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[ even a little intoxicated haruichi could have told you that one was coming. he barely has enough time to move out of the way of eijun's defiance, and therefore has no time to prevent the oncoming stumbling. whoops, sorry furuya. ]

Eijun-kun, be careful--! [ he does at least reach out to make a grab for the back of his shirt, but it's not nearly hard enough to yank him back. the motion does make the bottle they'd grabbed on the way out rattle around in his coat, though. ]

[Everything happens so suddenly. Sawamura's stumbling forward and Furuya's just close enough to be able to intercept him, but the impact of that combined with Kominato-kun's little lunge forward means at the end of everything he's pressed in between them... and something is pressing into him from Kominato-kun's side.

Furuya freezes, still holding Kominato-kun's hand and one arm around Sawamura again. What does he do now?]

Ah! That was close... [ Eijun giggles as he steadies himself and tries to stand apart from Furuya. For a moments, he seems content to just giggle at his clumsiness... until he startles, remembering something suddenly.

He begins to frantically pat around his coat feeling for something.... until he feels the neck of the bottle Haruichi and him both smuggled out the party. He takes it out and holds it up like a price. ]

Ta-da! We brought it for you, Furuya! Leftovers!

[ As much as unopened bottles could be leftovers. ]

[ oh, haruichi had forgotten about that! a little more concerned with keeping eijun from tipping back over, he pauses where he's standing next to him with his arms out to catch him if he falls and lights up a little at the reminder. ]

Oh, yeah...! Since you couldn't come! [ the smile on haruichi's face practically radiates genuine, and he nods eagerly in time with eijun's prize holding of the bottle. ] We missed you.

[... That's a huge relief but also a huge surprise, and it shows. He might have been less surprised at a small gift from Kominato-kun, but seeing something like that, offered so happily by Sawamura, and hearing that apparently they both missed him... it's a lot to take in all at once.

Sawamura looks downright proud and Kominato-kun is beaming. Furuya doesn't know what else to do but reach for the bottle. It was enough of a surprise to know there'd been drinking at this party. Having it brought to him is beyond all expectations.]

I don't think I can take this inside.

[He puts his hand on the top and tests to see if it's a twist-off. If he needs a bottle opener, then it'll have to go inside, but he'd rather drink it outside.

The thought of not drinking it does cross his mind (in Miyuki-senpai's voice) but it's a gift. From his friends. Because they missed him. He can't turn that down.]

Eh, why not?! [ He pauses... and then bursts out. ]

AH! MIYUKI WILL STEAL IT WON'T HE?!

Mmm... [ as if considering that miyuki could actually steal the booze...why would he?? who knows, clearly not haruichi or eijun. either way, haruichi nods his head, thoughtful even when tipsy. ]

We can sit outside, then! [ a pause. ] We'll just have to sit close, since it's cold.

[ this bonding is happening rn ]

Miyuki-senpai doesn't live in my house.

[Leave it to Sawamura to not even know what house he's at. Furuya's pretty sure Miyuki-senpai wouldn't steal it anyway, though, even if he did live here.

After a moment, Furuya just nods and leads them further into the backyard. There are flagstones back there so they don't have to sit on the grass. He waits to make sure the other two are with him--don't make him do this alone, ok--and then sits down.]

Is this what you guys were drinking?

Hah! I KNEW THAT.

[ Deny deny deny. But once they're sitting down, Eijun forgets all about that and Furuya pointing out he was wrong. ]

This and some other thing... I don't know! I just kept trying things that looked cool! They didn't taste too bad... Furuya try it!!

[ haruichi settles in between furuya and eijun naturally, ready to babysit even when he's actually the one in need of a babysitter, and wraps his arms around his knees, resting his cheek on his forearm to peer up at furuya while he examines his bottle.

at least it's a twist off? ] Mm, it was good...! They had punch, too, but we didn't think we could sneak that out as easily...it was in a big bowl.

[ he glances back at eijun for confirmation on that one (you could have just gotten a cup, bless your tipsy hearts) but then smiles back at furuya. ] But that one's all yours!

[Furuya looks thoroughly unconvinced of the truth of Sawamura's statement, but luckily that expression doesn't look very different from his normal brand of bland exasperation, so it shouldn't cause a stir.

He glances at Kominato-kun, then carefully twists the top off the bottle. The first thing he smells is apple, strong and bright. Who knew apple cider could be alcoholic? After a couple sniffs, he takes a sip. There's a definite sting to it but it's sweet enough that it's easy to take another.

And another.]

It's like apple soda but... not.

Oh, right! It tasted like apples! I thought it tasted familiar....

[ Drink drink drink...! ]

Mm, right? Some of the other stuff wasn't so good... but this one was my favorite! [ he prods at the outside of the bottle with one hand, lifting his head back up to get a better look...but, that doesn't last too long, and haruichi tips over to put his cheek on eijun's shoulder and watch furuya drink from there instead. ]

Do you like it?

[Oh, he will drink, drink, drink. His next "sip" is less a sip and more a full drink from the bottle, but he doesn't want to rush. It's sweet and cold and he's pretty sure it's the only one he's going to have for a long time.

Seeing Kominato-kun with his cheek on Sawamura's shoulder gives him pause, makes him frown a little (why?) but he deals with that easily: another drink from the bottle. He gestures forward with it after he swallows.]

You look like a couple.

Huh, Harucchi and me?!

[ He looks at his pink-haired teammate and blinks... ]

Hey! Furuya! Harucchi might be cute but he's not a girl!

[ Eijun thinks that's why Furuya brought it up.... ~~insulting his bff...~~ ]

[ haruichi blinks at the admission too, his cheeks coloring even underneath the alcohol flush, and he shares a look with eijun from where he's settled against him. like a couple??

eijun valiantly defending his honor just makes haruichi giggle, and he chides, gently-- ] That shouldn't matter, Eijun-kun--and, anyway!

[ declarative, he reaches over and pats furuya's thigh, until he can get his hand on top of furuya's, small fingers wiggling into the space in between. ] There's three of us, me, Eijun-kun, and Furuya-kun, so it'd have to be all three.

[ there are some lines here that aren't being connected (couple = dating, which is certainly not what the three of them are doing) but being tipsy the way he is, that makes perfect sense. ]

[Furuya nods once at Sawamura's question but he looks away when Sawamura starts to defend Kominato-kun's masculinity. That's not what he meant, even if Kominato-kun is kind of cute that way. The way they cuddled up so easily... it looked natural.

He can only watch as Kominato-kun tucks his fingers into his hand, but he doesn't make any move to get away or let go of them. It's nice, in the dark and quiet, that little bit of human contact. It's Kominato-kun's hand on his that makes him feel like it might be ok to unfold his legs and poke at Sawamura with one toe.]

That's not what I meant. And it can't work that way. [This time to Kominato-kun.] A couple is two people. You can't do couple things with three.

A TRIPLE!

[ Eijun blurts out as if that makes perfect sense! ]

We're a triple now. That works! Unless you don't want in, Furuya!

[ He hugs Haruichi towards him with one arm and gives Furuya a challenging look. ]

Then, if it's a triple, does it still count as couple stuff? [ a serious question! he glances back to eijun for an answer. haruichi was going to say something to defend his idea because it makes perfect sense in his head, but eijun makes it make even more sense with the application of a baseball term. ah, yes. when in doubt, stupid boys will understand things when baseball is involved.

when eijun pulls him in closer haruichi doesn't let go of furuya's hand, giving it a little tug too. his face is more imploring than challenging, still smiling, trying not to burst out giggling again as he nods his head up and down up and down. ] Mm, a triple...!

[ c'mon, c'mon, says his face under his bangs, you know you wanna. ]

[One challenging look is met with another. Of course he wants in, even if he's not entirely sure what he's getting into. Sawamura set it up as though Furuya will lose by not taking him up on it, and that's just unacceptable.

The look on Kominato-kun's face doesn't hurt matters either but he's not thinking about that right now. Furuya takes another long draw from the bottle, splutters a little because he's still not really used to the taste but it seemed like the thing to do, then scoots over and mimics the way Kominato-kun is leaning against Sawamura on Kominato-kun. A second base sandwich. It's kind of awkward but worth it.

He holds on to Kominato-kun's hand the entire time.]

Wouldn't it be triple stuff then? But how...

[Every mental picture is confusing now. If they all held hands, it'd be a circle. They couldn't walk together like that.]

TRIPLE... COUPLE... STUFF!!

[ Three times whatever happens? He looks at Haruichi... Actually, what do couples even do...? ]

WHAT DO COUPLES DO, HARUCCHI?!

[ oh, that's nice! haruichi is just fine with being the meat of this sandwich. with eijun on his right and furuya on his left, he's feeling very warm and cozy all of a sudden, a nice deterrent from the fall wind that kicks up every now and then.

in the midst of trying to find eijun's hand to hold it so he can really complete this sandwich, haruichi blinks, trying to ponder that question and tilting his head towards the left. ]

I've never been in one... [ but. ] Well, they hold hands... and kiss, right?

Loud...

[Triple couple... wouldn't that be six? Furuya's a certified lightweight so the single (strong) cider has him feeling a little warm, but he can still do basic math. Then again, they have six hands between them, but that's still only three sets for hand-holding.

But there. There's proof that there can't be such a thing as a triple.]

You can't kiss two people at once, though. You have two hands but only one mouth.

It's one kiss at a time!!

[ One out at a time.... That said, Eijun decides to take first base before Furuya can, pulling Haruichi to turn to him suddenly before smacking their faces together in a clumsy kiss. ]

[ "like outs", haruichi was going to say, one hundred percent on board with eijun being eijun, but the next thing he knows he's being pulled forward and there are a pair of lips on his. it's messy and sloppy and he will probably forget most of it in the morning, but appropriate to how eijun was haruichi's first friend, sawamura eijun just stole haruichi's first kiss.

he blinks, a little stunned when he pulls back--and then giggles, a totally happy sound that makes him cover his mouth for a second. everything was already a little tingly, and that made his mouth feel the same way. he catches onto the idea and turns to look at furuya, and then sets a delicate hand on his shoulder to hold him in place so he can lean up and steal a kiss from him, too. pass the kisses! he's got this. ]

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So the bottle is in Eijun's.... coat right? :D

better than than his pants right

furuya is not drinking pants booze so yes

it was sealed, Furuya! Waste not, want not!

true tho

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i went with cider i hope that's ok

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