my back is turned on you;

[bakegarasu]

Who: Yosuke Otoha and Johnny Rayflo
Where: Taurus district, night
Summary: Otoha is curious about what Johnny's been doing at night… and where he's been working. What he finds does not please him.
Warnings: Lots of yelling and vulgarity, probably some violence. Also this.


Otoha had enough of this bullshit. Skulking around without knowing where this money was coming from… he wasn't under his brother's thumb anymore. He could look into things, and he would, because this was getting irritating. He knew Johnny had some job, and he knew that Johnny didn't want to talk about it given the deflections from the vampire.

So Otoha followed along at a decent distance, not wanting to alert Johnny he was tailing him. He'd allowed himself to get sprayed by some jerk selling cologne in one of the other districts to mask his scent, hoping Johnny wouldn't be able to pick up on him that way.

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[bakegarasu]

He leaned in again, but this time it was to press his forehead against Johnny's.

"You're not trash. You're not an object. Stop treating yourself like one, because I'm trying, too."

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny brought his hands up to Otoha's face.

"I know." He went quiet, just listening to the sound of Otoha's heartbeat. It didn't happen often, but this was one of those times where what he was feeling didn't offer anything for him to say.

"...I guess I broke our promise too."

[bakegarasu]

"I trust you. I trust you enough to not do stupid stuff like this. Don't make me chase after you again, jackass. We're in this together, okay? So if there's a problem, fucking ask what we can do to solve it, don't hide from me."

Maybe he'd overreacted a little, but he was scared. Scared that Johnny would get hurt in a way he couldn't heal from.

[not_heavens_adam]

"Mmm...just like partners. Fair enough." The abrasive tone and word choice just made him smile. He knew they were Otoha's way of expressing feelings just as all the physicality had been.

Which was why he had to tease him. "Aaah...although, if I make you chase me down again, you'll be all rough and controlling....hmmm...this might be a harder promise to keep than I thought!"

[bakegarasu]

His anger had cooled somewhat, and he just rolled his eyes at Johnny, letting him go.

"Idiot."

Hmph... how was he going to deal with this jerk.

[not_heavens_adam]

Johnny just winked at him in response then turned his attention to his clothes. A little bit of concentration and his clothes transformed back to his usual loose shirt and slacks. He gave Otoha a small, honest, smile and threaded his arm around the other man's.

"But I'm your idiot. Let's go home, hmm? Unless you wanted to get a drink."

[bakegarasu]

"Yeah. Let's get going."

He tucked his hands into his pockets. "We'll talk more about this later."

[not_heavens_adam]

"Oh?"He didn't like the sound of that. Maybe Otoha will forget by the time 'later' rolls around. Hopefully. "Sounds ominous. Very well, if you want."

[bakegarasu]

"Yeah."

He motioned for Johnny to follow him. "... That's the last time I take a shortcut by that perfume shop, by the way."

Seriously, this stuff is horrible.

[not_heavens_adam]

He followed along happily enough, though he pulled a face when Otoha mentioned the scent currently ruining his sense of smell. "Good. Cologne's nice on occasion, but I'd prefer it in a smaller quantity, my nose is burning with it."

He gave Otoha a pointed look before returning his eyes forward. "You're taking a shower when we get home." And if Otoha argued, Johnny would strip him and wash him himself.

[bakegarasu]

"I'll be glad to." Though, just to be a jerk, he closed the distance between them.