they've got a little bit of catching up to do

[indoorscholar]

Who: Shinra Kishitani and Shizuo Heiwajima
Where: Shizuo's apartment
When: 3/09 evening-ish?
Style: I'll follow you!
Status: Closed

Today felt like a good day to pay Shizuo a visit.

Now that he was away from the comfort of his old apartment in Ikebukuro, Shinra was giving a go of breaking his old habits and exploring the town a bit more - even if that just meant lounging on someone else's couch instead of his own. He'd certainly met his fair share of new faces, but there really was nothing quite like talking to a friend from the not-so-good old Raijin days, who still remembered the ups and downs of Ikebukuro. Preferably one who wasn't Izaya.

Shinra opted for the short elevator ride up to Shizuo's floor, absent-mindedly tapping his fingers against the pockets of his lab coat as the doors slid open. He stepped out and bounded across the hallway with large steps, feeling particularly chipper as he rapped a fist against a sturdy-looking door.

"Hey Shizuo, it's me, Shinra!"

It had really been too long since he'd spoken with the blonde; after their first meeting got cut a bit short by a dramatic reunion with Celty, the commotion of Vatheon had sucked up far too much of the doctor's time. Plus, if what he had heard on the street was any indication, the blonde had plenty to tell him about. 

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[indoorscholar]

"That'll certainly be a first."

Shinra hadn't seen the two of them fight since they were all in Ikebukuro — it's probably the longest they've gone in years, from what he'd seen. He only hoped their relationship didn't end prematurely, for reasons along with his own sense of goodwill towards his friends: he could hardly imagine the level of destruction that would result from a nasty breakup between the two of them.

"That's always a good expectation for freshly bloomed love," He noted with a smirk. "It gives the phrase 'The course of true love never did run smooth' a very literal meaning in your case."

[a_violent_end]

Oh, Shinra. You are certainly right. A little unrest between Izaya and Shizuo had already led to some terrible things. Luckily, they have moved beyond that and it didn't seem as though they'd be returning to such events.

"Yeah. It really isn't easy." Shizuo gave a rough nod of agreement. "But it's working out, now. And I think that's good." Maybe it could even start running smoothly, now. That would be nice.

[indoorscholar]

"I'd think the same!" The whole bubble would probably benefit from Shizuo and Izaya staying on good terms with each other. Though, with them being far more than that as it stood, there wasn't too much to worry about at the present moment.

"A little 'physical activity' with Izaya might help your mood a lot, too," He lewdly noted. "Maybe all those anger issues were just a manifestation of your deprived libido." A quick, relatively painless measure of Shizuo's hormone levels would have many questions about his temperament ages ago, if only he'd ever agreed to a few tests at Shinra's hands. Luckily for him, Shinra wasn't one to easily lose hope.

[a_violent_end]

Shizuo glared freely at that. Conversations about his libido were off-limits, obviously, since it was a personal matter and none of Shinra's business whether 'physical activity' helped to vent his frustrations. "It's creepy for you to think about that stuff," Shizuo informed him, still glaring. "You shouldn't talk about it." There may have been a thin threat laced in that statement. Shizuo still wasn't above chucking at item of furniture at Shinra if he deemed it necessary.

[indoorscholar]

It was almost frightening how quickly Shinra could forget what would and wouldn't get him hurled into a wall in Shizuo's presence. It wasn't like these discussions bothered him, after all; there were few things, if any, involving the human body that could embarrass him in the slightest.

"I'm saying that a little bit as your friend who enjoys making you uncomfortable," He admitted with a lighthearted smirk, "But mostly as your doctor who's genuinely concerned about your physical well-being."

[a_violent_end]

"I don't need help with that," Shizuo replied, looking away. Shinra had no tact - as usual. He couldn't say he was surprised. "I'm physically fine. I'm always physically fine, you know that." That wasn't exactly the point of what Shinra was trying to say, but it was easily to broach the topic that way than with what Shinra really meant. Besides, Shinra probably did not want to fluster Shizuo too much, lest he did get furniture chucked in his direction.