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Euphemia li Britannia (friendly_fire) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-05-23 11:29:00

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aidan reilly, euphemia li britannia, lelouch vi britannia, suzaku kururugi

Day 377 Closed Roommate Mingle
[This three-bedroom apartment in Sector 4 has passed through many hands already and it might be getting more crowded now. Too crowded?]

(OOC: Open to Euphemia, Lelouch, Suzaku, Aidan, and anyone they invite over.)

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	imperious 2016-06-19 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	[ Can't -- quite -- stop himself from stiffening. Lelouch shuts his eyes for a heartbeat; gathers his thoughts for a heartbeat. ] It's. A very long story. [ You won't believe him. But he... can't admit that's his reason for staying silent, it's... entirely too vulnerable. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

whiteknightmare
2016-06-19 03:10 pm UTC (link)

[ Suzaku's voice is almost soft, because of a thin, frail, wary thread of amusement running through it. ]

I may not be as good at seeing things in perspective as you are, but I could guess that much.

Take your time to find the words, if you wish. But it seems that you and I will be speaking in different languages until you tell me.

[ Which. An hour ago even, Suzaku might not have been that averse to. But now - well, he did ask already. He knows he doesn't need to reiterate. ]

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imperious
2016-06-19 04:09 pm UTC (link)

[ It hurts. The offer, the implicit trust. But he can't, he can't, he can't. They barely got through it the first time, and that was when neither of them had anything left to lose; when they were united by what the World of C had shown them.

How is he supposed to recreate that all by himself, with naught but words. ]

...I know. [ Soft, and. The only thing he can really say. ]

[ Let's just... focus on finishing up with your hands. In a moment, the bandaging will be done, and then you can... take them back. And he can retreat. ]

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whiteknightmare
2016-06-19 04:24 pm UTC (link)

[ See, Suzaku still doesn't think he has anything to lose.

But he is paying attention, now, and he can see that it is difficult. So he's not going to insist again. He doesn't have the right to force that information, and, more, he knows Lelouch enough by now to know that if he tries, Lelouch will tell him a story... and it won't have much to do with the truth.

So he just nods, looking down at where Lelouch's fingers dance over his skin. Stumble, more like it, but close enough.

He'll stay in the bathroom and shower, after. Very cold, very long shower. And if he cries a little, nobody will know. ]

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	why do you break my heart imperious 2016-06-19 05:03 pm UTC (link)
	[ When he's finished, Lelouch... lets his hands fall to his side. Sm, smiles up at, after an awkward beat. ] All patched up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	If not me, who? whiteknightmare 2016-06-19 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	[ Quietly, without quite looking up at him. His hands fold neatly in his lap, he's learned to keep up appearances far too well for far too long. ] Thank you, Lelouch. For all of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	:( :( imperious 2016-06-19 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	[ And now -- thanking him. Lelouch resists the impulse to ball his hands into fists. ] --Don't be ridiculous. [ Soft, before his eyes avert. ] Honestly. [ You're welcome. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Um. >.>

whiteknightmare
2016-06-19 07:53 pm UTC (link)

[ Oh.

Suzaku is very unused to emotions that he doesn't understand, at least at some level. Feelings that he cannot reason. Which is why he's taken completely by surprise at the way his mind or heart or something seems to have found a small, tiny smile to tug at the corner of his mouth at that. Perhaps because he understood what Lelouch meant to say? He has no idea, but it's far more soothing than the bandages on his hand.

He runs his other hand up through his hair, the motion almost shy, and the next words just slip out of him, a habit deeper than the last year or so could reach. ]

Don't forget to drink a lot of water. It's very hot outside.

[ He always knows how to take care of oneself physically, after all. ]

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	<3 imperious 2016-06-19 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	[ ...Yeah, that's -- very nostalgic advice. He remembers putting his ten-year-old nose in the air, saying he didn't need advice from exercise-obsessives. He remembers drinking a lot of water anyway. He remembers being made fun of for it, and a lot of fond laughter. ] I always drink enough water. [ One of his protests, at the time. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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