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The crepes are good and Haibara is half watching Nanami as he works on his own, licking into the crepe to get the chocokate and biting off the banana and casing, tongue catching the bits that end up on his lips during the process.

And once done, he does turn, leaning up to lick a bit of chocolate from the corner of Nanami's mouth as well.

Nanami cannot help watching Haibara and Haibara's mouth as he eats his crepe. Dessert shouldn't be able to be so‚ so... enticing. He looks away when Haibara finishes, not embarrassed exactly but trying to show some propriety.

Then Haibara leans in. Nanami's eyes go wide. At least it isn't the restaurant. He presses the button to call a pod. "Oh Yu," Nanami sighs.

"You had a bit of chocolate there." He's not going to apologize either, his lips quirking into a soft smile as he meets Nanami's gaze.

"Were you watching me eat too?"

"I believe you," Nanami says, making a mental note to be tidier when eating. At least in public. It may not be the lesson he's intended to take away, but they are far from a classroom.

The pod comes quickly, thankfully, and Nanami leads Haibara inside, selects the destination, and enjoys the moment of privacy while they are whisked around Tides. "Well, yes," Nanami admits, "I could watch you do anything."

Haibara settles in beside him, one hand resting on Nanami's thigh as his eyes focus on the scenery. "I was watching you too." And he'd definitely enjoyed the visual.

"Can I kiss you now or should we wait until later?"

Nanami glances upward for a moment, as though God might take some mercy on him. As much as this is public transport, it is a pod for just the two of them. That helps.

He turns toward Haibara and gently cups his face. Nanami leans in and kisses him. "Now is fine," Nanami says after he leans back.

Haibara kisses him back, curls a hand around the back of his head and chases him for a second kiss, soft and gentle, even if he's keeping it brief.

"I love you." He murmurs the words quietly against Nanami's lips.

"I love you too," Nanami says, "I always will."

It's not the right moment. He leans his forehead against Yu's and smiles, ever so softly. The pod comes to a halt, and Nanami pulls away and stands up.

Haibara follows him out of the pod once it stops, stays close to him, hand catching Nanami's to hold as they walk toward the gardens he'd mentioned.

Nanami entwines his fingers with Haibara's, permitting himself the more intimate way of holding hands. They're in an entirely different section of Tides, but the city continues to be stunning. The gardens are wonderful and beautiful. The ocean is visible through the barrier around Tides. It seems so delicate a thing, yet it's clearly trustworthy with the lives of everyone in Tides.

Nanami finds a bench for them to sit on since they didn't bring a blanket. "This was a wonderful idea."

"We should definitely take a day and explore properly." He's still got his fingers entwined with Nanami as they're sitting, gaze focusing on the scenery.

"I see why you love it here so much."

"Absolutely. I've never finished exploring Tides. Even the places I've been to before, I've only scratched the surface, I know. There's so much and so much more." He knows Tokyo well and had forever to get to know it. Coming to a new city he never even had a chance to hear of before? It's remarkable.

He glances over at Haibara. "It's remarkable."

"It's beautiful here." Maybe in time they can make this their primary residence. Haibara's watching Nanami out of the corner of his eye.

"I like seeing you like this." Relaxed and comfortable in a way he really isn't in Satori Hills.

"It is. Even the most mundane aspects of Tides is beautiful. A whole city that is itself a work of art." It makes sense given the focus of the school here. Nanami isn't an artist himself, but he appreciates it. He enjoys living his life surrounded by beauty. Enough of it is surrounded by horrors and terrors. Back home, at least, it was. His apartment was a safe space from that, but Tides... Tides is that all on its own.

He blinks at Haibara's statement, surprised. "Is it that noticeable?" Nanami asks. He hopes not everyone sees that.

"I pay closer attention than most." And he's not as used to adult Nanami as the rest might be, either.

"So, no not really, I don't think."

Nanami nods and rubs his thumb across the back of Haibara's hand. He's glad it isn't so obvious to everyone. They all chose to live in Epiphany, and Nanami chose to as well. It's for their sake, but he doesn't want them to feel bad about that.

"Good, that's good. Not everyone sees through me like you do."

"They won't notice." It's what they're used to, after all

It's what they're used to. It's what Nanami is used to. What he was like generally the whole month before Haibara showed up too. Haibara's changed everything. All of it is more bearable with him here.

"It's my first time watching the sun set through the water."

"I'm glad we're seeing it together then." Haibara murmurs, thumb lightly rubbing over the back of Nanami's hand.

In a wild act, Nanami lets go of Haibara's hand to wrap his arm around his shoulder and pull Haibara that little bit closer. "Me too. I want to have a lot of firsts together."

Haibara just leans into him, rests his head against Nanami's shoulder for a moment before shifting up just enough to press a kiss to his jaw before settling back against his side. "We will."

They watch the sun go down before returning to their hotel room. Nanami is glad he unpacked before they left the room, though he feels dusty and grimy from travel now that he's settled and eaten. He turns the water on for a shower and starts removing his clothes to set them aside for laundering.

"Thought we could get nice and clean first."

Haibara hasn't even started undressing, just leaning against the sink, gaze on Nanami as he undresses, his lips quirking slightly. "I'll never argue over showering with you."

Nanami appreciates that his tie is off as he unbuttons his shirt. Though they are in the hotel and he's getting ready to shower, it takes his mind a moment to catch up with that look and tone. He shakes his head.

"It feels like you've been looking at me like that all evening."

"Kento, I look at you like this because you're the most attractive person I've ever met." His voice is soft, Haibara pulling his shirt off.

"Because I love you and just being close to you is everything I could ever want." Arms slide around him once the shirt is off, Haibara's lips curving into a soft smile.

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