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You know. I just got really sad and got a angst idea looking at this.
Warning: commandant's death, blood, Idk how sad it will be but sad. Thats all I can tell you.
It's honestly the only thing I can think of right now
You get dispatched with the gray ravens to a mission. And it's harder then you expected it to be.
Or rather. You just underestimated the corrupted. You were completely surrounded and lost liv and lucia on the way in
You and lee were slowly losing time and room to escape. All escape routes being blocked off by the corrupted. It's like they knew what to do.
While you didnt worry much about lucia and lick since they had already transferred their MIND back to HQ what concerned you more was Lee. If he started the process now he would surely be interrupted and by how the corrupted has been moving right now his inver device would be destroyed in an instant
You being you. Wanted a simple thing. For Lee's MIND to make it out safely.
The two of you tried to keep your distance from the corrupted which was successful but be as successful for so long
"Lee. Start your MIND transfer process."
"What?"
"Start your MIND transfer process."
"Why."
"Start it. Now. Do it while we have time. If they get any closer I'll deal with them. Just trust me and start it."
Lee knew what was happening. The corrupted closing in, blocking out all passageways, the commandant ordering him to transfer his MIND to HQ?
Commandant was planning on staying behind while lee was safe
"I cant do that. My job is to keep the commandant safe while the mission is completed or failed. I cant leave you behind."
"Does it look like a situation we can argue in? Lee. Just shut the fuck up and please do as I say. Just right now. Please."
Lee looked at you in shock. It was the first time you had ever talked to him in such a way. But he understood why
Under such a pressure of losing someone and danger slowly closing in. You can only hope for the best and wish that some things would work. And the something is for Lee's MIND transfer to be successful
"I'm sorry commandant..."
He truly was. He promised himself that he would protect you. But here he was. Fleeing all by himself while the commandant bleeds out fighting to keep him save.
"I swear. I swear I will come back for you. The moment it gets transferred. I'll. I'll come back for you commandant."
You looked back with a smile. "I'll be waiting then. Dont take too long."
He narrowed his eyes. He wanted to tell not to say such things. But he couldnt. The transfer was complete and now there was only the shell of a frame left behind. You were now there alone without help. The chances of you being shredded to pieces were high. No. You most likely were by the time he got to you.
But.
Who is this that hes thinking of right now?
What?
What was he even thinking about. He should be focused on getting back to work and polish his weapons and get ready.
"Lee. Theres no time to polish weapons and repair parts, we have to go back down and retrieve what we can and continue our mission there."
"Mission...?"
"Lucia I think the reboot process for Lee ended up in him losing parts of his memory."
"I dont think that matters at the moment. If it's a mission we need to carry it out and take care of it. Let's not waste time and get to it."
"Lee? Do you know where the commandant and you were last at?"
Lee looked at lucia in confusion. He didnt understand. The last time he had seen commandant was in the previous mission. But after that... was nothing. He couldnt remember anything. At all. The reboot process really wiped out his memory from the current mission. How awful.
"No I do not. But if the commandant is missing we should hurry and find them."
"Let's go."
Upon arriving at the scene they came across the battered and empty frames of lucia and liv. Many corrupted lay broken and defeated. The more deeper they entered the more corrupted they found. Just what had happened here...?
Clearing out all corrupted they came across they finally reached the last room they have yet to search. Lee stared. Why did this room feel familiar? Was he here before? While he was still a human...?
When they cautiously opened the door, the three of them were hit with the strong smell of blood. Human blood.
What laid in the corner was their commandant. And a broken down frame of lee. Surrounding them was the many dead frames of the corrupted. Each and everyone of them with a bullet through the head.
"What... took you all so long... I thought I was going to die... taking down all of these one at a time... you better carry... me out of here..." you let out a bitter laugh with a sigh as you closed your eyes
Lee felt proud that commandant had defended themself very well but that didn't last long as liv inspected the commandant's injured body.
Well. There was no point in doing so. The large pool of blood should explain almost everything. You had just finished bleeding out. Just how he thought you would.
He knew you would bleed out if he left you here, yet.. and order was an order... he couldnt disobey. But... would it have hurt to disobey that one time? It's all flooding in. The mission. The task. The objective. Lucia and liv.
Then commandant. He had left them to die. Here. If he had disobeyed maybe. Maybe it would have been him and not commandant.
Approaching the now lifeless body he lifted up the body by its shoulders. Pulling it into a tight hug. One that the body would not be able to return. This was the last one he would give you.
Pulling away from the body. He picked up the body and carried it out.
Know what lee was doing lucia and liv searched the room for retrivals
Soon lucia and liv exited the site to see lee has finished burying you. He didnt want to take you back to HQ. He couldnt pinpoint exactly why... but he didnt.... he couldnt.
He ruined the promise he had with you. Broke it. He promised to himself that he would protect you and look at what happened. Now you just lay under the ground. Cold. And lifeless.
All because he obeyed the orders from a commandant. If he had ignored the commandant title and stayed with you, then maybe he would have been able to stall time for you. It could have been him and not you...
I have a fat fucking feeling I fucked this over but like. I really wanted to write this out because holy shit this has been with me for the longest time. Sorry if this was scuffed as shit I really just want to put this out here and like just wanted to see what kind of end I would come down to.
To summarize what happened, the gray ravens left for a mission that they had underestimated. This ended up in the entire time having to transfer their MIND to HQ to keep it safe while their inver device were still intact. All three were successful but you ended up dying through exhaustion and just bleeding out. Lee had internally promised to himself that he would protect you and at that moment had made another promise that he would come back for you. Which he failed both. You died and he came back too late. In that temporary moment of leaving HQ and back to the mission his MIND reboot had caused him to lose the entire memory of the mission. He forgot everything. What happened. And especially you. After getting a little memory jog of the mission site and you the brief moment of memory loss went by and he regained the memories. They arent pleasant at all. Not at all. If he would he would just not remember it. In the end he let's you rest but not in the HQ. In Earth. At the end he regrets making promises and just obeying the commandant's orders. He wishes that he didnt see you as a commandant at that moment and sae you as someone to save.
I'm sorry again for the fact that this was scuffed. I'm not the best at writing and I tend to just throw out whatever just comes to mind and this is probably going to be one of the best examples of it. Anyways. Have a good day/night.
kazutora boyfriend hc, plis
Hope u doing well
❀ KAZUTORA AS YOUR BOYFRIEND | TOKYO REVENGERS
; w i t h hanemiya kazutora
; w a r n i n g gender neutral, second pov (you/your), cursing, angst and fluff, a dash of ptsd, boyfriend headcanons
; a / n ngl, i was a little out of it when i wrote this. i still hadn’t recovered from baji and kazutora so this is a little angsty.
↠ Hanemiya Kazutora will be a little reluctant into getting into a relationship, the past trauma of bonds still clinging onto him.
↠ But if he falls, he falls hard.
↠ He’ll hesitate so much in touching you that it’ll physically hurt your heart.
↠ He’s afraid to hurt you whenever he tries to initiate physical contact /_ \
“...Can… Can I hold your hand?”
↠ Kazutora is really careful in kissing you. He’ll sit on it for days, trying to think of the best way to initiate.
↠ It’s actually adorable how the tension on his shoulder literally disappears the moment you lean in and kiss him back, lips a little smile.
↠ Is actually really touchy as long as he has your permission.
↠ He lets you decide what you want to do for dates. If you want to go running from dogs, he’ll run with you. If you want to act silly and talk to random strangers, he’ll tow after you. If you want to have lots and lots of pictures, he’ll take them for you.
↠ He gets embarrassed on some days but he’ll still go through it just to make you happy.
↠ His smile is always the softest when he’s with you, his eyes a little more clearer and focused.
↠ Sometimes, he calls you in the middle of the night, voice shaking and sounding as if he was about to implode and combust simultaneously.
↠ He tells you about his nightmares, about his thoughts, and about his hallucinations. Sometimes, he could still see Mikey’s heartbroken face. Sometimes he could still feel the wrench on his hands. Sometimes, he could still hear Shinichiro’s voice.
↠ On these nights, you’ll let him talk it out.
↠ Kazutora is usually silent, a listener, and he rather prefers hearing you talk. But when he talks, when he finally opens up, he would love it if you could stay silent and listen.
↠ Surprisingly, he feels a lot better when he manages to let it all out.
↠ Sometimes, he worries that you already hang up or fell-asleep, but can immediately be placated when you hum in response.
↠ He timidly relies on you on some days when he thinks that he’s going to go insane from the voices and the memories. He doesn’t want to burden you but when you look at him with a smile and open your arms in invitation, he’ll feel like tearing up before he nuzzles onto you.
↠ Please handle with care ಥ_ಥ
↠ Will let you play with his hair. In fact, he loves it ! He relaxes into your hand most of the time.
↠ He’ll even let you style it on some days. Falling asleep on some.
↠ Likes to play with your fingers and your hands. He just likes fiddling with them when you’re watching a movie or reading something.
↠ Is actually pretty soft to animals and will immediately melt when he’s in a three meter radius of one. Gives you that look silently asking if he can pet them.
↠ The two of you had plans to adopt one when you move together.
↠ He still looks so red whenever the thought is brought up.
↠ Kazutora sometimes talk about Baji. It’s a little reluctant, looking away from you as he reminisces. But most of the times, there’s a smile on his face as he recounts something stupid Baji once did.
“You should have met him. He was the best friend anyone could ever ask for...”
↠ He doesn’t cry often but these are the times he looks like he’s close to tears.
↠ Sometimes, he looks at nowhere a little blanker than usual. It’s frightening because he can dissociate for hours, neglecting things he has to do and taking care of himself.
↠ You’ll have to physically tap him just to ground him back.
↠ When he’s back, he’ll silently ask for snuggles or at least holding onto you. He doesn’t say it directly but he pleads with you with his eyes.
↠ Kazutora doesn’t always join in physical activities or confrontations. He prefers looking over you from a little distance away as you interact with friends or acquaintances.
↠ Tries to cook for you. He got discouraged when he failed but he’ll try again.
↠ He isn’t quite vocal. His love language is actually physical touch. He’ll start off being hesitant in touching you but once he realizes that he’s not hurting you, he’ll start leaning onto you more often.
↠ Kazutora is immensely loyal. Once he chooses you, he’ll be with you no matter what.
A/N : AAAAAAAA STREAMER!AYATO HAS BEEN A HUGE BRAINROT FOR ME AND IT SHOWS IN MY 3.4K HCS; MY LONGEST ONE YET 😭 actually will just sob over him in my eu alt bc i have him there and hHHHHHH HES SO <333333
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omg ayato as a streamer??
ayato as a streamer _(:з)∠)_
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PogU—
alright. so.
we all know ayato is a true gentleman, right?
right.
so obviously that means his community’s first impressions of him were good ones !! they all thought of him to be this gentle, kind man who enjoys chatting about anything and everything with an angelic smile and a melodious laugh
i mean, they’re not wrong, per se, but they only touched the surface that is Kamiyato
Kamiyato is live! Would you like some tea?
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@adrifts-home
Online friend: *doesn't show up online at the usual time* (is most likely sleeping earlier than usual)
Me: where friend??? ? ? ?? friend Gone?? Friend ok? ?? ?? ? ? must go find friend.immediately. I shall cross the ocean!!
the more i think about it, the more i’m convinced that lee is very hormonal compared to other male constructs (wanshi is an exception to this of course, the guy is just very flirty). few examples so far that i can think of:
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pairing: kamisato ayato x reader
word count: 5.5k
synopsis: they say that kamisato ayato is a difficult man to serve, but you’ve never once felt that way about him before.
a/n: prequel can be found here!
It is no secret that Kamisato Ayato is a difficult man.
You’re quite sure that most of the common folk would agree with your assessment, despite never having met the Kamisato clan head face to face before. As the head of one of the most eminent and illustrious clans in Inazuma, surely the Yashiro Commissioner must be a man of high standards and demands, they sympathise with you, shaking their heads in pity. The Yashiro Commission’s festivals and events are all meticulously planned with consideration for the people, but I heard that he only has one personal assistant. Surely he must work you to the bone!
Contrary to what they think, however, Kamisato Ayato is difficult for a completely different reason in your eyes.
It’s only a few weeks from the Irodori Festival, the very first celebration of cultural exchange that Inazuma will be able to enjoy ever since the Raiden Shogun closed the country’s borders years ago. Because of this, the anticipation among the citizens have only been growing ever since it was announced, with many townsfolk passing by eagerly asking after details with bright, excited smiles.
In stark contrast, however, the inside of the Yashiro Commission resembles a swarm of ants on a hot stove, messengers and officials rushing frantically to and fro as you make preparations for the event. And the preparations seem to be only increasing the closer you draw to the date, with your master being called to Tenshukaku more and more frequently for discussions. There is still much work to be done, however, which explains why you’ve been holed up alone in your master’s study for most part of the day with a sore back from hunching over papers and an inkwell that’s fast running out.
Just as you’re about to reluctantly start on a fresh batch of paperwork, you’re interrupted by the door to your master’s office sliding open. Thoma stands in the doorway, just as he has several times over the last few weeks, wearing a guilty grin on his face. While the sight of him used to be a welcome break from work (you are a seasoned taste tester for the fusion desserts he enjoys experimenting with), now you only let out a long, vexed groan and promptly knock your forehead against the expensive Yumemiru table.
“My apologies…” Thoma begins sheepishly, but you don’t seem to be listening.
“He’s got to be doing this deliberately,” you declare in frustration, setting down the pen so that you can massage your temples. “You’re telling me that milord forgot his umbrella again?”
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- Did you have a nightmare? Don’t be afraid, baby Mo… - - I won’t let anything happen to you! -
jealous kazutora — hc (♡)
characters — KAZUTORA, (Y/N) - GN! reader
a/n — sorry for taking so long anon, i hope u like it + sorry for the grammar errors the website i use to correct it is currently down >:(
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my guy is really scary when he’s jealous honestly
he’s about to turn into nanno any second, he really doesn’t play with that at all
he’d be hanging out with baji & a few other friends when he spotted you having a picnic with your friend
“hey, kazutora isn’t that (y/n)?”
“yeah, it is..”
he kept his eyes on you but when your friend suddenly threw an arm around you, his blood started to boil and kazutora was going to explode any second now
his heart started to feel heavy too, scared that you’d leave him for your friend
that’s when he excused himself and ran off to sit beside you, you and your friend obviously shocked by his sudden appearance
“oh! hi babe, i didn’t know you were around. this is my boyfriend kazutora”
he’d smile at the other person with the creepy smile he does when he’s about to go feral
kazutora’s arms would sneak up behind you and pull you closer to him
and you’d feel him leaving kisses on the back of your head, to your neck and down your shoulders
he’d be quiet as he listens to your conversation but would be observing your friend from their movements to the way they talk
we all know that kazutora’s eyes are pretty big and scary especially when he’s mad or annoyed
it would give anyone chills up their back when they’re being watched by someone like him which includes your friend
“(y/n), i’m going to the restroom, i’ll be back”
“oh okay sure!”
after they left, you’d look over to your boyfriend who was watching them leave and after they disappeared out of his sight, he’d pretend like nothing happened
“kazutora, why did you keep doing that?”
“huh? do what?”
he’d be sitting there, looking around acting like he’s innocent
“you know we’ve been dating long enough for me to know when you’re jealous”
“huh? me? i never get jealous”
“the worst actor award goes to kazutora hanemiya!!”
“babe- no, wait"
in the end he’d eventually confess to it and would look like mort from madagascar after doing so
so please (y/n) reassure him that you won’t leave him and give him the love he deserves ♡
⤹ 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © CHIFIRU — please do not re-post my work without permission.
ingredients: you have been friends with xiao almost your whole life... but it's the little things that make you realize there's something more.
calories: xiao + gender neutral reader
serving size: modern/highschool au・fluff・hurt/comfort・headcanons・too lazy to do word count rn
how did you guys meet in the first place? it was quite simple, really. it was when you guys were both first graders and the both of your parents were friends! all in all, they brought you over to his place and somehow xiao ended up accidentally throwing a cupcake at your face.
you thought he hated you until he popped up on your doorstep the next day, a single cupcake in his hand. to this day you think it's a pretty funny story and tease xiao for it (he always flicks your forehead and says he wouldn't mind throwing a cupcake at you again)
growing up, everyone usually knew xiao as the quiet boy in class and didn't pay attention to him. you knew him as your best friend with the great spotify playlists and the king of having no sleep. and now you were both in the middle of high school, he still barely got any sleep despite your protests.
it was surprising on how xiao was the one waking you up each day for school, climbing the tree beside your house and knocking loudly on your window. you decided to just leave it unlocked most nights (although once, he woke you up by pouring water on you and you arrived to school with a towel on your head)
days would go by normally. hanging out with xiao, studying with xiao, even having a sleepover with xiao! so when did your heart start to flutter at the sight of him?
was it when he climbed through your window, not in the morning but in the middle of the night? it was when he nudged you awake, telling you about a nightmare he had and apologizing that he woke you up. but you both ended up playing games until sunrise, eventually passing out on the bed with your head on xiao's lap.
or was it when he suddenly stopped walking, delaying the time you would reach some random destination? xiao turned around without a word, bending down and tying your shoelaces for you because it had gotten untied. you definitely remembered him ruffling your hair, telling you to check before you leave the house next time.
or maybe it was when he won that volleyball game! his whole team was cheering but he only smiled when he met you in the school parking lot, a bright expression on your face and you insisting that it was time to celebrate.
but what about that time you were both randomly hanging out at a park playground? a shady guy was around the area and you definitely noticed xiao's hand reaching for yours, pulling you close and convincing you that the other side of the park was much more interesting.
you appreciated xiao. you cared about xiao. you wanted him to be happy. and of course you loved him! you didn't realize that you loved him in a romantic way until your heart dropped at a statement xiao said.
"high school love is a waste of time," xiao scowled, getting annoyed at the amount of people relentlessly pinning for him and suddenly calling him "the hottest in the grade." why were they wasting his time? and being so frustrating?
your heart crushed as you tried to calm him down, telling him to ignore them and that he was right.
was he?
so you kept your feelings to yourself. even when summer came around and it was a hot day, refusing xiao's offer to have his cold drink. you knew he already took a sip and didn't want to seem annoying but he seemed tired of your complaining, eventually shoving (gently!) the straw in your mouth.
the only thing you could think about was that you just shared an indirect kiss with xiao.
despite wanting to confess already, you knew xiao wouldn't waste time on such things and you didn't want to be unfair towards him. even as some girl kept insisting for xiao's number and you instinctively told her that you were his partner, shooing her off and getting a thank you from xiao.
if only it was real.
but it felt real. it felt incredibly real that one day you cried in the rain, the day being extremely overwhelming and you hating it. you let yourself believe that it was real as xiao dropped the umbrella he had in his hand, choosing to hold you in his arms instead and deal with a cold later. you still remember him rocking you back and forth, whispering sweet nothings in your ear and ignoring anyone who walked by.
and then the final straw happened.
this time, you were the one who crawled through his window late at night. the one who received the 3 AM text saying "i got another one." the one who held xiao in their arms as he broke down in front of you the first time, just so tired of his stupid nightmares that almost felt like reality.
you were upset, just as xiao was when he saw you break down before. most importantly, you felt like the both of you didn't deserve this. xiao didn't deserve getting such horrid nightmares while you didn't deserve him. was it even right for you to be his friend in the first place? were you even worth it? you felt like such a waste of time.
it was ironic of you telling xiao to ignore the voices in his head when you listened to yours. and he knew.
so he cradled your face in his hands, even as tears rolled down his face and made you cry too. you finally listened, not speaking a single word as xiao placed a gentle kiss on your forehead and pulled you closer.
"i love you. so so, much. don't ever forget that."
and you didn't. to this day as you peppered kisses all over xiao's face and he slow danced with you in his room. although you could hardly believe that he confessed first and he liked you as well, you were thankful.
here's to many more days with your beloved. cherish them, all the way to the end.
i think you can tell the message is to appreciate people when you can (unless they suck). ilysm and you are worth it, stay strong and hold on!! idc how cringe i sound right now you deserve beautiful, happy things.
ANYWAYS
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bold: i can’t tag you for some reason!
i just KNOW i'm gonna regret posting this tomorrow morning but i need something to post so i hope you enjoyed!!
featuring — hanemiya kazutora
genre — hurt to comfort
author's note — this one had been screaming at me for attention for the past few weeks ever since @qtsickchiq mentioned the idea to me, and kazutora had been haunting my mind help-
kazutora thought that he could die from the pressure. outside of the pet shop he's working in with chifuyu who had called sick that day, the rain was pouring down like there's no tomorrow. the heater was working fine, he's sure, but he felt his hands freezing. as he worked in silent, desperately trying to focus on restocking the items in front of him, he cant deny the screaming need to talk to you.
unfortunately, he didnt have the courage. not enough at least. you used to be his best friend, you probably would have been more than that if kazutora didnt abandon you one day without any explanation. you've been through a lot together, being there when life left sickeningly unfair for him. to this day, he regretted for breaking his promise to be with your forever. through its a little too late for that.
a few months ago, you had reappeared in his life when chifuyu had asked him to pass a pre-ordered items to a customer for him, not knowing its you. when he first laid his eyes on you, the evening sunlight had given you such an ethereal glow that he cant help but be mesmerised by your beauty. though he couldnt miss your eyes that used to radiate so much love for him gone cold as the warmth diminished.
kazutora's heart broke to the memory. he must have opened up old wound for the both of you for not being thoughtful enough to actually check who the customer his friend was talking about was. he wished he had treated you better, in the past and present, but as he heard you winced when the thunder boomed outside, he hesitated. he didnt want to cross the boundary and make you feel uncomfortable when all you wished for was a temporary shelter from the weather before you could continue on your way home.
a particularly loud one exploded outside and you let out a muffled scream. before kazutora realised, his body had moved towards you. suddenly, he's kneeling in front of you, his face contoured with concern. 'it's fine, i'm here', he assured you, though regretted it as he saw you looked sadder than before. 'tor-', you covered your mouth before you could complete what you're saying.
kazutora was taken aback. not by the gesture, but by the fact that you almost called him with the nickname you had given him long ago when you were still together. 'yes?', he responded out of adrenaline before he could stop himself. the deafening silence that followed, along with the tension of finally confronting his past for closure was almost unbearable for him, but he brazened himself.
'its nothing. i'm sorry to bother you with your work', you said after collecting your wit. without looking at him, you reluctantly stood up to leave. but kazutora held your wrist, not letting you go just yet, 'wait, please tell me what you wanted to say earlier'. he saw you balled your fist, your hand trembling in his grip. 'selfish, arent you now?', your voice was so low that he would have missed it if he didnt pay full attention towards you.
panicking, kazutora let go of your hand and apologised, 'i didnt mean it that way-', something snapped in you that you turned and faced him with the anger, sadness and regret you've bottled up for so long, cutting him off, 'why'd you care what i think now? you never care to know when you left before'. kazutora was speechless. he had never seen you this furious.
his adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard. he knew he's the cause of your pain, 'y/n, i know what i did was unforgiveable, and you deserve to feel all this, but please hear me out-', once again, you didnt allow him to finish because of your tangled up emotion. 'yes, i do! you left without even explaining yourself, expecting me to accept it. do you ever stop and consider how hopeless you made me feel? i waited for you for years. i thought you trusted me', your voice broke so much that it became hard to utter any more words at all.
instantly, you're a mess of tears. as you hide your crying face with the sleeves of your hoodie, you felt yourself being embraced. kazutora was hesitant at first, but seeing that you're not pushing him away, he tightened his arms around your shoulders, pulling you close to him. 'confine in me, tora. you dont have to be alone,' you said in between hiccups, and his eyes became misty with emotion.
kazutora kept you close to him the whole time you cried your eyes out. he didnt even try to stop his own tears from spilling as he swayed you gently to calm you down while patting your head the way he knew you like it. when you've quieted down to a sniffle, he said to your ear with the most soothing voice he could muster in his own emotional state, 'i'm sorry. even after all this time, i still couldnt do anything right'.
he fell you shaking your head and buried your face deeper into his chest, 'dont leave again, please. i dont care if you mess up. i want to be there with you'. kazutora felt a familiar fuzzy feeling deep in him because of your heartfelt request. looking at your glassy eyes, he saw the love that he thought had lost returning. as his forehead touched yours, he let the three words he had always wanted to say to you leave his lips before yours met his halfway, 'i love you'.