[ luke & senri are just two foolish redheads ]

[usogi]

tales of the abyss (2005)

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[usogi]

[he'll pull luke's hand off at that point and his eyes are bright]

Whaaat? Other people know? I heard from Pippin himself - I can't believe you really were keeping it from me!

I'm hurt! Betrayed!

[GOD SHUT UP SENRI]

[dupelicate]

He--?!

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

That little...! He just can't stop talking about it the second people ask him anything!

[His protestations simmer into mutters, and it's clear they're not directed at Senri, anymore.]

I'm not telling anyone! I--Piety just answers every question anyone asks him!

[usogi]

[HEE

senri thinks this is awesome. this is totally what he needed this week.]

He really can't - but all I did was mention you, and he said that he loves you more than anything.

That's so sweet. I'm shocked that I found you by yourself for even a second! I thought you'd tooootally be glued to his side!

[dupelicate]

W-Well, he's a god! He needs time to do... god stuff sometimes, right? Like offerings and whatever!

[AAAAAAAAAAAA

Luke is increasing looking like he might melt into the fountain out of embarrassment.]

D-Don't tell anyone else!

[usogi]

[HE'S SO PRECIOUS, AAAAAA

senri is just smiling so wide]

Sure, sure, but - you only got together at curfew last week, right...? You should totally be holding hands and cuddling more. I told him that too.

[SENRI,,]

[dupelicate]

You told him what?!

[Something is short-circuiting.]

W-We don't have to--I mean, he's busy, so we can't just go around doing whatever!

[usogi]

But like.

Do you want to?

[please

save luke from senri]

[dupelicate]

I-I-I'm not answering!

[HELP

SOMEONE

ANYONE]

[usogi]

You toooootally want to.

[STOP]

[dupelicate]

[he leans back]

St-Stop! Don't you have important... Senri stuff to do?

Or... Or anything else?!

[OTHER THAN THIS??????]

[usogi]

Taka's busy.

[HIS BOYFRIEND IS ALSO OCCUPIED

AND SO HERE HE IS]

[dupelicate]

I didn't mean your--!!

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Investigation stuff! Investig--you know, for the whole game!

G-Go detect stuff!

[usogi]

I haaaaave been.

[SIGHS]

We're almost there - and there's a whole god alliance and stuff and honestly I'm super tired.

So I wanted to gossip a little! My week's been rough, Luke-kun. So honestly hearing about you and Pippin was super good news?

[dupelicate]

Oh.

Uh.

[well.

what now?]

...Th-That's good, I guess. I'm glad it made you h-happy...

[UGHHHHH]

[usogi]

[.... lmao

senri's just laughing and offering up a smile]

It did.

... I'm really happy for you. The both of you. It's really sweet, how much the two of you care about each other.

So I mean it - I hope you find a lot of time to do things together, and to bring each other happiness.

1/2

[dupelicate]

[he is, at least, calming down a little bit.]

Th...Thanks.

[...]

We don't have a lot of time left together, but... I guess I'm just really happy we get any at all. [He gives Senri a smile that's somehow both happy, and sad.] He's already given me more than I can ever repay him for.

And ...you, too, Senri. I hope you have some happiness, too.

[dupelicate]

[um,]

With your Taka--I mean, your--you know what I mean!

[usogi]

Oh yeah, Taka and I have it great when no one else is confessing their love to me that week.

[haha what

MOVING ON]

But that's... sweet...

I guess I'm a little surprised - you're not going to try to stay with him after this....?

[dupelicate]

[what was that?????]

...I... can't.

I guess if I lose, I might. But if I get my wish...

[...]

I made some promises, and I want to keep them. Even Piety wouldn't want me to stay if I didn't have to. And... well, he's a god, now. He can't come back home with us. He's got his own promises to keep here.

[not that they'd talked about it. not that they had to.]

[usogi]

[ . . . ah. senri pauses at that and he nods]

... that makes sense. Sorry - I didn't mean to bring up something difficult.

But... I guess that's why it's all the more important that you two spend as much time together as you can.

[dupelicate]

Nah, don't worry about it.

[He shrugs, waving the apology away with a shake of his head.]

And... you're right. I do want to spend a lot of time with him... as much as I can. But I don't want to get in his way, either, you know? He's still got an important job to do.

[usogi]

... he does. I'm trying to get as many people as I can to switch to him at the end...

[and senri is just thoughtful]

Well.

Make sure you interlace your fingers the next time you hold his hand.

[he's not even going to touch the concept of kissing because luke is such an embarrassed baby]

[dupelicate]

...Huh?

Interlace?

[??? ??????? ????]

[usogi]

.... we're really working with the basics here, huh.

[senri is

going to fucking hold out his hand]

[dupelicate]

[he stares at it.]

...Why are you holding out your hand?