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Much like Derek, Kazuo had been awake the moment he heard the front door shut. It wasn't like he didn't have his own secrets, but they hadn't been in this polycule before.

Was he off to spend more time with Kor? Is that really where Kray wanted to be? He was still getting used to finding his place within this group of completely broken people. Out of all of them, Kazuo was the most stable. Even he knew that. He had to help them out of their own heads a lot in a lot of different ways. So when he and Kraven stayed at their own apartment, Kazuo just kind of expected Kray to stay the entire night beside him.

Of course, he didn't know what the other was doing, he was making assumptions.

"Making an a** out of myself," the Japanese man muttered to himself as he watched TV in the living room, snacks surrounding him. He didn't even know what time it was, much less when Kraven was going to come back.

If.

No. Don't do that brain. He will come back.

"You.... left, so, I'm just...." He motioned to the TV and snacks vaguely, giving him a sheepish look. Pausing the show he was watching, Kaz got up off the couch and moved closer to his boyfriend, looking at his face carefully. Something upset him.

With a jerk of his head, he ushered Kray to sit down at the kitchen table and he flipped on a lamp. "You alright? You look like you've been crying..." Kaz's voice was laced with worry.

Oh. Kazuo's expression turned to hurt for a second, but he pushed it away and nodded. Kray didn't want him right now. He thought for a moment, swallowing, and just looked back at the TV.

"Alright." He put his hands behind his back and just gave a half assed smile. "...I'll just go back to the couch." He turned the light back off and skirted around his boyfriend so he didn't touch the other. The shorter man just shuffled back to the couch, settling back in his spot and pulled the blanket over his lap before he rubbed at his face.

He didn't look over at Kray. Clearly the other didn't want to really be... touching him. But he accepted Kray wanted to be near him, at least.

"Uhm. It's Scream the MTV show?" He said as more of a question than a statement. It was horror based, because Kazuo enjoyed horror movies, so why not see how they turned a movie into a multi-season TV show. Kazuo licked his lips and didn't say anything as Kray left again.

He did look over when the other came back, wondering if he'd showered, but ultimately didn't know what to ask.

Then Kray tried to reassure him. In doing so, it hurt him because it meant one of them, most likely Kor, upset him this evening. It was almost always Kor. He was still so hesitant around that man because he knew Kor was the one who could make Kray like this; so upset and afraid of something. Keeping secrets. Shutting him out of something. It was equal, though. Kazuo had his own secrets.

"That's... a small relief. You don't... have to talk about it. We can just watch this..."

When his boyfriend pushed his face into his stomach, Kaz dropped his hand and started to pet through those damp locks at the top of his head. His heart was broken for Kray. Something was clearly not settled between him and Kor, and there wasn't much Kaz could do to soothe him. He sighed and just sat there, offering what comfort he could.

"It's Ghostface, yeah..."

After a minute more, Kaz changed it to something more friendly. Dragon Prince was something he'd been enjoying when he wasn't in a horror movie type of vibe, so maybe that would help Kray's mood.

"I love you," he whispered softly, at a loss of what else to say.

His heart shattered completely and he had to hold back his tears of sympathy. Sighing a little, he thumbed the other's ear and then down his jaw and back up to his neck.

"Every relationship has their ups and downs.... You.. can give it a few days and try to apologize. Or at least let him know you're ready to talk?" He wasn't going to ask what happened, but he could offer some sort of advice, maybe. Kaz swallowed a little more before starting to scratch at the man's scalp. "There were days we were mad at each other, too. I'm sure it'll be okay. There's something... too deep between you two."

When he was napped at, Kaz's hands left Kray completely. He held them up and just looked to the side after wincing hard. The Japanese man swallowed thickly before he just put his hands at his sides. It wasn't fair for Kray to be doing this, snapping at him when he was trying to help. Brown eyes dulled a little and he just nodded.

"...I'm sorry."

He'd thrown Kor? What did that even mean? Was it a physical fight and Kray snapped at Kor similarly but got physical with him? Kaz couldn't see it in his head. It didn't make any sense to him.

Now he really didn't know what to say. He was afraid of touching Kray, afraid of trying to soothe him with words. It wasn't working anyway.

"Then you're both in the wrong. After a few days, go talk to him."

Kazuo wanted to run his hand through that hair again, but he just kept his hands on the couch beside his bum. "He shouldn't have pushed you that hard, but you have to realize Kor is trying to reclaim things lost. So he's going to push you. You can't let your temper get the best of you when he does that.... It's like a child lashing out. You should also just approach him with actual training. Like you used to do, even if it winded him. Maybe he has to learn his limits the hard way. If he trusts you enough to ask you personally to help him... Well, you two can figure it out together."