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and looks at sakura with a quiet determination — like he knows sakura will get through this, because he 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭.
⠀❛ but you're not alone. i'm not gonna let you feel alone. ❜
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momijikawa's expression hardens, at first, seeing the way sakura visibly seems to get smaller in front of him. then, features soften, and he finds himself almost relieved.
he had no idea how sakura was coping since suo disappeared, but
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⠀⠀“ you went home . ” mumbled out , mainly too himself , confused at first . then the additional bags are noticed . momijikawa had went all the way home just to bring back everything he needed to make him a meal .ᐣ
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room, he kneels next to sakura's futon and drops the snack into the other's lap.
⠀❛ yeah... it gets really hard when you miss someone, ❜ he mutters, gaze wavering slightly as he stares at the cookies.
then, he raises his head
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⠀❛ yeah, and i 𝙙𝙞𝙙, ❜ momijikawa replies coolly, still unaware of the effect of his actions.
his back is still to sakura at first, as he sets the heavy bags down onto the small counter space. then, he procures a single large
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⠀⠀alone . 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 . the silence was piercing . sakura should be used to it . he had been alone for days at this point . but the fact momijikawa had actually left stung a whole lot more than he was willing to admit .
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finally notices sakura's expression.
eyes widen, and his fingers twitch around the bottle. somehow, the other had managed to look 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 since momijikawa left.
it's quiet for a few moments, momijikawa struggling to find the right
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of course, it was never momijikawa's intention to 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 leave, and he thought he made that clear... but he might have been kind of an idiot.
he took care of people—— cooked for others, gave them medicine, helped them move when
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⠀⠀gaze lingers on momijikawa for a minute longer than it should've . unable to look away——— that ache in his chest growing tenfold . momijikawa was listening to him and was just going to leave .
⠀⠀that's what sakura had asked for
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that lonely apartment.
after knocking, he let's himself inside, toes his shoes off at the door, and puts on house slippers he packed for himself.
⠀❛ hey, i'm back, ❜ he says casually, making his way back to the kitchen like he
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⠀❛ ah, yeah, ❜ he rubs the back of his neck, feeling a little sheepish. though he wants to mimic her movements, he takes two steps back instead, not wanting to scare it more. ❛ that was my bad. ❜
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kanata leans over him, seeing how the kitty seemed to be all jumpy. she then promptly comes down to her knees.
“ a little cute cat⠀.͟.͟.⠀seems a little scared. ”
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⠀"ch—chan".... ? 〔 he'll never get used to that one. wrinkling his nose, he shakes his head, pulling out an old game disc that looks like it's from 3 decades ago. on the cover are gruesome eldritch monsters chasing humans. 〕
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