crowspace | I will grow my own trees while you follow the moon

[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...]

[ oh--

he hadn't tried pulling at his fly. if so, that much is a relief. but really there has to be some other catch to this that they're missing... ]

Well, that'd work.

[ c'mon, shuji, let's check out john's bedroom. ... not actually to attempt a blowjow, but to see the potential devestation that is his already somewhat cramped room. ]

[They could also do the blowjob? But actually, maybe that's not a good idea - once Shuji has opened the door a little and sees how his clothes have fit in John's closet not at all, he immediately shuts it again.]

Um. So. We definitely switched wardrobes.

[At least they determined one that! John definitely doesn't need to see the chaos that is his bedroom now.]

... Shuji.

[ because, ah, he sure did shut that door mighty quick. john pushes his shoe forward, nudging at the doors base. shuji sort of stands between him and it, though, so. ]

How bad is it?

[Shuji flattens his back against the door. Do Not Enter.]

I don't think you're going to be sleeping in there. At least not as is.

[ gives shuji a look like great. fantastic. ]

C'mon. I got three younger siblings, remember.

[ so how bad could it be!! he's going to try to enter again, pushing at the door a little to make this known. if that doesn't work, plan b is literally picking shuji up and setting him aside. ]

[Shuji's strong enough to hold the door closed. Unfortunately, he isn't heavy to match his strength, so John can indeed pick him up and move him out of the way.]

Hey, that's cheating-

[The room, now that John has a proper look at it, is about as bad as Shuji implied.

His closet is stuffed to the brim, and from there fancy clothes radiate outwards into the rest of room. His bed is entirely covered, so much so that Shuji had to guess where it actually was in this chaos.

On the bright side, it's colorful.]

[ yeah it sort of looks like the mall exploded in his room. john gawks for a solid moment, eyes tracing over not only where his bed should be, but several of his belongings that might also be covered (he did have a side table, it looks like half his desk has been swallowed. ]

[ how the hell does shuji have this many clothes. his brain has shortcircuited. with a little shake of his head to clear that, ]

—Okay. Well.

[ that's.. that. the clothes look.. comfy, at least. ]

I'm enlistin' you in helpin' me get this a bit organized, y'know.

I'll take responsibility.

[Even if this is technically Retrospec's fault and not Shuji's, they aren't going to help clean up.]

Do you have somewhere else we can store these...?

[Because there's just no way they can be organized and neat in this tiny room.]

... We could put some of it in the living room. I'll run it by my roomie that it's temporary.

[ he doesn't think said mysterious npc roomie will have an issue with that, so long as the clothes aren't just like. in a pile. john scratches his chin, considering this mess. ]

Under the bed. Got room in a few kitchen cabinets.... [ it's. something. john moves forward to pick up an article of clothing -- looks like a vest of some sort? it's nice enough that, putting it over his knee as he folds it, that he has to stare at it a moment. ]

[If you stop to look at every piece of clothing you're never going to get anything clean, John.

As Shuji is carefully scooping up one of his kimono - it's a little too wrinkly but he won't get upset about that while John's around - he notices John staring.]

Do you like that one?

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