‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★

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⠀⠀⠀ ─  I looked 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞        ⠀
⠀      ⠀⠀⠀⠀ for you, @obliviontodawn. ─   ･ﾟ• ✧     

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[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

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⠀ ⠀ 𝐀 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚
ｆａｒ ｏｆｆ ｍｅｍｏｒｙ．．．

𝐀 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚
ｓｃａｔｔｅｒｅｄ ｄｒｅａｍ.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

Uh ... 46 is good, 47 might be pushing it! But let's say— yeah!

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⌖ 𝙾DS†ŘELOVAČ .ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @ODEJITNAVZDY]

Are they cool with like, forty seven questions each?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

Are you cool with a talking duck and dog?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⌖ 𝙾DS†ŘELOVAČ .ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @ODEJITNAVZDY]

HELL YEAH BRO. The more the merrier!

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

He's too clueless to hold suspicion for longer than a minute, so he just smiles again.

"Your mom's right! I sleep all the time! I love to sleep!"

And a lot of it was sleep that he never consented, to, but you know!

[𝑩𝑬𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 𝑯𝑼𝑴𝑨𝑵ִ 𖤠 @dalaeaidle]

‷  N— Nothing! I didn’t say anything . . .  ‴

he was warned by his mother to not ever say her name— as it could bring danger or unwanted attention.

the poor robot boy was overwhelmed now with guilt.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

- vulnerable.

In a way, maybe this was a confession of his own too.

He just doesn't seem to realize it.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

Sora's bright smile falters a bit— he wasn't expecting Riku to say something so serious all of a sudden.

That's why his heart kept beating with such serious intensity? Why his BPM was sky high?

"... That won't happen, Riku! Because not only have I been getting stronger -

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

- each day, but because... you're here to protect me, no matter what. Right? That's what you said.

So you can't lose me, because you won't let it happen! And neither will I, but you're ...

... my safety net, Riku."

His smile softens into something sweet, something -

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

AWESOME.

Call me over whenever you wanna ... wanna bro down! Can I invite my other friends, too?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⌖ 𝙾DS†ŘELOVAČ .ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @ODEJITNAVZDY]

Uhm. Uh. Okay, little bro. We’ll do that.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

YEAH! I LOVE TO DRINK!

I love drinking apple juice... and Kool-Aid!

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⌖ 𝙾DS†ŘELOVAČ .ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @ODEJITNAVZDY]

Uhhhh…can you like, drink, little bro?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

Yeah!

Let's bro down!

What's a bro down?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⌖ 𝙾DS†ŘELOVAČ .ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @ODEJITNAVZDY]

Bro, I think that makes us Bro-In-Laws. We’re gonna bro down so fu—friggin’ hard, little bro.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

A plate?

I mean, I like plates! I like to eat off of them!

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⌖ 𝙾DS†ŘELOVAČ .ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @ODEJITNAVZDY]

I thought little keyblade bro got crushed by a plate. Wouldn’t that be crazy. Haha. Ha. Ha.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

YEAH!

I even fought him before! He totally kicked my butt ...

But that was forever ago! We're best friends now!

(Are they?)

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⌖ 𝙾DS†ŘELOVAČ .ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ @ODEJITNAVZDY]

YOU KNOW MY BEST BRO?

This is like, really, really, really cool.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

"... Who's your mom?"

And why does she know him?

Whoa, this sounds like the makings of a joke he's heard people from some worlds say ...

[𝑩𝑬𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 𝑯𝑼𝑴𝑨𝑵ִ 𖤠 @dalaeaidle]

‷  . . . . mom said you did that a lot.  ‴

he mumbles, seemingly shy as he held his mechanical pet penguin close to his chest.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

"For real?"

He perks up, turning to the bluenette.

"Oh, yeah! Count me in!"

He doesn't even know what it is yet, but he's ready to take it on! Whatever it is!

[Aqua @CrownFellen]

"I might have a little adventure we could go on."

She could tell. It's all over the young master's face.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

"Yeah, I uh... sort of fell asleep for a long time? I just kind of do that a lot, I guess? Whoops!"

[𝑩𝑬𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 𝑯𝑼𝑴𝑨𝑵ִ 𖤠 @dalaeaidle]

‷  I recommend cleaning the keyblade often if that’s the case . . .  ‴

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

... I don't know where it goes, either! It just kinda... appears and reappears? Iunno!

[nonchalant shrug.]

... Big shot? Aqua said that?

You know Aqua?

[「𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑」 @ReveredSolace]

Implying that it was somewhere else the entire time till you summoned it, depending on where you last summoned it.

But — you guys are the ones with the keyblades, my expertise stops there.

You — you wouldn’t happen to be that big shot Aqua mentioned, right?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

- "Sounds like you're terrified!" he laughs. It's still beating as fast as a galloping horse. Shouldn't the surprise be over by now?

"I thought you weren't scared of anything!" Sora beams up at the taller, smiling wide as he grips the side of Riku's arms.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

Any concept of a connection to Riku is the most ... comforting thing there is. Sora knows that he's never alone, even in the direst of situations...

"Like I said before— I'm keeping you safe, too. Every time we're apart, Riku, I get stronger! For you!"

Of course he hears -

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

- Riku's heart. Riku's soft breathing. Sora believes he knows everything about his best friend, his parallel.

Little does he know there's one key thing he hasn't fully conceptualized.

"Really? Because it sounds like..."

He presses his ear completely to Riku's chest. -

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

- You okay?

Your heart's beating so fast..."

Is he scared?

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍‍Sᴏʀᴀ ‍ ─‍ ★ @KeybladeMeister]

"I know," he says, breathless. "You always do. I don't know how you do it, but... you always find your way to me."

Breathing him in... did it make any sense to say that Riku smelled strong? His fingers grip onto his shirt, arms snaking tightly around his waist.

"Riku? -