Floor 4, Room 4

[revengier]

KURAPIKA

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[lighthaus]

This is one of the most classic styles. If you're looking for over the top... [ pulls these off the shelf. ]

[revengier]

[ He looks at those glasses with an expression akin to horror. Taking off the aviators, he looks at them in his hands. ]

...These are fine, in fact, they're perfect.

[lighthaus]

[ give him a second to enjoy a quick burst of laughter at that horror. ]

Don't think you could pull them off? Not many people could. [ but they can go with those and khun nods, putting them back on the shelf. ]

Since I'm buying these for you, are you going to get Akira anything?

[revengier]

Not at all.

[ And he doesn't want to try to pull them off either. He'd rather not embarrass himself.

As for getting Akira something? He shakes his head. ]

I'm not so sure. I'd rather not grab something random for him... I need to put thought into anything I give him.

[ That's what Akira prefers, after all. ]

[lighthaus]

Random? Don't you know what he likes by now?

[ khun moves over to where the shaded color sunglasses are, immediately focusing in on the red section. ]

[revengier]

He prefers gifts with a lot of thought behind them. It doesn't really matter what it is, just as long as I saw it and thought of him.

[ So he can't pick something out and have it be "good enough". ]

[lighthaus]

I like spoiling Tatara. [ as if that answers everything.

after another moment of looking, he picks up a pair of red ones. ]

These are perfect.

[revengier]

These are so loud.

[ Which means they do suit Akira. Kurapika holds out his hand so Khun can hand them over and let him get a closer look. ]

[lighthaus]

Find your own, these are for Tatara. He loves red.

[ slaps his hand away like a cat!

...they are loud, but they're loud in a uniquely tatara way he thinks. they stand out, but not too much. ]

[revengier]

[ Hmph!! ]

...So does Akira.

[ Specifically Kurapika's eyes when they change—but that's information he's keeping locked up tight unless Khun manages to pry that out of him. ]

Does he even have enough from for all the gifts you shower him with? His room already had plenty in it when I visited him over a month ago.

[lighthaus]

Some of those are things he's found for himself. [ the odd little trinkets that are scattered about with no meaning and all the meaning. he's like a magpie in that way, collecting whatever catches his eye and khun can relate. ]

And he needs these for our next date. [ catch them dressing up and accessorizing for those in full style.

but akira likes red too, huh. khun just waves a hand at the rest of the red sunglasses in the store. there's a good variety to choose from! ]

[revengier]

[ Kurapika looks over the sunglasses, picking up a pair with red lenses and frowning at it. Hm. That doesn't feel right... ]

What is your next date?

[lighthaus]

Shopping in Western Country. [ well, it's a bit more than that but it's kind of a surprise. ]

[revengier]

You're buying him gifts to go shopping... couldn't you get sunglasses like that during your trip?

[lighthaus]

There's something else to it but I'm not telling. [ heheh. ]

Why'd you ask? Looking for date ideas?

[revengier]

...I wouldn't mind suggestions, if you happen to have them. I've only been on a few dates, and only with Akira.

[ In other words, he lacks experience. ]

[lighthaus]

[ he will toss a few things momentarily but- ]

You know I haven't dated before either, right?

[revengier]

[ ... ]

What?

[lighthaus]

Is that so surprising?

[revengier]

Yes, actually.

[ Sorry, Khun??? ]

You're rather forward, even when you're playing around. To think you wouldn't be even more so when you found someone you were interested in would be foolish... and I doubt that Tatara was the first person you ever liked.

[lighthaus]

[ looks at their threads and gazes. it's slightly more complicated than that but kurapika is basically right anyway so he doesn't try to argue that point. ]

He wasn't. [ in an uncharacteristic gesture he tucks a strand of hair behind his ear for want of some kind of movement. ]

Baam never noticed and I was fine with that.

[ baam might actually be blind, but khun has the patience of a saint somehow? ]

[revengier]

[ Kurapika crosses his arms. ]

...How could he not have noticed? You're obvious.

[ But he gets it, honestly. Some people are oblivious, especially when it comes to the way people feel about them in particular—Kurapika is like that too. ]

Sometimes it's better to leave things as they are, so I can't fault you with being fine with that either.

[lighthaus]

[ he suffers in canon so much. ]

Honestly I was half expecting Tatara not to notice either. [ but his boyfriend's actually really intuitive and also you know, not blind.

khun waves a hand. ]

Baam had Rachel too, and I was content with just doing whatever I could to make him happy.

[revengier]

That's...

[ Depressing.

But Kurapika bites back that last word, simply because he likes Khun enough to hold his tongue. ]

Lucky for you, Tatara did notice. I think that he did works out better for you in the end.

/2

[lighthaus]

...yeah, I think so too.

[ his smile is soft and genuine, warm despite everything else he is. tatara really might be on to something in that he has fire inside of all this ice. ]