trashprince | scawwy: pc: iwatooshi

[ ah. he knows immediately what this is about, smile fading. ]

You don't have to ask me what to do with your own fate.

[ hums aloud. as if considering before he shakes his head. ]

I'd want you to talk to me before you offered to break. It's not different.

[ unless ]

Unless you don't want to.

[ that... takes a moment of consideration. ]

I think I would like to know what to expect. And... I don't want anything to happen to you, but I won't tell you what to do, either. I care about you very much, Caelus, but I'm not your master.

[ omg the perfect opening ]

Do you want to be?

[ no wait, perhaps not. ]

Maybe partners is closer but I'm not trying to replace Mathis or Imanotsurugi. And I don't want you to feel like you have to agree to make me happy. I like you, though. With the romance part.

[ small heart.... betraying that this is actually nerve wracking to admit like this, on the cusp of the end ]

[ the first question just has him staring blankly at caelus. he can't imagine being a master of anyone? as a tool, he's always the one being mastered.

but caelus is moving before iwatooshi can really parse what that even meant, so he just listens with a frown. ]

It isn't about agreeing to make you happy. It's respecting your choice.

[ as someone who's never had the opportunity to choose for himself before being summoned, that's a little important to him. as for the rest... ]

I don't think you'd have to replace either of them. You've always been different, like you said before. Maybe it wasn't always "romance," but... I think I understand it, now, because I like you, too - very much. [ though his gaze falls to the floor. ] I keep thinking about how different it will be to go home after this, if we can... having to readjust to you not being there. It'll be... more difficult than I expected.

It wasn't always.

[ quiet agreement. Caelus liked iwa from the moment they met and felt a tinge of unique kinship finding out neither of them counted as human despite the bodies they'd been granted. but any immediate attraction was put on hold by their situation, the beloved sensation of friendship that hasn't ebbed.

He kicks off his shoes and steps onto the mat. Wants to be closer. ]

We're gonna have the world hop machine. And the Astral Express can go anywhere.

[ that last part is more wishful thinking on caelus' part, but he hasn't been proven wrong yet. ]

I'm not gonna stop trying to be with you.

[ since it's what iwa wants too ]

[ that reassurance alone brings a smile to iwatooshi's face as he looks back at caelus. ]

I know we both have our missions that we can't abandon, but... that does make me happy to hear. However long it takes, I'll wait, and I'll remember.

[ just as he promised. ]

Whatever happens, I believe we'll see each other again. I think even my master will understand.

scawwy: pc: iwatooshi

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