forum "Haha, and they thought we hated each other, how pathetic." | OxO Valentine's RP | Male/Male | Closed!

Started February 13, 2020 by Deleted user

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"So, Rhys, let's go!" Hideo exclaimed. He grabbed the straps of his backpack and quickly went for the doorway, that remained open. No one at the school knew why it was open, but it was. He passed through the doorway, and he laud his eyes on Rhys. He was patient, and leaned on the wall. He noticed Rhys's hair, and drifted into imagination about it.

Rhys tipped his head to the side and followed Hideo's voice with his body, then trailed after him using the receding footsteps that would match Hideo's departure. It took a bit to catch up, ducking his head to avoid getting hit by people and occasionally bumping into shoulders. His one hand, the closest to the lockers, was outstretched, making the tips of his fingers trail over the lockers and keep him going in a straight line according to how far away he was from that wall.

"You're really cautious, aren't you, Rhys?" Hideo asked, with a goofy smile. "It's okay to run into people, school's a little bit of a melting pot sometimes. Always hot, too many types of people." He joked, with an even funnier laugh. He really wondered why the guy needed to guide himself as he did, were people that bad? "Ohh, you must be one of those germaphobes. Those people don't like running into things."

Rhys stared up at Hideo with a dumbfounded look. "No…" he said slowly, then shook his head with a soft laugh, running his fingers through his hair to pull it back away from his eyes, making their hazy look the focal point of his next statement. "I guess I have to outright tell you." He wasn't offended by the other's ignorance, more amused than anything. Usually, people picked up on it by now. His eyes flicked up to look at Hideo's face, though they weren't quite centered on the other guy's eyes. "I can't see."

"You can't?" Hideo asked. He looked astonished, how did he not know there was a blind person at his school? He imagined himself holding up some fingers, and asking the other what number it was. He shook his head at his thought, and suddenly looked at him with bewilderment. "You've really learned to play it off well, I could almost say that I'm proud of you." He purred, delighted at his own compliment. "What do you see, through your eyes? A blur of color?"

Rhys shook his head and dropped his hand, letting his hair fall back into his eye. "No color, just vague shapes. Different shades of grey and black." He ran his fingers up and down the strap of his bag again, the texture bumpy and rough against his skin. "And I've lived with it all my life, so I'd hope I'm able to act normal, for the most part. Some things are still difficult to navigate." He twirled his hand around to indicate the school. "Crowded places being one."

"Oh, I see. So basically, you use natural surroundings and supposed grays and blacks to navigate. I wonder what it's like!" Hideo exclaimed. The guy didn't even think about it, but he could have just asked. He was excited for whatever was in store with Rhys. He hadn't had a friend like him before, so he knew their meeting had to have been destiny. Rhys was thought provoking, and it was kind of cool.

Rhys felt the corner of his lips tilt up without even thinking about it. Hideo was definitely something else. Most people thought of him as some fragile being that couldn't live without other people helping him out. This guy, though, he was more intrigued by how he lived than helping him out. "It's…difficult, sometimes. I usually use my hands to help me figure out where I am and where everything else is."

"That's super cool." Hideo said, with an ever growing smile. "Could I ask about your dreams? What kind of dreams do you have? Do you see people and places clearly, or are they black and white formations as well?" He asked. He swung around a light pole that was outside of the school, all for fun. He really wondered a few things, it was almost like an interview.

Rhys tilted his head as he thought about that, unconsciously following after Hideo by the sound of his voice. He's never really analyzed what he saw when he dreamed, just that it was a part of life that wasn't very important. "Hmmm, I never really considered that. But, ah, I don't see anything, just like when I'm awake." He tilted his head the other way, teeth lightly biting down on his bottom lip and slowly releasing it. "But, I think I've had frequent nightmares. I can't really remember."

"Nightmares! Something we both have in common." Hideo marveled. He put his hands behind his head, with tired expression. "Awful buggers, aren't they? They cause you to wake up and miss some hours of sleep, it's terrible." He pouted. "I hope yours get better." He sighed, looking towards the sky. He wondered what Rhys's nightmares contained, and if they were as bad as he thought.

"Sleep's another thing," Rhys said, sliding his hands in his jean pockets. "My sleep schedule's been all out of wack from birth." He's never talked about his blindness like this before. Usually, he didn't want to talk about it, but Hideo was curious about the differences and similarities, about how Rhys's life was compared to his. It was kinda nice, this change. "Nightmares are the same whenever I have them, so I'm used to it. Never remember them after I wake up."

"That sounds scary… If I don't sleep for certain times, I end up being terrifying." Hideo said, embarrassment filling his face. dark blush took hold of his skin. "How do you forget them? do you just… wake up? Is it that simple, Rhys?" Hideo asked him. He tried using his name! that means they're a little closer, Hideo rarely uses them for average people.

Rhys ran his knuckles up his jaw and cheek, then ruffled his hair when he got that far. "It's more I get tired during the day and can't sleep during the night, since I can't see it. Y'know how people are supposed to have a natural sleep-schedule? Well, mine's out of alignment. As for forgetting nightmares…" He shrugged, lightly curling his fingers around his hair and closing his eyes. He's never talked about his nightmares before, didn't want to bring up that insecurity. "I wake up terrified for a bit, but then it kinda… fades away? If it doesn't, I grab a snack or do something to distract myself."

"Clever, clever guy, aren't you? I might as well try that, sometime." Hideo remarked. He felt himself warming up, and lost thought of why he was so red. He forced his warmth deep down, and fought to ignore it. "I willl, actually. My house is pretty close now," Hideo said, adding a random twist to it. He pointed towards something that would appear as a two-story, bright yellow formation. "Right there."

Rhys opened his eyes and followed the moving blob of black that he now knew as Hideo, trailing his hazy gaze along what he presumed to be his arm. He couldn't see much beyond simple buildings that all sort of blurred together in one shape to him. "I'm just going to take your word for it," he said with a small smile, stepping just a bit closer to Hideo while keeping a respectable distance between them. He'd rather not get lost or separated from the energetic guy.

Hideo laughed, as they both walked across his lawn. To Rhys, vibrant greens would be visible beneath their feet. "When we come in, you can put your stuff on the table, I'm sure we have some room for all of it." Hideo said, with a simple laugh. He fought to unlock the door, it was always tough to unlock. He made his way inside once the door was opened.

(Rhys can't see color, just a friendly reminder)

Rhys stayed close to Hideo to prevent the chance of getting left behind, humming in acknowledgment when he was told where to put his things. He heard the struggle the door gave the other boy, and he tucked that bit of information into the back of his mind. Useless? Maybe, but he never knew when he'd need half of the stuff he's learned from his close observations. Life sometimes liked to surprise him with a pop quiz. "You live with anyone?" Rhys asked as he followed Hideo inside, fingers feeling the sides of the doorframe so he didn't run into anything. The pace of his heart sped up at the unfamiliarity of this new place, and he unconsciously and regretfully latched onto a bit of fabric of the back of the other boy's shirt.

( Right- Big apologies! It's too early for my brain, I should have done a little better- )

Hideo noticed Rhys's hands on his shirt, and glanced at him with surprise. "My parents, but they work a lot. I don't see them unless it's late at night." He said, softly. The front door led directly into the living room. Couches lined the walls, and a big table sat in the middle of them. He carefully walked towards them, and gently unhooked Rhys from his clothing. He then made himself literally at home, and plopped down on the couch. "I guess this'll be where we study-" He mumbled.

((that's fine! Some blind people can see simple blobs of color, he just happens to be someone that can't, even if he's curious as to what it looks like))

"Sorry," Rhys murmured when he realized he had grabbed onto Hideo, tucking his hands into his hoodie after he was pried off of the other's clothing. Using his foot to gauge where Hideo was sitting and how much space he had, he sat down and put his bag onto his lap. "You want to do math first?" he asked, looking in the direction of the male sitting next to him.

"Sure, and dear me, you don't have to be sorry." Hideo said, blushing slightly. He pulled a little notebook out, he'd written all of the problems on it. Apparently the class has been learning how to solve for x, in the most basic ways. He didn't get it, not one bit of it actually made sense to him. He pulled a pencil out and prepared to write a little bit down. "The first one says 3x equals 12. What would I do with that?"

"Oh, you're solving for x?" Rhys asked, leaning closer to Hideo as if he could actually see the paper the problem was written down on. "Basically, you work backwards to find the missing variable, which is x. So in order to get 12, you would've had to multiply something by 3. To undo multiplication, you divide the product by one of the numbers to get the other."

"That actually makes so much more sense. I thought you would multiply it!" Hideo remarked. He smiled brightly as he continued to actually finish the problem. "So, since you reversed that, x plus two equals three would end up being x equals five!" He said, as he continued to work a few more problems out. He really felt surprised, how did he not understand that? either way, Rhys was a genius.