( closed-ish. ) so i run, and i keep on running

[contrarily]

Who: rika & various
what: june things.
When: throughout the month!
Where: various locations.
Warnings: n/a



a catch-all post for june! i'll be throwing custom starters
and stuff here throughout the month. feel free to throw me stuff, too,
if you're interested! i can be reached on discord, via pm or on ikzel

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[adsum]

Sakasaki did! He said lots of other things, but don't worry! I still love you!

[ just gotta clear up some false beliefs, and he'll be fine after reeducation. ]

[obsessiveness]

[ crosses his arms across his chest. ]

I see. So you'd rather believe in bullshit that falls from his mouth.

[adsum]

Wha- bullshit? He wouldn't like to me??

[ Why would anybody lie to HER? how dare they? unimaginable ]

Is he jealous of you? Is that why he— oh...

[obsessiveness]

[ sis.... this ain't it.... ]

Hah, I doubt it. That shitty brat is too self-important to even consider looking up to people like me. He's got a silver tongue that he uses to his advantage in his career. But luckily I'm not that easily fooled. Like the one time he asked me if he could take my heart.

[ he turns his cold gaze on her. ]

Mind explaining that, Kudo?

[adsum]

Oh? Oh...

[ She presses her hands to her mouth. ]

He's jealous of me...

[ So that's how it is. Feeding her lies to sabotage her relationship with Izumi. Anybody would be jealous; she can understand that. ]

[obsessiveness]

[ rolls! his eyes!! ]

Look, I may be just as deluded if not worse, but I'd rather not waste time trying to convince you otherwise if you're that sick in the head. Don't you rather want to hear the truth from the source itself than believing in whatever lies people feed you? Because I do.

[adsum]

[ nooooooo don't admit you're also delusional, Izumi, please, ]

From you? Yeah! I want to hear about you!!

[ She hardly ever gets to hear Izumi talk about himself, so this is a rare treat, Chiaki unable to help but smiling as she chinhands over lunch. ]

Tell me about your thoughts about the world, and your opinion on footie pajamas, and what you like to eat for breakfast, and do you know Popee??

[obsessiveness]

[ AT LEAST HE CAN ADMIT THAT but tru... he's rarely super honest with himself... ]

No, you have to explain your side of the story first. Sakasaki rubbed me the wrong way because of it.

[ and, you know, they almost killed each other, ]

[adsum]

Hm? He owed me a favor, and asked what I wanted.

[ You know how Natsume is, preferring to deal in exchanges, and it should be clear what Chiaki wants most of all and what she asked for, so she doesn't bother with elaborating on the story. ]

Sooooooooooo... Popee?

[obsessiveness]

What the heck is a Popee?

[ if it's not a clothing brand or a new idol unit that needs defeating... bye ]

No, I mean-- why do you need my heart that badly? Sakasaki's chances of getting it are slim to none.

[adsum]

Some sort of clown? I dunno, you should ask Sakasaki.

[ She probably shouldn't have sent Natsume on a wild goose chase for Izumi's heart either, but... well. She leans back in her seat, and takes a moment. ]

It's impossible in the end, right? I'm the one who wants to get it myself, after all. I guess I wanted to see him work hard, the way you always work hard, but he's the sort of person who works around problems and finds a third solution instead.

[ Less hard worker and more creative, nothing to find fault in ]

[obsessiveness]

I already know that. We've worked in the same agency, for one. That doesn't mean I have to like him for that, though.

[ since they're both too similar to an extent. ]

Also I hear that you're going to give him passports in exchange? Did he ever get them?

[adsum]

Hm? Are you interested? Do you have one? What do you think about going to Budapest with me someday?

[ why talk about Natsume when we can talk about ~*~*us*~*~ ]

[obsessiveness]

[ izumi was about to interject when an idea just crossed his mind. hmm. ]

...No I don't, actually. I did have plans on exploring Europe back when I was at Florence, but I wanna prioritize the other fashion capitals first.

[ like paris, milan, etc. he has big dreams okay ]

[adsum]

Like... Budapest.

[ is the capital of Hungary and ??? Budapest fashion is a thing, she's sure. But Izumi doesn't have a passport either, huh... ]

Maybe I can ask Rokuro to make one for you too! I'll just need a little time to pay him off, but if it's before summer break, I bet I can make it!