why are you here? what are you doing? >:3
PROMPTS FROM DATE EVERYTHING (PART 1)
" what, can't a guy just go for a walk? " hand raises to cord through loose, unkempt waves, mussing them up further as he scratched at the back of his head; shunsui even bowed it slightly, as if in mock apology, lowering his gaze once to jūshirō before standing up after. with sheepish grin, he glances around the quiet halls, even peeking his head out onto the engawa to ensure no one else was headed this way. " maybe i just heard you were here and wanted to say hey— "
[ … surely it had nothing to do with the little butterfly he saw headed this way. ]
with a heavy sigh, ( and a clear-enough coast, ) he plops down on the cushions next to @kamitakes, leaning back on his left elbow so he can fish into his sleeve, finally plucking free the bag of manjū he'd stashed away earlier that day. waving it in their direction, he merely grins again, expertly taking one in his fingers before tossing the bag into jūshirō's lap. " take one; there's no sake this time. " well, not in that bag. the bag with the sake manjū rested safely inside his right sleeve. " anyways, i got so turned around looking for where i said i'd meet my date, i wound up here. just my luck, i suppose. " it's a plain-faced lie, one he knows he'll pick up on immediately; that was how things had been going for a while : every time he managed to actually get a date, he was coming up with some new excuse to not actually go on it, instead finding himself heading to see the same person—same two people, really.
maybe that was proof enough that jūshirō was as good a brother to him as any : just as it had been with shunzan, shunsui could never truly fool them, either. " —so, are you doing extra studies alone, or … " another lie. [ he already knows the answer, even before the words leave him. ] " or is there a butterfly who will be flying by soon? "