Arranged, My Ass [Fleur]

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Maybe Kodi felt just a tad bit guilty that it may have been partially his fault that Gryph had gotten drunk in the first place. But come on, it wasn’t like they drank often! “Good boy,” he grunted with a smile when the older man got some water. “Took some pain meds, right? You’re prob’ly gonna just wanna nap it off.” If this ho-bag wasn’t here, at least. Kodi kept glaring at her.

Fleur wrinkled her nose a little as Gryph went further to explain. ‘Happy gay things’…. Nope, she didn’t need that imagery. Maybe it would be a turn on if they were both hot, but the shorter one looked like an angry raccoon. “Try it sometime?” she spluttered unbelievably. “I’m not…! No, absolutely not.” Fleur averted her eyes awkwardly. “I’ve never tried anything like that.” She was usually a good liar, but not this time. This was all throwing her off-guard. How was she supposed to prepare for this sort of thing? That was another reason why she fled rather than stick around and try to think of a solution under pressure.

No, Kodi wasn’t cool with this, not at all, but he wasn’t going to give the bitch satisfaction in seeing him freak out over something she was so smug about. When she did finally leave, he slumped a little, amusement leaving his face. “I’m super pissed off,” he agreed, still with his arm over Gryph’s shoulders. He snorted at the second part. “Yeah, but I ain’t all emotional and hungover like you.” He turned to give his boyfriend a peck on the cheek before swiveling a little in his chair and snagging a waffle for himself to tear into. Like usual, his teeth sharpened as he ate (it was still a habit he couldn’t quite quit). “You ain’t gonna,” he insisted firmly. “Your dad’s a fuckin’ idiot douchebag, there’s no way this is gonna go anywhere.” At least, he really hoped. Kodi had no idea how these sorts of things worked, but surely no one could force someone else, even their son, to get married against their will, right? “Meh… It ain’t a dream, but I can make it a little sweeter,” he replied leaning over and giving his lover a sticky, syrup-y kiss. He chuckled and leaned back, continuing to eat. “This shit’s really good,” he commented. “How’s your hangover doin’?”

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

At the mention of being a 'good boy', Gryphon swiped his shoulder. He was a kpop nerd, it was kinda reflexive by now. He nodded at the mention of meds, and then tried to remember whether or not he'd taken his bone meds too.... probably had. Hopefully. And a nap sounded really good right now...

Her spluttering made Gryph raise an eyebrow. That wasn't disgust, that... seemed like denial. Huh. "From the way you're talking, maybe you should." And if she was a closeted gay, at least that would get her off his case (and his dick). The winged man was glad to see her go, despite knowing she'd probably be back sometime. Sigh...

When Kodi relaxed, Gryph rested closer against him. Yeah, super pissed off, that sounded about right. The teasing wasn't funny to him right now. He had been trying to be more relaxed earlier but... yeah, he was hungover and emotional! Amongst the fact that this was a serious problem, he didn't want to be teased. He bit his lip quietly, going back to sipping on his boba tea and chewing the tapioca slowly. His appetite was finished by now, he was too distracted. Kodi's confidence... wasn't comforting this time round. He didn't seem to fully understand. If this really was his Dad... it might take something big for it to change. It was around this time that Gryphon realised how quiet he was being, but instead of saying anything, he continued to be worried and timid and had another sip of tea. He noticed the kiss at the last moment and made his lips available for it, licking the syrupy off when he pulled away. "Mm..." At the question, Gryph looked up, then down, and then shrugged his shoulders, "Head hurts. Tired." More tea. "Just found out I might get married soon." No, he wasn't laying off about that. Yes, he was being a grumpy butt. No, he wasn't about to apologise. "I'm sure I've had worse mornings." Aaand sarcasm. He pulled his waffle in front of himself and began working through it slowly. He wanted to fall asleep and throw something hard at a brick wall at the same time, and so he felt rather sedately hostile.

"....this needs ice cream," He muttered, looking in the direction of the freezer. Yeah, like he was gonna make it there and back without breaking something again. He sighed and continued eating anyway. Dumb Fleur person and her dumb face and her dumb happiness...

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Kodi didn’t really notice that the girl’s sputtering hinted at denial. He was too irritated at the entire situation, and her sexuality didn’t matter one bit to him, because she obviously wanted to marry Gryph so that made her straight enough.

He couldn’t help how he was responding to this. It was hard to take something that seemed so stupid, seriously. Who the hell set up arranged marriages these days? Were they suddenly living in medieval times or something? Kodi kept eating as Gryph sat in silence, awkwardly unsure of what else to say. “…. Gryph… We live in a fuckin’ free country, this is all just a buncha bullshit,” he tried to assure him. “It’s not like you’re some… some Game of Thrones princess that can’t do anythin’ for herself.” Okay, nerd reference, but still. He sighed, and groaned, and flopped back in his chair. “Okay, here’s the deal. You’re gonna finish your breakfast and your tea, then you’re gonna go get back in bed an’ take a nap and forget this morning ever happened.” And Kodi would likely join him for that part. “Hangover doctor’s orders. You’re gonna be okay.” Another peck on the cheek.

He rolled his eyes at Gryph’s request, but got up to go grab a tub from the freezer with a spoon. “You’re gonna give yourself a cavity at this rate,” Kodi chided gently. He was pretty much done with his breakfast/brunch now, so he wrapped his arms around Gryph’s waist and rested his chin on his shoulder from behind. “I’m gonna go make the bed for you, kay?” He squeezed his lover’s waist before getting up and going to the bedroom, and began fixing the blankets and getting a good pile of fluffy pillows and shit going. Fang watched him from his kennel, so Kodi smiled and let him out. “Go cheer up Gryph for me, huh?” he mumbled, stroking the bunny’s ears. “I don’t know what to do now either….”

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon's heart sank a little as Kodi spoke. As much as he thought he didn't understand, his boyfriend was generally smarter than him. He had to take comfort from that, at least. The Game of Thrones reference was lost on him for a moment though, before he tilted his head, clearly a little unimpressed, "Doesn't mean it's impossible. My Dad is a huge bastard when he wants to be; why he's good at business..." He sighed, "And I'm not." He continued to fiddle with things and hesitate and waste time and eat slowly as Kodi spoke to him. He gave him a weak smile at the peck, "Okay," He said softly, sipping again. He knew this wouldn't be easy to forget but... maybe when he had his brain back he wouldn't be so insecure about this whole situation.

"Don' care," Gryph mumbled, grabbing the tub and scooping out a couple rounds, before continuing his noms. Mmm.... ice cream made everything better... He rested back against Kodi while he was there, glad that he was there, "Kay." He said softly, giving another warm smile to the dentokinetic, feeling a little bit better already (but ice cream usually did that for him). His smile went as Kodi did and Gryph continued to eat slowly, starting to dwell in his thoughts again. Aish.... after a couple more minutes of moping and slightly melted ice cream, he had gotten to the end of his waffle and was just finishing off his tea. If it was possible, he would have been wandering around. Sadly, it wasn't. He heard gentle hopping at that point, and he swivelled slowly, spotting their beloved little bunny. He couldn't help smiling, adopting a soft baby voice, "Hey, fluffball." He said gently, getting down carefully and grabbing his stick with his spare hand. He slurped the rest of his tea, putting it to the side before putting some of his flexibility to use, bending forward enough to give the rabbit a gentle little pet, with his more damaged leg slightly lifted.

And then Fang bounced away slowly.

Oh, the cheeky cutie.

He followed the floppy eared thing back to his bedroom slowly, smiling at Kodi when he saw him, "Fang is a very good persuader." He said softly, looking at the bed and promptly flopping on it, arms reaching up as he did, "If you don't join me right now, you're a terrible boyfriend." Cue his best cute face.

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No one had probably sipped on boba tea with such a scowly expression on their face before Kodi in this moment. He wasn’t at all impressed with any of the morning’s developments, and he didn’t want to think about them again. Maybe if they were lucky, Fleur had been freaked out enough by shark-mouth that she wouldn’t dare come back. He didn’t realize how stubborn she was. “Well then, I’ll go over to Seattle myself and punch him in the face so he doesn’t dare,” he growled. Okay, so maybe he wasn’t being realistic, but Kodi really didn’t know what else to say. This entire thing was just absurd. “You’re just tired and hungover and that’s makin’ things seem worse than they are,” Kodi tried to assure him, rubbing circles between the base of Gryph’s wings. “It’ll be better later.”

“Chubby,” Kodi retorted affectionately with a big smile. He pinched Gryph’s stomach and gave it a kiss before he left to make the bed. He wished he’d gotten his boyfriend something else while he was out to make him feel better, but he’d been in too big of a rush to get home to get anything. Hopefully his body would suffice. “That’s right, go get him,” Kodi encouraged Fang as he hopped towards the living room. The dentokinetic leaned against the side of the bed and waited.

He heard some talking on the other side of the wall – presumably Gryph talking to Fang, considering that baby voice – chuckled to himself. Cuties… Kodi smirked when his boyfriend appeared, and crossed his arms with a nod. “He sure is,” he agreed, scooting out of the way so the winged man could flop into bed. “Oh nooo, I wouldn’t want t’be that~” he replied with a roll of his eyes, and crawled up onto the mattress after him. “C’mere.” Kodi maneuvered his boyfriend so that he was holding Gryph from behind, chin nestled in the boy’s hair and stroking his torso softly. His other fiddled with some wing feathers. “Is your tummy full and happy?” he mumbled in a quiet, sing-songy voice. “You should sleep off the rest of your hangover now. I’ll stay here.” It wasn’t like Kodi had anything better to do than doze while holding his featherbutt.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Kodi wasn't the only one frustrated with this turn of events. If Gryphon had the ability to wipe this all from his mind, he probably would. Save the introductions for a day when he could be more logical. Or at least sass decently. At the threat to his Dad, Gryph made a face. Yeah, like that would turn out well. He knew Kodi wasn't fully serious, but still... bleh. He responded well to the touches near his wings though, relaxing a little. He could do with another massage sometime... "I hope so." He muttered. He didn't want to wake up and realise everything was worse.

Gryph whined softly at being called chubby, even though it was true, in a way. His stomach definition had definitely diminished and whilst he wasn't fat, his psyche wasn't exactly appropriate for a dancer currently. It wasn't in general though so he didn't mind too much. Besides, he didn't need to have a defined six pack for Fang to still recognise him and that was good enough for Gryphon. Kodi could deal as well, he supposed.

Gryph noticed Fang retreating once he was in range of Kodi. Cute little devil. So now he only had to focus on his lovely lover and his own sleepy face. He chuckled at Kodi's tone and happily moved about until they were comfortable (carefully, thank God he didn't bump his leg). He giggled happily in his boyfriend's embrace, snuggling back against him and wrapping his arms over the younger boy's. If he wanted to leave this bed now, it would be a struggle (against a cripple, but still a struggle). "Mmmhmm..." He hummed softly, reaching back to gently poke Kodi's cheek, "Good," He said drowsily, flopping back down into comfort and curling into Kodi's embrace, finally letting himself relax and drift off into sleep after such a crappy morning, "I love you..." He mumbled, as he did, and he was very quickly out for the count.