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[ she snorts and takes a few bites of their rapidly cooling dinner. ] It sounds that way. It's just like you to share everything you make with about 6 or 8 other people, too.

[ new world, same minako as always. ]

Hey, I cook plenty just for myself, you know! Not my fault I was Cordis hungry... [ she points with her chopsticks and makes a face, clacking them at her. pretty clear she's trying not to laugh, though. another couple of bites. ] But... thanks, I think?

Edited 2019-08-31 07:20 (UTC)

[ yukari can't help giggling. after the briefest second of hesitation, she kisses minako on the cheek. ] You're welcome, I guess.

[ she leans back and busies herself with eating, the tips of her ears red. whenever minako wants to talk the real reason she's here, the floor is all hers. ]

[ minako flushes red at the kiss, not having expected it. she finally finishes her bowl, setting it aside. ]

So... [ she steps out of the kitchen and over towards the couch, dropping onto it. c'mon, yukari. ]

Back on what we were talking about before... I was kind of terrible to them, when I found out? I couldn't deal with it. On top of everything else, it felt like... [ she gestures, searching for the right way to phrase it. ] like fate was still toying with me, or something?

[ yukari spends some time putting dishes in the sink, just listening. ]

Yeah. [ she thinks back to the Abyss of Time and aigis being chosen as the new wildcard when yukari had desperately thought 'but i was there first. i knew her first.' ]

Yeah, I get that, [ she says while sitting opposite minako on the couch. ] Like there's one final joke you don't understand while everyone else thinks it's hilarious.

[ she still doesn't know about any of that you know, yukari. ]

... Yeah. [ minako nods. ] Shinjiro didn't know me from home, but... somewhere else. Same place some of the others were. I eventually thought... you know, he's from September anyway, so... it's been fine! Mostly. There's no getting that time back, but it's been okay. Just means I need to bring him out of his shell all over again.

But Mitsuru... I don't know. Maybe we could have gotten somewhere. She was trying, doing the best she could in that position, but it was right before the casino thing. And I couldn't handle what happened. So I just got drunk the first night, and by the time it was all over? She was gone.

Edited 2019-08-31 21:39 (UTC)

[ nope, and it'll come up at the worst possible time because that's how it always works. ]

He did mention that he came from somewhere pretty rough when we ran into each other at the beach, but I didn't know anyone else had come from there.... Whatever work you're putting into getting to know him again is working, I think. [ he had offered to help out with the party without very little prompting, for starters. ] It's kind of cute how much of a softie he is.

With Mitsuru-senpai.... [ yukari rubs a hand across her mouth. ] You know how she is. She can get so awkward and then there was meeting you. I know she would have given you a chance if she was here longer.

[ there is a part of her story that concerns yukari moreso than her relationships with either shinjiro or mitsuru. brows furrowed, she asks, ] Drunk?

What she said actually wasn't bad, for Mitsuru. Just the situation, you know... [ she laughs awkwardly. ]

Yeah, I... I don't know. I was upset? I wanted to throw myself into the fun a little and forget what was bothering me, and the casino bars down in the Lightless didn't care. There was stupid magic stuff in some of what I ordered, which... wasn't great either, haha... [ and since it's important to affirm this: ] I haven't started drinking or anything! It was just a bad day.

...fair, [ she says after giving minako a long look. ] I'm not trying to judge you for it. Bad days happen. It's just that it doesn't sound like you, I guess.

[ sighing, ] Then again, the whole situation sounded like it was terrible so.... Anybody would've done the same.

[ don't mind if she just leans against you, yukari. it's fine. yeah. minako just wants to cuddle a bit!!! ]

I kinda just felt terrible the whole time... Tried it, didn't really like it, life goes on. Right?

Edited 2019-09-01 11:10 (UTC)

[ cuddling is fine. it's fine, it's fine, it's fine. maybe yukari will just hold her hand for, you know, reasons. ]

Right. And who knows, maybe that Mitsuru-senpai will come back or she'll show up from our timeline. Either way, she'll be asking you to run away with her again in no time.

[ that gets a laugh, and she settles in a bit more. ]

You sure you'd be okay with that?

[ grinning, she quips, ] I don't have to be. Mitsuru-senpai wouldn't make it a mile from the driveway without getting self-conscious and turning back around.

And if she didn't, well...I'd fight her for you. [ she rubs minako's knuckles with her thumb. ] I might lose, but at least I gave it a shot.

[ minako hums thoughtfully at that, leaning up to steal a quick kiss.

she really is just inordinately fond of yukari. it's a problem. ]

I don't think she'd let it come to that, you know. But it's a sweet offer.

It's always on the table.

[ yukari hasn't caught feelings. rather, they've slammed into her at full speed and she's still reeling from the impact.

her grin turns into a soft smile. ]

...you really do matter, you know? A lot.

Edited 2019-09-01 21:07 (UTC)

[ minako laughs quietly, looking up towards yukari's face from her position. she knows that she can't argue with that, in spite of how much some small, self-loathing part of herself wants to, even now. ]

I'll take your word for it.

[ yukari sighs contentedly, touching her forehead to minako's. she's been confused about what they are, but this feels...right, in a way. ]

Glad to hear. It's not just my word, though.

Taking your word for that, too. [ her smile softens and she closes her eyes in that position, before pulling yukari in for a kiss. ]

[ yukari knows she is stupid for wanting to be with a dead girl who would always look for someone else. it is reckless and juvenile and puts both of their hearts at so much risk.

but she also recognizes that she feels as if she's drowning each time they kiss like this, and that she might be okay with being pulled under.

she pulls away after a long while, breathless and smiling. ]

You can stay here tonight, if you want. And if you don't, that's okay. You're always welcome, no matter what.

[ there's so much she wants to say. so much that she can't get out of her mind about maybes and what-ifs, might-have-beens and never-weres. hypotheticals that she doesn't dare voice, for so many reasons--not least being how unspeakably cruel she feels it would be to the girl who vowed to always protect her.

she recognizes how unfair this is to yukari. that there's surely no real future in this, and the more invested that they get in this bit of happiness, the worse it's going to be in the end.

right now, though? it doesn't matter. minako breathes out a laugh and nods, even if she feels like she might cry from everything welling up in her chest. ]

Yeah, [ she captures her lips again, for just a second ] I'd like that.

[ there are many things left to hash out, each one more difficult than the last.

but that won't happen tonight. ]

You know, [ lifting her other hand to minako's cheek and stroking it with her thumb, ] I was really hoping you'd say that.

Edited 2019-09-03 19:20 (UTC)

Good! Because I was hoping you'd offer...

[ for once, it's yukari who gives minako a devious grin. ] Anything else I can offer, then?

You know, I can think of a few things... but there's more space for them in your room, Yukari.

[ she smiles, looking every bit the indulgent, long-suffering friend. like this isn't something she enjoys just as much. ]

You really need it that badly, huh?

[ why is her girlfriend the worst. ]

Minako.

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