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akito scooted towards toya, his back touching the other’s chest. he awkwardly looked down at toya, hoping he wasn’t waking him with all his moving about.

“everything okay, akito?” toya asked, and akito gritted his teeth. he had woken him up, apparently.

“yeah, just can’t get into a comfortable position,” he replied, shifting again.

“should we turn around?”

“i guess we can try.”

toya turned, and akito put his hands over the other, turning with him. they were almost completely flipped around, him now being the big spoon, when toya suddenly flinched.

“toya?” akito asked, confused and a little concerned. “what’s wrong? did you hurt yourself?” akito used his arm to prop himself up and look over toya.

“no, sorry, you just accidentally tickled me,” toya replied, so casually akito almost didn’t believe it. had it been him, he would have come up with any excuse he could to deny the fact he was ticklish.

but because it was him on the other end…

“oh, ticklish?” he asked, feeling a bit smug and excited, but maintained a straight face. “you mean like if i do this?” he traced his fingers over toya’s tummy. toya didn’t fight it at all, instead letting it happen.

“yehehehes..!” toya’s laughter was breathy, yet oh, so adorable, akito realized. toya had never laughed much so akito always cherished when he did.

“what about when i do this?” akito asked, his hand moving over to toya’s side, gently scratching back and forth.

“a lihihittle bihihit!” toya giggled, curling up some.

akito was almost tempted to just tickle him straight-on right then and there, but he felt so relaxed and just wanted to lay there. he was sure toya did too. another time, then.

akito began to nuzzle up closer to toya, nonchalantly grazing his fingers over spots he knew toya was ticklish, but not enough to make him laugh hard, as much as he would have loved to hear it.

“gagahaha!” toya laughed softly, as akito gave him a kiss on the cheek. he pulled back, feeling a bit shy about his show of affection, but built up the courage to do it again. fortunately, it was dark and toya was distracted so toya wouldn’t see the tint of red on akito’s cheeks.

“adorable,” akito muttered against toya’s cheeks, the vibrations on toya’s skin causing him to scrunch up.

Akito stormed into the living room, tossed his bag on the ground, kicked off his shoes, and flopped onto the couch with a loud sigh.

"Hey." Toya greeted softly from his spot on the other end of the couch. He placed a bookmark to save where he was reading and set the book on the coffee table, giving his boyfriend his completely undivided attention. Toya knew he could be oblivious when it came to social situations but he prided himself in his astute ability to tell when Akito was upset. "Rough day?" 

Akito sighed again. "You wouldn't fucking believe it." He, with little grace, clambered across the couch to sit against Toya’s side, earning a slight, closed lip smile of both endearment and sympathy from the other. 

Toya was never certain how to comfort his partner in times like this but was glad to know Akito felt comfortable enough to initiate even a small action like that. Following his lead, Toya hesitantly guided his boyfriend's head onto his shoulder and ran a hand through his soft orange hair in a gentle, repetitive motion. "You want to talk about it?" 

Akito leaned into the touch and shut his eyes with a contented hum. "It's just dumbasses at work. Not much to talk about." 

"Ah, okay. If you're sure." Toya was concerned and couldn't help but feel a bit helpless. He couldn't stand to see the man he loved so stressed out. "Anything I can do?"

After a beat, Akito went slightly pink, burying his face into Toya's neck. Something clearly came to mind at the question and he seemed hesitant to share it. "No. No, just this is fine." He mumbled. He sounded as if he were trying to convince not only Toya, but also himself. It's a given that he utterly failed at both. 

Toya frowned. He knew when it came to affection, Akito had trouble asking for comfort. Still though, he couldn't help but hate it when his boyfriend was dishonest with him, especially about this. He only wanted to help however he could. "Hey." He turned his head to look at the man on his shoulder and squeezed his hand. "Kito? You know you can tell me anything? You don't need to be so embarrassed. It's just me."

The redhead flushed at how he was addressed. Toya wasn't typically one for nicknames, only resorting to them in moments of vulnerability. That genius idiot probably didn't even notice how the pet name made him want to spill his guts. He was far too weak to him. He took a deep breath, Toya would back off if he asked but that felt wrong. He wanted to be open. Unfortunately, open is hard to achieve when the subject is so... embarrassing. He opened his mouth, and closed it. "Yeah, I know. It's just that- well... Ugh." 

"Take your time. It's okay."

"I just... could you.. help me take my mind off it? With that dumb thing where we both... you know.... with the laughing?" Akito, the color of a tomato at this point, turned his face deeper into his partner to hide it.

Toya looked confused only for a moment before smiling fondly. "Oh. You mean you want to have a tickle fight?" 

The way he said it so casually rendered Akito speechless. He could only nod shyly. 

"Of course," Toya placed a gentle kiss on Akito's temple. "See? Nothing to be embarrassed about. I'm going to tickle you now. You can get me back if you'd like. Is that okay?" 

Akito, again, only gave a nod. 

Toya, not wanting to overwhelm him, wrapped an arm around the ginger and started to slowly trail his fingers over his sides. He was rewarded with little happy snickers slowly trickling into the room.

Akito felt a sudden burst of confidence overtake him through his laughter, energy flooding his chest like wildfire. His giggles seemed to melt away the tired frustration plaguing his heart and its place, an intense desire to get back at his boyfriend. He couldn't just sit here and take it. He wasn't going to let himself lose. He was going to turn that smug, stupid, beautiful smile into a panicked grin and make him scream in laughter. He did have permission after all. 

With no effort at all, Akito easily jerked himself from his boyfriend's clutches, flipped him onto his back, straddled his hips and began to claw wildly on his sides. 

"HAHAHA! AKIHITO!" Toya protested, immediately going limp at the surprise attack. "I- NAHAHAT- FAHAHAH!" He could barely even speak through his own wild peals of laughter.

"Not what? Not fair?" Akito grinned with a sense of satisfaction. "Hate to break it to you, hon, but life isn't fair." He leaned down close to Toya's neck, his breath making the pale skin tingle.

Time moved in slow motion for Toya as he felt his nerves light up in the brightest little firework explosions. If Akito managed to get his sides and neck at the same time, they both knew he was absolutely done for. He initially was unsure of how Akito was going to react to the tickles and, consequently, wanted to take it gently, at least to start. However, it seemed like his boyfriend had other plans, in a cruel betrayal leading him to his current predicament. He didn't have much time. All he knew was that he had to think of a way to get his boyfriend off of him and fast. He used the last of his strength to force himself forward enough to make a desperate grab at Akito's calves, dragging his short, blunt nails across them, just controlled enough not to scratch. 

The effect was immediate. Akito jerked back in surprise with a squeal, halting his attack on the soft sides in front of him just long enough for Toya to squirm out from under him, red faced and panting, and scramble a few feet away. He looked Akito in the eyes from their positions across from each other, eyes shining with pure mirth and adoration. "For someone who plahays so dirty, you're a bit ticklish yourself." He giggled out. 

"Oh you are so gonna get it now!" Akito yelled with a playful grin as he made a dive for Toya. "Come back her-HEHHE!"

He was cut off by ten fingers wiggling quickly into his tummy with the precision of a well practiced musician, targeting the carefully studied spots Toya knew would get him flailing and squealing like there's no tomorrow. Still tickling, Toya carefully pushed Akito onto his back, laying his own body on top of him. He was so weak from his still ongoing laughter and thrashing, Akito had no choice but to let him. 

Before he even had the chance to fight back, Toya readjusted himself and burrowed his head under his shirt, punctuating the movement with a large raspberry directly onto the unprotected belly. If Akito was going to go for his worst, he didn't see why he couldn't do the same in return.

“NOHOHOT THEHRE! SHIHIT TOYA!” His pleas fell on deaf ears as he felt Toya take in another breath of air to torment him with. “NAHAHAT AGAHAIHN! PLEHEHASE!” 

The next raspberry from hell was accompanied by Toya shaking his head back and forth like a wet dog trying to dry itself off. Akito had no time to dwell on the absurd juxtaposition that was his loving boyfriend acting even remotely similar to such a filthy creature; The soft blue locks of hair now adding to the sensation on his most ticklish spot served as quite the distraction. Akito threw his head back in shrieks of laughter and kicked with every scrap of remaining movement in his legs. He begged and shouted profanities that lost more and more clarity by the second. Damn Toya and his damn breath support. 

By the time Toya finished his raspberry, his partner had long since been reduced to no more than a babbling mess of insults and giggles. He panted desperately, thanking whatever was out there that had granted him freedom from his merciless boyfriend. The boyfriend so horrid and unjust that his gaze upon emerging from under his shirt was nothing but… soft. Toya looked at the other with nothing but love and maybe a hint of concern in his gray irises. He sat back on Akito’s legs, giving him room to sit up and breathe against the arm of the couch. 

“My apologies Akito. I didn’t mean for that to be so.. Intense. I hope I didn’t go too far.” He seemed shy. Embarrassed. He avoided direct eye contact. Good thing there was an easy fix for that. 

“Oh-” Akito gasped, still exhausted and taking in all the fresh air he could. “That was too far alright-” 

Toya’s face hardened with guilt. 

“-because you are so dead now. I hope that little stunt was worth it.” He smirked. 

Guilt turned to confusion. Confusion turned to realization. Realization turned to panic. Panic turned to whatever happens when embarrassment, dread, and unadulterated love for another mixed together in one large cocktail of red faced emotion. 

Akito,still laying down, pulled him close into what those unacquainted to Akito-typical ticklish revenge may have mistaken for just an innocent hug. Toya, however, knew better. That particular strain of naivete thinking had been ruined a long, long time ago. He giggled nervously, knowing full well what was about to come. 

“Any last words?” Akito teased directly into his ear, “Wanna apologize yet?” 

The defiant proclamation in return was said through a growing fit of anticipatory giggles. “I refuse to apologize for anything that makes you smile.” 

“Oi. Shut up, you.” Those were the last coherent words Toya would process for a while as his partner’s hands retreated from their gentle grasp on his waist to drilling deep into his hips. Though it was impossible to say Toya was wrong. This did make Akito happy. He loved the laughing and how distracting everything was and how he could make his stoic boyfriend squeal like a little kid. 

Toya thrashed and laughed his hardest at the tickling but none of it even came close to the warmth he felt looking at Akito’s mouth curled into a smile. Smug and determined of course, but happy nonetheless. 

Bad moods and worse days were always going to be inevitable, but with just as much certainty to the young couple, there was always the other waiting at home to make it all go away. 

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Akito x Toya x Len

Lee: Toya

Lers: Akito, Len

Warnings: Tickles! Foot tickles!

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It was a calm day over at the street sekai, the café was currently empty, the exception being Akito, Toya and Len who were just chilling in each others presence, the Bad Dogs listening to one of Len's silly stories.

"...so then I chased Kaito down and tickled him for eating my icecream! He's so hilariously ticklish~!".

Akito and Toya chuckled at Len's story, and that's when a fun yet mischevious idea stroke down on the ginger's brain.

"Y'know, Toya here is also SUPER ticklish~" said Akito with a smug grin. Toya instantly blushing as he went silent at his partner's words.

Len then whipped his head over to the blushing male "He is?! I don't think I've ever heard him laugh".

"Would you like to~?" at that, Akito playfully wiggled his fingers at Toya, causing his blush to darken. While Len nodded his head enthusiastically.

Toya watched Akito's actions before snapping out of his trance, getting up from his seat and fully legging it!

"Oi! Come back here!" Akito yelled, smiling like a dork as he chased after his partner with wiggly fingers. Len watched in pure joy as Akito chased Toya, their giggles quickly filling up the café.

But silly Toya got distracted by Akito's teasy remarks, causing him to trip and fall face first along the couch. Akito chuckled at his predicament, taking a seat and placing his feet on his lap. The anticipation was enough to get Toya giggling like crazy.

"Already giggling? I haven't even touched you~" Akito teased as he ran a finger down his partner's sole, causing him to squeak all cutely. "Mm you seem a bit squirmy... Hey Len, why don't you come help out~?!".

Toya's heart dropped to his stomach as Len got up from his seat, a mischevious grin adorning his lips as he took a seat along his waist. Now Toya was fully stuck at the mercy of these two dorks.

"Now... which spot will get you to laugh out loud~?" Len pondered as he playfully wiggled his fingers up and down Toya's sides.

"Pfft! Ehehehehehe!" Toya's giggles grew louder as he burried his flushed face against his hands.

"If you really wanna get him to laugh you should get his armpits~" Akito chuckled as he wiggled his short nails up and down Toya's feet, enjoying as his laughter got a bit more wild.

"So your armpits are a good spot~?" Len teased as he slipped his wiggly fingers under Toya's arms, being caught off guard by the ear shattering squeal he produced.

"AAH! G-GUHUYS DOHOHON'T!" Toya's laugh reached an incredible pitch, it was unrecognizable to anyone who hadn't heard him like this before. Len smiled at the reaction and kept going to town on his armpits as Akito kept tickling his feet. Toya was practically a wheezing strawberry with how hard he was laughing and how red his face was. Even though the others couldn't see his face, his blush kept creeping down the back of his neck.

After a while the two attackers let up as to not kill the poor boy. Len got off of him as he went to get him a cup of water. Toya panted as he sat up straight, his cheeks fully red and a wobbly smile left on his face.

"Are you okay, Toya? I hope we didn't take it too far" said Len a bit worriedly as he handed him his water.

"Ihit was fine! I had fun" replied the bicolored haired male with a sheepish smile, causing Len to smile as well.

After a moment of silence, Len got lost in thought "Hmm... y'know, I don't think I've heard Akito laugh before either".

That comment caused Akito's eyes to widen as Toya gave him a knowing smirk. "Well he is also super ticklish, wanna give it a go?" Toya egged the blonde to join him, both of them wiggling their fingers menacingly towards Akito. The ginger quickly got up from his seat as he bolted on out of there, the other two hot on his tail! Shortly after, his boisterous laugh would echo across the entire sekai.

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