#hopecreated

[kanoseinosekai]

@hopecreated 

The situation he was in was strange, but somehow not unexpected. At least, not to him. Nagito Komaeda had a knack for ending up in unbelievable scenarios and this was really no different. A talking stuffed rabbit telling them they needed to live on this island and be friends, saying that this was some kind of school trip. Well, they did attend Hope’s Peak Academy. This may be standard.

Currently, the lucky student was still standing on the beach, watching over the unconscious boy while the others went to explore. He didn’t feel right just leaving him there, so he had elected to stay by him. He was being useful.

The stranger suddenly stirred, causing Komaeda to drop to his knees beside him and lean over to see if the student was okay.

“Hey... Can you hear me?”

[eludum]

💖 from hinata! (hopecreated)

[ what does chiaki find cute? // accepting ]

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“i think his hair is cute. it’s so spiky, like a hedgehog… i kind of wanna pet it. but i’m scared it might end up actually being spiky, and i’ll jab myself… i think.”

[eludum]

(ᴗ˳ᴗ) from mahiru! (hopecreated)

[ sleepy…. // accepting ]

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it’s been a long day. field trips with the class are particularly exhausting, as it’s chiaki’s job to keep everybody in line, and lately, mahiru has been helping out where she can. she finds it easier to be assertive, especially with the boys, who tend to be a large part of the problem. 

now that it’s over, chiaki’s already drooping and yawning. she thought she could play some games in the lounge area of the dorm building, and was more than happy when mahiru came to join her… but it seems she’s not going to make it.

she hasn’t even had dinner yet, but it’s clear that she’s on her way out from the way she’s sagging, the controller in her hands having dropped into her lap. after a few moments, her head hits mahiru’s shoulder. apparently, she finds it surprisingly comfy, because as she starts to nod off, she’s curling closer to the other girl, seeking her warmth.

[eludum]

also « here i wait for something to twist the plot dramatically again. » (tsumugi, hopecreated)

[ eve sentence starters // accepting ]

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shirogane and chiaki should have been two peas in a pod, given their affinity for fictional worlds. and yet, there’s something just a tiny bit off-putting about the younger girl that chiaki can’t quite place. as if she views human beings as characters, NPCs, or tropes a bit more than she should… it’s to the point that even chiaki can’t keep up all the time.

“shirogane-san, i think you like gossip and drama a little too much,” chiaki says, laughing sheepishly. conflict is what makes a story interesting, so it’d be natural if shirogane seeks it out, and even enjoys it. her classmates must keep her entertained in that regard, given how often fights break out among them. “momota-kun is gonna get suspended or something if he tries to punch ouma-kun one more time. is that really what you want?”

[eludum]

« even if i had tried to move on, why can’t i leave my past? » (from hinata, hopecreated)

[ eve sentence starters // accepting ]

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it’s a rhetorical question. the answer lies as clear as the scar on his head; even if he were to forget everything that happened once more, the physical damage is still done. the emotional toll, too, couldn’t be erased with his memories. even being forced to start over anew hadn’t destroyed the bonds some of them had forged in the past. they kept seeking each other, as if doomed to repeat history.

chiaki reaches up to brush a strand of hair back behind her right ear. “maybe it doesn’t have to be such a bad thing,” she says quietly. “you’re here now because of it. is this… such a bad place to be?”

sure, the island paradise has crumbled, after lacking maintenance for years. reconstruction is hard work, but even with the decrepit buildings and the overgrowth of the plant and wildlife… it’s still a tropical wonderland, where the weather is almost always perfect, if not a little too hot.

what she really wants to say is, “if you left your past behind, you’d leave me too. is that what you want?”

but she doesn’t say it, of course. she’s too afraid of the answer. she closes her hands into fists in her lap and says nothing, staring off into space, waiting for a response.

[eludum]

mahiru approaches chiaki with a bright smile on her face and a sparkle in her eyes. she's already got a handwritten love letter in an envelope, but she's especially proud of the plush she's holding in her hand. "look, chiaki-chan! it's mario! i bought him for you, for your birthday!" she couldn't find kirby, and mario was the only other character she recognized...

mahiru’s insistence on supporting her in her gaming habits, despite the fact that she’s generally clueless, is absolutely adorable. more than that, though, even when her girlfriend fumbles the delivery, she knows it means she actually cares enough to get involved in chiaki’s interests. it’s not just because she’s trying to be polite, as it is with some people.

so she accepts the mario plushie with a bright smile on her face, hugging him tightly to her chest. mahiru likely doesn’t know, but he’s one of the newer models, based off super mario odyssey, with cappy sitting on top of his head. it’s very cute, in other words.

“thank you, mahiru…” she accepts the letter as well; this, she’ll read in a moment. but before that, she has another order of business. it’s also white day, which is traditionally a day for boys to give gifts to the girls in their lives… but neither of them are boys. rather than skip out on the holiday all together, chiaki opted for a more unorthodox approach.

she digs around in her pocket, and pulls out a small box. “i got you something for white day, too… here.” inside the box is a necklace, with a small pendant inlaid with an iridescent opal, polished into an oval shape. it’s simple, not too flashy, much like mahiru’s style, but the small stone is quite beautiful.

[eludum]

hinata's a little flushed when he approaches nanami today. "nanami. it's... your birthday, right?" he asks, a little too nervous to make eye contact. "if it's not, you can just take it anyway. it's... a keychain." he shows it to her, and pulls out his own keys, to which a matching one is clipped. they're two characters from the game they've been playing. "i hope this is... okay."

it’s not horribly common that people remember her birthday. her father, for instance, almost always forgot, given that he tended to ignore the existence of white day in general. when he was drunk around the date she’d often hear him complaining about how he ‘doesn’t owe that witch anything’, and so… she knew it was willful, if he let the days pass him by without acknowledging the date of her birth.

so just to hear hinata acknowledge her birthday is enough for a wide smile to spread slowly across her face. she’s already flattered, even before he hands the gift over.

and when she catches sight of the matching charm clipped to his own keys, she gets… uncharacteristically emotional.

“it’s… okay,” chiaki murmurs, dazed, in a manner that could easily be mistaken for passive aggression if not for the look on her stunned face. it’s funny, that such a small gesture could unseat her so easily.

[str0ng-fuj1saki]

"fujisaki." hinata's holding the gift bag awkwardly in his hand, unsure of how to approach his underclassman without seeming like he's hitting on her. "i got you, uh, a motivational poster. it's got... cats on it." is he forgetting something? oh — "for your birthday," he immediately clarifies.

“ Woah…! “ That was such a nice poster. Hinata really brought her something great! It’s so cute, and precious… Wow! 

“ Yaay! Thank you so much, Hinata. I’ll keep this safe! The cats look so cute… I love animals! “ Oh, look at how excited her got her. He’s such a good friend. She will definitely cherish this poster forever!