島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹

⠀⠀ ❛ 𝓘 ⠀𝐃𝐎⠀ 𝐍𝐎𝐓 ⠀𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐇⠀ 𝐓𝐎 ⠀𝐁𝐄⠀ 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 , ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐁𝐔𝐓⠀ 𝐓𝐎⠀ 𝐁𝐄⠀ 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 ⠀𝓐𝑳𝑶𝑵𝑬. ❜

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

“happy birthday , @foxlore. i’m so proud of you & the amazing woman you’ve become. you will always be like a little sister to me. & i’m glad you let me be in your life again.”

he gave her a little box.

[橋本 ╱ 𝐒𝙷𝙸𝙾𝙽. ᪥ @hashimotoleader]

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[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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he lowered his gaze & nodded at hearing the young woman’s words. the yamagami child was right, but it wasn’t easy for him to accept it. redemption? was that the right word?

“i will stay by your side, kiriko-san.”

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

“ yeah , yeah . you / were / a coward , but not anymore . you can't change your past sins , shimada - san . you must learn to live with them . ” a pause . “ yet you are still in time to atone for them .

stay here , in kanezaka . with me . help us . ”

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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he looked at that hand over his shoulder & sighed deeply, putting the cigarette out before he looked at her.

“i left. i didn’t care about anything but myself. i left you & asa by yourselves . . . i was a coward.”

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

“ we can help each other , no ? that's what friends are for . this — this wasn't entirely your fault . and even if it was , there's still time to atone for your past sins . ”

a hand placed on his shoulder , trying to reassure .

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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at this point hanzo was already drunk even before starting talking to the yamagami child. so he might be rough with his words, especially to himself.

“i was supposed to be the one who should have helped you, kiriko . . .”

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

a deep breath . explaining was complicated , reassuring even worse .

“ because after all , i still care about you . i didn't know that was bad . you were my first friend —— alongside genji of course . why wouldn't i want you around ? i want to help you too . ”

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[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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“talk to you.

about what? is there anything to talk about? i don’t really understand how you even want to see me after all these years . . .”

he took the smoke back into his lungs, looking at the girl.

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

as much as she wanted to take that cigarette from him — she simply couldn't . mainly out of respect , she wouldn't allow herself to do such thing .

“ talk to me . ”

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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“how? tell me how, kiriko.”

he took a cigarette from his pocket & lit it up before taking a puff on it, trying not to hit kiriko’s face with the smoke.

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

it seemed that none of them wished to elaborate further especially since / hers / did sound like excuses . although ( of course ) they were not . nothing but the truth .

“ ... can't you cope in a more healthy way , huh ? ”

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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“pain, guilt, grief, depression. are those enough?”

he sighed softly, looking at the younger one for a sec before he looked away. he didn’t want to elaborate. not at all.

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

gaze focused somewhere else , just to avoid the * judging stare she could already feel from hanzo . maybe not . but that was exactly what the yamagami was used to anyways .

“ not an excuse ! it's true . what is your excuse though ~ ? ”

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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for leaving her unprotected for too long.

his gaze remained focused on the floor, he got thoughtful for a moment.

“have you heard about some kids fighting the hashimoto?”

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[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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his main goal was to protect her. although, he still didn’t know she was the / protector / of kanezaka. at least not yet. he needed to talk to her about that, but their conversations were to short, especially when he felt guilty

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

but hanzo was there , trying his best to atone .

whatever they were , it was a strong bond no one could break . and she had a strong sense of respect towards him .

“ as good as i can considering the situation ... yeah . ”

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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hanzo wasn’t dumb, he knew the younger one was trying to avoid his comment. he squinted at her & folded his arms against his chest, scoffing quietly.

“is that really your excuse, kiriko-san?”

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

oh — oh — ... not good . she's definitely trying to avoid it now .

“ this was about you , not about me . besides the kitsune helps me with uh , the sugar & all that . do you got an excuse ? ”

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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little sister . . . did he really see her as a little sister? or just like an old friend?

he was a mystery, & he didn’t want to admit it yet.

“you . . . what have you been doing lately?”

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[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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it was something typical, yes. his frown & his grumpy face, that was so him ——, but it was different when the yamagami child was around. he felt indebted to her. he had left her. dealing with the hashimoto all by herself. his

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[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

happy to see the dragon back , once more . this was ... good news for sure .

“ it's been a while , hanzo - san . i know it's too early but i didn't feel like sleeping . ”

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

“don’t lecture me, yamagami! you eat way too much sugar. don’t you think i haven’t noticed it yet?”

[‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝓚𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗢 .ᐟ @foxlore]

come on shimada - san ... it's too early for this .

[島田 ╱ 𝙷𝙰𝙽𝚉𝙾 🏹 @ryuarrows]

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sake, sake, sake!

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[— 𝒮𝒪𝐿𝒟𝐼͟𝐸͟𝑅͟ ᒣᦆ .ᐟ @0LDSOLDIERS]

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