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⠀𝓚𝘐𝘚𝘚 ⠀ 💌 ⠀ 𝓚𝘐𝘚𝘚⠀
FALL ⠀ in ⠀ ( 𝑳♡𝓥𝓔 ) .ᐟ
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time their gaze finds hikaru’s once more.

〝 believe it or not, there are plenty of ways to entertain yourself that don’t involve 𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 others. the possibilities are quite literally endless. 〞
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〝 𝘤’𝘮𝘰𝘯 —— can’t you just, i don’t know . . . read a book or something .ᐣ 〞 haruhi’s shoulders rise ﹠ fall with a shrug.

doe eyes soften, a distant look crossing the host’s visage as they fall silent, if only for a moment.

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[♯ ̤ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍l ⁱ ttle ‍⺌ ‍ᴰ͟ᴱ͟ⱽ͟ᴵ͟ᴸ @mischevian]

haruhi’s panic at the prospect of his younger brother tagging in was more than enough to pull out a snicker from hikaru.

idling off to set down the tray, decorated with the few surviving ceramics, somewhere more suitable than the floor.

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they’re reminded of their childhood —— lonely at times, but still full of wonder. they can almost feel the heat of summer sun on their skin, hear the high - pitched thrum cicadas in treetops. haruhi smiles —— though it’s faded by the

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lying face - down on the nearest chaise lounge. they’re just resting their eyes, okay .ᐣ
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⟨ gotta stop the waterworks somehow . . . 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 .ᐟ * 💡 haruhi rifles through their pockets — ⟩

〝 it also came with 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. 〞

⟨ a matching bear ( 🧸 ) keychain .ᐟ 𝘸𝘰𝘸 .ᐟ ⟩
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⟨ proceeds to eye - roll so hard it’s a miracle they didn’t catch a glimpse of their own brain. ⟩

senpai, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 — it’s just a 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹.
there’s no need to cry about it. * 💢
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they don’t — that’s not — oh, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 . . . ⟨ best not to waste their breath. 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵. ⟩

you can try some, if you want.
just be quick about it —— the last thing i need is tamaki - senpai seeing this. * 💧
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[♯ ̤ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍l ⁱ ttle ‍⺌ ‍ᴰ͟ᴱ͟ⱽ͟ᴵ͟ᴸ @mischevian]

〔 .͟.͟. ♨️ *̲ curiously picking up the rice cake, thinking out┈loud, 〕 huh, i didn’t know commoners had enough time to actually mass produce their own mochi.

they really stand around hitting 𝐭hat much mochi?

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resigned to making just 𝙤𝙣𝙚 exception.

〝 okay — 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 . . . 〞haruhi adds one last dab of polish to kimiko’s pinky before pausing to examine their work. they 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁.

〝 i can, uh . . . fix the mistakes. 〞
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𝙗𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙞 . . .ᐣ heat rises to the apples of their cheeks, porcelain complexion dusted with rosy hues. haruhi laughs —— an awkward, nervous sound choked out through a lump in their throat. for reasons unknown to haruhi, their

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𝗯𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 to most other students at the academy, came rather easily to haruhi. hell, they would sooner join the zuka club than let anyone near them with a bottle of nail polish ( tamaki’s already 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 ) —— but haruhi has

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𝘯𝘰 —— definitely not .ᐟ

it must have been . . . the 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 . . . or something. * 💧 ( nice one, haruhi. )
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[♯ ̤ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍l ⁱ ttle ‍⺌ ‍ᴰ͟ᴱ͟ⱽ͟ᴵ͟ᴸ @mischevian]

👂 *̲ did he just hear something?

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⠀ 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.

they were in such a rush this morning that they forgot to pack a lunch ——
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[♯ ̤ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍l ⁱ ttle ‍⺌ ‍ᴰ͟ᴱ͟ⱽ͟ᴵ͟ᴸ @mischevian]

anger is such a funny emotion because i’ll be standing around talking to tamaki suoh then i suddenly understand why orcas k#ll for fun

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@mischevian ⠀
https://t.co/IWyw6xwkIO GREAT now i’m crying in the club??? 😭😭 and for WHAT
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[♯ ̤ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍l ⁱ ttle ‍⺌ ‍ᴰ͟ᴱ͟ⱽ͟ᴵ͟ᴸ @mischevian]

▎ https://t.co/TRIyMrUul0 need to go to sleep but this is hikaharu specifically hikaru to haruhi okay goodnight😙

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senpai, would you 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 get ahold of yourself .ᐣ * 💢

i wasn’t kidnapped —— i was at the grocery store.

⟨ proceeds to hand him a freebie mechanical pencil. it’s pink .ᐟ ⟩
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𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 . . . i was at the grocery store. they were having a sale on mochi.

⟨ reaches into their bag ﹠ offers a hand to hikaru, revealing a small mochi ball in their palm. ⟩

they’re strawberry flavored. * 🍓
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[♯ ̤ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍l ⁱ ttle ‍⺌ ‍ᴰ͟ᴱ͟ⱽ͟ᴵ͟ᴸ @mischevian]

heh, 〔 shrugging. 〕 you know tamaki, getting antsy’s probably just part of his dna.

what’s your excuse this time, anyway?

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he . . . 𝘩𝘶𝘧𝘧, he couldn’t just wait a few minutes .ᐣ

guess i ran all the way here for no reason.
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[♯ ̤ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍l ⁱ ttle ‍⺌ ‍ᴰ͟ᴱ͟ⱽ͟ᴵ͟ᴸ @mischevian]

oh─── yo, haruhi! *̲ 👋 boss just ran out to go find you. ..that idiot, we told him to wait.