Floor 4, Room 4

[revengier]

KURAPIKA

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[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. ]

[lighthaus]

Anyway, just go with things you like or want and don't think so hard about it.

[ he knows this might be a challenge for kurapika but it's his honest advice. ]

We went to an oasis just to find guava cut the exact way Tatara wanted.

[revengier]

You say that like it's easy.

[ Come on, Khun, you know his overthinking ways! Not to mention that Akira would never let him go so far out of his way just to find fruit that he likes...

But, more importantly: ]

He's really changed you.

[ It's evident in the thoughtfulness of his tone, however, that he doesn't mean in a bad way. ]

[lighthaus]

It is.

[ he also overthinks!!! but if it's something they both want what is their to overthink about? (overthink instead if you worry about the other person not wanting it but shhh).

khun thinks on that for a moment though. ]

I don't think so, at least not in the way you think. I've always been this way, but there's never been the opportunity for me to really act on it.

[ and then he grins because some things really don't change. ]

You know I'd kill everyone in this world for him, right?

[ it's a question but not really. he's still plenty sharp, and fortunately(?) tatara likes that too. and not to discredit everything his boyfriend has done for him because it's been a whole lot, but the truest thing they've given each other is probably the license and the experience to wholeheartedly be themselves with someone else and more than that, for the other person to actually enjoy it. ]