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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-28 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh good. I just had coursework before coming here. It was okay.

​(he smiles, relieved for him. finn reaches for his glass with a gracious nod, hoping to some god out there he doesn't spill or break the delicate martini glass. it looks so small!

with a determined look in his eyes, he is so careful when he lifts his glass to tap it against his.
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Cheers! ​​(finn giggles before taking a little test sip. eyes wide, ​) Oh, that's delicious!
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-28 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ yuri's smile is as bright as his hair as they clink their glasses together, the sound of it ringing in his ears. he watches finn as he takes his first sip, the delight in his eyes sparking yuri's own as he takes his own drink and oh that is tasty. ]

Oh, these could be dangerous.

[ he hums quietly and leans over, pressing upward just a bit so that he can get his lips near finn's ear, his voice dropping. ]

Be careful with things that are this good. They can sneak up on you when you least expect it.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-28 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
( finn feels warm. whether it's the drink or the tickle of his breath on his ear, he doesn't know. he does look up at him with wide, honest eyes and nods, taking the advice to heart. )

That's true. I don't really get tipsy, though. It's kind of hard for me, honestly. I've tried because I was curious but it just kind of goes through me. ( he shrugs his other shoulder. it is what it is.

before he sets it on the table, he offers him the martini glass with a grin.
)

Do you want to try mine?
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-29 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh, what an amazing skill to have. I guess that just means I'll have to depend on you to take care of me if I have a little too much.

[ he presses his lips together in a little kissy face and laughs, settling his own drink back on the table as finn asks if he wants a sip. yuri can't help but pause for just a moment because all his brain can supply him with is indirect kiss and he sits up straighter, holding out his hand. ]

I'd love a sip! If it's as good as you say, I might have to get one next. Feel free to try mine, if you'd like.

[ yuri takes finn's drink from him and brings it to his lips, his eyebrows lifting when the boozy chocolate hits his tongue. it is very good, and it's also very finn. ]

Mm, I was right. Just as sweet as you are.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-30 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
( a few of the others have gotten up to dance, leaving the two of them plus some stragglers still seated in their private area. finn feels a little bad for keeping yuri from joining them, but he still follows the suggestion to try his drink. carefully, so carefully, he picks up the yuzu cocktail and brings it to his lips, giving it a tentative sip.

his eyes widen owlishly.
)

That's delicious! I still like my chocolate, though.

( with the drink on the table, he presses his hands to his knees, brushing off the condensation from the drinks. )

You can go with everyone, if you want. I can watch all the stuff here. I don't mind.
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-30 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's so cute. he's so fucking cute that it physically hurts yuri to look at him sometimes. the way his eyes get all big-- ugh. ugh!!

yuri looks back over to the crowd, his eyes rolling heavenward when he spies neon and jasper acting as though they aren't surrounded by people, and he looks back over to finn again with a serene smile. ]


I wouldn't dream of leaving you behind.

[ he pauses, gnawing on his bottom lip for a moment, before he slides his hand underneath one of finn's palms in order to take a light hold of his hand. ]

Do you wanna dance?
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-30 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Thank you, ( finn replies warmly, eyes as fond as his voice sounds, leaning forward to take another sip of his drink and keeping it in his hand. ) That's very nice.

( can he take this drink with him to the dance floor? he seems to analyze it, glancing between the glass and the dance floor, before spotting a few couples carrying their drinks out. there are his friends bopping around too, though bren seems to be talking more than dancing. the music is light and fun, not too sweaty and heavy. he had been promised that the place wasn't that brand of intense and way more his speed. )

Okay, I'll go with you. ( he lets yuri take his hand and waits for him him to drag him wherever he pleases. )
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-31 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Great!

[ yuri reaches for his own drink and-- promptly knocks the entire rest of the glass back in one go, because he doesn't want to leave it behind and exposed but he also doesn't feel like taking it out onto the dance floor with him. he's had one too many accidents in the past trying to balance dancing and a drink to risk it in front of finn.

he pushes up to his feet and pulls finn up along with him, sending a wink in bren and ry's direction as he tugs finn out onto the floor with him. yuri turns around when he has them in the spot he wants, somewhere toward the edge of the crowd without being completely outside of it, and he smiles as he raises his arms up to loosely drape them around finn's neck. ]


Y'know, I don't think I've ever see you dance before.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-31 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
I don't - really. I'm here because you asked.

( hopefully it's understood that he doesn't feel forced into it. it's nice to be invited. for some reason, no one else has done so, but finn doesn't mind. maybe they just know he's got two left feet or something.

he's grateful that yuri seems to be a take-charge kind of guy, putting his arms around him and everything. it makes him feel like he ought to be on this dance floor, even if he's mostly just swaying and taking little sips of his drink. no, he doesn't know what to do with his other arm so he lets it hang there uselessly.
)

I know you must be a great dancer, Yuri.
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-31 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ yes it's definitely only because of the two left feet thing and not because of the daggers yuri would shoot at the back of their heads the entire time.

he laughs as he brings one hand down to guide finn's free hand to settle on his hip, and he is doing his absolute best to not combust at the feel of that warm hand teasing even a little bit of the exposed skin at his waist. honestly, yuri thinks he could go into acting with how good he is at pretending this isn't firing every last one of his synapses off. ]


I've been told I'm pretty good. Maybe I can really show you sometime.

[ did he just offer finn a private dance? maybe. ]

But that can wait. Tonight, we'll go your pace.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-31 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
I don't really know what that pace is yet, ( finn laughs pleasantly.

even if he hardly feels the alcohol, the act of drinking with friends is enough to have him giggly and red in the ear. he manages to finish his chocolate after going quiet for a moment and handing it off to a server with several 'thank yous' called after them.

with that hand now free, he places it at about the same spot on yuri's other hip. that seems right, right? he's certain yuri would tell him if he's done something wrong anyway, so.
)

Did you take any dance lessons before?
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-31 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ and there's the other hand. yuri giggles as well and sure, maybe he's just going to pretend it's to echo finn's laugh and not because it's just a nervous tic that's bubbling to the surface. he shouldn't be nervous, but this is the most contact he has ever had with finn and he initiated the second hand himself and everything and he just feels...

safe. he feels safe, right now.

yuri steps in just a little closer because, y'know. he needs to hear better. ]


I took classes through middle school. And then life sort of got in the way and I had to stop.

[ yuri tilts his head and shifts one of his hands to lightly poke at one of finn's adorably red ears. ]

And what sort of hobbies do you have, mister forest man? Aside from knowing more about flowers than anyone who doesn't work with them normally would? Which I like, by the way. Feel free to keep sending me pictures of flowers that make you think of me.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-31 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
I'd like to see you dance, ( finn declares earnestly, his eyes wide. it's obvious he means it in the least horny way possible, but he genuinely means what he says. ) I know you get to dance at your job, but I imagine it's a little different over there.

( as for him, well. he worries his bottom lip between his teeth, ever thoughtful. ) I still watch cartoons. Sometimes I collect the figurines, but not as much as I used to when I was younger. Before, also, Jisoo and I would skip classes sometimes to just go on adventures and see where the buses would end. Things like that. I like exploring a lot. I also like feeding the stray animals in my neighborhood, too. I can't talk to them, but I think they like me quite a bit.

( he takes a deep breath, having said quite a bit. he doesn't think he's said so much about himself to yuri before. )
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-31 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
It's definitely a little different. I'll show you. And I don't mean the work dancing. I might not take lessons but I still have to come up with my own routines and they don't always involve a pole.

[ yuri's arms slip further around finn's neck and he has to fight every urge to reach up and play with his hair. they're in the middle of this nice place with its nice fun music to dance to and they're just swaying back and forth like they're at a school dance.

he's okay with this. more than okay, really. he's also ignoring the vaguely confused and definitely judgmental glances of their friends over finn's shoulder. ]


Of course, they like you a lot. First of all, you come to them bearing food, so what's not to like about that? And you're just so... wholesome. Animals can pick up on that sort of thing.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-31 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
( his smile grows wider, eyes forming little crescent moons. yuri always says nice things and it makes him feel so very warm inside. wholesome. he likes being wholesome. )

I just want to be nice to everything and everyone in nature. It's in my genes, after all. ( he's currently working on convincing his dad to let him adopt a dog or something. he'll take care of it and everything!

with a knowing look in his eyes, he nods somewhere over yuri's shoulder.
) Oh - oh, I think that guy over at the bar wants to dance with you. ( it must be obvious if finn is noticing it since he doesn't pick up on much. )
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-31 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if he had like two more drinks in him, yuri is pretty sure he could start sobbing over the way finn's smiling right now. between the way his eyes do the thing and then the dimples popping up... it's too much, do you understand? it is simply too much. ]

Hm?

[ yuri turns his head to look over his shoulder, because he's a subtle kind of person like that, and he lifts an eyebrow when he locks eyes with the person in question. if he were here alone, yuri would probably pounce on that pretty quickly; the man's objectively attractive, nice build, could maybe even pick yuri up. but he's not here alone, he's here with finn, thank you. he looks back up at finn and smiles, leaning up so he can drop his voice and murmur. ]

You just hold on to me, okay? I'm gonna show that guy I'm good right here.

[ he pats finn's shoulder and turns around slowly in his hold, but he doesn't go anywhere. instead, he lifts one arm up and back so that he can rest his hand on the back of finn's neck for support as his hips start their movements. they settle into a slow sway side to side as he maintains eye contact with the man at the bar, briefly, before he closes his eyes and lets his head fall back against finn's shoulder. ]
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-31 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
( yuri is just so nice. instead of going off and dancing with someone he could probably be kissing later, he chooses to stay with finn. he's in the middle of an 'oh, you don't have to' when their positions begin to change.

finn isn't quite stiff in his posture when that happens, but he doesn't exactly ease into it either. his grip loosens to let yuri twist around before large palms come back to settle on his hips again. when the dancing begins again, he follows him gracelessly, plodding about. even if he says he's good right here, finn suspects the other guy is probably a better dancer than he is.

if he'd left, finn could have gone and had a perfectly nice time sitting with bren and ry, but it's also nice being wanted out here.
)

Thanks for staying with me.
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-05-31 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he loses himself for a bit. with his eyes closed it's easy for yuri to forget he's standing here, swaying with finn for a stranger's jealous gaze. his hand shifts, pushes up into finn's hair to hold him as his hips find the rhythm of the song that's pumping through the speakers.

his eyes open, slowly, and when he turns his gaze he's met with the underside of finn's jaw. it'd be so easy, he thinks, to just lean up and press his lips right along the curve--

and then finn speaks and the spell breaks. yuri lets out a quiet laugh and turns back around in finn's arms again so that he can lean up and press a smooch to his cheek.

friendly. it's such a friendly kiss. ]


Thanks for playing along.

[ he tucks himself up against finn and half turns to look at the man one more time with a lift of an eyebrow. the guy lifts his hands in surrender and turns to look for someone else. ]

Come on. I think I could use another drink.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-05-31 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
( the longer they stand there ( or well ... dance there, though yuri seems to be doing all the work while finn bumbles along after him ), the more finn begins to feel truly comfortable. even if it's at the expense of this random guy who thought he might attract his friend's attention.

the kiss to his cheek has finn ducking his head and smiling, dimples on full display now. he can hear neon whooping across the room before downing shots with jasper. the music has begun to pick up the pace as more patrons filter into the lounge and he decides that maybe he does need a little break of his own.
)

Okay, I'll go with you. Did you want to get another yuzu or get a chocolate one? ( he sweetly reaches behind his neck to take yuri's hand between both of his, initiating it this time around. )
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-06-01 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm...

[ yuri beams as finn takes his hand this time. he knows, deep down, that there isn't any thought behind the action. there's nothing there motivating finn outside of being a genuine sort of guy, but yuri is going to hold on to the delusion that maybe he's broken through a few barriers tonight and is starting to get to the gooey center that will motivate finn to shove his tongue down his throat.

...actually, no, just kidding, finn wouldn't do that. it'd probably be some ridiculously sweet movie kiss and that's just as exciting to think about. ]


Oo, wait, do they have strawberry margaritas? Feeling fruity.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-06-01 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
They probably do! Maybe even the frozen ones. I don't want another drink, but maybe I can have a sip of yours?

( his eyebrows go up hopefully before he giggles and shakes his head, implying that yuri doesn't have to share any of his strawberry marg if he doesn't want to. but he would very much like it if he could sample the taste.

he makes his way back to their sequestered sitting area where he instantly and briefly strikes up a conversation with bren to say hello and double-check his siren-sitting dates for the coming weekends when bren and ry are busy. ( the pickles care is implied but it's really siren who needs finn's attention. ) instead of the bench he had been squeezed into, finn has upgraded to a little settee with more than enough room for yuri to join him.
)
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-06-01 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. I'll join you in a second.

[ yuri drops finn's hand to split off to the bar instead, deciding he'd rather just get his drink and go sit back down with it rather than wait. the guy from before eyes him from across the bar and yuri simply shakes his head at him and shrugs. another time, another place, maybe.

he changes his mind halfway through ordering and decides on a daiquiri instead. finn will like it, he thinks, and he'll take a longer time to drink it, too. the last thing he wants to do is give himself brain freeze.

yuri returns to their corner in the middle of the petsitting conversation, frozen pink deliciousness in his hand, and he settles back in next to finn with a happy little sigh. he glances away from the pointed, questioning gaze that ry sends his way and takes a sip of his drink. ]


Here, decided to go with a daiquiri instead. Still strawberry. Sip?
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-06-01 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
( finn is in the middle of listening to bren talk about his future pet furniture plans when yuri returns. he instantly perks up when he joins them in their corner, eyes wide at the change in drink. )

Oh, that looks delicious! ( instead of taking the glass from him, he leans in to take a sip for himself, licking his lips when he pulls away. ) And it's just as yummy as it looks. That was a good choice, and it matches us both.

( he needlessly gestures between his shirt and yuri's hair, still excited. his phone beeps and he finally opens it to check the time, making a disappointed noise. )

I can't stay for too much longer, but I'm glad you invited me, ( finn adds with a slump of his shoulders. ) I have to get up a little early tomorrow.
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[personal profile] strippedbare 2023-06-01 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ the tiniest pout tugs at his lips and yuri's shoulders mirror finn's with the way the slump. he gets it but also: boooo.

he wraps his lips around the straw perhaps a bit more purposefully than he means to and he sips at it almost petulantly before he finally nods. ]


It's alright. Not everyone has the luxury to be a night owl.

[ yuri tilts his head and rests it against finn's shoulder with a smile. ]

I'm glad you could make it out with us. I had fun.
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[personal profile] closeness 2023-06-01 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
( "yeah, because you hogged him all night," bren complains, but that only makes finn laugh. )

I had fun too! I have a little bit of time left with you, but I - I just have to catch a bus home soon. ( he pats yuri's knee affectionately before pulling away. )

I have a class tomorrow morning, then I have my shift. So if you want ice cream, I'll be at the spot for the afternoon. ( it's not an official invitation, but people usually end up showing up anyway to help finn pass the time with the cones. )

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