‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶.

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[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

𝓦𝐀𝐑 𝐢𝐬 𝓞𝐕𝐄𝐑. . .

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

“ not really. I’m s-staying with a friend. “

she says, shaking her hand as well.

“ the pleasure is mine, miss rika. . “

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ��� ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ i see .. that totally sucks .. so does that mean you don’t have some place to stay ？ “

tilting her head 、 then going to shake her hand.

“ it’s nice to meet you 、 haru ！ ✨ “

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

“ it’s just. . . family issues. I’m haru, by the way. . . “

she says timidly, extending a hand.

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ that’s okay . . ～ i’m good at understanding. “

she can tell — but 、 she’ll act the part 、 in order to get more information.

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

“ uhm. . . it’s complicated. . . “

she says, averting her gaze. she really didn’t like talking about it.

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ you’re just a kid 、 right ？ where are you staying that you can’t do something like plant flowers ？ “

tilting her head 、 still smiling.

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

“ miss rika. . . you’re very kind, b-but I don’t even have my own home to plant any flowers in. . . I r-really can’t accept this — “

she says, blushing and taking a step back.

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ oh 、 i don’t mind ！ ✨ i have enough to share. “

pausing for a moment 、 giving a confident smile at the hesitation.

“ rika ！ rika onishi 、 at your service. “

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

haru’s eyes widen. she quickly waves her hands in a dismissive manner.

“ w-what ? n-no, you don’t have to do that, miss uh — “

she trails off, not knowing the other’s name.

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

nothing the reaction — blinking a few times 、 then sighing softly.

“ none at all . . huh . . “

pausing now 、 then pulling her bag forward and reaching into it. taking out her wallet.

“ how much do you need ？ “

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

“ yeah, no money at all. . . “

she says, freezing at the parent comment. she laughs awkwardly, unsure as to how to respond.

“ uhm. . . s-sadly, that isn’t really an option — “

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ maybe 、 but not 、 like 、 a lot of money 、 right ？ unless you mean no money at all … you do seem pretty young …

maybe your parents will lend you some ？ ✨ “

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

“ ahh, it’s um. . . it’s complicated, really. the place i’m staying right now isn’t exactly mine to cultivate, and it takes money. “

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ i see . . why not ？ you seem to like them enough ！ “

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

“ not really. . . I just wander and observe the ones i find. “

she says shyly, shrugging.

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ oh ？ do you grow plants too then ？ “

smiling at the other’s reaction 、 making sure to maintain eye contact.

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

she blushes, chuckling lightly.

“ I study flora when I have nothing better to do. . . it’s nothing, really. “

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

“ wooow .. you know your stuff. “

straightening up now 、 turning to get a clearer look over at the other.

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

she slowly nod, observing the other.

“ y-yeah. . . violas can live through the winter, but I haven’t seen any this vibrant in awhile. . . “

she says, also kneeling to smell them.

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

rika promptly bends down to get a better look at the flowers 、 extending a hand to sniff them briefly.

“ they shouldn’t be in season this time of year 、 but i suppose we’re pretty lucky to catch them 、 huh ？ “

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

( she reaches up again, scratching gently behind his ears. )

you’re a very interesting person, lumi. . .

( she stammers. )

oh, is it okay if I call you lumi ?

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

haru flinched a bit at the sudden voice beside her, eyes wide. she looks around to see if the other could possibly be talking to someone else — the other was so pretty. . . why would she talk to someone like haru ?

“ uhm. . . y-yeah, it is — “

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

well 、 doesn’t @fraternalwoes look like a cute kid. maybe a little on the pale side 、 but . . eh.

spotting the other admiring a small flower garden along the sidewalk 、 approaching to stand at her side.

“ wah - ！ how pretty ！ ✨ “

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

( she smiles back, giggling softly. )

of course. . ! it’s true !

[‍ ‍ 。‍ ˚ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⟢ ‍ 𝓡𝐈𝐊𝙰͟ ‍ ׅ⎖ @plaguespower]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀𝓼peak no ���vi𝔩 ִ ִ ִ
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[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

she misses her brother. . . if only thanksgiving was something she could partake in this year.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐋 ,ᅠN̶o̶ ̶7̶1̶。 @LAMBSLAUGHTR]

ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝐰𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
ᅠᅠᅠ 𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐁 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

( she nods quickly. )

mhm !

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

( she giggles, petting him for awhile longer before pulling her hand back. )

you do a very good job. .

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

( she reached out hesitantly, running her hand along his soft ears. she smiled. )

you’re so soft —

[ ‍  ‍ ‍ ༉‧｡ 𝓗𝘢𝘳𝘶. @fraternalwoes]

( she tilts her head again, a soft giggle leaving her. )

sure. . . they look super soft. .

( she says, letting her guard down for the first time in awhile. )