ReflectionOfAYoungerMe



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    “I thought you weren’t at all upset about any of this?” 

    “I’m not,” Al-Haitham insists. Stubborn.

    “Well, what happened then? Surely something’s bothering you, or else you wouldn’t be moving your things back and forth in the same spot like that.”

    Al-Haitham’s eyes drop to his hands, between them a box filled with little trinkets—souvenirs from his trips to the desert, no doubt, gleaming gem stones and jagged blocks of stone, the old runes on them barely legible from erosion. Al-Haitham sighs.

    “Nothing happened,” he begins, slow and measured, “I’m just looking for something.”

    The morning after their return to Sumeru City, Al-Haitham’s cover of nonchalance is blown for good.

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    “Kaoru, this is way too expensive. I’m not—” He cuts himself off to gently push the knife set back towards Kaoru. “I can’t take this for free.”

    Kaoru’s eyes narrow, and if Kojiro didn’t know better, he would almost call the other’s gaze calculating. “So you don’t like this?”

    “It’s… a great set,” Kojiro says carefully, unsure what Kaoru’s asking. “But I’m feeling like too much of a freeloader if you’re just…” He gestures vaguely. “You know.”

    Kaoru’s gaze turns contemplative. “Hm,” he says, before nudging the knife set towards Kojiro again. “Then, I’ll stop with this. Just take this one, at least.”

    They stare at each other for a few moments after, daring each other to break away first, until finally Kojiro closes his eyes with a sigh. “Alright, Kaoru. This is the last time, though, okay?”

    “Fine,” Kaoru mumbles, and when he leaves Sia la Luce that day, he looks somewhat annoyed—or, at least, more annoyed than usual.

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    or, Kojiro doesn't realize what Kaoru's strange behavior means until it's too late

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    In the aftermath of Kaoru’s match with Adam, Kaoru contemplates how he’s been dealing with the relationships in his life, or lack thereof, and confronts the feelings he's been burying for his best friend.

    Or, Kaoru considers talking to Kojiro without barriers for once.

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    The second Adam landed on the rooftop via parachute Kaoru knew he was going to have to be the reasonable one. He hated being reasonable.

     


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    Adam lands on the roof top. Cue, Kaoru and Kojiro bickering until Kaoru lets something slip.

     


    Day 3 of Matchablossomweek2023:
    Confessions | | Size Difference | High Fantasy AU | A Song From A Movie Or TV Show

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    The client Kaoru brings to Sia la luce is young, handsome, rich, probably knows nothing about calligraphy, but is obviously very into him.

    Kojiro doesn’t like it. Not one bit.

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