digest those butterflies (Paradox)

Lei laughed against the sink, wiping his mouth with his sleeve. Deith was so sweet. He thought he was so lucky to have him. Prince charming indeed.

He gargled a couple of times to get the gross taste out and filled his stomach with water. "I'd kiss you again if it wouldn't be gross."

He got his face out of the sink, fixing his entire look as he looked at himself in the mirror. Aside from the red around his eyes and how pale he looked, he was more or less decent. He grabbed Deith by the hand. "I think I need something to eat. What do people usually eat in amusement parks?"

Lei was practically hugging Deith's arm as they left the staff bathroom. He looked away when he made eye contact with the dude whose shirt he vomited on earlier because shit that was awkward.

"Anything to fill me up and get this vomit taste of my mouth." They were nearing the food stalls. There was a wide selection of food he's never seen before. "I've had burgers and I've decided I like them, so we can get that. I also like pizza but I don't understand why they're in a cone? Oh, oh, do you want to split a milkshake?"

Lei smiled at Deith. He... didn't have a lot of spending money, actually. He only had grocery money in his pocket, and that was because he'd been saving for a month. School allowance was tight.

He was willing to spend a little more so he could spend more time with Deith, though.

Lei held onto Deith's arm tightly, but he loosened it a bit to take one of the burgers once the cook was done with it. It smelled heavenly.

"I really need something to fill me up and get this stupid vomit taste out of my mouth, Deith," he whined a bit pathetically, bumping the side of his head with his arm. "I haven't actually eaten lunch yet. My stomach feels like a void and also I really want a milkshake."

Oh, right. He pulled out a few, crumpled up rolls of dollars from his pocket and handed them to Deith. "Here. For half the burger and the milkshake."

It... was fine when it was in the cafe, but Deith was offering to spend more money on him. Lei's sense of shame began to kick in. His face heat up. He buried his face on his arm, embarrassed.

"Wait — No, no, wait. That's not..."

It was coming true.

He was turning into Deith's blushing waifu like he predicted when they first met.

He looked at the drink and took it shyly, saying a small 'thanks'. "We can sit at the pier next to the amusement park?"

Lei finished his hamburger while they were walking (which was both a good idea and a bad one, good because it was delicious and it got rid of the vomit taste in his mouth, bad because it did upset his stomach a bit) so now he was working on defeating the giant milkshake they shared.

Looking at this beautiful view, with sea gulls flying overhead and the slowly setting sun juxtaposed against the blue, blue ocean... It just reminded Lei of how much he freaking hated the fucking ocean. Fuck that large body of water. He was going to get his revenge against it one day, he promised it that.

He heard laughter and he felt his face blush. Deith was probably thinking the same thing! The asshole! The stupid ocean venture wasn't that —

He felt an arm around his waist and a kiss on his head.

His mind blanked out.

He recovered just in time to hear Deith say he liked him. He placed the milkshake on the ground, his heart beating dangerously fast and his face was so red. Damn it, even after all this time, he made his knees feel weak. He clutched his shirt and buried his face on his arm.

"Deith..." He sighed. "Feelings like these are new for me. But I thought of you everyday since the night I met you. I got so sad at the thought of never seeing you again... but I'm so glad I did. I really am."

Shit, he was crying now. Why did he always have to cry because of everything?