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[throughbamboo]

just bros being bros

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[doggonemad]

[ and after a bit: ]

Okay! You are now a computer novice, congratulations!

[throughbamboo]

[he huffs out an amused noise]

Thanks, sensei, I'll try not ta forget your lesson.

[doggonemad]

If ya do, I'll forgive ya!

[throughbamboo]

Yer too kind.

[doggonemad]

Right?! Majima-sensei is known for his brand of tough love and kindness!

[throughbamboo]

So yer that nice to all yer students? Damn, thought I was special.

[doggonemad]

Yer my favorite. Don't tell the others.

[throughbamboo]

[he grins a little]

I'll keep it a secret.

[doggonemad]

Atta boy.

[ shifts so he can put the laptop back on the coffee table.

and then, when he settles back in on the couch, he does actually scoot right up next to Saejima. ]

[throughbamboo]

[he makes a soft noise of surprise, but he immediately lifts his arm to give him more room]

[doggonemad]

[ His expression is completely neutral, like this is just what he does, what.

but his body language is tense, like he's hesitant but pressing forward anyway, and even somewhat surprised that he still fits in there like it's the 80s all over again. ]

[throughbamboo]

[. . .

When he lowers his arm, it's around Majima's shoulders, light and ready to move if it isn't welcome. A little tentative, but it's the same way he used to do it a lifetime ago]

[doggonemad]

[ he's so stiff, but he's not shaking him off. ]

[throughbamboo]

[he's not nearly as tense, but he is not as relaxed as he would like to be.

After a moment, he huffs out a little noise that's a mix of amusement and something else]

S'just like when we were kids.

[doggonemad]

Nah, I was more squirmy back then. Fuckin' head up my ass.

[throughbamboo]

[he snorts a bit]

Ya were pretty squirmy.

[doggonemad]

Didn't know what I had back then. Fuckin' dumbass.

[throughbamboo]

Whadddaya mean?

[doggonemad]

Wasn't all fucked in the head back then.

[throughbamboo]

[he frowns a bit]

Yer not fucked in the head now, either.

[doggonemad]

It is what it is, bro.

[throughbamboo]

It is what it is, sure.

But it ain't that.

[doggonemad]

[ glances over at him. ]

[throughbamboo]

[he glances back, frown deepening]

Y'got a lot goin' on up there. But ya ain't fucked.

[doggonemad]

Sounds like a tomato, tomahto sorta thing.