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[ Caught. ]

You didn't finish your sentence, Akira-kun~

[seeinside]

When I'm not caught up in work.

[ Still not looking. ]

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That's not an answer, Akira-kun~

[seeinside]

Dunno.

FREAK. STOP

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[ Gee. Wonder what the medical literature says about long term sleep deprivation?

Haruaki won't lose this battle. ]

If you can stick to midnight for a couple weeks, then we can bump it up to 2 AM. Okay?

(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

[seeinside]

How long is "a couple weeks"?

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A couple weeks is two weeks, or fourteen days.

[ He loves teaching the days of the week! They can do that, if Akira wants! ]

By the way, if you don't agree, I have a plan B.

[seeinside]

Eh? What's plan B...?

[ Should he be afraid? He's already afraid, but. ]

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I'll stay up with you every single night and tell you to go to bed every two minutes, so you can't get any work done and I'll start suffering from sleep deprivation. I wonder what will happen to me!

[seeinside]

Oniisan, you don't have spiritual energy reserves like I do! Not to mention with how used to your sleeping rhythm your body is, it'll get to you so much faster!

[ Ope, Hana's officially awake now. What's wrong, what are papas talking about so early in the morning? ]

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Oh, no. You're right.

[ Shrug! ]

Oh well! So, do we have a deal?

[ Sorry, Hana. Papas are Talking. ]

[seeinside]

[ This...this devious, dastardly, underhanded snake of a man...!

In the next few seconds he tries his hardest to come up with something, anything to strike back with, but...well. Maybe lack of sleep really is taking its toll.

With a sigh, he slumps. ]

Fine. Fine, alright, we have a deal.

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[ Yay! Operation: Bedtime is go!

Haruaki isn't going to gloat about his victory, though.

(Not right now. Not in front of Akira. He is absolutely going to gloat privately to someone else.)

No, instead he only reaches across the table and pats Akira's hand soothingly. ]

I know why you push yourself so hard, Akira-kun, but you have to start taking better care of yourself, too. If I was doing what you're doing, you'd tell me the same thing. Right?

[seeinside]

I would. For the reasons I just stated.

[ Said softly, knowing he's already been defeated, but still stubborn regardless. ]

But...I know. I know you're right, and you mean well with it, so I can't even be upset with you.

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[ He wouldn't be Akira if he wasn't stubborn, and Haruaki wouldn't be Haruaki if it didn't roll right off his back like a duck in the rain. ]

You can be upset with me, as long as you give our deal a fair chance!

[ One more pat, and then he pulls back, stretching his arms high overhead with an enormous yawn before settling back down and grinning wide. ]

And I'll be awake to make sure you do. So I'll see you for bedtime tonight!

[seeinside]

Awake? But your bedtime is ten o'clock, you're going to stay up all the way to midnight?

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[ And now? He's DETERMINED. Fists clenched and everything! ]

I'm going to try! But if I fail, I'm going to set a bunch of alarms so I wake up and drag you to bed!!!

[seeinside]

[ All of which gets a good natured giggle out of him. ]

I've seen you sleepy! If you can stay upright long enough to get me there it'll be an honest miracle.

Not that I'll be fighting you, mind. I make good on my promises.

closes eyes. we can wrap OR you can trust me to do smth sick. your choice

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[ Determination melts away into appreciation. Akira really is going to give it a shot. Maybe it'll fail, and (what he considers to be) falling behind on his work will stress him out too much for a regular bedtime to be a sustainable thing, but at least he'll try. ]

That's true, you always do.

[ Haruaki holds out his hand to shake. ]

Then it's settled.

are you kidding i trust you with my life

[seeinside]

[ Shake hands they do, nice and firm as an extra show of commitment. ]

It's settled. I'll see you at bedtime, oniisan.

deepest sigh of my entire life. okayyyy let's go.mp3

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[ Well, perhaps unsurprisingly, Haruaki could not make it to midnight.

He couldn't even make it to 10:15.

But! He did set no less than twenty alarms on his phone to ensure that at midnight, he's staggering out of his room to find Akira, even if he's half-asleep to do it. ]

Akira-kun... Bedtime, or– [ BIG YAWN. ] Or else...

oooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH

[seeinside]

[ As much as he really does intend to honor his word, by 10 Akira's already back into the normal routine of keeping quiet with his work in his bedroom/study. He always gets so drawn into what he's doing that the hours fly by, and before he knows it...

Ah, right. Bedtime.

He can't keep a fond smile off his face when he peeks his head out the door, Haruaki consistently adorable when he's all sleepy in his jammies. It feels almost like a treat to motivate him further. ]

I hear you, I hear you. I'll wrap everything up, so get yourself back to bed, alright?

i'm dead today but NOT FOR THIS

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[ Nice try, wise guy.

Haruaki doesn't budge from where he stands in the doorway. ]

No, I'll wait for you.

SPOILING ME.....

[seeinside]

You've got to be dead on your feet. Really, it's alright.

[ See? He's even going back in to start tidying up his desk.

...Or. Tidying it up for the night. Akira never really does 'tidy' on his own. ]

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[ He is dead on his feet! And only getting deader! Which is why he slumps against the doorframe to watch Akira tidy up, making himself as comfortable as he can be without being horizontal, and then...

His eyes feel so heavy...

Is his chin drooping down toward his chest as he nods off? Maybe so. ]