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[placation]

[ BOMB ABSOLUTELY DODGED. NOPE. NOT GOING WITH HIS ACTUAL FIRST ASSOCIATION, THANKS.

OR SECOND, FOR THAT MATTER. CURRY? FUCK!!!

........ or third. maids...

Holy shit. Good thing he's busy buttering and jamming toast. ]

Specialty.

[enteloki]

[HE IS JUST A LITTLE GUY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT COFFEE AND CURRY TODAY HUH WEIRD.]

Skill.

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Bless.

[enteloki]

Curse.

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[ Toast plated and placed between them as he comes back to sit at the bar, texting one-handed as he does. ]

Swear.

[enteloki]

[He takes the toast shaped peace offering between them - a little indulgence.]

Oath.

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[ A toast for Maruki too.

Hm. ]

Loyalty.

[enteloki]

[It's a game.

Black. White. Letters on an illuminated screen.

It's a game.]

Ally.

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[ He can bite his tongue hard enough to suppress the smile. He can. ]

Support.

[ Phone briefly set down, because the other hand is still occupied with toast, and he reaches over without looking to ruffle Akechi's hair. Briefly, playfully. Phone in hand again, quick and casual as anything. ]

[enteloki]

[There's a weight against his head - his own chin tilts up to see what the fuck is happening when -

A ruffle.

For whatever reason Maruki chose to do it then, Akechi can't say. It's stupid. Sentimental. Meaningless. A sane person wouldn't touch someone who wrapped fingers around their throat less than ten hours ago.

Akechi allows it. Does nothing to shake it off, despite the clear displeasure in his face when he takes an all too brutal bite of toast.

He needs to play nice - keep the allyship. Keep him quiet in reality. Last night was brutal and Maruki is stupid and-

Still here.

Always here.]

Protect.

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Mutual.

[ Instantaneous. And then back to toast. Maybe more coffee too? He didn't have the meltdown last night but he feels emotionally hungover all the same. ]

[enteloki]

[The next word is obviously-

Not the first one that comes to mind. He backspaces something indecipherable and-]

Idiot.

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[ It's unfortunate that "deal with it 🕶" is three words and an emoji. ]

Shrug.

[ And with that, he's up again to refill both of their coffees. ]

[enteloki]

[A cup grabbed to be refilled -

Like normal.

It makes him uneasy. Comforted. Anxious and-

Something else. He pushes the sensation away.]

Wave.

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Beach!

[enteloki]

Ocean.

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[ They should gooooOOOOOO ]

Holiday.

[enteloki]

[They don't have TIME to fuck around on a beach.]

Work.

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[ They literally dooooOOOOO ]

Balance.

[enteloki]

Priority.

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Rework.

[ They're kind back to square one, bestie. ]

[enteloki]

[Square one is fine - they just need to keep working.]

Perception.

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[ Fine. Agreed.

But that beach episode IS happening. ]

Manipulation.

[enteloki]

[Shido, Cabal, Loki - all candidates he shoves aside.

But he's never been one to avoid poking the bear. Avoid dirty work. It's all a game anyway.]

Shutdown.

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[ All those questions he had last night, still etched on the inside of his eyelids as he tried in vain to sleep. Even the thought of bringing them up now exhausts him, but– ]

How?