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[shiromadoushi]

Characters: Bakura, the Yugibros, Takuto and Takuto's not!harem, with special lurking appearances from L and Yami Bakura.
Location: Bakura's brand new sparkly luxury apartment, Fatality Condominiums-5D
Rating: Uuuh... pg 13? Maybe worse? IDK?
Time: June 5th, evening
Description: Bakura throws an apartment warming party! And makes the mistake of letting Takuto plan it. Strip dueling, anyone?



The apartment was huge and seemed almost at odds with the relaxed, homey air that Bakura's previous apartment held. This one was a grand affair, an extensive patio with a hot tub, a slightly sunken living room full of couches. The large dining room table was laden with snacks including both bought and homemade pastries and the living room table has a ton of Battaku cards as well as a stack of Death City Off brand horror movies.

All in all, exactly what one would expect from a Bakura party. ...though when Takuto brought his party supplies, the tone of the room might change...



[[OoC: Feel free to time jump, mingle, thread hop, etc. Go nuts, have fun! Planning post is here]]

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Either or, this is Atem after all

[pregames]

Against all kinds of better judgement -- the sort of judgement better left to the realm of the sober -- Atem found himself in the hot tub at some point during the night. His primary aim had been the tub itself although he's more than happy to join in the games as they start up. All fairly simple, without any clear objectives, he seems to be at ease with all of it but his face remains inscrutable.

Unfortunately the relaxing effects of the spa don't may or may not combine particularly well with the rather full glass of wine in hand. That remains ot be seen.

I have been waiting for you Atem Wan

[tauborn]

Takuto releases the bottle and waits for it to settle on the surface of the water, feeling a little nervous. Please be Yako please be Yako please be Yako though I'd be okay with Kaworu please be Yako please be...

It's Atem.

Welp, he's just going to try to play it cool as he eyes the dazzling-haired Pharaoh and leans across hot tub.....

Absence makes the heart grow fonder :T

[pregames]

To be frank, Atem had only been giving that particular bottle half his attention -- the other half reserved for the one that kept replenish his glass. So there's a delay in his response time as he perceives the one at the bottom of the tub, the specific position and finally he processes the significance of it.

And he freezes. Classic deer in headlight that only begins to dissolve as Takuto draws closer and the only logical choice is to play along. Because this was supposed to be a game right?

He leans in, meets the other teen halfway and his motions is shaky as their lips first meet but he relaxes into it quickly, due in part to the wine.

and I am already so fond of you~ <3

[tauborn]

He tries to pretend that this is just like drama club, since he's had to kiss people at drama club, but that fails. This is totally different.

The Pharaoh seems so at ease with the whole situation that Takuto is a little jealous--that surprised look only lasted a moment and now his lips are soft and pressed warmly against Takuto's....

[pregames]

Relaxing may have come easily under these circumstances but he expects Takuto to put a little more effort into since this was his turn. Atem isn't exactly known for his patience but he gives his partner a chance to respond.

One.

Two.

Three seconds pass before the pharaoh takes over and forces a heavier kiss on Takuto, clearly taking these games just a bit too seriously.

[tauborn]

He's certainly surprised, but not at all surprised enough to pull back. And for some reason his instinct is actually to lean closer and let his eyes slide shut. His hand moves more or less of its own accord, placing itself on the Pharaoh's shoulder to give Takuto a little bit more balance.

Well now. Something like this is bound to make him think the Pharaoh has quite a bit of experience at kissing.

I was just thinking how this would probably be a good time for lessons in harems and polyamory >>

[pregames]

On most occasions, Atem may not be particularly keen to show off his supposed skills, neither could he allow anyone to leave still thinking he was lacking -- sworn enemies aside.

The pharaoh isn't overtly demanding but he is perceptive. From the hand on his shoulder, to his own, brushing the curve of Takuto's jaw and even the subtle vibrations of the negative space between the, he moves in tandem with his partner of the moment. Even their mouths swelling and receding with the tide.

yes please

[tauborn]

Takuto is actually a sucker for any kind of physical pleasure. It just... makes his brain shut down, and especially with the alcohol flowing through his system he's no longer aware that there's not only a time and a place for kisses like these, but a specific person that they're reserved for as well.

He presses closer, shivering just a little at the fingers ghosting across his jaw but not at all able to break the contact of their lips.

[feelsgoodinyou]

Ever since Atem had entered the tub a set of pale eyes had followed his every move, drinking in the way the water glistened against his skin, the minimal lack of focus in his eyes and the way how he seemed to effortlessly be able to nurse a glass of wine out of all things in such a place.

Oh, how Bakura wanted to pull him under and watch his face as he drowned... !


But he couldn't do that, not here, when much too many annoying idiots were still around who would without doubt rush to the Pharaoh's rescue. No, doing that was really out of question, as much as he wanted to do it. His carefully crafted and implemented long term plans were slowly showing signs of falling into fruition so Bakura would NOT risk them by giving into a drunken urge.

..That didn't meant that he couldn't give Atem a good kick underwater in the guise of having slipped, though.

[pregames]

All his life he had been observed and it came with a sense that Atem had simultaneously grown used to and sensitive too. Especially when it was a gaze brimming with the kind of animosity that few others could dole out.

The pharaoh was hardly any more pleased to have to share a space, even one the size of this apartment with the thief. Neither was he about to let Bakura influence what he chose to do with his life here, no more than necessary.

Though the attention failed to go unnoticed, the pharaoh still scowled in response to the kick, his eyes flickering to Bakura then back again, hazy, and intangible. No doubt someone wanted a rise out of him but there was no ignoring his upper hand here, among so many guests. All Atem really had to do with sit back and make himself comfortable.

"I can only imagine how much you missed me after so long, but there is no need to be coy" He taunted with all the deceptive guile of spider and strengthened by the drink.

[feelsgoodinyou]

Bakura returned the expression with the amiability of a shark. If possible the hunger in his eyes that he measured Atem with increased in its smoldering intensity even more at those words, albeit he somehow managed to keep his thirst for bloody murder mostly under wraps.

"Coy? I am merely being considerate of all the people here, oh Pharaoh." His expression turned into a pleasant smile as he settled down to sit exactly opposite the wild-haired ex-ruler. "I'm sure they wouldn't enjoy witnessing just how much far our, ah, special relationship," teeth flashed as he put it like that, "...or to just what extend it goes. But I can reassure you that I never forgot you in all these three-thousand years even once."

The expression in his eyes shifted just the tiniest bit to silently add 'unlike somebody else'.

[pregames]

The corner of Atem’s mouth lifted it what could easily be mistaken as a smirk but was really no more than a sneer. "Believe me, I am beyond flattered to hear that our time together was so very..." He allowed it to drag out, like reaching for just the right word and savoring it on tip of his tongue. It played the perfect complement to the drag of wine he managed for emphasis.

"...memorable."

The rancor of his voice was palpable but tempered because Atem knew enough to recognize that their fates were correspondingly cursed. His own came at the price of a grievous loss but also the boon of escape -- a fact that could only augment the thief's spite, who had to live with it every day for every one of those years.

[feelsgoodinyou]

"Memorable indeed," Bakura agreed with a playful lilt in his light voice that was everything but mocking. He gave Atem a conspiring smile as he fished a bottle that was drifting by out of the water, just to toss it casually towards the Pharaoh the moment it became clear that it was one of the two meant for playing rather than a stray drink that had gotten lost in the mess the hot tub party had been turning into.

[pregames]

Atem, on the other hand, recognized it right away and it arced towards him, splashing into the water with a kind of slow moving terror. Mesmerized as the bottle spun lazily in its descent, he watched until the very moment it came to rest, neck directly in line with him. The pharaoh's eyes flicked back to Bakura, appearing to be smirking, but it was only to mask the disgust.

"Nice aim." He chided, in what was the most ironic tone of praise in his life.

[feelsgoodinyou]

Bakura's eyes had widened for a fraction of split-second as he realized just a moment too late what dreadful chain of events he had just accidentally set up to unfold.

The 'kiss' bottle.

Well, that really didn't have to happen (yet it did). His expression was a cool mask as he presented Atem with an unfazed smirk. It was the same kind of amused challenge that hid his unrelenting core with a layer of daredevil madness that he had shown the king and his priests over and over again back in another life, every time he got hit good enough that he was made staggering and threatened to fall.

"What, all you need is to forfeit this round, Pharaoh. Don't tell me that you don't know how to do that. I don't particularly care about playing, so I don't mind if we both leave the game like this."

/slides in here yep

[amorini]

"...whoops!"

Okay so maybe making a grab for the bottle in order to see if there was anything in it wasn't the wisest idea when there was a kissing game going down. But to be fair, the rest of the booze was aaaaaaall the way back inside. Getting out of the to get some was, for the moment, completely out of the question.

Well, at least it had landed on someone she knew?

"Oh- hey!"

Sorry bro, Cupid is now carefully scooting her way over to kiss you.

Come on in, the water's fine :T

[pregames]

As the one with the class in hand – and another bottle hiding somewhere behind the tub just out of reach – Atem can at least respect Cupid’s priorities. He’s less interested in becoming the target of yet another person’s not quite affection but he does his best not to let it show, offering a hand to the not so young ghoul lest she topple into someone else entirely in this crowded tub.

“Not the first place I would expect to run into the expert of all things love.”

of course it is look at all the hotties in it /terrible puns forever

[amorini]

She has very good priorities, she thinks, so it's a good thing Atem thinks so too. At the very least, she looks appropriately sheepish as she settles next to him, shrugging her shoulders.

"What can I say? All work and no parties make Cupid seriously tense."

She does her best not to settle in too awkwardly, but it's a hot tub full of people so hey- some maneuvering might be necessary.

"Don't worry though, I'll try to rein in my incredible kissing prowess."

A: lie, B: lie, C: she's a dork, excuse her Atem- but she's also a dork who's gently settling a hand on one side of his face as she moves in for a kiss.

[pregames]

Atem wants to reply; there’s one hanging about his head just out of reach. Sometime in line with having high expectations or his own exceptional skill or the like, anything to raise a few more words between them. But when he feels her touch he tenses. And swallows.

It isn’t as though he’s never done this before, in fact he’s quickly learning through this very game that he probably has more experience than anyone here. But that does little to curtail the rush of anxiety as Cupid leans in, hesitating until the last possible second to return the kiss.

VENGEANCE

[itaidakimasu]

Yako had been watching his little (or not so little) episode with Takuto, and had been glaring (or rather, pouting angrily) at him for taking that much initiative in kissing her boyfriend for a game. Her recent experience with Sugata, however, gives her an idea of what to do to even the scales out on that particular score. When it's her turn and the bottle comes up, she slips onto his lap and kisses him, starting out innocent and chaste.

Hey he doesn't even know what a boyfriend is :| or that Yako has one

[pregames]

Woah. What. Hold on.

Did she even spin the bottle? It is late and he could have missed it. It all happened so fast that his mind needs to play catch up, slowly processing that there is a girl kissing him again, but more than that she making it very difficult to protest. That leaves his body sluggish to respond though he does eventually encircle Yako's waist if only to help her balance. Finally, he responds by adding the slightly pressure to the kiss.

He will soon :T

[itaidakimasu]

She did spin, in fact. She just doesn't waste time when she's got something to accomplish.

That sign of reciprocation seems to be a signal, at least to her, or maybe the three second mark passed. Either way, a switch seems to flip, and her side of the kiss becomes markedly and familiarly aggressive. She wasn't close enough or experienced enough to know everything that he did to her boyfriend during the last turn so she ends up improvising a little bit, adding things like slipping her fingers into his hair and lightly dragging her nails across his scalp.

:|

[tauborn]

Watching this is for some reason not nearly as nice as it was seeing her with Sugata. He's too drunk and confused to figure out why, but not nearly drunk or confused enough to not watch sourly from the other side of the hot tub. When it'd been his turn, Atem had clearly been the instigator, right? This is so not fair. And he will cross his arms and pout to prove it.

[pregames]

Takuto's presence was as transparent as glass and goes wholly unnoticed by the pharaoh who has his hands, among other things, full making sense of Yako's insistent behavior. Unfortunately, he simply doesn't have all the pieces and the picture that he’s left with is incomplete. It takes a minute of fumbling, rearranging, before the only option left is just shutting down and going along with her. Her hands feels sumptuous and he uses his own to trace the gentle curves of her figure, the kissing growing needy and more insistent.

[itaidakimasu]

Well, to be fair, Takuto had been the one who had practically swooned during the round with Sugata, and Yako had taken the dominant position when she had leveled that score. But, just as she had stopped when Sugata was on the verge of swooning, now that Atem is beginning to follow her pace she puts on the brakes, so to speak, and pulls away.

It takes a little wriggling to get up out of his arms and off his lap, but she takes advantage of the scant few seconds of shock between the end of the kiss and when his brain starts kicking back into action and manages to stand, reaching to grab her own drink from where it had been safely set aside about a foot to the left of his head.