𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀.

ㅤㅤ ㅤ I will cut off your karma that is
ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

⠀ 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬! 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝
𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬!

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

「Hey, Raiga. You sure about this?」

The truth has to come out one way or another, Zaruba. Besides, don't you want to meet your past self?

「Can't say I do.」

... Huh.

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

"Saejima Raiga. Sorry to intrude on you both."

Better to get it out now, before some sort of confused debacle arises.

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

'Watch Dogs'... but he misses his partner. Raiga thinks he's got a pretty good idea as to what period of time he's landed himself in.

Should've known, really. His mother had always said that it took him a while to actually be able to admit what he was actually feeling aloud.

+

[█ ‍‍ 𝙆𝙊𝙐𝙂𝘼 𝙎𝘼𝙀𝙅𝙄𝙈𝘼. @FangofSorrow]

Kouga senses something. He’s certainly not oblivious that there’s eyes on him. However, it didn’t seem one of hostility but curiosity. Gonza brings him out of his tunneled focus with a small platter and a readied, clean towel draped over his arm. Kouga thanks him with a +

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

apologise."

He walks forward, bowing to them both. It's funny: last time, he was six years old, practically slamming into the man. Now, he acts like the gentle adult he's grown into (Gonza's doing, he's sure of it), introducing himself the way he would to a stranger.

+

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

what the sight must be like. For now, he won't disturb him. It's better to wait than to interrupt Saejima Kouga when he's deeply focused.

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

Raiga, on the other hand, is doing his best to remind himself that he is not yet master of the house, trying to act in a way a guest should. He'll reveal his true identity when he can find a good moment - although, if Gonza's bemused smile is any indication, it looks like it +

[█ ‍‍ 𝙆𝙊𝙐𝙂𝘼 𝙎𝘼𝙀𝙅𝙄𝙈𝘼. @FangofSorrow]

Kouga definitely does not even know he has a son, nor does he suspect Raiga of being who he is as the Golden Knight Garo. He’s tending to Kaoru’s garden at the moment, kneeled with his coat removed, clad in his usual black attire underneath. He’s as gentle as Kaoru showed him, +

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

won't be hard to figure out.

He hadn't realised that their timelines had merged until he'd actually tried to enter the Saejima manor and was treated like a stranger.

"Gardening...?"

That doesn't sound like Raiga's father at all. He tries to bite back his smile as he imagines +

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠ ℳⁱˢˢ 𝕱͟r͟᥆͟s͟𝗍͟ ♱ . @psifrvst]

ᅠ

ᅠ

ᅠ

⊹ ࣪ ˖

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

"want to force you to trek all the way back to your place in the middle of the night."

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌����. @ThunderedFang]

He shows her to the small dining room, where two cups are already laid out for them both. Gonza pulls out Rian's chair, gesturing for her to sit down. Raiga takes the opposite seat.

"We've got a spare room if you need it, too. We don't know how long this'll take, and I don't +

[ᢉ���� ‍‍ 𝓼𝐡𝐞——𝑜𝑓 ‍‍ 𝓵𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 ‍‍ 𝓭𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. @makaipriestess]

a cup would be fine. the journey wasn’t too bad on her, but she did feel some fatigue in her calves and heels. nothing that a makai priest can’t endure though.

tea please, if it’s not too much trouble. lovely house.

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

He's incredibly grateful to have @makaipriestess over. Would she like some tea before they get to work? Gonza's very insistent.

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

@FangofSorrow looks much younger than Raiga remembers, more like in the photos Gonza would show him fondly after they left. He wonders if this Kouga is not yet a father? Not even married? Or is his son just a baby at the moment?

Either way, it's an honour to fight alongside him.

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

An... idol?

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

@goldenhlkari / omg fancy seeing u here

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

/ haha. hey guys

[𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐄𝐉𝐈𝐌𝐀. @ThunderedFang]

@CursedStarr / OMG YAY lmk your thoughts !!

[ℰ . @CursedStarr]

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