[Well, now that Yamaguchi's seen what Oikawa looks like when he's really happy, getting a forced or incomplete smile immediately afterward is just going to make him anxious. Was Yamaguchi only imagining the look on Oikawa's face before? Or has he done something to upset him, somehow? Again?]
Finish...w-wait, Oikawa-san! Don't you want to drink it!? [What's wrong he wants to blurt out instead but he's afraid of getting shut down again.]
I don't want Kageyama to get drunk again. That'd be awful. [Yamaguchi sighs, bringing up his hands to rub the heels of his palms over his suddenly aching eyes.] He's so sad, Oikawa-san, I dunno what to do. He says he does this alot, like with the vodka last time, and it's no big deal, but I'm scared he's gonna keep going week after week till he gets sick or hurts himself, or, who knows...
He'll cope, Yama-chan. [He both wants to know everything Yamaguchi knows about Kageyama being sad and nothing at all. Apart from reflexive hatred left over from middle school, he can't - doesn't want to - identify his emotions about him.]
Nothing phases him for long. His head is impervious from normal damages and I don't really think there's much going inside it.
Well...if you really want me to...? [At least Oikawa's not asking him to eat off his spoon again? Then again, it feels weird to just reach across the table and take his drink.]
All right... [Hesitantly, Yamaguchi reaches forward and pulls the drink over the rest of the way, tentatively sipping through the same straw Oikawa already used out of habit. By the way his eyes widen in surprise, it's obvious he enjoys the taste.]
[Oikawa might watch a little too intently as Yamaguchi sips from his straw. He's a sap and he likes that Yamaguchi didn't hesitate before taking it.]
I told you it was good, vanilla milkshakes are superior to most things. [Like things that are rich, spicy, too sweet, too salty, too bitter and so on.]
[Yamaguchi closes his eyes tiredly and presses his face into his knees. He thinks he should feel mollified that Oikawa apologized, but it somehow seems worse than when Tsukishima says something awful and then refuses to take it back. Tsukishima rarely says anything he doesn't mean, Yamaguchi thinks to himself through a haze of vodka.]
Mm-hmm... [Now more than ever, Yamaguchi wishes he hadn't brought up the topic of Kageyama to begin with. That's got to be the fastest way to get Oikawa on his bad side...]
[Not necessarily his bad side, but the side that makes him either stop pretending that he's happy or put on his falsest smiles that not even the most socially inept could mistake for sincere. The side that he hates but can't stop.
It doesn't sit well that Yamaguchi didn't agree with any enthusiasm. But he is his friend and Oikawa can't expect him to enjoy insulting him. Except where he almost wants to. He takes a deep breath. Changes the subject.]
[He likes dipping his bread in his milkshake so he shouldn't judge. Especially when, given french fries, his temptation is also to dip them in his milkshake, a habit Iwaizumi actually succeeded in driving out of him. But he is judging. Just a little.]
You like your french fries not crispy? [Now there is a real undercurrent of laughter in his words. Hopefully Yamaguchi won't take offence.]
A little weird, Yama-chan. [Has he not told anyone that his favourite food is limp french fries before or is it just that Oikawa is the only one to think it's hilarious and adorable?] Most people think that the good thing about french fries is their crispness.
[It's a few seconds for Yamaguchi to process the words; a few more for the gears in his head to turn enough so that he can work out there's a change in subject. It's welcome when it does get through, though, Yamaguchi doesn't want to make his guest uncomfortable anymore with questions about Kageyama.]
Tired? ...No, not more than usual. [He's kind of a sleepy person by nature, and the biggest difference the alcohol makes in that equation is how much he wants to find somebody else to curl up beside instead of passing out in the futon.] How come?
Just wondering whether it's time to send you to bed. [He's feeling awfully tired all of a sudden and Yamaguchi's spirits don't seem overly high. If he's not ready to though then it's probably better to let him stay up until he's more sober.] But that sounds like you can hold out a bit longer.
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