(oh, and he's trying not to let the praise make his heart swell too much. he's always weak to that, ren giving him praise for whatever reason, no matter how casual it is. there's a lot to unpack there, and it's certainly not something ryuji can think about when they're concocting schemes to trick ren's mother.
it's a little sad in a way, that ryuji is already mentally planning which pictures should go where. fancy date nights should be in more public areas, like the sitting room, but close and casual ones should be kept in the study, where you only go if you have a purpose.
and now that they're apparently planning a date (a date) to destinyland, ryuji is absolutely dragging ren to a corny photobooth, desiring nothing more than a string of photos to keep inside his wallet at all times.
for the facade, of course. no other reason.
but then ren teases about making it his wallpaper and oh god, that's a perfect thought, ren keeping a personal photo of ryuji on him, something he'd no doubt look at every day. and it gives him ideas.) Y'know... that's not a bad idea. Couples do that shit, right? Wallpapers of each other.
(ryuji says as if he doesn't have a locked photo album on his phone of ren smiling that he looks at whenever life starts to crush him.
a smile grows on his face as ren reassures him that they'll work it out. they've faced the most twisted desires known to man, greed, lust, god complexes, literal gods. how hard can it be to trick a mom?) That actually makes me feel a little better. You're always so... well, cool. If you said you had like ten girlfriends in high school, I'd have believed you.
(but that does make him think... ren is undeniably popular. he managed to create a diehard team of friends who'd risk their lives for each other on a daily basis. half of whom are girls.
very beautiful, successful girls.
any one of them would have been a superior candidate for a fake partner. they're all beautiful, intelligent, strong, capable, already have their lives planned out. or mostly do. but ryuji? he's still treading water, struggling to figure out his place once again.
his face falls slightly as his thoughts run rampant once again. he's gone back and forth on dating ren so many times, ryuji isn't sure if he'll even be able to go through with it at this rate.) But... are you sure you wanna do this with me? You've got friends like Ann and Makoto. They've both got way more going for 'em than I do. Hell, you just gotta say you know Haru and that'll please your parents probably for the rest of your life.
(he rubs the back of his neck, a nervous habit he's never dropped, along with the fast tapping of his foot.) You can always just back out from me. Aim a little higher. That's never been a problem for you. (he laughs, lighthearted and teasing, but he's bracing for heartbreak once ren realizes there's better options for fake partners.)
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it's a little sad in a way, that ryuji is already mentally planning which pictures should go where. fancy date nights should be in more public areas, like the sitting room, but close and casual ones should be kept in the study, where you only go if you have a purpose.
and now that they're apparently planning a date (a date) to destinyland, ryuji is absolutely dragging ren to a corny photobooth, desiring nothing more than a string of photos to keep inside his wallet at all times.
for the facade, of course. no other reason.
but then ren teases about making it his wallpaper and oh god, that's a perfect thought, ren keeping a personal photo of ryuji on him, something he'd no doubt look at every day. and it gives him ideas.) Y'know... that's not a bad idea. Couples do that shit, right? Wallpapers of each other.
(ryuji says as if he doesn't have a locked photo album on his phone of ren smiling that he looks at whenever life starts to crush him.
a smile grows on his face as ren reassures him that they'll work it out. they've faced the most twisted desires known to man, greed, lust, god complexes, literal gods. how hard can it be to trick a mom?) That actually makes me feel a little better. You're always so... well, cool. If you said you had like ten girlfriends in high school, I'd have believed you.
(but that does make him think... ren is undeniably popular. he managed to create a diehard team of friends who'd risk their lives for each other on a daily basis. half of whom are girls.
very beautiful, successful girls.
any one of them would have been a superior candidate for a fake partner. they're all beautiful, intelligent, strong, capable, already have their lives planned out. or mostly do. but ryuji? he's still treading water, struggling to figure out his place once again.
his face falls slightly as his thoughts run rampant once again. he's gone back and forth on dating ren so many times, ryuji isn't sure if he'll even be able to go through with it at this rate.) But... are you sure you wanna do this with me? You've got friends like Ann and Makoto. They've both got way more going for 'em than I do. Hell, you just gotta say you know Haru and that'll please your parents probably for the rest of your life.
(he rubs the back of his neck, a nervous habit he's never dropped, along with the fast tapping of his foot.) You can always just back out from me. Aim a little higher. That's never been a problem for you. (he laughs, lighthearted and teasing, but he's bracing for heartbreak once ren realizes there's better options for fake partners.)