"No," Tōkan says with a forcefulness that surprises even him, even considering the current circumstances. "Uh, I guess if that's... all you'd want it to be then it could be, but..."

"Why did you kiss me that time?"

"...I told you. I have feelings for you. I don't—I don't know what they are, don't know if they're love, but they're something."

"Oh. I remember now. You said that. Last time."

...had he just forgotten? Wait obviously he did, Tōkan you absolute dumb fuck, confessing your feelings for someone while fucking them in the middle of heat is not the most reliable means of communication!!!!!

"Yeah. Sorry, I, I guess I thought you'd remember."

"And what's that mean? Is that—is that like how I keep thinking about you? Is that feelings?"

Tōkan's heart might just break out of his ribcage and start tapdancing in the middle of the room right now.

"It's... at least part of it, yeah. You... could've visited. Or called. If you were thinking about me."

"Wasn't in heat though."

"—that wasn't—I didn't mean you should only come over if you were in heat! I, yeah I totally think about you a frankly unreasonable fraction of the time and, and when I see you it just makes me happy."

"And horny," Inori says, casually. "You said that last time, too. Even—if I'm not in heat?" It's meant to be just a statement but the intonation at the end gets very uncertain.

Tōkan lets out one muffled laugh. "You have no idea."

"I think I do."

Tōkan turns around to look at Inori, who is still not taking his eyes off the ceiling. God he's adorable.

"I want to be your boyfriend."

"What does that mean?"

"It... it means we get to see each other, um, whenever we like, kind of. You can just text me or call me and, and I can do the same. And we'll... try to make it work, being together, we'll make an effort to do that and see each other and enjoy each other's presence. And we go on dates, do things together, sometimes, get to know each other better and see where this thing, whatever it is, is going. Or just relax or watch anime or something."

"...and fuck?"

He laughs again. "Yeah, and that. As much as we want."

"And... then we can't fuck other people? Not that I have anyone else to fuck, except all those assholes I send to the hospital because they want to rape me, but you said you had a bunch of people..."

"...I... do, it's true. And... if you wanted I could... not do that anymore." Though, fuck, he had actually completely failed to think of it that way, dating someone monogamously...

"...why would I care? Just don't give me diseases. I just wanna know how this works."

Okay Tōkan has to kiss him for that.

!!!!!

He... kisses back? Yeah that seems to be a thing he's doing. And it's just as nice as that other time. Nicer, even.

But he pulls away after a few seconds. "What... what if I want to fuck right now?"

"—I promised your dads I wasn't going to be inappropriate here."

"And that... would be inappropriate."