#ch22

[pardon-my-scifi]

I love that people (usually Midnight) keep asking then where the other is. Cus they know where the other is. CUS THEYRE MARRIED.

[shysheeperz]

[cinamun]

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[everyjunniebug]

[tlatpostcards]

The Life and Times Chapter 22: Out

"You manipulated me," he repeated coldly. "You manipulated me to get the map." "I did not." "Yes, you did. You came up there and manipulated me for your own means!" "I asked you if I could use the map, James! That's not manipulative! I told you where I was going—Agrippa's sake, let go of me!" She yanked her arm free. "You came to me because you knew I would agree!" protested James irately. "You could have gone to Sirius or Peter, but you came to me because you knew you would be able to talk me into giving you the map without telling me the truth!" He was going to regret this, and he knew it. "And you don't even care! You honestly feel no remorse over the fact that you used me to get to your ex-boyfriend! And then you felt free to wander...!" "I did not use you to get to Luke, Potter!" Lily shouted. "Furthermore, I haven't a clue what you're talking about!" "You know exactly what I'm talking about!" He matched her volume. "'I hate asking, James. I really don't have any right to.' Like you didn't know you were going to get exactly what you wanted! You knew you could show up looking desperate and helpless, and I wouldn't be able to resist helping you!" "I was desperate, James! I was desperate enough to go to you, wasn't I?" "That wasn't desperation! That was craft!" "What?" "You knew I wouldn't say no!" "What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about how you feel no remorse using how I feel about you to get what you want!" And then they were both quiet for several seconds. Lily's heart raced, and her face flushed, and she wondered why she suddenly felt... terrified. James, however, seemed to have no regrets. His cheeks were red with fury, and his breathing heavy, but when Lily tried to speak, he cut her off without hesitation. "Don't look so goddamn incredulous." "James," she began, softer now, "I didn't..." "Really?" he asked sarcastically. "You didn't what, exactly? You didn't know? Of course you did! Agrippa, I asked you out every week for ages!" "That w-w-was a y-year ago!" Lily managed to stammer. "You knew perfectly well," he sneered. "Girls always know."

— JULES.

[sage-reads-things]

Hot damn, Taiyo is SLAYING in that disguise! He should dress up as a lady more often.

I have to wonder if Kuroyuri put out this ad with such specific requirements because he was trying to catch a specific person. Was he after Taiyo from the start? Or was he just using the excuse of hiring an "office clerk" to bait a double agent into joining, and Taiyo just so happened to fit the bill?

(In which case, did Rin actually think Taiyo was right for the job or did she just go “yeah he could pull off a little black dress and blush” lmao.)

Also:

Mutsumi being cute and supportive <3333 Her love of costuming and dressing up is a consistent detail that I think is really cute. She likes disguises! It's fun for her to dress people up, especially when it's Taiyo lmao.

[everyfrankenstein]

[dailysmilingnatsume]