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[if you make another daddy joke about shuji I will be legally obligated to ask if john's into that

The answer comes way too quickly for Shuji to not have already tried that:] It won't come off.

[The overalls are bad, but maybe he could have finicked with it until they just looked like jeans on first glance... if any of these clothes would get off his body.

Hopefully he doesn't actually have to use the toilet anytime soon.]

[ well fucking fuck ]

[ - and so they won't, john having been in the midst of wrestling with a button when shuji announces that. not the holster, not even a shoelace to be undone. suddenly, he feels very very aware of the tie looped around his neck. ]

[ aha. ]

Figures, right?

[ just conversationally. this is fine, right, shuji. ]

It's not the worst unreality thing, but...

[Competing against October, or October 2: Electric Boogaloo, or people without the app disappearing, or - a lot of things, outfit switches are harmless.

Just... why did it have to be this.]

I guess I can't hide in the bathroom forever, so I might as well come out?

...Promise not to laugh.

[As though John would laugh at his own outfit. To be fair, Shuji looks a lot more awkward in it than John does.]

Laugh at my own clothes? Come, now.

[ granted, laughing at shuji in his clothes is a different concept. shuji will probably hear john unlocking his own stall and shutting it behind him; he stands off to the side, kind of how someone would when ready to appraise another's outfit in the dressing room.

which isn't what he had in mind, but hey. ]

S'okay - it's just me out here.

[Slowly, Shuji opens the bathroom stall and slinks out.

He was right about it not looking great on him - bright red hair and denim overalls? not a fantastic combination - and besides that he just carries himself so awkwardly that pretty much anything would look bad. Definitely not owning it.

On the other hand, he gets to see John in his clothes, and that perks him up a little.]

Well, at least one of us looks cute.

[ oh. ]

[ SHUJI IS THE CUTE ONE HERE, RIGHT?? john certainly doesn't think he looks bad - that's hard to think - but the comment is meant with a puff of laugher. shuji, please. his eyes him up and down. ]

You look like a ... hipper. [ no, that's wrong. ] Hipster.

[ he brings a hand up to scratch beneath his chin, deliberating. still, he won't deny that shuji looks misplaced somehow, even if he won't verbally elaborate on that. ]

Like, y'know. How they buy.. designer overalls, ones that are already worn, bit threadbare at the knees? 'Cept they drop $200 to look the part.

[John, really. Shuji can't help but chuckle at 'hipper'.]

I always thought that pre-damaged clothes were one of the stupider fashion trends recently.

[So they actually could agree on one fashion topic. Imagine.]

You look like a sports player got lost in the theater department.

Well, thank you.

[ ... he doesn't know whether that's a compliment or not, but. it doesn't sound insulting, so whatever. ]

[ john gestures towards the door. ]

You ready? To brave the world again?

[ He already said John was cute, of course it’s a compliment: ]

Only if I can tell everyone we traded outfits like super gross boyfriends.

[ They are gross and they did trade clothes.]

[ hmmmmmmm...........

hmhmhmhmhm... ]

[ nah, he's kidding. ]

All right, all right, I'll agree to that. [ he swooshes shuji's cape in what's meant to be an inviting manner. ] And—not to spoil you more—but if you feel yourself gettin' shy, I can always hide you away in here.

[The cape is big and swooshy, but it isn't big enough to hide Shuji in - is what Shuji would say if he weren't as stupidly gay as he is.]

My hero ♥ However will I repay you?

Heh, you can repay me later.

[ cue a flirtatious and mightily unsubtle wink. ]

[ he lets his hold drop from the cape, instead offering his hand to shuji. ]

Let's get outta here, shall we?

[What's subtlety, can you fuck it?

Shuji takes John's hand in his, grinning widely.]

I should pay the bill first, but then you can whisk me home.

[ thank goodness shuji is... not completely bankrupt, john's stomach doesn't have to quite twist with guilt. but grateful, he presses forward to kiss shuji on the forehead quickly. ]

All right. Deal.

[ annnd, exiting, it's off to pay that bill. ]

[Forehead kiss gets a doki.

The waiter looks like he wants to ask how they switched outfits completely in like two minutes and decides that it isn't worth it. The bill is paid without incident, so fast forward to John's apartment.]

Do you think our entire wardrobes have switched, or is it just these two outfits?

[Not that there'd be much point in switching all their clothes if they can't change out of these.]

[ a thoughtful hum. ]

You mean like, we're cursed to wear whatever would be in each other's wardrobes for the remainder of the - [ how long does this shit usually last, again. ] - month?

[ ah, at least that would imply a change of outfit. ]

[Shuji would rather not wear these same clothes the rest of the month. He has to shower, thanks.]

It'd be a little funny. I don't think you've seen half of my closet.

—What?

[ his eyes widen. ]

Is it.. that big...?

It's not that big. [It is absolutely that big.] There are just outfits I haven't had the right occassion to wear around you yet, that's all.

[place your bets that if they have switched wardrobes shuji's clothes literally will not fit in john's closet/dresser/whatever]

[ if that's literally happened - yes, john would also now bet that his room is overflowing with articles of clothing. hence, there's a pinch of his eyebrows as he dissects those statements. ]

"Right occasion"? What's that mean?

[ should he be wary of being shoved into anything in particular ]

Just what it sounds like. I haven't had much of a reason to wear a suit around you, or most of my formal clothes.

[He does not consider what John's wearing now to be 'formal'.]

Oh. That doesn't sound bad, then.

[ he has zero conception of what shuji's "formal" wear might resemble. he would usually assume that's like, formal church service levels of formal. (granted, he's not thinking too hard on that, either). ]

... Huh. Kinda wanna see your room, now.

You know you're always welcome to come into my bedroom, you don't need the clothes as an excuse.

[Was it entirely an excuse? Probably not, but Shuji sees an opportunity to flirt and goes for it.]

[ ffs these two ]

[ that earns a laugh, followed by smirk, and then opening his mouth to shoot back some dumb line or another. that's when his expression falls. oh. in addition to all these other issues - ]

How's the.. sex gonna work?

[That is indeed the most important question. Shuji takes a moment to consider it seriously.]

...If you can open your fly, blowjobs will be fine, right?

[John's never complained about them before...]

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