Hot Enough (Dumpling Princess)

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“Well….you still are, but the glasses would be an improvement,” he said, looking off to the side. Gene wondered if it was really that when it came to Kodi. It must be the accessorizing. Maybe.

Gene released his fish lips after a moment or two with a *pop* as he released that inner suction of his cheeks. Then he stuck out his tongue, feeling(finally) just a little more playful after that stupid disheartening that came out of nowhere. “I can do that if you really want. I’ll make you rice balls or something.” Gene didn’t really care for rice balls, but he liked the ones he made himself. They were made specifically how he liked them.

“You don’t have to call me a noob though…” he muttered. That’s what gamers called the inexperienced and it was meant as a put down. For some reason if you didn’t have any experience, that warranted being called names, even though he was just learning. That’s actually the reason why Gene quit online multiplayer games… At least Kodi’s attitude was in the right place, with giving Gene time to take it at his own pace. Which was slow. At least, he was trying to go slow. By the time he’d announced himself to get up and switch to an easier vessel to drink from, Gene was honestly surprised by how much he’d taken already. How was he supposed to know it was so much, he didn’t feel a thing so far! Maybe it wasn’t as alcoholic as Kodi said it was?

“I’ll be fine,” he said with an eye-roll, a small smirk on his lips and laugh in his breath. “This stuff must be broken. I don’t feel a thing.” Gene scooted himself to the edge of the couch and pushed himself to his feet. Gene got exactly five fairly smooth steps towards the area of the kitchen, the line that led into it drifting at a diagonal toward the dining area instead, before flopping to the floor. Only it wasn’t a true flop, it was more like he gave up and let his feet collapse under him while holding his free hand out to catch himself somewhat carefully. To the boy, though, it felt like he’d suddenly gone from standing to teleporting his butt to the floor. Gene proceeded to gigglefit and flop to his side. “Oops…I fell down,” he said, as if it were normal and he hadn’t claimed just a moment before that he was ‘fine’.

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Kodi rolled his eyes. “Whatever you say, princess,” he replied, still a bit surprised at what Gene had said. Why did it seem like boys liked him in glasses….? Whatever, at least the younger boy wasn’t being all pouty anymore. And offering to actually cook? Kodi was skeptical. “Okay… Yeah, let’s do that sometime,” he agreed, a little eager to see if he actually could make something other than Nutella on biscuits and canned food.

Gene really did seem bummed out about the silly name that Kodi had called him, so he sighed and patted the boy’s head. “Sorry for calling you a noob. I’ll use another word next time.” His voice was half-sincere, half-teasing. Kodi was sure he’d called him plenty of worse things. And being a newb wasn’t bad, especially at Gene’s age, when he ~technically~ shouldn’t be drinking at all. But Kodi had started drinking even a little younger than that, so he wasn’t too concerned. He did realize, though, that he hadn’t been paying attention to how much Gene had been drinking as he read; he likely would have had the boy stop and wait to see how he was feeling after less than what he’d already consumed. Oh well…

“If you say so,” he replied warily, keeping a close eye on the younger boy as he started to get up. Kodi scoffed. “You say that now. Be careful when you get up, you might notice it more…” Kodi scooted forward himself to watch after the rich brat as he started heading towards the kitchen… And was soon rushing over as he saw Gene start to lean and topple. Fortunately he didn’t seem to have hurt himself, but the dentokinetic was still a little concerned, since he was so thin and looked so able of breaking things. “Hey, are you-?” But then the boy was laughing, and Kodi rolled his eyes, sitting back on his heels as he smirked at Gene’s merriment. “You did indeed,” he replied with a chuckle. His own head was just beginning to buzz. “Here, why don’t you give me the rest of that? I think you’ve had enough for now if you’re topplin’ over like that.” Kodi held out his hand expectantly. “We’ll get you back over to the couch so you don’t hurt yourself, okay?” And so he could grab his phone and film this stuff… Hehehe, Gene seemed like he was going to be a giggler.

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Gene scoffed. “Sure, whatever. It’s not like I haven’t been called worse before,” he said, basically saying out loud what Kodi was thinking to himself. Gene had some pretty thick skin(or so he liked to think) and a few names or several hadn’t gotten him riled up before(at least not since he was a kid). He was just being stupidly sensitive today for some reason he couldn’t quite place. Maybe he was remembering those other things that Kodi had called him when he was amid a rage-full hangover? Somehow, the fact that it came from Kodi’s mouth made it matter more…

Those were just stupid thoughts though, and ones he didn’t feel like entertaining if he didn’t have to. For now, he just wanted to enjoy listening to Kodi, the man of many voices, as he read the book to Gene. At least until he decided to get up.

Kodi was absolutely right, Gene did notice it more once he’d gotten up. More accurately, if affected him more, though Gene still wasn’t sure he noticed it. He was just a little dizzy and misstepped and fell on the floor. Somehow. And that was hilarious! Because he fell! LOL! Gene grinned dopily up at the dentokinetic like it was all just one big joke, expecting Kodi to laugh along with him. Like they did in the tent-fort thing of blankets! That had been fun, they should definitely do that again.

But then Kodi was saying something about the bottle that Gene forgot he was holding. Oh, right, he had gotten up to…do something. Get more, that made sense. But now Kodi wanted to take it away from him! “But….I’m not done yet,” he whined, holding up the bottle. “Look how much’s left.” Bah, his lips were numb…probably from the cold outside. Gene shook his head and held the bottle against his chest protectively. “I wan’ finish it.” He didn’t even feel the nausea in his tummy anymore, so it’d be easier to drink now, right? It didn’t make him cough quite as much either. Gene stuck out his tongue in protest and stumbled to his feet, intent on running away from Kodi before he stole away what was his….all while giggling like a maniac.

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That was one of the things Kodi liked best about Gene. His ability to snap back from a teasing insult (most of the time). People that got all whimpery and sensitive over it were no fun, and Kodi easily got bored or irritated at them. Gene, today, was a different case, since he normally wasn’t like this. Not because Kodi cared about him or anything….

… Nope, definitely not. He would look after anyone that toppled over during their first time getting drunk. At least he was laughing, though – that was a good sign, Kodi had been afraid for a moment that he’d hurt himself. He couldn’t help but crack a grin at that dopey expression. What a dork…

However, his grin faded into a frustrated scowl when the younger boy refused to give his bottle over. “I know you ain’t done, but you don’t gotta finish the whole thing. It was a lot for you t’begin with.” He tried to snag the bottle when Gene held it up, but his own slight tipsiness made him miss it before the younger boy pulled it away again, slurring like a…well, like a drunk. “Gene, princess, you’ve had enough. You don’t wanna get sick an’ throw up, do you?” Kodi started to grab for it again, but then the rich boy was scrambling away with the bottle in hand, and before the dentokinetic knew what was happening, he was stumbling after him. Gene’s giggles were infectious, and he couldn’t help but snicker along as they both stumbled and struggled, Gene to get away and Kodi to catch up. “Get back here!” he demanded, laughing loudly. “You’re gonna hurt yourself! And you’re gonna spill that shit all over the carpet and waste it!” Gene knew his way around the house better than he did, though, so it wouldn’t be too hard for the younger boy to lose him… At least, if he didn’t keep making such a ruckus.

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Ha ha! Kodi’s face looked so funny when he was angry, why had he thought it was scary back then? When Kodi was yelling and being scary? It was just silly now, especially since Gene knew he wasn’t really angry. Nope, not at his dumpling princess boyfriend!

The memory of that name brought pause to the thin tipsy boy. He gazed up at Kodi with a slightly parted lips and shy blush on his cheeks. Yes, yes, how could Kodi be angry at Gene when he was so special. Yes, Gene was special, why hadn’t he realized it before.

Gene curled his lips into a knowing grin, deciding to keep his thoughts a complete secret…for now. It wasn’t much a secret anyway, Kodi already knew he liked Gene, so Gene didn’t need to tell him! But Gene did need to keep Kodi away from his drink. It was a special drink that Kodi brought just for him, why would he want to take it away?? Gene shook his head. “Noooo, I don’t wanna!” he whined, holding the bottle close to his chest like his life depended on it. “I’m not gonna throw up, I feel fiiine!” What did Kodi know anyway? He wasn’t Gene!

With a shrill yelp, followed by an endless stream of giggles, Gene took off in that direction away from Kodi, now suddenly in an exciting game of ‘catch me if you can!’. “Nooo!” he wailed through his lazy grin. “You’re gonna hafta catch me first~” Gene knew exactly where he was going, and had the brilliant idea of ducking into the office and crawling into the back of the closet where he lied in wait for Kodi to find him. He never would, Gene was just too sneaky! He giggled again, stopping only to take another several swigs of the sweet peach drink still in his hands. The best way to not spill would be to just finish it off, wouldn’t it?

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Kodi’s expression grew puzzled as Gene seemed to think of something that made him pause. He wondered if he should ask about it, but assumed it was something dumb and silly that was only captivating the younger boy because he was drunk. Still… He was awfully cute when he blushed, Kodi had a hard time trying to pry the alcohol away from such a cute face.

But then he was grinning like he was keeping a secret, and Kodi’s scowl returned. “Stop bein’ such a brat,” he huffed as he tried and failed to get the bottle away. “I’m only tryin’ to help you!” But of course Gene wouldn’t understand, he was drunk, drunker than Kodi had meant to let him get… And likely only going to get drunker if Kodi let him have his way. “You feel fine now, but that can change really quickly,” he warned. “And hangovers ain’t very fun either, you know that already.” Since Kodi had been such a jerk when he’d had one last time.

Kodi stumbled and swayed a little as he tried to give chase; he, too, was feeling the effects of the drink more now that he was up, and it made it difficult to keep up with Gene’s erratic movements. “Fucking…. Gene!” he growled. “Stop runnin’! Just give me the damn bottle!” He stopped in the hallway and looked around, trying to figure out which room the boy had ducked into. Kodi slowly wobbled down the hall, looking and listening for clues. It took him several minutes, but he finally passed by a door and heard faint giggling coming from inside. He burst into the room, making no effort to hide that he was there. “I got you now!” he gleed, whirling this way and that to find the source of the sound. The closet, of course. “Heeere I come~” At some point, this had become less about getting the bottle away and more about playing the game, and Kodi was laughing again himself. “You’re gonna be it, just you wait and see!” He grabbed the closet door and threw it open. “Aha!”

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“M’not a brat!” he wailed defiantly, dodging yet another attempt at taking away his precious bubbly(it wasn’t bubbly, but he liked calling it that), and it was shortly after that that Gene took off, glancing behind him ever so often with a dopey, expectant grin, like he wanted Kodi to chase him down. But Kodi was never going to catch him, nope! “I’llllll be fiiiiine, I’m not ugly like youuu~!” Because appearance apparently had everything to do with how well one could hold their alcohol.

Gene also insisted that he wasn’t as dumb as Kodi either, and his ingenious hiding spot would never be found out by the silly dumb-faced dentokinetic. Gene hid silently, not making the slightest peep (lies), as he heard Kodi come into the office where he’d stowed himself away at the back of the closet. He even managed (failed) to suppress his giggle instinct as Kodi drew closer to the closet….

It was with a yelp and a squee that the giggly boy was found when Kodi flung the closet door open, and Gene immediately dropped the bottle and covered his eyes. “No you didn’t!!” he declared. Because if Gene couldn’t see Kod, then Kodi couldn’t see him right back! That made perfect sense! The forgotten bottle rolled away from where Gene had dropped it, luckily being empty enough that it didn’t spill too much on to the carpet. In the meantime, Gene curled himself up as small as possible and continued to cover his face. “Can’t see me, can’t see me~” he chanted like a 5 year old kid.

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Kodi gasped, pretending to be offended at Gene’s comment about him being ugly. “You will be if you keep drinkin’ like that!” he warned with a twitching smile. “I was pretty like you, ‘fore I became an alcoholic. You’ll be ugly in no time if you keep this up!” Hah, that was a joke, Gene was too damn pretty for his own good and nothing short of surgery or severe injury would change that.

The only reason it took Kodi any amount of time to find the brat was because he didn’t know this house very well. He’d pretty much only been in Gene’s room, the guest bedroom, and the bathroom, so there were numerous doors that led to places he had no clue about. Who needed that many rooms? Whatever, at least it made this a little bit challenging and fun.

Kodi gawked at Gene as he covered his eyes and pretended that he hadn’t found him. “You’re… You little….” The dentokinetic started letting out giggles that sounded more like snorts, and he flopped down on the floor beside the rich boy, pretending to feel around for him with his hands. “Where did you go!?” he exclaimed, acting as though he couldn’t see him. “You were just heeere~! How could you disappear like that??” When his hand finally ‘found’ Gene, Kodi scooted forward and tugged the boy into his embraced, gleeing like he’d found a load of gold. “There you are!” he beamed, forgetting entirely about taking away the alcohol. He started planting wet, peach-scented kisses all over the boy’s cheeks. “What am I gonna do with you now that I got you, hmmm?” he asked with a wicked smile.

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“Liar liar, pants on fire!!” he countered with the upmost of intelligent comebacks. “I’m never gonna be ugly, and even if I am, I’ll still look better than you!” Given how many times Kodi had gone out of his way to assure the teen that he was a pretty boy, Gene felt like he could say this with complete and utter confidence.

Just like he was confident that Kodi would never be able to find him in his genius hiding spot, nor with the clever technique he used to ‘disappear’ from Kodi’s sights. Gene grinned as his ploy worked perfectly, giggling with his back leaned up against the back wall of the closet and gradually scooting himself away from his pursuer. Gene peeked out from in-between his fingers to see how Kodi was faring.

BOY WAS THAT A MISTAKE!!

That must’ve been the reason why his plan suddenly failed and why Kodi was suddenly able to see him! And catch him! And give him killer cuddles of DOOM!! “Noooooo!!” he whined with childlike glee, giggling and squirming in the older boy’s arms, also having completely forgotten about the alcohol. No, no, noooo, he was getting Gene all wet with sloppy kisses!! Whatever was he to dooo!? Gene’s cheeks were a blush red, though it was unclear whether it was from the kisses and cuddles or from the glow of alcohol. Either way, he was feeling delightfully warm, and snuggled back into Kodi’s arms. “Mmm…..dunno….” he said lazily, his eyes starting to grow heavy as he relaxed in Kodi’s warmth. Gene turned his face up to look at Kodi’s from over his shoulder, his lower lip protruding out slightly in his sudden calm. “Whaddaya wanna do…?” he asked with drunken, yet innocent eyes.

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It was like it was becoming a contest to see who could be the most drunk and immature. Kodi snorted at Gene’s “comeback”, no longer pretending to be offended. “I won’t deny that,” he humphed, prodding the boy’s side. “But it don’t take much t’look better than me, now does it?” Nope…

At least he was smarter than this dummy, though. Then again, that didn’t take a lot, especially in Gene’s current state. It didn’t keep Kodi from playing along though, pretending that he couldn’t find the “hidden” boy until he peeked. This was a lot more fun than he was willing to admit… at least, sober.

“You’ll never escape!” he gleed, giving the younger boy a noogie. Ugh, he was so cute Kodi could vomit… or smother him with kisses, that seemed like a better idea. Gene’s cheeks were nice and warm and soft, and Kodi thought that he could probably kiss him all day and not get tired of it. He cackled quietly during the smothering. When he finally tired, he kept his arms wrapped loosely around the younger boy and nuzzled into his neck, enjoying he faint peachy scent of his breath. “Me neither…” he mumbled, not feeling quite drowsy yet but also pretty tipsy. Kodi remembered his phone, and quietly pulled it out, starting to film the cuteness that was the rich boy in his lap. He snickered softly. Aww, that pout~ So cute on camera~ “Hmm… I dunno, wanna go back to the couch and cuddle?” he asked, continuing to record. Hopefully they could make it all the way back there – Kodi was pretty confident he could, but he wondered how far Gene could get. “My squishy dumplin’ princess-boyfriend,” he gleed, somehow remembering that stupid nickname in his drunkenness. Kodi smooched his cheek again, then darted his tongue against Gene’s lips, savoring his taste. The phone was still recording.

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If it was a contest, then Gene definitely won. He didn’t know what the contest was of, whether it was a battle of wits, hide-and-seek, or just being silly, but he was definitely going to win! If Kodi didn’t like it, then he was just a poo-poo head! “Nope!” he agreed, then started giggling again when Kodi poked him in the side.

He squealed as he was captured and noogied, squirming to get out of the Kodi-fiend’s grasp, but it was no use! He was caught, he was doooomed!! On came the onslaught of kisses and Gene practically collapsed into Kodi’s lap, incapacitated by giggles and tickles. “Noooo,” he wailed, wriggling about until he was faced upwards at Kodi, right as the dentokinetic started filming the boy on his phone. Gene went silent for a moment, staring at the phone as though it were some foreign object he’d never seen before, his mouth gaping in awe as he drew closer to the tiny lens pointed at him. Gene stuck out his tongue and puffed out his cheeks, making faces into the fascinating object, stopping only when Kodi once again pulled that nickname out of the air.

Princess boyfriend!!

Gene stared wide eyed at the other drunken boy, suddenly feeling a burning excitement swelling up in his chest, and he grinned brightly from ear to ear. “You remembered…!!” he said with a small, astonished gasp. He then flung his arms around Kodi’s neck and buried his face into his collarbone. “Mmmmm….” he hummed sweetly, squeezing Kodi in a tight embrace. Gene arched up his chin and whined, yearning for one of those sweet kisses that he liked so much, and when Kodi teased him with a touch of his tongue, Gene took the initiative to push forward and meet their lips instead for a soft, tender kiss that seemed to last a lifetime(it was only a few seconds though). When they broke, Gene held Kodi’s face in between his hands, seeming to scrutinize it very carefully and for several long moments. “Huh…” he huffed, his lower lip lazily hanging out. “I guess you’re not so ugly after all…” he slurred, swaying slightly in Kodi’s arms. “I kinda like your face….” Gene leaned in and kissed him again.

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Ugh, Gene was just… painfully cute like this. Kodi was going to have to keep himself from getting the boy drunk all the time if he always acted this adorable when intoxicated. He wondered if there was any way to make him more like this when he was sober… “Yesss,” he cackled, tickling the boy’s sides relentlessly. He tried to keep the camera as steady as possible while Gene looked into it, and laughed when the other boy started making faces. “What a cute face,” he giggled, poking one of his puffy cheeks. “You are the prettiest boy I’ve ever seen~! The camera loves you~!”

Kodi didn’t know how he’d remembered that silly nickname. Maybe it was just a thing he thought of when he was drunk. Whatever, Gene seemed to like it, so the dentokinetic beamed down at him happily. “’Course I do,” he replied, not really knowing what the younger boy was talking about. “Ah!” Kodi laughed and wrapped his arm tighter around the younger boy as he flung himself into his embrace. Jeeze… Why was his heart beating so fast? Must’ve just been the alcohol… Still, his chest thrummed happily as Gene kissed him, and Kodi gladly returned the gesture, keeping it soft and sweet for his sake. “You taste goooood,” he breathed with a chuckle. He blinked uncertainly as his face was taken into the boy’s hands, but he let him do what he wanted. It was only when he spoke that his kohl-lined eyes widened and his cheeks flushed even pinker than they already were from the booze. Gene might as well have confessed his love, for how much it surprised him. “Y-you’re just sayin’ that ‘cause you’re drunk,” he huffed awkwardly. Still, he eventually smiled tentatively and kissed the boy again. “C’mere, I wanna hold you, princess.” Kodi finally put his phone away and wrapped both of his arms around the rich boy, feeling pretty drowsy as he leaned back against the wall. “Mmm… it’s pretty comfortable here…. I’m just… gonna take a nap…” he yawned, nuzzling the top of Gene’s head. "You're my teddy bear."

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Depending on how Gene was able to handle the morning, he might not even take any more alcohol, even if Kodi offered it. One bad experience could destroy it forever with this boy. It was just a matter of waiting it out until then, though. But if Kodi were to bring this idea to him now....well, Gene thought it was a swell idea! Even that stuff he retched to the other night, that couldn't be that bad, it probably just tasted like peaches!

Speaking of the peach schnapps, it had definitely been forgotten by now. Gene was far too preoccupied by Kodi's tickles and kisses and hugs. Yes, Gene liked hugs. And the camera just made him feel like a movie star! He pooted a short poot of air through his puckered lips when Kodi poked one of his puffed up cheeks, and the sound it made had Gene giggling again like it was the most hilarious thing in the world. What a sound! Kodi only wished he could be that cool!

Kodi more than made up for it in Gene's eyes though, when he popped out with that nickname which had his face flushing up even more on top of what came with the alcohol. That was what he'd been wanting to hear from Kodi ever since that night, and he'd been so saaaad that Kodi couldn't remember it because he was being a dumdum drunkard when he came up with it!! It wasn't as bad a nickname as what he first said...just like how Kodi wasn't quite as ugly as he was always saying.

"Mmmm," he hummed, grinning into the kiss he and Kodi shared. "Like peaches~" he giggled before stealing another. Gene shook his head when Kodi dared to deny his non-ugliness...which was a mistake because it just made him dizzier, but that wasn't the point! "Nuh-uh!!" he protested like a kid, slurring his words together. "I'm not laaii-ying!" But then he paused and tilted his head in confusion. "....I'm drunk...?" he asked, as if he didn't know. How was he supposed to? ".....ohhhh! I'm druuunk!! Cool!! I never been drunk before!!!" Which only brought forth more giggles from the younger boy, which only continued as he threw himself back into Kodi's arms and nuzzled his face against his chest. He curled up his knees and gave a content hum when Kodi proposed a rest. "Okay....tha'sounds goo' t'me...." Like Kodi, his energy was draining fast and just being wrapped up in the older boy's warmth seemed to make him flop and relax even more. Gene was okay with just staying right there in the closet, cuddled up against his dog-mutt boyfriend until he fell asleep.