#(post da-5)

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@rk-silverknight continued from here;;

『 HE SAT UP ON THE COUCH, 』 joints creaking and limbs aching. His chest hurt — he leaned back and worked on steadying his breathing. Slowly but surely, the rapid thumping of his heart in his chest calmed, and the pain completely (finally) receded.

Takeo let out an uneven sigh, and turned back to M-21, blinking. He looked about the room, searching for the figure of the red-haired woman he had definitely seen just moments before. Didn’t 21...

❝ She... Teira was right he— ❞

... ah. He had been asleep on the couch. So that was why she had been there, in Frankenstein’s home even when Tao had taken such extreme measures to secure everything.

He hardly had to think about it before he gave a shaky nod to the offer, scooting over to one side of the couch so that M-21 would have a spot to sit down.

Weeks later, and the memory of Teira... no, Aris, still haunted him — and even when he knew better than to think of her, or to let the memories of her intrude on his thoughts. This was so shameful.

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@techtao continued from here;;

『 THE SOUND WAS ONE THAT 』 Takeo was so familiar with that, if he weren’t so well-trained to react immediately to any signs of danger or abnormality, he might have just continued sifting through the shopping bag full of his latest purchases.

Did he have a choice? Takeo sighed, and folded up the new jacket he had gotten while Tao was in his electronics shop. Back into the bag it went, because it didn’t look like he was going to have the chance to try it on for a while now. They’d have to stash their things up on one of the rooftops on their way to the spot Tao pinpointed.

❝ Let’s go. You have a location? ❞  He glanced at the phone in Tao’s hand — that was Tao, always ready for any emergency that might arise. 

If it was just a matter of a shooting, and nothing to do with the Union or any other higher powers, then Tao and Takeo would be more than capable of dealing with it themselves. Even if they were only two out of five of the deadly DA-5 team, it was indisputable that the both of them were formidable opponents against any human, and very much a threat when working side by side.

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[ comfort ] your muse pulling mine into a reassuring hug . [ i was gonna victimize his hair but then realized i was gonna do it anyway whenever i replied to that other thread so B) he's spared for now ]

[ non sexual acts of dominance that Takeo can’t refuse cuz he’s a pushover ]

『 THE COMFORT OF AN EMBRACE 』 was always welcoming, especially on days when Takeo felt… less himself than usual. When exactly he was having such days were becoming much more apparent, without the constant pressure for completion of missions. Naturally, he leaned back into the hug with a quiet sigh, and without much hesitation at all.

Maybe this new lifestyle was getting to him. He was getting too relaxed, and too used to the physical contact. But who could blame him? He’d never experienced a feeling this warm and safe during his time with DA-5. And almost immediately, the stress melted away like it wasn’t even there.

Until he looked up, expecting to give a thanks to Tao (since it was usually Tao who seemed to pick up on those things with the most ease, and was most willing to initiate some sort of affection) and met… bright red eyes and…

❝ R-Raskreia? ❞  He straightened up immediately, panic jolting through him and cheeks flushing a dark pink from embarrassment. Oh, God. He had just — the Lord had… ❝ What — what was that for? ❞

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@rcgnata because I swear I saw smth about this before, can’t find it now, but I’m still gonna bother you;;

Something was truly unusual today... after all, an unexpected visit from the Lord so soon after the scuffle in werewolf territory?

Well. A scuffle it was not, but given how little use Takeo had had there in the first place, he couldn’t help but feel — selfishly, he’d admit it — as if nothing had changed. And yet how suddenly everything had. This might seem like a simple house visit, with the Lord stopping by to make sure that Raizel and the rest of the household were not upset by recent events. But still, he couldn’t help but feel something was... off. She didn’t seem her usual self at all (especially when interacting with the children, which she usually enjoyed). But it wasn’t as if he could say that directly to her.

“Raskreia? Is something...” He hesitated to say ‘wrong’... Takeo truly doubted that nobles liked to talk about how they felt, much less admit that anything was the matter when something was wrong. “Anything you want to chat about? What’s been going on?”

Though she was always welcome — there was no doubt about that. Though he didn’t know if he felt the same about the rest of the Lukedonian nobles that had come out of nowhere to prowl around the school and the house...

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@rk-silverknight;; continued from here.

Uh oh... he’s definitely made a big mistake of some sort. Judging from M’s face, anyway — from the shock and the verbal response, Takeo didn’t think it had been welcome.

“Ah. Then, that Shinwoo must have been lying to me...” Perhaps it wasn’t the best choice to foist the blame all off onto a kid, but this was all, undoubtedly, Shinwoo’s fault.

“That kid said that it’s a way of showing when you like someone. Hmm, I thought the way he explained it to me was strange, but...”

He was going to have to complain to Shinwoo when school started up next week again, and somehow stop Shinwoo from spreading these false rumours. At this point, it was probably even worse to learn from Shinwoo than it was to do so from Tao. This was mildly embarrassing...

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@servavi;; casual starter

“Frankenstein...” It’s a bit late at this point, but this was appropriate human custom, right? as reported by Tao, anyway (which automatically left Takeo even more doubtful, honestly) — “I wanted to wish you a happy Father’s Day. Uh, though it’s a somewhat — belatedly? Ah, here...”

The handmade chocolates might be overdoing it, too. Human custom or not, this was a little embarrassing... maybe he should have waited for next year. But Frankenstein should be shown appreciation, and though Takeo had resorted to Google just to make sure, he had confirmed his suspicions that there was no “Happy Houseowner Day” in this country.

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@cadisetramadiraizel;; casual starter

Saturday evening in Frankenstein’s house found Takeo wanting for company. He made his way into the living room; he had been meaning to talk more with Rai, anyway, and now might be a good time to spend a few hours together and do something fun.

“Sir...?” Takeo couldn’t help the politeness, it was difficult not to be formal with Raizel though he tried hard not to overdo it. “I wondered if you were busy?”

Takeo didn’t want to keep Rai’s time, especially if he were studying. Though, come to think of it, even when Takeo had seen him in the living room in the middle of the night often reading... he never was sure what it was that Rai was reading. Was he studying well for his classes?