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[Chuuya adjusts his shirt, relieved he was smart enough to use some body adhesive on the torn pieces of it so they don't all slide up to his chest. He can still feel it shifting a little, but mostly he's fidgeting as a distraction from the other parts his costume. And what he's wearing underneath it.

He can't believe he let Dazai talk him into this. He can't believe he was so easy to convince. But spending the day together sounded nice, and it's halloween, so dressing up in a costume sounded fun. But of course it wasn't that simple. And now he's out in public, dressed as a dog (wolf), and while the tail this time isn't directly attached to the plug, of course Dazai made him wear one anyway. And it's very very difficult to focus on anything else.]

So we're going to a haunted house themed escape room?

[Dazai could probably figure out the escape room in no time at all, only slowed down by having to physically move parts of any puzzles, but Chuuya doubts he'll make it that easy. That would be too boring for him, after all.]

And then the local arcade has a bunch of horror themed games set up... Dazai, can't we skip that one?

[Not because he gets scared playing those games, of course. But even if it was just normal arcade games, Chuuya wouldn't survive that long walking around wearing a buttplug. Maybe he should just jump Dazai right now. He does look really good in that costume of his.]

[Another year, another Halloween, but the same dog to wrangle. With recent developments, though, it's sure to be a good time - and with very little effort on Dazai's part, too. All he had to do was get Chuuya to wear that plug, and the rest will follow naturally.

Well, the costume is a nice bonus. His own is less, shall we say, invasive: he's a vampire, which basically just means he put on a fancy if somewhat gothic suit. He's also got some fangs glued on out of necessity, but they're small enough not to inconvenience him. Fortunately the same can't be said for Chuuya's bonus accessories!]

Skip it? I was thinking we should start there!

[Mostly because he's got plans for the "escape room", and he very much doubts that Chuuya will be doing anything afterwards. Not that he'll absolutely insist on going to the arcade first. It just seems like a fun way to raise the stakes. (But not at him and his vampire self! You know they don't mix!!)]

We've always had such a good time at arcades.

[Mostly good for him, since he cheats and wins a lot. Definitely a good time!]

[Chuuya shoots Dazai a small glare, mostly for the skae of it. He did agree to this, he should have expected this, but that doesn't mean he's prepared for the amount of torture Dazai will no doubt put him through. And it's embarrassing, too, doing this in public, even if there's no way for other people to guess what's actually going on.]

We've been banned from most arcades.

[Though he does love playing games with Dazai, even if Dazai does cheat. Chuuya cheats as well, when he can pull it off, even if his methods tend to be more along the lines of shoving Dazai to make him miss a shot.

It won't matter today, though. Chuuya can't win like this.]

You know vampires and werewolves are meant to be enemies. So I don't actually have to be your dog in this costume.

Potayto, potahto.

[Dazai shrugs emphatically. Clearly enjoying themselves at arcades and being banned from arcades amounts to the same thing! But he's not going to insist on going there, let alone staying there for very long if they do go. Winning when Chuuya is like this will be a little too easy. Probably still nice for a minute or two! But then it would get boring very quickly.]

In some of the oldest stories, vampires actually control wolves, you know. [Not werewolves, but that is clearly a detail that doesn't matter, since it doesn't benefit Dazai's argument. He leans in close, whispering in Chuuya's ear.] Don't tempt me.

[Chuuya actually feels himself shiver just from the way Dazai says those words. He looks up at Dazai, looks like he's going through about ten different possible responses in his head, but all that comes out is a frustrated noise as he reaches down to adjust his pants slightly.]

We can go to the arcade.

[He was mostly being difficult for the sake of it anyway. He might argue a lot, but once he agreed to wear the costume, he was always going to go along with the rest of the plans as well. He just can't make it too easy, or make it too obvious that he's making it easy, or admit that maybe he's curious what will happen if he tempts Dazai now. But maybe it's not worth risking even more torture.]

There's some co-op games, right?

[Because he knows he won't win, so why not find other ways of making it fun.]

[Mission accomplished~! Dazai doesn't even mind Chuuya being difficult, really. Somehow, it keeps things interesting - and it doesn't actually make things harder for Dazai, either. (Barring certain parts, sometimes!) So, really, he has no reason to complain.

So on they go! Maybe he should have put a leash on Chuuya, actually... but oh well, he can do that later, if he wants. Pushing things right from the start is probably unwise anyway.]

Mhm! Now there's a surprisingly good idea. [And also one less likely to get them banned all over again. Not that Dazai would mind that happening, but they may as well save themselves the hassle.] Any game in particular you're feeling?

[Chuuya will let Dazai lead the way to the arcade. He's walking close - not close enough to make them touch, but not far off. It's a noticeable contrast to when they were younger, and trying to make it seem like they were never walking together, even though they were yelling at each other the whole time.

Though if Dazai mentions a leash out of nowhere, Chuuya might increase that distance again. Better have something to lure him back in with.]

There's that one about escaping a haunted house, right? [And the theme of the day is horror. Thankfully, arcade games are not that scary, just because of how the gameplay works.] You have to dodge enemies and gather clues, I think.

[Which is very different from the competitive games they usually go for. Not that they've never played coop before, but most of the time they turn everything into a competition, one way or another.]

[You always need a treat for a disobedient dog, it's true. But for now they are only going walkies, not having a training session. Dazai will omit the leash for the moment.]

Very fitting for the occasion!

[Hmmm okay maybe there's no leash but Dazai wants to drape himself over Chuuya a bit as they walk anyway, and so he does. It's not his fault that Chuuya's shoulders are the perfect height to rest his arm on!]

But will Chuuya really be okay if enemies must be dodged rather than beaten up?

[.. It's a game, Dazai. Plz.]

[Dazai draping on him jolts Chuuya just a little, shifts his balance, shifts the plug inside him. He bites back a moan, or tries to at least.]

Dazai...

[But he can't bring it in him to really object. Much as he's tried to shove Dazai off for doing that in the past, he likes that Dazai wants to touch him, and it's just a second before he leans into Dazai's side as well, enjoying that familiar warmth of him.]

Careful with the ears. [Since he did put a lot of effort into making them sit right, with his hair styled to make them seem as natural as possible.] And if I need a fight, I can always end the evening with my defeat of an evil vampire that's been terrorizing the town.

[Dazai is having too much fun already. He'd almost regret making quite so many plans, but... well, life is too long as it is, and you may as well fill it up properly while it lasts, right? At least until Dazai decides on another canned-crab-and-sake "retreat". But clearly one can't be productive (even when it comes to bullying Chuuya) 24/7!]

How prejudiced of you, Chuuya! [Dazai decides to use one of Chuuya's wolf ears to tickle his chin, saving himself the effort of scratching it. But he is careful not to mess up Chuuya's look. (He has other plans for that later, after all!)] Not all vampires terrorize the town, you know. Some are quite helpful in defeating greater threats!

[Chuuya would be more than happy to cancel some of Dazai's plans. It would mean less torture for him... or at least less of the kind of torture that comes from wearing a plug all day, but Dazai can always come up with other methods, so maybe it wouldn't actually spare Chuuya at all. And maybe he likes having Dazai take him on dates. Maybe the attention makes him happy.

And maybe the public aspect of this is a turn on, too.]

You can multitask. It could be both.

[He glances up as though he's making sure his ear is okay, even though he can't actually see it himself without a mirror. Dazai's the one who wanted him to wear those, though, so he doubts he'd mess them up (too much).]

The count they thought was the hero of the town was actually the villain behind it all, scheming to make sure there's always some "greater threat", and using his heroics to gain everyone's favor.

[That is way more effort than Dazai would ever bother with, but it does sound like something that might happen in a vampire story.]

[Resuming a safer distance from Chuuya's ears, Dazai gives an evil little smirk.]

Truly, a cunning plan.

[And definitely what Dazai would do, really. It would take some effort, sure, but it would also be an easy way to keep people off his back.]

Not least of which because, even if you were to defeat me, the villagers would turn on you afterwards, making it a very short-lived victory.

[Why is he just assuming they'll both die in this scenario?! ... Nevermind - it's Dazai. That is why. But hey, he's admitting that Chuuya could kill him, sorta kinda! That's a compliment, probably.]

I'm sure I'd die from my injuries moments after you.

[It feels inevitable that they go out together, even if they are enemies in this scenario. Though Chuuya doesn't really want to think about them being enemies, and he especially doesn't want to think about Dazai dying. He huffs a little, looking up to meet Dazai's eyes.]

Though you probably already have a plan to stop the fight from ever happening.

[Clearly proving that Dazai is evil! Because clearly Chuuya wants to fight him and not submit to him, and he just keeps being foiled.]

Mhm.

[Of course he has a plan. He always has a plan, or twenty; in this highly fictitious scenario, the few seconds he's been thinking about it are enough for quite a sequence of potential causes and effects to be accounted for. It's what he does! He can't not do it. And, in this case, it wasn't even super boring.

Speaking of non-boring things: they've arrived at the arcade, so Dazai detaches himself from Chuuya for easier playtime, though he does make a point of squeezing Chuuya's ass first. Plug and play!]

[Chuuya moans, the sound turning strained as he tries to hold it in, but he's never been very good at that. But there's people around! And he doesn't want to be overheard! And he doesn't want his erection being too obvious!

But Dazai is already making his way into the arcade, so all Chuuya can do is follow, and try to act normal. Calling him out would only result in Dazai making it worse.]

Are the machines free?

[He might be pouting just a little. Maybe.]

I'll get us some tokens. If you think you can survive without me for a moment.

[Look at him, being a good partner and paying for something for once! Though it's possible he stole the money off Chuuya, really.

He may or may not come back with too many tokens to use in an entire year. Not that he's trying to draw out Chuuya's suffering as long as possible, or anything. (Yes. Yes, he is.)]

Bastard. Of course I can.

[He'll locate the machine in question, in the meantime. There's someone playing at the moment, but they should be finished soon, which gives Chuuya a few moments to spend figuring out how best to stand with the plug inside him, if he wants to be able to focus on playing. The problem is that he won't be able to stand completely still while playing, because that's never been the kind of person he is.

The bigger problem is Dazai, and everything he will probably do.]

-- How many tokens did you get?!

A few? [No, it's more than a few.] We can't play unless we pay, Chuuya!

[Like they would care about paying for things. Like they didn't get banned from at least one arcade at some point for somehow rewiring or reprogramming the machines so that they could play for free. But that's not the point, is it?

Anyway, the tokens won't expire; Dazai checked. So it's not like they have to spend them all here and now, but he doesn't see the need to tell Chuuya that just yet.]

I can't last all day if that's what you're planning!

[It's difficult to sound annoyed when you're also trying to keep your voice down. And Chuuya will do his best to last however long Dazai wants him to, because that's the game, but still. At some point that plug will have his knees buckling, and he refuses to let anyone else see.

Though maybe that's already admitting too much.]

Well, maybe I could, but I don't want to.

[And the machine is free now, so he grabs a couple of tokens and goes to claim it to escape Dazai's expression.]

You can't?

[Such disappointment. Weak, Chuuya!

Well, Dazai wasn't serious about making Chuuya do that, anyway. They do have the escape room to get to at some point, and they'll have a lot more privacy there, not to mention different "games" to play. Dazai cheerfully wanders after Chuuya, and just because he can't let Chuuya have that graceful escape:]

Maybe we can play Dance Dance Revolution next!

[L O L no okay he's just messing with Chuuya now. Even Dazai is not that cruel (maybe)!]

[That disappointment is just unfair, even if Chuuya knows Dazai isn't that serious. But he loves to impress. He hates letting people down. He'll do his best, if that's what's asked of him. But he really doesn't want to come in his pants, either.]

I can try.

[It's a sincere if reluctant offer. And that offer definitely does not include Dance Dance Revolution. Chuuya's eyes widen in brief horror, trying to decide if Dazai is serious or not.]

You're just saying that because you could never win against me normally!

What even counts as "normal", Chuuya?

[Nah, he really couldn't. But then, why would he want to? It's more fun to win by cheating, anyway! If being better is all it takes to win, then -... Well, Dazai does enough winning that way already, doesn't he? At least cheating allows him to get creative!

But he wasn't super serious, of course. They do have quite a packed schedule to go with Chuuya's packed ass, so they may as well have some fun time with this horror game.]

Humanity's obsession with ghosts is truly something. Who decided that dead people could be scary?

[Well, maybe Dazai just doesn't want to believe in an afterlife, because life is more than enough as it is. That probably doesn't help.]

[Chuuya reluctantly considers that statement.]

Normal would be you finding some way to cheat.

[So yeah, this is normal for them. But it's also normal for Chuuya to come up with some excuse for why Dazai's wins don't count.

Not that it matters much for this game, since they have to work together if they want to progress further. They could find some way to turn it into a competition - and usually do - but Chuuya weirdly isn't in the mood. And it's not just the plug, which would give Dazai too much of an advantage anyway.]

Because it's something they can't fight, I guess? Not that most people can fight to defend themselves anyway.

[The first level is easy enough. There's only a couple of bats to dodge, and they pick up their first "clue," a shopping list with the bottom half ripped off. Chuuya focuses on keeping his lower body still as he plays, but he knows that when he gets into it he'll inevitably forget himself and start moving around more. He just hopes no one but Dazai will overhear his moans.]

If "normal" is me cheating, then clearly I could and would always win "normally".

[Weeeeeell, he could probably win without cheating, too. But, again, what's the point of doing it that way, really? Not only is not cheating more boring, but it also demands a certain acceptance of the world and the way it is. Dazai doesn't have as much of a problem with that as he once did, perhaps, but old habits die hard.]

Oh - it looks like your shopping list, Chuuya!

[Nah, it just says milk on there. And maybe something else unrelated that could be grossly misinterpreted, as most things can be.]

You don't always win!

[Most of the time, a fact Chuuya still hates, but still. He can't let Dazai get to him, though. He turns too sharply towards him, and his face goes from annoyed to a weird sort of scrunched up horror as that plug shifts and presses inside him. He turns back towards the game, ducks his head. Slowly lets that breath back out. Regrets wearing pants this tight.

Presses the button for the next level.]

More like your shopping list when you want my apartment to smell bad for some reason.

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