psl || like a ripple that chases the slightest caress of the breeze

[hasteful]

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[nightchild]

[itsuki smiles in reply, though it's a little crooked. he can sense the 'but' there???

but also they're on a date, so maybe itsuki doesn't want this soft, teasing moment to lead into a real argument. he heads to the register, slipping his hand into buzen's]

Ana-chan, huh? I wish I could have seen that.

[being scolded by roxana... itsuki isn't that much of an M to get excited by that, but he feels like it must be really effective.]

Aren't you supposed to listen to your master?

[hasteful]

[buzen will take itsuki's hand!

but also - ]

Well, she warned me really early.... way before she was my master.

Our first week there, I think?

[nightchild]

Buzen...

[he gives him a sort of squinty eyed look as if to ask 'i feel like i know what you were doing to get scolded like that and yet']

And now? I feel like she has to have warned you more than once....

[hasteful]

[he pauses... like he's thinking about it... and then he shakes his head.]

No, just the once. I apologized, and... well, I really don't mean to cause people reason to worry...

[ . . . . ]

I've been trying to do better. Am I not...?

[nightchild]

[there's a thoughtful look on his face at that, and he squeezes buzen's hand as if to reassure him,]

...It's so different here, compared to the prism. You still have your mission, but... I feel like there's a big difference between getting hurt there and getting hurt -- here?

[hm, it's hard to word this....]

Sorry, I'm not sure where I'm going with that... But I think you are doing better, and I believe you when you say that you're trying. That's the important thing.

[hasteful]

[buzen will squeeze itsuki's hand at that, nodding with the reassurance]

I never want to do anything to make you worry.... so trust me a little more, okay?

[he leans in to press a kiss to his cheek]

Even if it's a little cute that you worry so much.

[buzen is a sword... he's not going out of his way to get hurt, he just has a different understanding of his own capacity for handling things,]

[nightchild]

[a little cute.........

itsuki makes a small amused noise,]

I guess it's a habit of mine -- worrying about the people I like. [at least buzen doesn't call him MOM like garou does.....

itsuki doesn't know if he'd survive buzen calling him that............. words itsuki can escape from because buzen doesn't understand them: mom, bottom, etc.]

And I like you best, which means I'll worry about you the most.

[hasteful]

[that makes him laugh a little, amused]

Do you fuss over Kiyo-san and Yasu-san that much? I guess Kiyo-san would like it, though.

[being doted on......]

[nightchild]

[itsuki laughs too, then looks thoughtful]

I did try... But it honestly felt like they fussed more over me.

I know I come off as pretty easy-going, but I've always been good at taking care of myself...

[itsuki's just confused bc he couldn't big brother the swords]

[hasteful]

You were able to look after both you and Zuha-san, right? I've always thought you were pretty responsible, you were looking out for me from early on after all...

[when buzen was saying literally whatever?

he would've banged itsuki week 0 if itsuki was serious about asking?]

I was always pretty confused about people's impressions of you....

[nightchild]

[the person at the register will get to see itsuki's face change from ??? to the embarrassment of recalling that exact moment in week 0, wow]

Well, to be fair... I tried my best to be annoying...

[the self-awareness of this moment and the fact that buzen will be like :o annoying?

itsuki takes the bag and links his hand with buzen's, hurriedly]

I was different around them compared to how I was with you. That's all.

[hasteful]

Annoying...?

[the look of confusion on buzen's face truly shows how little he understands this. he interlaces their fingers as always! this is itsuki, his annoying boyfriend....]

I see... What were you doing around them?

[nightchild]

[THE WAY HE DOESN'T WANT TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION]

Um... [UHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhHHHHh....]

I was... hitting on... [KOFFS] Being too care-free! Yeah.

[YEAH]

[hasteful]

You were carefreely hitting on them?

[don't jUST SAY IT]

[nightchild]

[NOOOOOO]

-- No!






[wait]

I mean -- yeah! But I didn't mean it!

[itsuki like i was just a pervert because he still doesn't know that this is the reason damien was mad at him]

[hasteful]

[buzen's just laughing at this

he's still not jealous, help]

So if you were treating me differently.... you stopped hitting on me?

[nightchild]

[itsuki like im not sure which gives me more psychic damage atm]

Um...

[did he...? stop hitting on buzen? there's like that... blurred period of time.... between catching feelings and dtring......]

Mmmmmmm...... [YES? BUT HE LIKE -- ACTED KIND OF SLUTTY WITH INTENT TOO, wait] Actually, now that I think about it, it felt like you were also hitting on me...

[hasteful]

... really....?

Was I....?

[STOP BEING CONFUSED]

[nightchild]

[HE EXPECTED THIS]

Well -- it's not like you were trying to do that. You were just being sincere... But that's why it was so effective...

[also itsuki taught buzen to kiss people as gestures of friendship,]

[hasteful]

Eh...

[he looks so interested in this as if he is hearing it all for the first time and was not at all involved,]

I really can't tell when I'm hitting on you or not....

[nightchild]

[itsuki like `i love a morosexual and yet']

-- Check to see if I'm blushing.

[this is a good method if itsuki didn't blush all the time]

[hasteful]

[ . . . he tilts his head]

I must hit on you a lot.

[nightchild]

[





he puts his face in his hands]

No... I just like you a lot...

[itsuki like 'i love a morosexual but

what if

im the moron?']

[hasteful]

[help

buzen is just laughing, moving to encourage itsuki into his arms in the middle of this nice shopping center. hug....]

I like you, too. So much.

[nightchild]

[hug... weh.... he hugs back...]

I still don't know why you do, but... I'm glad. I'm never letting you go.

[he's buzen's... he's buzen's stupid, needy, yan-adjacent boyfriend,]