musubi | eighteenth breath ✧ action

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eighteenth breath ✧ action

[This is a terrible idea, and he knows it. Still, Isamu can't stand to be cooped up in his apartment any longer. First chance he got (aided by heightened senses) he snuck out past Naoki and went for a walk through town.

The teen is currently wearing a couple layers of clothing, with basically everything covered - sunglasses, gloves, a scarf over the bottom part of his face... There are earplugs in his ears, but the outside world still seems too noisy, and despite the sunglasses his eyes are watering a little.

He'll be sticking to the edge of the road, in shadier areas, and avoiding the woods.]

Dammit. This is ridiculous.

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Hn. [And he might just do that. Right where he is.

Hope Naoki didn't plan on going anywhere anytime soon.]

[Like he has a choice anymore. Naoki's fine with being his friend's pillow.

...

This is gonna get really boring really quick. Oh well. Might as well try to get some sleep, too...]

[And this is the scene that greets Richard when he returns from the store with more food. That's... really cute, actually, and he can't help but smile as he sets the bag down and goes to retrieve a spare blanket from the closet, which he'll then drape over the sleeping pair. Sleep is good for both of them!]

[Isamu's heightened senses mean he's awakened as Richard moves about. The smell of food helps with that too.

He lifts his head a little, blinking blearily at the other man.]

[...

Yeah, Naoki's still fast asleep. Leaning against his friend a little.]

[It takes Richard a moment to realize that Isamu is awake, but once he does, his smile turns slightly apologetic.]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up.

[He shakes his head. It can't be helped, really. It's hard to sleep when anyone but Naoki is around.]

Can I get you anything now that you're awake?

[Since, you know, he figures that Isamu probably doesn't want to move and wake Naoki up.]

[He straightens up carefully, trying not to move Naoki too much as he does.]

Water.

All right.

[He needs to put the groceries away anyway, so he might as well kill two birds with one stone here. It's a few minutes before he returns carrying a glass of water, which he then hands to Isamu.]

[Isamu takes the glass carefully, testing the water with the tip of his tongue before drinking it down.]

Thanks.

You're welcome. Are you feeling any better now?

[He takes a seat on the couch on Naoki's other side, leaning back against the cushions with what might be a tiny sigh.]

Honestly? Sort of. Even if walking around outside today was pretty trying.

Maybe I'm just starting to get used to it.

I've never heard of kidnapping effects lasting more than a week or two... with any luck, you'll be back to normal soon.

Mm. I hope so.

Would you mind if I stayed here a few more days, just until Naoki has recovered? I don't want to impose, but I don't want him wearing himself out again either.

[Not that Richard looks all that much better himself, but that's a minor detail.]

Eh. I guess not. We can be a mess together.

Thank you. At this point I suppose it's hard to tell which one of us is the biggest mess...

[Totally not looking sleepy here. Not at all. Nope.]

Oh, I'll claim that for now. You guys can fight over it later.

[He can't help but laugh a little at this.]

You're too kind, Sir Isamu. But are you sure that's really a title you want?

I can add it to the many titles I'm sure I already possess. It would be one of the nicer ones.

[He shifts, settling back and leaning a little against Naoki.]

... you shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

[Hypocritical? Oh yes.]

It's only the truth.

Naoki wouldn't trust you so much if it were.

Naoki trusts too easily.

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