Riku and Oliver pt.3

"How are you feeling?", Oliver asked.

"Honestly, I've never felt more relaxed."

"I can imagine. Listen we should go, I don't think you should drink in this condition."

"I'm fine really. I want to stay."

Riku tumbled to the others and sat down on a stool.

Oliver sat down next to him.

"Whattt are y'all playing?", Riku asked in a low slurry tone.

"Truth or dare", someone answered.

"So Riku..."

"Truth."

"Do you like your mom or dad more?"

"Mom", Riku said without hesitating.

"Why-"

"You can only ask one question", Oliver interrupted.

-smol time skip-

"Oliver, since you missed a few round just now, let's continue with you. Truth or dare?", the girl next to him said and smirked.

"Truth."

"Boringg", someone replied, a few meters next to them.

"What is a red flag for you in bed?"

Oliver was thinking hard.

"Oof, that's a difficult one. I'm pretty open about most stuff."

"You gotta name one thing, at least."

"Fine. Hm. I really can't stand when someone brings food into the action."

"Why would people bring food to sex?", Riku asked disgusted.

"I don't know."

"Has anyone ever done that with you?"

"Yes", Oliver chuckled, "I politely declined."

"Riku, your turn", Oliver then suddenly said. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"Give someone of your choice a lap dance."

"Hell no-"

"Then you gotta drink a whole cup", Johnny said.

Riku took one, filled it up and chugged it down.

"You didn't have to do that", Oliver said, "I'd be fine if you had just said no."

Riku just shrugged his shoulders.

"It's the rules", he said.

Riku picked Anne and asked what her hidden talent was.

She responded with "giving massages."

Of course he wanted to know for sure that she wasn't lying and she had to give him a massage.

Turned out she was actually very good at it.

—- three and a half cups of heavy liquid later—-

(30 minutes)

"Riku."

Riku turned around. "What?"

"You should stop."

"But iz getting mOre and more fUnnn", he said as he filled another cup.

"Really Riku, don't drink anymore."

Riku sighed.

"Thizz iz the last ones, I zzwear."

Oliver took the cup away from him.

"If you can't be responsible for yourself, then I will", he said and held the cup up high, so Riku couldn't reach it.

"Ooooliverrr"

"No more drinking. You're done for tonight."

"Come on~~nn Olliiii~i."

"No more", he warned, "I will keep an eye on you tonight. No more alcohol."

Riku pouted.

"Fine."

They sat down again and someone picked Riku, once more. His answers and dares were the most funniest, especially since he would do everything by now.

It was, as if he could see everything happening but had no control over anything anymore. He just did whatever.

"Sit on someone's lap for the rest of the night" was the dare he got told to do.

Riku jumped up and sat down on Oliver's lap.

Oliver was struggling to hold onto him because Riku moved around a lot.

The game continued and Riku picked a guy called Thomas and asked him what his guilty pleasure was.

"Having sex with more than one person", was his answer.

After some time, Riku felt Oliver's hands slide around his tummy to hold him steadier.

Without knowing why his skin reacted the way it did, Riku noticed goosebumps creeping over his body.

If he wasn't this drunk, he probably wouldn't be horny either.

So it was not because of Oliver but because of the alcohol.

"I'll get myself some food, you just stay here. Don't fall", Oliver said.

A few minutes later he came back with a banana and signaled that Riku should stand up.

As he did, Oliver sat down on the stool and pulled Riku on his lap again.

Like a little kid, Riku just let him do.

"Oh Oliver, the way you're so passionately eating this banana...", Thomas said with dreamy eyes, "you probably give good blowjobs."

Oliver started choking on the fruit and Riku bursted out laughing.

"You shouldn't talk when you're drunk, Tommy", Oliver said after he calmed himself.

"You know- this would be the moment where I'd ask you, if you'd want to fuck... but since you already have someone there, and I doubt Riku would want a threesome, I am going to let you be."

Oliver blushed a little.

"N-no thank you, Thomas, I'm good."

"Suit yourself", Thomas said.

Oliver looked at Riku, to make sure he didn't catch up on the conversation.

But Riku didn't show any sign of reaction.

He was sort of leaning against O by now. It almost seemed as if he was sleeping.

But then he cleared his throat and Oliver pushed the thought of carrying Riku to his apartment, out of his head.

Some time had passed and everyone was enjoingly playing the game. Every time that Riku felt Oliver's hands move, his heart jumped a little.

"Oliver. You picked truth last time so you have to do a dare now correct?"

"Please don't do anything mean", Oliver said.

"Kiss Riku."

Riku's eyes shot open.

"I-I don't know if I'm allowed to do that", Oliver said.

"I dared you."

"Riku?"

Riku turned around on his lap and Oliver arranged his hands around his waist.

"If it's not okay with you, then I won't do it."

Riku saw his own reflection in Oliver's eyes and found them sparkling.

"I'm fine with it."

Oliver then slowly leaned forward and pressed his lips on the younger's. Riku closed his eyes and for a split second, the world stopped turning and the birds stopped singing.

No one said a word.

Oliver leaned back and Riku saw a light haze of blush on his cheeks.

Cute.

Until the end of the game, Riku actually did fall asleep on Oliver's lap.

"Riku? Riku, wake up", Oliver said calmly.

Riku opened his eyes and gave him a questioned look.

"Do you want to sleep at mine tonight?"

"That would be nice, yes", Riku yawned.

Oliver stood up with one arm around the youngers waist and asked "Do you have all your things? Backpack, jacket?"

"Mhm", Riku mumbled and picked his belongings from the floor.

After they said goodbye to the other young adults, Oliver dragged (more carried to be correct) Riku to his car.

On the way to his apartment, the young man fell asleep again and the older carried him up the stairs, piggybacking him, while holding his keys in one and the backpack in the other hand.

Arrived in the apartment, Oliver carefully put Riku in his bed, took off his clothes, except the underwear, and pulled the blanket up to his chin.

"Good night", he said, as he left the room and switched the lights off.

He already planned for himself to sleep on the couch, even though his bed was big and him and Riku probably wouldn't even touch, but he didn't know if Riku would've been comfortable with that.

—

In the middle of the night, he heard some sounds coming from the kitchen and looked at the time.

4am.

What the hell was Riku doing?

Oliver climbed out of his bed.

Arriving at the kitchen, he stayed in the doorway. What he saw made him speechless.

A naked, 23 year old guy, standing in front of the stove, cooking a pot with noodles.

This picture was beautiful... but.. did Riku know that- that he was..

Oliver cleared his throat.

"Oh hey, Oliver. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."

Should Oliver tell him?

"Listen.. you know that you're not wearing any clothes? Right?"

Riku looked down on himself and immediately put his hands in front of his body.

"I-I'm so sorry, I'm gonna put some pants on, be right back!"

"No worries", Oliver chuckled.

"What are you doing up anyway?", he asked.

"I can't sleep with this noise", Riku said and walked back to the kitchen, this time, wearing a shirt and a pair of boxers, and pointed at the street, "so I made myself some food. Don't worry, I'll pay you pack."

"Are those my clothes?"

"Yes. I couldn't find mine", Riku said quietly.

"Ah. Okay", Oliver replied.

He waited a bit.

"How are you feeling?"

"Hungry! I am so hungry. Do you want some?", Riku asked energetically and handed a bowl with noodle soup to him.

"No, thanks."

"Okay. A man like you is probably hungry for other things."

Just as he spoke the last words, he instantly regretted saying them.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to say that out aloud."

"Uhm- it's okay. All good."

A bit awkwardly standing in the kitchen, Oliver turned back and wanted to leave the kitchen, to go back to sleep, as Riku silently said "how do you do it?"

"How do I do what?", Oliver asked.

"How do you live? Just how? Life is so complicated and hard and nothing makes sense. I'm eating Noodles!"

"Did you happen to eat another brownie?"

"Oh I actually brought one! But it's the last, unfortunately.. do you want it?"

"You brought- Riku stop eating those!", he grabbed the Brownie out of his hands and threw it away.

"No! Why did you do that? This brownie had been good to me! It was my friend! It has feelings, you know!"

"You're high, Riku, you don't know what you're saying, right now. You should eat up and finish your sleep. We'll talk when you're sober."

"But you're not gonna leave me alone tonight, right? There are monsters under my bed!"

"First of all, it's my bed. And second, there are no monsters. Trust me."

"Can you take a look? Just to be sure?"

"Of course, whatever. Stay here."

"No monsters", Oliver called.

"That's weird. Just ten minutes ago, I saw some giant insect creeping over your ceiling. We're in danger! Insects eat humans!", Riku yelled and jumped up from his seat and wanted to run past Oliver, who caught him and held onto him.

"There are no monsters, I promise. It will be alright. Finish your noodles, I'll wait", he calmly said.

The relaxed tone calmed Riku a little bit.

He sat back down and continued eating.

"Riku, can I ask you something?", Oliver said and sat down, opposite seat of Riku's.

"You just did.. I mean what's the point of asking if you're allowed to ask a question, when you've already did it..?"

"Can I ask another one?"

"You did it again."

"Can I ask two more questions?", Oliver now said, a little annoyed.

"Sure!"

"What happened with your dad?"

For the first time this evening, Riku's smile faded and he looked down.

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Really? Talking sometimes helps solve a problem or two."

"Not this time. My dad is an asshole and I don't want to spent another second of my life thinking about what he did."

"What did he do? Help me understand-"

"He hit me."

"What?"

"And strangled me. If the room-service-lady hadn't knocked on the door in that moment.. I don't know if I would be as alright as I am now."

"Oh my-"

"I ate my dish and am going to sleep now."

"O-okay."

"Are you coming?"

"..coming where?"

"I'm not sleeping in my bed alone. There are monsters under my bed."

"There are no monsters under my bed, but whatever, I'm coming."

He noticed how Riku wasn't walking straight.

"Would you look at that. I am sharing a bed with someone I barely know, in an apartment in a big city and I'm high. My parents would be proud of me", Riku said.

"Oh my god, it's hot", he then said and pulled his shirt off.

"Um-"

"Which side do you sleep?", the younger asked and interrupted Oliver's spinning thoughts.

"I don't care, you choose", Oliver replied.

Riku laid down on the mattress.

"I only have one blanket.."

"You can have it, I feel warm anyway", Riku said.

Oliver laid down next to him. Riku turned, so that his back was facing him.

Oliver looked up at the ceiling.

"Giant insects that eat humans huh?", he said into the darkness.

But the only answer he got, was Riku's steady breathing.

"After what your dad did, I think you're not the only one who'd act that way."

"You're not alone", Oliver said and looked at him.

Silence.

Oliver laid the blanket on Riku and pulled it up, over his shoulders.

He slid closer and wrapped and arm around the younger's stomach.

He put his head behind Riku's and smelled his hair.

"Good night, Riku."

"Night", Riku mumbled.