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It was all collapsing. His home life he desperately wanted back, all the wasted years of his parents no longer happy. His drive of revenge finally shown from his fallen mask of happy-go-lucky guy who loved playing Mahjong and goofing off. He felt so alone, more alone than ever in his life. He wished he still lived with his parents and they could comfort him; he was too embarrassed to let them see him in this state though, especially when faced with that couple. He wanted them to be happy, he wanted to live happily and provide for his family as well. He was such a failure of a man.
Danchi really didn’t want to see Tetsuya this evening. The third guy living in the room with them disappeared along with his stuff, so he could lick his wounds by himself. It all hurt so much. The partnership that already broke once because the girl took his place for a while. He was so incredibly happy he had a partner again when she went away, he just tried not to show it too much. It was comforting to have someone to play with, to support you, to have your back and have a drink at the end of the day. He was fighting tears, unsure if from all the pain of his beaten body or the emotional anguish. He managed to keep it together.
When Tetsuya came back his heart skipped a beat. He really wished that wasn’t happening, that the other man would just go away or at least lie on his own bunk bed and not interact with him. He stared at the wall, pretending to be asleep.
“Oi, Danchi, you ok? I brought you a pint. “
“Why are you doing this? Danchi did not turn his head from the wall.”
“I thought you might use a drink. “
Danchi really did not understand anything. But he also desperately did not want Tetsuya to disappear from his life. Trying not to show it, he just remained silent.
“Why then?” He uttered quietly, hating the way his voice sounded.
“For your own good. You’re letting your emotions guide you instead of focusing on winning. That won’t do in gambling. If you can’t understand this, you should really start looking for something else to do in your life.”
“Mpf. Is that supposed to cheer me up?”
“No. Wake you up from your sorry state.”
He felt the other man climb up and sit down on his bed. He felt a hand on his arm and he couldn’t help himself from leaning in a bit into the touch. He felt the need to be as close to Tetsuya once he came over as possible but knew he couldn’t act on the sudden impulse. Their friendship was already frayed. He took the bottle from Tetsuya and took a sip.
“It’s very noble and caring for you to want the best for your old folks. While this doesn’t change anything in regards to gambling, I think you’re doing the right thing. You just go about it in a wrong way.”
The tension between the two of them started to disappear. After a few seconds, Danchi looked at Tetsu for the first time since he came to his bed and told him ‘thank you’. The other man wrapped his arm around his shoulders and patted him friendlily and that did it for the Chuuren Potou master. He turned and just hugged Tetsuya really tightly, putting his head under his chin and both of his arms on his back. It felt just as discarding the most dangerous tile in a Mahjong table - terrifying but also exhilarating at the same time. The risk of losing his most precious friend, but also chance to get the comfort and affection he so desperately needed at that moment. And just as a passing tile, he felt relief when the other man just carefully put his arms around him too, and pulled him closer into an all-embracing hug. Danchi felt overwhelmed by the smell and touch of a body next to him, small circles that were traced on his back that were just sending shivers of pleasure down his spine and he really, really didn’t want this to end.
That hug started lasting way too long, but neither of them seemed to let go. Danchi sighed contently and just nuzzled his face onto the other man’s chest, getting rubs on the back in return. They continued just silently touching and squeezing each other until the brown haired man broke the contact and released Danchi from his embrace. They were both flushed, awkward and not looking at each other. Then, Tetsuya puts his hand on top of Danchi’s and leans into his space, taking the lead. When he inadvertently looks at him, the gap between them is closed and all Danchi could think about is how close they are and how warm those lips are and how Tetsuya just gently sucks on his lower lip being rewarded with the soft moans the other man can’t stop.
‘Whatever you’re going through, let’s go through it together,’ he said and Danchi lost all the remains of his self-control and reason, just letting whatever this was happen.
Then he started kissing Danchi’s neck, sucking it in a way that would definitely leave a love bite tomorrow, but they didn’t seem to care and all that counted was the warmth and arousal and what they needed at that very moment.
Danchi has never had sex with a man before, but feeling comforted, his need for affection fulfilled and having come loudly under Tetsuya’s strong body, he could easily say it was the best experience he has ever had.
They fell asleep spooning, their breath slowed down and needs satisfied. Danchi thought of all the things they will need to say to each other (or choose silence), but the heavy arm of a man on his waist made him feel secure and happy, putting him into Orpheus’s arms immediately. For a moment, he did not feel alone.