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Suou Katsuya ([personal profile] sumarusfinest) wrote2015-09-29 09:58 pm

お誕生日おめでとう~!

A day planner laid out on Katsuya's kitchen counter has a big red circle over the date.

October first.

The officer wipes his glasses clean with a cloth and removes the apron he'd been wearing until moments ago. Changes back into his suit and tie and resolves that his kitchen will just have to be cleaned when he gets home.

He has gifts for a very special someone to go deliver. He scoops up the cake box and his keys and leaves his apartment for the Nexus. A certain magi's tower in the Nexus, to be exact. He does have the courtesy to text her to let her know he's on his way.

Still feels weird to announce 'I'm here to see Miss Verity Willis' to a wall of solid crystal though. Would it still open if he spoke in Japanese? Experiments for another time.

"Verity?"
brave_heart_verity: (o rly)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-11 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Katsuya. There is so much cuddling in your future.

"And succeed quite marvelously." She shifts with him, somehow managing to curl up even closer to him. They both deserve days like this, and a safe place to heal. Lucky for them that's one of the perks of dating. "It's going to be hard to measure up, you know. But I've already got an idea, so. Next time. Prepare for so much cute."
brave_heart_verity: (profile: I wish)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-12 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
He's certainly earned one.

"I noticed." It's almost like he can't tell she's been watching him. Silly boy. Speaking of... oh hell, he's falling asleep again isn't he? Fine. This time she's not leaving, he'll just have to sleep with her half on top of him and also asleep. Slippers off, feet up, complete sleepy-time cuddle commencing: now.
brave_heart_verity: (not dead but dreaming)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-12 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
She's trying not to take it personally. But a lifetime of seeing the world and everyone in it as horrible and herself as the worst of all has made it all too easy to think the worst. She has a lot to work on. She knows that. She's trying, but it's not going to be fixed overnight.

And she's trying not to say these things out loud. That counts for something, right? It's a start.

A warm and welcoming place to doze helps her keep the worst of the self-doubt at bay. Her nightmares aren't violent, she's not a violent person, and she learned young to be quiet. If he stays long enough for her to have one, he might not even realize what's happening. The damp spot on his shirt could be from her sweating. She should have taken off that cardigan before they started cuddling, she just got too hot, that's all.
brave_heart_verity: (scared)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Verity wakes quickly, but not well. There's a choking sort of sound, and then she's at the other end of the couch before she's even really awake. No, nothing is okay. Nobody panicking like that will ever say everything's okay in a believable manner. There's a few blinks before she wipes her eyes with the back of a hand.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Liar. "Just a nightmare. Nothing to worry about." Kind of true. She believes it to be true. "I'll be okay." Debatable.
brave_heart_verity: (a difficult decision)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
"This isn't... this is the tower. Okay." Deep breath. Another. And another. Then she takes his hand and slinks back into the spot against his side she'd so rudely abandoned. "I'm sorry. I didn't hit you or anything?"

Because taking care of him is obviously far more important than taking care of herself.
brave_heart_verity: (shy)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
It may be shocking that such a tiny girl can heave such a big sigh of relief. Only when she's sure she hasn't hurt him does she curl up again and close her eyes, letting his petting and warmth soothe her. "Thank you."

There will be a long quiet moment between them before she's ready to talk. "It was the wasteland dream again. Apocalypse."
brave_heart_verity: (wait what?)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
"No. Not that. This... I've been having dreams of this place since I was a little kid." She shifts slowly and carefully to lay with her back against him. "There was a war I think. And the mutants won, sort of? It's... pretty terrible."
brave_heart_verity: (shy)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
She's going to curl up around his arm now, so, hope he wasn't planning to use that. "Nuh-uh. The doctors had a lot of theories, but nobody ever figured it out." There's a reason for it, but it's unlikely anyone will ever figure it out. Nobody else remembers what she does.

"How much longer can you stay?"
brave_heart_verity: (shy smile)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mmm. Tempting." More than a little tempting. She's definitely not letting go of him now. "I would like. If you'd like. No sneaking out if I'm asleep, though." You know, like she does. "Promise?"
brave_heart_verity: (listening)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes. I'd rather know you're leaving than wake up alone." Her glasses are soon set beside his. Hopefully, they won't get mixed up later.

"I dunno, you didn't notice when you fell asleep on me. You do know I have a read bed, right? We don't have to sleep on the couch."
brave_heart_verity: (looking down)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-13 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"You work too hard." It's more a statement of fact than an accusation. It's not something she intends to argue with him about. But she worries. "You need to sleep, and if I can help with that, then good."

His lack of enthusiasm isn't helping her lack of self-confidence. He doesn't care, and she can't bring herself to risk another rejection right now. "So long as you're comfortable."
brave_heart_verity: (lovable idiot)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-14 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
She hmphs good-naturedly at that. "It's not details when your back hurts later."
brave_heart_verity: (looking down)

[personal profile] brave_heart_verity 2015-10-14 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It's about the bed, but it's not about the bed. She wants him to be excited about her. About getting to kiss her, about getting to join her in special sacred places. He is so wonderful in so many ways, and he has so many more important things to worry about, she just doesn't know how to tell him any of this.

"It's fine. Sweet dreams." They are nothing if not experts in not talking about their feelings.