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i didn’t really feel like drawing today so i coloured a manga panel and i only have one thing to say, ITS SO WHIMSICAL?? I FEEL LIKE A TODDLER WHO WAS GIVEN A COLOURING SHEET TJIS IS LIKE A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME
Nene: Look! hanako kun,a puzzle!
Me:(looking at the puzzle) I have played this game before!!!
Tsukasa: R U mad?
Hanako : Nope not really
Tsukasa: Ooo U mad!!
Hanako: I'm not...
Tsukasa: Oh I know! U mad 'cause I kiss her, right?
Hanako: 👁️👄👁️ 💢
As much as sometimes I'm done with Hanako's slick self, I gotta admit that possessed Yashiro is lowkey a mood tho
Yo, Yashiro's a Disney princess and you can't convince me she isn't. Don't look at me like that, you know I'm right.
Animals talk to her (she's had multiple instances of this).
Pretty sure she was poisoned at one point unless I'm wrong.
She ain't got no parents (not any we ever see).
She's under a curse.
She can sing because she played the role of Dorothy for the Wizard of Oz later on in an alternate timeline (and her voice actress has mad vocals).
She's been kidnapped multiple times and technically enslaved as Hanako's assistant.
Ate an object belonging to a sea witch for a tail in exchange for her human legs.
Has had true love's kiss (you know the chapter I'm talking about).
And all of her problems are solved because a big strong man shows up all the time (Hanako---she's always calling him to save her).
Yashiro is a Disney Princess bro. On top of that, she is canonically a mermaid princess because the mermaid queen tried to enlist her when Yashiro wanted to know more about Hanako.
So what I got is: he's short, unpopular, has big eyes, and can throw hands.
Nene, babe, you're only giving pros and no cons here.
It's already bad enough how Hanako attempted to gaslight Yashiro into being in an alternate world. It's even worse that he then put her in a cell until the rest of said reality was done being made.
But wanna know what I think is the most disrespectful aspect of him putting her in the cell?
THE FACT THE INTERIOR LOOKS LIKE SH---
Look in there and analyze. If that ain't the most Temu looking princess bed I done ever seen in my life--
He's already went through the process of manipulating Yashiro and trying to imprison her against her will, but then he has the utter gall to put her in a room that doesn't even look good?!
And I don't wanna hear no excuses. Mei was able to conjure a whole universe with just a pencil and a notebook, yet you're telling me Hanako couldn't ask her to make a nicer room? At that point, that's just plain disrespectful. Even the Beast from Beauty and the Beast gave Belle a much nicer room.
"Oh, it was temporary" Okay but she's a human, not a freaking dog.
You're telling me he couldn't get her a room like THIS? (Well, not EXACTLY like this but you get my point)
Yeah no, Hanako, what the actual heck is wrong with you? (Everything is wrong with him, why did I even ask--)
Imprisonment is already bad enough, but to put her in the most ghetto looking room is mad work. If he wanted her to stay so bad, couldn't he or Mei have at least made it NOT look like a cell?!
And in the anime, it looks even worse. All that's in there is a bed with chains and boxes. Blud couldn't even be bothered to get her GENUINE FURNITURE!
"It's for your safety" my a---
Out of da sea
Out of da sea
Teru is capping
Why is he holding
Her out of da sea?
She is out of water
How did she not die sooner?
Her simping makes her for-
-get that she's choking
Out of da sea
Even though I do tend to find Yako annoying at times, I do think it's really cute how she helped Yashiro get ready for the festival
In a previous post of mine, I mentioned how Hananene and Wandavision have similarities. I'd like to elaborate on this since I did not before.
Point 1: Hanako and Wanda are both supernatural beings that had access to reality bending prospects
Point 2: Hanako and Wanda both made an alternate reality/universe in order to stay with their loved one since they either died or were close to dying
Point 3: Hanako and Wanda both gaslit their loved ones about the nature of being inside said alternate reality/universe and attempted to forcefully imprison them.
Point 4: Hanako and Wanda were both willing to kill an innocent person in order to stabilize the nature of their said loved ones living
Hananene is WandaVision & vice versa---you can't convince me otherwise.
Summary : Days pass from the Hell of Mirrors incident, you can’t stop thinking about it. Hanako is no help, so what better option than to drag Kou with you!
Warnings : Not much, minor cursing here and there, reader going a bit manic and expressing signs of PTSD at some point, obvious implications that reader is female (ex. Use of she/her pronouns, etc.), mood swing-ish reader.
( A / N ) : I tried not to procrastinate but I got busy with work and stuff so I didn’t have much time. I didn’t let myself sleep tonight till I got this out. I will try my best to be more consistent with chapters and at least get these things posted every other week. This is proofread so enjoy!
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A couple days have passed since the Hell of Mirrors incident, and you’ve tried to find for another way back in. You tried every mirror possible, but none would budge. Hanako didn’t care much either, he said to just leave it alone for now and they’d figure it out another time.
Even Kou seemed a little odd about it. He wanted to see Mitsuba too, but it was like at the same time he was avoiding it. Part of you understood him though, you knew what it felt like to be forgotten before, and it was certainly not a good feeling.
“Can you hand me the sugar?” Satou asked, looking over at you.
You finally had snapped out of your thoughts, “Sorry, what was that?”
Satou chuckles “The sugar, can you pass it to me?” He repeats.
“Oh, yeah.” You nod, eyes scanning over the counter before finding the sugar. “Sure.” You grabbed the bag of sugar, and a measuring cup.
“We need one and a half cups of sugar.” Kou mumbled, eyes scanning over the list of instructions.
You nodded, and scooped up a cup of sugar.
Satou looked over at Kou, and Kou only shrugged.
“(Y/N), are you okay? You seem a bit zoned out..” Satou finally spoke.
“Yeah, just tired.” You excused, pouring the sugar. It was more than just being ‘tired’ — you were anxious. You wanted to see Mitsuba again, talk to him. But you didn’t know where to find him — and the Hell of Mirrors was not an option anymore because you couldn’t get in. Maybe you could ask Yako again?
“(Y/N).” Satou panicked “T-That’s too much sugar.” He yelped, quickly taking the measuring cup from your hands.
Flinching, you snapped back to reality “Shit— I’m sorry..” You muttered, pinching the bridge of your nose with a sigh.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Satou frowned, putting a hand on your shoulder “Usually you’re the one who’s the most focused out of all of us.”
“Yeah, I am, don’t worry about me okay?” You assured him with your signature smile “I’m just tired.”
Satou eyed you suspiciously, then glanced over at Kou who in turn only shrugged his shoulders. He then sighed, letting his hand drop back to his side.
“We’re your friends, don’t forget that okay?” Satou offered you a smile “So don’t feel like you have to hide anything from us. If you’re not feeling good you can tell us.”
“I know, I know,” You sighed, leaning forward and propping your elbows on the counter, burying your hands in your hair “—I’m okay, I promise. If I’m not, you guys are the first people I’m going to.”
Satou was skeptical but didn’t push the topic, nodding and going back to the batter. “We need to put in a little bit more of each ingredient to make up for the extra sugar.”
There you stood, in front of the mirror in the girl’s bathroom. Your hands holding onto the sink, staring into the mirror as if doing so would magically bring Mitsuba back.
“How long has she been there?” Yashiro asked, walking in through the bathroom doors and setting her bag down by the entrance.
“A while.” Hanako shrugged, he’s too busy playing hanafuda with the mokke again to care.
“Well you’re no help.” Yashiro sighed, walking behind you and placing a hand on your shoulder.
Your gaze didn’t falter, staring intensely at the mirror. “You think Yako will help me get in again?” You asked before Yashiro could get a chance to speak.
Yashiro raised an eyebrow “Again? By yourself? I-I don’t think..”
“I dunno, I don’t think so.” Hanako shrugged a second time.
You frowned, finally turning around to look at Hanako instead “Are you sure?”
“I doubt it but you can try.” Hanako simply replied, glancing up from his cards for a second to look at you before focusing back on his game. “She probably will if you keep asking her to the point of annoying her, go give it a try.”
Yashiro looked between the both of you “I.. um.. she shouldn’t be going alone, if that Tsukasa guy shows up, she could get seriously hurt or something.”
“Then get the kid to go with her.” Hanako suggested “I’m sure she’ll be fine. That Mitsuba.. (Y/N) was the only one he was trying so hard not to hurt.” He noted, “So I’m sure she’ll be fine. Worst case scenario, Mitsuba will probably just send her out again.”
“But—“ Yashiro tried to protest, concerned for your safety.
“Okay, thanks Hanako, bye.” You shouted as you grabbed your bag and ran out the door.
Yashiro frowns “Hanako, and if she gets seriously hurt?” She would feel responsible, having gotten close to you since the whole spiritual thing, she saw you as her younger sister.
“She won’t, she’ll be fine.” Hanako assured, placing his cards face down onto the space next to him and standing up “Now come on, you have to get to cleaning toilets!” He beamed, teasingly nudging her.
Yashiro’s frown deepened.
“Kou, Kou, Kou!” You called out, running up to said boy, who was currently with Satou and Yokoo.
“Oh, hey (Y/N)!” Yokoo hums, smiling at you with his signature smile.
“Hey Yokoo, Kou, come with me I need to do something.” You grabbed the sleeve of his shirt, tugging on it.
“(Y/N), are you okay?” Satou asked, raising an eyebrow at your eager.. whatever it was.
“Yes, yes, I’m fine.” You half heartedly answered, brushing them off. “Now let’s go!” You began practically dragging Kou with you, who in turn yelped.
“Oh okay..” Yokoo muttered, glancing at Satou.
“No idea, she was like this earlier, except zoned out.” Satou shrugged. “And she wouldn’t budge when I asked her what’s wrong.”
Yokoo pursed his lips, obvious concern written all over his face. “She.. it’s gonna affect her not letting anyone know.”
“Yeah.. I know. I tried getting her to open up but she kept saying it was nothing. It may just be nothing, but we’ve known her for a while to notice this pattern.” Satou mumbled. “I just hope it doesn’t get as bad as last time..”
“Let’s not look too much into now though. If she’s not okay, we have to trust she’ll come to one of us or all of us. And if she says she is we have to trust her on it, even if we think she isn’t.” Yokoo shrugged, fidgeting with his sleeves.
“Yeah I guess you’re right,” Satou sighed “I just wish she’d tell us what’s going on.”
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“So what are we doing exactly?” Kou asks, trying to keep up as you sped through the halls.
“Yako, we’re going to Yako.” You look behind at him for a moment before looking straight ahead again “I wanna see Mitsuba again.”
Kou flinched and froze in his tracks, making you stop as well. He pursed his lips.
“What’s wrong?” You asked, you didn’t try to pull him along — not wanting to force him.
Kou frowns, looking away. “What’s the point if that guy won’t remember me anyways?” He mumbled, pulling his sleeve from your grasp.
Your gaze softened “Kou.. just because he didn’t recognize you doesn’t mean he doesn’t remember you.” You sighed, moving to wrap your arms around his torso.
Kou went stiff momentarily, then relaxed, his arms coming around to wrap around your waist as he buried his face into your shoulder, trying his best not to stain your school uniform with his tears — his shoulders trembled.
“I’ve got you.” You assured, leaning your head on top of his. “I promise, we’ll get him to remember you.”
Kou chuckled dryly “You can’t make that promise you know.”
“I know,” you smiled “—but I sure as heck can try to fulfill it.”
Kou took a deep breath, smiling. “So then what’s holding us up?” He asks, wiping the last of his tears with his wrist “Let’s go find us a kitsune.” He grinned.
“Nope, nuh uh, I won’t do it.” Yako frowned, crossing her little fox arms across her chest. “I only did it for number seven because it was emergency — I’m not gonna do it just say cause you say so.”
“But this is an emergency.” You insisted.
Kou joined in “Yeah, we’re on a mission to—“
“Find that ghost boy friend of yours? If he doesn’t wanna let you in you know he’s not gonna.” Yako sighs, trying to make herself comfy in the bookshelves.
“Yako, please. I.. I know you probably wouldn’t understand but this is important.” You pleaded, “All we wanna know is if he’s okay.”
Yako paused for a moment, thinking deeply on whether she should or shouldn’t. “Hmm..” she hums, her eyes shifting from you to Kou and then back to you. “Fine, but this is the last time I help you.” She sighed, finally giving in.
You and Kou both smiled widely, glancing at each other and looking at Yako again. “Thank you so much!”
“Don’t mention it, but this is the only time I’ll be helping you out!” Yako insists, when really she has a soft spot for the two and she definitely would do it again.
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“Well, here we are.” Yako hummed, back to the liquid mirror-like portal from before.
You brought your hands up to slide them across the surface, watching it create ripples under your fingertips. “Last time we were here I got sucked in.” You mumble, dipping your hand in the mirror and flexing your fingers before removing your hand and letting it rest at your side again.
“Not this time, fortunately for you.” Yako pointed out, you hadn’t gotten forced in.
“So..” you turned your gaze to Kou “Here goes nothing, right?”
“Yeah.” Kou nodded, taking a deep breath in.
Three…
Two..
One.
Suddenly you were falling, reflections all around you with people — no, they weren’t people — entities of people you both knew laughing and mocking you both. Kou reached for you, holding you close to him as he protected your head. It started to get brighter and it felt like you were getting closer and closer to the bottom. That was what it felt like, until..
“Jeez, are you trying to get yourself killed?” A familiar voice scoffed.
You both found yourselves caught in the hand of a bony limb as it moved you towards one of the floors, and that’s when you saw him.
“Mitsuba!” You immediately cried, running towards him and throwing your arms around him.
“H-Hey, I get I’m cute and all but there’s no need to cling to me you perv!” The boy in question yelps, but there’s no denying the way he reluctantly wrapped his arms around her waist and the flush of his cheeks.
“He didn’t hurt you did he?” You asked, bombarding the poor ghost with loads of questions “Why didn’t you let me back in you jerk.” You pouted, punching his shoulder.
“Ow, ow, ow! I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” Mitsuba laughs, feigning hurt. “And no, I’m not hurt.”
“Good, you better not be.” You sighed in relief, letting yourself relax a bit.
Mitsuba looked behind you to Kou “Oh.” He muttered, making eye contact with the other “It’s you again.”
“Yeah, it’s me again.” Kou repeated, shifting from one foot to the other a bit awkwardly.
“What.. what’re you guys even doing here?” Mitsuba asked, gently grabbing you by the shoulders to push you off a bit.
“I dunno, we just wanted to visit I guess?” You shrugged, it was an obvious lie and a good cover up but Mitsuba seemed to buy it.
“Visit the Hell of Mirrors? Really?” Mitsuba lets a laugh-like scoff slip past his lips. “Yeah this isn’t really the type of place you’d want to visit.”
“..definitely.” You nod, “Okay fine, truthfully we just wanted to see you.”
“We?” Mitsuba inquired, raising an eyebrow as he looked between the two of you.
“You remember Kou, right?” You asked, grabbing Kou’s arm and linking it with yours. “He was your friend too.”
Mitsuba narrowed his eyes at Kou and frowned “Sorry, doesn’t ring a bell.”
Kou sighed, rubbing his forehead “Figured.”
Boy.. this might take a while.
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The three of you ended up talking to pass the time, flipping through the pages of the yearbook from which Mitsuba had photographed the pictures within it, all that he did not seem to remember.
“Hey um.. earlier you guys mentioned something about Tsukasa doing something bad to me.. what’d he do?” Mitsuba asked suddenly, making the both of you look at him. “I mean, he’s the one who brought me back here so I wouldn’t disappear.. he can be mean and scary sometimes but he won’t hurt me.” And then at each other.
“Um..” you looked a little uncomfortable, shifting around in your spot. “It’s complicated I guess.”
“It’s really hard to explain, I have no idea how to put it in words.” Kou was equally uncomfortable.
“What? It can’t be that bad?” Mitsuba laughs, but his smile faltered as he realized you two weren’t joking. “Was it?”
You decided to be the one to tell him, taking a deep breath. “It was just after I got you to remember me, the day after, actually.” You began, fidgeting with your sleeves. “We were altogether trying to figure out your ‘unfinished business’ as Kou called it.”
“To help you cross over to the afterlife.” Kou added.
You nodded along “You had told us it was a probably a picture, so we got your camera and we went around different parts of the school to take pictures.” You continued “It was funny, especially since most of the time you were basically just bullying Kou.” You giggled.
Mitsuba smiled, yeah that did sound like something he would’ve done.
“I think I have the pictures? I don’t think I ever gave them back to Kou.” You admit, fishing into the pocket of your shirt, and there were the pictures in question. “Here, see for yourself.” You hand them over to Mitsuba.
Who in turn tenderly grabs them, looking at each of them individually.
The pictures varied. Some were genuinely beautiful, and the ones he took when he was messing with Kou made him have to stifle his laughter.
Mitsuba laughs “Yeah you’re right, I probably did bully him. And had a blast doing it.” He smiles, showing you guys the photo where — he assumed — he was trying to take a photo of some kittens and Kou ended up getting attacked by their mother.
You giggled at the memory, while Kou only pouted.
Mitsuba froze as he saw the picture of you and Kou, and his gaze softened. You looked so pretty to him, and.. there was Kou too, I guess. He stared a bit mesmerized but then cleared his throat, handing them back over to you. “A-And then what? You two didn’t do anything dirty to me did you?” He teased.
“No you pervert, we didn’t.” You sighed, but smiled fondly nonetheless. “We ended up going inside cause it started to rain, and probably gonna leave at that point since school had already finished by then. But that’s when Tsukasa found us.” You had to clutch onto your stomach to prevent yourself from throwing up, the nausea already settling itself in. “The rest of it was a blur. All I can remember was feeling a bit scared. No, that’s an understatement.”
“I was absolutely terrified.”
“He said something about how you left without his ‘permission’ and you looked scared too.” You continued, feeling your hands start to tremble, to which you clearly balled them into fists to stop them from shaking. “He..” the squelching noise and the sound of Mitsuba’s cry rung in your ears. “He hurt you.”
Mitsuba flinched “Hurt me?” He repeated in question, reaching forward to try to hold your hand, seeing as though you were shaking and you looked like you were about to cry. The second his fingertips brushed your knuckles, it all flooded back to him. The empty feeling he felt, the pain, the shock, the fear. It was drowning him. He quickly stood up. “No, no, no that’s not true, not true.” He mumbled to himself, backing up as he buried a hand in his hair.
“I blacked out after I yelled at him, he knocked me out when I tried to attack him.” You admit, voice trembling and small.
Mitsuba’s head whipped around to Kou, eyes watering. “Is he gonna hurt me again?”
“No, don’t worry Mitsuba.”
The two of you froze, Mitsuba flinched.
“I’m not here to hurt you, remember? I brought you back so I could grant your wish.” Tsukasa grinned from ear-to-ear, swinging his legs as he sat on top of the railing. He hopped off, inching closer to Mitsuba.
You stood up immediately, though your legs were shaky, willing yourself to stand next to Mitsuba, stretching out an arm in front of him. “I won’t let you hurt him again.”
“(Y/N)..” As much as Mitsuba admired your bravery, if Tsukasa was really as dangerous as you two claimed he is, he doesn’t want you to get hurt either.
“That’s funny,” A child-like giggle left Tsukasa’s lips. It didn’t last long though, quickly etching into a frown. “What makes you think you’re strong enough to stand against me?” He asks, crossing his arms over his chest. “Mitsuba, kick them out if you don’t want me to deal with them.”
“B-But Tsukasa..” Mitsuba protests.
“Mitsuba.”
Without another word, Mitsuba did as he was told, sending you both away. Just like the first time, you were dragged out through the mirrors. Yours and Kou’s protests fell on deaf ears.
“From now on, you can’t talk to them, ‘kay Mitsuba?” Tsukasa spoke commandingly, frowning upon said boy like a mother scolding her child.
Mitsuba flinched, mouth agape “But—”
Tsukasa didn’t let him finish “No buts. Do you understand?”
Mitsuba hung his head low in response. “Yeah, I got it.”
“Dude, you’ve got to be fucking kidding me right now.” You groaned in frustration, standing perched up on the sink and slamming your fists into the mirror.
“Hey, hey, let’s calm down a bit okay?” Kou yelped, “If we break something, Hanako will be upset.” He warns.
“Like hell if I care,” you frowned, turning around slightly to glance at him.
“Kid, what the—“ Hanako stood there dumbfounded. He sighed, floating up behind you and picking you up from under your arms.
“Put me down!” You protest, squirming in his hold.
Hanako dragged your squirming figure to a corner, setting you down. “Time out.”
“Time out?” You scoffed “I’m not a kid.”
Hanako hugged you, ruffling your hair. “You’re not, I know. Just cool off.”
You huffed, crossing your arms.
Kou frowns “He’s right, just sit still. Don’t do anything stupid.”
“This is stupid.” You retorted.
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It wasn’t long before Yashiro arrived for her daily bathroom-cleaning duties, setting her bag down by the door. “What.. happened.”
It was definitely a strange sight. Kou and Hanako were just sitting with the mokke and playing hanafuda, and you were sitting in the corner just drawing shapes on the floor with your finger.
Kou sighed, setting his cards down for a moment. “Long story short, we got Yako to take us back into the Hell of Mirrors, we talked with Mitsuba, and just when he finally realized Tsukasa came back and forced him to kick us out. (Y/N) got on the sink and starting banging on the mirror again so Hanako put her in time out.”
Yashiro gave you a pitiful look. “(Y/N)..”
“I need to get back in there, there’s no telling what that thing might do to Mitsuba.” You speak before she could get a chance to.
“And there’s no telling what he might do to you if you’re not careful.” Hanako frowned “Kid, I care about you. Don’t go doing anything stupid that can get you hurt or possibly even killed. You can’t go up against a supernatural as dangerous as Tsukasa.”
You groan in frustration, burying your hands in your hair. “It’s all so infuriating. I want to do something about it, but I can’t do anything. I feel so useless.” You mumble.
“I know the feeling.” Hanako replied sympathetically, putting his cards down to put a hand on your shoulder. “I was scared too, when Yashiro got dragged into the Hell of Mirrors. I felt useless because I couldn’t get in, I couldn’t do anything, really.” He rambled on. “If you’re going to get into trouble like that, at least have a plan, and an exit route.”
“You didn’t have a plan going to save Yashiro.” You scoffed, but a smile found its way onto your lips.
“You get what I meant.” Hanako pouted, playfully shoving your shoulder. “Don’t dive head first into danger. Make a plan and then you can.”
“But you did it.” You quipped with a smirk, nudging him.
“Cause I can’t technically can’t ‘die’ a second time.” Hanako frowns, ruffling up your hair “You can. Be careful, figure something out and then you can try, okay?” He sighs “That boy will be alright, Tsukasa probably won’t destroy something that has the potential to destroy us.”
“Probably? That’s reassuring.” You snort sarcastically.
“I’m serious. Focus on one thing at a time.” Hanako groans, scolding you.
“Hanako’s right, you two could’ve gotten seriously hurt going in there alone without a plan.” Yashiro sighed, leaning on the bathroom stall door. “Tsukasa is dangerous from what I can tell, there’s no way you can beat him if he was able to kill number 3 in his own boundary.”
“I guess..” you mutter, standing up and crossing your arms.
“You guess? He knocked you out when you tried to interfere with him and Mitsuba.” Kou narrowed his eyes down at you, “They’re both right, no more dragging me with you if you don’t have a plan. I don’t want you getting hurt.”
“Fine, fine, jeez. I’m not a baby.” You whined, a pout resting on your lips.
“No but you are reckless, and incredibly selfless.” Yashiro smiles.
“Uhh thanks?” You trail with an awkward smile.
“I don’t think that’s a compliment.” Hanako snorts.
As you both quickly got into your usual playful banter, Yashiro turned to Kou.
“Hey, keep an eye on her please.” Yashiro asks, her voice spilling with concern “I don’t want her to get hurt. I’m sure none of us do.”
Kou nodded “I will, I promise.”
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It was getting harder and harder to sleep at night. Tossing and turning in bed, trying to get Mitsuba off of your mind but it wasn’t easy. He’s okay, they assured you, but why did you feel like he might be in deeper danger than he started? You need a plan, and fast. But what can you do? Tsukasa won’t allow you near him, and Kou will probably keep an eye on you for awhile to make sure you don’t go manic from the whole ordeal. But.. Kou’s not watching you at night, is he?
( A / N ) : Finally got this done!
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