a downside to everything

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[Hey, look who it is, hanging out in a common room in his 'family' hallyway. He got sick of laying in bed, so now he's propped up on a sofa, his left arm still heavily wrapped in bandages, as well as part of his chest. There's some crafting materials scattered about because he was trying to do a bit of work on presents, but he had to stop when what's left of his arm started to hurt.]

... ugh... dammmit...

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Riku-pi. She's getting cozy with some other guy. So you should step up your game.

[seasides]

[looks... well, kind of startled, and embarrassed.]

I think you're- confused or misunderstanding something. I'm not...

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Your stutter says you are!

*he's ttly on ur side bb*

[seasides]

I didn't stutter.

[but the faint blush is saying something different.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Now you're a fetching shade of pink.

[seasides]

I-

[turns away, rubbing at his cheeks as though trying to remove the blush.]

It doesn't matter.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*chuckles a bit to himself over your reaction*

So you don't care that Riku-pi's being friendly to another boy?

[seasides]

Why would I? It's her choice.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Not friendly. I mean she's getting friendly friendly.

[seasides]

...it's still her choice.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

But don't you want her choice to be you?

*wink wink nudge nudge*

[seasides]

I haven't... talked to her much, outside of the events back in our world.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Then you shouldn't waste this good opportunity!

[seasides]

I've got things I need to do that are more important than that.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*wrinkles his nose*

You can draw and talk to Riku-pi at the same time. It'll be like old times.

[seasides]

[that... was probably the wrong thing to say, as he's gone very quiet now.]

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

*he would flail if he was able to, since he noticed that*

I didn't mean it in a bad way!

[seasides]

It's okay, Ri.

[but that's still a pretty sad smile.]

"Old times" just isn't a good thing.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

Why not? I mean... I know it wasn't a good situation. But you two were both doing what you could to fix things and make them right.

[seasides]

I was the one who made them wrong in the first place.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

You were forced to.

[seasides]

I could've said no.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

They would've forced you to do it somehow.

[seasides]

[just shakes his head.]

There's only so much they could've done.

[windup-boytoy.livejournal.com]

It's no use thinking it over and over, Nami. It's in the past, and what happened happened. But things worked out in the end.