yogen | i don't want to survive, i want to live

Who: Yes
What: Movie Night + Slumber Party
When: 9/11, Saturday Evening
Where: Dorm Common Room
Warnings: A ridiculous amount of Fluff, probably

( it starts out small. a need for comfort food, and a need for something heartfelt but silly and fun, something genuine and kind. ... and, well, she did find a weird. bootleg vhs set of her favorite movie series, hamster space wars. but the dorm is only barely furnished- and it's not like they can just go out and buy a tv or anything. honestly she completely doubts there's even anything beyond the woods. but she remembers a teacher playing the thing and other stuff in the first month of all of this.

it's so long ago...

but there's a television and a vhs player in the school. and nene... nene's tired and sad and is currently out of fucks to give, so at some point in the day, after everyone else has left, nene has returned to the school and, uh. "borrowed" both things. it's fine. they just have to get it back in by sunday evening. don't worry about it. like, it's definitely heavy but she's a tough cookie who tills soil and everything, and also sara and noah both witnessed everything and are accomplices by default, so they had to help carry things too.

(they were completely happy to help on both accounts, she asked very nicely.)

so the "borrowed" television is set up across from one of the larger couches, and the vhs on top of it. she had cookies in the oven, donuts and hot chocolate made and popcorn popped. the common room paintings are covered with sheets of cloth. all that was left was something cozy- but at this point, nene's made so many little cushions and blankets and even cozy pjs that that's super easy. all that was left was letting anyone who wanted to come know too. so at some point in the halls, nene walks down calling out: )

Cartoons in the common room! Bring blankets and stuff!

( and, so everyone knows what their characters are getting into: hamster space wars is a movie series about different factions of hamsters that have been trying for cross planetary peace for ages now, with a villainous faction having sabotaged the final negotiations so they can control the war from the shadows to make the most money and also get the most seeds (Very Decadent). the first movie follows the main hamster and his little group trying to escape the villains after having witnessed the sabotage, and are trying to avoid assassination and end the war for good. the sequels follow allied factions, with hamster galactic wars being the Thrilling Conclusion.

it's heartfelt. it's silly. it's very cute. nene loves it. )

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( tch. and she's complimented him too... now he Has to do it.

he settles himself, looking up at her; his lips are pressed together in thought. how best to... )

Little Viper... I missed you as I would my own HEART. Spending days in tense silence and restrained feelings made me ill with worRY, wondering if we should speak on even the bare minimum of amicable terms ever aGAIN... ( a little flowery, but honest in its kernels. ) ...I'm sorry for hurting YOU, Rika. Even if I thought it was the right choice at the TIME.

( for chiaki, at least. could things have been different? ...maybe. no one says he would make the same choices again, heart swayed even slightly from events in the now--

he brushes the thought away and takes her hand, fingers curling with hers. )

I don't think things can go back to the way they were; I'm not that optimisTIC. But ( his voice softens and he rises, leaning closer to her, his expression soft ) if we could be friends once MORE, if you could allow THAT, then I...

( ... )

I would be in your DEBT.

( he'd be happy, but it isn't really for him to put that much weight on her... she shouldn't feel responsible for his happiness even a little bit. )

( oh.

well, listen. she did want this, so she's only got herself to blame, but... she didn't expect him to actually go all out? things have been... tense, sure. she was angry, then she was avoidant, then she accepted her loss and tried to move on. the feelings of bitterness still linger, of course, like a bad taste at the tip of her tongue every time she sees him, like something stuck in her throat, not letting the air pass through —

... but she knows that he wasn't entirely at fault, and she knows he's done what he had to do. realistically, she knew that chiaki wouldn't let him live after what he's done, because she knew chiaki, and... as far as she'd go to defend her, she would have absolutely gone for natsume's throat the moment she learned he'd killed izumi.

ah, she wants to cry. she won't, though, not in front of others. )

Okay... okay, I get it, you're embarrassing... ! ( she huffs, hand in his, second reaching to grab his head crudely and press it to her thigh. dumb. this is a hug, sort of. she doesn't think she could handle a proper one, so that's what he gets, while he's still on his knees.

and then, quieter: )

We are friends. I dunno if I'll ever... like... get over this fully, but... at least, I... ( UGHHHH talking about feelings HARD ) I got over my want to murder you, so there.

( cop out )

( oh— thigh, thigh. natsume's face warms because it's... soft, and it's rika, and this is the stupidest way to hug someone—and she's being honest, in her clumsy way. )

I— thank YOU. ( he...... does not know where it's appropriate to touch like this, and it's definitely not appropriate to lean IN like he normally would for a hug, so he's just going to stay very still. ) For the reCORD, if I ever hurt someone you like aGAIN, you're allowed one free shot at ME. I'll make sure Saihara-kun isn't around to take the hit that TIME.

( this might be the dumbest hug ever, but for some skewed reason, pressing a boy's face into her thigh still embarrasses her less than actually embracing someone.

don't ask why. )

... pfft! I'll double-check myself. ( cause saihara LOVES running into places and in the line of fire, for whatever reason. he did it with natsume, and when that ghost was holding her hand... insane ass.

anyway, she lets his head... go... since he's being Very Still and she figures it's probably awkward, and laughs it off. )

I'm still keeping an eye on you, got it?!

( won't be less embarrassing when he decides to forsake his title as ultimate feminist and kiss her thigh—

he's glad she lets go, since he can stand up again. still holding her hand, somehow less embarrassing than anything else. )

You of all people should know that's the best compliment an idol can reCEIVE, Little Viper. ( to always be watched... he smiles mischeviously at her, the apples of his cheeks still faintly red even as he leans in to kiss the knuckles of her hand. ) Particularly by someone they aDORE.

( listen... she would die but he would die, too, and what good does that do either of them?

actually, scratch that, she might die, anyway, because for some reason, her interactions with natsume just end up spiraling into het chicken every time... she just forgave him recently, for better or worse, and he's already so bold... shameless!! )

Uuuuugh! You're so embarrassing, Sakkun! ( she huffs, feeling her cheeks light up bright pink, as she promptly smacks him in the face and takes her hand away.

lightly, of course... of course. ) I'll take a dare, so hurry up!

( it's easier, isn't it? to just return to this kind of light-hearted action, especially in a group of people. if they want something actual sentimental, they can do it on the roof. that's where all your important talks go.

natsume rubs his cheek idly, taking a step back. a good dare for rika... )

You were an idol, RIGHT? I ( want to hear you sing, but he holds off on saying that in particular and goes with: ) dare you to serenade someone HERE.

i don't want to survive, i want to live

treat for US... sneaks a tag at work uwu

hehee

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