Enemy, Nobody, or Prey

Name: Gareki Age: 15 Likes: Messing around with machines and figuring out how they work, also loves reading to gain more knowledge M!A: none {This is an independent RP blog for Gareki of Karneval}

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Merry christmas losers or whatever

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Sweet mother of god I thought I was locked out of this account forever

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Yogi tilted his head to the side slightly, pouting a little. He propped his elbows on the pillow and held his chin in his hands, hunched over a bit. “Is it really that annoying to you? Does the stuff we do annoy you?” he asked softly, thinking to how much he personally enjoyed the times they’d kissed, and held hands, and slept next to each other. It hurt a little, to imagine that Gareki just saw all those things as annoyances.

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Groaning, he rubbed his forehead with his hand. He'd just messed up didn't he? Why couldn't he just explain things properly the first time. "It's not that Yogi, I'm talking about the songs that just repeat the same lines over and over again and call it a freakin love song" Fighting right now was the last thing he wanted but sometimes he sucked at fixing things. "Maybe I should just step outside.."

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After Three Years

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Yogi bit the inside of his cheek, taking a few deep breaths and trying to blink away the moisture rising in his eyes. “No, I don’t,” he admitted lowly. “I’ve been gone for three years so I know things have changed, but I still care about you and everyone else. I thought about you every day, and I was terrified that I might die without getting a chance to come back and apologize for leaving- for being so selfish that I ever thought I could just do something like that, and that it would just be ‘okay.’” He wasn’t sure what else to say- or that Gareki would even listen if he said more.

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Something finally burst inside Gareki. As quick as he spun around to his guest was as soon and his hand made contact with Yogi's cheek. "How can I even believe that crap? What exactly do you even expect me, or any of us to do now? Pretend that you were never gone in the first place?!" His voice was obviously raising in volume but he wasn't quiet yelling yet. He really just didn't know with the man he'd just hit who he'd trusted so much before. Gareki just couldn't place his feelings that were still swelling up inside himself but he recognized how much he was hurting.

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Yogi looked at Gareki, smiling innocently.”Well, it’s what that song earlier was saying, if you’d actually listen,” he said lightly, teasing a bit. “There’s all sorts of songs about it because it’s different for everyone, right? So they want to express how they feel for someone so important.” Yogi continued fiddling with the pillow, but didn’t look away from Gareki at all.

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Gareki gave another sigh as he tried to process whatever the blond was saying. "It still doesn't make some of it any less annoying" He kicked his feet up on the coffee table in front of them and leaned his head back, debating if he wanted to light another cigarette or not. His urges weren't as bad when Yogi was around and even though he wouldn't say it, he was slightly thankful. But all the talk about romance songs really got him to think about their own current situation. It wasn't like they were dating or anything, but they still did simple things a couple might do and having Yogi around was probably the best thing for himself.

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"But isn’t that kind of stuff interesting in itself?" Yogi wondered, fiddling with a corner of the pillow. "Caring about someone with everything inside you, so much that you’d be willing to do anything you can just for a smile." He gave a wistful sigh, smiling softly at Gareki. 

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Gareki raised an eyebrow at the look he was receiving from the man across the couch. It was evident that he was suggesting something by what he said but non of it seemed possible for him. "Where'd you come up with stuff like that any way?" Somehow it really didn't seem like they were talking about Yogi's crappy music taste anymore

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After Three Years

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"Wha-? N-no, no that’s not what I meant Gareki!" Yogi corrected himself quickly, standing up from the chair as his utensil clattered back onto the plate. "You’re really important to me and I never forgot about you even though I was gone so long without telling you anything, and I just- I don’t want to say goodbye to you!" His voice rose slightly, ending the last sentence in an almost desperate yell.

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Gareki let out a brief laugh that clearly sounded bitter. He twisted the rag in his hands and his brows knitted close together. Fighting his anger he took deep breaths through his nose before mumbling under his breath, "You don't even understand.."

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Yogi raised his hands in defense, catching the pillow before it could hit him. “Huh? It’s not junk,” he protested with a pout, setting the pillow in his lap and crossing his arms on top of it as he looked at Gareki. “Why don’t you like this song? I think it’s really nice.” The instrumentals were memorable and catchy, and the lyrics were sweet, reminding Yogi of a certain slightly grumpy friend.

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"It's irritating listing to this guy sing about some person he loves and it seems like every other song just like it. There's nothing interesting about it." At this point he had given up trying to read completely and set the book softly on the table before stretching out his back.

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Pouting a little, Yogi decided to let Gareki be and pulled his hand away, but he still continued singing, simply in a softer voice. He still enjoyed the song, and singing was a nice way to keep himself occupied without causing too much of a disturbance. Plus, not that he believed Gareki would ever admit it out loud, but it seemed like Gareki liked his singing most of the time, when he wasn’t trying to drag the younger man into it. Soon enough though, the song was over and the radio played something different, a song Yogi wasn’t as familiar with. So instead he leaned back against the couch, humming along faintly.

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Even with Yogi not singing anymore, this is was still not very fun for Gareki. Most of the time the radio was on mainly for background noise and sometimes the older male would join in, sometimes when he barely knew the song. But for some reason, the seemingly endless stream of romance songs was getting on his nerves. He truly tried to ignored it but eventually pulled the pillow out from behind him and threw it towards the other end of the couch. "Turn that junk off already. Or at least change the station"

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Yogi gave an offended gasp to Gareki’s insult, looking hurt for a moment. “This is a classic though!” he protested, until the next verse started. Yogi continued singing seamlessly, but was just a little more insistent about it now. He swayed along with the tempo, reaching over to set a hand on Gareki’s shoulder to try and make him move along too. He would stop, of course, if Gareki told him to, but until then Yogi would continue trying to pull the other into his antics.

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"I don't care if its a 'classic', I'm not singing." This probably wouldn't have happend if he just sang quietly to himself instead of egging Gareki on. However that was the exact situation they were currently in. Slapping his hand away from his shoulder, the younger male tried to refocus on his book but even now he found himself rereading the same line over and over again.

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After Three Years

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Yogi’s eyes widened in surprise when more food was dropped on his almost-empty plate, and he watched Gareki’s back in confusion. He couldn’t just waste food that had been given to him though, and it didn’t seem like Gareki wasn’t going to offer an explanation. But just as he was about to continue eating, he heard Gareki’s question. Taking a deep breath, Yogi let it out in a sigh before replying. “I missed you.. And, I mean, I never said goodbye, so it’s not like I could’ve stayed gone without giving a proper goodbye, right..?”

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"So.. you came back to say goodbye and leave again? That seems really messed up. tch. Not like I'm one to talk.." Gareki was truly fighting the urge to walk out of his house right now. The blond that was once able to brighten up a whole crowd of people with one dance, smile, or joke, was now causing boiling anger to boil up in his chest. Why though? It didn't make much sense to him. All he understood was the fact that he wanted to slap his current guest and scream about all that has happened. But truly neither of them was a good option.

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After Three Years

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Yogi kept his eyes on his plate for the most part during the meal, only giving a few glances upwards at his host. He wanted to say something too, but he felt like almost a burden on Gareki, and didn’t want to bother him more than necessary at the moment. He looked up immediately when he heard Gareki speak, holding his hands up innocently. “N-no it’s fine! Really, the food is good and- I’m used to eating kind of smaller portions recently!” he insisted, giving an encouraging smile.

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He raised an eyebrow slightly at his comment but also remembered his current situation. Whatever shit Yogi had gotten himself into, it really wasn't good but he still didn't understand most of it. It really wasn't his way to pry into the past too much but there was still something that made even less sense. Standing up slowly, he scrapped the rest of his food onto Yogis plate before turning to the sick to start cleaning up. With his back turned to him he still had one question that was still weighing on his mind. Already answered or not. "Why did you come back.."

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Yogi smiled slightly when he noticed how Gareki pulled his book closer, not pausing in his singing at all. He leaned a little closer to Gareki again, nudging him in the side gently. Yogi took a break between the verses to take a breath, letting out a small laugh. “Come on, you can sing along too,” he said encouragingly.

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It was that comment that the younger man finally put his book down and looked at the blond with slight irritation written in his expression. "Like I'd sing a long to some shitty song." Listening to him sing was one thing, but joining along was something that he straight up refused to do. No matter how much nagging Yogi would pull out.

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After Three Years

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Yogi didn’t know what to say to that, staying oddly quiet while he waited for Gareki to finish making breakfast. He still wrinkled his nose a little at the smell of smoke, but he knew it wasn’t his place to comment. Gareki was an adult now, and besides, what could Yogi say after he’d been gone so long? They’d each made their own decisions. He sat down silently at the table, giving a soft “thank you for the food” before eating too.

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It took a minute for him to start talking again. By that point half the food was gone and the butt of the cigarette remained discarded in the tray. Gareki knew he didn't want the conversation to end that way. So painfully strained. But wasn't sure small talk was really going to help either. At this point however he was willing to try anything. "I'm sorry it's not much. I usually don't have to cook for more than one person" Well that made him sound like an idiot didn't it.

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Yogi couldn’t help but sway back and forth as he sat on the couch, listening to the singing that came from the radio by the window. It was a sweet, cheerful melody, and almost every lyric reminded him of the person sitting next to him. Looking over, Yogi watched Gareki, who seemed to be completely absorbed in a book. What it was about, the blond had no idea, but just seeing Gareki read about something he enjoyed set a small flutter in Yogi’s chest. He gave a smile and leaned closer to the slightly younger man as he began singing along with the radio.

It had been a while since the last time he sang, considering the troubles he’d had to deal with after returning from his.. unannounced mission. Filling out formal paperwork and apologies to his superiors in Circus, and not to mention the medical checkups he needed.. It had been a stressful time, but now, Yogi was happy to relax with someone so important to him.

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Gareki could ignore it at first. The giddy acting blond grown man sitting opposite from him in their now shared house, swaying along to the tune that was currently playing from an old radio he’d managed to fix. It wasn’t that he hated the company, it was actually nice to have someone who cared for him so much so close. But now that someone was starting to lean closer and sing along with the sappy tune and it was starting to get hard to focus on the page he was currently rereading. His brow twitched as he truly tried to pull the book closer and block out his voice even though he slightly enjoyed hearing him be so happy.

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After Three Years

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Yogi scratched his slightly stubbly cheek a little, letting out a small laugh. “No, I’m pretty sure I’m still alive, at least,” he replied, trying to keep his voice light despite how heavy he felt. Now that it was actually morning, Yogi wasn’t sure how to act around his old friend. Was he supposed to just act like the past couple years he’d been away hadn’t happened, or..? Sighing internally, the blond leaned back against the wall to keep out of Gareki’s way. “Sorry for dropping in so unexpectedly.”

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"It's.. It's fine." The awkward atmosphere hung as he moved what he was cooking onto two separate plates. He places both on opposite sides of the small table before picking back up the cigarette from the ashtray and took the chair closest to the window. Blowing smoke out slowly, he waited for Yogi to join him at the table before beginning to eat himself.

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((Also the masterlist really needs an update omg