[OPEN] you dared me in the dark

[loudmouths]

WHO: keigo and YOU
WHERE: all over the city!
WHEN: throughout july!
WHAT: it's a (very late) july catch-all for bingo and memory swap shenanigans! here's his bingo card! as you can see, there are quite a few spaces open for anyone to claim! just hit me up either through PM or on plurk at heartsigh and i'll gladly write you a starter for whichever square you want! /o/
WARNINGS: shouldn't be any? will updated as needed??


[ ooc: i will be putting top levels for starters and overflow continuations below! ]

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[botamochi]

[ Takumi is here with a cooler and another bag of stuff, ready for the beach. However, he's a little more clothed than Keigo. The evening is slowly fading, so he's wearing a thin short-sleeved hoodie with his swim trunks... And a bandanna with a hat on top of it. It's to hide the new color of his hair, but his eye color is wildly different. He's putting all of his eggs into the one basket called incoming darkness.

Point is, he sees Keigo and raises a hand to wave at him before approaching. His steps seem hesitant, but he's here? Cut him some slack. There's a part of him that was looking forward to spending time with a friend, away from work and worries. ]

Aren't you excited... The ingredients for the shaved ice is in the cooler if you want to start making your own. I'll set up the fire.

[ Takumi loves the beach, too, but he's a little antsy as he sets up by one of the bonfire stations next to Keigo. ]

[loudmouths]

[ keigo feared no sunset! even if he had a shirt somewhere nearby, he didn't seem very keen about putting it on. his excitement would keep him warm... or something.

but more importantly, keigo noted the way takumi... looked. a bandana and a hat? what was that about? maybe he was afraid of getting sunburned... and once takumi was closer, he did note something different about his eyes. weren't they a different color? ]

Um... oh, yeah! I love the beach, so!

[ trying to sound convincing when he was distracted was a Task, but letting takumi tend to the bonfire was probably the best thing to do at that point. he put focus onto the cooler instead, opening it to look at what was inside. ]

So, you said our cards lined up, yeah? I'm guessin' it's the sandcastle one, right?

[botamochi]

[ STOP STARING. It's making him uncomfortable. Takumi is doing his best to pretend that Keigo is doing well at... Not noticing. Totally. Anyway, with the tinder ready, he starts pouring fuel over the wood before attempting to set it on fire. It... takes a while to get the fire going, sorry. He's literally harassing it at this point just to get a small light going. It's spreading, at least. ]

Yeah. It's the sandcastle, but I also have roasting marshmallows... So I thought we might as well enjoy ourselves?

[ When Keigo opens the cooler, there are all the things needed to make shaved ice—a miniature shaving ice machine, an assortment of syrups, a tub... of vanilla ice cream? A container of mochi. Hm. It looks like Takumi also packed from red beans and a jar of condensed milk, too. ]

Do you have experience in human-sized sandcastles, though...

[ This is the issue. ]

[loudmouths]

[ HE CAN'T there was something off going on there, okay. keigo liked to think he was fairly perceptive, especially when it came to strange behavior. and takumi certainly appeared to be acting strange... struggling with the fire notwithstanding.

the amount of stuff takumi had brought, however... man. keigo was impressed. was he planning on camping out or something? he glanced up his way, tearing his eyes from the copious amount of stuff packed in the cooler. ]

Well, that works for me, but...

[ he laughed, rubbing at his neck. ]

I... dunno? I've built sandcastles before, but they might have been human-sized when I was like... 7...

[botamochi]

How convenient would it be if we were suddenly toddlers? I guess we'll just have to do our best.

[ He sighs, but the fire starts roaring. It crackles and flickers wildly, but gives a nice warmth. It accents the crisp ocean breeze. With that ready, they have the light needed to work on the sandcastle and all their snacks for the night. Takumi seems a lot more relaxed and hovers beside Keigo to look into the cooler. He's glad that nothing melted with the current heat wave. God bless. ]

I wasn't sure what kind of flavors you liked, so I brought matcha since it works well with everything else.

[ Takumi... Is in love with matcha. Don't kill him? At least the ice cream is different. ]

[loudmouths]

[ that got a laugh out of him. what a ridiculous notion... best not to think about it, lest retrospec people somehow track their thoughts and actually turn them into children.

keigo looked up at takumi approached, giving him a lopsided smile. once again, this guy was opening himself up for teasing all too easily. but he'd be nice and refrain... for now. ]

Matcha, eh? Well, I will say it'll remind me of home...

[ keigo started to rummage around in there, set on making himself some. now that he was thinking on it, it sounded too good to pass up. ]

Y'know, you didn't haveta' lug this huge thing all the way out here... but thanks.

[ and he flashed him a nice grin. see, it didn't take a lot to make keigo happy! ]

[botamochi]

[ It's too late... Takumi has met someone that turned into a toddler. His life is in shambles, but he's keeping it together with his dumb hat and bandanna securely on his head. He's pulling a bowl to make his own, too. After the shaved ice dispenses, he's caught off-guard by the words of gratitude. It's nice and fills his chest with this warm sensation, but shakes his nerves all the same.

Enough that he almost tipped over the machine. Don't worry, he realigns it and we're good. There's a scowl on his face as he starts pumping syrup onto his ice now. ]

I wanted us to have a good time...

[ It's kind of said between grumbles. There's an audible huff as he adds a bunch of adzuki beans and mochi onto his shaved ice!! Two scoops of vanilla ice cream! He's definitely embarrassed. ]

... You're welcome. [ He's dying. DYING. ] I hope you're not expecting to go swimming this late.

[loudmouths]

[ oh wow. it's one thing to be tsundere over text, but it's another for keigo to witness it live. he blinked at the sudden fumble takumi had with the machine, but as he spoke, it became all too clear to him what was going on.

heh.

with his shaved ice cup in hand, keigo stood up straight, the opposite hand coming to rest on his hip. he had your number, takumi... ]

That's really cute.

[ whoops. ]

You don't have to worry about things like that!! Just hangin' out like this is great!! [ and he grinned, nice and beaming. rip. ] Any time I can hang out with a friend is a good time to me.

[botamochi]

[ He can feel the embarrassment rising, especially when Keigo is here watching him with eyes of a hawk? THEN THERE'S THAT CUTE COMMENT. Cheeks now bright red, he keeps facing away so hide his scorching face. Maybe eating the shaved ice will help him cool down...

He's eating rather fast. If he tells Keigo to shut up, it'll make it worse. He knows how this goes. The cold dessert does qualm the tension, but he feels awfully emasculated anyway. ]

Let's... just get started on the sandcastle.

[ With an audible huff, he finished the shaved ice in no time? Is he a monster? Yes. He pulls out some buckets and shovels from his bag. ]

[loudmouths]

[ DEAL WITH IT TAKUMI, you just bring this out of him.

keigo caught that blush, too, which only made his grin wider. if he really didn't want to be called cute, maybe he shouldn't act cute??? it was sort of reminiscent of how one of his other friends would act when called out on his endearing behavior...

he laughed softly, more or less lacking any real bite or mocking inflection as he calmly enjoyed his shaved ice... ]

Maa, you sucked that down pretty fast. How did you not get brain freeze?