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[ The nice thing about living with your twin is that your laptops can do double duty. That’s how this whole thing happens: they have one laptop facing them, webcam on as they stand in the middle of their living room, and the other laptop is on the table behind them. There’s a video playing on it that’s tough to see, but the twins aren’t watching it either.

What matters is the song that’s playing.

The looks on the twins’ faces are very serious as the song gets started. It takes only about fifteen seconds for the beat to really drop, and they hold perfectly still for that time. But once the music really gets going…

… so do the twins.

Like, the whole shebang. Hand motions over their heads, swinging their hips, it’s perfect. They do the spins, they have choreography, did they actually take the time to learn all of this?

(Of course they did.)

Then they come to the part of the song with the… spine twisting. You know. That spine twisting. Souji will stop because Yu stops, and they just kind of look at each other.

Then Souji … does it. Like, does it perfectly. It’s amazing. Who knew a human could defy all logic and anatomy like that?

Yu tries it…

… and it’s actually audible, the way his spine cracks. He’ll end up stumbling off camera, holding his back and wheeze-laughing to go collapse somewhere. Souji just looks back at the camera and immediately goes to turn it right off. ]

[ Five minutes later, this text accompanies the video. ]

Taking Yu to the hospital. One like = one prayer

. Send gifts and flowers to dorm #211 please and thank you.

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[ Oh my god stop hashtagging you two. And Souji get back in here, he's got a bone to pick with the both of you.

Yosuke huffs through his nose and crosses his arms as he looks down at Yu. ]

Dude, you can hear your back going out on that video. And then with Souji turning it off right after? What the hell are people supposed to think?

[ People. You know, but mostly Yosuke. ]

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[ Oh jeez. He's getting scolded. Souji, come back, take this punishment with him...

Yu will wince a little. ]

My back cracked. That's all. It's...

[ A sigh. ]

Sorry.

[ Souji does return to replace the pack of peas on Yu's back with a fresh one. ]

We'll make sure to be more careful next time.

[ Oh good. The other one. Yosuke turns his disapproval on Souji, now. ]

It's not just that! He got hurt and if he's going to be fine then great, but then you say that you're taking him to the hospital. That makes it sound way more serious! I know you guys like joking around, but your well-being isn't funny! I'm not just gonna stand by while you get hurt, dammit!

[ Okay maybe he's getting a little overly worked up about this. ]

... Yosuke, calm down.

[ Softly, with concern. He'll push himself up on his arms, frowning, sending a few cats scattering. ]

I know you're upset, but it's alright.

[ Yosuke really does seem really ramped up about this, huh... Souji feels kind of bad now. ]

We know and that's what I meant about being more careful next time. If it upsets you, we'll be more careful about our jokes.

[ glances sharply at his brother, his expression unreadable, but doesn't say anything further ]

[ Just looking back at Yu, not saying anything then back at Yosuke. ]

[ ~secret looks~ ]

[ He--...might actually prefer it if they were arguing back. But they're not. They're just calmly accepting it and apologizing.

It deflates him pretty quickly.

What are those looks even about...he doesn't know. ]

...Yeah. Well...good.

[ Now he feels a little awkward. Yosuke shifts his weight from foot to foot and looks down at the floor. And consequently at least two of the cats. So many cats. ]

[ Souji will just pat Yosuke on the shoulder. ]

If it'll make you feel better, you can stay the night and look after Yu.

I-- ... is that so ...

[ Not ... that he minds. He just kind of goes all red in the face and just. Kind of lowers himself down to faceplant on the couch again. ]

What?

[ That actually takes him as surprise. Without Yu needing to actually go see a doctor, he figured he'd just awkwardly shuffle out of the room...

He blinks at Souji, then looks to Yu for approval, but...yep. His face is already int he cushions. ]

Erm...are you sure?

[ Because it's obvious that he want to, given the fact he's already moving to kneel next to the couch... ]

Of course. I'm sure Yu would love to have you around.

[ Even if Yu has his face buried in the couch, he should be able to just hear the smile in Souji's voice. Haha ]

[ He can hear that smile, Souji. Hear it.

He can also sense when he's no longer alone, and tilts his face to the side just enough to peek at Yosuke once he's kneeling down. He's still pretty red in the face. ]

Kill Souji for me. That would make me feel better.

[ Muttered.

Though he hardly seems to mind Yosuke's presence, either. ]

[ Yosuke just kind of huffs, glancing at Souji before he puts a gentle hand on Yu's shoulder. ]

Something tells me the next thing you guys try to do for fun is gonna take care of that on its own.

[ Telling your boyfriend to kill him isn't going to make the smile go away, Yu. It only makes his smile grow wider. ]

My mortal body might die but my spirit will always live on and you cannot stomp out the flame of my burning spirit.

[ wow real poet here but anyway ]

But I'll leave you two lovebirds alone now. Just yell if you need me.

If we die, we die together, Souji!

[ Flaps a hand vaguely in Souji's direction, which is hard since he's still facing down and he can't really bend his arm the way he needs to like this.

Something about Souji leaving them alone, though... maybe if he were in a different sort of mood, he'd allow it. But the mood he's in right now, looking at his brother with his boyfriend kneeling at his side...

Well.

Well, what he does is kind of lift his head, twist it around to frown at Souji, and then promptly reach out with both arms and circle them around Yosuke's neck so he can lever himself up a little higher. Yu turns his head to look at Souji again - making the sides of his and Yosuke's heads bump, they're so close - and gives him The Flattest, Blandest Look In History. ]

We're not going to start uncontrollably making out, Souji. You can stay. [ Just. Just the blandest tone, not at all like he's talking about sucking face with the boy he's currently awkwardly clinging to. ]

Why don't we all watch a movie together?

[ Omg they're so dramatic about such silly things. But then Yu is being kind of cute and Yosuke does like being able to hang out with the both of them at the same time, which he feels like he hasn't recently...

So Yosuke is watching Souji as well and raises his brows, letting Yu hold onto him as he wants. ]

Netflix just added some new stuff...

[ Oh, is Souji's escape plan to go mope around some more thwarted? Well, that's all right, he can just not sleep and mope later tonight. ]

Oh, then how about Human Millipede? That just got added.

[ Yes, he knows what that movie is about. He just wants to see their reactions. ]

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