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the host ([personal profile] showhost) wrote in [community profile] puppycrush22024-11-18 12:22 pm
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week two | dates

You worked up your courage and asked someone out on a date! Good job!





Now you have to hope the producers are kind re: where they send you.
makeine: (31 i'd like to appreciate myself)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-18 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ someone considered anna thoughtful once, and though there's at least one person in this world who might disagree, it's not gonna be will.

in keeping with the...... warm......? weather?????? anna's gone with a simple white sundress and sandals, though they've been taken off in favor of feeling the wetter sand between her toes. her hair's not up this time, though she's at least curled it a little more as it falls over her bare shoulders and done a bit of make up. lip gloss. the usual.

this is her date night, dammit. she's so excited. and nervous. ]


Crabs come out when it gets to be this late. If we catch some, maybe we can get Sanji-kun to bake 'em up back at the house -- seafood's his specialty.
willandaway: (pic#17517267)

[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-18 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[oh my god. no, it's definitely not going to be Will. this is definitely the most thoughtful location she could have picked for their night out, and the moment he sees the horizon reflected off of the softly rolling waves. . . he feels warm!]

[Will still hasn't learned to dress up for dates, but at least he isn't wearing his puffy coat anymore, opting for his black collared undershirt and white vest combination instead. he too has removed his shoes, holding them loosely in his bare hands (no gloves tonight!) as they stroll. the scenery is so lovely! it's beautiful!!]

[. . . he thinks water-themed places suit Anna well. and that may be in part thanks to the bedroom decor they got for their first adventure in the embrace space]


Do you think we can catch enough for a whole seafood boil?
makeine: (38 but there are some things)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-19 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Between the two of us? Definitely.

[ he looks nice without his puffy jacket. he's nice looking with it, of course, but it is different... even if she's really gonna have to work on his fashion. just a little.

but. crab hunting does mean she's wandering closer to the waves as they shore up (she was serious about it???), enough to roll over her ankles... causing her to yelp at the temperature difference as she hops back towards will. ]


Gotta acclimate. You first.

[ ... heheh. ]
willandaway: (pic#17517283)

[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-19 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . he lifts a hand to his mouth to stifle a laugh when she leaps back, and takes a moment to drop his shoes onto the sand as he also approaches the water. no point in hanging onto those!]

"Acclimate?"

[gently amused. and. . . perhaps a bit teasing]

But you touched the water first.
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makeine: (100 don't forget that what)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-19 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's getting water kicked at him next time it rises!!! playfully though, her huff isn't truly mad. ]

And after I called you a perfect gentleman to Dori-chan, too.

[ acclimate... ugh. easier when it's summer hot. then it feels good. but it is really perfect otherwise, so anna takes careful steps back to the waves. ]

How scary... I'm being left to face the water all alone...

[ how terrible of will to do this to her....... ]
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[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-19 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[heh. . . he shields himself a bit from those water droplets (more for show than anything else) but doesn't yet retaliate. maybe he'll get her when she least expects it!!]

Yana-chan is way braver than that.

[he says that with such confident certainty]

A few small waves have nothing on her.

[but even so. . . as she approaches the water, he does as well, instinctively reaching out to rest his hand against her back. support!!]
makeine: (91 my charm)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-19 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh if only he knew just how much of a coward she--

startles at the touch on her back, hopping forward and pivoting poorly on her heel in the sand because SAND PHYSICS SUCK, barely grabbing onto will for support.

.........

that could've been a total disaster right at the start. ]


Tsukinoki-senpai says you can die in like, a couple inches of water. It's what makes Dazai and Mishima's affair with the creek extra exciting.

[ please she's so embarrassed she's speaking utter nonsense. ]
willandaway: (pic#17517414)

[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-19 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[oh my god, Anna??]

[she grabs onto him for support, and he grabs one of her shoulders in return, just to make extra sure she doesn't fall]


Well, sure. If you lie facedown in it.

[but they aren't going to lie facedown in the water, are they?? are they??? at any rate. . . once Anna rights herself, Will hooks his arm around hers so they're linked together. so they can acclimate themselves to the night ocean at the same time!!]

Are Tsukinoki-senpai, Dazai and Mishima friends of yours?
makeine: (82 i want to give you kindness)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-19 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ great he knows that tidbit of information she had to find out reading her senpai's works. he's nice and warm next to her like this, so naturally she's going to lean more into him. ]

Tsukinoki-senpai's the Vice Prez... well, former now -- she retired to focus on her final year's exams, but she was the Vice Prez of the Literature Club. A really forceful woman, but her writing was nice. Dazai and Mishima are... writers? I guess? That she writes about.

[ literature is

it's really not her strong suit. shout out to thinking this club was about flowers at one point. ]


They're a couple, or something like that, reincarnating across time. Kinda romantic.
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[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-19 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
[HELP DOES SHE WRITE FANFIC ABOUT FAMOUS JAPANESE AUTHORS I'M DYING. not that Will can make that connection because he isn't from Japan, but. you know]

[she leans into him, and he finds himself leaning back. just slightly! he still needs to maintain balance so he can step forward, toes dipping into the wet sand as the water gets closer and closer. . . close enough to lap at his ankles, a rush of cold coursing through him, causing him to shiver and pull her a liiiiittle bit closer]


It sounds romantic.

[the idea of couples meeting across time, and again and again and again. . .]

Like soulmates, right?
makeine: (06 i've had it up to here)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-19 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ She Does And They're Rated XXX.

it's her turn to giggle at his Experience with the water. not so tough now are we, will. but oh, soulmates. talking about it while standing together on the beach at night, the moon casting her pale gaze on the blah blah blah... ]


So you've got that concept, but not seven days in a week? [ how are these related, anna. she's teasing. ] Right, like soulmates.

[ so romantic. does it exist? hopefully. be nice if it did. anna lifts her free hand, wiggling her pinky. ]

They say that people who're bound by fate like that have a red string tied around their pinkies, connected to one another. That's why when you promise someone something, you shake on it with them.

[ probably. ]
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[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-19 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[I'm so proud of her]

[Will lets out an indignant little huff at that, but he's being playful!]


The number of days in a week and the narrative concept of soulmates are two different things.

[please!! it's not his fault everyone else uses a weird calendar. seven days a week. unheard of. disgusting!!]

[but now that they're in the water, and Will finds himself sloooowly getting used to the chilly temperatures. . . he shifts from one foot to the next, wiggling his toes so they catch the sand a bit. it's tempting to splash at her in REVENGE for the little splash she sent his way, but no. he is still biding his time. the moment is not right, though it will be soon!]

[also: she holds up her pinky, and since pinky promises are also not foreign to him, he hooks his own around hers on instinct as he listens to what she says]


Oh, really? That I haven't heard of. . . which is interesting, because we do have this.

[and he gives her hand a little shake! a pinky shake]
makeine: (93 the marguerite daisy)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-19 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hello? cute? she's getting used to the water too, which should mean it's crab hunting time, but will... looks even more handsome than normal with the moonlight falling on him like this. it really catches in his eyes. ]

I guess some things are universal. Do they say that if you break a promise, you'll have to swallow a thousand needles?
willandaway: (pic#17501957)

[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-20 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
[solemnly]

And that's why I never break a promise.

[it is not the reason he doesn't break promises— that is only because he is a man of his word. but he is also a man with a sense of humor, so he can't resist the tease]

[it may be prime crab hunting time, but Will seems perfectly content to stand in the waves like this, linked pinky-to-pinky, watching as she smiles right up at him. not that he is much taller than her, but still!! it's a great vantage point. . . and the shadows the moonlight casts across her cheeks are rather lovely]


. . . ah, you know— [not to change the subject, but!] I didn't think we'd get to see the beach together so soon.

It makes me happy that you remembered.
makeine: (98 don't forget that what)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-20 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
How could I forget? Silly. It wasn't that long ago...

[ in the grand scheme of things, is anything "long ago"... but she pushes her hair behind her ear and plays with the end of it. ]

I missed the sea, too. It feels nice to be back.

[ even if it isn't her hometown's by far -- she can tell that much -- it's nice. anna might release his pinky, but that's only so she can hold his hand better... shy as the hold is, slow and testing. not that she thinks he won't take it, but it's a little like their second kiss. ]
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[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-20 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[it is a bit like that second kiss. . . more confident than the first, but still shy and uncertain. that thought strikes him rather suddenly as her fingers brush against his palm. she's so brave about asking for what she wants, but sometimes— she does it so gently, so subtly. it's endearing]

[with a breath, he takes those fingers in his own— linking their hands together loosely, but firmly enough that they won't fall apart]


Did you spend a lot of time at the ocean back home?

[he asks. and then he starts walking, feet kicking up small ripples of foamy water as he does so. being linked, hand-in-hand, means that he is taking Anna with him, of course. but a moonlit stroll across the beach. . .]

[it's a little breathtaking, isn't it?]
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makeine: (135 an adorable mess of tears)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-20 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh... she'll follow of course, led along by the warmth of his hand. it could be cold as winter and anna doesn't think she'd feel a bit of it. truly breathtaking. but she beams at the question. ]

Every summer! My friends and I go pretty often when the weather's nice, too... I went with the Lit Club last time as part of our retreat. We were canning goods, or something like that. I don't get it. But we all wrote something before the weekend ended!

[ what canned goods and writing have to do with each other she has no idea. but that's what they said. ]

Everyone's stories were so fun to read... To be honest, I've been getting hit after hit of inspiration from everything here, so I'm super ready to write the next part of mine. It's a continuous story about a girl who's doing her best to win the heart of the guy she likes, from nervous beginnings of being unable to even say "hello" to the real fight for his affections!

[ of course it's a romance short ]
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[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-20 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[OF COURSE IT IS!! but he likes that, you know? she's so genre-savvy when it comes to romance that it's clear she is passionate about the subject. as if her hard work in the competition hadn't made that obvious enough]

I didn't know that you were a writer, too.

[immediately interested as he gives their joined hands a li'l cutesy swing]

When you're finished, can I read it?

[because as she very well knows by now, he loves to read
makeine: (61 after meeting someone)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-20 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh did she not mention that? wow, just like his king thing, definitely comparable, ]

Sure! I mean, I don't know... how I'll get it to you, but sure. I'll figure something out.

[ maybe. she can ask the producers. or something. or use her wish on it. would that be silly. she loves their swinging hands though, she'll keep it up with him... it's nice. ]

So, can you swim?
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[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-20 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll definitely figure something out.

[after all, they're both here, right?? it shouldn't be that hard for her to reach him after the competition is over!1 even though. . . he'll be much, much busier]

[. . .]

[LET'S NOT THINK THAT FAR AHEAD]

[at her question, his gaze flickers out further towards the ocean, taking in the horizon]


I can. But if we go swimming like this, we'll have nothing to change into afterwards.
makeine: (66 i'm not interested in fakes)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-20 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
We can always just strip down and go in our underwear. Bikinis are basically just that anyway.

[ hello ]
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[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-20 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)







In front of the cameras?

[HELLO???]
makeine: (136 you made me cry)

[personal profile] makeine 2024-11-20 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
What about them?

[ sorry ]
willandaway: (pic#17507928)

[personal profile] willandaway 2024-11-20 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ANNA???]

[h. help]


If you really want to go swimming, then. . .

[he supposes. . . it's not a horrible idea, probably???]

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