[He follows suit, mentally making a note to shop at that market after. The ingredients meet his standard, and the pricing was reasonable. Feels pretty damn strange to have his own kitchen to make use of, without having to share with everyone else in the dorm. Smell Fuuka dutifully burning food every morning. Watch Aki dump a cupful of protein over his damn pancakes. Wonder why Iori even ate that cheap store-bought ramen.
It's absurd, but a part of him actually misses it.]
Well, might as well tell me what trouble you all've been up to. Sure you've got a hundred stories up your sleeve.
[And he doesn't mean about Tartarus or the Dark Hour or the harder things that embody the wolf that's listening at the door. He means the softer things. The ones that don't seem to mean much in the beginning, but in the end mean everything, because in the end those are the things that balance out the scales and keep the void at bay. They're the stupid things everyone's supposed to get up to while you have the chance to make mistakes you can look back on fondly. The simple every-day occurrences that make the dark corners seem lighter.
He's always been able to listen to those, even though he has never been able to offer much in return.]
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It's absurd, but a part of him actually misses it.]
Well, might as well tell me what trouble you all've been up to. Sure you've got a hundred stories up your sleeve.
[And he doesn't mean about Tartarus or the Dark Hour or the harder things that embody the wolf that's listening at the door. He means the softer things. The ones that don't seem to mean much in the beginning, but in the end mean everything, because in the end those are the things that balance out the scales and keep the void at bay. They're the stupid things everyone's supposed to get up to while you have the chance to make mistakes you can look back on fondly. The simple every-day occurrences that make the dark corners seem lighter.
He's always been able to listen to those, even though he has never been able to offer much in return.]