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中島 敦 ( atsushi nakajiima ) ([personal profile] undermoonlight) wrote2020-06-10 04:10 pm
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spiritwalks: (Boy I want you to be happy)

[personal profile] spiritwalks 2020-10-04 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Vyng draws in a sharp breath, having just now put two and two together. Unease coils in the pit of his stomach once more. ]

Fighting to protect your friends is one thing. But...making up for all the trouble you caused? Atsushi, what does that even mean?
spiritwalks: (Boy I want you to be happy)

[personal profile] spiritwalks 2020-10-05 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As if sensing some of that fatigue, Vyng sits up straighter in his seat. ]

Atsushi. Where are you? This isn't a burden you've got to carry alone. Especially not today.

[ Because he can't speak for the future. But he can at least be pretty certain about the present. ]
spiritwalks: (Free to run)

[personal profile] spiritwalks 2020-10-07 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
So I won't get close, then.

[ It's not that Vyng isn't willing to trust his friends to take care of themselves — he and Tuck have fought separately on several occasions, because they jointly decided it was the best course of action. But in Atsushi's case, it's clear he's just trying to quell the self-loathing that's eating him up from the inside. And that kind of behavior leads to needless self-sacrifice.

It's a feeling Vyng understands too well. Having it reflected back at him like this...is kind of jarring, actually. ]


Remember the labyrinth, when Tuck and I stayed away? It'll be like that, except we'll be fighting within sight of each other.
spiritwalks: (Free to run)

[personal profile] spiritwalks 2020-10-07 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I've done plenty wrong, pal. [ He isn't even going to pretend otherwise. ] And this isn't about causing me trouble. It's about being there for a friend, because that's what friends do for each other.

[ Friends. That's what they are. Hands down. ]

You know how people have somebody spotting them when they lift weights? Think of it like that. But instead of bench pressing, you're, uh...monster punching.
spiritwalks: (Boy I want you to be happy)

[personal profile] spiritwalks 2020-10-10 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll stay out of your way. Just think of me as backup, alright?

[ He's genuinely trying to compromise here. ]
spiritwalks: (Feel your mother at your side)

[personal profile] spiritwalks 2020-10-12 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ The admission isn't lost on Vyng, who offers a gentle smile in response. ]

I'll keep that in mind. Like I said, though...I want to stay close to my friends.

[ A pause. ]

Thanks for humoring me.
spiritwalks: (You'll be happy all the time)

[personal profile] spiritwalks 2020-10-12 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ His stubborn side doesn't have many opportunities to come out when he's around just Tuck and Billie. But boy, does he have one. Bless Atsushi for going along with it. ]

Hey. You'd do the same for me, right?