none of us are free from sin

[alloutoflove]

At some point I uploaded new icons and botched some of my threads. Oops.
Also listen like 95% of this post is extremely nsfw. Double oops.

Stargazing → It's a nice clear night, and even when you live in a big city, there are places to get away and look at the stars. There's supposed to be a meteor shower tonight; maybe now's the time to make a wish.

Domesticity → Sometimes domesticity is a white picket fence and two kids and a dog; sometimes it's an apartment that's a little shabby but comfortable; sometimes it's just the people you're with.

What The Housekeeper Saw!! → What. What are you doing. Why are you doing it.

Spoiler prompt: There's a game you play sometimes, when you're acting. "Baby, if you love me, please please smile," you say, and the other person replies, "Baby, I love you, but I just can't smile." If you can make them smile, you win. If you don't, they win. And sometimes you don't even know you're playing the game. END PROMPT

Wildcard!! → Just what it says.

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[rockyxiii]

[He squeezes back and then pulls his hand back with a smile, shaking his head.

Someday—

Someday, he knows, Chisa and Kyousuke will get married, have kids, and maybe then they'll finally forget about Juzo. They definitely won't have as much time for him anymore. They'll still see each other, love each other, but it just won't be the same; Kyousuke will be officially Hers and neither of them will need a third wheel so much, and it'll just be awkward having him around to intrude.

The sorrow clutches at his heart for a moment, and he considers taking his beer back after all and taking a good long drink.]

Don't—forget to drink that.

[alloutoflove]

[ It's not that she can't tell his mood is souring, but for the life of her, she can't figure out over what. He has these occasional swings of melancholy now and then, but he never volunteers information. Not even a hint. There's a moment where she wants to ask, but something holds her back. Nerves? Respect for his privacy? Maybe a little of both.]

I wasn't going to...

[rockyxiii]

[He can tell she's picking up on his mood, and offers her a smile, lightening a little. He can't let himself bog everyone down in his stupid crap. It'd be a waste of the time they do have together.]

Just been a long week. That's why I wanted to treat myself and all. Honestly, I should've invited you to start with . . . except I thought I could get away with cheating.

[alloutoflove]

...You know, I bet there are sweets that would still work within your diet. Would you like to be my test subject?

[ She doesn't entirely buy the "long week" excuse. Not for this. But if he isn't ready to tell her yet, she also doesn't want to force him. ]

[rockyxiii]

. . . You don't have to go out of your way for me. It's just a couple weeks.

[alloutoflove]

It's not going out of my way. It's because I want to, okay? But there's no point if you don't want it.

[rockyxiii]

You really think I'd say no?

[Like he could refuse.]

[alloutoflove]

Mmm...

[ She doesn't drink, but she does fiddle with the glass a little, drawing a finger down the side, collecting condensation and then rubbing it away with her thumb. ]

More, I think sometimes you want to. That's why I ask, you know?

[rockyxiii]

Yukizome . . .

[Ah, she's being serious. It's hard for him to be straightforward much of the time, but he can't deflect when she's like this.]

You—go too far out of your way for me. I don't always know what to say. But . . . don't think I don't appreciate it. I just don't wanna be that guy who jumps all over your generosity. I wouldn't deserve it if I did. Hell, I don't anyway.

[alloutoflove]

Sakakura-kun.

[ Her voice takes on a briefly sharper note at that, and she leans across the table to stare at him intently. ]

I'm the one who gets to decide what's "going out of my way," okay? If I didn't think you deserved it, I wouldn't make the offer.

[rockyxiii]

. . . I'm gonna make you eat those words next time you complain about me doing you a favor.

[But he softens into a smile back at her, finally meeting her eyes.]

You go too easy on me. But I go too easy on you, too.

[alloutoflove]

You do!

[ Her own expression melts into a sunny smile, full force all over again. ]

No matter what sorts of faces you make, you're a surprisingly gentle guy.

[rockyxiii]

You're the only person who thinks that. Now drink already before I take that back.

[She's just so cute . . . sigh.]

[alloutoflove]

You gave it to me fair and square! You can't take it back now!

[ But now she's INSPIRED!! so she ends up chugging half of it.

Which was... kind of a mistake... wheeze. Ugh. ]


How does anyone drink this stuff...?!

[rockyxiii]

Y-Yukizome! Don't tell me you've never had a beer before. Even I don't drink that much of it at once.

. . . But you're not wrong that it tastes like shit, so maybe it's better to get it down as fast as possible.

[alloutoflove]

It's not that I haven't, just not that much at once...!

[ Ew. Ewwwww. At least the food is arriving so she can tackle that instead. ]

[rockyxiii]

As long as I don't have to carry you home.

[But he would if he did have to.

IT'S TIME TO GRILL SOME MEAT.]

[alloutoflove]

One beer isn't going to be enough to take me down! You should have more faith in me than that.

And even if it weren't, you could just call me a cab.

[ She says, knowing that he'd never. ]

[rockyxiii]

Like hell I'd call you a cab. I'd rather keep you where I can keep an eye on you if it comes to that.

[SAKAKURA JUZO DOES NOT TRUST ANYONE WITH HIS DRUNK FRIENDS. HISS.]

[alloutoflove]

Just as expected from Sakakura-kun! I won't go too far, I'm not planning on it. But if I were, I'd feel safest with you, so please take care of me.

[rockyxiii]

[If there's one thing he trusts himself to do for his friends, it's take care of them when they need it; he softens a little, smiling back at her.]

The only trouble you're gonna run into tonight is finishing all that pork belly, Yukizome. Don't worry about it.

[alloutoflove]

I won't, I won't. How could I?

[ She trusts him for a lot more than just that. And while she's usually certain he doesn't actually get that, for now, she's willing to let it slide. Maybe someday, it'll get through his thick skull; until then, she'll be patient for as long as it takes. ]

It's easier to stay calm when I'm with you, you know.

[rockyxiii]

. . . That's good to hear. You know I wouldn't ever let anything happen to you.

[alloutoflove]

I do.

[ What she'd said before hadn't been an exaggeration, after all: she always feels completely safe with him. Their other classmates had always been put off by his size and general attitude, and the few friends she'd maintained outside of Hope's Peak were as a whole frightened of him -- and it's not that she can't see objectively why, but... but!

But she loves him fiercely, and she's willing to go down fighting tooth and nail if she has to.

The thought makes her smile wider at him, but for the moment, she's focused on the grilling. Meat!! ]

[rockyxiii]

[He works on getting his own beef done perfectly, thinking again about how he might like to touch her, how he's not sure sometimes what that means. Chisa's been the source of some sexuality-questioning again and again in his life, thanks to similar feelings on his end. He loves her. He truly does, and sometimes he doesn't understand the separation, only that he feels there is one that he can't explain or quantify.

He wouldn't mind finding out, with both her and Kyousuke. But that just isn't in the cards.

It doesn't matter. This, right now, is enough.]

You're gonna let me try that, right?