[Izaya's POV]

The ravenett stretched as he walked into his workplace, waving at their director before disappearing into his dressing room. It was quiet that day, despite so many people being there. It had already been over a week and people were still mourning that girl; Izaya on the other hand simply asked for a new assistant and was given one, though not as interesting as the one before. She was so standard it almost seemed abnormal, but that just made the informant turn off his interest even more quickly.

He dropped his bag onto the couch before looking up, seeing a bouquet sitting on his desk made up of roses, all different shades. The informant eyed it for a moment before trying to guess who it came from, knowing Kasuka wasn't one to do this kind of thing, at least not being one to send it to their work. His boyfriend was much more subtle than that and they still hadn't talked about coming out as a couple yet, they probably never would to the public, so it had to be someone more spontaneous and outright.

That's why it didn't surprise him when he flipped the card over and saw Ki Dong-Yul printed on it. Idiot..

The informant wondered what to do with them before ripping the card up and throwing it in the trash, still pondering until his new assistant walked in. He turned and saw her, a lightbulb going off. "Kanesi, do you like roses?" he asked suddenly, seeing her light up and nod. He gave her a smile and gestured to the bouquet. "Then you can take these home, if you'd like." he offered, really hoping she could tell that his smile was inviting but not friendly.

"Thank you, Kobayashi-san!" she gushed, rushing forward to look at the bouquet and touch the rose petals. Izaya left her alone with them, seeing as she didn't have a desk of her own to take them to, and moved onto the couch near his bag, taking out his phone to text his boyfriend, who was probably walking in the door.

[If you see Dong-Yul, glare at him or something. He sent me flowers.] Izaya informed, not being one to hide the advances made on him since Kasuka knew it wasn't his fault. His co-star had already clearly seen how much he hated the other man's flirting, so Kasuka had told him he'd back him up with trying to get the Korean to lay off, at least a little bit.

[I will. What kind did he get you?]

[Roses.]

[Do you like them?]

[Hell no! They're too gaudy for me.. And that can say something.]

They kept talking like that for a few moments before his assistant finally left, seeing as she wasn't needed at the moment, and Izaya invited Kasuka to his room. They had nothing to do but practice their lines for two days, leaving everyone else with the job of checking props and equipment before shooting the next episode.

It wasn't too long after that that Izaya got impatient with waiting for him.

[Where are you?]

[Dong-Yul's asking questions.]

Izaya stopped texting him at that, thinking it would be best to let Kasuka focus on the other while he was interrogated. He busied himself with going into a chatroom and playing around on his phone until his boyfriend finally showed up, 20 minutes later.

"How did it go?" the informant asked softly, watching Kasuka drop down beside him and lean back with closed eyes.

"I have no idea. That guy looked peppy no matter what I said." Kasuka mumbled, obviously already tired from the conversation. "He kept asking questions about you I didn't know the answers to. That and I didn't know which ones I could lie about.." the actor muttered, opening his eyes and looking over when Izaya held his hand, something the informant didn't initiate often.

"Well, what did you end up telling him?" "The few things you told me before I found out you were you. Favorite color's red, don't like sweets, plan on going to college with very few details.. That guy is troublesome."

Izaya looked up at his boyfriend in surprise when he heard the tone of voice, wondering if he'd ever heard his boyfriend get this frustrated and maybe even a little pissed before. He didn't know how to respond to it either, just continuing to hold his hand for a moment as the room was quiet. "I gave his flowers to my assistant. They look obnoxious, don't they?" he pointed out suddenly, gesturing to them with a sneer to try and cheer up the other a little.

Kasuka glanced at them and nodded, going back to silence until Izaya curled up to his side, comforting him without words. "What flowers do you like?" the actor asked quietly, obviously tired of the silence by now as well.

"I like Spider Lilies, the red ones. They're very interesting…" "Interesting, how?" "Well, when someone says flowers people usually think of tulips or roses or cherry blossoms, cause they're cheery colors and look full of life - but they're dark and spindly and still pretty." "Ah.. So, it's you as a flower?"

Kasuka grinned down at his boyfriend as he asked, seeing Izaya roll his eyes before poking him in the side. "Don't make smart comments like that. I was going to feed you some of those macaroons we made since I had them left over, but.."

"Sorry, sorry~ I'll behave for the rest of the day, alright?" Kasuka prompted, obviously cheering up quickly at the very thought of Izaya doing something so sweet and cheesy with him, especially without prompting. The informant smiled to himself in pride as the other was smiling freely again, no longer sounding irritated in the least.

He did however notice that during the hour that they talked to each other, Kasuka would still glance at the flowers like they didn't belong there. Someone came in to call for Kasuka, needing to double check that he knew what to do for a certain scene before whisking away again. The actor sighed before standing up, giving Izaya a peck before turning.

Without thinking about it, Izaya reached out for his boyfriend's wrist to stop him, not reaching for his hand only because he'd shown that type of affection once already that day. When Kasuka looked down at him expectantly the informant couldn't stop blushing, not believing that he was about to say this.

"You shouldn't worry about Dong-Yul, alright? He's not my type."

Kasuka raised a brow at that. "Then what is your type?"

Izaya tried to keep eye contact with the other ravenett as he said it, but couldn't, glancing over at the wall instead. "O-Only you are.." he forced out before letting go of Kasuka's hand and waiting for him to leave, only blushing more when Kasuka was suddenly kissing him sweetly. Kasuka only left when he was called once again.

Chapter 42!

Fluff mixed in with more plot~

So, what do you guys think of Dong-Yul finally getting impatient? He has been courting Izaya for months with no results, after all.

And do you guys think he's suspicious of Kasuka and Izaya or just wanting to see if Kasuka can help him?

I want to hear all your opinions, since if everyone thinks the same thing, plot-points are always liable to change.

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PS. I may be late or even absent on updating tomorrow. I'm sorry but I do have friends outside of the internet and one has asked me to sleep over, so if I can't then I can't but.. I'm sure you guys understand. I'll update as soon as possible for you, promise!