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Post by Joker on Sept 13, 2023 23:37:47 GMT
"I think you'd probably win, but I'd be willing to give it a try." Yu smiles as well. "But maybe we should leave Jackson out of it..."
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Post by NIKI on Sept 14, 2023 22:43:47 GMT
"Aw, why? His reactions are really funny..." He pouts. "But it's fine, we can spare him if you want, hahaha! Anything for my new friend."
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Post by Joker on Sept 15, 2023 0:20:42 GMT
"F-Friend?" Yu blinks a few times in surprise. "You... Really consider me a friend?" He asks, almost in disbelief.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 16, 2023 1:01:24 GMT
"Ah... too soon? I'm sorry." Dae laughs a bit awkwardly, seemingly embarrassed.
"I've been told I get attached too easily, um... but I really do want to become your friend!! I don't really get to hang out with anyone regularly besides my bandmates, so like you said before, it's nice to meet someone who's in the same age range! So..."
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Post by Joker on Sept 16, 2023 18:24:59 GMT
"N-No, it's not too soon!" Yu replies, a bit anxious he might've given Dae the wrong impression. "I, um, don't really have any friends myself, so it feels a bit strange to hear... But it makes me happy you said it!"
"I'd love to be your friend, Dae!" He smiles.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 17, 2023 9:06:13 GMT
Dae smiles confidently once more. "GREAT!! That's great to hear! Um, the part of you wanting to be friends, not the... Ahem- We're now oficially friends!!!!"
And once again, he aggressively pats Yu in the back, as a sign of this great new friendship.
The two of them continue their wonderful friendly chat until it's time to go back to their shared room and learn about some horrible news the next day! (wrapping up for neow since chapter is over)
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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Sept 19, 2023 18:05:49 GMT
[Chapter 2 - This FTE is now permanent! - Requested by Yutaro]
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Post by NIKI on Sept 19, 2023 20:31:24 GMT
Exceptionally bored, Dae sings to himself as he bounces a tennis ball around the garage's walls. It's a new ballad-type song from the upcoming album LOVE*4*SHORE! And he's being way too loud.
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Post by Joker on Sept 19, 2023 21:38:54 GMT
Trying to familiarize himself with the new area, Yu wanders around and explores the surroundings. As he makes his way over to the garage he decides to check out the inside of it, where he spots Dae.
"O-Oh, um... Hey Dae." Yu said, not expecting anyone to be at the garage. "I can come back later if you're busy here."
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Post by NIKI on Sept 19, 2023 23:01:52 GMT
Right as Yutaro arrives, Dae throws the ball as hard as he can against the wall in front of him to punctuate the end of the song.
"Yu- ACK-" The ball successfully hits him on the head. "I'M NOT BUSY! I'm not busy. Ow." Dae replies rubbing the part of his head that was hit.
"W..What's up?"
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Post by Joker on Sept 19, 2023 23:45:07 GMT
"Oh crap, are you okay?" Yu asks, concerned. "Sorry about distracting you there, I should've seen that coming..."
"I was just looking around." He continues. "If you're not busy, can we talk? There's been something on my mind." He looks a bit anxious as he avoids Dae's gaze.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 20, 2023 0:59:10 GMT
"Ahaha! I'm fine..." His cheeks flush a little bit, embarrassed about hitting himself with a ball.
"...Yeah, talk to me. What's on your mind, dude?"
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Post by Joker on Sept 20, 2023 1:49:28 GMT
"I... Um...." Yu stutters. He takes a deep breath to try and calm his nerves. "I-It's about what happened with Jackson."
"I know you regret what you did, but you were a real jerk to him. I've dealt with bullies before and I don't want to be friends with one. I don't think you're a bully, Dae. I just think you let the points get to you. You won't do something like that again, right?"
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Post by NIKI on Sept 20, 2023 7:37:51 GMT
Dae's eyes dart around the room for a bit. "Ah, okay. I figured that was it...." He clears his throat and approaches Yu.
"I-I promise I won't ever do something like that again!!! No matter how many points are at stake! To think that someone like mr. Diamond spent his last moments like that... even if my dumb pranks weren't directly the cause of his death, it was horrible." Dae sighs and fidgets with his jacket's zipper.
"Um... I have something to tell you, though. I feel like it's something important to come clean about since we're on this topic already..."
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Post by Joker on Sept 20, 2023 14:04:03 GMT
Yu breathes a sigh of relief and gives Dae a small smile. “That’s a relief to hear. Thank you.”
He raises an eyebrow. “What is it?”
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Post by NIKI on Sept 20, 2023 15:47:56 GMT
"Well, I... um, do you remember when we talked about rumours and stuff? I don't really care about what our manager does right now... And I'll preface this by saying that the rest of the 4*SHORE guys do not condone or really know about any of this. Please keep supporting them..." Dae glances at one of the cameras and bows.
After his disclaimer, he turns to Yu, looking guilty as hell.
"When I was in school I... had a bit of a reputation for being aggressive, manipulative. A bully. I felt like at that moment in my life... I was completely out of control. It's not like I hated going to this school or anything, but I really had no say in it. I felt weird about my whole situation, so I lashed out at anyone who dared to tick me off in the slightest, which wasn't really a hard thing to do, haha..."
"I'm not trying to excuse all of that by telling you about my 'sad, rough life' by the way. It just felt scummy to apologize for one thing while keeping another BIG issue of mine hidden, even if my manager rips all of his hair out and I get removed from the group... It's still kind of sad that I only came to this conclusion after all of this happened, but I really regret doing all of it. Both with my old classmates and Mr Diamond... and even the guys from 4*SHORE to some extent. Hahaha... some sort of leader I turned out to be, huh?"
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Post by Joker on Sept 20, 2023 23:23:26 GMT
"O-Oh." Yu replies, sounding a bit disappointed. "I'm not exactly happy to hear that, but thank you for telling me the truth."
He thinks to himself for a moment, before continuing. "Um... I don't think you're a bad person, or anything. We all make mistakes and you're clearly remorseful for it. And you already promised you won't do it again, so... I don't think you should be so hard on yourself. It takes a lot of courage to admit when you were in the wrong, especially when you might have a lot to lose from it... I-I think that was pretty cool of you, Dae."
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Post by NIKI on Sept 21, 2023 1:47:01 GMT
Dae nods along as Yutaro talks to him, his facial expression relaxing more and more. "Cool? Hahaha! If you say so... I still think there's a long way to go!"
He looks away for a few seconds.
"So. That means you don't hate me, right?"
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Post by Joker on Sept 21, 2023 1:52:15 GMT
"N-No, of course not! We're still friends, right?" Yu asked a bit nervously.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 21, 2023 3:24:43 GMT
"...!!! Yes!! Oh my god..." Dae almost collapses from relief, but he recovers by grabbing onto Yu's shoulders. "I'm... I'm so sorry... This whole time I thought you- That's why I ran away the other time- Ahh, that's kind of embarrassing...! Hahahaha!"
"..."
"Can I hug you?"
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Post by Joker on Sept 21, 2023 12:56:33 GMT
Yu flinches a little as Dae grabs him, but remains in place. “You don’t have to apologize. I’m glad we were able to clear this up. If anything I’m sorry for not bringing it up sooner.”
His cheeks flush a little at the singer’s request. “U-Um, sure. That’s fine with me…” He says a bit shyly.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 21, 2023 17:45:52 GMT
Dae smiles as he gives the shorter boy a warm, tender, loving embrace.
And then, as if he just remembered it was supposed to be a friend hug, he says "BRING IT IIIIIN!!" like some sort of old guy, squeezing Yu hard and spinning him around once.
(Dae is TALL I'm not saying Yu is short btw.... he's just like 6'3")
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Post by Joker on Sept 21, 2023 22:02:29 GMT
Yu freezes for a second, caught off guard by the spin, before hugging Dae back.
"W-Wow..." He stutters, slightly flustered. "You're um... Stronger than you look..."
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Post by NIKI on Sept 22, 2023 2:26:02 GMT
"Is that so?" Dae chuckles. "...And how do I look?"
He partially pulls away from the hug to be in Yutaro's view, looking slightly smug and punchable.
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Post by Joker on Sept 22, 2023 3:19:50 GMT
Yu shied away from Dae’s gaze, avoiding eye contact with him. The flush on his cheeks came back again, but more noticeable this time.
“Y-You, um… Look nice.” He says quietly.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 23, 2023 5:14:38 GMT
Dae stares at Yutaro (with rosy cheeks himself) for a few seconds. His smug smile turns into a HUGE GRIN. He's elated at this response!
"WAHAHA?! AAAAHH, THAT WAS CUTE~! YUUUUUU!!!! OH MY GOD!" He laughs and REALLY squeezes Yutaro one more time in a show of cute-aggression.
"You look nice tooo...!"
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Post by Joker on Sept 23, 2023 16:39:36 GMT
Yu's face turns bright red, as the quieter boy is just about ready to drop dead from embarrassment.
"I... Um... T-Thank you." He manages to mumble.
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Post by NIKI on Sept 24, 2023 3:31:21 GMT
"Hehehe." Dae FINALLY lets Yu go. He notices the state he's in and smiles. "What's the matter, friend? You're all red... is it too hot in this garage?" He asks, fanning himself.
"Ahaha, I'm just kidding... are you alright? Do you wanna go somewhere else? Maybe we could play a game or something!"
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Post by Joker on Sept 24, 2023 4:04:47 GMT
“Y-Yeah, it is pretty hot in here…” Yu says, also fanning himself.
“That sounds like fun! Did you have something in mind?”
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Post by NIKI on Sept 24, 2023 5:51:16 GMT
"Hmmmmm..... Oh, how about these? Lawn darts! I've never played, but it looks like it's an aiming thing." Dae suggests, picking up the box of dangerous metal spikes that were to be thrown up in the air and into a plastic circle on the ground.
"What do you say?!"
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