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[knowsvinewhip]

Hello there! You have reached Hakkai.

Please leave me a message, and I shall attempt to get back to you. ^_^



TEXT | VOICEMAIL | VIDEO

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Text; UN: Godisstilldead Misfire

[in_loveless_memory]

I am currently trying to reach Obi-Wan, I have opened his voicemail, I am attempting to text him.

Please tell me I have, in fact, reached his voicemail and this is not yet ANOTHER person I don't know.

text; un: hakkai

[knowsvinewhip]

Oh dear. I'm terribly sorry, but you're correct. This is Hakkai, and not Obi-Wan.

Have you been having a lot of trouble with this device lately as well?

Text; UN: Godisstilldead

[in_loveless_memory]

[MOTHER-

Hakkai cannot see nor hear Ritsuka throwing his Omni at the wall... nor can Hakkai see Ritsuka's omen, Yuiko, catch it before anything happens. He inhales deeply.]

My apologies, Hakkai-san, but yes, I'm having a LOT of trouble with this thing right now.

text; un: d.larusso

[miyagimagic]

[ .. well.

Maybe he's just being too fussy. Daniel even thinks so too. But it seems that more and more people are returning from their expedition to that other city, and yet Daniel hasn't seen or heard anything from Hakkai. Which is completely unlike the other - he figures Hakkai would have been back here as soon as he had the chance. Not that Hakkai has to be, but..

Daniel just worries something happened. The journey to that other city is dangerous, after all. And god knows what could be out there at this point.

In the end he sticks to what he told Hakkai before. He'd rather get all fussy over nothing than miss something bad.

So.. ]

Are you back from the other city? Is everything alright?

I was just wondering since I hadn't seen you over at the dojo yet.

text; un: hakkai

[knowsvinewhip]

[Well.]

[Fuck.]

[There's probably a more eloquent reaction to be had here, but right now, his brain can't scrounge up what that would be. He really should have known this was coming. Literally every conversation had, in some way, involved the man worrying over him. It was so obvious.]

[In his weak defense... after fleeing the other city, he hadn't had much room to think of anything but keeping his head down. Keeping away from people.]

please consider myself resigned from my position.
I apologize for the inconvenience.

[It's all he can think of. Until he can figure out why the silver cuffs on his ear no longer work like they're supposed to.]

[miyagimagic]

[ What? ]

Hakkai.

What's going on?

[ Usually Daniel wouldn't cause a fuss over this. If the circumstances were normal, and Hakkai just wanted to quit, he'd totally get it. It's not like the other owes him, despite what Hakkai himself might bring up whenever he's questioned about why he's helping out at the dojo in the first place.

But this is so suspicious. Call it Daniel's trauma trust issues paranoia, but something here feels off. Hakkai goes to the city, comes back without contacting him at all, and then suddenly says this?

There's got to be more to this. ]

text; un: d.larusso (backdated to soon after hakkai and corrupted robby's little encounter)

[miyagimagic]

Hakkai, I'm sorry this message is out of the blue, but are you a coldblood?

[ Clearly a very innocent message, right. ]

[knowsvinewhip]

No, that's quite all right.

But, I'm not, unfortunately. What's the trouble?

[miyagimagic]

[ A text comes back promptly. ]

Robby took a lot of blood from me. I can't leave the house and I can only get a transfusion from another coldblood.

I don't know if I'll be okay.

text; un: reiner (31 july, evening)

[hometown]

But seriously, who would make cakes like that?

[knowsvinewhip]

... I'm sorry?

delivery (01 august, evening)

[hometown]

[ In the evening, when Reiner is off on his first proper date with Eren, Hakkai will receive a delivery. (The empty state of Hakkai's fridge nagged at Reiner.) Inside is a selection of chilled meats and cheeses, plus a basket of various fruits.

Attached is a typed note that simply reads, ]

Thanks again.
- Reiner

[knowsvinewhip]

That wasn't necessary. But thank you, regardless.

[He doesn't expect an answer. Frankly, he didn't expect anything to be arriving. He hadn't done what he did out of anything but pick up a drunk kid.]

[... It's not like he's eating very well anyway. But at least Jeep will have plenty of snacks.]

[knowsvinewhip]

(( from here ))

The worst... [He mutters, but there's no heat in the words. Honestly, Hakkai just sounds amused. A little relieved. Needy as hell. He wants to make some comment about how they're both finally healed up enough for this, but it doesn't make it out of his brain. He is far too busy letting himself indulge in everything Gojyo wants to offer.]

[Taking it all in. Laughing lightly when they're reversed. He'll accept that. He'll take that. And if it isn't wanted, they'll figure it out.]

[There are... several times to figure it out, too. Like once it begins, he can't bring himself to stop. Like it's going to be yanked away again and he wants every little bit of physical sensation to remember it all by.]

[kappastrophe]

[Gojyo was good at sex. He liked it; he always had. He had fun, his partner had fun, good times for everyone. And something innate in him always helped him learn what his partner liked quickly. The way their eyes widened a touch, their throat bobbing on a rough swallow, a ragged exhale.

It being Hakkai he was with should have made him nervous. This was the first time he'd been with someone he really cared about -- what if he fucked up? What if Hakkai didn't have a good time? What if he thought this was a mistake after?

But he didn't. It was easy, in fact. Years of being able to read Hakkai lent itself well to actually sleeping together, as it turned out. He grinned wickedly, knowingly when Hakkai caught his breath. As they tumbled and sweat, sticky where their bodies met, it just felt right . Like maybe this is why he was so good at this. Thus moment right here.

Well, and the next one. And the one after that.

When they were both finally spent, breathing hard and tucked into each other, Gojyo rolled onto his side to wrap himself around Hakkai on his tiny bed. Breath blowing into his hair.

He was probably supposed to say something real romantic here. Touching, emotional. Shit like that. But all he could do was grin.]

Fuck. Fuck.

gift delivery

[hometown]

[ On the Solstice, two packages appear on Hakkai's doorstep. The largest one contains a tall, handcrafted metal perch for Jeep that—despite being metal—brings a tree branch to mind. The base is heavy enough that it is unlikely to topple over. The perch itself is made of wood so that it's softer on Jeep's feet. The whole thing is enchanted to be quite durable and resist scratches from regular use.

The other, smaller package contains fresh fruit dipped in chocolate and caramel.

A note accompanies the packages, written in Reiner's neat script. ]

Hakkai,

If the perch isn't what you had in mind, let me know. I'll make something different.

I hope you enjoy the fruit.

- Reiner

[knowsvinewhip]

[Well this is a surprise.]

[So, needless to say, at some point soon afterward, Reiner will receive a return gift. Sort of. He's totally not returning the favor, ugh.]

[It's tupperware full of food. Cooked meals. With a simple note saying:]

Reiner,

Thank you for your gift. Jeep truly appreciates it. I mistakenly made too much food. I hope you like it.

- Hakkai.

action | un: badass

[kappastrophe]

[ Oh, Gojyo is grinning as he walks up to Hakkai, unusual given what he had in his hand -- a book. ]

Hey, so I started rounding up your stuff so we can hoof it to the bigger place when you're all rested up, right?

[ It's wide. His grin is so, so wide. ]

Babe. You've got porn.

[knowsvinewhip]

Hm?

[It's really not hard to saunter up to someone in this tiny place. Especially when the only seat in the house is... the bed. Where he's currently seated, and of course he's reading.]

[A normal book.]

Yes, I -

[knowsvinewhip]

...

[Please hold.]

... My what.

[kappastrophe]

[It's the middle of the night as Gojyo lays in bed, staring out the window. He usually passes out no problem, but tonight he can't seem to get his brain to settle.

Retrospection is unlike him. He doesn't put a lot of value in it because it's usually not worth his time. It's just stewing in your own shit mostly. Letting fuckups and other things you couldn't do anything about eat away at you. But something was ruffling his feathers tonight.

He hasn't figured his way there yet, but he can feel Hakkai's still up too so he rolls over onto his side. Squints at him in the darkness.]

I can't get pregnant. Right?

[knowsvinewhip]

[Well he was almost asleep.]

[A nice, restful sleep where the bad dreams were minimal, just vague shapes out of the edge of seeing. Nothing serious. Actual rest! Busy day tutoring and housekeeping and all that.]

[He wakes up when he feels the bed shift. Enough to blink his eyes open, blearily. Bracing for a come-on, or some deep, uncertain discussion in the dark.]

...

[What.]

... what.

[He is not nearly awake enough for the usual scathing, are you stupid under the single word.]

gift delivery

[hometown]

[ On the Solstice, a package from Reiner is delivered. It contains a set of fine mixing bowls molded from a deep blue stone scattered with tiny white crystals, giving the effect of a night sky.

There is also a note written in Reiner's neat Eldian script. ]

Hakkai,

Happy Solstice. If you have any problems with these, let me know. I'll fix them right up.

- Reiner

[kappastrophe]

[It's been a pretty good time for Gojyo so far, honestly. For how weird this place was, it was pretty normal. He and Hakkai had a routine pretty close to what they had back home, except the jobs were more regular and he didn't have to see Sanzo's prissy ass to get them. They'd been together romantically long enough that even that had settled into a routine, though that honestly hadn't been too much work.

And he tried not to think about that, really, because on a lot of levels commitment still scared the shit out of him. It was easier with Hakkai because ... well, he was Hakkai. He'd never given him a reason to be worried about it. But the rest of his life had, and overthinking shit was Hakkai's job, so he mostly left it alone.

But tonight as he looked up at the plaster of their leak-free ceiling, something itched at his brain. And, well, Gojyo always did his best thinking out loud. Hakkai was probably still awake, right?

He kept his voice low, just in case.]

Oi. Hakkai. You ever banged a guy before?

[knowsvinewhip]

[A few minutes later and he would have been asleep. He was just on the verge of it, actually. Comfortable, warm. No glowing in the moonlight. No literal poisoned blood. No threat of losing one's mind or someone barging in unexpectedly. No potential murders or assassins to stay up all night for.]

[All was right with the world.]

[...]

[And then Gojyo opened his mouth.]

[There's a twitch in his eye, even though they're closed. Hakkai sits up, bleary, squinting at Gojyo in utter disbelief. He is not smiling.]

Why... on earth do you insist on having these discussions at this hour?