#mistdaze

[icecurse]

"different time, different empire, same graveyard."

"This land will never be free of its dead," they concede with a nod. Nor do they think it wants to be; Water Country is a harsh land with an at-times palpable apathy for the living, but oh, is she jealous of her dead. Lose your life in a swamp or a tidal wave, and not even your bones will wash back up on her shores. Haku imagines it as a type of love: possessive and obsessive, maybe, but wasn't it nice to be wanted?

They link their arm through their cousin's and tug her playfully against their side, leading her deeper into the garden they've chosen to walk through tonight. "But neither are we, cousin. Kirigakure is different now. The village has the same bones, but there's new blood coursing through it. New life. New opportunities, for all of us."

Fireflies wink awake in the dusk. Haku holds out their hand and smiles as one alights upon their finger. They smile and blow it toward Asanoha's hand with a gentle breath. "I can’t force you to come, but I think you owe it to yourself to visit and see what things are like now. The Mizukage’s residence has guest rooms. Come stay with me for a few days. Experience the new era for yourself.”

[kejito]

@mistdaze. ( sc. )

A leap in his step brings him closer, a smile illuminates his face. ' Are you busy? '

[peachmuses]

" how exactly does your ability work ? " karin's sitting on the chair, taking notes, before eyes glance upwards to her friend. " for example, you're from the yuki clan, correct ? is your power snow-driven or water driven -- did you have to learn how to control water first, before snow ? can you freeze a glass of water ? " / @mistdaze

[icecurse]

"I’m not one of your subordinates." (From mister old man Hana )

"Yet you bark orders like you're my superior. You don't know what you are anymore, do you?" Haku snaps, their throat tightening. They've been nothing but polite and excited to meet another Yuki clan member so far away from home ( or, perhaps, closer to home than they've ever been, out here in the bowels of Snow Country ), but ever since the elder Yuki learned they were a shinobi of Kirigakure, it's been nothing but pot shots and incendiary comments from him. Their patience is beginning to fray.

"You know as well as I what it takes to survive. We've chosen different paths. But I am —" Haku's voice catches on a word they've not used in many, many years. "I am still your family, grandfather. If you'll have me." If you'll treat them as something more than detestable.

[bladedhunter]

“you don't seem particularly trusting. then again, maybe neither am i.” (From Asanoha to Sasuke :3)

Sasuke looks at the woman blankly because, to him, distrust is a normal behavior in this world. It's natural self-preservation.

"I can only answer for myself," he says, after a pause. "However, the world is full of danger. It's smart not to be trusting, anyway."

Who is this woman, anyway?

[kejito]

@mistdaze // ( birthday asks →  accepting   ) "Happy birthday, Little brother." Yuichiro mumbled sheepishly while bumping Muichiro's shoulder with his fist. Perhaps he could have just led with 'it's our birthday!' but that was enough to make him physically cringe. He held out a small cloud plush. "I got this for you. Since you liked staring at the clouds so much. Now you can have one of your own and it's really soft."

It was a light nudge, one he could easily have moved from. Yet he playfully would stumble from the other's touch. Turning to look at him with a smile, one that stretched from ear to ear. He turns on a heel to face the elder twin. A small plush pushed into his arms by Yuichiro. It is soft to the touch and has a small amount of give when he gives it a tentative squish.

Truly, the kakushi could have decked him in the head with a daikon and left it at that- And it would have been more than enough to make him smile. Yet, the twin went out of his way for the other. Retrieving him something tangible. Something that would be forever linked back to him. His arms rush forward, wrapping around the twin. Embracing him into a tight hug. One that might be too tight for most, but for the mist pillar- Who had almost lost the other once, was just right. To ensure he wouldn't disappear before him. Not ever again.

'  Happy birthday, Yuichiro !  I was going to make you something for lunch... But, I ended up burning the rice... Aaand- I kind of cut up the vegetables too small...  '

[peachmuses]

@mistdaze asked: "Happy birthday Karin! Now, what shall we do for this amazing day? Drinks? Sleepover? Movie Night?"

" why not all three ? get me drunk so i can forget that this day exists, and we can shit-talk movies and eventually pass out. " her birthday is just a day / something that karin sometimes wish didn't exist / sometimes, she wish she didn't exist. " and i can show you the bag that naruto got me. it's kinda cute. "

[peachmuses]

@mistdaze asked: “You ever look at someone and realize that their entire being is one of your pet peeves?”

she's trying to mediate -- and getting no where, and she breathes out when asanoha interrupts her. ( it's not her fault and so karin doesn't say anything. ) still her brow twitches, when best friend speaks, " yes, i've meet my cousin. "