Fic preview, and it's all Ajora's fault
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akinoameI'm working the opening shift for the rest of the summer, which is leaving me too exhausted to write except on the weekends. So when the end of the month comes along, if I'm not done with these Ryuki fics, I'll finish them before going back to "Yang-Yin" and "Derailed."
And because I'm amused with the turn of events in this scene, here's part of my Ryuki/Tamers crossover:
It was one of the few times when Ryo could take a break, but he didn’t let himself relax. He knew what it said about his state of mind that he was staying in Osamu’s room, but it let him run to Ken at a moment’s notice, so he ignored his own thoughts.
It had been a bad few weeks. Osamu was gone. Ken was sick. Ryo was barely holding on.
He didn’t look to see who was calling when his phone rang. He just answered in a dead voice, “Hello?”
“Ryo?” Ren sounded surprised, even worried, at Ryo’s voice. Given how much more distant they’d become over the past two years since he’d left, Ryo knew he sounded like hell.
“Did Ma tell you what was going on?” he guessed.
“Yeah,” Ren answered. “Thought I should check for myself, make sure you didn’t collapse next.”
He said it sarcastically with the usual lack of concern he spoke with. But Ryo knew that Ren only got at his most blasé when he did care, and he smiled gratefully.
“Dad wants to move to Fukuoka,” he said reluctantly.
“Might be a good idea,” Ren admitted. “Get away from it all.”
“But I can’t,” Ryo protested. “Ken needs me, especially with Osamu…”
“But if you have to, I guess you can stay at my place for a little while,” Ren interrupted. “I’ll talk to Mat’ about it.”
“Thanks,” Ryo said. “I’m staying at Ken’s right now, but I’ll keep that in mind.” Then, to continue the façade that Ren was only doing this out of obligation, he added, “If I have to.”
“If you do, there’s a girl I’ve been seeing who might stop by once in a while. So don’t do anything stupid.”
Discussing anyone’s love life right now should have been painful, but this was Ryo’s brother. If Ren felt obligated to be cool and aloof, Ryo felt obligated to tease him about his girlfriend.
“Ew, forget it. I don’t want to know what’s going on with you two.”
“Durak.”
The Russian word for “idiot” was a common insult between them, and Ryo playfully complained, “No fair. You know I’m terrible at Russian.”
“And it’s the only way I can keep you from being stupid around Eri,” Ren answered easily.
“Zhopa.”
There was a definite note of amusement in Ren’s voice as he said, “You actually pronounced that one right this time. Mat’ must be proud.”
“Shut up.” He wasn’t going to try that in Russian and invite more teasing.
“I’ll stop by with some food,” Ren said, easily ignoring Ryo’s indignant reply. “Eri made lotus root.”
Now, Ryo couldn’t help but grin. Ren having a girlfriend was going to be fun. “Really, Renkon?”
“Durak.”
“Love you too,” Ryo answered before hanging up. It felt good winning an argument with him for once.
Eri had the courtesy to wait until Ren had hung up before pointing out, “I never made lotus root.”
“Guess we’ll just have to pick some up,” Ren said casually, grabbing their helmets.
As they got on his bike, Eri had to smirk. “You can be an affectionate person when you want to, can’t you, Renkon?”
He rolled his eyes and tried to ignore what was going to be an irritating new nickname. The things he went through for family. Ryo owed him big for this.
*translation notes:
Mat' = mother
Durak = idiot (all Russian insults found here)
Zhopa = asshole
Renkon = (Japanese) lotus root. The kanji for Ren's name means "lotus." It's a really bad pun.
And because I'm amused with the turn of events in this scene, here's part of my Ryuki/Tamers crossover:
It was one of the few times when Ryo could take a break, but he didn’t let himself relax. He knew what it said about his state of mind that he was staying in Osamu’s room, but it let him run to Ken at a moment’s notice, so he ignored his own thoughts.
It had been a bad few weeks. Osamu was gone. Ken was sick. Ryo was barely holding on.
He didn’t look to see who was calling when his phone rang. He just answered in a dead voice, “Hello?”
“Ryo?” Ren sounded surprised, even worried, at Ryo’s voice. Given how much more distant they’d become over the past two years since he’d left, Ryo knew he sounded like hell.
“Did Ma tell you what was going on?” he guessed.
“Yeah,” Ren answered. “Thought I should check for myself, make sure you didn’t collapse next.”
He said it sarcastically with the usual lack of concern he spoke with. But Ryo knew that Ren only got at his most blasé when he did care, and he smiled gratefully.
“Dad wants to move to Fukuoka,” he said reluctantly.
“Might be a good idea,” Ren admitted. “Get away from it all.”
“But I can’t,” Ryo protested. “Ken needs me, especially with Osamu…”
“But if you have to, I guess you can stay at my place for a little while,” Ren interrupted. “I’ll talk to Mat’ about it.”
“Thanks,” Ryo said. “I’m staying at Ken’s right now, but I’ll keep that in mind.” Then, to continue the façade that Ren was only doing this out of obligation, he added, “If I have to.”
“If you do, there’s a girl I’ve been seeing who might stop by once in a while. So don’t do anything stupid.”
Discussing anyone’s love life right now should have been painful, but this was Ryo’s brother. If Ren felt obligated to be cool and aloof, Ryo felt obligated to tease him about his girlfriend.
“Ew, forget it. I don’t want to know what’s going on with you two.”
“Durak.”
The Russian word for “idiot” was a common insult between them, and Ryo playfully complained, “No fair. You know I’m terrible at Russian.”
“And it’s the only way I can keep you from being stupid around Eri,” Ren answered easily.
“Zhopa.”
There was a definite note of amusement in Ren’s voice as he said, “You actually pronounced that one right this time. Mat’ must be proud.”
“Shut up.” He wasn’t going to try that in Russian and invite more teasing.
“I’ll stop by with some food,” Ren said, easily ignoring Ryo’s indignant reply. “Eri made lotus root.”
Now, Ryo couldn’t help but grin. Ren having a girlfriend was going to be fun. “Really, Renkon?”
“Durak.”
“Love you too,” Ryo answered before hanging up. It felt good winning an argument with him for once.
Eri had the courtesy to wait until Ren had hung up before pointing out, “I never made lotus root.”
“Guess we’ll just have to pick some up,” Ren said casually, grabbing their helmets.
As they got on his bike, Eri had to smirk. “You can be an affectionate person when you want to, can’t you, Renkon?”
He rolled his eyes and tried to ignore what was going to be an irritating new nickname. The things he went through for family. Ryo owed him big for this.
*translation notes:
Mat' = mother
Durak = idiot (all Russian insults found here)
Zhopa = asshole
Renkon = (Japanese) lotus root. The kanji for Ren's name means "lotus." It's a really bad pun.