"Shit, could you not squish me into the cushions?" Kazahaya shrieked at Fai as he managed to fill the non-existent gap in the full couch.
"Hey, I'm pretty sure you're skinnier than me, so stop complaining," Fai smiled brightly, sarcastically. Kazahaya grumbled something about blond's who should be fatter, if only to distract himself from the fact that he was pressed flush against Rikuo's side, almost on his lap.
It was the night of the super bowl, and Rikuo had invited all his friends to come over, drink beer, eat pizza, and cheer for their team. Kazahaya was not into sports, at all. He came over, his offering of chips well received, for an entirely different reason.
He'd had a crush on Rikuo since they were teenagers. They were friends, yes. And although Rikuo poked, prodded and teased the dirty blond, Kazahaya never felt affection in his taunts... maybe he was just dense. But either way... Kazahaya wasn't going to be the one to fess up his true feelings for his long time male friend. Who knows what disastrous consequences could unfold?
So he suffered in silence, trying to keep his mind focused on the commentators on screen as they went to an instant replay, and not on the hot body he was currently melded against.
Although... Kazahaya peeked up from under his bangs at Rikuo, who was sucking down beer from a glass bottle. His lips peeled off the top with a hallow smack and his tongue darted out to lick his lips.
Kazahaya glanced around the packed room. Six people on a couch meant for four, two in the arm chair, and half a dozen sitting/half standing up on the floor. Maybe he could try enjoying the closeness while it presented itself. I mean, when am I ever gonna be this close to Rikuo again? Never! Best to take advantage of this situation...
Kazahaya pretended to stretch, pretended because honestly there was no room for such body movement, and let his arm lay nonchalantly over Rikuo's thigh.
Swallowing hard, Kazahaya remained forward, letting his face fall into a collected blasé. He felt more than saw Rikuo's eyes dart out of the side of his head to gauge Kazahaya briefly before focusing his attention back to the game.
Kazahaya almost jumped out of his skin when he felt Rikuo move his arm to lay it over the back of the couch, behind Kazahaya's head.
Kazahaya felt himself sink further into Rikuo, letting himself cuddle underneath his arm and blushing furiously about it. If anyone had said anything, he would blame the booze.
Which brought him to wonder just how much Rikuo had...
He tilted his head up and caught Rikuo looking down at him, face unreadable. Kazahaya blinked before he felt a hand land lightly on his shoulder, holding him to Rikuo's side.
Kazahaya smiled to himself, heart pounding hard as he took it one more step further and leaned his head on Rikuo's chest. The bigger man made no remark about it.
And that was how the rest of the night was spent. In each other's embrace.