bootyhunter | CALL ME OUT

[Dandy has to stop and wonder at that.

Most of the time, his head is so foggy that he barely registers he's forgotten something in the first place. But living here and having time with all of it, and not squandering the opportunity to reflect...

Certainly has changed a few things.]

Nah.

Like I said!

[He reaches out to tenderly caress the other man's cheek, Dandy's own gaze bright and curious. Hagakure has a handsome face, his eyes and mouth are expressive, and he has so much time to develop a style that suits him.]

The important stuff sticks.

Which means I've pretty much always got booty on the brain.

And that includes your flat ass.

[Whatever worry Hagakure may have had over the matter is at the very least tucked away in the back of his mind. All that matters is that Dandy is fine with it.

A smile easily returns to his face and he leans into his lover's touch.]

Good. I'm glad. [...he adds in a coy wink here.] And I'm especially glad that I left such an impression.

[That's like, 30% teasing and 70% sincere. It means a lot to him, that someone in Dandy's position would remember him so fondly. He's...really not used to it at all.

He lowers himself enough for Dandy to have a little more...reach toward the back, let's say, if he so desires.]

Well, it's always here whenever you want it.

[if that means space for a booty grab, then yes

he will take a handful of a cheek]

You really did! When you were finishin' the first time, it sorta looked like you had snorted a gumbball up your nose. That or some ugly guy named Scotty from *STAR:T-R-E-K was beamin' ya up, I haven't decided.

You ever heard of a thing called "Teleportation Face?"

[That is indeed what it means. He inhales sharply when Dandy goes for it, despite the fact that he pretty much presented his ass for grabbing. It feels nice, okay??

...]

I think I've seen like, one episode of Star Trek. [So he is concerned, to say the least!] What's it look like, and am I gonna be embarrassed by you rememberin' what I look like when I climax?

[Now, despite his horrible language from before, the actual truth of that memory is framed a little differently.

Dandy doesn't remember much of anything, and while several memories, pleasant or unpleasant, have popped back into his noggin at various points in his stay on New Rapture, that is one he can't quite forget. It doesn't matter if Hiro was awkward or shy, or if his face crinkled up and looked funny. Real people, or people and anything else that lives or breathes or even fucks, don't sound ideal or rehearsed.

But that's what Dandy loves about all of it.]

You looked really cute.

Cute as a button. With a pancake booty.

It was one of the sweetest things I ever did see. Seriously.

...oh.

[Ah, so it turns out he's going to be embarrassed in a totally different way--

No, in truth, that...makes him really happy, actually. His heart doesn't flutter- it soars. A bashful smile creeps across his lips and he has to bury his face in Dandy's chest for a moment. This praise is something he will cherish forever.

When he peers back up:]

Heh. You're gonna make me blush.

[He's already beet red.]

[For all the time Hagakure has his face hidden in Dandy's chest, he will feel long fingers running over his hair and scalp, tenderly stroking whatever he can touch. Which is hilarious, considering...]

Thank you for givin' me that gift.

[Dandy makes direct eye contact with the fortune teller, his gaze intense and loving all the same. He resists the urge to mention that the Aloha Oe has room for one more.]

I love makin' you feel good, baby.

[Dandy doesn't voice his other thoughts. How it breaks his heart that Yasuhiro clearly spent so much time on his own, doubting himself and struggling to connect with other, despite having a pure heart in his own right. For someone so nervous to somehow survive one killing game and be axed in the next just doesn't seem fair.]

Everything about that night was pretty magical.

[For a few hours, it had really just been the two of them.]

[He could fall asleep like this- lying down on his boyfriend, getting his (now very soft) hair stroked... He's never felt more safe than when he's with Dandy. It's like being home.]

You've made me feel more than good. You've... [Hm. Let him start over.] To get real deep about it, you've always accepted me for who I am. It's like...my existence means somethin' when I'm with you.

[He's bearing his soul a little bit there, but he thinks it warranted saying. Dandy has seriously had such a profound impact on him.]

I'm really glad I could give you somethin' nice in return, 'cause you mean the whole universe to me.

[Yet it's still so surreal to him to be able to have another person like that in his life now. He really never would have imagined...

He grins a little when that night in general is mentioned.]

It really was. I'm never gonna forget it either. [...] I need to thank you too. You let me take that plunge, and... Well, here we are.

[And the thing is, Hagakure is welcome to fall asleep where he is. Dandy would happily ensure that he slept soundly, only-]

But it does.

[His brow furrows once more, and it's clear from the way the lines around his eyes form that he's worried. He has to make sure that his words are going to be heard.]

Mean somethin'.

It means everything.

I don't think you understand. You're not caught up in all the bullshit like those miserable scumbags. You think at the end of the day, when it's actually all over, that things like money and power mean jack all?

You just wanna live, right?

That's what makes you so damn beautiful.

Edited 2022-07-24 06:12 (UTC)

[Hagakure's eyes go wide as he hangs on every word.

"You just wanna live, right?"

"I want to keep on living! I want to open the next door! There must be something new waiting for me!"

His words in opposition to Junko Enoshima's horrible game ring clearly in his head- a reminder of how far he's come. He's clearly not going to double back on it now.]

Yeah. I wanna live. When I got through my first game, I wanted so badly to know what life beyond those walls had in store for me. Good or bad, I was gonna face it head-on.

[He sniffs. Ah, shit, he didn't mean to get emotional again--]

That hasn't changed, even if what I got the first time around was another of these friggin' games. 'cause as long as there's a chance to keep livin', I'm gonna take it.

[i can't even write the prose for this bc i have been emotionally KO-ed

just kno gooby is gonna get a lil kiss on the head, right btwn the eyes]

If we ever find our way outta here, how do you feel about a takin' trip right up to the stars?

You can stay with me, if you wanna.

[Forever, he means.]

Y'know! After we manage to make sure that your Ma's doin' okay.

The crew of the Aloha Oe's always got room for one more. And our gig is baggin' rare aliens, baby! That stuff's right up your alley, isn't it?

Edited 2022-07-24 06:52 (UTC)

Dee...!

[The expression journey that Hagakure goes through in response to this proposal is quite a sight to behold.]

[He settles on a grin. A watery one on account of the tears that have spilled over, but a grin all the same.]

Yes!

[There's no way he could see himself not at Dandy's side after all of this, but he hadn't even begun to consider the possibilities... Getting to live in the vastness of space and go on exciting adventures with his beloved Space Dandy?

Sign him the fuck up!]

There's nowhere else I'd rather go than with you.

[With that out there, he laughs. It's one unlike anything Dandy's heard come from him before. It's full of excitement, hope, and love.

He's quick to snuggle up to Dandy after that, still grinning like the happiest idiot in the world.]

Yeah, I wanna find Mom first. [He's really glad Dandy was thinking of her too. He really is so thoughtful.] 'cause she's gotta meet you. Man, she's gonna be so surprised, though...

[He could ramble on for hours in excitement if Dandy doesn't stop him.]

Well, aren't we a pair of lucky bastards.

[These words are peppered amidst a series of cartoony kisses that are pecked across Hagakure's damp face. Dandy couldn't be happier. Sure, the two of them have a variety of their own idiosyncrasies, but that's what makes them so damn compatible.

For Dandy, watching someone experience some of life's joys for the very first time makes him feel young again. There's also something about the younger man's wide-eyed, if fool-hardy, innocence that Dandy wants to fiercely protect.

His sincerity and open heart aren't easy to find. Not even in New Rapture.]

Hah!

I dunno if she should be that surprised.

You seem to have really hit a losin' streak with girls.

[He can’t help but let out a boyish giggle at the onslaught of kisses. Ah, this is perfect…

Wait.]

H-Hey…!!

[Hagakure tries to protest in the poutiest voice imaginable…but he just settles into a defeated huff.]

I mean…you’re not wrong… I never did have any luck with ‘em. Not that it matters anymore, of course. Just wasn’t meant to be ‘n’ all that.

[It just wasn't meant to be.

Dandy doesn't know where the idea came from, or who even spoke the thought, but it had come up somehow or some way when he had picked up Hagakure's then blood-soaked corpse. In that situation, Dandy had held him in a similar fashion, their bodies had been so close together.

Only this time, Hagakure is warm and wiggly, his eyes are open and full of life and love as opposed to abject horror, and he is happy. He's in one piece.

Dandy may have an infinite number of tries to get his own shit straight, but there can't be a next time. There won't be, the spaceman is determined.]

Well, clearly you just needed an older dude to care of you, babe!

And show you the ropes! I might be spoilin' ya rotten right now, but if you wanna get into the alien huntin' game, you're gonna have to pull your on weight on the Aloha Oe.

[This is all uttered with a teasing lilt. Also, completely inaccurate, since most of the work is saddled on poor QT.]

Which isn't much! I can sling ya over my shoulder totes easy.

But you do know that if the Dandy life just isn't workin' for ya, I'm not plannin' on keepin you prisoner.

If I'm tyin' you up, it'll be for fun, baby.

[Well that certainly gets a sheepish laugh out of him.]

I...guess I did. Huh. [He scratches at his chin.] I never thought of it like that.

[But now that he reflects on it... In their precious few weeks together, Dandy has already helped him so much. He hasn't only taken care of Hagakure- he's taught Hagakure how to take better care of himself. It's going to go a long way for his personal development.

And he's certainly eager to learn more.]

I'm more than ready 'n' willing! I'm done being the useless tag-along. Before ya know it, I'm gonna bag more aliens than even you! [He's likewise joking about that last bit, of course. It's a team effort, after all!] But hey! I might not have a scope as big as yours, but I know my fair share about aliens. Maybe I can help track some down some rare ones!

[Judging from how utterly psyched for a potential future in alien-hunting Hagakure is, Dandy really has nothing to worry about. But Hagakure will tell him as much as he looks on with eyes so bright you could imagine stars twinkling in them.]

Dee, I obviously didn't have a name for it back then, but the Dandy life's all I've ever wanted. It sure as hell beats anything else I had goin' for me. [Which isn't to say he didn't like his trajectory in life...but it wasn't exactly going as he'd hoped either.] It's exactly the fresh start I was lookin' for.

[After a brief pause, he leans in for a gentle kiss. His voice lowers a bit to something more serious.]

What I'm trying to say is...thank you. For everything you've done for me, and for helping me find my new future.

[...]

I'd rather be bridal carried though, for reference.

[Wink wink!!]

[They are undead, suspended in liminal space, but the sheer rush that Dandy experiences from hearing those words is one he can't identify all that clearly. When he closes his eyes and receives that kiss from lips that have become familiar to him, reveling in the slight scratch of stubble against his own long chin, he can feel a vibration reverberating from within.

Resonating to completion, filling a void.

Just like it was said before, and even though Dandy couldn't say how or why, he can confirm that without a doubt, this timeline is cosmically significant. What he doesn't know is why.

But the truth is that this iteration of Space Dandy, the first in a very long time, has actually managed to find a love that lasts, and as a result, his body will finally start to age.

Slowly, gradually. The way that humans who fall in love do, much like the changing of the seasons.]

[However, when Dandy opens his eyes, there'd be no way to know.]

Not a fat chance in a bucket of boiling chicken grease!

Your legs are too long. You'd kick around and damage the irreplaceable goods that are my eyes, nose, lips, and studly jawline! No, no, no! Over the shoulder or under the armpit's the only way to go with you.

[It should be noted that this is a lie. He is absolutely going to remember this and bridal carry Gooby to safety at some point, even if it's not practical. Let's hope they don't die again.]

But if you really wanna be my bride, I guess we so could snag one of those of skimpy white garters off some drunk chick at BooBies and shimmy it up your furry thigh!

[u kno one of the girls hat gets trashed at her bachelorette parties??? yeah it's horrible i know]

...It's been forever since I brought a date.

Awwww, come on!! I'd be careful! It's me that those goods are for now, ya know.

[He playfully runs a hand along Dandy's jaw to help drive the point home. It's all in good fun!

...at least until Dandy runs with the joke further than he could've predicted. His hair seems to rise along with his eyebrows to a comical degree as he turns bright red. He is absolutely aware that this is a joke. Dandy doesn't do marriage! But...if they spend the rest of their lives together, that's the same thing, right?

Deep breaths, Hagakure. Don't get ahead of yourself. You haven't even gotten to have a proper first date.

And speaking of... Playing it cool despite his prominent flush, he grins at the idea of a BooBies outing.]

Dude, a date at BooBies? That'd make my first visit all the more memorable! First thing we do when we get outta here- let's do it!

[And now, more than ever, he is absolutely determined to make sure they get out of here. Not even death itself is going to get in the way of their destined BooBies date.

...and the rest of their future, brighter than any star.]

CALL ME OUT

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