(open/event stuff!) a cemetery where i marry the sea

[mindthebass]

Who ⬤ shinichi & you
What ⬤ event + one aftermath!
When ⬤ during tanabata and a week after.
Where ⬤ festival + a small ass bar.
Content Warnings ⬤ lmao so many. let's go. violence, underage sex work mentions, underage drinking, underage smoking, underage drug use, death, shock, trauma, etc.

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[bratherine]

( Fl...irting? We'll say flirting. Kate pouts, a strange and playful expression she wouldn't express were it not for the good mood seeping into every pore of this event. )

Weren't thinkin' ahead, were you?

[mindthebass]

Thought you didn't need to see it, since you know it personally, anyway.

(it's cute. this is cute. he's stretching a little, much like a cat would, before he rests his head on her shoulder.)

[bratherine]

( ... Oi. She looks over at his head, exhales, and does nothing about it. Like a particularly affectionate cat, he is. )

Guess you're right. No need t' try you out again.

[mindthebass]

See? God is on my side. She's a woman, after all. ♥

(HE'S GOING TO GET SHOVED, HE'S ALREADY GUARDING FOR IT.)

[bratherine]

( YES HE IS. GET OFF HER SHOULDER, DWEEB. )

Ugh.

[mindthebass]

(HE'S LAUGHING SO HARD HE'S CRYING. is this how it feels like to have friends your age???

... he likes it.)

[bratherine]

( Well, she's used to the getting drunk part of friends your own age. But the last ones she had... Well. They didn't laugh so much.

They didn't make everything feel as bright. Not so much "deliberately trying to embarrass" as they were "deliberately trying to get as fucked up as possible". )

Why're you like this?

[mindthebass]

(let him breathe first. allow his index fingers to wipe away the tears that pooled, and so grant him time to cease his laughter.

but he does tilt his head a little, unable to do the latter so well as a few chuckles still escape mid-sentence.)

What... hehe... do you mean? Like this what?

[bratherine]

... Always being nice.

( At least to her. )

[mindthebass]

... I'm not that nice, though. You're just used to worse.

(SHIN, BE NICE.)

[bratherine]

( That...

The sore spot is poked, and yet, under the magic of the night, the pain doesn't seem to hit in the way it otherwise would.

She still grabs for her drink, taking an all too long pull of it, as though trying to wash the taste of something from her mouth. )

...I guess.

[mindthebass]

I might not be that nice all the time, but I do care about you a lot. As long as you want me around, I will be, alright?

(he knows what he said.

... but he also knows who he is. shin's a child, as much as he would hate to say it out loud. one that wants to be grown, and doesn't, all the same. one who gets blissful over the smallest things, childish excitement and whines coloring his speech - but who wouldn't hesitate to stab an emotional wound and twist the dagger if he feels cornered.

he does the best he can.)

[bratherine]

( The warmth of the night prevents her thoughts from spiralling the way they normally might. But Kate still finishes her drink and clears her throat. )

C'mon. I wanna look around.

( She likes drinking but she's itching to move now. )

[mindthebass]

... Haven't you already? I even found an arena myself.

(HE DUN WANNA MOVE, KATE........)

[bratherine]

Been workin' all night.

( This is the first moment she's actually had to look around so far! 🥺 )