no looky for real this time

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[Ah—!

He deflates very slightly when Ryo steals the tongs for the hot pot. He’s almost ready to push the raw meat into his mouth, but he behaves.

Besides, the question squeezes air suddenly in his throat, and he coughs quietly like he has choked.] I— [HE HAD NOT EXPECTED THIS QUESTION.

He hadn’t thought about the logistics of this with them since Ryo is not human, and boyfriend or girlfriend is a human concept.]

Do you… want me to be?

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... I did say we can try to be normal.

[ it's a concept that ryo wouldn't usually care about, since she does believe their relationship is something that goes deeper than that-- sometimes you are literal soulmates, forever intertwined with one another whether you want to be or not.

but. the big but is that even though ryo did say she forgives akira, there's a stubborn bitterness that does want to prove that akira could have had that normal life he wanted if he had stayed with ryo. that everyone who told akira that he needed to go elsewhere to be happy was wrong.

and, something that is a little more embarrassing to admit, is that it will probably give ryo that nice fuzzy feeling if akira says yes. when you want to chase after a doki but you are too prideful to admit that you want to feel soft ]

And that's pretty normal, I think.

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[Ryo isn’t wrong. It’s one of the most normal things they could grab probably. Considering Ryo is Satan, and he has been possessed by a demon.

As he glances at Ryo, his expression softens slightly. He doesn’t know everything exactly this means to Ryo, but he can guess it’s relatively important if Ryo, of all people, is bringing it up.

He reaches out to tuck hair behind Ryo’s ear. He does not intent for this to be as smooth as it likely is.]

I’m your boyfriend then.

[They are fucking officially hooking up at hot pot.]

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[ help

unfortunately that was very smooth, and ryo does in fact feel that doki. her face flushes, just very slightly, but it's enough to make ryo turn her head away. ]

Okay. Good.

[ EMBARRASSING ]

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[Wtf… WTF! Cute… There’s no way Ryo should be this cute…

It unfortunately makes him feel warm and fuzzy too. He reaches over and turns Ryo’s head back around by the jaw.

He smooches her on the lips in front of Satan (this one too) and everyone.]

That means you’re my girlfriend. Uh… boyfriend?

[Wait.]

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Whichever one you want to have.

[ ryo has no opinion on this. if akira wants to switch between the labels that's fine, really.

she's going to steal another kiss really quick before turning back to the food. ryo uses the tongs to grab a few pieces of meat to set onto a plate, and gestures for akira to eat. she'll also start adding in some veggies... ]

Here. Eat.

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Both.

[He might say something else, but the thought doesn’t come fast enough. He is so quickly distracted by the food being given to him.

FOOD. He’s hungry.

Ryo might not be able to feed him fast enough at hot pot (it’s fine). He picks up the chopsticks so he can start shoveling what he’s being given into his mouth.

Meat first, but he eats some veggies too…]

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[ ryo just watches akira eat... gayly... before putting more meat in. she is going to control these tongs with an iron fist-- admittedly ryo does not care if akira acts up with his demon side but she does want to at least slow down some of the eating simply because she wants less grocery trips. i wish it was for a more noble reason but no.

but ryo will then pull out her phone to take a selfie. once again, she does not tell akira she is doing this beforehand. even the the picture is bad she will be very pleased with it. ]

Try the beer.

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[Ryo really has the most bizarre standards imaginable. This is what it's like to be Satan and in love with a demon-possessed human.

She really takes a picture of herself and Akira gorging on the hot pot meats and vegetables in the background. He probably has a wad of rice ready to put in his mouth...]

Mnn. It's so good.

[Oh right. The beer. He pauses long enough in eating that he can try some of it.]

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[ ryo should start a bicker account that is all aesthetically pleasing selfies of herself and then just akira looking like a gremlin in the background because he is never told when a picture is being taken

but she is going to take a chance to actually try some of the food, because it is not a date if ryo doesn't eat anything at all. doing this properly!!!!! ]

If we need to order more food let me know. [ ... ] Is this a good date?

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[That would be so embarrassing for Akira, he would be a laughing stock, but other demons would absolutely go wild for how stupid it would be. Ryo would again be famous, just in hell.

He puts the beer down in front of Ryo.]

It'll always be a good date as long as you're with me.

[He will just say something he had wanted to hear before at the elaborate party when they were in hell. He isn't thinking about that or anything, but this is something he had kind of wanted to hear.

Was it a bad time to try to get it out of Ryo? Yeah. But he didn't understand that. Instead now, he will simply give it to Ryo.]

Try some. The beer is pretty good.

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[ the hilarious joke that the only reason ryo even went and got dressed up for it was to be with akira, but was too emotionally constipated to be normal about it, and instead ruined everything in a single night.

the list of things they should probably talk about from back then but it's all stuff that is hard to get brought up naturally in conversation. ryo is obviously not thinking about any of this. instead, she's pleased by the date comment like an oblivious dumbass.

but ryo will take the beer to sip from it, and nod. ]

Mm... it is. The drink and the date.

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[They will talk about it all one day maybe, and they will also maybe talk about it without pain and bitterness being involved. Hopefully.

Even though he probably has rice clinging to the corner of his mouth, he sort of grins gently at what Ryo says. He leans in to nuzzle the side of her face with his own, affectionate.]

We can go on dates whenever you want.

[Well, maybe less if Ryo forces him to go out and get a job instead of being a freeloader. But even then, they can go on many.]

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[ the rice has now transferred to ryo's face

i wish she was less heart eyes about this but unfortunately ryo is easily pleased by the simplest bullshit when it comes to romance. ryo has high standards for everything except akira, who can get away with so much

waking up at 3pm every day is pushing it though. ]

You can pick what you want to do next time... if you want.

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[Hehe. Ryo has face rice now... He will be nice and reach up to brush it off. It's cute, but he knows Ryo would hate it more if he didn't say or do anything.]

Okay. I'll pick.

[Will it be good? Up for debate. It's probably fine. He's had Ouran Host Club training, so the date might be kind of ridiculous actually. A picnic..... in hell.]

Here.

[He lifts some of the meat in his chopsticks to feed it to Ryo. A lil bit of meat, not much. On top of some rice.]

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[ HELP well at least there's parks i guess

but wow..... ryo just stares at the chopsticks for a long second before opening her mouth to chomp. she will be grateful that akira shared his beloved meat. they are so disgusting actually this is so touchy ]

Mm... oh, I was wondering. I know we're still getting you settled right now, but is there anything specific you'd like to do? Besides dates.

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[Feeding Ryo... Things you do with your girlfriend on dates. He goes back to eating until Ryo asks him about what to do.

Which sucks because it's him, and he immediately gets kind of red in the face and has to cough in a closed mouth and clear his throat. HE WISHES HE COULD SHUT THE HORNY OF HIS BRAIN OFF FOR LIKE FIVE SECONDS MAYBE.]

I'm... okay with anything if you're there. Do you still... want to travel somewhere?

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[ HELP ryo just gives akira a concerned look but does absolutely nothing to actually help the cough. it's fine. after a minute she does pick up the beer and offer it to akira to sip though, which is better than nothing i guess

but hmmm ]

There's a lot of places we can check out in actual hell, but it might be nice to look at other places.

[ ryo doesn't really want akira to think of being here as a punishment, which means showing that they can leave due to whatever bullshit enabled travel idfk. i mean yes technically ryo has stayed here specifically out of depression but she doesn't want AKIRA to think that ]

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[Ignore the choking. He takes the beer so he can have a sip of it and compose himself. He doesn't want to hear Ryo call herself a hole again, especially not in this form. Wow.]

Let's go see other places then. Together.

[Ryo is out here not wanting Akira to think hell is punishment, and Akira is out here not wanting Ryo to think this is the only place Ryo can be without being smote and suffering.]

I'll be with you. Here. Earth. Teyvat. Wherever.

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[ ryo will happily call herself a hole whenever. unfortunately she is truly here to satisfy akira's kinks unless he starts getting into some really weird shit and then she might suddenly have standards

but hmmm. she picks up chopsticks to shove some cabbage into her mouth. it's to give herself some time to respond because this is grossly soft. ryo has had 80 years to get better at understanding emotions, and like. she is way better about it now than when they were in murder, but the problem is still that she hasn't really had a lot of practice in actually voicing these emotions. just processing. so. ]

... good. We can figure it out with the cat.

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[It’s okay. He gives Ryo time to respond, going back to eating himself so he isn’t just sitting and staring at her. Uncomfortable.

Well, aside from Ryo getting full attention from only him.]

Oh. Right.

[JD!!!!!!! THEIR CAT. That’s their child. Until Ryo we get to the mpreg part of this PSL. “ryo literally has a female form”]

If we can’t find anyone to watch him, maybe he can come with us.

[Akira forces JD to age and die repeatedly several times.]

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[ who said ryo is going to be the one who's pregnant

but ryo nods... ]

We can check with Alex first, she'd probably be up for it.

[ ryo 100% shows up to satan's place unannounced to be annoying ]

But if we take short trips, it should probably be okay to take him.

[ unless it's not safe for a cat but ryo also dragged jd through fuckin genshin so. catte is sturdy. ]

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[AKIRA IS GONNA BE PREGNANT? HELP ME!!! HE'S THE MOMMY NOW IN A SINGULAR MALE FORM. Our mpreg psl...]

Okay. If she doesn't mind, we can let JD stay with her if he isn't with us. We can always go places and come back, too.

[They don't have to stay in another world for years if they don't want to do that. WAIT, HOW IS HE GOING TO HOLD A HELL JOB IF RYO IS MAKING HIM WORK?! He works remotely...]

Where do you want to go first?

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[ AKIRA IS FORCED TO WORK FROM HOME WHILE PREGNANT

but hmmm. ryo wonders about going to an earth since akira technically just came from one... it might be too soon? even though it won't be the same one the twins came from. honestly they can probably just go to kuranosuke's since that one seems safe and normal enough. ]

Maybe Teyvat? It's something you haven't seen before.

[ it's feel more like exploring ]

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[yes

Ryo refuses to let Akira go back to an Earth so he can Remember. That's fair. He offers Ryo a small shrug, putting more food into his mouth.]

I'm fine with that.

[He's going to fucking FIND Scaramouche who absolutely better NOT be fucking DEAD, and then he's going to wring that scrawny little fucking twink's neck.]