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"Are you blushing?"
Phoenix froze, his face heating up more at having been caught. "What, no. No I'm not." He lied, hiding his face in the crook of his arm, but obviously the other didn't believe him.
"Really~?" Yoru hummed, and Phoenix huffed in return, crossing his arms. "It's hot out."
Yoru gave him an incrediblous look, laughing in a way that made Phoenix's heart pound. "We're on icebox, idiot."
Phoenix flushed harder, having acted stupid in front of his crush.
"S-So?" He questioned, straightening out his voice as to not sound like too much of a liar. Though, he knew it was already too late to actually fool Yoru now.
"So," Yoru leaned in closer, smirking. "I'm pretty sure you're blushing because I told you that you're kinda cute when you smile."
"I- I am not!" Phoenix denied, his mind swirling and his brain turning to mush as he was toyed with by Yoru's flirting.
"The stuttering isn't helping you~" Yoru laughed at him again, finally making Phoenix pout, "Fine, I'm blushing, alright? Stop teasing me."
They were supposed to be patrolling right now, not playing any sort of flustering-game.
Still, despite knowing they had work to do, Phoenix wanted it to continue.. Unfortunately he knew that if Yoru continued any longer, his lovey-dovey mind would mistake it for something real, and he'd be forced to pretend he wasn't embarrassingly in love with that cocky rift-walker.
"Who said I was teasing?" Yoru questioned back, making Phoenix want to run away.
Yoru was implying he liked him again.. Phoenix wished it were real. If only things were that simple.
Alas, Yoru didn't like Phoenix, and if he did, he surely wouldn't shoot his shot like this, would he?
"Oi, stop it already. I mean it man, you'll make me overheat." Phoenix grumbled, his face red and his body hot, a side effect from his radiant fueled fire-power.
He was getting grumpy after reminding himself that this was all just a game to Yoru. That damn rift-walker had no clue the effect he had on Phoenix, did he?
Seriously, if Yoru kept making him blush, Phoenix might accidently set something on fire.
"Overheat? You enjoy my flirting that much, hm?" Yoru continued to tease, making Phoenix groan. "Oi!" He yelled, his face already so hot he knew it was visible.
Of course, that only pushed Yoru to go further.
"What if I like flirting with you?" Yoru huffed, clearly not wanting to stop. He was really too invested in playing with Phoenix's feelings, the clueless bastard.
"I don't care, don't do it unless you mean it, you'll confuse me otherwise." Phoenix rolled his eyes, and Yoru raised an eyebrow.
Hopefully Yoru hadn't connected the dots. If Yoru knew Phoenix reacted like this because he was crushing hard on him, he had no clue how Yoru would react.
Would it ruin the friendship Phoenix had managed to create through so much effort and determination? Would Yoru hate him?
Phoenix didn't want to ruin things. Really, he didn't; so he had to bury these feelings deep, where no one would ever find them.
"You're such an idiot." Yoru deadpanned, and Phoenix scoffed, self-concious. "I know, I'm dumb alright? But I'm serious. If you flirt with me I'm actually going to start thinking you like me." He mumbled.
"I do like you, you dumbass."
Phoenix took a second to register the words, before his head snapped to Yoru, eyes wide. "..What!?"
"Do you ever see me teasing anyone else like this?" Yoru asked, huffing. "Do you ever see me trying this hard to fluster someone?" He questioned, walking forward until he was right in front of Phoenix's face.
"I like you, you oblivious dumbass! I thought I made it obvious, but I should've known you were too dense to understand." The rift-walker spoke quickly, obviously flustered himself at having to admit so.
"You- You.."
"..Really?" Phoenix asked quietly, knowing he had to be completely sure before he did anything he'd regret. "You're not tricking me, r-right? That'd be really mean, even for you.."
"Fine, you want me to prove it? I'm happy to." Yoru took it as a challenge, in true Yoru fashion. The rift-walker grabbed Phoenix and kissed him then and there.
Phoenix wasn't dreaming, was he?
Obviously, Phoenix kissed back, melting in bliss- Oh my fuck, this was really happening, wasn't it?
His unrequited love was requited.
Yoru liked him back.
..What did that mean?
Luckily for Phoenix, Yoru had the answer to that question. "There. You're my boyfriend now, any objections?"
"..No," Phoenix quickly shook his head, his head spinning at how fast this was all moving, "C-Can we k-kiss again? ..I-I need to make sure this is real."
Phoenix just wanted another kiss, really.
"You're too cute. Stop it." Yoru deadpanned, seeing right through his words before kissing Phoenix again.
"Can we continue our patrol or do you need another, Phoenix~?" Yoru joked, smirking.
"I need another." Phoenix nodded shamelessly, smiling dumbly.
He was really happy right now.