Dream ♠ o15

[unfearful]

“You’re trying to impress someone, aren’t you? Road asks, and he’s ten, but it’s not so much

impress

as it is that he wants-needs-to be

useful or else

he might get thrown away.

Dewey wouldn’t want a useless person, after all.

And without Dewey, Dominic is nothing.

He’s alone. It repeats

Comments

FFF I am going to be so slow tagging but--

[insorrow]

I, um. Meant that. Still do. You know?

[Awkward Ken is awkward. But glad.]

It's fine! <333

[unfearful]

[Oh, Ken. Dominic smiles.]

I know. I'm really grateful for it, too.

I just had to comment because OMG DEAD OF CUTE. ;.;

[insorrow]

Well... good. I'm glad. You know, I mean. You don't haveta be grateful or anything I'd do it anyway.

[I'm just - well, just like that, over friends.]

Ken's especially good at creating friendship moments~ <3

[unfearful]

[Feeling a little guilty about hiding Vincent from him. Just a little.

... Even if this dream is making it painfully obvious that something's up.]

Still, you don't have to. That's why I appreciate it.

[insorrow]

[It is. There's clearly something going on here Ken doesn't understand but still wants to get to the bottom of, if only because it's bothering Dominic and if it's bothering him then, well. He's gotta do something, hasn't he?

[For now, though, that's not what Ken's thinking about. He can focus on what it all means later--]

I didn't know you knew Atsuro. He's a nice guy, isn't he?

[--because Dominic seems happy, and he's not happy anywhere near often enough. That's not something he wants to spoil by pushing for answers to questions he doesn't even know how to phrase.]

[unfearful]

Yeah, he is. We live in the same building, actually.

[insorrow]

I'm glad he's so close by. I'd hate living on my own, I think it'd suck.

[Not like Ken's got any real experience with that one. He just... well, he doesn't think you should have to do it, that's all.]

Well. Even if Youji does drive me crazy.

[unfearful]

[A light laugh]

Well, I haven't had that problem yet...

[insorrow]

[Ken laughs as well. Youji is - well, from him, he doesn't mind. Not really, not in any way that actually counts and if it counted Youji would sure as Hell soon know about it, so--]

I'll keep my fingers crossed it stays that way. Don't have a roommate, that usually helps.

[Yeah, yeah. You'd miss him if he left, Hidaka.]

[unfearful]

I'll keep that in mind. Does having a pet count?

[insorrow]

Not unless they drink all the coffee behind your back and never buy more.

[unfearful]

[Well, Dominic's practically sworn off coffee thanks to the colonel, but choosing not to mention that, yeah.]

Looks like I'm safe, then.

[1/2]

[insorrow]

Well, it doesn't haveta be coffee. He's done it with milk before, and cookies, and...

[Wait a second. That--]

[/2/2]

[insorrow]

You sure?

[--well, whoops.

[That leads him right on back to what was with the way this thing started and that really kinda wasn't what he'd meant to say, to be totally honest, but like it or not something about the whole situation really is bugging Ken. And Ken never has been very good at keeping his mouth shut when things start bugging him.]

[unfearful]

[...]

You're not talking about roommates anymore, are you?

[insorrow]

No.

[To the point as ever, though he at least has the grace to look a little uncomfortable.]

I'm kinda worried about you.