#( i was going back over ddd cutscenes for these cuties and realised they're about the same height because of kh1 body shenanigans )

[dawnled]

just a tall , kind-of-dark & handsome dude lost in shibuya ( help him ) / @groovepawn !

he's been wandering the streets of this foreign city for what feels like days now - & while the rise & fall of the sun & moon make it easier to tell the day & night cycle , there's something about this world ( or perhaps it's something about him , so used to hopping between worlds on different axes ) that makes the time feel somewhat distorted .

his counting of the cycles makes it three days so far , but the passage of times feels like double that - he's been surviving , just about , making use of the assortments of hotels & hostels , as well as their amenities , with the munny he's saved up over the years of fighting & travel . if theree's one thing he's grateful for , it's the new clothes he'd taken the time to buy - he stuck out like a sore thumb already , mindlessly roaming the streets ; having the people of this city , supposed fashionistas & trend-setters , judging him for his battle clothes would have been unwanted attention .

though he's been surviving , he can't particularly say he's been enjoying it - as fascinating & grandiose as this city ( shibuya , as he's come to learn ) is , it's not as enjoyable without sora by his side . in fact , sora is the whole reason he's here -- & while he's been trying to follow his heart , which had lead him here in the first place , his search hasn't seemed to be fruitful .

he's debating on whether or not to go down one particular street , thrown off by the hordes of what looks like high school-aged girls , when he spots a familiar shade of red -- not kairi , longer , but similar , with clothes that he knows all too well , too . he can't see her face , only the back of her head & hat , but he does somehow catch her laughter over the crowd , as she drags another girl through the throngs of other students .

" shiki ? "

the name comes unbidden , more a knee-jerk call of surprise than anything - though it seems like she doesn't hear him . or , rather , perhaps she does , partially - but she looks over at her friend in curiosity , first , before turning around to try find the source of the call .

that friend , on the other hand , catches his gaze somewhat quickly - & there's something about her that's familiar , even though he's sure he's never seen her before in his life . the toy she's holding in her arms , however , is impossible for him not to remember .

" aren't you my knight in shining armour? well ? " " you remind me of this guy i know . " " i'm shiki. how 'bout you ? "

" . . . shiki ? "