hot pants with the fur

[nightchild]

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[nightchild]

[he doesn't even rub the spot where she punched him, instead he just looks

well, guilty. sad. like this U_U. he buries his head in his hands]

I know... I didn't... [the way he felt so bad after he remembered,] ...I won't forgive myself for hurting him like that.

[fleshedout]

Good. There's only so many people who know him.

[And she...sighs, the exhaustion in her face again.]

Don't let him slip through your fingers.

[nightchild]

...I won't. I promise.

[now he's guilty for a different reason...]

Sorry. I came up here to help you let loose some steam, and all I did was upset you.

[fleshedout]

...

[She huffs.]

Sit down and share this and then I won't be upset.

[nightchild]

[U_U hot pants...

Itsuki will do just that,]

You know, I'm used to my emotions being yanked around... but that was a lot.

[understatement of the century]

[fleshedout]

[Handing him food now. Eat up, nerd.]

....Yeah. You could say that again. Like we can't have happiness in this place.

[nightchild]

[he will gratefully accept,]

Do you think those two things were related? ...Mu-kun turning into that, Percy-kun surviving...

[who is he kidding, of course they are]

[fleshedout]

...Yes, I do.

[She's letting out a sigh.]

It's about balance, right? So if Percy survived, then Malik had more to take on his shoulders, perhaps.

[nightchild]

[he makes a face at the mention, but it was what he was thinking]

Yeah... What causes the imbalance in the first place? The murders?