ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ

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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

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⠀⠀⠀𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝐦𝐞 𝗂𝗇,
⠀⠀⠀𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝖽𝗒𝖾 𝒎𝒆 𝑖𝑛 ʸᵒᵘʳ 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗋.
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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

( a small laugh from him, genuine and happy )

you really are the best, i hope you do know that… thank you… for caring for me.

( a quiet exhale, a hand hesitantly reaching out to give a reassuring squeeze to his arm now )

really. thank you.

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

You can start with a 'thanks, mizuki, you're the best!' and then I'll be like 'yeah, I know'.

( ; maybe that was stroking his own ego a big, but the intention was pure, at least. Don't apologise. Just accept. )

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

( it was all reiji had known, hatred and violence and even in those rare moments of love and kindness, he’d been left behind )

. . . i’m just not used to mattering, i guess. it’s hard… realizing that i matter to you and not knowing how to handle it. i’m sorry.

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

I'm not you or your dad.

( ; he shrugs again — none of this was complicated - not to him. )

I'm your friend. It's what friends do. I've got my own worries and struggles but that doesn't mean I'm unavailable to you.

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

||: come sleep with reiji, nods head.

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

||: lewd alt is uh… going up at @lustfulkoneko….

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

( there goes his gaze looking away now, a small frown. glancing back. shaking his head )

i don’t want to push you away by relying on you too much… i hate me, my dad hates me… the idea of you ever hating me too… especially because i became too much?

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

I'm not trying to handle every crisis.

( ; he shifted in his seat, moving his left arm in small circles before looking up at Reiji. )

Just trying to tell you that you don't have to go through every crisis alone.

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

( his gaze would move back to him, watching him for a moment before speaking )

you can’t save me from every crisis i’m in, mizuki… it would overwhelm you. i can handle myself.

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

How considerate of you, to think of my beauty sleep when you're in the middle of a war zone.

( ; his words were deadpan, and the message in his eyes was clear: Next time, just wake him up. )

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

. . . you needed your sleep far more than i needed your comfort.

( gaze refusing to look at him now. . . remembering the pain and how much it sucked alone )

besides, i did it and then i cleaned up after myself and went to sleep.

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

If you needed help, you could have woken me up.

( ; he shrugged a shoulder, as if it were the simplest solution in the world. to him, it was. )

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

( moving his hand, there was a small wince and a frown before a soft laugh )

i’m glad i didn’t wake you, there was a lot of blood and pain and crying and… you didn’t deserve to be thrown into that…

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

Mm. . .

( ; he blinks twice and looks down at Reiji's hand again. )

I've been really tired lately, I was knocked out last night.

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

i want you to have your alone time. . . i know i can be a lot…

( gaze shifting to him before away and then down at his hand after a few seconds with a sigh )

the mirror definitely won, it took hours to get to glass out… i’m surprised i didn’t wake you…

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

I'd remind you that we're roommates and you can just come in my room. ( ; his eyes were bright with the usual mischief as he looked at the other, then glanced down at his hand. )

Did you lose or something?

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ〔 ᅠᅠ✶ ᅠᅠ𝕺𝖇𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖓 ᅠᅠ〕ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @flawlesspurity]

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⠀⠀⠀ᴍᴀʀᴋs 𝒄𝒖𝒕 ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ᴛʜᴇ 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏.
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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

@fatedw1nd @TRANQUILT1DES ||: . . . opens up the game.

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

@fatedw1nd @TRANQUILT1DES ||: looks at you both...

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

i just . . . feel comfortable with him around... i feel safe... i've never, uh, felt that before...

( a nervous laugh, looking away )

i think having him move in with me was a good idea, honestly...

[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

aw that's —— sweet . ( her heart is melting , though she wouldn't admit so . just in case mizuki himself found out . ) you are adorable . the both of you .

well , i'm glad you managed to feel comfortable ~ that's the one & only thing i could ask for .

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

||: hey, who wanna play overwatch?

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

no, not at all, i adore him, actually, i don’t know… he’s kind of sweet, actually…? i don’t know… i’m happy he wants to spend time with me.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

mizuki ? niiice . hopefully he hasn't been bothering you too much . we both know how uhhh intense he can get . it's fine , we still care .

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

nah, i’ve been hanging out with mizuki mainly… basically all i do, i must admit.

[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

and so do i , duh ~ any plans for today — i mean of what's left of today , since it's kinda late .

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

( a playful roll of his eyes at mizuki with a soft laugh, giving a shrug afterward )

and what if i did? what if i said i did miss you?

. . . i got into a fight with a mirror after you fell asleep. i think i got all the glass out myself, however…

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

( ; a charming smile is plastered on Mizuki's face and he leans back, tucking his phone in his pocket. ) Awh, did you miss me? Sure, we can hang out.

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

i always miss you when you aren’t around!

[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

good afternoon to you too ! missed me , mhm ~ ? hopefully you did

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

good afternoon!

[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

good morniiiing everyone ~ or afternoon , i lost track

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

( there’s a bright smile at mizuki, giving a shrug now. he just wanted company at this point, leaning against the arm of the couch now )

i wanted to come hang out, is that alright or were you busy?

[—— お化けくん。 @karenofukou]

( ; he looked up, then to the right, where Reiji was now plopped next to him. finishing up with his message, he sent it then paused his music before pushing the right headphone cup from over his ear. ) What's up?

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑲𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶ᅠᅠ≽^•⩊•^≼ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ @ofcatdisplays]

no one has done that for me before. im used to violence and pain… from both family and my one night stands.

( a small smile at him with a shrug )

but you’re so gentle and sweet with me…

[៹ 𝙒𝙪𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 ׅ ੭ @TRANQUILT1DES]

Am I ? I think I’m just showing you how much I care about you , which is normal to do .

( He places another kiss to his cheek . Chuckling lightly . )