsuki's so mean to me~eee! You're gonna make me cry, you know!
[But if he were really offended by any of it, he likely wouldn't be acting so cutesy and childish. Whether Katsuki realizes that or not is up in the air.]
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Like that's hard to do? I bet you cry when you see cute baby animals or when a movie has a sappy ending. Don't you?
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Yeah, but just because it's easy shouldn't mean you want to make me do it. Do you want to make me cry, Katsuki?
[....is this a weird question? He's not really thinking about it. He's genuinely curious.]
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I was messing with you again.
[What is happening right now?]
Did it bother you that much?
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No~ it doesn't bother me. I was just wondering~! I'm okay with you messing with me, you know.
[He looks down at Hana then, blushing harder and reaching to stroke her back.]
Umm... I think it would be nice actually if you liked messing with me more than other people...
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What does that mean??? What is this situation he's in?
I mean... he does really like messing with Yoosung. But to hear Yoosung likes being messed with? That he wants Katsuki to do it more??
All the blushing and hanging on him... is... is Yoosung... into him???
...He can't be, right?
...but if he was...?
...huh.
He needs to. Think about this. This is. New.
And now he's just sitting there making a weird face.
Sorry, Yoosung. He's mentally blue screening at the idea that maybe someone really likes him.]
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He carefully scoops Hana up into his arms and stands up.]
Okay, kitties, time for food~ Rika!
[He leaves Katsuki where he is for now and heads to the kitchen with Hana, calling for Rika a second time before she comes dashing back in, minus the keychain. She stops on her way to the kitchen to look curiously at Katsuki, though.
There's sounds of Yoosung in the kitchen, cooing at Hana (and her meowing back) as he gets food for her. Rika ignores that in favor of checking out Katsuki, walking over to him and looking up at him for a moment before pulling herself up onto the couch to sit next to him.]
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But it gives him a second to breathe and let it sink in. As he's sitting there rolling it around in his head, Rika joins him.
...He has been deemed more interesting than food. He reaches out to scratch between her ears absently as he considers that maybe Yoosung was messing with him back?
But now the idea is in his head. It... wouldn't be a bad thing would it? If Yoosung liked him? But he was probably reading something into it that wasn't there?
He might need to sit on this and... maybe pay closer attention to things?]
You gonna go eat you little gremlin?
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She looks up at him when he speaks, and it's clear she understands what he's saying, which makes sense, because Pokemon have to understand the commands their trainers give. Her look is thoughtful before she moves to get off the couch, but when she turns to face him, she's holding her paw out like she wants to give him something.]
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Katsuki stares at the coin blankly for a moment, confused, before bringing it closer to examine. A gift?]
For me, huh?
[Looks like she really liked that dumb little keychain.]
...thanks.
[It feels weird to thank a pipedal cat creature but she seems more intelligent than a normal cat so....?]
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Those coins of hers come out of nowhere. I can never tell if she's creating them somehow or getting them from somewhere? I probably should be learning more about Pokemon in addition to Earth animals.
[He laughs a little. Rika looks at Yoosung and then back to Katsuki. She gives him a nod and then hurries past Yoosung to the kitchen.]
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For some reason he's dissatisfied with that conclusion.
He shoves the coin in his pocket and decides to just... pretend nothing happened. How hard could it be?]
You really like animals, huh?
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He drops his gaze as Katsuki studies him, blushing a little again, but he was also doing that sort of thing before he ever said that to Katsuki, so maybe he won't see it as anything weird.]
Mm. I've always liked them, but it wasn't until Hana and Rika showed up that I realized maybe I want to be a vet? I want to be able to take care of them correctly, because I've never actually had my own pet.
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[Choosing a whole career over it...]
That's not a bad thing.
[Katsuki also tends to go for the extreme. He's currently rethinking his own career path.]
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Maybe a little extreme, I guess... But I also want to be helpful, so... I think what I learn could also be applied somewhat to humans when needed too! Like more serious first aid stuff?
[He gives a little shrug, looking over at the TV for a moment where the anime is still running.]
I know you heal fast, but I like taking care of you when you're hurt too, so I think I'm probably aiming myself at the right field now...
[Of course that may also have something to do just with the fact that it's Katsuki, and there's a closeness and intimacy to taking care of him that way.]
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[He's only partially joking.]
Bold of you to assume I'm gonna keep coming over here for you to patch me up.
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