florescences | uruha catchall

[ he has but it's always I GUESS or AWKWARDLY (that's because he's awkward) SO WHAT

she considers. ]

The first, third, or fourth.... I don't know. I don't think it would be as fancy as a ball, but that doesn't mean you can't knock everyone out of the park.

[looks at those three and contemplates.]

You know everyone else will be dressing up too, right?

Yeah, but you have me by your side. That's the best accessory. [ a beat. ] Marcoh is a really good one, too.

Marcoh's an accessory now...?

In this scenario when we're talking about you and your ensemble, yes. Outside of that, no.

[ unrepentant. ]

You say this like you two are going to be standing by me the entire time.

We could be.

[ joking. ]

I'll stand next to you whenever you want.

[ sincere as ever. ]

I know.

I'll always be on your side.

[ it's tangential enough, so she'll ask: ]

What happened between you and Claude?

[he blinks.]

Me and Claude? Nothing in particular, besides the obvious.

[you know. uruha killing him.]

Have you talked to him again?

[ this is what she wants to know. ]

Yeah.

How did it go?

About as I expected? He confirmed that he'd work with me for practical reasons, if it came down to it, but he had no intention of interacting with me beyond that.

[which, like, fair.]

[ she sighs. ]

That doesn't surprise me, but does that mean you have to avoid him everywhere?

There's no point in making things awkward when he's the one who actively wants to avoid me.

Edited 2025-04-05 06:31 (UTC)

You're both so silly, but I won't push it. He's more sensitive than you expect, you know.

I'm aware.

And so are you.

[he frowns.]

I'm fine. You think I've never been resented before?

You know that's not what I mean... Even if you have been and even if you're used to it because of everything you've gone through, you're still human. You are going out of your way.

I'm not saying it's wrong of you to do any of this, to avoid him because that's what he wants, but... I wanted to tell you, I'm noticing. That's all.

[...]

I mean, it was already pretty noticeable with the way he'd immediately leave an area if he saw me there...

He did that with me, too. But he's not that way with me anymore. I'm not saying you have to make big overtures or make up. I'm saying you two can learn to share a space.

It's really not that big of a deal for me to just not be in areas where he's in. My one concern was if it'd be difficult for him to cooperate for important matters, and he's assured me that won't be the case, so...

Edited 2025-04-05 08:13 (UTC)

[ she sighs. ]

All right. Fine. Maybe I'm selfish and don't like having to see one of you about-face and leave all the time.

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