It was a free period of Cram school–Tsubakki left to.... attend to....his wife in the middle of class again, so the ExWires split up to do whatever they needed to before going back to the Dorm to relax. They'd all actually started discussing moving into the Okumura Dorm(as they'd dubbed it). It was a huge place with plenty of space, both for them and for modifying some rooms for training. There was old furniture they could put back out in what used to be the Common Room of the dormitory, and they could all bring their own blankets and pillows they'd brought with them from their homes to make the place more honey. They'd split up chores, so Rin wouldn't be cleaning the place all on his own like he used to.

Things were looking up despite the impending doom of the Artificial Gehenna Gate, the Illuminati going at the Order full force with much better tech, normal classes nearing finals, and the Exorcist Qualification Exam right after those.

Rin seemed super excited and he was too cute for his own good, because Suguro's nervousness over telling Rin how he felt about him seemed dumber by the day as the half-demon kept in just being himself.

Finally, Suguro messaged Rin to meet him in one of the many courtyards once the group decided to split up after Tsubakki's abandonment. This time, he'd left before they'd done anything besides stretch, so none of them were sweaty and had to take a shower before going off on their own.

"What did you want to ta–mph?" Rin found himself spun around and Suguro's lips against his in a second.

When he registered what was happening, he sighed into the kiss and wrapped his arms around Suguro's neck. Suguro let his hands fall to Rin's waist.

They separated for air and Suguro leaned his forehead against Rin's, breathing the same air. He laughed breathlessly.

"What? Nervous?" Rin wondered with a smile.

"I've actually wanted to do that since Kyoto. Be my boyfriend?" Suguro admitted, sharing a warm smile with the half-demon. Rin got on his tippy toes to lean forward and plant another kiss on his lips with a satisfied purr as an answer.

Rin's tail wrapped around Suguro's right forearm and the taller teen shifted his hand to pet it gently, brushing the fur against the grain and earning a full-body shudder from the half-demon.

"Cool it there, Sugu. I don't have much resistance to instincts when emotions this strong are involved." Rin warned, cheeks flushed red.

Suguro obediently let go of the tail and found a new target: Rin's ears, specifically the pointed tips that flushed red as strawberries. He tilted his head and kissed his way up Rin's neck to his ear, where he nibbled the sensitive point. Rin was putty in his arms. God, he was adorable when he was frazzled like this.

Dazed blue eyes dilated until the pupils turned to slits and his tail was doing that adorable thing where it wrapped around Suguro's arm and coiled affectionately like a cat. Wow, Rin wasn't kidding about not having much control over instincts when strong emotions were involved. He knew Suguro didn't mind his demonic features, so he let them slip.

Suguro kissed just beneath his left eye and then attacked the other ear. Rin squeaked and his tail tightened around Suguro's arm.

Suguro felt his phone vibrate and ignored it to keep taking Rin apart kiss by kiss.

Later, when he checked what the notification was, he saw a picture in the group chat from Izumo.

3:47 pm

Polka-Brows: PDA.img

Suguro had a sneaking suspicion he knew what the picture would be, but he opened it just to be sure.

The picture was him and Rin during their first kiss. Was it narcissistic to say they looked amazing together like that? His cheeks burned and he could just imagine Rin's entire face burning red, the points of his ears turning red too. Fuck, Rin was too cute for his own good.

7:12 pm

Blue Sunshine: Fuck off with that file name 😂

Pink Pervert: did she lie tho

Flower Girl: They look so lovely together! Yuki, you owe me ¥50,000.

Actually Satan: Well, I Lost That Bet, But I Won The One I Had With Shura, So I Don't Mind Paying Up This Time.

Smol Cat Child: How much did she lose to you?

Actually Satan: ¥100,000. I Bet That They'd Kiss Before Either Actually Confessed And Shura Said Suguro Would Probably Say Something Before The Kiss.

Pink Pervert: am I the only one who feels like his username is the most accurate it's ever been

Blue Sunshine: Nah, I can just SEE the grin on his face

Blue Sunshine: Its the same grin he always had when he beat me at Yahtzee by four points or less

Ryu: Y'all had Yahtzee? Lucky. We have a single  thirty year old Monopoly game that's lost most of the player pieces, so we just keep substituting them, but they're getting a little ridiculous at this point.

Smol Cat Child: Hey, my decade old ketchup packet is fine, thank you very much

Pink Pervert: yeah, i like my bent out of shape paperclip

Ryu: Speak for yourselves, my label-less chapstick doesn't even have chapstick in it anymore.

Actually Satan: Rin Ate All Of Our Monopoly Pieces And I Destroyed My Father(The Previous Monopoly Champion) Enough Times That He Banned Monopoly In Our House.

Blue Sunshine: In my defense, I was a toddler

Ryu: Valid excuse.

Polka-Brows: If I schedule a study group/sleepover for all of us at the twins' dorm, will you all stfu and go to sleep?

Blue Sunshine: :D

Ryu: You're too cute for you're own good, Rin. Goodnight y'all.

Pink Pervert: gn

Smile Cat Child: Peace

Actually Satan: I'm Out.

Flower Girl: Goodnight everyone!! Sweet dreams!!