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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[alloutoflove]

Why would they do that?

[ Actually, she could think of a number of people who'd be more than happy to have Sakakura Juzo half-naked in their home, but saying he deserved it? Really? ]

The weather's not your fault.

[rockyxiii]

You kidding? Even I know when I'm being rude. I just don't care unless it's you I'm being rude to.

[alloutoflove]

Wanting to be dry isn't rude.

[ She clicks her chopsticks at him, then sets to serving herself. ]

Anyway, I think you're underestimating how popular that could be.

[rockyxiii]

What's so popular about this?

[HE SAYS, COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUSLY, as he grabs some food for himself too.]

[alloutoflove]

...you really don't know...

[ It's a bit exasperated, but fond regardless. Of course he doesn't realize. Did he think that all photo ops were just because of his skill alone?

But she just shakes her head. ]

There are plenty of people who'd like to see you like this up close, Sakakura-kun.

[rockyxiii]

. . . Oh. Right. I don't really dwell on that kinda thing, but I doubt it's as many people as you're thinking.

[alloutoflove]

You were a triple World Champion before you graduated from high school. People know your name even outside of Japan.

[ She's as serious as she ever is, leaning forward on her elbows as she peers up at his face. ]

Even in our class, do you know how many of them would be jealous of me right now? "No fair, Yukizome, Sakakura-kun's only nice to you! AND you get to see him like that? Why??"

[rockyxiii]

Come on! No one ever really said anything like that to you.

[DID THEY?! He always tuned out the attentions of the girls in their class . . . ]

[alloutoflove]

I got it because of both of you.

[ She loves you both, but there were days where that made high school life awkward. ]

"Yukizome, why does Munakata-kun only pay attention to you? How come Sakakura-kun is so nice to you?" But they'd never just talk to you guys if I told them to!

[rockyxiii]

[He shakes his head and laughs a little, grabbing some meat with his chopsticks. It seriously smells divine . . . ]

You're the only one who ever did. I doubt Munakata noticed them any more than I did. We're not mindreaders.

[Meaning: they're both fucking oblivious, actually.]

[alloutoflove]

You were both awful!

[ But she laughs too as she says it, shaking her head. Her smile is softer, not quite private. ]

But you know, I didn't mind it. Then, or now. ...mm, maybe it's more accurate to say -- I liked it a lot.

[rockyxiii]

What'd you like, being harassed by the girls?

[He knows she doesn't mean that, and smiles widely at her . . . but he's not sure what she does mean.]

[alloutoflove]

I like being special!

[ Technically they were all that, attending Hope's Peak, but that's not what's up for discussion here. ]

If I'm the only girl that you and Munakata-kun care about, I don't mind if the whole class gangs up on me.

[ Not that they did. Making friends is a skill of hers. ]

[rockyxiii]

Am I really worth that?

[He doesn't say "we," because obviously Kyousuke is. Like, duh.]

[alloutoflove]

You are to me!

[ She says it firmly, brightly -- there are times when the gentle approach works better with him, but for this, she wants to be absolutely clear. There's a brief pause, and then she reaches out to nudge at his leg with her toes, like she'd wanted to the night before. They're in a private place now, it's okay. ]

[rockyxiii]

[ . . . Heh. He nudges back, shaking his head again to try and hide how happy, and a little flustered, he is.]

You spoil the hell out of me, Yukizome.

[alloutoflove]

Only because you let me.

[ She ducks her head a little at that, though her smile widens. Now it's softer, warmer in its fondness. ]

I'm not going to change the world, the way Munakata-kun is; I'm not going to be praised by the sports world, like you are. But I can still make a difference in my own way.

[rockyxiii]

Yukizome . . .

[He meets her eyes, still flustered, because he's not good at this kind of talk, doesn't know how to express exactly how he feels or what he means.]

Don't be stupid.

[See?]

What you've got is a thousand times more important than what I've got.

[alloutoflove]

I do keep a nice house.

[ But she knows that's not what he means, and she shakes her head a little, fondly. ]

Aah, but you know, I want to take care of my friends. And as long as they let me, why shouldn't I?

[rockyxiii]

. . . That's what's so special about you. The way you treat us—it makes it obvious what kind of person you are. That's why no one else can live up to you and Munakata.

[alloutoflove]

[ Her eyes go wide for a moment at that before she breathes out a laugh. There's a faint flush on her face and a smile she can't suppress. ]

What a rare thing, hearing that sort of praise from you...

[rockyxiii]

Consider it a gift to the hostess.

[He wants to touch her cheek, suddenly, and almost reaches out, but instead he just goes for more food instead, watching his chopsticks. Ahem.]

You know I'm shitty at that kinda thing, but you deserve to hear it sometimes. I dunno why you put up with us.

[alloutoflove]

You can't say that, you already brought one of those!

[ But she laughs at that, shaking her head. ]

But you know, I could make the same argument. You didn't need to put up with me, the first time we met. And now look!

[ Look at how she's just so?! happy?? this is awful, how dare you. ]

[rockyxiii]

You kidding? You'd have made my life hell.

[He says that with the most fondness, and a big grin.]

So, you pick out some movies for us, Yukizome?

[alloutoflove]

Only a little!

[ Again, she says it brightly, with no shame. ]

Today, we're going classic. They're ready whenever you are!