#v; hiroto

[promisingreplica]

"Letting someone see you that vulnerable, it's a scary thing." (from Namine!)

"To some, it’s weakness...” He frowned, turning to look at her. “I...don’t want to think of it as a weakness. I used to, but now...I know it isn’t. It means I’m...real. It means I have a real heart, with true feelings...” Even if those feelings did lead to crying, but he’d take that over not having any emotions at all, and more so, over having nothing but hatred and rage. Namine had witnessed him crying just moments ago and he tried to hide it, he even tried to run, but she came after him - she was so understanding, she always was. He didn’t have to be afraid of being vulnerable around her - he didn’t have to be afraid of anything with Namine.

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Continued from here. @heartspliit

“I did say I brought you something, didn’t I?” He teased his twin with a smirk, watching him look through the pages with what seemed to be a look of awe on his face. “Pretty cool, huh? I read through some of it - kinda made me like frogs a little more.” He smirked, patting his shoulder. “I...couldn’t remember if you already had a book about frogs, but hey, a second won’t hurt, right?” He was glad that Shiro seemed to be happy. “They even had one with birds!” 

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“ they aren’t even nightmares; they’re memories. “

“Memories?” Still, they seemed to be nightmarish memories what with how alarmed and distraught he was. “Of what?” He then asked, wondering if he would even want to talk about it and if not, Hiro wouldn’t dare press on the matter, but he would listen should Vanitas want, or need, him to. He knew of some of the things Vanitas had gone through in the past, but didn’t exactly know the details of said events and there were probably some things Hiro didn’t even know yet. “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.” He wanted to make sure his friend knew that.

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“ they aren’t even nightmares; they’re memories. “

So, he was experiencing the same thing, it seemed. But with Hiro, it was more...like he was experiencing visions...of things that had yet to happen. Still, they were nightmarish, but he had yet to say anything to anyone about it.

“And which memories are the ones bothering you?” He asked, concerned for his brother. Perhaps talking about it would help him, and if not, well Hiro would find someway to help him. 

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“Is there something you need?” He asked as soon as he sensed the presence behind him, not even bothering to turn around to see who it was. His voice was distant, almost as though he had been lost in thought. 

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Baking

Continued from here. @dawnled

Hiro looked over all the ingredients they had collected, unable to help but feel a little nervous since he was so new to all of this baking stuff. He’d already had a few fails, from the taste being bland or too strong to burning or not cooking something enough, but like Riku said, it was all about learning and he was eager to continue doing so, even if he feared failure.

But after taking more lessons than usual from Riku this week, he was ready to put his skills to the test! Sort of. He wasn’t sure what to start with first...

“Hmm,” He hummed, thinking. “How about cupcakes?” He didn’t say what kind, but Riku probably already knew which Hiro would want to make - what with Hiro’s favorite flavor being Strawberry. Ice cream, cake, the fruit itself - he loved it! And he really wanted to perfect making something Strawberry flavored.

“It, uh...doesn’t have to be Strawberry.” He was quick to add, not wanting this to be about what he wanted, especially if Riku wanted to work with another flavor, then Hiro would be fine with that! “What do you want to do?”

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@ofbluequeen

“Aqua!” He couldn’t help but smile the moment he saw her, wasting no time in hurrying over to her. The last time the two of them saw one another was in the Realm of Darkness - separated by the damned heartless that seemed intent on making things even more difficult than they already were. 

And they had succeeded, too. But thankfully, she was out of that damned place. 

“I’m glad to see you’re out of there! I tried to find you after we got separated, but...” He shook his head, that didn’t matter now. “How are you doing?” He needed to make sure, even though she seemed to be, but being in that place for so long could be damaging, he knew that. Their promise to one another wasn’t forgotten by Hiro, but they were both out and sage - that’s what mattered. 

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Grateful

Continued from here. @academicy

Hiro shot him a look when he was referred to as a 'peer, unable to hold back a scoff. “A peer? Is that what you saw me as?” He didn’t believe that. And for good reason. “I thought I was just some toy to ‘be made good use of’? Just something to use for the Organization’s gain. No one saw me as their peer.” He stated with a shake of his head, falling silent at the man’s next question. It didn’t take long for Hiro to give an answer, because he had enough time to think about it before this conversation and not just about Vexen, but about others, too.

“No, I don’t.” He answered, no doubt found in his voice. “Because even though I was created only to be used by the Organization, you still gave me life. I’m here because of you - I got to meet Namine because of you. Riku, Sora, all of them...I have my own life because I was created, so...I’m thankful for that, at least.” His tone was honest, grateful even. “I’ve let go of the past. I have this new life where I get to live it how I want to. Besides, you and the other members I’ve met aren’t part of that Organization anymore and...you helped save Namine. So...thank you.”