Chasma: Yukio

[aono]

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[reflash]

[Miki doesn't stretch out but she doesn't pull away, lets Rinkou lie down next to her and glances over at the other daemon.]

They claimed we were supposed to have volunteered for this. I don't recall being asked to come here, do you remember anything?

[aono]

No, the last thing I remember is the wedding.

[And the distance between them, and the way Yukio keeps pulling away, and the fight on their birthday-]

But you're- you're really okay? With everything?

[reflash]

[That's the last thing he remembers as well, nothing between walking through the door to leave, and walking into fog.]

Of course I'm not okay with any of this, nii-san. [And "any of this" includes a lot, really. Where does it start and end?] That doesn't mean I'm going to lose my head about it.

[aono]

...

[Right. Of course he's not okay with anything. It's all just too much to be okay with.

Rin, the fool he is, takes that as an answer to a question he technically hasn't asked. And he deflates a little as the answer settles into his mind.]

Right, yeah. It's good you can keep your cool about it though.

[He'll push himself to his feet now, though Rinkou seems reluctant to get up.]

Sorry for bugging you so late. I'll let you sleep.

[reflash]

Thank you. [He says, prepared to walk into his room.

Miki whines, and turns to rest her head on top of Rinkou before the other daemon can move.]

... get up, Miki.

[Miki doesn't move.]

[aono]

[Well. Rinkou's not going anywhere now. She just stays put under Miki and starts purring.

Rin, however, seems more anxious than mad.]

C'mon Rinkou, they need to sleep. We do too.

[The cat does not move. And Rin isn't stepping in to remove the cat.]

[reflash]

[He takes a step closer, attention fixed on Miki and for a second it looks like he might move forward even more to try and separate the two daemons. But he just settles for glaring down at the two of them.

He can't do anything. Not without hurting Rin, and he-- he can't make himself do that right now.]

Move.

[aono]

[Rinkou stays there, laying under Miki's head and purring loudly. As long as Miki isn't moving, she won't either.]

...

[Rin is quiet for a moment, unsure of what to even say. What eventually comes out is a light almost-joke.]

Maybe they want a sleepover?

[reflash]

I don't think my assigned roommate would appreciate that. [Yukio is considering just kicking his daemon.]

[aono]

...yeah, probably not.

[Rin deflates a little bit here.]

C'mon, Rinkou. Let's leave them alone to sleep.

[Cat makes a disgruntled noise and doesn't move. She looks like she might swipe at anyone who tries to remove her from Miki's presence.]

[reflash]

This is stupid, you're both being childish. [Yukio says, bending down and reaching in with his good arm to try and grab Miki without touching Rinkou.

She gives him a sideeye and a low, warning noise and he pauses.]

We need a new strategy. [Yukio says, and looks back at Rin but doesn't explain his idea. Not yet.]