[Hey, you brought him up! Shuichi is just trying to make sense of all this, since he wasn't actually there.]
It could be either, with him. [A beat.] Um. How did you even...get onto that topic in the first place? Did he just call you specifically to tell you to talk to me about your nightmares?
[She shakes her head, snuggling in against him a little more closely to muffle a sigh.]
No... for some reason, he texted me to tell me the truth about D.I.C.E. You already know it, right? That they just play pranks on people?
[Just kind of assuming Shuichi knows, otherwise... whoops, sorry Kokichi.]
I think that virus in the communicators must make you want to confess things? Which is probably why he texted me that in the first place, come to think of it.
[Um. Hm. Does she really want to tell Shuichi that Kokichi thinks she's attractive and that confuses him because he's pretty sure he's gay?? And does that also mean she wants to confess that sometimes she still thinks about the time she and Kokichi spent together?? Oh boy. Maybe not now.]
We ended up getting on the topic of our -- yours and my -- relationship, and that's when he started accusing me of not considering your feelings at all. That's how we started talking about the... nightmares, again.
Mmm. [He nods. Yup, he's known about DICE for a while now. The only reason he hadn't told Kaede before now was because it wasn't his secret to tell. But he doesn't get a chance to explain that, given what Kaede tells him next.]
[It's not like Kokichi hasn't accused Kaede of not considering people's feelings before. The incident in the escape tunnel comes immediately to mind. And if he's being truly honest with himself, maybe the leader had been more correct about that than Shuichi had wanted to admit at the time. But to accuse her of doing that now, and in the context of their relationship...something about that just rubs him the wrong way.]
[He frowns, squeezing Kaede a little bit.]
I'm not sure that's something he had the right to tell you... [After everything Kokichi put them through in the killing game...he really doesn't have much room to talk when it comes being considerate of other people's feelings. Even if this is a romantic relationship and that wasn't...the situations are still comparable.] You should have told me about your nightmares sooner, but that's just one mistake. It doesn't mean you never consider my feelings.
[It's hard for even her not to get down about it, letting out a little discontented noise. It's still kind of hard to talk about, but... Shuichi's being so patient and considerate. He's such a good boy, she doesn't deserve him.]
Thank you, Shuichi-kun. For, um, listening and being understanding.
[Shuichi still isn't sure he agrees, but he's not sure what else to say to her that he hasn't already said. Giving motivational speeches to make people feel better has always been more Kaede's thing than his...]
You're welcome, A-- [...] Kaede...san.
[Okay he's not exactly sure if he should have tacked the -san on the end there, and it's obvious from his hesitating tone but...hey, he said it without stuttering at least. Even if it was kind of muffled because he has part of his face buried in her hair.]
[Her face slowly suffuses with color as she tilts her head. Oh, was he trying to hide? Good luck, boyo, she wants to see your face. A small smile is starting to curve her lips as she looks up at him, embarrassed but obviously pleased.
Before he can start to second-guess his choice too much, she sneaks in a kiss. She wasn't expecting it!! Next time let her prepare her heart some more, Shuichi! So a kiss is all he gets until she can find her words.]
[Ugh, let him hide!! She doesn't need to see just how red his face turned over something so simple.]
[Except, she absolutely gets to see it because she's more determined to look at him than he is to hide. And also to kiss him, apparently. Not that he can really complain about that.]
[She pushes at him a little with a laugh, trying to roll him over on his back so she can straddle him. Her nose brushes against his as her smile widens, though her blush doesn't fade at all.]
You said my first name... can you say it again? Please? Just "Kaede."
[The attempt to roll him over onto his back is an overwhelming success, largely owing to the fact that she caught him off guard. He can't really protest or resist, just roll over.]
[And be straddled.]
[Bold, Kaede. Bold.]
[For a moment, all Shuichi can do is just stare up at her in dumbstruck embarrassment. But, eventually...]
K-Kaede.
[Oh wow hey the wall is so interesting? So very interesting. He's just going to focus on that for a minute.]
[She giggles quietly at that dumbstruck expression, and makes a note to do stuff like this more often? If only for the cute faces he makes.
Yeah, this is much better than talking about all that serious stuff.
And he only stuttered a little bit... her breath catches when he says her name, chest tightening with an almost absurd happiness as she laughs again and shifts her weight to free up one hand. Unsurprisingly, that hand goes to his cheek to try to get him to look toward her so she can give him another kiss, this one lingering longer than the last.]
M-mm... [He just sort of...nods because that's about all he can manage right now. Just a little overwhelmed thanks to all these kisses and first name usage and being straddled. But he's looking at her again, at least. He can manage that, even if words are failing him.]
Huh? Oh! [Right. She apparently sent him some embarrassing, truthful texts. He'd almost completely forgotten about that, thanks to everything else they'd talked about afterwards.]
Um...would it be easier if I read them now, while you're here?
[He'll get the hang of it someday!! He is trying his best.]
Mmhm, sure. [He stretches out his arm towards the bedside table, groping half-blindly for the watch. Because apparently this is easier than asking Kaede to let him up for a second.]
[She presses a quick kiss to his cheek and moves onto her knees, reaching to rescue his watch from getting knocked off the table and slipping it onto her own wrist. There's the stupid little imp in the corner, taunting her to send another message but-- no!! She has to just delete the one about Mozart!!
...okay, done! And while she's there, just going to add some cute heart and sparkle emoji near her name in his contact list.]
[It wouldn't be the first time someone has decided to add something extra to his communicator settings without asking. He won't even bother changing it back, honestly.]
I won't laugh.
[He's going to try his very hardest to stick to that. Though he is admittedly a little worried since he has NO IDEA what he's about to see. He's confident in his ability not to laugh at her for whatever confessions she felt the need to make, but what if her wording is just funny in general??]
[He takes the watch and slips it on his wrist, and immediately brings up his missed messages. Oh, wow, yeah, she's right. That weird little imp really DOES have some kind of...oddly coercive ability. He's just going to ignore that as best he can...the only really dark secret he's keeping is one he can't afford to share, especially not with Kaede. Okay, let's see now...]
[Okay, well the thing about his eyelashes doesn't come as much of a surprise. After all, she'd brought them up to Mikan during their introduction. his butt, though...that's more unexpected and embarrassing enough to make the color rise in his cheeks again.]
[But, still, it's nothing that really tempts him to laugh, so...moving on--]
[Oh my god what is that emoji?]
[The corners of his mouth twitch in spite of himself because that is quite possibly the most ridiculous emoji she's ever sent him. But he doesn't laugh, as much as that crooked triangle mouth tries to tempt him into doing so.]
Uhm...
[Hm. He closes up the messaging program and takes his communicator off again, tossing it back onto the bedside table. His cheeks are still flushed, but he doesn't seem too flustered, at least. He can still talk.]
So...do you...actually want me to answer either of those or...
[There's a warning, pouting noise when the corners of his lips twitch, because don't you dare laugh mister. But he doesn't, and she relaxes a little, though she's still watching his face a little anxiously. Sure, the squats question is one thing, but what about the lingerie??]
[Kaede did you seriously just suggest that Shuichi accompany you into a lingerie shop and help you pick out sexy panties?]
[Shuichi.]
A-ah, um--!
[Okay, he actually answered this one first because he expected "you would look good in any of those colors" to be the end of the conversation. Squats, on the other hand, means explaining training.]
M-maybe??
[No. No he can't do that. Maybe one day but not now.]
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It could be either, with him. [A beat.] Um. How did you even...get onto that topic in the first place? Did he just call you specifically to tell you to talk to me about your nightmares?
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No... for some reason, he texted me to tell me the truth about D.I.C.E. You already know it, right? That they just play pranks on people?
[Just kind of assuming Shuichi knows, otherwise... whoops, sorry Kokichi.]
I think that virus in the communicators must make you want to confess things? Which is probably why he texted me that in the first place, come to think of it.
[Um. Hm. Does she really want to tell Shuichi that Kokichi thinks she's attractive and that confuses him because he's pretty sure he's gay?? And does that also mean she wants to confess that sometimes she still thinks about the time she and Kokichi spent together?? Oh boy. Maybe not now.]
We ended up getting on the topic of our -- yours and my -- relationship, and that's when he started accusing me of not considering your feelings at all. That's how we started talking about the... nightmares, again.
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[It's not like Kokichi hasn't accused Kaede of not considering people's feelings before. The incident in the escape tunnel comes immediately to mind. And if he's being truly honest with himself, maybe the leader had been more correct about that than Shuichi had wanted to admit at the time. But to accuse her of doing that now, and in the context of their relationship...something about that just rubs him the wrong way.]
[He frowns, squeezing Kaede a little bit.]
I'm not sure that's something he had the right to tell you... [After everything Kokichi put them through in the killing game...he really doesn't have much room to talk when it comes being considerate of other people's feelings. Even if this is a romantic relationship and that wasn't...the situations are still comparable.] You should have told me about your nightmares sooner, but that's just one mistake. It doesn't mean you never consider my feelings.
[So...don't let it get you down too much, okay?]
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[It's hard for even her not to get down about it, letting out a little discontented noise. It's still kind of hard to talk about, but... Shuichi's being so patient and considerate. He's such a good boy, she doesn't deserve him.]
Thank you, Shuichi-kun. For, um, listening and being understanding.
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[Shuichi still isn't sure he agrees, but he's not sure what else to say to her that he hasn't already said. Giving motivational speeches to make people feel better has always been more Kaede's thing than his...]
You're welcome, A-- [...] Kaede...san.
[Okay he's not exactly sure if he should have tacked the -san on the end there, and it's obvious from his hesitating tone but...hey, he said it without stuttering at least. Even if it was kind of muffled because he has part of his face buried in her hair.]
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[Her face slowly suffuses with color as she tilts her head. Oh, was he trying to hide? Good luck, boyo, she wants to see your face. A small smile is starting to curve her lips as she looks up at him, embarrassed but obviously pleased.
Before he can start to second-guess his choice too much, she sneaks in a kiss. She wasn't expecting it!! Next time let her prepare her heart some more, Shuichi! So a kiss is all he gets until she can find her words.]
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[Except, she absolutely gets to see it because she's more determined to look at him than he is to hide. And also to kiss him, apparently. Not that he can really complain about that.]
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It takes a couple long seconds, but she finally does pull back, eyes sparkling.]
What was that, Shuichi-kun...? It was kind of quiet, I couldn't hear too well...
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I said you're welcome...
[You heard him!]
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[She pushes at him a little with a laugh, trying to roll him over on his back so she can straddle him. Her nose brushes against his as her smile widens, though her blush doesn't fade at all.]
You said my first name... can you say it again? Please? Just "Kaede."
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[The attempt to roll him over onto his back is an overwhelming success, largely owing to the fact that she caught him off guard. He can't really protest or resist, just roll over.]
[And be straddled.]
[Bold, Kaede. Bold.]
[For a moment, all Shuichi can do is just stare up at her in dumbstruck embarrassment. But, eventually...]
K-Kaede.
[Oh wow hey the wall is so interesting? So very interesting. He's just going to focus on that for a minute.]
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Yeah, this is much better than talking about all that serious stuff.
And he only stuttered a little bit... her breath catches when he says her name, chest tightening with an almost absurd happiness as she laughs again and shifts her weight to free up one hand. Unsurprisingly, that hand goes to his cheek to try to get him to look toward her so she can give him another kiss, this one lingering longer than the last.]
Thank you, Shuichi-kun.
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...Ah!!
[She almost forgot, her arms squeezing him a little more tightly.]
Um... when you read your texts later... don't laugh, okay?
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Um...would it be easier if I read them now, while you're here?
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[Embarrassed Kaede noise, muffled right into his shoulder as she buries her face in it.]
I guess...
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[Keyword being "try" because sometimes this sci fi space tech is too much for Grandpa Saihara here.]
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Um... can I delete just one... you can look at the rest...
[She kind of wants to take the truth about Mozart to her grave tbh.]
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Mmhm, sure. [He stretches out his arm towards the bedside table, groping half-blindly for the watch. Because apparently this is easier than asking Kaede to let him up for a second.]
[Or just telling her to get it herself.]
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H-hang on, I'll get it...
[She presses a quick kiss to his cheek and moves onto her knees, reaching to rescue his watch from getting knocked off the table and slipping it onto her own wrist. There's the stupid little imp in the corner, taunting her to send another message but-- no!! She has to just delete the one about Mozart!!
...okay, done! And while she's there, just going to add some cute heart and sparkle emoji near her name in his contact list.]
O-okay, here... you won't laugh?
[She holds out his watch, pouting at him.]
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I won't laugh.
[He's going to try his very hardest to stick to that. Though he is admittedly a little worried since he has NO IDEA what he's about to see. He's confident in his ability not to laugh at her for whatever confessions she felt the need to make, but what if her wording is just funny in general??]
[He takes the watch and slips it on his wrist, and immediately brings up his missed messages. Oh, wow, yeah, she's right. That weird little imp really DOES have some kind of...oddly coercive ability. He's just going to ignore that as best he can...the only really dark secret he's keeping is one he can't afford to share, especially not with Kaede. Okay, let's see now...]
[Okay, well the thing about his eyelashes doesn't come as much of a surprise. After all, she'd brought them up to Mikan during their introduction. his butt, though...that's more unexpected and embarrassing enough to make the color rise in his cheeks again.]
[But, still, it's nothing that really tempts him to laugh, so...moving on--]
[Oh my god what is that emoji?]
[The corners of his mouth twitch in spite of himself because that is quite possibly the most ridiculous emoji she's ever sent him. But he doesn't laugh, as much as that crooked triangle mouth tries to tempt him into doing so.]
Uhm...
[Hm. He closes up the messaging program and takes his communicator off again, tossing it back onto the bedside table. His cheeks are still flushed, but he doesn't seem too flustered, at least. He can still talk.]
So...do you...actually want me to answer either of those or...
[Should he just pretend he didn't read them?]
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U-Ummm... if you want to.
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[Okay, apparently he needs a few more seconds, please hold...]
...I think you would look good in any of those colors.
[Apparently that's easier to answer than the squats question. Incredible.]
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O-oh, that doesn't really narrow it down, then.
Maybe... you can come with me to pick some out?
[Embarrassing, but. It sounds really fun.]
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[Shuichi.]
A-ah, um--!
[Okay, he actually answered this one first because he expected "you would look good in any of those colors" to be the end of the conversation. Squats, on the other hand, means explaining training.]
M-maybe??
[No. No he can't do that. Maybe one day but not now.]
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i really need to make more icons...
poor shuichi
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