( in the time between rei's reply and ritsu's text he wonders briefly if he had gone too far in the time he'd been allotted by ritsu, his brother's patience extended by their unusual circumstance, and if that's so then it had been enough. not enough for rei—never; he's the type to stay hungry—but enough for ritsu, he hopes, because rei managed to say a thing or two before ritsu pushed away.
then comes an address, sudden at first, before the meaning settles in his mind, and then things seem okay. not even okay, maybe; just better, and better than before, and sometimes that's okay enough. )
must all your generosity toward me come with thorns ? though i suppose i'm in no proposition to complain i quiet like my hair the way it is these days just as we all try come to like ourselves a little bit better over time i'll take what you've said and carve it with love into the caverns of my heart no matter how cruelty you craft your words as daggers into me , i'll treasure always your words and your voice
( which is one thing—one's relationship with one's own self is a difficult thing—but to work with someone else—to have a partner, as ritsu's getting at—that's another, and maybe more difficult, even, than making peace with whatever he is, in this life he'd been born into.
he'll remember it, because it's rare for ritsu to offer him such gifts, even if it sits uncomfortable in his stomach, difficult to digest. )
more processingly you went to fight one of the creatures out beyond ? riddle stutter , you do recall i said we're only human , yes? if icicle ra kin knew he'd go into comma dose shock did you take care that you were safe during the ordeal? were you injured ? i thank you kindly for the address i've quiet instantly memorized i think i'll use this privilege to come by and insurance my darling brother hasn't gotten himself scraped up when he mistook playing in the wilde as playing in the mud as all good boys do
( ok that isn't just a diversion, for real, he is on his way, if you are hurt you are in for a fussing over, mister )
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then comes an address, sudden at first, before the meaning settles in his mind, and then things seem okay. not even okay, maybe; just better, and better than before, and sometimes that's okay enough. )
must all your generosity toward me come with thorns ? though i suppose i'm in no proposition to complain
i quiet like my hair the way it is these days
just as we all try come to like ourselves a little bit better over time
i'll take what you've said and carve it with love into the caverns of my heart
no matter how cruelty you craft your words as daggers into me , i'll treasure always your words and your voice
( which is one thing—one's relationship with one's own self is a difficult thing—but to work with someone else—to have a partner, as ritsu's getting at—that's another, and maybe more difficult, even, than making peace with whatever he is, in this life he'd been born into.
he'll remember it, because it's rare for ritsu to offer him such gifts, even if it sits uncomfortable in his stomach, difficult to digest. )
more processingly
you went to fight one of the creatures out beyond ?
riddle stutter , you do recall i said we're only human , yes?
if icicle ra kin knew he'd go into comma dose shock
did you take care that you were safe during the ordeal? were you injured ?
i thank you kindly for the address i've quiet instantly memorized
i think i'll use this privilege to come by and insurance my darling brother hasn't gotten himself scraped up when he mistook playing in the wilde as playing in the mud as all good boys do
( ok that isn't just a diversion, for real, he is on his way, if you are hurt you are in for a fussing over, mister )