[ so that's a them problem??? niki included?????? bro ]
Anyway, I don't... know if he's interested. Probably not. I mean, it's just me, and-- and Rafayel's just-- a nice guy when he isn't being a stupid, whiny, annoying brat of a grown man that can't wait ten minutes for someone he invited to show up to a party! [ that's her friend. ] I'm sure anything he's done with or for me he's done with and for anyone else in some way, so I'm trying not to take it too seriously.
[ any of it. her own cocktail of emotions included. ]
It was probably just. You know, soul stuff and imprinting and whatever.
( thank you, niki, for never mentioning the many violations of code in a public forum...
anyway, )
It's not really common for a woman to make the first move in the time I'm from. I thought he would be the one putting in the effort is all. That's on me. But also, why're you giving in so easily to the implication that it might just be the imprint? I didn't hire a manager this weak-willed.
No comment. [ that's comment enough??? ] And we're-- just friends.
[ just friends. though there's a thoughtful pause and she'll move away from the device to bring over some partially folded paper flowers. softer: ]
I said I'd never gotten flowers before, so he made me some. And I told him I'd never gone to a fancy party before, so he bought me a dress, fixed it up, and took me to one. When I asked him to come over, I don't think he hesitated to stop swimming and sat at my door until I made the mistake of opening it, and he walked around Karteria with me just because I wanted to explore it some... Friends.
[ right? who the fuck knows what friends do here, normally. ]
We hang out a lot, but there's nothing else to it. At least, I don't think so.
( moving right on from escalating all that on purpose: )
There's a certain kind of spoiling you do for your companions or subordinates. Like listening to how their day went, treating them occasionally. Hanging around waiting for you expectantly or even getting you gifts on the regular is something I'd consider a step above.
( he pops the top of mini arahabaki closed with a hand, starting to shove it off to the side. )
In my time, it was more common to compose songs, or poems... that sort of thing. Personalized gifts are a huge.
her, of all people? when there's far more interesting, far more beautiful, far... more everything others around here? she spins the unfinished flower in hand, shaking her head slowly. ]
Maybe he just doesn't know how to have friends.
[ it's a weak defense, and one she doesn't believe herself either; that anonymous person had mentioned that rafayel had treated someone pretty indulgently, and
they're all agreeing it's a little much from friend to friend and ]
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-10-05 05:48 am (UTC)You mean he seduced me, too?!
[HE HAD NO IDEA...?]
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Date: 2025-10-05 05:51 am (UTC)[ so that's a them problem??? niki included?????? bro ]
Anyway, I don't... know if he's interested. Probably not. I mean, it's just me, and-- and Rafayel's just-- a nice guy when he isn't being a stupid, whiny, annoying brat of a grown man that can't wait ten minutes for someone he invited to show up to a party! [ that's her friend. ] I'm sure anything he's done with or for me he's done with and for anyone else in some way, so I'm trying not to take it too seriously.
[ any of it. her own cocktail of emotions included. ]
It was probably just. You know, soul stuff and imprinting and whatever.
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Date: 2025-10-05 06:04 am (UTC)anyway, )
It's not really common for a woman to make the first move in the time I'm from. I thought he would be the one putting in the effort is all. That's on me. But also, why're you giving in so easily to the implication that it might just be the imprint? I didn't hire a manager this weak-willed.
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Date: 2025-10-05 06:06 am (UTC)[... Well. Don't ask how he knows.]
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Date: 2025-10-05 06:17 am (UTC)[ just a bit exasperated. fine. she's pleased to have another, even if she's suffering right now too. ]
And it was... sort of a time of weakness anyway, so whatever. I didn't call any of you over for a reason.
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Date: 2025-10-05 09:53 am (UTC)But...]
This is starting to feel like way too much information. Please apologize to my dinner right now.
[It's whatever is sizzling on the stove. Don't taint it...!!]
Anyway, I don't really care about gender roles or whatever, but I agree. Shouldn't he be trying harder here?
[Now he's judging Rafayel, too?!]
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Date: 2025-10-05 02:17 pm (UTC)( says guy least likely to ask for help. )
So if he isn't the one pursuing you, then are we meant to help you figure out how to pursue him?
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Date: 2025-10-05 02:21 pm (UTC)-- wait. malkuth's new ears are pinning back. ]
Hold on. Who says I want to pursue him? Quit assuming things, all of you, I just wanted an idea of what movies he might like.
[ but
she does kind of want to ]
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Date: 2025-10-05 02:29 pm (UTC)[duh]
Lessee... If I were an idiot, I'd go up to him and say, "Hey, Raffy! Watch a movie with me!" Then you give him the agony of choice.
Well, that's a genius move when I think about it. He should be the one makin' the decisions, right?
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Date: 2025-10-05 03:20 pm (UTC)He's like a jellyfish, so there's no way he...
[ ...
how are her ears doing that. they'll basically blending into her hair now. ignore her face. it's red as two people's hair here. ]
I guess he can take control of a situation, sometimes.
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Date: 2025-10-05 03:26 pm (UTC)Oh? Remembering something? Like being in his strong, manly arms, maybe?
What kind of relationship do you two have, anyway? He keeps walking away before I can, so it's hard to get a read on him.
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Date: 2025-10-05 03:40 pm (UTC)[ just friends. though there's a thoughtful pause and she'll move away from the device to bring over some partially folded paper flowers. softer: ]
I said I'd never gotten flowers before, so he made me some. And I told him I'd never gone to a fancy party before, so he bought me a dress, fixed it up, and took me to one. When I asked him to come over, I don't think he hesitated to stop swimming and sat at my door until I made the mistake of opening it, and he walked around Karteria with me just because I wanted to explore it some... Friends.
[ right? who the fuck knows what friends do here, normally. ]
We hang out a lot, but there's nothing else to it. At least, I don't think so.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:01 am (UTC)( a pause, his face completely blank. )
Someone I want to date. Obviously.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:09 am (UTC)[Casually! Completely casually!!]
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:11 am (UTC)So true. Let's date then, Shiina-kun.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-10-06 02:21 am (UTC)[Niki's just playing, of course. But...]
Prez might be right, though. That sounds like kind of a lot for friends.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:32 am (UTC)There's a certain kind of spoiling you do for your companions or subordinates. Like listening to how their day went, treating them occasionally. Hanging around waiting for you expectantly or even getting you gifts on the regular is something I'd consider a step above.
( he pops the top of mini arahabaki closed with a hand, starting to shove it off to the side. )
In my time, it was more common to compose songs, or poems... that sort of thing. Personalized gifts are a huge.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:43 am (UTC)[ Sorry, he's a little distracted with his own thoughts now. ]
Buying a girl clothes ain't something just any guy would do, either.
[ ... ]
Unless he was your sugar daddy.
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:51 am (UTC)her?
her, of all people? when there's far more interesting, far more beautiful, far... more everything others around here? she spins the unfinished flower in hand, shaking her head slowly. ]
Maybe he just doesn't know how to have friends.
[ it's a weak defense, and one she doesn't believe herself either; that anonymous person had mentioned that rafayel had treated someone pretty indulgently, and
they're all agreeing it's a little much from friend to friend and ]
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Date: 2025-10-06 02:54 am (UTC)I don't know if I can't believe it or don't want to believe it. No one's ever liked me before. Why now?
[ and it isn't self-deprecating, it's just fact. ]
Well, he probably won't for long anyway. I'm pretty sure me kissing him [ ugghhhhhhhhh ] was a bad move. But he was just so close.
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Date: 2025-10-06 04:50 am (UTC)[Like, a real one. Not a fake one.]
Besides, kissing is pretty nice. If he didn't like it, I think he probably would have let you know somehow.
["Somehow," because words aren't the only way to show if you like or dislike something, he thinks.]
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Date: 2025-10-07 03:17 pm (UTC)[ He chuckles fondly. This is probably the last name that would come to mind when hearing the word "playboy", though. ]
Anyway, it's obvious, ain't it? It's 'cause you're marriage material.
[ He's been saying. ]
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Date: 2025-10-07 03:30 pm (UTC)he did, sort of, say it? but he kissed back first, and
ugh. she's picking up her device. ]
I'm just gonna text him.
[ brb just watch her struggle for like five mins over THIS ]
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