@hatngun—
he slowly walked up to where lupin was resting. didn't approach him at first since he could tell the man needed some space. thoughtful and withdrawn after what had happened. but he needed to come back inside eventually. and it was getting dark now. it wasn't good when someone like lupin would be seen after dark. not in this town. not right now.
"hey." said jigen carefully, casually leaning against the door frame. he wouldn't look at lupin but out into the open sea that lay right beneath their balcony by the main road that was still quite busy at this hour. he puffed smoke from his lungs, then offered his fag to lupin. "wanna come back inside? imma cook somethin' for us."
On the outside, he was merely a man who was watching the sun sink below the edge of glimmering waves – but even his gunman knew him better than that. Where there was beauty in solitude, there was inherent risk. If not risk of being spotted and recognized, then there was risk of spiraling into his own thoughts. It hadn’t been an easy run lately.
Eyes hadn’t lifted from the scene before him when the other called out to him in careful manner, but only when there was a small cloud of smoke did he shift, wordlessly accepting the cigarette. There was no response as he closed his eyes and took a drag before passing it back, holding hot smoke within for a prolonged moment before exhaling as well. The buzz of nicotine was a pleasant enough interruption.
“... all right, yeah.” Conceding the other’s unspoken point of the risk of staying out, Lupin heaved a sigh before standing. Perhaps some other night he’d ask what Jigen was going to cook, be interested in the news or sports, treat it like a normal evening, but upon heading inside he merely settled at the table in the kitchen, picking at his cuticles.
“You know, I’m not actually very hungry tonight.”












