[He's being serious because it's about his honest feelings! He goes quiet, pursing his lips into a frown. He's not sure whether to feel relieved that Momo is taking the confession with a grain or salt or be hurt by it.
He thinks about the love potion and wonders if he'd actually be hurt about it if that was still in effect.
He clicks his tongue, feeling a little frustrated. They're not on the same page, per say, for this topic. He draws out a small sigh as he looks elsewhere for a moment before looking back at Momo.]
...Look, that confession that I did? It's real. I do have some feeling towards you. I really did mean to keep it 'cause I didn't wanna cause any stupid mess. But now that it's out, I ain't gonna just treat it like some joke.
[He should probs invite Mochi inside. He looks uncomfortable. Momo may have little concept of personal space, personal ambitions and general ambience at times...but Kuramochi's out-of-placeness is rather discernable.]
You don't--
[Have to apologize, really. His fault, totally dumb, won't do it again; he hasn't a proper speech prepared -- Mochi's just shown up here after all, but he crossed a weird boundary and...
And it...acted more as a cushion than anything? Maybe? Momo's brows furrow instantaneously, and he's not at all sure what to make of what's being said; it's like Mochi's adopted an alien language and he's not able to keep up.]
Well, yeah. I like you too, but...
[But he's talking about feelings. Maybe the potion has some lasting, permanent results? If any guy were to develop feelings for him, he'd be least suspect of Mochi.]
[ Kuramochi stays still as he listens to Momo speak. Or that he can't do much while he's listening to prevent any of his thoughts from easily showing up as his expression.
He's feeling his emotions wavering, optimism showing up at first, only to quickly dip down at the "but" and gives a frown. ]
Why the hell would I be messing with you? I said I was gonna keep it to myself until shit happened didn't I? It ain't something to joke about.
[ Or more like it'd a real bad joke that no one can laugh at. ]
It's because we're both guys -- so, so you can't be serious!
[The fact that Rin and Makoto are together might be cushioning this entire gay experience for him. Even if this is totally directed at him and he's feeling...not queasy, but the butterflies are out and he's not sure what to make of this, even as straightforward as Mochi's being with him.]
We...shouldn't be talking about this stuff in the doorway.
[Visibly nervous, taking a step inward. An arm crosses his chest, latching onto his opposite bicep to scratch at a nonexistent itch.]
Besides that, it's not like we can keep being rivals if you're in love with me.
[ He figures Momo would say that. Before all this went down they were both "straight guys just hanging out a lot." But even with that it annoys Kuramochi just a little, but enough for him to give a small click of his tongue. He doesn't say anything, however, as he takes a step inside from the doorway so Momo can close it.
What the hell did he need to do to convince Momo that he's being serious? There was one way he could think of, but it's a bold thing to do even for him... ]
He takes a step forward, closing the space between the two, and grabs onto Momo's shoulder to pull himself in, placing a light kiss on the lips before moving away, his gaze not leaving Momo. ]
Is that gonna make you convinced that I'm serious?
[ And whatever they had going before wasn't even about rivalry anyways. ]
[Two straight guys, hanging out (and probably wrestling, gross), having a good straight time.
There's a resounding silence between them; Momo prepares to spout something stupid, probably about dog training or something similarly irrelevant to Mochi's confession, so it's a good thing when Mochi draws him in. He's entirely rigid, clearly oblivious of what's about to occur; maybe Kuramochi wants to hug?]
It's not the first time. He shouldn't be so wide-eyed and frozen in deerlike conduct.
His first impulse is to look up, making sure Mochi hasn't a mistletoe above his head. If this were a product of mistletoe, he'd likely have one above his own head...though, and kissing someone over mistletoe doesn't typically require a full-blown confession.
A blush spreads from ear to ear, but he can feel it from his hairline down to his neck.]
[ It's not the first time to kiss, but for Kuramochi to be the one initiating without exactly getting prompted for it beforehand is a first.
He's going to stay quiet while he watches Momo do his reactions. It's actually difficult to tell what Momo's thinking and how he's feeling about this. That blush isn't helping either. He can tell Momo's most likely confused about all this and he feels a little bad about it, but the moment he slipped up with the love potion's effect he didn't want to let it get lost in the midst of things.
It's a little frustrating not being able to clearly tell how the other's feeling, though. ]
You wanna tell me how you feel? You don't need to hold back.
[--This could all be a weird trick to get him to say something embarrassing. Like a prank, but a super-morally-incorrect-totally-rude prank! Kuramochi wouldn't do that to him. Rather, he's capable of pulling off absurd pranks, but not like..this? Only a huge fucking asshole would mess around to this level of trollery.
And Mochi's not a fucking asshole. He's an incredibly tolerant rival. More than anything, he'd be the one to pull a douchey stunt like this for laughs...but not even. Momo's an asshole who takes things too far 100% of the time, but not like this.]
H-hold on! You're saying the love potion made it easier for you? So you're seriously not doing this because of something else?!
[Like a dare, mistletoe, possessed flowers. He's subconsciously squeezing handfulls of Mochi's shirt with both hands.]
[ If it were a prank, it wouldn't be something like this. It'd be something more simple, like throwing paint balls and make them splat on your butt. Or dragging someone sleeping onto an air mattress and onto a pool, wait for them to wake up and watch them fall into water. ]
...Yeah, that'll be it. If I didn't slip up after drinkin' that love potion, I wouldn't even think about doin' this even as a joke.
[ Maybe he's pushing Momo too much out of his comfort zone. Maybe he should stop doing this and have Momo try to sort his feelings out.
He almost pulls away even more when he realizes Momo's practically latched onto his shirt. He's pretty content like this, but does Momo even know what he's doing? ]
W-wait, it's not like you have to redeem yourself just because you said a bunch of embarrassing things to me.
[Like an arranged marriage, or thinking two people have to get married because they've got a kid together but hate eachother. He relents slightly, either hand going lax, retracting back to his sides.
And he gives a firm nod.]
Yeah, let's -- we can go to my room. It's the whole attic.
[Private is what he means, but it seems way too suggestive right now.]
[ Don't compare it to an arranged marriage or having a kid!! He makes a face at that. ]
I ain't trying to redeem myself. I just... [ He kind of wants to take things a little further if Momo's feeling the same way? But with how he keeps on dancing around the topic it's hard to even tell--
Wait is that an invitation or something? He falters for a moment. He hasn't gotten a clear answer and yet Momo's inviting to his room. UH. ]
...I ain't gonna go to your room.
[ THAT SOUNDS TOO PRIVATE. What if something happens?! He's uncomfortable about the thought of that. ]
[It's so, so defensive. He's releasing Kuramochi at the same time, looking infinitely scandalized.]
What makes you think I'd do anything suspicious?! Besides that, you're assuming way too much! It's either that or the bathroom -- that's the only door that locks!
[He doesn't even have a lock on his bedroom door anymore because he's THAT INSANE and cannot be trusted...but at least they'd have their own area!! Jeeze!!]
[As they head upstairs, Yogi's doing laps up and down the staircase. She's not getting in their way or anything, just, wedging herself between Momo and Mochi running up and down against the wall. One day you'll win something big, Dog-chan.]
What the hell! I wasn't gonna beat you up, but even if you think you could kick my ass, I'd never -- OI! MAYBE YOU'RE TRICKING ME INTO GETTING BEATEN UP?
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Kuramochi blinks, his mind not prepared for Momo's response. He remembers Momo being awfully upset(?) about it when it happened...]
...How the hell are you able to act like that? A guy confessed to you out of nowhere, you know? On Valentines Day at that.
[He's going to make sure Momo's not going to run away from this talk this time.]
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[Kuramochi is being AWFULLY SERIOUS about this. He frowns, just slightly, if not only due to confusion.]
It's not like you ruined Valentine's Day or anything.
[He had a big task to complete, okay.]
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He thinks about the love potion and wonders if he'd actually be hurt about it if that was still in effect.
He clicks his tongue, feeling a little frustrated. They're not on the same page, per say, for this topic. He draws out a small sigh as he looks elsewhere for a moment before looking back at Momo.]
...Look, that confession that I did? It's real. I do have some feeling towards you. I really did mean to keep it 'cause I didn't wanna cause any stupid mess. But now that it's out, I ain't gonna just treat it like some joke.
[A pause.]
I really do like you, Mikoshiba.
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You don't--
[Have to apologize, really. His fault, totally dumb, won't do it again; he hasn't a proper speech prepared -- Mochi's just shown up here after all, but he crossed a weird boundary and...
And it...acted more as a cushion than anything? Maybe? Momo's brows furrow instantaneously, and he's not at all sure what to make of what's being said; it's like Mochi's adopted an alien language and he's not able to keep up.]
Well, yeah. I like you too, but...
[But he's talking about feelings. Maybe the potion has some lasting, permanent results? If any guy were to develop feelings for him, he'd be least suspect of Mochi.]
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[It's vaguely accusatory. He can't be sure. He'd rather not start screaming for no reason, surprisingly. It's coming, however.]
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He's feeling his emotions wavering, optimism showing up at first, only to quickly dip down at the "but" and gives a frown. ]
Why the hell would I be messing with you? I said I was gonna keep it to myself until shit happened didn't I? It ain't something to joke about.
[ Or more like it'd a real bad joke that no one can laugh at. ]
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[The fact that Rin and Makoto are together might be cushioning this entire gay experience for him. Even if this is totally directed at him and he's feeling...not queasy, but the butterflies are out and he's not sure what to make of this, even as straightforward as Mochi's being with him.]
We...shouldn't be talking about this stuff in the doorway.
[Visibly nervous, taking a step inward. An arm crosses his chest, latching onto his opposite bicep to scratch at a nonexistent itch.]
Besides that, it's not like we can keep being rivals if you're in love with me.
[USING THE L-WORD, TO MAKE MATTERS WEIRDER.]
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What the hell did he need to do to convince Momo that he's being serious? There was one way he could think of, but it's a bold thing to do even for him... ]
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He takes a step forward, closing the space between the two, and grabs onto Momo's shoulder to pull himself in, placing a light kiss on the lips before moving away, his gaze not leaving Momo. ]
Is that gonna make you convinced that I'm serious?
[ And whatever they had going before wasn't even about rivalry anyways. ]
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There's a resounding silence between them; Momo prepares to spout something stupid, probably about dog training or something similarly irrelevant to Mochi's confession, so it's a good thing when Mochi draws him in. He's entirely rigid, clearly oblivious of what's about to occur; maybe Kuramochi wants to hug?]
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It's not the first time. He shouldn't be so wide-eyed and frozen in deerlike conduct.
His first impulse is to look up, making sure Mochi hasn't a mistletoe above his head. If this were a product of mistletoe, he'd likely have one above his own head...though, and kissing someone over mistletoe doesn't typically require a full-blown confession.
A blush spreads from ear to ear, but he can feel it from his hairline down to his neck.]
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[It's weird being the uke.]
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He's going to stay quiet while he watches Momo do his reactions. It's actually difficult to tell what Momo's thinking and how he's feeling about this. That blush isn't helping either. He can tell Momo's most likely confused about all this and he feels a little bad about it, but the moment he slipped up with the love potion's effect he didn't want to let it get lost in the midst of things.
It's a little frustrating not being able to clearly tell how the other's feeling, though. ]
You wanna tell me how you feel? You don't need to hold back.
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And Mochi's not a fucking asshole. He's an incredibly tolerant rival. More than anything, he'd be the one to pull a douchey stunt like this for laughs...but not even. Momo's an asshole who takes things too far 100% of the time, but not like this.]
H-hold on! You're saying the love potion made it easier for you? So you're seriously not doing this because of something else?!
[Like a dare, mistletoe, possessed flowers. He's subconsciously squeezing handfulls of Mochi's shirt with both hands.]
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...Yeah, that'll be it. If I didn't slip up after drinkin' that love potion, I wouldn't even think about doin' this even as a joke.
[ Maybe he's pushing Momo too much out of his comfort zone. Maybe he should stop doing this and have Momo try to sort his feelings out.
He almost pulls away even more when he realizes Momo's practically latched onto his shirt. He's pretty content like this, but does Momo even know what he's doing? ]
You wanna sit down?
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[Like an arranged marriage, or thinking two people have to get married because they've got a kid together but hate eachother. He relents slightly, either hand going lax, retracting back to his sides.
And he gives a firm nod.]
Yeah, let's -- we can go to my room. It's the whole attic.
[Private is what he means, but it seems way too suggestive right now.]
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I ain't trying to redeem myself. I just... [ He kind of wants to take things a little further if Momo's feeling the same way? But with how he keeps on dancing around the topic it's hard to even tell--
Wait is that an invitation or something? He falters for a moment. He hasn't gotten a clear answer and yet Momo's inviting to his room. UH. ]
...I ain't gonna go to your room.
[ THAT SOUNDS TOO PRIVATE. What if something happens?! He's uncomfortable about the thought of that. ]
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[It's so, so defensive. He's releasing Kuramochi at the same time, looking infinitely scandalized.]
What makes you think I'd do anything suspicious?! Besides that, you're assuming way too much! It's either that or the bathroom -- that's the only door that locks!
[He doesn't even have a lock on his bedroom door anymore because he's THAT INSANE and cannot be trusted...but at least they'd have their own area!! Jeeze!!]
what a dumbs
Kuramochi started to like you that way which was pretty much out of the left field for this baseball guy so for him anything can happen at this point.
But if Momo is reluctant to talk about it any further without moving to another room, then he'll just have to go along with it. ]
Alright fine. We'll go to your room.
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Fine!
[2defensive, but okay. As per usual, he grabs Mochi by his forearm, hesitates and...immediately looks elsewhere before towing him over to the stairs.
Touching is so very intimate all of a sudden.
Yogi takes the movement as a prompt to come along.]
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Come to think of it, this is probably the first time Kuramochi's seen Momo's room...
But he's going to focus on Momo for the moment because it's not really the time to be distracted. ]
...You better not try to beat me up 'cause I can easily beat your ass if you do.
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What the hell! I wasn't gonna beat you up, but even if you think you could kick my ass, I'd never -- OI! MAYBE YOU'RE TRICKING ME INTO GETTING BEATEN UP?
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[ What if it gets worse and he suddenly wants to make his escape?
This is so stressful, maybe he should've thought this a little more. ]
I ain't gonna beat you up unless you're gonna pull something stupid...
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He hops up to tug the string to his weird fucking attic door down, so he can unfurl the stupid wooden stairs.]
What's even stupid? Just be quiet, Mochi-senpai...
[He's borderline whining. Before he bothers heading up to the attic, he scoops Yogi up; she has issues with these things, sometimes.]
You can head up first.
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