Here I was getting worried, but it finally cleared up.

[Stupid blizzard. Oh well, it wasn't like it was entirely terrible. They still had the woodstove and everything to keep warm when the electricity went out. And Naoki glows in the dark so no issues there ( Read more... )

[Winter always makes Naoki think of home. Long days walking through the cold with his friends, admiring and laughing at the displays at Christmastime. The sound of the snow crunching under his feet brings it back. Fresher memories are last year's Christmas and all those who were here to (at least) get gifts for. So many have gone. He pulls the ( Read more... )

[Naoki knew there was something off about the house (how couldn’t he know, even just from looking at it? But something drew him. He heard voices. Familiar calls of his name. And he followed them here, to where the slightly opened door seemed foreboding and inviting all at once ( Read more... )

[The feed flickers and then comes to life, showing a smiling face.] Good afternoon, everyone. [The smile widens into a grin.] It's really starting to feel like autumn's coming in now, especially with that festival we had. And with it getting cold.

[Doesn't change too much for him! He still goes around shirtless, no matter the season. Even now. ( Read more... )

[He can’t find Gilbert ( Read more... )

[It's nighttime; the feed adjusts to the low light after a moment, Naoki having clutched it enough it turned on on its own. He'd just been listening and going through things on it, before. The pulsing glow around Naoki's marks helps him be more visible in the dark, at least. He hops (barefoot) off of the back porch of his house, padding through the ( Read more... )

( Cut for action! )

( Cut for action )

( neither human, nor devil... )

[In the hustle and bustle of the changed city, Naoki hasn't missed that there is one person in particular he has yet to see. And he's puzzled at first, but not immediately concerned. Perhaps she's with Axel, or Roxas? Though, as day by day moves on, the worry drives him to open up the communicator and attempt to contact her ( Read more... )