puppycrush2 | week two

[ ... ]

I don't know about need, but... Will-kun's the first guy that's actually, like, tried. With me.

[ she stares at the gloves, biting her cheek. there's a kind of mild frustration in her words, as soft as they are. ]

He's stupidly earnest and listens to me, not... in like a way where he's whipped because I'm "bossy" or whatever, but-- he does. And he's considerate of me in a way that not even my own childhood friend ever was. Like he's actually looking at me.

[ even in the short span of time they'd known each other now, that... was true. if it's not too rash to think so... it feels like they clicked in a way that made her feel like she's known him longer than a week and some days. even if there's still a lot to learn on both sides.

she

feels so happy and spoiled, and is it even right? they're both supposed to be doing this for a kind of publicity -- his more grand of a reason than hers -- but anna... ]

Neither of us might be what he needs though, Minami-kun. Ritsuka-chan's probably the better bet on that corner -- she's super capable and can give him advice where it matters.

[ i am so sorry to anna for this response.

minami stops jumping and just stares at her as she goes on. his eyes are brighter, cherry red. ]

Shut up, shut up, shut up!!! Do you think I care about that kinda shit?

[ he hates it, rejects it viscerally as the literal hellspawn he is. ]

They probably paired me up with someone who wants to "fix me". Are you happy now?

[ OKAY, MINAMI, GOD!!!!! SORRY IT WAS SOOOOOO TORTUROUS TO YOU!!!! now keep it to yourself. ]

What? Of course not. Love isn't about "fixing" someone, it's finding someone who complements you. Will-kun wouldn't be able to anyway, he'd just find ways to appease you.

[ oh my god i am so sorry will ]

It's like, give and take in equal measures. You've never read shoujo before either, have you?

He's done a really shitty job of "appeasing" me so far.

[ so no, minami disagrees on that too. ]

Only secondhand. [ in dreams! ] If you're thinking that means it makes sense to pair me with that pathetic sack of shit, definitely not. People like him are as common as fleas in Hell, so I'm not interested.

[ akechi also doesn't deserve this. ]

Get a grip. Why the hell would I pair two loveless morons with each other? You'll never figure anything out like that.

[ wait. but he's stopped moving.

.........

she's discarding the gloves. ]

You like sweets too, right? Come on.

[ she's gonna go get some food... that'll solve her irritation. ]

Who the hell else is "complimentary"?

[ ????

x2 but after a moment of arguing with himself, he does follow. he really does love sweets! ]

That! Is what I'm trying to find out! For both you and him!

[ the whole point of this!!! ]

Because I'm not letting you two inconsiderate wildcards ruin this for everyone else! To be honest, I don't really care about the wish, but it's definitely important to others.

[ so. she'll work hard. for everyone. anyway, she's ordering the largest strawberry milkshake they got along with some cinnamon soft pretzel bites... the largest milkshake they got isn't that large but it is what it is. the bites are the important part. actually, she's getting two cups of those, these are hers, she's sitting at a table to stare at him until he sits somewhere near her.

don't test her, minami. she'll chase you. ]

[ he will not be helpful at all with ordering but he does come over once anna's done all the hard work. it's hard to turn down free sweets, okay.

though he's sniffing at the milkshake and pretzel bites before trying them. ]

I'm not a wildcard. I know what I want and I said I'd play, which means getting matches right.

[ he doesn't want this to crash and burn actually so maybe he's one above akechi ???? ]

[ ???????? damn okay. better with them than against them but still. ]

You're not as annoying about this as I thought you'd be. [ interesting. she'll eat some bites too. ] Okay, so, do you mind if I quiz you then?

I'm not answering any questions I find stupid.

[ that's as much as an answer she'll get as he tries the milkshake. mmm, not bad. ]

I wouldn't either.

[ so fair's fair. ]

Are you the type that's more favor for favor or do you accept someone's goodwill without worrying what you can do in return?

Definitely not the second one, gross.

[ shoving a pretzel bite in his mouth in disgust.

if he was being anything other than a diva he would say that demons are fairly transational but alas. ]

So if someone does something for you, you feel like you gotta repay them or you're indebted. Okay.

[ crossing sooooo many people off that list ♡ his fated match has to be someone he can stand after all.

also fuck him for sipping HER MILKSHAKE she isn't kissing him. eats more pretzel bites!!!! ]

Better at holding grudges or can you let it go?

[ it's strawberry he assumes it's for him!

but also he wouldn't consider that kissing either way. ]

The guy I hate the most is someone who pissed me off hundreds of years ago.

[ unfortunately she does. this is something she'll come to regret. ]

Can't be someone who gets annoyed by that then. Give or take?

Take.

[ he says while taking a sip of the milkshake

she deserves better. ]

[ she does. ]

If you were having a bad day, would you be open to talking about it or would you prefer if they didn't and just made or did something you liked to cheer you up?

These questions are dumb.

[ but he answers anyway. ]

The second one, obviously. Like get me a giant parfait!

You're being a good sport and answering them anyway.

[ which is nice. shows he means what he says. ]

Obviously though, huh? Would you get annoyed by your match pressing to know what was wrong? Or would you tell them right out when asked?

[ she's getting a glare as he chews on another pretzel bite. ]

Yuck, neither. I'm a demon, what do I have to worry 'bout? Seiya could show up but that'd be short lived either way.

[ ...this is both the truth and not the truth. please get your worries away from him and he is not talking out "what's wrong" he's allergic. ]

Who the hell is "Seiya"? Your ex?

[ girl no use context clues it's probably the guy who pissed him off ]

[ help.

well she manages to shock minami and that's probably satisfying in the few seconds he's speechless. but then he recovers and squeezes the milkshake so tight it goes everywhere. ]

A failed exorcist who wants to kill me. [ he's going to start licking the milkshake off his hands now because that was one of the wrong things to say and if he doesn't soothe his anger somehow, he'll wind up snacking the neck of the next person that walks by their table.

and for some reason, his voice sounded completely different there. lower by several registers and without any of the usual bounce. ]

[ sorry. did you just waste her fucking milkshake.

...

she's standing up to go get two more and an extra cup of pretzel bites, salty this time. one strawberry milkshake in front of him, and then the other for her. he can have what's left of the cinnamon-sugar bites too she's opening her milkshake to dip salt & sweet. ]

Just because you're a demon? Totally irrelevant to finding your match, so I'm not gonna stick on it long.

[ makes sense though. exorcists do that. okay. ]

Pretty much.

[ they have a history but she's right in that it's not likely relevant and he is not about to tell her, gomen.

anyway he of course doesn't say thank you for the food of her efforts because he's awful. ]

[ if he had she'd take his temperature because she wasn't expecting his rude ass to. they don't have to acknowledge it. ]

Persistent guys like that are the worst. Just take the hint and buzz off already, you know? If he couldn't kill you the first dozen times, what makes a thirteenth shot any different?

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