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[swordsitter]

Who: swordhaus + cr
When: throughout march
Where: the three apartments swordhaus uses.. or will be, once the newbies arrive
What: march catch-all
Rating/Warning: probably nothing, but i'll edit as necessary.

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[ this is a busy, noisy household. sorry, neighbors. ]

Comments

is that like a jockstrap for boobs

[spes_phthisica]

[He makes no comment about the supportive hands, the clumsy yet sincere concern, even though it makes his heart ache with longing for a moment. This is Hijikata, sure enough, but not enough. Not nearly close enough. And he wants to ask, Is it the same for you? Did your mother and sister die in this awful disease too? Do you have nightmares haunted by the sound of coughing? When you see me, do you relive that childish as a grown man? The words burn on his tongue, but he swallows them down. It's invasive, and the sort of thing you talk about only to those who are close to you - and there is, quite literally, a world between the two of them.

He does smile a bit though, shifting against the wall to get more comfortable.]

Well, I'm not sure the Hijikata-san I know would use the same words, but... he does call me a nuisance and a brat a lot. [And there is such endless fondness in his voice as he speaks, such gentleness tempered with more than a bit of longing. His guide, his mentor, the man whose attention and affection he strives so hard to be worthy of. The center of his universe, the man who gave him a purpose, and who he loves to distraction for it.

The moment fades, but Souji sits a bit straighter, eyes lighting up happily, and there is just a hint of mischief in his smile.] He's taller than you. His hair is a little bit lighter, too. And I guess I could say that you are more 'pretty' while he is more 'handsome'? [...Yeeeeeeah, he's a brat. But he does look more serious a moment after.] You talk a bit differently, and while you're a bit ruder and more impatient, you're not as harsh and distant as he often comes off, I think. But I think that the two of you are alike in that you are very dedicated, and you carry many responsibilities alone because you feel you have to - although I'm guessing a bit.

[He looks down.] I think some things will always be similar. Like Shinpachi-san trying to look after everyone. And Heisuke-san... [He clenches his hands a bit. It had been easier, thinking about the one he never knew that well, but the grief after the friend his lost is still fresh.] ...Heisuke-san being very idealistic. That kind of thing.

i guess, too much boob?? time to chill

[hijiwanwan]

[ Wow... Hey, Hijikata is pretty handsome if you ask him! This is why he's popular with women? He's a pretty popular guy in general, okay. He's proud of this too. Why not both? Come on Souji. It's fine, he'll accept pretty- maybe... ]

What's that suppose to mean? [ Huff. ]

Well, whatever... It's just because you actually really worried me back there. How reckless are you? So, don't think about doing it again- pushing yourself, I mean. Even if you say you're feeling better we have to make sure. Geez... Seriously... [ He has to keep up his #harsh reputation, you know! Although, it's difficult to not worry about Souji's condition, it's just merely habit.

He ends his small lecture with a sigh. ]

It's worrying though. I don't like being away when I can't watch them, who knows if they're going to be okay. [ Sure, they're grown men that can take care of themselves definitely. Yet, if anything happens it'd surely feel like Hijikata's own fault; he's the one that has to take care of them anyway. ] So... If you said you met others here, do you think we have a chance to seeing ours again?

[ He hopes, at least. ]