(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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[mindthebass]

And I say you need to go home! I'll go back eventually, just-- let me deal with my shit, alright?

(poorly as he may. he already is barely home, anyway. what difference does it make at this point?)

[empression]

When is "eventually"? Do you absolutely have to deal with your... conflicts alone??

[ Fussers gonna fuss. And also not say "shit". ]

[mindthebass]

Why should I do otherwise?

(and stubborns will be stubborn.)

[empression]

This may be what you're accustomed to, but if you have the opportunity to not struggle through things alone, why wouldn't you do otherwise?

[mindthebass]

Flip the script - why would you want to deal with this in the first place?

[empression]

Because when something terrible happened, I didn't want to deal with it alone and I had to.

[mindthebass]

... Do you mean--

(does she mean that he left her alone when she needed him? or is it an allusion about home?)

[empression]

-- Ah, nothing that's happened here. Truthfully, you've been so supportive with things that I almost feel as though I've been slacking.

[mindthebass]

Me? I'm not that supportive. I think you still think I'm much nicer than I really am.

[empression]

I do think you're much nicer than you insist you really are, yes. But I also don't think I'm wrong.

[mindthebass]

And I think dealing with this is not your job. Go home, Haru-chan. I'll live.

[empression]

Of course it isn't my job.

But I also want to be there for you, Shin-kun. Whether you'll live or be fine, you're obviously not fine right now.

[mindthebass]

... Ok. So what's your plan?

(big fuck it. they're already here. she's already seen it. the joint goes back to his lips, and he takes a drag.)

[empression]

[ It gets a glance but Haru doesn't say anything because Now Is Not The Time. ]

Are you willing to talk about it? Or would you rather I stay quiet?

[mindthebass]

You clearly have something to say. Let's hear it.

[empression]

I'm worried about you. [ simply. ]

It also seems that there's something on your mind.

[mindthebass]

Of course there's something on my mind! A man died in front of me, and it feels like I'm the only one still thinking about it!

[empression]

... I don't think that's true.

I still see it, when I close my eyes.

[mindthebass]

And how are you dealing with it? How are you just going about your day, Haru-chan?

[empression]

...

I'm trying to do what I can. This isn't the first time I've seen someone killed in front of me... but back then, I felt so helpless and overwhelmed, I couldn't make myself do anything for the longest time. I just kept reliving it, over and over again.

[mindthebass]

... I'm selfish, Haru-chan. I should have been there for you, and instead, I'm like this.

[empression]

No. No one ever really knows how they'll react to something like this... and this time, I want to be the one who's there for you.

Is that okay?

[mindthebass]

...

(there's silence. having someone being there for him for his own sake and no other motive is so foreign.)

... Ok. Thank... You.

[empression]

... May I hug you, Shin-kun?

[mindthebass]

... You'll smell like cigarette and weed if you do.

(BECAUSE THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART.)