[Week 12; Day 5 - Dream]
Consistency. Things are always the same. Day after day, each night, each mission, nothing ever changes. Humans are predictable like that. Boring. None of them really worth any time. Even him. But at the same time, that same boring old consistency... it's comforting. More so than he had every realized. He likes knowing what's going to happen, likes knowing what there is to look forward to. Even if the only thing to look forward to is more pain, more abuse and more banter. It's still something. It's still consistent, something he can actually count on day after day.
"Bel-senpai. Can you stop throwing knives at my back? It's not going to make you any less bored."
"Shishishi~ A prince is not to be questioned by a stupid uncute kohai."
"Ah. Good thing you're just a fallen prince then. Otherwise I'd have some problems."
"You little son of a-"
Always the same. Never changing. Comforting in it's own odd way.
"VOOOIII! Fran! Where the fuck is the brat prince!?"
"Ah? I don't know. Not my problem taichou. Go ask Levi-san. I'm busy."
"What the hell could you be busy with?"
"Secret. Not something you'd be interested in."
"Tch. Fucking useless brat."
Day in, day out. Always the same. He doesn't know when it started, when it became so familiar to him. But piece by piece he knows he's starting to crave it. More than anything almost.
"Fran-honey, can you go tell Bel dinner's almost ready?"
"Ah? Why do I have to? The Fake Prince has a creepy room to go with his creepy personality. I don't want to go there."
"Oh~ Don't be like that. I'll give you some ice cream later and Bel can't have any, okay?"
"...Kay."
Home. A family. Something he never even imagined he'd ever attain. And yet, here it is. Screwed up beyond all reason and abusive, but it's here nonetheless. Consistent, trusted to keep to their habits. Same thing, day after day. Each one just as interesting, just as boring, as the day before. But the comfort, the almost pleasantness of it all. It makes it all worth it. Just maybe. Maybe once, it'll be okay again.
"Hey Senpai?"
"Hm?"
"Maifa Land. I've never been there. We should get taichou to take us sometime soon."
"Shishishi~ For once I'd have to agree with the little Froggy~"
Sometimes, things aren't really that bad. Safe, comforting, consistent. A family he never thought he'd have again. Even if it isn't real.
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[Fran's eyes flutter a bit as he wakes up slowly, a sleepy look over his face. For a few fleeting moments, bits of emotion can almost be seen there before his mask is carefully in place as he picks up his Hitomi. His normal deadpan is there when he speaks. Once again, he makes no comment on his own dream. He barely remembers it anyways.]
Ah. It did it again. Hey. If we keep these things in another room from us, will it stop them from recording those? You'd think so. Right?