raajasii​:

@shouxryuuxha

soma:  you’re my best friend, shiryu.  last year we shared a toothbrush.

shiryu:  i was not aware of that.

soma:  we did!

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A PERK OF HIS HEAD,  the pining fixation on his potential,  runaway soulmate dissipating in a flash ;    Soma’s attention finds itself successfully,  and quite effortlessly,  redirected to the new subject matter shoved into conversation somehow both tactfully and abruptly from Shiryu’s side.      ❝ Oh ,  I was summoned to attend a funeral and pay my respects. ❞      Far from the first,  and likely even farther from the last he’d attend,  the sheer,  grand scale of his expansive family and their network considered.   The inevitability of it all perhaps the factor that kept his tone light and devoid of any brooding or sorrow.   Instead replaced by a gasp in afterthought as cup meets the table with an audible clatter,  bordering on theatrically scandalized.

               ❝ —— Shiryu !     You cannot sincerely believe I would flounder off on joyous events without inviting you along ?     Are we not BOSOM FRIENDS ? ❞

                                              ❛ Oh. ❜ As his lips turned into that of an ‘O’ shape. ❛ Well, MY CONDOLENCES as well. I did not know & we do NOT have to dive further into that. ❜ SPARE HIM THAT. It was not his business & Shiryu was not the type to PRY further into things that had nothing to do with him. From what he had been told, his DEMEANOR & PRESENCE gave people a sense of SECURITY; they felt COMFORTABLE with him enough to tell him things even without his prodding. All things told to him never saw the light of day ever again —- who was he to share the PERSONAL THOUGHTS & FEELINGS of others? ❛ I said nothing of the sort, Soma-kun. I color you as the sort to call if something takes you AWAY for more than a day. But, please– ❜ He gestures with his hand. ❛ I am in no manner offended. Even if the reasoning was UNFORTUNATE, at least you were able to see HOME again. & that, is a positive. ❜

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               ❝ …  and then she snapped at me to get out of the way because I was blocking the view ,  and when I replied that I was the view ,  she called me something most unsavoury that I’d rather not say and walked off. ❞      The sigh heaved couldn’t be described as anything other than dreamy.   WISTFUL.   Forlorn gaze staring blankly out the window,  completely oblivious to whether or not his company was even actively listening to his fateful   ( two-minute )   encounter recounted at length.      ❝ I think we had a CONNECTION.   Shiryu ,  what if I never see her again ?? ❞

                                              LOGIC DICTATES that he look to Soma & tell him plainly ‘you knew her for all of two minutes—I HIGHLY doubt there was a connection’ however, a STIFF tongue kept Shiryu from putting a damper on Soma & his delusions.  His hands held the flattened teapot gently, raising it & tilting it to fill the cups with water that held a DEEP violet tone to it; the air being now perfumed with scents of POMEGRANTE, BLUEBERRY & ACAI. He pushed it to the other from behind the dining table nestled on the ground. ❛ If it is meant to be, Soma-kun, then it shall be. There is no reason to force things that will happen in their own time. If it doesn’t, then you KNOW that it was not & in that, a BLESSING can be found instead of forlorn. ❜

❖││SOMA││❖‌:

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❝ Why ,  it’s a completely natural and polite thing to do ,  isn’t it ?     If you think someone (me) is cute ,  you should tell them (me) . ❞      It’s not a trap,  you’re just a stick-in-the-mud.

                                                       ❛ But…that thought has never crossed my mind??? ❜ Wasn’t such PLEASANTRIES saved for people you thought of more of than a friend? Was he missing something?

raajasii‌:

            ❝ Why don’t you ever come up to me and say ,  ‘ hi, cutie ’ ? ❞ 

                                                    This is a FUCKING TRAP. ❛ ….why would I do that?  ❜

❖││SOMA││❖‌:

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                    ❝ ‘ Incapacitated ’ ? ❞      Surely an usage of words more dire than intended.   Almost sheepishly he allowed the bag he’d relieved Shiryu of to slide to the floor,  CONFUSION replacing the slowly falling smile.      ❝ I was just joking about the souvenirs … ❞      Not to say he believed his friend’s less than enthused reception to stem from being offended over such a small matter,  but Soma was not yet sure what else he could’ve done wrong to sour the atmosphere so.

A hand found Shiryu’s shoulder for a friendly pat regardless.      ❝ ——I’ve missed you !     You were gone for a long while this time ,  huh.   Did something happen on your trip ?     You will want to come inside and tell me about it ,  right ??     I’ve even kept the tea you liked ! ❞      Well,  he appeared to be in one piece …

                                                        He heard the TONE SHIFT in Soma’s voice but wasn’t entirely sure if the man’s perception had caught on to Shiryu’s predicament & hence that be the cause of it. However, Shiryu still said nothing & acted as though all was fine because, in some ways, it was. Yes, he might not have had his sight anymore but there were far worse things that could’ve happened to him. He was ALIVE. That, in itself, was a blessing.

                                                      He felt the hand on his shoulder & his head turned a bit while his eyes remained closed. ❛ I have been, haven’t I? I honestly hadn’t kept track of how long I’ve been gone. ❜ He replied, nodding at the offer to come inside. However, Shiryu made no progress to MOVE himself. Instead, he extended his hand a bit to the side where the other had been standing. ❛ I am EMBARRASSED to ask this but, do you mind helping me? I do not remember the way—but I will, in due time. Its just a matter of COUNTING. ❜

❖││SOMA││❖‌:

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                    ❝ Oh ,  you hesitated just now …   Shiryu ,  don’t tell me …❞      Tone suggests he’s happened upon a scandalous discovery indeed,  only amplified by the theatrical gasp that follows.      ❝ — Perhaps even THRICE ??     I should have been more mindful ! ❞     

                                                      This—this was really happening. But who was he to tell the other that such a thought hadn’t crossed his mind for no other reason than the fact that he REVERED Soma as a wonderful friend? Shiryu placed his chin in his open palm, eyebrow quirked some. ❛ Your powers of observation never CEASE to amaze me, Soma-kun. ❜ Just let him have this one.

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             ❝ Hmm …   since we are such close friends ,  I have no problem with you admitting you’ve thought of giving me a jump once or twice. ❞

                                                      Cue the confused look on his face. ❛ But I hav— ❜ wait, think this through before saying ANYTHING that might hurt his feelings. ❛ …twice. Yes. Twice indeed. ❜ Spare the man’s EGO & perish the thought on his own end.

raajasii‌:

Wastes no time in rummaging through his bag for loot.

                         ❝ So have you brought me more SOUVENIRS —?? ❞

^{@shouxryuuxha​}

                                                     Figured as much, the other did not seem to notice his newfound disability. He did not doubt Soma’s INTELLIGENCE; it will come to light soon enough. ❛ I am afraid I did not this time–I was incapacitated most of the time to think of such matters, I’m sorry. ❜

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^{『♛❞ ——   ❝ Huh ?     Having to wait for a specific holiday just to purchase a tree or five is SILLY. ❞         He cannot be held responsible for this salesman’s decision of presenting him with the opportunity so early on.  And opportunities are meant to be claimed.      ——  besides,  it isn’t as though his family had ever even celebrated Christmas.  Soma gives his friend’s arm an INSISTING tug.         ❝ Help me find the  largest ones !     Perhaps I shall have them decorated with candles and lined up by my porch ! ❞}

                                            ❛ The purpose of these types of trees are for THAT particular holiday, Soma-kun. Buying them now is counterproductive; they won’t MAKE IT to Christmas. ❜ It was like talking to a brick wall; when Soma wanted something, he was going to GET IT by any means & no matter WHAT Shiryu said, he knew that he was wasting breath. Yet, he tried, of course. How was he not? To have money did not mean to waste money & this was NOT an investment.

                                            ❛ You will not need more than ONE—TWO is already pushing it. ❜ What was he? A mall? Shiryu looked for no argument; a voice of REASON was all he aimed to be. But, at the end of it all, he can’t make anyone do anything.