I'm sure he'll allow it. [The ride stops and Tamaki waits before sliding off of the wooden horse and holding out an arm for Senri to take.]
To the ferris wheel! [So much for being a gentleman, but his eyes are bright and he's starting to lead anyway.] Do you suppose they'll let us stop at the top?
[Away they walk, and Tamaki eyes the ferris wheel before he nods assuredly.]
We'll time it just right and it will work out for us. That's how a dream date would go, isn't it? Stopped way up at the top against the sky overlooking the lights and the people, fireworks going off, away from anyone who could bother us...it's perfect. I can't wait.
[And into a line they go to get on this stupid ferris wheel, but it's still very empty.] I suppose we could also just go around a few times.
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We have a little bit of time, yes, though I'd rather make sure you're safe in the temple before curfew just in case. [Not that he wouldn't end up carrying Senri or something anyway, but details.] But it's time enough.
[The wheel goes round and round until it stops again and the ride operator ushers the two of them into their car to settle in. It's only when they're seated and the ride begins to move that Tamaki leans over to look down at the ground.]
...thank you, by the way. For coming with me this evening.
[senri is... opting to sit fairly close to tamaki - he's excited for the ride and everything, but he's still got some secondhand fear of heights. when tamaki thanks him, he glances over at him with a soft smile]
What are you saying? I'm the one who should be saying thanks.
I know you're going out of your way to entertain me by going along with this request but.... it's been really fun.
[It's an afterthought that has Tamaki loosely draping an arm around Senri's shoulders as he scoots closer, both because he doesn't want his arm pinned and to secure him.]
Am I? [Going out of his way. It's not what he thinks anyway.] While it may be my job as a host to do everything in my power to make my guests happy, it's my wish as a friend to experience something good with you. So I'm thanking you not for the company, but for the fun day and the memories. [There's a smile.] I'm glad we were able to live this dream.
[senri is easily content with this? he leans into tamaki's side, because it's fine, they're on a date and this is what people on dates do. there's still some weird embarrassed feeling in his chest as tamaki speaks, and senri wonders if this is where in shoujo mangas they would use all those sparkly textures and bubbles - ]
.... I definitely think we experienced something good. I'm glad that we got the chance to, even if it was just once.
[they rise higher and higher, further away from the ground, and senri doesn't find himself scared at all]
As long as you've enjoyed yourself then I'm satisfied. I have, too. [That's only said at the end before Senri can protest. They rise higher and higher, looping around once before rising again as the wheel starts to stop up toward the top.]
It's everything I could have wanted for this evening, really.
Everything? Really? We're not even at the grand finale yet.
[though that's only lightly teasing, since it seems like they'll be fast approaching as they inch closer and closer to the top. there's a breeze - not enough to rock their cart at all - but enough to get senri to remember his curse again as he presses closer to tamaki for warmth.]
.... I kind of -
[ . . . is this too mean to say? is it too bad to admit?
he thinks again of how they'll only have one night like this, and he sighs]
...I wish we could, too. But I suppose that was my fault for not realizing things sooner. [He turns just a touch to look at Senri even as he's pressed into Tamaki's side.]
But perhaps this is how it was meant to go. We can still write the perfect ending to this fairytale, can't we?
[ . . . . realizing? senri blinks quietly at that, glancing up at tamaki almost uncertainly. he wonders what he means by that but - he wonders if it'll just become more complicated if he finds out.
the cowardice wins, in that regard.
but....]
Happy endings don't exist in nonfiction...
[it's a concept that he's familiar with - something he knows painfully well. luckily, this is fiction. this is a one-time dream. and if he can continue to build new fantasies....]
.... but it reminds me of a story. Would you like to hear it?
Of course. It's one that I've been thinking of....
[senri once performed rakugo - nothing but himself, the stage, and a handful of props. this is a little different, but he still tries to paint a vivid picture in front of tamaki's eyes as he recites his tale:]
Once upon a time there was a young actor, who shined brightly on the stage, but was a pauper amongst glamour off of it. For a very long time, he thought that he only had to rely on himself - it made him talented, but lonely.
It's alright though, because it's a love story - and love redeems and saves even the loneliest of people.
At one of this actor's shows, a modern day prince arrived. Charming, handsome, the type of person that could make the entire room fall to their knees if only for a chance to be beside him. It's hard to say if it was love at first sight - perhaps at second, third, fourth... As if the infatuation only grew worse - or perhaps better - with every time they spoke.
Show after show, the line between fairytale and reality only grew more and more blurred. What chance could a liar stand against the pure heart of a prince?
[and senri laughs a little bit. his gaze finally drifts from the ground below, where everyone is still milling about, where the lights are beginning to dot against the darkness as the last light of the sunset disappears. he looks up to meet tamaki's eyes and offers up a smile, gentle yet brilliant]
I bet... their dream never had to end. I'm sure they got to fall in love, as people do. And they're enjoying a very wonderful, very happy ever after.
[are lies truly a bad thing?
or are they simply where your hopes go to keep living, even when reality isn't kind enough to give enough time?]
[It's bittersweet. It's a bittersweet story and for a moment Tamaki doesn't reply as he takes a breath and listens. The ferris wheel comes to a slow stop as they hover above the world, cart swaying gently and leaving them separated from everyone else.
He's not stupid. He can at least recognize where this tale comes from, and he's quiet as he lets Senri explain. He's also not stupid enough to not realize he's the prince in this scenario. It's a beautiful story and suddenly Senri's words from before make a little more sense. "There are no happy endings in non-fictions."
He holds his gaze, blinking in surprise but doing nothing else to move away or move any closer.]
…how do you suppose their happily ever after started? Something like this?
[reality isn't kind. it isn't pretty, and it isn't perfect. even if it's worth living in its own way, that doesn't mean that it's easy.
but senri thinks it's fine to live in a lie. in a dream. just for a little bit, just for the sake of their feelings, so they don't spend forever not knowing what they could've had. he ponders tamaki's question even as the ferris wheel stops them at their highest point and senri feels that suspension, that weightless feeling, just as much as he feels the beating of his own heart in his chest]
... it normally all starts and ends with a kiss, doesn't it?
[...well, yes, but somehow that hadn't really occurred to him so it takes a few moments for him to ponder that.]
True love's first kiss. The climax of the story as it reaches its finale. [They know how fairytales go, and the idea makes him a little sad and a little nervous and a little...something.]
...it signifies the end. [So. What are they going to do about that, really.]
[ . . . it's nice that senri doesn't have to be afraid of touching tamaki. of everyone left in the temple, tamaki is the one that senri doesn't have to be nervous about. so he watches his face for a moment, then reaching up to brush against tamaki's jawline with his thumb, hand hovering by his face as if to claim his attention, to keep him in place]
... we said we'd be fine tomorrow. We'll start - something a little different, but just as good.
[it has to be just as good.]
With every ending, there's a new beginning....
[even though it means their dream will have to conclude, and this will have to be over.]
[Naturally he leans into the touch anyway, arm tightening around Senri even as he lets him speak.]
...we'll still be together. I suppose that's what counts, even if it's a little different. It's just as good. [He stops then, looking him over carefully.]
[ah - senri tries not to enjoy the arm around him too much, even though he can't help but appreciate the idea of someone who wants to hold onto him that much.
We're still up in the air. [Maybe that has double-meaning, maybe he just means they're physically in the air. His free hand moves to use his finger to lift Senri's chin a bit.] Curfew, remember?
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Over already?
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[because that's cute... but as the carousel slows, senri laughs a little bit]
Well... It's almost time for the fireworks, right? We should get going to the ferris wheel anyway.
[fortune will die there later that night?]
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To the ferris wheel! [So much for being a gentleman, but his eyes are bright and he's starting to lead anyway.] Do you suppose they'll let us stop at the top?
[RIP Fortune.]
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I don't see why not! For peak romance, it's practically required?
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We'll time it just right and it will work out for us. That's how a dream date would go, isn't it? Stopped way up at the top against the sky overlooking the lights and the people, fireworks going off, away from anyone who could bother us...it's perfect. I can't wait.
[And into a line they go to get on this stupid ferris wheel, but it's still very empty.] I suppose we could also just go around a few times.
"did they kisskiss fall in stupid on their date or not" - ty
[tHIS IS STILL SO BAD CONSIDERING FORTUNE,, but senri will hum happily the closer they get, watching the ferris wheel go around and around]
I won't mind if you want to ride it a few times - we still have some time before curfew, don't we?
leave me alone??
[The wheel goes round and round until it stops again and the ride operator ushers the two of them into their car to settle in. It's only when they're seated and the ride begins to move that Tamaki leans over to look down at the ground.]
...thank you, by the way. For coming with me this evening.
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What are you saying? I'm the one who should be saying thanks.
I know you're going out of your way to entertain me by going along with this request but.... it's been really fun.
[it's been a really good dream.]
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Am I? [Going out of his way. It's not what he thinks anyway.] While it may be my job as a host to do everything in my power to make my guests happy, it's my wish as a friend to experience something good with you. So I'm thanking you not for the company, but for the fun day and the memories. [There's a smile.] I'm glad we were able to live this dream.
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.... I definitely think we experienced something good. I'm glad that we got the chance to, even if it was just once.
[they rise higher and higher, further away from the ground, and senri doesn't find himself scared at all]
It's been a really fun date - picture perfect.
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It's everything I could have wanted for this evening, really.
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[though that's only lightly teasing, since it seems like they'll be fast approaching as they inch closer and closer to the top. there's a breeze - not enough to rock their cart at all - but enough to get senri to remember his curse again as he presses closer to tamaki for warmth.]
.... I kind of -
[ . . . is this too mean to say? is it too bad to admit?
he thinks again of how they'll only have one night like this, and he sighs]
I kind of wish we could get more time.
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But perhaps this is how it was meant to go. We can still write the perfect ending to this fairytale, can't we?
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the cowardice wins, in that regard.
but....]
Happy endings don't exist in nonfiction...
[it's a concept that he's familiar with - something he knows painfully well. luckily, this is fiction. this is a one-time dream. and if he can continue to build new fantasies....]
.... but it reminds me of a story. Would you like to hear it?
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[He can't deny that he's curious what, exactly, Senri's thinking of.]
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[senri once performed rakugo - nothing but himself, the stage, and a handful of props. this is a little different, but he still tries to paint a vivid picture in front of tamaki's eyes as he recites his tale:]
Once upon a time there was a young actor, who shined brightly on the stage, but was a pauper amongst glamour off of it. For a very long time, he thought that he only had to rely on himself - it made him talented, but lonely.
It's alright though, because it's a love story - and love redeems and saves even the loneliest of people.
At one of this actor's shows, a modern day prince arrived. Charming, handsome, the type of person that could make the entire room fall to their knees if only for a chance to be beside him. It's hard to say if it was love at first sight - perhaps at second, third, fourth... As if the infatuation only grew worse - or perhaps better - with every time they spoke.
Show after show, the line between fairytale and reality only grew more and more blurred. What chance could a liar stand against the pure heart of a prince?
[and senri laughs a little bit. his gaze finally drifts from the ground below, where everyone is still milling about, where the lights are beginning to dot against the darkness as the last light of the sunset disappears. he looks up to meet tamaki's eyes and offers up a smile, gentle yet brilliant]
I bet... their dream never had to end. I'm sure they got to fall in love, as people do. And they're enjoying a very wonderful, very happy ever after.
[are lies truly a bad thing?
or are they simply where your hopes go to keep living, even when reality isn't kind enough to give enough time?]
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He's not stupid. He can at least recognize where this tale comes from, and he's quiet as he lets Senri explain. He's also not stupid enough to not realize he's the prince in this scenario. It's a beautiful story and suddenly Senri's words from before make a little more sense. "There are no happy endings in non-fictions."
He holds his gaze, blinking in surprise but doing nothing else to move away or move any closer.]
…how do you suppose their happily ever after started? Something like this?
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but senri thinks it's fine to live in a lie. in a dream. just for a little bit, just for the sake of their feelings, so they don't spend forever not knowing what they could've had. he ponders tamaki's question even as the ferris wheel stops them at their highest point and senri feels that suspension, that weightless feeling, just as much as he feels the beating of his own heart in his chest]
... it normally all starts and ends with a kiss, doesn't it?
[just - one.]
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True love's first kiss. The climax of the story as it reaches its finale. [They know how fairytales go, and the idea makes him a little sad and a little nervous and a little...something.]
...it signifies the end. [So. What are they going to do about that, really.]
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... we said we'd be fine tomorrow. We'll start - something a little different, but just as good.
[it has to be just as good.]
With every ending, there's a new beginning....
[even though it means their dream will have to conclude, and this will have to be over.]
... and no matter what, we'll be alright.
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...we'll still be together. I suppose that's what counts, even if it's a little different. It's just as good. [He stops then, looking him over carefully.]
...this is still a dream, isn't it?
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he's still so selfish.]
... until you don't want it to be anymore.
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.... mm.
But until then.
[until then, it's still just the two of them.]
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