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TAAKO

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@fromTV

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Pâtissier

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"You've got Taako. I'm too busy to take your call right now, leave a message."

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[He thinks, as Rin looks at him, that maybe he should be a little nervous here, about whatever way this goes, but he realizes that he's... fine, with how it shakes out. His cards are on the table and it's in Rin's hands now, the least Taako can do is give him a couple seconds to make his decision.

Still, he's pleased with the outcome.

There's no hesitation before Taako returns the kiss, more than happy to follow Rin's lead on this. After a moment of internal deliberation about what to do with his free hand, he ends up loosely sliding it around Rin's waist; it feels important to not hold on too tightly, to make sure that Rin can pull away when he's ready, but until then Taako has zero interest in breaking the kiss.]

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[ Eventually, a man does have to breathe. Rin breaks the kiss at length, pulling back slightly, slowly. Taako's hand is warm on his waist. ]

There's more where that came from.

[ He's trying to be smooth, but it's at least partly a cover for a sudden anxious swirl in his stomach. He's a lot of talk, but it's always just that--talk. After weeks of chaste dates, and now this impromptu confession, things are moving somewhere serious. Somewhere vulnerable. What will he suffer for this, and how soon will he suffer it? ]

If you want them.

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[He's reluctant to pull back but - breathing is indeed a thing. He should work on that.]

Oh, thank fuck, I was worried this was a one time deal.

[Rin can be smooth and Taako can play at being cool and collected, even if he's a little flustered.

At some point he realizes they should probably have a discussion about whatever this is and is going to be, but they can take that one step at a time, and the first step needs to be Taako being honest about something.]

If, uh, if there is gonna be more of this, which I'm totally down for bee-tee-dubs, there's something I gotta show you. [Before he can chicken out, Taako drops his disguise self spell.] Had a bad run in with some liches, not all of them are as chill as Lup.

[He knows that doesn't explain much, but he wants to give Rin a second.]

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[ He doesn't respond right away. It's not because he really needs any time to process things--to his mind, Taako is less ethereally beautiful, sure, but (despite how he certainly portrays himself) Rin isn't that shallow. Beauty is fine, aesthetics are good, style is necessary--but Rin already thinks of those things as masks. Rin already knows how easy it is to hide a dagger behind a lovely face.

So he's quiet for only a second. ]

If you want to frighten me off, you're gonna have to do a lot better than that.

[ He takes Taako's free hand, brushes a kiss over his knuckles. He looks up, winking, and as he does so, one of his lavender eyes turns red. ]

Nothing wrong with makeup, darling.

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[It's not that he expected a bad reaction, he's just - wary, about this, and he wants to be honest with it even if this is slightly different than with Kravitz, who knew him before Wonderland.

Still, he's relieved, enough to roll his eyes at that remark, enough to make a joke.]

Pretty sure it's Lup's job to scare off dudes I'm into.

[He's terrible at thank yous, but after that kiss to his knuckles he turns his hand to properly hold Rin's, giving it a light squeeze. The eyes don't bother him either, he's dated a dude who's literal fucking skeleton with glowing red eyes. so, you know.]

But, hey, as much as I'm totally into the voyeurism thing - [tmi???] - do you wanna go somewhere that isn't the middle of a random sidewalk?

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Sadly for the two of you, I've already faced that particular threat and lived to tell the tale.

[ He bows slightly, making a flourishing gesture with his other hand. NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE VOYEURISM COMMENT, though internally he's glad that a blush does not tend to register on his skin. ]

I'd say 'your place or mine' right here, but my place involves about a dozen other people, so ...

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[Taako absolutely had a comment to make there, but he's distracted by the little bow because it's so charming, what the fuck.]

Okay, you really gotta tell me why you haven't moved out yet, but let's do this first. [a beat, and:] In a couple goes, cause someone already used his teleportation spell once today.

[It was him, he did that thing in order to get to Rin quicker. Dont @ him.

Luckily they aren't too far from his place, but it still takes three casts of dimension door, only staying in each new location for a couple seconds before they finally make it to Taako's apartment. At which point he lets out a little huff of breath; he's out of practice with casting a bunch of spells in a row.]

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[ He shrugs. ]

I don't have anywhere else to go.

[ Long and short of it. He rubs Taako's back, not really thinking about it, just as an automatic response to seeing the other man out of breath. ]

Thanks for the lift.

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[He's okay! It takes a couple seconds to catch his breath, but he hasn't totally burned through all his magic, just a bunch of it.]

I mean, neither did I? But I still didn't wanna live with a bunch of chucklefucks I didn't know, so I found a place.

[Maybe Rin doesn't want to live alone? But that doesn't really fit with Taako's mental image of Rin.]

Can I get you anything? Coffee? Wine? That terrible whiskey Lup keeps buying for some fucking reason?

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[ He rubs his fingers together. ]

As I understand it, such things cost money. I'm afraid I am not a rich man.

[ He's not overly fond of sleeping in close proximity to literally anyone, but he's even less fond of spending what little currency he's managed to accrue.

He makes a 'hmm' noise in his throat. No, no alcohol. That wouldn't do. ]

Coffee. Black.

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[Something like consideration crosses Taako's face, as heads to the coffee pot (he can't be bothered to fuck around with anything fancy this late), pouring two mugs, one for himself, one for Rin.

As he stirs sugar into his own, he finally finishes his thought.]

If it's like, the bond or whatever that'd give you trouble, I could hook you up with a loan?

[It's not any kind of charity, but Taako is living comfortably enough here that he could help out, so he might as well.

And because he's incapable of being totally serious:]

I mean, I didn't expect to end up as a sugar daddy, but I can roll with it.

[stop!!]

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[ Rin shakes his head. Also on the list of things he's not fond of: debts. ]

Don't worry about it. I'll endure. Besides, I only go there for a brief rest now and then.

[ He curls his hands around the mug, sighing at its warmth. ]

I'm not really much of a homemaker.

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[It still seems odd to him, but Taako isn't one to push the point, so he'll let that part of it go.]

A few months ago I would've said the same and like, not to get all sappy and domestic and shit, but this is actually pretty fucking chill, having somewhere nice to live and not waiting for the world to end every year.

[Also he's going to remember this slight. Of Rin ignoring his very good joke.]

[imperceptus]

[ SORRY TAAKO ... it's all just become cute gibberish to him at this point. ]

You live comfortably.

[ This he allows, as he raises his mug. ]

But it's not something I'm used to, or good at.

[ His exceptionally fine clothing might suggest otherwise, but then ... that was the point of it. ]

Besides, I don't need a daddy.

[ THERE U GO. ]

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[Well, at least he died as he lived, being a shit, because Taako might actually laugh himself to death here, despite covering his mouth with a hand to try to keep it together. The word 'daddy' coming out of Rin's mouth is a transcendent fucking experience.

He has to put his coffee down and everything.

Eventually, but a little breathlessly:]

Fuck me, you win this one.

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[ Ssssiiiip. ]

Well, I'm happy to entertain.

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I'll get you next time, for sure. [He's not sure how yet, but he'll figure it out, and at least he's stopped laughing enough to reclaim his coffee.] I'm competitive as shit and have no shame, it's a bad combo.

[He has some shame.]

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[ He shakes his head. ]

One's attractive, one's endearing. They can only be better together.

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[Taako does the very mature thing of puffing out his cheeks at that, but he recovers quickly.]

You're just lucky we weren't doing this when the kink festival was going down.

[Whatever "this" is.]

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Oh?

[ Rin quirks an eyebrow. ]

What would I have been in for?

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[Look at him trying to actual casual by taking a sip of his coffee, he's definitely not buying himself time.]

Well, Bryn did drag me into one of her Askopouran rope things at one point, that was kinda fun.

[He's being vague about what a "rope thing" is on purpose. Surely Rin can use his imagination.]

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Oh, my.

[ Given where he comes from, there's a lot he can imagine with rope. ]

Well, darling, maybe next time.

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[He's very determined to see this through.]

I mean, hey, why limit yourself to one week outta the year...

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True. I'd never want you to feel bound to anything.

[ He leans forward over the coffee cupped in his hands, purring. ]

Not unless that was what you liked.

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[One day he'll learn not to start things he can't finish, but today is not that day. He ducks his head, not quite brave enough to actually look at Rin, but he's not giving up just yet]

Well, who can say.... [He could! But that would defeat the point of being vague.] But I'll try anything once.

[Not entirely true, there's probably things he'd draw a line at, but the sentiment is there.]