scary: gojo

[turbulency]

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[situationship]

It's hard to say no to cute girls... But! No, not really.

[ Holds Suguru's hand, giving it a squeeze, as he stays close. ]

Another week.

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[ Assigns them back in one of the Roth houses. They can lean against each other. ]

Yeah.

You starting to get worried?

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[ WHEN ISNT HE WORRIED...... He becomes pudding. ]

... Less died this week? So not bad. [ He looks over to him. ] You all right?

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[ Tips Satoru into his lap. He can rest. ]

I'm okay. [ Thoughtful, ] But I'm thinking about how next week it could be one of us.

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Makes the note Lavi showed us about the dead more enticing.

[ HE HAS BEEN LAP PILLOWING A LOT LATELY, but who is he to complain. He rests on his lap lazily. ]

It's barely the halfway point. Would they be able to ration us?

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[ He runs his fingers through Satoru's hair. ]

Maybe they'll stick to two or... even less.

[ Playing with his hair...

... And then he stops suddenly and pulls Satoru back up for a hug. ]

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[ He was going to say something, but he's being hugged.

It takes him a moment, but he hugs back. ]

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[ Yeah, they are hugging now. He just wants to keep Satoru close... Weeks are hard. ]

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[ This is fine. He'll adjust so he can cradle Suguru since he thinks it should be his turn. ]

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[ It is nice to just cuddle. ]

Do you need to get in the swamp again?

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[ Tucks him under his chin. ]

And possibly roll some side effect that has me lose my mind every once in a while? I think I'm good to heal normally from here.

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[ Hums. ]

Don't get into anymore fights with Kanda then.

[ Bites his collarbone. ]

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[ Tenses up because he doesn't want to abruptly move. It may reopen some wounds or disturb Suguru. ]

I won't, I won't! Promise.

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[ Okay, gives him a kiss then. ]

Good.

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[ Bites the crown of his head because it's here. ]

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[ Accepts this. ]

It's the last day of the rule...

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[ Bites again. ]

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[ OKAY he laughs this time ]

You're getting my hair in your mouth.

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Good thing you shower.

[ Noses his hair now. ]

It's going to be okay.

[ Even though this is a murdergame. ]

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[ He's quiet a moment. They've talked about so many heavy things, but it's still hard for him to admit when he's scared. ]

I just worried I'll wake up on a Friday and your poster will be on the bulletin board.

[ It's easier to say worried than afraid.

It's also easier to frame it like this than to say I don't want to lose you as if Satoru is his to keep. ]

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[ To hate being vulnerable... It's difficult, even if it's the reality they have to accept. Back at home, they have solid methods of counter-attacking and defending themselves here. He has thought about it, maybe thought too much about it when no one is around.

It's a dark cloud that is always over them while they're here. ]

Then you'd need to do a stupid trial for me the next day, huh.

[ He gives Suguru a little squeeze in this hug. As long as one of them makes it out, that is what matters. ]

What happens happens. Right now, I'm here.

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[ No, they both need to get out of here.

He sits up a little, straightening so that he can watch Satoru's expression. ]

Satoru... I don't need you to comfort me. [ Though he's appreciative, voice not scolding. ] I just want to know that you feel the same.

[ ... ]

Or don't. Whichever it is.

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[ THE NUMBERS ARE WORKING AGAINST US.

This starts as confusing because isn't it obvious? But what he learned from back home, right before he came here, is that not everything is obvious... His expression softens as he leans in to press their foreheads together. ]

Idiot, of course I don't want to find a poster for you on our cursed bulletin board. I don't want anything to happen to you.

[ Why else the restless and sleepless nights if not for them? If anything were to happen, it should happen to him instead. ]

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I know that.

[ He closes his eyes, relaxed and content with their closeness. ]

I just meant... if you're worried about it too, then you can tell me.

[ It's not that he want's Satoru to struggle or be afraid, but he just wants him to rely on him when he is. He doesn't need Satoru to only be there to fix his problems.

And maybe he does want to know, a little, that he's not the only one who's scared. ]

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[ He isn't the greatest at following a conversation on the emotional level, so it takes him a moment... Worried? About having a poster on the bulletin board? Worried... About being a poster on the bulletin board. Worried every time he wakes up, Suguru isn't there. Worried every time he lets himself fall asleep, even with Suguru there, something will attack them and take their skin. Worried every time he lets himself fall asleep, someone is tempted to kill for a little treasure from the swamp's trove.

Worried every time they're forced unconscious, he wakes up to the nebulous fog where monsters lurk. Worried every time he lets himself fall asleep, he won't wake up. ]

I...

[ As he thinks deeply, it takes him back to the time where he felt a knife through his abdomen, to his throat, then to his head, and the consuming darkness that encroached. Maybe it had always been there, the fear, constant and gnawing at him. It's even worse here. There is nothing to protect him here.

Without even knowing or considering this to be a vulnerable moment, his body has been gradually tensing up, noticeably so. Every muscle fiber is strained and stiff, even though an embrace should be soft and comforting. ]