Haven't posted in a good bit . Here's some of my latest mkdis + misc.. the 2nd+3rd img is a college prof au that got revealed to me in a dream (still not too sure ab the majors tho)
Re: college roommates situationship Mizurui where Mizuki attempts to make Rui think sheâs poisoning him by putting almond extract in his food, for funsies. Mizukiâs trying to get a reaction, Ruiâs determined to not give her a reaction and trying to figure out her motives for blatantly poisoning or pretending to poison him. Whoever acknowledges it first loses. They play mind games for enrichment.
It starts because Mizukiâs like âit would be really funny if I made Rui think Iâm trying to kill him,â so puts a tiny amount of almond extract in something on impulse, expecting him to notice, say something about it, leading into an opportunity to gaslight him, for fun. A classic one-off bit. Rui pauses fractionally when bringing the food to his mouth, implying that he might smell the almondiness, but then he eats it anyway without comment. Which is insane, because Mizuki expected him to say something, who the hell wouldnât notice an unexpected almondy taste? Now, more than ever, she really really wants to get a reaction out of him, so she just keeps âpoisoningâ him. How far can she push this?
Rui, for his part, absolutely immediately notices the almond extract, thinks thereâs a very low but possible chance itâs cyanide, and thinks she absolutely wants him to think itâs cyanide. In that instant, he knows she wants to see his reaction, and will not give her the satisfaction, for fun, even if it means maybe ingesting a bit of poison. He figures that if she really wanted to kill him, heâd already be dead, so he may as well see where this goes.
For what itâs worth, Mizuki wouldnât completely ruin every meal with almond extract, just a single drop on a small piece that she makes really obviously suspicious and easy to avoid if Rui wanted to. Like putting it off to the side, or having a fork already stuck in that piece when giving Rui his plate. And sheâs definitely not cooking for him every day, I think they take care of most of their meals separately and alternate making dinner / buying food between the two of them. To meet her quota of âpoisoningâ him once per day, on the days she doesnât cook, she makes tea for herself and asks if he wants a cup while sheâs already boiling the water. He says sure, and Mizuki of course always puts a drop of almond extract in his. Rui notices the first time and then can reasonably expect to be poisoned every time she asks if he wants tea, and he still always drinks the tea, because heâs committed to playing along, and also it actually tastes pretty nice, cyanide or not. Heâs like 94% certain itâs almond extract.
And because of the difference in their eating habits, Rui not eating vegetables, Mizuki waiting for things to cool down, it would already be the case that their plates canât be switched and Mizuki would more often than not watch Rui eat first, which is a normal routine for them but really adds to the suspicious ambiance. The cherry pit on top, you could say. Itâs incredibly blatant that Mizuki is tampering with what she serves him, and Rui never once says anything about it, but tries to throw her off in other ways.
Honestly, given his bullshit OP genius shtick, itâs possible that Rui just straight up has some actual cyanide for bullshit science purposes and, crucially, hydroxocobalamin, an antidote to cyanide. Hydroxocobalamin is also a form of B12, and though Rui has the exact opposite dietary restriction from what might result in a B12 deficiency, if he takes any other vitamin supplements to replace vegetables, it would be easy to lump that in with them, have it just in case of the off-chance that Mizuki is actually poisoning him, and offhandedly mention to her that it just so happens to be an antidote to cyanide, in order to make her think he thinks sheâs actually poisoning him without ever saying that he suspects her. And Mizuki is then left with the implication that Rui might think heâs actually being poisoned but is willingly ingesting the poison she serves while taking an antidote, for some fucking reason.
They engage in further psychological warfare, of course. Mizuki changes her perfume to something with notes of almond, Rui notices and compliments her on it. Rui buys almond pastries to share, saying heâs been peculiarly fond of almonds as of late. Mizuki buys cherries and apples and other such fruit with notable cyanide content in their seeds. Rui looks up the lethal dose of cyanide where she can see his screen, and quickly closes the tab when he ânoticesâ her catching a glance. Mizuki gets almond blossom branches to put in a vase. Neither of them ever say anything about the meals or tea.
Mizuki secures her victory by forfeiting. It goes like this: she runs out of almond extract. Using like 1ml per day, presuming a somewhat used typical 43ml bottle, thereâs reasonably about a month of âpoisoningâ Rui. Then she runs out, and instead of running to the store to pick some up and continue the game, she simply asks if he wants tea, as routine. He says sure, and he immediately notices the absence of almond extract. Surprised, he slips up, and says it tastes different than usual. Thatâs cause they just ran out of almond extract, she says. He mustâve grown used to the taste cause sheâs been putting it in all his food the last month, she says. Heâs entirely thrown by her giving up the game, just straight up admitting that she has been tampering with his food, and that it has in fact just been almond extract. Why, he asks. Why try to make him think he was being poisoned at all?
Well, Mizuki figured heâd be so preoccupied with the threat of cyanide, he wouldnât notice the [whateverâs funniest to be dosing him with].
Rui is speechless. He never considered that she could be adding anything other than cyanide or almond extract. He makes an expression she didnât know he was even capable of. She gets the reaction she wanted. She gets the best reaction she could have ever tried to get. And in the face of such satisfaction, her world-class poker face breaks. Sheâs won. She laughs, and laughs, and laughs. Of course, she did not add anything other than almond extract at any point. But he really, really, really believed her for a second, and even if he never believes her ever again, the look on his face is burned into her mind, and worth absolutely everything. Victory is sweet. Far sweeter than bitter almonds.
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