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Jiroutachi ([personal profile] sakeplz) wrote in [community profile] recolle2017-05-12 09:47 pm

Drunk Mermaid Therapy - Closed

WHO: Jirou and Fai (with a guest appearance by Kaiba later)
WHERE: Jirou's place
WHEN: The night of the prom
WHAT: Fai is a sad, sad person. So Jirou is going to cheer him up with getting to be drunk hot tub mermaids.
WARNINGS: Two drunk people in a hot tub. Mentions of possible nudity (nothing is going to happen beyond them taking a bath). Stupidity. Glitter. Everywhere.

Fai had sent him a text earlier expressing how he was feeling sad and lonely. Jirou was worried but Fai hadn't seemed to want to talk about it. Well, that was okay as long as he could offer some way to distract him for a bit. That seemed to be what he needed most right now.

And he had just the thing for that!

Makeup and glitter and jewels and hair pins were all over the table in his room and the hot tub in his bathroom was full warm water. And bubbles. There were so many bubbles in that hot tub. Probably because he'd decided to run the jets for a little bit which had moved the water spectacularly. Jirou hardly cared about the messes they were going to make in their drunken states. Nope, if anything got ruined he could just replace it. No big deal. Besides, Fai's smile was more important than material things. That was his opinion anyway.

Hair down and currently only wearing a loose pair of pants, he flitted about his place with one of the many sweet drinks he'd made up for them (those were scattered strategically around the hot tub so they'd have something always within reach no matter what) until he heard the door. Grabbing something off the table, he immediately went to his door to open it and dangled some keys before Fai. "Welcome to your home away from home! These are for you!" And he held out the drink in his hand. "And this too. Now all we need to do is get makeup and lose our clothes and we'll be the prettiest drunk mermaids!"
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cw: mention of addiction

[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-13 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
There had indeed been such a text earlier in the day, because Fai's life was starting to feel a bit like a trainwreck (a feeling he was all too familiar with, and hadn't missed at all) and Kaiba's late-night text the previous night had been the final nail in the coffin. So while everyone else in the bloody city was going off to be social at prom, Fai was going to go stay with his new best friend, play with makeup, and get wasted.

(Some small, rational part of his mind recognized the warning signs of substance abuse, because he'd been down this road before, but that small part had to contend with stalking, a new memory surfacing that scared the shit out of him, running into his ex on multiple occasions, and the realization that he hadn't actually been on a date in something like two years.)

He actually drove to work for once, so shortly after his last appointment of the day, Fai arrived at Jirou's place in a respectable blazer and slacks and not-pink shoes, with his ever-present messenger bag slung over his shoulder.

The keys weren't entirely a surprise, because Jirou had mentioned them already, but the combination of keys and a drink brought an instant smile to Fai's face. He took both, tried a sip of the drink, and beamed.

"You are absolutely magical, you know that?"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-13 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
Fai blinked for a moment at the statement. Divine...? Okay, sure. Fai wasn't actually certain he'd ever seen Jirou sober, so he just chalked the 'divine being' bit up to having started their drinking binge a little (or a lot) early. All part of the Jirou Experience™ as he was coming to understand it. Besides, right now Jirou was offering glitter and alcohol and that sounded infinitely better than the day Fai had been having.

He trailed after the other man, finding a convenient, out of the way spot to drop his bag, and shrugged out of his blazer. "I am so glad I have tomorrow off," he sighed happily. "If I wake up before noon we have clearly done something wrong tonight. Do you want me to make you up first?"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-13 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
It was true--Fai was still far too overdressed for the occasion. Besides, if he could get Jirou's makeup and hair done while he was still relatively sober and put-together, then he could fall apart at his leisure while Jirou worked on him afterward.

Still, the kind and amount of makeup that was going to be required for mermaids meant that wearing his white button-down was probably a terrible idea, if he ever wanted to be able to wear the shirt to work again. So while Jirou settled himself and Fai surveyed the makeup and fabrics available he popped the buttons on his shirt and then tossed it aside.

(And then took another long pull from the deliciously sugary and fruity drink Jirou had made for him.)

After some deliberation, he nodded. "Okay, I think I have a plan." Makeup would come first, so he took a minute to carefully pin Jirou's long hair back before grabbing one of the makeup sponges.
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-13 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
It had been years since Fai had actually done a show, since before the attack, but he'd been a drag queen long enough to know his way around a makeup table. After a light base of primer and foundation to even out Jirou's already near-perfect skin, Fai started on the other man's eyes first. Blue for the eyelids, a dramatic swath of color much heavier and brighter than one would normally wear (except to a drag show, because drag queens were nothing if not dramatic), and then Fai reached for a length of fishnet to hold over Jirou's skin while he extended the blue out toward the hairline and up toward the temples. The fishnet material would make the blue look scaled when he was done.

"I do love pink," Fai confessed with a light laugh. He tended to wear blues because they were easy and they looked good with his coloring, but blue had never been his favorite color. "Pink and purple would be perfect! We are going to look amazing."
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-13 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Hmm~ I guess it might be! I like a lot of colors, but I really like pink. I also like green and red too, but I don't think I look very good in red." Red was better suited to other people, where Fai could sit back and admire it on them instead.

Fai paused in his work to offer Jirou's drink up to him, so the other man could take a sip without having to move, then started on a vivid streak of blue underneath the cheekbones to match the ones on Jirou's eyes. More scaling here, and a dash of glittery powder over the top to bring out the texture.

"You do look very nice in red! Although you look gorgeous in anything I've ever seen you wear," Fai added, grinning. "I have my pink shoes, but I try not to wear more than a pink button-down every now and again to work. I don't think my co-workers would mind--I'm pretty sure they all know me well enough by now anyway--but clients can be a different story."
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-13 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
Finished with the eyes and cheeks, Fai had moved on to sweep some of the blue down onto Jirou's chin and below onto his neck, and was just moving to trade the blue for black to emphasize Jirou's eyes when he felt the hand on his arm. It wasn't a disruptive touch by any stretch, but Fai still paused.

Not hide what made him happy... Jirou didn't know him well enough (did anyone?) to know that the very concept was a joke. Music made him happy, but music was his past--except for that little sliver of a lifeline Kaiba had thrown him. But Fai didn't want to think about Kaiba right now. Performing had made him happy, but he lived in fear that someone was going to recognize him, that the wrong people were going to recognize him from those days.

Helping kids made him happy, so at least there was that. And having a friend to drink and be silly with, and not think less of him for it... that was proving to be priceless.

"Ah, I tend to get a bit cuddly when I'm drunk," he laughed, moving again to grab for the mascara and eyeliner. "As you've probably noticed! But really, thank you for all of this. I really appreciate it."
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-17 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
There, Jirou's eyes were perfect. Matching blue lips and a few extra little sparkly bits around the eyes, and Fai set the brushes down and took a step back, hands on his hips, to admire his handiwork.

Yep. He had a great canvas to work with, and Fai clearly still knew his stuff when it came to makeup. He grinned. "All I have to say is, they should have made the cartoon about you instead of that redhead. You look gorgeous!" Jirou's hair was still clipped up in several places--Fai moved to take the clips out, to finish up the look with prettier accessories: a sparkly clip, a string of jewels. Glitter galore. "It's a good thing we're staying in tonight or all the boys would be swarming you, and I'd never get you to myself!"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-21 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
So what if Fai had been having a shitty, lonely, depressing day before this? And so what if he'd only known Jirou a couple of weeks? His new friend was always upbeat, always smiling--and probably not the fake kind of smiles Fai sometimes used, either. Fai was happy to make his new friend smile, and if he were being honest, there was always something appealing about sparkles and pretty things. Even just being near them.

And now that he'd taken his turn, dressed Jirou up in makeup and glitter and jewels, now he could relax and get thoroughly drunk and be pretty in the process. Today was definitely looking up.

He laughed aloud at the nickname and sat as directed, taking a long pull from his drink while Jirou fiddled with his hair. "I'm glad you like it! I'm not much of a photographer, but I'll get some pictures of you when we're all finished here."
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-21 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
"All right," Fai laughed. "It would be a terrible shame to waste such pretty mermaids with no pictures! And maybe if any of the ones of you turn out good enough, you could post them somewhere online for promotion! It won't exactly be the professional photographer we talked about, but you'll still be gorgeous~"

Fai settled in and closed his eyes as Jirou swept foundation over his skin, and as soon as the other man started on his eyes he reached for his drink again. Thank goodness for straws. He was absolutely happier than he'd been this morning, but that didn't mean a steady stream of alcohol wasn't going to make things even better.

He giggled at the thought of pictures in the bath. "I don't know, mon lapin, if we make these too racy you might give half the city nosebleeds when they see them~"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-21 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, that's true~" Jirou didn't work exclusively at a burlesque club the way Fai had several years ago, but Fai had been to a few of Jirou's shows and there was definitely some burlesque involved. Makeup was old hat to both of them, and apparently so was showing off a bit (or a lot) of skin. "Maybe a little, then. We can't give them too much of you, though! Have to keep them wanting more~"

Fai actually wouldn't be a half-bad promoter, if he didn't already have so many other irons in the fire.
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-21 09:43 am (UTC)(link)
Man, Fai was really going to have to meet this 'bestie' of Jirou's some day. The guy sounded really nice--and if Jirou liked him so much, Fai couldn't imagine that he wouldn't.

Carefully, so as not to jostle the delicate work going on around his face, Fai laughed. "Honestly, I would love to! But I already work, and I'm going to school part-time, and I have another project on the side of all of that. And I have to make sure my neighbor remembers to eat once in a while. And my kitties need snuggles occasionally. If I add any more projects to the list I'll never sleep at all!"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-21 10:00 am (UTC)(link)
As soon as Jirou wasn't directly applying anything to his face, Fai shook his head with a slight smile. "It's a nice thought, but I can't just drop everything. I have people counting on me." He would elaborate more, but Jirou had already laughed it off, and it would sort of break the spirit of their evening here. They were shooting for silly and drunk and carefree, not talking about responsibilities.

He made sure to close his eyes when the glitter started flying, lest he end up blinded by sparkles. "I'll gladly help out here and there if you need me, though! Just let me know if you need a hand with anything. It's the least I can do after you've been so kind."

More drinks in the bathroom, perfect! Fai hurried to drain the last of his current drink while Jirou was still deciding on a lip color.
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-21 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Evidently the alcohol was starting to work its magic. Fai generally didn't need much of a reason to giggle, but the giggles were starting to become more constant. Good. He didn't quite grin as he took the mirror--not wanting to dislodge any of the color or sparkles Jirou had worked on him--but Fai's face lit up at the sight of it.

"You are good!"

He giggled again at the kiss and grabbed his own phone, not because he was expecting anyone to call him, necessarily (because let's face it: Jirou was already here, Orion never called him, and Kaiba was out on his date), but simply for taking pictures, and followed along after Jirou toward the bathroom.

"This is already a much better night than I would have had at home! Although I might have to buy some treats to apologize to the kitties~"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-05-24 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
Their 'mommy.' Fai giggled at that. "Sure! You should meet them someday, I'm sure they'll love you~"

How Jirou managed to strip completely in no time flat was nothing short of amazing, and Fai found himself blinking at the other man for a moment before starting to work at shucking his own slacks. (Admittedly, Jirou did hit a few of Fai's criteria for being his 'type,' but being a drag queen and just as effeminate as Fai immediately ruled that possibility out. Which was a damn good thing if they were going to be drunk and naked in a hot tub together. Fai's decision making skills when drunk weren't always the best.)

As soon as he was stripped, Fai stepped into the deliciously warm water and sighed happily. "If you think you can be sneaky about it, I don't see why not!"

(Decision making skills, Fai.)
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-03 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Fai's eyes widened at the result. "Yes, please! That's gorgeous!" And best of all, Jirou had been right about being sneaky--Fai was visible in the picture, but unless they specifically told someone who it was, he couldn't see how anyone would be able to connect the image back to him.

Oblivious for the moment about Jirou's intent to take more pictures, the blond sighed and leaned against the other man's shoulder. "Ha, maybe if I showed something like this to the guy I've been flirting with, he wouldn't be out on a date with someone else right now. Or maybe he would. Maybe I'm just not his type."
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-07 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
"What?"

Fai's reaction time was slow, between being warm and comfortable and buzzed, and leaning on Jirou's shoulder. He looked up, startled, in time to see the other man grab his phone.

"It- It's Kaiba, in there. But why?"

Did he trust Jirou at least far enough to not curse at his friend/employer with his phone? Yes. Jirou was flamboyant and ostentatious but he didn't give the impression that he was trying to get Fai in trouble at all. But then what...?
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-07 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Fai barely noticed Jirou doing something on his own phone, after being handed his back. He stared down at the sent message on the screen for a moment--the picture of the two of them made up in the bath--before smiling a little. It wasn't going to do any good as far as getting Kaiba to change his mind, not if Kaiba was so oblivious that he didn't realize he was dating someone else already, but Fai could see the appeal of a little teasing. Just to show Kaiba what he'd missed out on.

Then he shook his head, deposited the phone back on the side of the tub, and reached for another full drink. Hopefully something strong.

"I'm not nearly drunk enough for this." Time to change that!
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-10 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Cuddles were definitely what Fai needed, along with more alcohol. Between those and rubbing Kaiba's nose in it a little, he was so glad he'd contacted Jirou instead of spending the rest of the night alone and pouting in his apartment. Soel and Larg were good for cuddles but not so much on the reassurance.

He barely even noticed Jirou taking more pictures of him, just concentrating on draining the glass he was on. "I think you're just saying that because you're a sweetheart~!" he replied in a sing-song voice, laughing. "But it's nice to hear anyway!"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-15 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yep, another glass was totally a great idea. Surely nothing harmful could come of this, right?

Fai set his previous glass aside and took a long pull from the new one, then cuddled up to Jirou again with his head on the taller man's shoulder. A long sigh escaped him, despite the soft smile on his face.

"Honestly, I think you're the best. If we both weren't such girls I'd just steal you away instead, I think!"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-18 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
"I really would," Fai replied, nodding against the other man's shoulder. "How are you not taken yet? You're amazing." And, oddly enough, about 4/5 of Jirou was Fai's exact type. Except for the aforementioned thing about them both being total girls.

Fai wrapped his arms around Jirou loosely for a better snuggle, then found himself laughing. "Oh god, you don't think I'm far enough gone that I need to practice dating, do you? I mean, I'll go out with you any time, anywhere you want, but.... Do you really think it's that bad?"

It's only been... a couple of years....
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-22 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Hm, that makes sense!" Not that Fai thought Jirou needed someone in his life, of course, because Jirou was perfect just the way he was. But he definitely deserved to have someone pamper him and be there for him if he needed it. "But I'm sure you'll find the right one sooner or later and they're going to be just as amazing as you are."

Well. He kind of had a point there about the dating thing. It would be nice to remember what used to be fun about dating in the first place.

"So more like a pretend date than a practice date? That sounds really nice! We should definitely do that. Maybe we could find a place with a band so we could dance!"
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-27 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Fai generally tried to be a good, kind, friendly and considerate person. On the other hand he was also a huge flirt and could be downright manipulative at times. Flaunting his pretend boyfriend at strangers at a gay club sounded like just the sort of pick-me-up the doctor ordered.

"Let's do it! We can keep track of how many of them try to steal one of us away from the other before the night's over!" And hey, maybe if he was lucky something good would come out of it and he could stop thinking about this stupid prom thing.
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HERE VIA TEXT

[personal profile] crushcard 2017-06-07 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ So, like, give him ten minutes to respond after actually receiving the first image???? Half of it is because he's at prom and dealing with teenagers is Never Fun, but it's also because what the fuck maybe he needs a moment to actually properly recover for a bit. When he does: ]

can't swim, I'll drown

... pink and purple are definitely your colours though


[ The second text is sent to Jirou only, except that of course, since Seto doesn't have Jirou's number, it's just showing up as an unknown phone number. ]

...what?
who's this??
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[personal profile] flowrite 2017-06-07 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that's not encouraging at all! But Fai had sort of expected that, and he's got a little more alcohol in his system by this point. So he'll venture a reply anyway:]

don't worry, i wouldn't let you drown. besides, I know mouth to mouth if you do~

Aw really? that's sweet of you to say ♥