He's nervous, pulse fluttering as he sits down on the couch beside Rai, twisting slightly to face him better. He folds his hands in his lap (not unusual) but keeps fidgeting with them (that's the unusual part).
"They're really nice. Like I said, they love all my friends." Wow, it's hard to look Rai in the eye right now. "But I'd like to tell them you're, um, that we're more than friends..."
Rai is quiet as he waits for Vincent to speak. It's surprisingly difficult to play a more passive role in the conversation. He wants to help Vincent out. He wants to say for him what he's expecting Vincent to say. Take some of the burden off of the clearly nervous human's shoulders. As though he isn't feeling some nerves himself. But he bites his tongue, waiting not exactly patiently for Vincent to get out what he's trying to say.
"What kind of 'more than friends' would you like to tell them we are? That could mean a lot of things."
Could it? Well, it probably could, yes. But since Vincent knows what he means, it's the most obvious thing to him! And very unkind to put him on the spot like this, Rai!
"Well, if you're not against it..." Please don't be against it. That will make all of this so much more awkward than it already is. Vincent drops his eyes and quickly mumbles, "I'd like to tell then you're my boyfriend."
Rai likes to think he's helping, thank you! Even though this is one area that he has no experience in. Nothing to help guide Vincent except theories. But the way he sees it, Vincent saying it to him will help him to say it to his parents too. Experience or something. And maybe it's totally unnecessary, maybe it'd be obvious to Vincent's parents too what he means by 'more than friends' but what if they don't?
Or what if Rai just wants to hear it? Try the title on for size before anyone else hears it.
Rai moves a little closer to Vincent, stretching his arm out across the back of the couch, behind the blond's shoulders. Rai ducks his head, trying to catch Vincent's eye. "I'd be okay with you telling them that."
Well, if Rai wants to hear, that's a little better. It's less malicious! Definitely less mean-spirited.
It's easy to catch Vincent's eye, even as he he shyly looks when Rai shifts into his field of vision. He perks up immediately, wide-eyed now from surprise and no small amount of happiness at hearing that Rai's okay with this!
"Really?" Excuse him if he gets a little exuberant and throws his arms around Rai's neck for a hug.
It's not like it would've been his intention to be malicious or mean-spirited. Maybe a little manipulative, but nothing more (as though being manipulative is a small thing). It's just his attempt to help in an area where he has no experience. It's hard to watch Vincent struggle through something even if he doesn't know what he can do to help.
He really does have feelings for this human, doesn't he?
"Really." Rai laughs and snakes his arms around Vincent's waist, pulling him closer. Hugging him tightly. "You know," he starts as he presses a kiss to the side of Vincent's head. "I've never actually had a boyfriend before. After all this time, I think this was the only first I had left."
Deep down inside, Vincent knows Rai isn't mean. They're both floundering a little right now, so it's not even something that will cross Vincent's mind. And now that the nerves are gone (oh god was he nervous Rai would object!) he's just so happy!
"What? I never could've imagined!" Rai exclaims as he nuzzles Vincent's hair, pressing another soft kiss to the side of his head. He pulls back, then, just enough to get a better look at Vincent's face. Sunshine. Actual sunshine. Not always the sort of thing that appeals to him. And yet.
"I've never really bothered with relationships before. I managed to get what I was looking for without them. Until you. I don't really want some easy hook up with you. I want the whole relationship."
He could remark on the sarcasm in Rai's first comment, but the one that follows moves Vincent too much. Rai's not a regular human. It isn't just 80 or 90 years and done for him. He's... maybe immortal? Vincent isn't sure and he's never asked. He can't even fathom that. But however old Rai is, he wants something with him, with Vincent that he's never wanted before.
He suddenly wishes they were still hugging so Rai can't see the happy tears filling his eyes.
"I guess we'll both be going into this kind of blind then, huh?"
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"They're really nice. Like I said, they love all my friends." Wow, it's hard to look Rai in the eye right now. "But I'd like to tell them you're, um, that we're more than friends..."
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"What kind of 'more than friends' would you like to tell them we are? That could mean a lot of things."
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"Well, if you're not against it..." Please don't be against it. That will make all of this so much more awkward than it already is. Vincent drops his eyes and quickly mumbles, "I'd like to tell then you're my boyfriend."
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Or what if Rai just wants to hear it? Try the title on for size before anyone else hears it.
Rai moves a little closer to Vincent, stretching his arm out across the back of the couch, behind the blond's shoulders. Rai ducks his head, trying to catch Vincent's eye. "I'd be okay with you telling them that."
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It's easy to catch Vincent's eye, even as he he shyly looks when Rai shifts into his field of vision. He perks up immediately, wide-eyed now from surprise and no small amount of happiness at hearing that Rai's okay with this!
"Really?" Excuse him if he gets a little exuberant and throws his arms around Rai's neck for a hug.
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He really does have feelings for this human, doesn't he?
"Really." Rai laughs and snakes his arms around Vincent's waist, pulling him closer. Hugging him tightly. "You know," he starts as he presses a kiss to the side of Vincent's head. "I've never actually had a boyfriend before. After all this time, I think this was the only first I had left."
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"Wow, really? You're my first boyfriend, too!"
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"I've never really bothered with relationships before. I managed to get what I was looking for without them. Until you. I don't really want some easy hook up with you. I want the whole relationship."
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He suddenly wishes they were still hugging so Rai can't see the happy tears filling his eyes.
"I guess we'll both be going into this kind of blind then, huh?"