Izaya is curled up against a wall when he finds him, sharp pained gasps repeatedly falling past his lips. Shizuo frowns and crouches next to Izaya, who doesn't seem to even notice he's there at all.
"Izaya..."
He reaches up to rest his hand on Izaya's shoulder but pulls it back when Izaya flinches.
"What are you doing here?"
He asks gently and it seems to take Izaya an eternity to answer.
"I was... driven here..."
He explains between pained gasps.
"N-not my fault!"
He whimpers a bit desperately and Shizuo nods, the part of him that was grumbling about broken rules relaxes and all that's left behind is concern.
"Hey, it's okay."
Shizuo says softly, like he's talking to a small animal.
"Don't feel bad about it. I allow you to be in the city."
He doesn't want Izaya to be hurting because of him, and isn't that a weird realization. Izaya relaxes as the pain seems to leave him and he slumps against the wall with a slight shudder, Shizuo sighs.
"Do you want to go home still? My place is closer if you want to relax for a bit."
He's not sure why he offered to bring Izaya to his place, or what he's hoping Izaya will choose, all he knows is he wants Izaya to feel better.
"Take me to your place."
Izaya mutters and even though Shizuo is surprised, he doesn't comment on it, just picks Izaya up and carries him home.
He's not sure why he's here, he knows how it happened (and isn't it just pitiful that Shizuo of all people was comforting him) but why he agreed to be here is a mystery to him. He sips the tea Shizuo made him and eyes the man from his spot on the couch. Shizuo really is attractive, all lean muscle and pretty face, and why he's thinking like that is a mystery as well. He shoves the thoughts aside as Shizuo brings over some cup noodle.
"Sorry, this is all I have for now."
Shizuo looks embarrassed and guarded, like he thinks Izaya will make fun of him for it. Izaya just accepts it with a quiet thanks and starts to eat as Shizuo sits next to him. It's strange, how peaceful things are between them at the moment, he'd have never believed it possible a week ago. They both eat in silence and once they're done Shizuo coughs awkwardly.
"So... why were you in the city?"
Izaya sighs, he should have expected this really.
"A client of mine wanted to talk and his driver happened to take us here, unfortunately."
Shizuo nods, frowning a bit at the mention of a client. Izaya is a bit impressed at Shizuo's restraint, usually any mention of Izaya is enough to have him in a rage let alone Izaya's "shady business", it's astounding that Shizuo hasn't tried to kill him even once through this whole endeavor.
Shizuo speaks up again after a long, pensive silence.
"You should stay the night."
He's careful to phrase it as a suggestion and not an order. Izaya appreciates that even as he frowns at the request.
"Why?"
Shizuo shifts uncomfortably.
"It's pretty late, it's not good for you to walk home alone at night."
They both know Izaya can take care of himself so Izaya's a bit confused.
"I don't think that's the real reason you want me to stay."
It is sounding more and more like a good idea though and he wonders if that's the collars fault or if he should blame his subconscious. Shizuo sighs, running a hand through his hair.
"I don't know... I just think it would be a really good idea."
Izaya nods, that's probably the bond talking at least. He's reluctant to refuse the offer, its a long walk back, just because he can defend himself doesn't mean the idea of an attack is any less daunting, he's exhausted... Shizuo is probably the type to sleep without a shirt- Where did that thought come from? A slight blush spreads across his cheeks and it's his turn to cough awkwardly.
"Fine, I'll stay for the night."
Hopefully he doesn't regret it.
Shizuo is confused. He doesn't know why Izaya is blushing but he's glad Izaya agreed to stay. He pushes aside his confusion as unimportant and stands to get rid of their dinner trash.
"Do you need to borrow a pair of my pajamas? I'm not sure if they'll fit you at all but you're welcome to try."
Izaya nods.
"I doubt any pants would fit but if you could loan me a shirt that would be nice."
He heads to his room to find a shirt for Izaya, a strange feeling curling in his chest at the thought of Izaya wearing his clothes.
"Here you go."
he mutters as he hands it too Izaya who takes it with a polite thanks and goes to the bathroom to change. Shizuo busies himself with finding some bedding for the couch, his extra blanket and pillow are at the back of his closet and by the time he pulls them out Izaya is back. As soon as he sees Izaya his mouth goes suddenly dry, his shirt is much to big on Izaya and almost hangs low enough to cover his boxers. All in all Izaya looks both adorable and tempting in a way Shizuo had never thought about before. He swallows and hands Izaya the bedding.
"H-here. My room is just through there, if you need anything you can wake me up."
Izaya nods, bending over to spread the blanket over the couch and Shizuo blushes at the view.
"Who'd have thought Shizu-chan would be good with hospitality."
Izaya jokes softly and Shizuo is too focused on how good Izaya's thighs look to get annoyed at it.
"Yeah yeah, flea."
He replies gruffly to keep up appearances.
"Good night."
Izaya settles onto the couch and pulls his the blanket over him.
"Good night, Shizu-chan."
He shuts off the lights in the living room and retreats to his own bed quickly, his brain still stuck on the memory of Izaya's thighs. He feels like a pervert, Izaya doesn't want anything to do with him, especially after what he's done, but Shizuo can't help but look and he's not sure if he's the one looking or if the bond is making him look but it's probably a mix of both, he's always found Izaya attractive after all. He shakes off the thoughts and changes for bed but it takes him a long time too fall asleep.