Nesting (Jetman, Ryu/Gai, #16)
Title: Nesting (5/?)
Fandom: Chojin Sentai Jetman
Series/Character/Pairing: Tendou Ryu/Yuuki Gai
Theme: #16, Time
Rating: Going to go ahead and bump this up to PG-13 >>;
Disclaimer: Not mine
Notes: Post series, spoilers apply, AU
It had only taken three weeks for Gai’s life to completely change.
He would wake up on Ryu’s couch, and then lurch into Ryu’s room to wake him up. After making sure he got to work on time, he’d haunt town for the rest of the day, sometimes trying to find a pretty girl, but mostly rehearsing before whatever gig he had that night. After that and a drink, he’d go back to Ryu’s to make sure he ate and that he went to bed… and that was it. That was a typical day for Gai now.
There was a part of him that hated it. That hated having to spend his newfound free time keeping watch on someone who probably didn’t even want it. That hated having to hear about the boring day-to-day activities of Sky Force. That hated finding the house empty and knowing all too well who Ryu had gone to visit again. It was times like that Gai seriously considering hopping on his bike and making a run for it before it was too late.
But then Ryu would smile or his jaw would drop after Gai made a dirty joke or some other typical thing the Ryu he knew would have done… and Gai knew that he had his reason to keep trying.
Unfortunately, Gai had a tendency to forget his reason to do, well, anything when he drunk.
Not drunk, dammit-- I don’t care what the manager says. Just a little tipsy is all. He fumbled his way through the alley. Where the hell had he parked his bike again? Oh, wait, right-- the manager had taken his keys. Good thing his apartment wasn’t too far away… except he was supposed to go to Ryu’s place… right?
“Hell.” He could feel something twisting his already uneasy stomach… but somehow, he pushed it back. Sure, he… cared about Ryu, but Ryu was a big boy. He was probably getting sick of him playing nursemaid. Acting like he needed to be taken care of.
After some awkward searching, Gai found his house key in his pocket, not bothering with the light as he collapsed on the couch. Ryu could live without him this one time. Hell, Ryu could probably live the rest of his life without him if he really wanted.
Gai’s last coherent thought was wondering why he found this idea so depressing.
--
Gai had no clue who would be banging on his door at such an ungodly hour, but he was going to make damn sure he paid. Ignoring the wave of the nausea as he got to his feet, he threw the door open, fist ready… and he just barely stopped himself from punching Ryu.
As for Ryu, he didn’t so much as blink. “So you got drunk. I guess that explains why you didn’t show up tonight.” There was just a hint of a grin around Ryu’s mouth.
“Shaddup-- and I’m just tipsy.” Gai stepped back so Ryu could enter-- and then he could feel Ryu’s hand on his back as he stumbled a step.
“Right. Tipsy.” Ryu was definitely grinning now.
“Dammit, Ryu, I can hold my liquor.” He tried to poke Ryu in the chest, but hit his shoulder instead. “Unlike some people who always order freaking milk because they’re so scared of a little--”
“Let’s get you to bed.” Ryu’s tone was pleasant, but final as he steered Gai towards the bedroom.
Gai squirmed free. “First…” he took a breath to keep from throwing up. “First off, Ryu, I’m not that kind of boy. Second, what the hell are you going to do? It’s too late to be roaming around this part of town, especially for a goody-two shoes like you--”
Ryu’s hands were on his shoulders. “Don’t worry about me, Gai. I can take care of myself.”
“Yeah, I know. It’s all I could think about tonight while I was getting tipsy.” Gai motioned for the couch. “It’d just for the rest of the night. I also know it’s way past your bed time, and even you get tired, Ryu.”
Ryu was quiet for a moment… and the he nodded slowly. “Only if you go to bed now.”
Gai managed a nod back as he headed into the room and fell on the bed, feeling… a little better, for some reason.
Maybe his day was ending on a good note after all.
--
It was the screaming that woke him up. Sober enough to know that something was seriously wrong, Gai raced into the living room-- where Ryu was thrashing madly on the couch.
… Okay, while Ryu having a nightmare was comparatively better to the things that had been running through Gai’s brain a few seconds ago, he still had to do something. He knelt down and leaned in, trying to avoid getting blindsided by Ryu’s flailing.
“Ryu.” Gai shook him roughly. “Ryu. It’s just a nightmare-- shake it off.”
It seemed to work: Ryu’s eyes opened, and he appeared to be aware of Gai… but then he was sobbing again. Gai couldn’t make out any of it-- except Rie’s name.
“Hell.” Gai tried shaking him again, but it was no good. And slapping his face wasn’t helping, and he couldn’t do anything and it was so damned frustrating and…
And he was kissing Ryu before he knew what was happening.
But apparently Ryu did. A little more awake now, he gently pushed Gai away. “… Gai? What’re you--”
“I don’t know.” That wasn’t a lie.
“…Oh.” Slowly, Ryu stood up. “Then maybe I should go before… before we do know.”
“Yeah, that’s probably--” The door shut behind Ryu as he left. Gai was alone.
“Hell.”
Fandom: Chojin Sentai Jetman
Series/Character/Pairing: Tendou Ryu/Yuuki Gai
Theme: #16, Time
Rating: Going to go ahead and bump this up to PG-13 >>;
Disclaimer: Not mine
Notes: Post series, spoilers apply, AU
It had only taken three weeks for Gai’s life to completely change.
He would wake up on Ryu’s couch, and then lurch into Ryu’s room to wake him up. After making sure he got to work on time, he’d haunt town for the rest of the day, sometimes trying to find a pretty girl, but mostly rehearsing before whatever gig he had that night. After that and a drink, he’d go back to Ryu’s to make sure he ate and that he went to bed… and that was it. That was a typical day for Gai now.
There was a part of him that hated it. That hated having to spend his newfound free time keeping watch on someone who probably didn’t even want it. That hated having to hear about the boring day-to-day activities of Sky Force. That hated finding the house empty and knowing all too well who Ryu had gone to visit again. It was times like that Gai seriously considering hopping on his bike and making a run for it before it was too late.
But then Ryu would smile or his jaw would drop after Gai made a dirty joke or some other typical thing the Ryu he knew would have done… and Gai knew that he had his reason to keep trying.
Unfortunately, Gai had a tendency to forget his reason to do, well, anything when he drunk.
Not drunk, dammit-- I don’t care what the manager says. Just a little tipsy is all. He fumbled his way through the alley. Where the hell had he parked his bike again? Oh, wait, right-- the manager had taken his keys. Good thing his apartment wasn’t too far away… except he was supposed to go to Ryu’s place… right?
“Hell.” He could feel something twisting his already uneasy stomach… but somehow, he pushed it back. Sure, he… cared about Ryu, but Ryu was a big boy. He was probably getting sick of him playing nursemaid. Acting like he needed to be taken care of.
After some awkward searching, Gai found his house key in his pocket, not bothering with the light as he collapsed on the couch. Ryu could live without him this one time. Hell, Ryu could probably live the rest of his life without him if he really wanted.
Gai’s last coherent thought was wondering why he found this idea so depressing.
--
Gai had no clue who would be banging on his door at such an ungodly hour, but he was going to make damn sure he paid. Ignoring the wave of the nausea as he got to his feet, he threw the door open, fist ready… and he just barely stopped himself from punching Ryu.
As for Ryu, he didn’t so much as blink. “So you got drunk. I guess that explains why you didn’t show up tonight.” There was just a hint of a grin around Ryu’s mouth.
“Shaddup-- and I’m just tipsy.” Gai stepped back so Ryu could enter-- and then he could feel Ryu’s hand on his back as he stumbled a step.
“Right. Tipsy.” Ryu was definitely grinning now.
“Dammit, Ryu, I can hold my liquor.” He tried to poke Ryu in the chest, but hit his shoulder instead. “Unlike some people who always order freaking milk because they’re so scared of a little--”
“Let’s get you to bed.” Ryu’s tone was pleasant, but final as he steered Gai towards the bedroom.
Gai squirmed free. “First…” he took a breath to keep from throwing up. “First off, Ryu, I’m not that kind of boy. Second, what the hell are you going to do? It’s too late to be roaming around this part of town, especially for a goody-two shoes like you--”
Ryu’s hands were on his shoulders. “Don’t worry about me, Gai. I can take care of myself.”
“Yeah, I know. It’s all I could think about tonight while I was getting tipsy.” Gai motioned for the couch. “It’d just for the rest of the night. I also know it’s way past your bed time, and even you get tired, Ryu.”
Ryu was quiet for a moment… and the he nodded slowly. “Only if you go to bed now.”
Gai managed a nod back as he headed into the room and fell on the bed, feeling… a little better, for some reason.
Maybe his day was ending on a good note after all.
--
It was the screaming that woke him up. Sober enough to know that something was seriously wrong, Gai raced into the living room-- where Ryu was thrashing madly on the couch.
… Okay, while Ryu having a nightmare was comparatively better to the things that had been running through Gai’s brain a few seconds ago, he still had to do something. He knelt down and leaned in, trying to avoid getting blindsided by Ryu’s flailing.
“Ryu.” Gai shook him roughly. “Ryu. It’s just a nightmare-- shake it off.”
It seemed to work: Ryu’s eyes opened, and he appeared to be aware of Gai… but then he was sobbing again. Gai couldn’t make out any of it-- except Rie’s name.
“Hell.” Gai tried shaking him again, but it was no good. And slapping his face wasn’t helping, and he couldn’t do anything and it was so damned frustrating and…
And he was kissing Ryu before he knew what was happening.
But apparently Ryu did. A little more awake now, he gently pushed Gai away. “… Gai? What’re you--”
“I don’t know.” That wasn’t a lie.
“…Oh.” Slowly, Ryu stood up. “Then maybe I should go before… before we do know.”
“Yeah, that’s probably--” The door shut behind Ryu as he left. Gai was alone.
“Hell.”