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FLASH MOB

🧙 WHO: Taichi Nanao, Hikaru Hitachiin (A closed prompt), and A Flash Mob (OTA)
⚔️️ WHAT: Hikaru told Taichi that he thought it was more likely a planet made him gay than that he caught feels for him and that he needed time to sort it out. like a month ago. Taichi's been as patient as he's physically capable of being and has gathered a number of friends together to flash mob Hikaru and ask him out for a date. Anyone who helped out with the flash mob is invited to a cafe afterward to have dinner together as a thank you! Flash mob is very much in a public area and includes Ren, Tamaki, Takao, Miwako, Crow, and.. anyone else who wants to say they joined in! Taichi is very open so would welcome anyone who wants to help and can dance. (Those are just the people who expressed interest, anyone is welcome to join in the after party and assume they were involved if you want!)
🕒 WHEN: Midday, January 17thish, after going shopping with Hikaru for new clothes.
🗺️ WHERE: Somewhere mid-Camelot City
⚠️ WARNINGS: Juicy Pants.

[ They've been walking for some time, and Taichi is carrying their shopping bags around, having taken Hikaru's at some point because Hikaru often times just hands him things. He's slowly starting to realize that it's a pattern-- but that's a tale for another day. They've been out shopping for clothing and despite that it's the end of their trip, Taichi is buzzing with energy. An energy that's reflected as the loudspeaker in whatever shopping area they're in starts playing a a song from the early 2000's, Kylie Minogues "Can't Get You Outta my Head."

Starting with just one person dancing, people start to clear out of the area as more and more people join in on the dance. As requested, everyone is dressed in whatever they believe fits the "2002" theme. At a certain point in the song once everyone else is in, Taichi turns to Hikaru and hands him the shopping bags. ]

Hold this for a second!

[ And then Taichi tears off the clothing his was wearing, which was apparently secured as a rip-off outfit the entire time. Beneath it, he has on a skinny scarf, a pleather quarter-sleeve jacket, and the pride of 2002 fashion's sweatpants with "Juicy" plastered over his ass. Taichi joins in the dance to finish off the flashmob dance, then the whole thing ends with a big finale of Taichi getting down on both knees (careful not to do just one so it isn't confusing) and holds out a pansy to Hikaru. ]

Please be my boyfriend!

[ The dance mob disperses at that point at least, to give them time to talk after innocent bystanders clap and watch, since they need to converse about this of course! ]

LATER, AT THE CAFE (OPEN TO ALL)
[ Everyone who was involve in the flash mob is invited to a cheapy little diner cafe. Taichi... genuinely can't afford much, this basically used all of his money that he'd earned since arriving here and he's going to be eating inn complementary food for the rest of the month for sure. But he's offered to buy everyone at least 1 drink if they participated in the flash mob for him! And exactly two pizzas!

(Look, he can't afford more than two pizzas.. he will at least not be partaking so there's more for everyone else.)

Please enjoy a little gathering to meet and greet, laugh, and be merry! Anyone is welcome to post whatever they want and tag whoever they want for this prompt! :) Or just be at the diner and tag the rowdy group of people high fiving each other for a job well-done. Or maybe buy Taichi a rootbeer to drown his sorrows in. ]

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Closed to Hikaru
[ Taichi stays on his knees, chest heaving as he pants and holds out the flower, a bright smile on his face as he stares at Hikaru. There's applause, he's sure of it, but despite that he absolutely adores attention and would normally absolutely bask in it, his heart is pounding right now. There are butterflies in his stomach swarming around so fast that he's sure he hasn't felt this nervous since some of his very first auditions when he was a kid.

He stays there, waiting for an answer, hope in his eyes. Hope Hikaru says yes. Hope he wasn't too impatient. Hope he didn't say or do the wrong thing because he wants this. Hope this doesn't come off as the desperate soul Hikaru calls him sometimes.

Please say yes. ]

Open to All!
[ Taichi thanked everyone loudly and acted the part, smiling and paying for what he could afford anyway without being bankrupt for more than one month... but despite that he loved attention, once it was off of him, instead of trying to seek out more of it or trying to be the life of the party, he just goes to lay his head down on one of the tables.

Hikaru didn't say no, but...

Haaa, what was he supposed to do when after all that he didn't say yes, even when he'd been patient for over a month to give him time to think? His chest aches, and he doesn't think he can really get into the party mood. ]

[Hikaru regretted ever voicing gay aliens to Taichi. Very much so because after it came out of his mouth and he knew how much he had hurt Taichi, it had been immediately obvious that it probably wasn't some weird alien thing that had happened. But Taichi hadn't wanted to dwell on it, Hikaru had been terrified of saying something stupid again, and effectively losing Taichi even as a friend.

Kaoru had told him before that it was better that he wait and see. Hikaru was taking that advice a little too late because now really wasn't the time to wait and see when he'd already effectively confessed and then took it back. Oops.

But by now, it's become more and more obvious that Hikaru just simply liked Taichi. Maybe he'd never liked a guy before but it wasn't like he had much experience in the way of crushes (or ones that he knew of but that was also a tale for another day because anything about Haruhi would definitely be too much to think about). So he likes Taichi and Hikaru's come to accept that. When they call each other every night, Hikaru flirts without much thought at all and today it was still something he did on their shopping trip. This is probably what somebody would call "leading somebody on" when Hikaru hasn't said anything in over a month about where they stand.

So when the flash mob happens, Hikaru's staring in shock. What are these clothes? What is this song choice? What is even going on? Is that Tamaki? And by the time Taichi's joining in, Hikaru wonders if this is some meme thing that Taichi had told him about. Or would that be a challenge? He wouldn't have invited Hikaru along to do this because Hikaru would have quickly said no. Also his ass says juicy and Hikaru is definitely staring at that.

But then Taichi is going to him, and he's on his knees, and he's asking him to go out with him.

And Hikaru is frozen, head empty, and what is he supposed to do?! If he were thinking then he should be happy. Taichi still likes him. Taichi still wants to go out with him and he'd been worried about that too. Will Hikaru be his boyfriend? Yes? The answer is obviously yes! But what comes out instead is:]

I...I...I'll tell you later? Tomorrow? Maybe? Or maybe...I don't know! J-just give me a moment! [He's backing up, stuttering. This is just a lot.] Um, thanks? For uh. All this and today? Yeah. Thanks. See you tomorrow! Maybe? Here's your bags! [At least he gives Taichi back his clothes before he's running off like a total idiot/asshole.]

[ Is obvious to Taichi that he's made a nostrand almost immediately. Hikaru isn't frozen in shock, he's frozen in mortification. And Taichi is left there on the sidewalk, his throat closing up as Hikaru doesn't even answer him, just leaves.

He should've figured it out by now. Hikaru wanted to just be friends and pretend that what had happened between them hadn't. Taichi had apparently gotten his signals crossed, and while he was usually accepting that he wasn't the smartest person in the world, he had never felt so stupid and ashamed of himself as he did right now. He ends up just sitting where he is on the ground for a little while after Hikaru runs off, but manages to force it down long after a short period of time to go thank everyone and invite them to the cafe. They all came out to support him and there wasn't even a happy ending, and Taichi didn't want to be alone right now.

It's not until later that night that he works himself up to try to do damage control. There's a good chance he just destroyed everything they had if Hikaru hasn't been flirting with him like he thought. Hikaru was right, he is desperate.

Late that night-- later than Taichi would normally stay up without trying, because he can't sleep, he sends a single text. He really can't bear to make an apology in person or even over a call right now.

I'm sorry, Hikaru.
It'd been so long since we talked about it, and I remembered you first said something after you realized I tried to throw you a party, so I thought a grand romantic gesture would help.
It was all in good fun, I'll drop it so don't worry too much about it!
Good night.

It's probably a good thing autocorrect has his back, because he's writing through tears. That's not how he feels at all, but how he actually feels is laughable.

As if Hikaru could ever like him like that.

He's so stupid.

Taichi drops his phone on the floor and rolls over in bed so he can't see it, pulling the covers up above his head and pretending to sleep until he finally does. ]

Edited 2021-01-17 19:52 (UTC)

[When Hikaru runs away and finally ends up home, he immediately is angry at himself. Why didn't he say yes? He groans in frustration and goes to his bed, taking the pillow and screaming into it. He's mad at himself because who just runs away like that? That isn't like him! Why is he acting like this?

This requires diagrams. It took a diagram to figure out his feelings for Taichi and now he needs to figure out his own about today. So for a few hours he's just sitting on his bed and diagramming out his feelings and comes to one simple solution:

It had been a lot and not on his own terms (which was stupid and selfish) . He had wanted to talk to Taichi and explain everything but he couldn't do that with a flash mob. When he thinks back on it, he smiles to himself. Taichi had planned some organized dance for him. To ask him out. It was just like Taichi.

Part of him knows Taichi won't call but he still kind of hopes so anyway. Maybe they can talk. But Taichi doesn't call and Hikaru can only guess how shitty he feels. Why did he just walk away?! Taichi probably felt terrible and Hikaru screams into his pillow again.

When he gets the text late at night, he realizes how much he fucked up.]

taichi let me explain tomorrow

[No response. Is Taichi ignoring him? Did he mess up that badly? But why shouldn't he be mad? Hikaru guesses he deserves this but he doesn't like it either! He's texting again.]

i need to see you tomorrow. i know maybe you don't want to see me but i really need to see you and explain everything

i'm coming by tomorrow

um thank you for the dance. how did you even organize that? tomorrow!!! i'm coming by tomorrow!!!

[And now it's time to write his first confession which wow this is what he's become. But it would make Taichi happy, he thinks. Hopefully. ]

[ Taichi doesn't see the texts until morning, and so he doesn't respond to them until he wakes up. Thankfully, habits are still habits and Taichi is still a morning person, even if he isn't as loud and chipper as he normally would be.

He reads the slew of texts from Hikaru and stares at them in confusion for a little while. ]

I'll make breakfast so come over when you wake up.

[ It's better to just pretend he's okay. Hikaru coming over both makes him completely lose his appetite right now because if he tell him no, or explains that he just wants to be friends, Taichi doesn't want to hear it right now. And yet, he wants to see Hikaru. It made him happy to know Hikaru wanted to come over, right before he started dreading it, and that mixed up feeling just confuses him more.

But it's early enough he can run to a convenience store and buy some yogurt to make parfaits with the fruit from the continental breakfast. He's already got some granola bars he can crunch up in his inn room... There's no way Hikaru's even awake yet, so he takes his time and checks his wallet three times to see if he can afford drinks for both of them. He ends up just getting the weird expensive water in the glass bottle and deciding he'll drink whatever they've got at the inn. He heads right to the continental breakfast to grab fresh fruit and clean bowls before heading back to his room. He doesn't know how long it's going to take for Hikaru to wake up and get ready, but it's easier to keep his mind on something. He really hopes Hikaru doesn't wake up and tell him he has to wait longer. ]

[Hikaru hadn't really been able to sleep so when his device goes off, it wakes him up because it wasn't as if he was able to sleep well anyway. He'd spent most of his time writing his confession letter which had to be one of the most aggravating things he's ever had to do. He had never been a writer, never wanted to be, and definitely never would be. But as he looks at the letter he wrote, folded up in its envelope, he nods to himself because he's going to do this. Even if he might get an answer he doesn't like, it doesn't matter because it's only fair.

Hikaru is knocking at Taichi's door shortly after Taichi comes back. He had said to come over when he woke up and so he did. But when Taichi does answer the door, Hikaru shows he hasn't had a good time of it. Unstyled hair, simple clothing, and when he's tired he's just more grumpy. It's hard not to tell when Hikaru's not in a good mood because he doesn't hide it. But it's not aimed towards Taichi and when he does see Taichi, he's immediately humbled. Right, this is who he likes and who he absolutely didn't treat well. Right.]

Um. I should have told you I'd be right over but can I come in?[ Once he's inside, he still just stays in the doorway. He wonders if there's a right way to do this. When he and Kaoru got letters, they were always somewhere completely unoriginal. Nobody did it face to face like this. But then all of this was different anyway. So what did he do? He just...handed it over? The letter is in his hand, Taichi's name on the envelope. It's hard to miss.

He takes a deep breath and hands Taichi the letter, heart pounding and feeling absolutely terrified. He's not the same person he was two years ago but he's scared of being hurt all the same. The difference here, he tells himself, is he would really deserve this.] Sorry I didn't have a shoe locker or anywhere to put it. [What else is he supposed to say?]

Just read all of it before you say anything, please.

[ It's way too fast for Hikaru to get here-- Taichi thought he had more time, and when he lets him in what he ends up reading isn't someone who's pissed off at having to be here this early, but someone who thought it was important to come over as soon as possible. He.. thinks that's good? He's a little worried about him just because Hikaru is definitely a bit of a mess right now.

He can borrow Taichi's hair stuff once they're done eating-- since Hikaru does his hair all the time, it's probably as closed to approved brands as they can afford right now. Though his mind is torn from thoughts about his appearance when he speaks and Taichi starts. ]

Come in, yeah- breakfast isn't ready, I thought you'd still be.. asleep...

[ He trails off as he sees the letter. A letter? He needs a shoe locker? Is this--?! Taichi takes a deep breath to try to taper his energy and not make assumptions, since Hikaru said to read it first. He wants to get excited and ask if it's a love letter!! But, he'll read it first, and take it in.

Taichi takes the letter and opens it up. He's gonna read it right in front of him, and he reads it fast. Then he reads it again, to make sure he read it right. He didn't misread it. His stomach is fluttering wildly now. If he had his tail from during Sanguis, it would've been wildly wagging behind him even as he was staying quiet and double-checking his findings. When he finally looks at up at Hikaru, he's holding his breath as he thinks of exactly how to respond.

In the end, there's what he thinks is a clear answer. ]

Close your eyes, Hikaru!

[ He looks very determined.. and also like he's trying to contain himself as best as he can and only barely succeeding. ]

[Hikaru watches Taichi read it to try to figure out his reaction. It doesn't look bad? So maybe this is good? But Hikaru tries to remind himself that Taichi can still tell him no and he's happy he got a love letter at all. As much as he wants to groan when Taichi reads it again because Hikaru's nerves can't handle this, he tries to stay quiet. Give Taichi his time.

Taichi's request isn't clear and he's making a weird face. Close his eyes for a kiss...? That's what Hikaru's mind first jumps to but he tries not to get ahead of himself even though he's pretty sure that everything leads to a positive answer?

So he does it, closes his eyes and as he does so he grumbles:] Oi, you shouldn't tease a guy who just confessed to you.

I don't want to hear that from you. Keep them closed!

[ Taichi runs off to put the letter somewhere safe-somewhere it won't get food on it accidentally. In a drawer for now, but he'll find a good spot for it later.

Then he runs full speed at Hikaru and jumps, legs around his waist and plants a smooch right on his Hikaru's lips. He's well aware that it may land them both on the floor since Hikaru couldn't see it coming, but he wasn't taking any chances with going slow and some disaster interrupting again.

Plus, it takes care of the height difference and makes for a really memorable first kiss, he's sure.]

★ Taichi Nanao ☆

sighs deeply...let's get this over with...

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wtf i never got a notif...

dw doesn't want these two together

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after party;

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oh my god this is like two months late what, but i'm down to continue or drop as you feel fit lol...

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it's 110% IC to Miwako and in Parakiss spirit to use the term "gaylien" IC and I am over the moon...

Flash Mob After Party OTA

𝓈𝒶𝓀𝓊𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒶 ✿ 𝓂𝒾𝓌𝒶𝓀𝑜 ; after party ota