Broken - Raekkuno oneshots

For the Both of Us - fizzling

"So..." Toast led out a long sigh after gulping the remaining soju from the bottle, "Enough of chit-chat, you know that I'm here to talk about...something else, right?"

Her only answer was a chug of alcohol. 

"Thinking about him?" Toast leaned over for another bottle. 

Another chug. 

"With her?"

Another long, long chug. And her second bottle became empty. She could see her own reflection on the soft green glass, illuminated by the bleakly white light from above, but the familiar yet unfamiliar outline of herself was deflected. 

Toast twisted open the cap, and the fizzing sound filled up the silence. Some foam rose along the neck until it reached the finish, then shrank back until only a few bubbles were left, spinning blindly around the surface.

"Toast, you know that  I'm genuinely happy for –"

"You know that it was an accident."

"No Tina's gentle and kind and.."

"She sounded just like you. At the moment."

She looked up. 

Chug. The clear scent of grape sweetener started to be taken over by the burn and dizziness, even though she was glad that she could allow herself to desensitise every now and then.

And all she did was laughing. Hysterically. 

"So you, Toast, think that 1. he is dumb enough to make such a mistake and 2. one of us is attracted to another even though we have tried so hard to make it clear over the last –"

"No"

"Good cuz –"

"Both of you."

Shaking, as she was losing control of her mind to the alcohol, she took her last mouthful. Some spilt out as it rushed wildly into her mouth and she wiped it away, firmly. 

The third bottle. Empty.

"Toast."

"Hmm?" He was clearly soberer.

"So what?"

"What do you mean 'so what'?"

"I can't do anything about this."

"Listen," Toast cleared his throat and began to wave the bottle like a stick, "you know that Sykkuno wouldn't be the one to admit it to Tina –"

"That doesn't mean that I am obligated to clean up his mess!"

"Rae. The longer we hold this back the worse the situation will become."

She wanted more. Of the alcohol. But Toast held her back as she reached out for the bottles in the distance. 

"You can't keep running away forever."

And she hesitated. No more fizzling sound, instead, the silence was interrupted by Lily's and Michael's laughter upstairs. 

"This is for the better. For her. For him. For both of them."

"And for the both of you?"

"And for the both of us."

The muffled laughter stopped. Now the silence was getting a bit uncomfortable.

"Promise that you'll keep this between ourselves. And ourselves only." Rae stared into him.

This wasn't the part of Toast's plan, but all he could do was to nod, with another long, long sigh. 

*

Knock.

"C'mon in!" Toast yelled as he moved all the empty bottles to the side. "Sykkuno you got something to expl...Oh Tina's also here. Morning."

"Hi..."

"Hi!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

So that's why he didn't text her after each stream as usual last night. Because of Tina.

So that's why Toast didn't pick up his phone call last night. Because of Rae.

They both couldn't recognise the new, foreign feeling in their chest. But it was unpleasant.

"Toast. Rae."

"This is my girlfriend. Tina."

Note: I assume you guys would like some angst in Valentine's and even if you don't, I do :)