"Hey baby, you look a little lonely, wanna come hang out with my friends and me?"
Whose idea was this? Who was the genius that encouraged Haruka Nanase to come out to a loud room full of dancing, sweating bodies that smelt like booze and shame? What sort of a demon would do such a thing?
Ah right, he remembered now.
He'd been sitting comfortably in his front room at home trying, and failing, to help his son with his English homework. Haru himself wasn't very good at English, he couldn't get his head round the language back in school, and he still couldn't now. It was a good thing his friend, Sousuke Yamazaki, was around at the time. He had lived in America for 2 years growing up and was fluent in the language.
"You see, you can't put 'I eat mackerel for dinner last night', it has to be 'I ate' because it's in the past. You see?" Sousuke said with a warm smile.
Haru smiled softly at his sons green eyes, squinting at the paper as if it would magically make sense. It seemed mean to make an 8 year old do things that hard but who was Haru to complain.
"I… kind of?" The boy said with a weary grin.
"Well as long as you're starting to get it. Here, try translating these next three while I go talk to your dad." The teal eyed male said ruffling his sandy brown hair before standing and moving to Haru.
"He's getting better?" Haru asked as he sipped from a bottle of water.
"Mmm," Sousuke started "He takes after his dad that's for sure."
"Shut up, it's not like I'm ever going to England, why should I need to understand the language?" Sousuke scoffed at Haru but laughed anyway. "So, what're your plans for tonight?" Haru asked.
"Eh, not much, Nagisa's coming here to pick me up; I think he said we're going to some sort of club? I don't even know, don't care really." Sousuke said, rolling his eyes. "What about you?"
"Same as always probably, I'll put Makoto to bed and maybe turn in early. I might finish up on my next piece I guess." Sousuke shook his head.
"Man, you need to get out more. I work at a school and even I get out on weeknights. I mean," Sousuke said, lowering his voice now so that Makoto couldn't hear. "When was the last time you got laid? You're in a rut! Look I'll do you a favour. You go out with Nagisa tonight-"
"What? No I have to look after Makoto and-" Sousuke re-interrupted the shorter man.
"I'll take Makoto back to mine tonight and look after him for you, hell, were both going to the same school in the morning- just let me do this for you tonight, you haven been out since… well you know. So please Nanase- just go out tonight?"
And that ended the story of why Haru was at a nightclub. On a Wednesday night. And now alone, thanks to Nagisa, the little shit, who went off to flirt with the blue haired bartender as soon as they came in.
Haru turned to face the busty blonde woman who had started talking to him. Her t-shirt was way too tight, and her makeup was caked on way too thickly for Harus liking.
"No, thank you." Haru said keeping up his calm and composed persona.
The woman pouted, but eventually realised the raven haired man wasn't interested in her and skipped off back to her gaggle of friends.
Haru suddenly felt his phone buzz in his pocket and pulled it out seeing Nagisa's name on the screen.
From: Nagisa To: Haruka
Heyyyy, sry Haru-Chan, im going home wiv Rei-Chan 2night. Didn't want 2 leave u, but been waiting 4ever for this. Srryy, c u soooon! P.s get lucky ;;))
Haru groaned. He didn't want to be here, he wanted to be at home with his son, or painting a new piece for the gallery who were constantly asking him for more of his works.
He threw some money on the bar and turned to leave when he got his foot caught on a chair and he felt himself falling toward the ground, when suddenly he felt himself get caught by two hands and heaved back upright.
"Woah, are you okay?" Haru heard a deep voice say. He looked up and gasped slightly.
Haru was looking into the most beautiful, shinning, deep red eyes he'd ever seen. The gorgeous red orbs matches perfectly with his burgundy hair that fell messily around his face. The man's soft looking lips were slightly parted and on his cheeks he wore a faint red blush. From what Haru could assume, they were both wearing the same look on their faces.
Time seemed to stop. All either man could see was the other, if felt like there was no one else in the room. No thumping of music, no sweaty bodies, and no thoughts on Haru's mind for once. Well, one thought-
'Who the hell is this God?'
Haru saw the red haired man shake his head slightly and say something, but the music was too loud and the blue eyed beauty couldn't reply. The god laughed slightly and grabbed Harus wrist, pulling him towards the exit. Haru usually would've struggled at someone touching him (he wasn't a very touchy feely guy) but for some reason, this man's touch seemed to ignite a fire deep in Haru.
Besides he was heading to the exit anyway! Yeah… that's what he told himself anyway.
The door was pushed open and the two slightly sweaty men breathed in fresh air and made their way outside.
The night was fairly chilly; the sky had already turned a deep blue black colour and the silver stars shone brightly through the darkness.
Haru turned to his saviour and examined him. Hot damn! His body looked well-toned and, well… anyone with any sense could tell that this man was hot. He was in no way checking him out though, because if there was one thing Haru knew- it was that he wasn't gay. Hell, he had a child with a woman he couldn't be gay! What he could do, however, was appreciate how beautiful this man was.
Haru finally came back to reality when he heard a throat clear and a soft chuckle.
"You know," the enchanting voice said "I honestly don't go around dragging guys out of clubs, I swear." Haru turned to the male to see him grinning.
'Oh fuck me.' Haru internally groaned as he saw that every one of his pristine white teeth was pointed and sharp, as that of a shark. Surprisingly, Haru found himself sending a small smile back to the man.
"I am sorry though, honestly. I just wanted to check you were okay, you can go back inside if you want."
"Trust me, I really don't want," Haru said "I came with a friend, but they left me, so I was going to leave anyway."
The man smiled widely at Harus response. "Well, in that case… did you maybe want to go and grab a coffee?"
Haru felt himself go red, all the way to the tips of his ears. He had been asked out. By a guy nonetheless.
Haru turned his head away to hide his flushed face. "Rather forward aren't you?" He muttered.
The other man let out a throaty chuckle. "Yeah, probably. But what's the point in fucking around with everything else before I ask; it's a waste of both of our times," Haru nodded at the man, seeing his reasoning. "and… I just moved here so I kind of need someone to show me around."
'Ah,' Haru thought 'Perhaps this isn't so much of a date and more of one friend helping another.'
"Sure," Haru agreed. "There's a pretty nice place just down the road from here if you wanna try it?"
"I'd love too- Oh! I'm Rin by the way." Rin grinned outstretching his hand for a handshake.
Haru grasped his hand and shook. "Haruka."
About five minutes later, the two men were sat at a two seater booth in a corner coffee shop called 'Mikoshiba & Bro.'. It was a small business run by two brothers and had been a usual for Haru ever since his college days. He'd grown quite close to the two brothers during his visits and wasn't surprised to be enveloped in a crushing hug from Momo.
"Haruka-Senpai! Where have you been? I haven't seen you or Makoto for ages!" Momo rambled on as he pulled Haru into the coffee shop. Rin followed close behind. "Oi! Sei! Haru's here!"
From behind the counter a tall muscular man with bright red hair looked up from where he was cleaning and grinned. Haru had always thought that Seijuro Mikoshiba looked… for lack of a batter word- Scary.
"Haru! It's been a while! The usual?" he asked, Momo made his way over where his brother was.
"Please? Oh and one…" Haru trailed off, not knowing what Rin would want to drink.
"Just a black coffee for me thanks." Rin finished for Haru.
"Alright! Give us just a second!" Momo cheered as the men sat at their seats.
There was a moment of awkward silence. Haru didn't know what the hell he was supposed to say! He hadn't dated much since Makoto was born. Not only that- this was his first date with a guy. And was it even a date? No, more of an impromptu drink with a stranger who stopped him from falling on his face at a club.
"So, uh, you said you just moved here right?" Haru said awkwardly, he wasn't really comfortable with small talk, but for some reason felt the need to welcome this stranger to the neighbourhood.
"Yeah I did. I'd been living with my younger sister for… well ever to be honest. Anyway- she got a job offer in America and I got a job offer here so we parted ways to try out living alone. It was about time anyway I mean, I am 26 now."
Same age as me Haru thought unintentionally. "What work are you in?"
"Education actually." Rin said with a grin.
"Hmm." Haru said with a slight frown.
"What?"
"Nothing. Just didn't peg you for the teacher type."
Rin looked as though he was going to respond but didn't get the chance to as Momo appeared with their drinks. Carefully placing them down and subtly winking at Haru as he mouthed 'Nice Score.'
Obviously Momo had misinterpreted the situation, but before Haru could correct him, he had sauntered off behind the counter.
Haru learnt a lot of things about Rin that day. His sister was a fashion designer that had recently designed some clothing for a large company in America that now wanted to work closely with the artist herself, his favourite animals were sharks, his teeth were naturally sharp ("some sort of rare genetic condition the doctor said."), he was scared of spiders and he was single.
Not that Haru really cared about the last one.
Rin learnt things about Haru too. He was an only child and had never been abroad. He liked to swim, cook and draw. He worked as an artist and had a few pieces that had sold for quite a bit of money recently, so he hadn't had to bother finding a part time job. His favourite animal was a dolphin and he wasn't currently seeing anyone.
Unknown to Haru, Rin cared about that fact a lot.
After they had both finished their beverages, Haru paid (Much to Rin's displeasure) and bid the Mikoshiba's goodbye, exiting the coffee shop.
"I could walk you home… if you wanted." Haru asked with his usual stoic expression.
"Sure." Rin said, walking leisurely through the dark streets with the raven haired male next to him. Casually, he directed Haru how to get to his apartment. It took about 15 minutes, and surprisingly Haru found himself wishing it had taken longer.
Standing outside of apartment 248, Rin turned to Haru, softly biting his lower lip with his deadly sharp teeth.
"Rin?" Haru asked.
"Haru, I'm going to go out on a limb here and ask you if I can try something."
"What kind of something?" He asked with curiosity in his eyes.
And then warm lips were on his.
Haru was in complete shock. The red eyed male had a hand on the back of his neck and the other placed gently on his hip. His eyes were closed while Haru's blue one were wide open- stunned. The strangest part was he didn't even realise he was kissing back until his eyes had fluttered shut and he had somehow pulled his body closer to the other male.
Pulling back, both men were breathless, leaning their foreheads against each other's.
Rin gulped before breathing out. "That kind of something."
After a moment of silence Haru responded "Rather forward aren't you?" Haru repeated.
Rin chuckled softly. "I don't beat around the bush I guess. And it helps that I want you. Badly." He finished with lust in his eyes.
"I'm not looking for anything serious." Haru said pulling back from Rin's hold and turning his back to the taller man. He couldn't go through with this. It was irresponsible, especially for a father, to be screwing around with people. Besides, he needed all his love and attention to go to Makoto, lord knows the kid deserved it.
"I'm not either, but just think," Rin started approaching Haru from behind to whisper in his ear. "One night. One night of pure pleasure. Nothing more, nothing less." He whispered, softly placing his lips on the patch of skin under Haru's ear and sucking gently, forcing a soft moan out of the usually quiet man.
"I…I… Just one night?" he breathed out in a whisper.
"Just one night." Rin repeated.
"No repercussions."
"No repercussions."
Haru took a deep breath in. He was so conflicted. This new guy suddenly comes up to him and makes him start to feel things he's never felt for a man before. This straightforward guy, putting sex on the table. Sex with no commitment or messy endings. Benefits without friendship. Offering him the release he desperately needs, because god knows how tiered Haru is of jacking off to soft-core porn every week with his earbuds in on his old, battered double bed, late at night when he was sure Makoto had gone to sleep.
And for some reason, despite believing that he was straight for all these years- despite knowing that what he was about to do was so immature and irresponsible, he just couldn't bring himself to say no.
He turned around swiftly and nodded slightly, finding it highly amusing to see the burgundy haired male fumbling with his keys as he struggled to open the door.
And as he kissed the man deeply, with the most passion he'd felt in a long time up against the door to his one night stands flat, Haruka Nanase came to a shocking conclusion.
'I might be a little gay.'
Hi people! So this is my first multi chapter fic, it's also posted on Archive of our own if you want to read it there. I have posted all the written chapters I have so far today, so please follow, favourite and comment if you like what you're reading!
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