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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:29 pm
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Akira stared at their hands, really unable to concentrate or think about anything else while Andre was holding his. It was becoming disturbingly clear just what kind of effect the other man had on him because although he expected to get used to it after maybe an hour, his heart rate was still a lot higher than normal. With his mouth as dry as it was and his body heating up like he had a fever, ice cream seemed really good about then, but he didn’t dare have any of the sugary dessert. Once he had a taste, he knew, his self-control would be out the window. As if he didn’t have enough to worry about trying to keep in Andre’s good graces.
“Heh...you know exactly what you want, don’t you?” the trainer noted, amused at the detail with which the older man recited his order. “Even the order with which they’re stacked? Is that a usual order of yours or do you change it up depending on what you feel like having at the time?”
Watching him gesture while he spoke, Akira smirked at Andre. What a mystery. He seemed so mature and elegant, but when it came to ice cream, it was like he had the appetite of a kid. Not that Akira could talk, but that hadn’t been his fault. He hadn’t discovered the true joys of ice cream (or the marvelous recipe of root beer floats) until high school. He wondered if Andre had had a similar experience.
Glancing at the girl behind the counter, he realized she looked like he felt around Andre almost all the time and he felt sorry for her. “Uh, please don’t worry about me,” he told her with a smile, waving his free hand. “I think I’ll get full just watching him trying to finish that. I’d love to see where he tries to put it all.” Nevertheless, he brought out his wallet to pay for the elaborate order. The girl deserved a large tip if she was going to fulfill something like that.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 5:44 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:52 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:59 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:40 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:43 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:56 pm
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“Oh, yes...I forgot you were like Ryuuzaki,” he murmured, watching the expression on Andre’s face change. “Your parents weren’t the wealthy ones, but your grandparents were, right?” It was strange how there could be such a drastic difference in financial status between members of the same family, but Akira supposed that if Andre’s grandparents were miserly, they might have not considered their child or children fit to share their wealthy with. “That must have been quite a change between the lifestyle you had with your parents and the one you had with your grandparents.”
His features became solemn. “It almost feels like those with less can appreciate the things and people in their lives more than those who have a great deal and take it all for granted.” Glancing back at the ice cream, he asked, “Do sweets remind you of your mother, then, since you used to share them together?”
Akira gave Andre a peculiar look at the way the man worded his offer. "This may be news to you, Mr. Perfect, but people generally don’t just go around taking whatever they want without consequences. Thank you for the offer, though. Even if you don’t care about me paying you back, I do. It’s a matter of pride. Surely you must understand that."
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:57 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:59 pm
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"Oh, uh...my...ex...best friend," he said gradually, trying to think of how best to describe the individual he was referring to. "I met him in high school and was fascinated by how different he was from everyone else because he'd been raised a commoner before he came into money. It was only later I found out that his grandparents had been the wealthy ones and when he went to live with them, they taught him the tips and tricks of upper-class society such as how to be manipulative to get ahead." He shrugged. "He must have excelled at it, too, because he had me fooled for a long time."
"...Or maybe I just have awful taste in men," he continued, his gaze raising to rest on Andre. "You remind me an awful lot of him. Only worse." And by 'worse' he meant more dangerously irresistible. But either Andre would realize that or he didn't need to know.
"Ah...they let you do whatever you want?" Akira asked, shocked at the mere concept. He had been under the impression that parents existed precisely to prevent one from doing whatever they wanted. "Actually...I was thinking about the money as well, but mostly about how your parents were compared to how your grandparents were. Not necessarily with how much they let you do, but...how much affection they showed you, I suppose? Like it doesn't sound like your grandparents would have ever done what your mother did."
It surprised him that Andre hadn’t wondered about his love of sweets having to do with his mother. Akira was constantly reminded of how his older sister had started his love of music, so he automatically thought of her any time he composed music or heard a song he especially enjoyed.
“Do you? You don’t sound like it,” he answered, somewhat amused by the uncertainty of Andre’s reply.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:00 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:00 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:01 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:02 pm
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“I see,” Akira replied, studying the pattern of the waffle cone that Andre was eating. “I’m...so sorry to hear that. Whether or not it’s true, it’s not fair that they allowed their own child to feel that way.” Propping his elbow up on the table, he rested his chin in his palm. “Maybe they wanted to be more successful so that they could better support you and your brother. Did you think of it that way?
“I hear that parents with full-time jobs often regret not being able to spend time with their kids, but if yours were poorer and then suddenly had the opportunity to make more money so you could have a better future, wouldn’t they? It might have just been a different form of their love, since not everyone speaks the same love languages.”
His brows furrowed at the mention of having to leave Zacharie behind. “That’s odd...if you were caught, why would they allow you to go if you had to leave your brother behind? Wouldn’t they have normally tried to keep you both?”
Leaning closer to Andre, he smirked and licked his lips. “You know, after watching you eat that, maybe I am craving a little taste."
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