「 夢 の 種 」

"I have never forgotten The road I walked with you." [ Aine Kisaragi @ redthreadrp ] Hover: ✣ ♔ ♫ ♥ ☆ ♯ ♒ ☾

[azuredyedroses]

❀——; now hiring [event]

💐 — “Hibiscus flowers for sale! Freshly picked from the greenhouse!”

“We’ve got other tropical flowers too! First buy is 50% off!” He sighed as soon as he finished calling out for his stall and sat in his chair. The former idol grabbed a paper fan and fanned himself. Boy, today was hotter than usual. 

Seeing how a shipment of tropical flowers came in at the right timing of the new beach, Aine had the brilliant idea of opening a stall to promote his store.

Except he found out pretty quickly that it was hard to manage rotating shifts with one part-time worker. Especially since he was in university too. Suddenly an idea came to mind, and Aine clapped his hands together before grabbing a marker and a piece of paper.

Two minutes later, he taped the sign to front of his table.

「NOW HIRING!」

Getting one or two more part-time workers wouldn’t hurt.

[azuredyedroses]

❀——; gladiolus || aine & jolyne

@stonexbutterfly

💐 — The world wasn’t always a good place and often, Aine forgot that solid fact in life. While there were certainly many good people, there were also many bad people out there, only wanting to cause trouble for some reason, or even no reason. 

Even so, with his interpersonal drama that taken up a good portion of his life, he had never encountered such troublemakers until today.

His storefront was the next unfortunate victim to a string of vandalism by high school delinquents. The little rack of flowers he had out in the front was knocked over. Broken flower pot shards and soil littered the sidewalk. The trio of punks laughed like hyenas, proud of their handiwork.

His nerve finally snapped when he watched the delinquents step over and crush the beautiful flowers scattered on the ground. Their behavior was absolutely intolerable. As weak and frail as the ex-idol was, he refused to let these youths have their way to destroy something precious.

Aine stepped out of the shop to yell at them them, gripping his broom shakily.

“Please stop causing trouble! These flowers deserve better than what you’re doing!”

Unfortunately, the older male was answered back with a punch to his face and he fell over.

[shinomiyanacchan]

UTAPRI - 5 by SALGU Uta no Prince-sama

[azuredyedroses]

❀——; zinnia || aine & reiji

[all-star-clown]

There are times that Reiji does miss being up on the stage. . He loved to see people cheer and smile for him. However, the life of being an idol ended for him a long time ago. The only reason why he kept at it for so long, was because he knew it would be selfish to just throw everything away without even trying. So many people were never able to make it to stage like Reiji. It would have been insulting to them…and most importantly to the one who gave him the courage to be an idol.

However after that letter, Reiji couldn’t put on a façade anymore. He had to leave. There was just no way he could continue being the happy idol anymore. That’s why he’s so glad he found Bellevue.

Bellevue was like a breath of fresh air after years of constantly being in the lime light among screaming crowds. No one in Bellevue glanced twice at him. They just waved and moved about their day. At first, Reiji thought he couldn’t live without people not knowing him, but now he cherishes it. The feeling of just being another regular person in the crowd has never felt so great as it does now.

As he walked down the streets of Abra ca Avenue, Reiji basked in the nice day of living a normal life. He hoped to get inspiration on what he should with himself as a citizen on Bellevue. Right now he’s just living on his savings, but he needed to find a job soon.

None of the store front caught his interest until his eyes fell on a flower shop.

Blue Roses

That name gave Reiji pauses as he stared at the sign. Memory of blue eyes and blue hair came to mind, placing Reiji in a nostalgia mood. He remembered back at Saotome where Aine would randomly tell Reiji about flowers sometimes. Of course Reiji could never remember which flower meant which, but oddly he remembered blue roses. The symbol of the impossible and the unattainable.

Interest piqued, Reiji decided to enter the shop and look around, maybe buy some flower for his apartment. The bell jingled as he entered and not even a second later a voice called out the greet him.

But Reiji heard nothing. All he could here was the blood rushing in his ears as he stared, transfixed on the person that just spoke. Obviously he was just as surprised as Reiji, but recovered first.

“Reiji is that you?”

That question, snapped him out of his stupor, enough to find his voice and force out a few words.

“Yeah it’s me.” He forced a watery smile. “I never thought I would see you again, Aine.”

[azuredyedroses]

💐 — “That’s because I didn’t want to see anyone. At least for a while.” His lips formed a painful smile as he chuckled at his next comment. “But I guess God really wants to toy with my life, doesn’t he? I didn’t expect to see you either.”

“I’m glad you look well though, Reiji.” At least his friend was looking healthier than he was, and perhaps doing even better off in his life. Reiji was probably very successful in his own idol career now, shining in the spotlight they both had used to strive for. 

The blunet suddenly felt tired all of a sudden, not just from his poor health, but feeling the stress of keeping his tightly-controlled emotions under the lid. Nonetheless, again, he put on that gentle smile that hid away his true feelings. That seeing Reiji again shook up his feelings of regret and sadness.

It was such a terrible habit of his, but he never wanted other people, especially his best friend, to know and be burdened by how he was feeling.

“Welcome to my shop, Blue Roses. Were you coming in to buy something?”

[azuredyedroses]

❀——; zinnia || aine & reiji

@all-star-clown

💐 — A brief sigh escaped from his lips and he stared down at the new shipment of flowers. Normally, he would be enthusiastic about getting new flowers for his shop, but the mixed brightly colored flowers struck a chord of nostalgia and sorrow.

Because the meaning of the flowers related to something important to him that he left to his past.

“Zinnia flowers huh...” Aine shook his head and picked up the shipment carefully. If he was to think about lingering thoughts now, he would never recover properly. The bluenet set the crate down near one of the shelves and winced. Today probably wasn’t going to be a good day for him, so he should avoid unnecessary strain, especially since his part time worker was off. He would leave the responsibility of shelving the zinnia flowers tomorrow to him. 

The windbell chimed, and he resumed his smiling face again. A terrible habit he kept from his days of becoming an idol, he was still able to mask his pain behind a gentle smile. But it was better if he could still make other people happy, wasn’t it?

“Welcome to Blue Roses! How can I-” His voice stopped and he froze immediately, when he locked eyes with his latest customer, realizing who they were.

Ever since that incident, he sometimes wondered whether some god up there was trying to make a play out his life-- a tragedy for him to struggle and overcome. 

Now he could confirm that his entire life was definitely being scripted like a play now. It was a bittersweet irony that the zinnia flowers that came in today reminded him of that person-- the person being his best friend, who Aine chose to leave behind along with everything relating to his past.

But he always thought about him, regardless. Always wondering if he was still striving for that dream they had both aimed together. Always wondering if he was able to live in peace now after he sent him that letter.

And there he was, standing right at the entrance of his shop, just as dumbfounded as him. Neither of them said a word for a few minutes, until Aine was the first to break the silence.

“...Reiji? Is that you?”

[azuredyedroses]

@chromaticmist

💐 — It wasn’t too long right after he had just opened his new shop on Abra-- that the windchime rang when his first potential customer opened the door to enter the shop. Holding one watering can in his hand to water the chrysanthemums, Aine waved at his visitor with the other, giving his best smile.

“Welcome to Blue Roses! Are you looking for anything?”

[azuredyedroses]

{{ hello hello I’m the same mun as Kouji. a starter call here for aine! cap at 4! castmates excluded~ }}

[yume-no-tsuduki]

うたぷりつめ - tnk

[kiingofevil-deactivated20170727]

"I am. I’ve been here for ages."

Ranmaru looked at the other as he was leaning against the table, not really getting why Aine was asking that.

[azuredyedroses]

"Ah... I'm sorry. I must have spaced out. Hello, Kurosaki-san. Have you come to find Ai?"

[azuredyedroses]

"Is anyone there? I can hear your voice..."

[melodies-of-an-android]

"Aine…? Something happened? Why are you crying?" the andorid of course was right away there, standing in front of his look-alike. 

Maybe he remembered the past again? He couldn’t tell since their bond broke a while ago, but… somehow this was his guess from his guts.

[azuredyedroses]

"I don't know why, Ai. These tears won't stop." The bluenet muttered softly, sitting by the window of his room. He gazed out vacantly to the azure window, not stopping the tears that fell down his cheeks.

"I'm not happy... but I'm not sad either. Rather, these tears that fall are the remnants of my dull pain."

[azuredyedroses]

「 hideaway 」

"...!"

His frail legs felt as if they would collapse and break under him at any moment. The blanket that covered his pale shoulders flew up and down as he sprinted down the empty streets, his destination unknown.

I can't... I can't go back there... I have to go back...

...to that place...!

He gasped for breath loudly, barely conscious from the medication he was given. The soles of his bare feet felt raw and he was pretty sure they were bleeding too.

He had been running away for 20 minutes straight; away from the people who brought him back to the reality he had to tried to escape.

And he was escaping again.

Why couldn't they have left him alone?

The voice that told him in his head, "The world isn't bad.. it's beautiful."

Why did they lie to him?

That was the last thought the blue-haired male thought of as he passed out on what he thought was greeenery.

[azuredyedroses]

//outofdreams: Moved to the closed group Saotome Gakuen RP. Please unfollow me if you haven't yet.

[azuredyedroses]

{ ღ } "..."

He looked right. He looked left. Just where was he in this part of town? The bluenet had just finished delivering floral arrangements to a client... but now he lost his way back to the shop and wandered too far.

Could anyone help him?

[pwutia]

スパコミの | れ＠SCCも48b [pixiv]

[azuredyedroses]

❀——; five yen housekeeper || Aine & Yato

{ ღ } 'So this should be cooked for 10 minutes...'

The florist quietly sighed and tore open box of macaroni and cheese, pouring it into the microwaveable bowl. Putting it into the microwave, he pressed the buttons and started up the kitchen appliance.

After he had done that, he quietly moved back to his empty living room and let out a breath, slumping himself onto the couch.

It was the weekend where Aine was on his day off. Quiet and secluded in his apartment to himself, the day dragged on slowly to him; empty with no meaning. He curled up into a ball and pulled up a blanket over himself, resting his head against his knees.

He probably made the worst choice to live by himself; it felt depressing and lonely like this. He had initially thought being in solitude would help him think clearer over his life; but he was wrong. It wasn't making him feel any better or think clearly; in fact, the bluenet felt like he was falling into despair again. 

How could he possibly take care of himself and his own mental health? Working was one thing; but what else was he going to do with his life?

There was no purpose.

Almost closing his eyes to mull over his thoughts more, they quickly scattered away when a burning smell from the kitchen came to his nose. The bluenet jolted his head up immediately, suddenly remembering he was still cooking macaroni.

'Oh no!'

The mute florist quickly ran into the kitchen to yank open the microwave door, only for black smoke to launch into his face.

[azuredyedroses]

❀——; Sleeping Encounter || Aine & Ai

{ ღ } All he could hear was the gentle sound of the bubbles floating up the water; it was the last familiar sound he could instinctively recall that day. The sound that played over and over in his dreams while he slept in his long slumber for the years.

The ocean.

Aine remembered this place in his dreams. It was his world, the place where he had hid himself away from reality.

His very own dream world.

Floating forward inside the room, the former idol mulled over why he was here. Ever since he had woken up, he stopped returning to this place in his dreams. The last time he was here...

'I see...'

From the shadows of the ocean's depth, he could see a familiar silhouette appear. He knew exactly who the other was... it was... that person... the one whose existence was built to wake him up.

There was a serious reason the two of them had to be separated; but to return this place again... It meant that their distance was short again. What could that mean...?

More bubbles swirled around them, obscuring both of their faces from each other. Aine closed his indigo eyes and for the first time, since a year ago when he had woken up, the bluenet opened his mouth and let out his voice.

"So we meet again, Mikaze Ai."