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(Open) Spoopy Month

WHO: Iwai and OPEN
WHERE: Various locations
WHEN: Throughout the month
WHAT: Between nightmare scenarios and a ton of roses, Iwai has a full month.
WARNINGS: Some violence, some suggested Persona 5 spoilers (you will be safe if you want to tag though so just let me know if you'd like me to be extra careful for your tags!). Will be updated as necessary but some necessary content warnings will be at the top of scenarios.

10/3-10/5 - Out with the Roses

That damn Baren. Iwai frowned at all the roses off to one side of his shop as he chewed on the stick of his lollipop. He'd told those working for him that it was up to them to figure out how they were going to get rid of the things. An entire truckload of damn roses. And with the fog and the nightmares going on these were just extra irritating.

(And no way was he ever thanking the guy for at least making it so he could do a nice gesture with three of them. Nope. No way, no how.)

Which meant that for a few days his employees and customers were very likely to see a giant pile of roses in the corner until he could get them cleared out. That should be fun, right?

Nightmare A - Neglect (CW: Child neglect, drug and sex talk within)

The vision was that of a small boy sitting on his futon with what looked like a small sandwich. A sandwich of bread. All around him was trash and there's even unfortunate things like condoms just scattered about. The boy continued to eat as he watched the door earnestly. It looked like there was nothing in the outside world beyond the windows.

That door opened and a woman came stumbling inside with a cocky looking man behind her. The boy stood up and the woman frowned at him. "Oh. I forgot I had you here."

She looked back at the man and pressed her chest to him. "Don't worry. He won't bother us. My room is this way."

And then they went down the hall leaving the boy alone before the vision repeated itself.

Leaning against a wall nearby was Iwai watching the whole thing, glaring at it and looking so tense. He'd tried to get out of here but it was like he was doomed to just watch this over. And over. And over. And over...

Nightmare B - Danger (CW: Violence)

This vision began with some rough looking Japanese men in suits holding out guns. Iwai was there too but he quickly ducked behind a box as the shots started to ring out. "Shit..."

Patting his clothes on instinct, he found that he was unarmed. Those bastards were going to kill him. "Shit, shit..."

The footsteps were getting closer now as the shots stopped. Here in this shipyard they were going to kill him. They'd actually tracked him down before he could leave Japan. That was what it was, wasn't it. It had to be.

The steps were closer...

He was going to die here...

Fog - Vanishing (Here be the vague spoilers. This will be rather vague here so if you would like it kept that way please let me know in the subject!)

Iwai wasn't sure what was going on. He'd been on his way back to his place when all these people around him had appeared. They were coming towards him with terror in their eyes and arms out stretched. It was like some kind of damn zombie movie if it were a film about scared crowds instead. And why they were all looking to him was beyond him but he knew better than to stay in their way. Survival was important here.

So he ducked into what had to be the park and got behind a tree, poking his head out now and then. Just in time to watch some of them scream as they started to just...ripple out of existence.

"Damn it..." What the hell was this? He didn't have anything to deal with things like this! Biting the stick in his mouth, he froze when he heard what some of the screams actually were.

"Save us!"

"Save us, Iwaaaaaaaaaaai!"

What? Why him?

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He lifted a brow then shook his head. A smile came to his lips as he sat back and then even let out a soft laugh when the other cat rejoined him. Yeah, he'd say he was pretty well claimed by these cats.

"Guess it's good you two like me since I'll be coming around more often it looks like."

He was pretty pleased with that too. He liked being around Fai. A lot.

First aid supplies back in the bathroom, check. Shirt soaking in the sink in cold water, check. Fai reappeared a few minutes later with his oversized Pat Benatar t-shirt in his hands. It was soft and worn and very comfortable... and at least it wasn't the Cher tour t-shirt.

"Here, try this. I'm going to go check on dinner, it should be warm enough by now."

He couldn't help but smile a little at Soel having already reclaimed her spot on Iwai's lap next to her brother. It was... really nice, seeing the three of them together on his sofa like they'd always been there. It certainly made the tiny apartment less lonely.

"Thanks."

He had no idea what this shirt was for but it was soft and casual. Slipping it on, he noted that because it was oversized it actually fit just fine. Well that worked out nicely. Iwai relaxed again to pet cats and drink hot chocolate while he waited, realizing he could smell the food now.

Wow. That was a great smell too.

He'd honestly never been in a home like this before where there were well fed pets and great decoration and good food and someone he cared for... His whole life and he hadn't seen any of that until Fai. Sure this wasn't the first time in this apartment but...

Iwai smiled. He liked this home feeling. A lot.

When Fai returned this time (and maybe this was the last time, now that he'd been bustling around the apartment maybe he was finally done and could sit and enjoy Iwai's company for a while) he was carrying a tray with two bowls of soup, half a loaf of home baked bread, and a small pitcher of ice water and two glasses. He honestly enjoyed playing host and he loved to take care of people, especially the people he cared about most; for all that he loved music and could do magic and had done so many other things with his life, Fai was in his element right here, making sure someone he cared about was safe and happy.

He settled the tray on the coffee table and then tucked himself on the couch as near to Iwai as he could manage around the cats, not bothering to shoo them away this time. Iwai seemed to enjoy their presence, and Fai had trained them well enough not to go for people food.

"I think that's everything now! Do you need anything else? How's your neck feeling?"

"It's fine."

Iwai set his mug down then picked up his bowl. And the bread too. Dipping that in, he had a bite of it and...paused. He blinked a few times then had another bite. This was delicious. Geez. How had he ended up liking a guy that was this good at cooking?

"This is great."

Iwai's reactions were quickly becoming one of Fai's favorite things. He smiled and blushed a little at the compliment; he'd heard it before, but it was that much better coming from a guy who turned him into a blushing idiot on a regular basis.

"Thank you! I learned to cook when I lived with my uncle. I find it relaxing, so I use it as stress relief too. Most of the time I make way too much for just me, so if you're ever in need of leftovers...."

Or if you want to just come over for dinner. Any time.

(That... would probably be too forward still, wouldn't it?)

Fai was honestly more interested in talking at the moment than in eating, but he didn't want to discourage Iwai from eating and getting warm after the kind of night they'd had. So he settled for fishing for the television remote and flipping to one of the music channels--one of the classical ones.

"There, now it's kind of like a date, isn't it?" Fai smiled down at his soup and blushed some more. "Unless you'd rather watch something, or listen to something else?"

"I'll eat whatever you give me."

He meant that too. Partially because he really liked the food but also just because Fai wanted to make him food. Iwai liked that someone would want to do that. He smiled a little as he kept eating.

At least until he was asked about the TV.

"Whatever you like. Maybe one of those cooking shows and you can tell me if they're doing it right."

Iwai smiled at him but that honestly sounded like a great date to him.

"I'll see what I can do~" Surely he could split some of the portions he took over to Orion and his neighbor would still have enough. Or maybe Fai would just make a little extra from now on. Either way.

The suggestion to turn to a cooking show was met with a disbelieving stare for a moment.

"You-- Really? You want to watch a cooking show? For a date?" After that moment of disbelief, Fai's expression melted into helpless laughter and he leaned forward to rest his forehead against Iwai's shoulder. "Ah, you must think I'm the most boring person in the world!"

He actually looked genuinely confused by the laughter and stared at Fai who was now melted against him. Taking another bite of food, he tried to figure out what had been funny. He'd thought it was a pretty good idea.

"...No. You're one of the least boring people I know. I just figured maybe it would be nice listening to you talk about something that makes you happy."

What? He liked just doing things like that with people he was with that he really liked. Listening to them talk about the things they were passionate about.

"We can just listen to music if you want. This stuff sounds good. I'm pretty trapped for whatever we do anyway."

You know...the cats.

Fai giggled at the cats sprawled across the other man's lap and then shook his head, still smiling.

"No, I'm fine with it, really! I just.... I haven't met many guys who would willingly watch a cooking show with me. Especially for a date. Or--" he added, shrugging, "--I wouldn't actually get to watch the show for very long, anyway."

He moved so that his chin was resting on Iwai's shoulder instead, and smiled up at him. "You're really sweet, Mune-chan. And cute~!" Fai leaned just a little closer so he could sneak a kiss on Iwai's cheek.

"I think most of those guys weren't buried under cats which would make it easier for them to keep you from watching the show."

Just saying.

Anyway, he held up a bite of bread to Fai's lips. Because someone wasn't eating and should make sure that stick of a body of his didn't float away by forgetting food. Don't get him wrong, he enjoyed that stick of a body. But that didn't mean he was going to not fuss over the fact that Fai needed to make sure to get food in him.

"Sooo~ you're being cock-blocked by kitties, is that what you're saying~?"

(Look, Fai wasn't always sweet and boring. He'd just been trying very hard to behave himself. Even though sometimes--like now--he slipped. Oops.)

His teasing expression fell away, however, when Iwai held food up to his mouth. Surprise flickered there instead for a moment, followed quickly by another, more genuine smile. Rather than make some sort of excuse or brush off Iwai's concern, he chose to accept the moment for what it was--really cute and thoughtful. So he took a bite (and wasn't even overly lascivious about it) and then laid his head back down on Iwai's shoulder while he reached for the remote to find the Food Network. Somehow he'd slowly managed to worm his way over on the couch so that he was close enough to snuggle up to Iwai after all.

"Yeah. That sums it up."

Good. Fai was eating something. Relaxing, he kept eating himself as he watched the TV get switched over. Not a show he recognized but he wasn't here to try to know the shows. Right now he just wanted to spend time with Fai because it was helping him push past the discomfort of that vision in the fog.

Iwai sure did continue to offer him bites though so he could make sure Fai kept eating. At least until his food was done and he didn't have anything else to offer.

Just a nice full belly that brought on that pleasant heavy feeling of being tired.

"Hmm, that's too bad~ Maybe next time you come over I'll make sure they have a fresh bag of catnip to keep them occupied~"

Being good and taking things slow didn't mean they couldn't kiss, at least? Maybe?

Fai was really terrible at this "taking things slow" business. But then again they'd made it past their second date and hadn't done more than kiss yet, so they were already moving slower than... pretty much any other guy Fai had ever been with. With the notable exception of the last.

And yeah, the feeding him thing was really cute, god help him. As if Fai hadn't thought Iwai was the most adorable thing ever already! He even attempted to sneak a few bites of his own dinner toward Iwai, although as dinner started to wind down he settled for snuggling in and quieting down, and just enjoying being close.

After a time, Iwai realized he wasn't actually paying attention to the show. It wasn't that it was boring though, not that at all. He was just tired after the ordeal earlier and then also full. Not to mention two warm cats curled up on him and a pretty guy pressed against his side.

He actually started dozing a little. Some part of him wondered if he really was just getting old. The subconscious side of him just felt comfortable and safe here so of course he'd think it was fine to sleep now.

Fai just had that way about him. Making him feel so comfortable.

...yep, that sure was Fai's date falling asleep on his couch.

But honestly, he couldn't blame him. The people screaming in the fog earlier had shaken both of them, and then Fai had done his best to make him warm and comfortable. Staying up and talking would be great (and kissing would be even better) but this technically hadn't even started out as a real date.

Well... okay technically it was supposed to be drinks at first, but Retrospec had thrown a wrench in that plan.

Point was, there was no way Fai was going to try to drag Iwai back out to his car at this point in the night. The guy ran his own shop, so Fai guessed he could open in the morning whenever he felt like it. So sleeping on Fai's sofa wouldn't hurt anything at all. The next time he looked up and caught Iwai dozing, Fai very gently nudged the other man down toward the other end of the sofa, to get him to lie down.

The movement caused him to stir and he realized he'd been crashing. Damn. Not what he'd meant to do at all. Rubbing his face, he looked up at Fai. It had been supposed to be something of a date but apparently him being tired had thrown that for a loop. Iwai gave a little yawn and... Oh that cats were just curling up on his legs. Guess he was still stuck here.

"Wasn't trying to fall asleep."

Promise. But Fai had done an amazing job of taking care of him so it was hard not to.

"It's late, I don't mind. Unless you'd rather call a taxi I thought you could just crash here for the night. The kitties obviously don't mind sharing their sofa with you!"

But speaking of the kitties, Fai nudged them as well (gently!) so he could stretch out on the couch in front of Iwai. And then reached for the man's arm to pull over him, so Fai was tucked up against him.

"Does this help?"

Huh. Not what he'd meant but he'd take it. Grabbing a cushion he used that as a pillow and let his arm be one for Fai. Tucking him close, he closed his eyes and then...

No. Not quite right. Might as well go for it.

Moving the arm around Fai up, he caught his chin and gave his lips a quick kiss before nuzzling against his hair. How the hell could one person smell this nice? Relaxing, he closed his eyes again.

"Yeah." To answer his question.

So he'd just snuggle with Iwai for a while and enjoy the closeness until the other man fell asleep, and then he'd sneak away and grab a quilt for him out of the closet--

Except that kiss and the arm around him left him not wanting to move, and Iwai was so warm and solid behind him, and before long Fai found himself dozing as well. And there was a perfectly good throw on the back of the sofa....

Before drifting off, Fai reached up to pull the little throw blanket down over the top of them and then snuggled up tighter against Iwai. Not really how he'd envisioned their first time sleeping together, but hell if he was going to pass it up.

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