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random excerpts from black girl time travel kny au
Pairing: rengoku / oc
note: lots of angst mostly. forgive me for this not being y/n format i have to work up the chops to be graceful enough to write that
tagging @dudeandduchess and @adoriable and @tengens-bunny bc they sparked the greatest muse iâve ever had to write fictions since i was like 14 literally wtf you are my queens???!?!
even with her mind working double overtime to secure her discomfort, the serenity if the rengoku estate could not be diminished. imene tried her hardest to remember any time prior to her time shift where she saw the moon so brilliantly illuminating the earth below it. each blade of grass, every stone in the garden reflected its glow; the whole of her surroundings were accented with such a pure silvery lining, giving a beauty distinctive to the night alone. it was tranquil enough for her to eventually draw a cleansing breath through her lungs, which finally released some of the staleness of doubt and second guessing that had filled her self image lately.
âyou are awake still, imene-chan?â
that voice struck her in her chest, shooting sparks of heat and flutters in her stomach. and the fact that she was hearing it meant he was home. safe. and home.
âimene,â she softly insisted, making him smile as though he were being teased.
âimene.â his voice was warmer when he said her name, she would swear to it. and it stirred in her heart almost painfully with the need to hold him forever.
âi couldnât sleep,â she shrugged off her dilemma, far more preoccupied in the happiness of seeing him, falling into those gorgeously untamed eyes and sweet smile again⌠âiâm happy to see you!â
âkyojuro.â
when the depth of his rich tone interjected his name, it caught her by surprise. and, true to form, he hadnât needed her to say a word before reading her thoughts and emotions with complete accuracy.
âwhâ?â
he lessened the distance between them, tucking his chin to sustain her eye contact where she sat, âimene⌠would you say it for me?â
the shadow of pessimism in her brain was shouting. he was easing the lines of formality as a kindnessâ-it was his vibrant character and nothing more. why was she so dense as to not even understand that? why did a simple name make her world feel brighter, and have her smiling to him, lovestruck?
âkyojuro.â
he smiled. with utter bliss, he smiled at her, exhaling like sheâd lifted a weight from him. âah⌠i prefer that, i think⌠donât you?"Â
just like that, the playfulness was back in his voice and eyes. though, another element felt as though it had been added unto it. one she was far too daunted to even hope to name. so she changed the subject.Â
"howâre you feeling..?â she asked, lifting herself to stand, âyouâre not hurt anywhere, are you? did you get any sleep or did you come rightââ
sheâd closed the remaining space between them as she fretted over him. ginger, worrying hands grazed butterfly touches up his chest, and the moment sheâd made the mistake of tenderly cupping his face, his grin vanished⌠along with the delusion of pleasant standing she had dared hoped for with anyone there. it took so very little, but reality struck her like frozen lead.Â
the subtlest way she could, imene lowered her touch away from him, even as she felt stony ice fill her stomach at his reaction. she could feel how heâd stiffened just before she took her hands away. so then, at that very second with how clear things had become, finality settled into her. still, she wished he would have just lunged his blade through her gut instead; the pain would have been so much less.Â
âiââ kyojuro tried his best to play off the disgust, to turn the awkwardness in any other emotional direction. the poor thing even had the courtesy to look remorsefulâ-very convincingly, at that. god, how noble could one man be to still be kind and gentlemanly even now, trying to play off repulsion as he so obviously was? âno, i am not injured, i am feeling well! but i wished to return home as quickly as i could once iâd fulfilled my assignment. so, yes, i made the decision to return directly. i hope you havenât been up out of worry for me.â
he was even back to beaming a smile by then, close-eyed and cheerful. she could only give half the heart in her attempt to smile back, barely nodding to acknowledge his answer. the bolt of dejection was still scalding in her chest, trying its best to well tears into her eyes.
âwhat is it?â
he asked after sheâd broken eye contact with him for a time. imene had needed the privacy to blink down the urge to cry.Â
âiâm âŚready to go back to oyakata-samaâs estate. but i was kind of worried of how much trouble it would be to ask if he would take me in a second time⌠i didnât know if it would be rude to him,â she tried to sound as casual as she possibly could, asking softly, like it were nothing more than a passing thought over an inevitable eventuality instead of a conscious decision of hers. but from the look on kyojuroâs face, she may as well has torn a hole through him.
âhas something happened?â
he was so concerned. kyojuro sounded so hurt and concerned that the prickling of tears threatened her lashes again. even with his aversion to her, she could not stand to see someone so sweet and kind be hurt. ânoâŚâ
âplease, imene, if you were upset by anything that happened while i was awayââ
âi wasnât, kyojuro,â she insisted, pleading.
âare you unhappy?â he asked. and it broke her heart to hear just how willing he was to remedy whatever issue she may have experienced just by the tone of his voice, especially after just returning from a mission, âyou donât have to hesitate to tell me if I have failed to host you well.â
âyou havenât failed anything. iâm not unhappy. but I canââ dread made the words catch in her throat, but it was too late for her to retract anything now, âfeel that Iâm making everyone uncomfortable."Â
she waited for him to say something, but the flame hashira only looked at her in pained confusion, stunned and churning his brain to unravel her meaning.
"your father does not want me in your home, kyojuro. iâm a stranger to himâ-in fact, Iâm pretty sure he can sense that i donât belong here,â she explained. he was faintly shaking his head, but even with the urge to protest, kyojuro could not deny that truth. âand senjuroââ
âhe adores you,â kyojuro desperately interjected. her lips parted to negate it, but he continued before she could. and suddenly, there was a visible glimmering in his sunborn eyes, âheâs told me. many times, everyday we spend together. youâŚâ his face softened from the accosted state sheâd frozen it into earlier, and he paused his hurried explanations, âease him. from our father. even though it is nowhere in your responsibility, you comfort him.â
âhim liking me is just going to strain things between the two of them even more,â she shook her head, trying physically to mash the stress out of her temples, âthat canât be worth it, i donât know how long Iâll even be in this time!â
âyou would be surprised at its worth, imene."Â
her conscience screamed at her to look at him, and she refused for as long as she could⌠just for knowing how gutting it would be to do. decency prevailed over her to finally grant him enough to at least meet his eyes, though. and the way his soul cried out to her through them left her destroyed.Â
"iâm so sorry to have made you uncomfortable in my home. you neednât worry about speaking with oyakata-sama, that is my responsibility, i will take care of it.â
he was resigned and sullen. It was almost impossible to tell with how genuinely he retained a positive outlook despite anything, but imene could see the sadness shining in his fiery stare, even with how radiant his grin was. she could also note how the sure grip of his sword had lessened to self-soothing strokes with his thumb at its hilt. âIn the morning, Iâll make the arrangements for you. âŚI hope you believe me, imene, about senjuro. Itâs been some time since heâs had âŚa loving woman around him. he isnât likely to remember our mother well. what youâve given with your presence is precious to him. priceless, I would say.â
he gave her an elegiac curve of his lips, and the water blurring her sight conquered her at last, dripping tears so heavy they fell straight to the ground, without a trace left on her cheeks.
âas for our father⌠he has been this way for a while. it is him. or, itâs what he has become, not a result of your being here. his callousness falls onto senjuro and myself normally, but I suppose you provided a new outlet for it âŚâ he sighed, âit doesnât excuse my negligence, but i will speak to him, you have my word.â
when she swept her eyes free of more accumulating tears, she felt kyojuroâs palms encircling her arms. it was a touch she had been desiring from the moment these feelings for him had begun to surface, yet when she felt it, she recoiled as if she were burned.
âimene,â he begged quietly. she still tried to keep her tone even.
âbut you, kyojuro.â
confusion seeped into the misery soaking his expression, and his brow curled again to search for some hidden meaning in her words. his hands were away from her, though, the instant she showed discomfort.
âyouâre the most uncomfortable around me of the three of you. youâre disgusted when i come close to touching you, you canât even stand to be near me, in the same room, youâre always double checking to see if iâm up to something down every hall and in every room, and around your brotherâ-i canât stay here and make you feel like that in your own home! especially when youâre out saving people and risking your life constantly! why would you even want me here if i make you so ill at easeâwhy would you want to come home to that kind of feeling after all you do!â
she hated how much heat she could feel under her skinâbehind her eyes, in her cheeks and nose, at her ears. even more, she hated the pinched and congested whine her emotive state rendered her voice to, like some indignant child. it was humiliating to say aloud to himâ-to verbalize just how awfully her self-regard had been eaten away, and to at last face it herself. now her cheeks and chin lay adorned with sheening wet streaks. she couldnât hide any of it any longer. stillness followed after. not a word spoken, only the amplification of her breaths rattling and struggling to calm against rengokuâs measured silence.Â
when she could bear to raise her head again, imene could see him in what looked to be a deep epiphany. a terrible one. like his actions had only know processed into awareness for him, and had left him reflecting in horror.Â
âimene.â
he lifted his eyes enough for her to come into view, and his own lashes were starry now, blacker with the moisture accumulating at their base, in spite of the soft grin he wore, âiâm afraid i have to correct you. you said i havenât failed in caring for you well. but i have done exactly that.
"would you come and sit with me,â he propositioned when she said no more. heâd expected nothing less when she could only look away from him with clenched, leaking eyes, so clearly pained that it ripped his heart to shreds. kyojuro was patient to await her answer, and held out his arm for her when she surprisingly accepted. imene had assumed that they would both share the space on the engawa sheâd taken before his return. instead, he lead them to a more secluded area of the estateâs garden, on a stone bench that provided ample view of the night time, and allowed an unstifled breeze to cool them both that she greatly appreciated.Â
âi must apologize.â
âyou did already.â
kyojuro glanced over his shoulder, hearing her delicate assurance. it surged through him, littering his skin in goosebumps.Â
out of consideration of how small their shared seat would be, he had crowded himself at the corner by her side. it allowed them both room for their legs, considering how widely his sat apart, but he could admit there there was a high element of shame that made it more difficult to face her. âyes, and it is not at all adequate for how iâve hurt you.â
every time he spoke, sounding like he cared, she could do nothing but weep more. somehow, in spite of everything, his sympathy hurt more than anything else. and made her feel horrible for not being acceptable. âyou canât help how you feel, rengoku-sââ
âkyojuro."Â
his eyes met hers with stone solid conviction that she couldnât understand. for someone who disliked her so palpably, he was intent on establishing friendly casualness between them that gave her a migraine trying to comprehend. his next words went far enough to bring a knot to her brow. "youâre right, i canât. but to have acted on those feelings so poorly is shameful."Â
"acted on them poorly?â
âyou were manifested in oyakata-samaâs estate. a refugee he deemed to have been brought here for divine reason. he is our leader in this fight we have undertaken against evil. he is the head of our organization, to be honored and respected.â
âit seemed that way,â her faint voice commented.
âyes. for that reason, and more i canât explain now. understand, if my master says to me that you are precious, to be cared for, i wouldnât ever dishonor that, nor you.â
now heâd given her her own shocking epiphany. it was slow to unravel itself with how meticulously he explained, frustratingly peeling away with the more he revealed to her in this less than receptive state that her mortification left her in.
âi wished to fulfill the role of your caretaker as best as i could. but as a hashira, i am frequently called away for extensive periods,â he gradually began to turn himself round, now diagonally beside her rather than perpendicular, âyou are out of my direct sight for so long that i force you to tolerate my overcompensating once i return. i want you adjusted well, to not be overwhelmed or confused, or grieved with being alone. i wished to watch over you closely in case you were to need me.â
âohâŚâ
âand your nearnessâŚâ he began again, âimene, you were brought here under my protection. not only for me to oversee your healing wounds, but for your safe keeping all together. you are my charge. but i took this upon myself before knowing youâ-i was not prepared for you to be so gentle and loving, and to possess warmth that i have not felt in so many years. you emanate affectionâyour spirit could even bring out playfulness in tokito-san. and your strength is one i have only seen in one other in my life."Â
she wanted to cry again, now. and was well on her way, hearing this perfect man speak of her so glowingly. out of nowhere.Â
"your peculiar beauty was something i was prepared to disregard. i am from a family of uncommon features; i willed myself to overlook the uniqueness of your eyes as many do mine, and to not be stricken with the comeliness of your hair, or with the beauty of your delicate complexionâ-one i have never seen, and that i now will never forget. i convinced myself of it only being the allure of one sent from the heavens. i was mistaken, and then overcome."Â
"youâ-â her voice broke, weighted with the sobs fighting to bubble out of her chest, âi donât understandâŚâ
âyou are the most beautiful woman i have ever set eyes on, imene. my dreams could not even create anyone nearly as bewitching. and i swore to ignore it, until you showed yourself equally as beautiful in your soul.â
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TRUTH BOOTH, mackenzie editionÂ
GENERAL QUESTIONS
1. Please state your full name: Iâm Mackenzie Juniper Quinn 2. Does your name(s) have any kind of meaning? If so, what is it? I was named ever my motherâs grandmother, Mackenzie and Juniper was my own grandmother. So classic, right? 3. Do you have any nicknames? A few. Kenz, Kenzie 4. Where were you born? And in which country? Born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland. Also known as Australia 5. What is your date of birth? November 1, 1995 6. Of course, the following question; what is your Zodiac sign? Scorpio 7. Do you believe in Zodiac signs? No, they never add up. There is a moment where every now and then, I can relate to a certain post. However, Zodiac signs are just a myth to me 8. Where do you live? I jump between Violet Springs and London 9. What is your home situation like? (ex. do you live with your family? Your partner etc.?) In London, I have my own apartment, but in Violet Springs, I live with Theo. I have an apartment in London because of my work duties 10. Do you have any siblings? I have one twin brother named Sebestian who constantly reminds me that he is the oldest by 30 seconds. Sad 11. Do you have any kind of allergies? Peanut allergy 12. Do you own any pets? If so, what kind of pets are they? Do snakes back home in Australia count? We usually occur a wild snake every now and then. They keep seem to come back? 13. Why did you apply to St Judeâs? My mom recommended it to me and eventually, I had a scholarship 14. Did you had to go through a lot audition rounds? No, I was discovered 15. What is the current course youâre following? Acting, mostly on screen/tv 16. If you can switch courses, which one would you switch to and why? Producing. Itâs a new journey Iâm starting at the moment 17. What is your proudest project youâve done? I, Tonya 18. What is the proudest project that someoneâs else has done? Anything Mason does. His work is absolutely fascinating 19. Do you like FanCons? I do 20. What do you like about FanCons? The answer would be pretty obvious, but meeting fans and getting to know them 21. What donât you like about FanCons? Too personal questions. Donât get me wrong, I know itâs FanCon and fans will ask questions, but some are unbelievably severe 22. A fan memory that always stuck with you? Can be positive or negative. Whenever they dress up as Harley Quinn. That always stays absolutely adorable 23. Your favorite event so far? I love any kind of award show 24. What kind of event would you like to see in the future? Maybe some kind of camping / surviving trip? 25. Would you recommend St Judeâs to friends, family. etc? Depends. If you handle the pressure and you are career-focused, then yes. If you canât handle the drama, then no
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
26. What are your positive traits? Passionate, purposeful and patient. The 3 Pâs that Quinnâs usually swear by 27. What are you negative traits? Incredibly stubborn and a little too fierce 28. What would other people describe you as? I hope positive things. But I know some of them have a lot to say other wise, oops 29. What are your pet peeves? Picking men over your friends 30. What makes you happy? Family, genuine friends, working 31. What makes you upset? The classic: âseeing one of my loved ones upsetâ 32. What is something you love? Working. Iâm a workaholic 33. What is something you dislike? Being so proud of something and then not getting the recognision that everyone deserves 34. What are you strengths? I would like to say that Iâm organised? 35. What are you weaknesses? Picking my head over my heart. Poor choices have been made, unfortunately 36. A misconception people often think of you? That Iâm a spoiled brat, probably. Little did they know, everything Iâve done, has been acchieved by me, myself and I 37. Do you have any fears? Yes, but Iâm passing this one since I have 3 passes 38. What scares you the most? Tiny holes. They are awful 39. What do you do to entertain yourself? Work out, go shopping or be around my friends 40. What is your MBTI? My MBTI type is ESFP 41. How do you deal with stress? Talk to Amber, she is like my personal therapist 42. Are you a determined person? Are you a stubborn person? Stubborn, very 43. Do you consider yourself selfish? I am. However, since when is this a bad thing? You should be looking out for yourself? 44. Would you like to be different? No, I donât 45. Are you more introverted (focused on your inner world) or more extraverted (focused on other people and the outer world)? Extraverted
ROMANCE QUESTIONS
46. What is your sexual orientation? My sexuality is: Heterosexual 47. Current relationship status? Iâve been in a relationship with Theo Carmichael for a couple of years now, even when we had our low moments, I still adore him 48. When was your first kiss? Behind a bar, I was drunk and snuck out of my house 49. Do you remember your first date? If so, with who was it? What did you do? Yes, it was that awful that Iâm sparing you the details. Youâre welcome! 50. Have you ever experienced heart-break? Pass 51. Have you ever been in love? (If yes, skip to question 53) I have! 52. If no, how so? n/a 53. How do you know when youâre in love? Honestly, this was pretty hard for me to answer. I have experienced multiple relationships in my past and with Theo, things were just different. There was so much more and he opened up a whole new world to me by being so patient and understand 54. What would be your ideal date? Take me on an adventure and youâre good to go 55. What is your perspective on marriage? Being pressured into marriage is never good. My parents tend to do so. However, I would love to get married someday. 56. (only for non-virgins) Are you a sub, dom or switch? You had the audicity to ask that? 57. What do you think of relationships? If youâre in love, then itâs wonderful. I wish people stopped getting their lonely souls mixed into business they shouldnât even be in 58. What do you think of one-night stands? Used to, but itâs a no for me, thanks 59. Are you still a virgin? No, Iâm not 60. Most attractive trait in a different person? Passion 61. What matters most to you when it comes to a relationship? Being truthful to one another and talk things out if there is something to talk about. Iâm still learning this myself 62. Are you comfortable with PDA? Or would you be comfortable with PDA? Not the biggest fan, but I donât really mind it? 63. Are you more of a type to be asked out or the type to ask the other out? The one to be asked out 64. How do you express love to the other? *looks away at Theo* 65. Who is your celebrity crush? If I donât say my boyfriend, he will probably ignore me for a solid week and come back with a replacement for me. Probably a dog. So, my boyfriend, TheoÂ
GETTING DEEP QUESTIONS
66. Do you regret anything? Yes, I do 67. Is there something you woule like to re-do? So, start all over again? There are a couple of things yes. But thatâs for me to know and for you to dot.. dot.. dot.. 68. What is something you would never share with anyone? What happened in Brisbane on July 20, 2012 (OOC: This is that her secret happened) 69. When was the last time you cried? Why did you cry? Yesterday. Sometimes I tend to get overwhelmed by the pressure of my parents. Bash thinks he isnât their favorite and always calls me out for being the favorite. I donât think he knows what they want me to be 70. Most memorable event that happened in your time in St Judes? This could be anything: I almost drowned whenever the ship sunk. This happened twice. Twice? Like, excuse me? Did St Judes raised their insurance policy? I hope they did 71. One thing you wish you could do all over? See question 67 72. Someone you miss? People leave for a reason. It is what it is 73. Something you wish you could forget? Once again, July 20 2012 74. Who has the biggest impact on you? Disney has a pretty big impact on me. She is definitely someone I look up to, a lot. Also my mom or my grandmother 75. What is your perspective on love? Is it beautiful? Does it scare you? It shouldnât be scary. If love scares you, are you ready for it? 76. What has hurt you in the past that you donât want others to go through? Hm, canât really think of something? 77. What is something you have gained, something you have lost and something you let go of during the past year? Gained: More confidence in my work. Lost? âFriendsâ. Let go of: Chopping my hair so short 78. Have you ever lost a friend? do you wish you would still be friends? Yes and no. 79. Do you have any triggers? What is the history behind these triggers and are they related to any disorders or mental illnesses? I donât 80. If you could meet your 16 year old self, what would tell them? That life isnât really that painful and that I should really get a sense of fashion.........Â
RANDOM QUESTION ROUND
81. Summer or Winter? Summer, any day 82. Cats or dogs? Dogs 83. Beach or mountains? Beaches, but I love the mountain view more 84. Phone calls or texting? Phone calls 85. Have you ever skipped class? RarelyÂ
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Pairing: MadaraTobirama Word count: 6570 Chapter: 8/9 Rated: T+ Summary: When his brother disappears coming home from town Madara goes looking for him only for both to end up taken prisoner in a castle hidden by magic generations ago. The candelabras talk, the furniture sleeps, and a great white beast hides himself away in the eastern wing. As he uncovers the story behind this place and gets to know the last small group of âsurvivorsâ Madara gradually makes a new home here in the least likely of places.
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Chapter 8
If you had asked him even yesterday Madara would probably have said that he never expected to find out what a sleepy tessen fan looked like. Sure he knew that even as inanimate objects his fellow residents here at the castle did need to sleep but they did so in the royal apartments, one of the few areas he still had yet to go back in to. And besides that the only living tessen fan he knew was Mito and she was a woman who clung to her poise at every minute of every hour. Seeing her sleepy, in his mind at least, would be like seeing Tobirama sit in the middle of the floor to start crying.
Yet there she was floating in to the room with her painted eyes half-lidded and her thin lips opened for a yawn while Hashirama flustered along the ground beneath her. Behind them Tobirama slinked in as best he could with cloven hooves in place of feet.
âWhy does Hashirama look so panicked?â Madara asked him quietly. He was fairly sure he already knew the answer and though he hoped it wasnât true those hopes were dashed by the sad red eyes turning away from him.
âHe fears for his wife. She isâŚnot well.â
âYou mean sheâs sick?â It said a lot that his tone was almost hopeful but again he was disappointed.
âNo, she is not ill. She is tired. It has come as a shock to both of us.â Tobirama fell in to stillness and closed his eyes, visibly attempting to rein in his emotions, and Madara couldnât blame him. He hated that his guess was right. This was the last thing he wanted for any of the friends heâd made here.
Keeping a weather eye on her floating form as she took over the cooking, he allowed himself to be shooed away to go sit on Tobiramaâs other side. âSheâll be okay though, right? I see her every day and sheâs never shown any sort ofâŚtiredness.â
It took his companion a while to answer. In that time Madara watched as Mito sent her husband apologetic yet muted smiles to which he responded by attempting to wring his hands together. Even the way she drifted through the air seemed almost listless, weaving side to side rather than her usual straight lines, movements sluggish where normally she zipped from place to place with an effortless decorum. How a fan managed to affect decorum he couldnât say but it was one word that always came to mind whenever he watched her working.
âHer pain was kept well hidden from us all until today,â Tobirama murmured eventually. He couldnât seem to look at anything but the floor, each word a low rumble so as not to drift across the room. âShe is tired, as are we all, but I did not realize she had given up on hope after all this time. Of us all she has always seemed the strongest. Now she feels that with you and your brother here she need not worry for her husband and she has lost the strength to keep herself awake. It wonât be long.â
âUntil?â
âShe will fall asleep,â was the simple, heartbreaking answer.
Madara didnât need more than that to understand. She would fall asleep as so many others had and become nothing more than another object in the cavernous halls to sit still and collect dust. Just thinking about how devastated Hashirama would be by her loss made him shudder and push the image from his mind, snagging Tobirama by one wrist and turning to pull him from the room without warning.
âYou are not responsible for this,â he hissed the moment they were alone in the hallway. When Tobirama flinched he knew he had hit the mark.
âIt is I that keeps them all trapped in thisââ
âNo, itâs that crazy witch lady who trapped you all here. Maybe they donât quite agree with how you feel but not one of them blames you for it.â He nearly growled with frustration to see the other wrinkle his brow with disagreement.
Still not lifting his eyes from the floor, Tobirama ran a hand through his wild hair, stopping when his fingers ran in to one of the horns growing out the top of his head. He paused to trace the ridges with disgust shadowing his face. âIf I were a stronger man I would have freed them from this hell decades ago. If I were still a man at all.â
Disgust turned to shock when Madara punched him square in the chest. With the sheer size of his current form the blow did very little but it was enough to break him from his thoughts and force his gaze up to see that Madara was angry. Not truly angry in the sense that he was offended in any way but there was certainly a good heavy irritation building up inside him after going over the same words again and again with no progress. Utterly done with having to repeat himself, Madara reached up and snagged a fistful of the manâs collar to pull him down so their faces were of a level, staunchly ignoring the fact that he only succeeded because Tobirama followed the motion probably out of pure disbelief.
âIâm gonna say this again and youâre gonna clean the shit out of your ears and listen this time,â he growled. âYou are a man. And a damn good one. You can have all the pity parties and magic tricks you like and that wonât change anything. Youâre a human with human feelings and just because they hurt doesnât mean you get to run away from them!â
âMadaraâŚâ
âNo! Shut up! You think I didnât feel like a monster when I figured out our parents abandoned us? You think I didnât feel like an unwanted burden not good enough even for the people who made me? Well I got over it! And youâre just going to have to get over this!â
âIt is not as easy asââ
With a snarl Madara cut him off again. âYou might not think so but it really is! You have had a hundred damned years to wallow in your little pity party but it needs to stop! You think you did a terrible inhumane thing. Fine. So make up for it! Atone! It if makes you feel better you can abdicate the throne and run away to live the harrowing life of a peasant. I know a stable you can help me muck out. But for the love of all the gods just- would a monster feel the guilt that you do!?â
Tobirama had no answer. He seemed a little too busy gaping with his jaw hanging loose and from this close Madara couldnât help but note that it was a startlingly adorable expression on him. Actually there were several things he had the chance to notice now. With the height different between them heâd never seen Tobiramaâs face in such detail but from merely an inch or so away he could see the exact garnet red shade of his eyes, the soft almost peachy pink of his lips and the frown lines around them. Twisted his features might have been but there were enough hints towards the handsomeness his true self would wear that Madara very nearly blushed.
Since he was still more angry than anything else he did no such thing. He did let go of the clothing in his grasp, awkwardly smoothing it out in apology when Tobirama failed to straighten right away.
âYouâre so caught up in what you see in the mirror,â he continued, âthat you canât see whatâs actually on the inside. If you looked at yourself like I do you wouldnât see a monster.â
âPeace,â Tobirama breathed, holding up both hands in surrender.
âOh believe me, Iâm feeling mighty peaceful right now.â
His companion let out a single humorless puff of laughter. âIndeed. MadaraâŚthe way you speak of me isâŚI am glad you came in to our lives. Iâm glad to have known you. The things you say mean more than I can express and I donât think I could ever repay you for the kindness you have shown me.â
âItâs not kindness, its basic human decency.â Madara sniffed haughtily.
âThere are many who would not offer even that. IâŚâ
Seeing Tobirama hesitate was odd, enough so that Madara felt almost obligated to put him out of his misery. The man needed to hear these things but every time he tried to bring them up he found himself incredibly weak to the flash of vulnerability that followed his words. Confident that Tobirama would think on what he said, he awkwardly patted one massive arm and cleared his throat.
âItâs fine. Iâm sorry I yelled, youâre obviously already stressed about the situation.â
âNo need to apologize, you were in the right to stop me from spiraling in to a darkness that would help no one. That is not what I had intended to address however. I wished to tell you, ah, how I feel.â
âGod, please, no.â Madara retracted his hand to slap it over both eyes. âDonât get touchy feely on me, Iâll break out in to hives.â
âOh.â
When he peeked Tobirama looked so downcast it sent a wave of guilt burning through his gut and Madara hurried to balm the wound heâd just made. âWeâre friends and I know you appreciate me, I swear I do. I just, ugh. You donât need to compose sonnets or anything about it okay? Iâd burn up from embarrassment.â
âFriends, yes.â
âRight.â
After staring at him for a long time with an expression he couldnât quite decipher Tobirama took a deep breath and let it out slowly before indicating the door back in to the kitchen. âShall we rejoin the others?â
âAre you alright to go back in?â
âYes, I should attend to my brother and his wife. It is only proper that I offer what comforts I can.â His words were stiff with what Madara could only assume to be some embarrassment of his own. That was understandable. Madara himself didnât deal very well with the shameful disaster that was expressing himself so he could hardly blame anyone else for the same struggle.
The kitchen, when they entered, was filled with silent tension that even Kagami seemed unwilling to break. Madara would be tempted to check the boyâs temperature if he thought wooden soldiers could have a temperature. Did their animated chattel bodies have any physiological human characteristics? Something to ask about. At the moment he kept his focus on the way Hashirama had settled himself on the edge of the kitchen counter with the stubborn expression of a watchdog. If he still possessed muscles and feet Madara could only imagine they could have been spread to set himself in an unmovable stance much like young village lads playing tackle ball games in the fields.
It was easy to understand his concern but it was also quite easy to see the tightness of Mitoâs illustrated lips. She looked much more alert now, thankfully, and did not seem to appreciate her husbandâs stubborn hovering. Knowing that increasing the tension would not do anyone any good Madara stumped over and unceremoniously scooped a protesting Hashirama up, carrying him along to find a seat where he usually did.
âMadara, my good man, I must insist you return me to my station!â
âYour station is off to one side admiring her âpretty foldsâ and completely missing the dirty implications of your own words.â He gave his friend an unimpressed look and poked him until he fell down on his backside. On the other side of the table Tobirama held one hand up to cover a weak smile.
âI would never make lewd observations in public!â
âThat you know about,â Madara grunted.
He accepted the smile Mito gifted him when she brought his salvaged breakfast as the gratitude it was meant to be and said nothing further, listening with only one ear as Hashirama went off on some rant about respecting the fairer sex and maintaining decorum. Anyone who skidded around corners so fast they crashed in to walls on a weekly basis had no room for lecturing about decorum.
Breakfast was delicious, though for once he neglected to say so. No way was he admitting that Mitoâs cooking really was that much better than his own. Izuna, on the other hand, had no qualms about loudly declaring how glad he was to avoid eating his big brotherâs cooking again after so long without. The comparisons he made were less than flattering despite years of his compliments for the chef. Madara made sure to give him a hefty swat on the back of his head on the way to wash his dishes in the sink. No matter how many times they assured him that none of the dishware they used had ever been a reanimated human he simply couldnât bring himself to leave them dirty.
Just in case.
The possibility of Mitoâs declining mental state seemed like a family matter so Madara was well prepared to drag his brother away once they had both taken care of their dishes and probably lock themselves away for some quality time of their own. He was more than a little startled to have Hashirama invite them to join the castle residents for the day, spending time together as one big happy group. A rarity and an honor. Madara accepted the invitation easily and, with Izuna trailing along behind curiously, he walked next to Tobirama in companionable silence as they all made their way up a floor to gather in a lovely sunroom heâd never seen before, darker now as the afternoon faded but the fire Hashirama lit gave off enough light to admire rich furniture and tasteful dĂŠcor. Â
Since half of their little gathering didnât exactly take up much space the three of them without any bulk all settled on a low table centered in the middle of the seating area, Izuna carefully draping himself over a massive armchair while Madara settled next to Tobirama on a small couch. Considering how much furniture there was about they didnât really have to sit together but it felt ridiculous to have all three of them with bodies spread out when it would be much easier to converse if they were all closer. And if he happened to enjoy the rather pleasant scent of sandalwood coming off of his friend then that was for him to know and hopefully no one else to find out. It was his own business if he made sure to angle his body to lean a bit more towards the opposite side of the couch where every shift and movement of Tobiramaâs body sent another waft of pleasant aromas through the air. His friend must have bathed before dinner as well.
For the most part conversation stayed light as everyone tried to keep their mind off of the way Mito wasnât quite as interactive as she might normally have been. While she could never be described as exuberant neither was she the type to withhold her opinion if she had one but today she offered very little, resting quietly on the tabletop and looking as though she would dearly have loved to fold up her ribs and rest.
Hating the guilt that shadowed Tobiramaâs face every time he so much as glanced in her direction, Madara did what he could to keep the conversation going between them even when the rest of the group branched off on to other topics. Distraction was not allowed. If he had to be the center of Tobiramaâs focus for the rest of the day he would even if he didnât see himself as all that interesting. Luckily for him it was never very hard to keep the otherâs attention.
âYou never ride them?â Tobirama asked after listening with a muddled frown to a description of how Madara spent most of his days back home.
âNo, theyâre not mine.â
âBut you are caring for them, do you not take them out for exercise in a yard or field?â
Madara lifted one eyebrow. âItâs an inn tavern, you sheltered noble. I just watch them while their owners get drunk and then I have to let them go again to carry the sodden asses back home.â
âWell that strikes me as incredibly dangerous. One should never travel whilst inebriated.â
âHave you ever been inebriated?â
âSuch things are unseemly,â Tobirama sniffed. When his eyes opened again it was to peek and make sure his brother wasnât listening. âHowever I must admit that, yes, I have experienced it and did not understand the attraction. The devils of drink were always more Hashirama's vice, not mine.â
âWeak stomach?â Madara nodded sagely.
He delighted in the bitchy look that earned him. For a king Tobirama had some excellent bitch faces.
âI will have you know that my constitution is far above average.â
âOh so youâre an expensive drunk then. I can get that. Didnât want to waste the money it takes to get you plastered?â
Tobiramaâs face pinched even tighter. âFor your information I was indeed in charge of the royal coffers and not once was it ever a concern whether or not I was spending too much on such frivolities as alcohol! I have some decorum!â He paused to visibly compose himself, then added in a flippant tone, âUnlike some others here.â
It took effort to clamp his teeth down on the gleeful snicker that wanted to escape.
âYou trying to say something?â Madara demanded instead, valiantly holding in his laughter.
âWhy, I would never raise such implications against your person â unless you deserved it of course. Should I direct my inquiries to your sibling?â Tobirama cast his gaze across the room to where Izuna had kicked his feet over one arm of the chair and tossed his head back against the other arm with raucous laughter. He smirked openly when Madara scrambled to wave both hands forbiddingly without drawing too much attention to them.
âDonât you dare!â he hissed.
Tobirama hummed and settled back in to his seat a little more firmly, a silent declaration that he would have mercy this time. Â âPerhaps it is best I determine my answers from the source, as it were. I donât suppose you would care to join me for a nightcap?â
âEh?â Spinning his head around to check the window, Madara frowned. âItâs not really night yet.â When he looked back Tobirama was giving him a look that said he had definitely missed something, though he had no guesses what that something might be. A nightcap was supposed to be a drink at the end of the night as far as he knew. Something to end your day with. He was pretty sure. It was one of those words that no one down at his end of the social totem pole ever used.
âYou interpret the word too literally. I meant only to invite you to my room for a drink.â
âWhat, trying to get me drunk? Is that your way of throwing a challenge?â
âAh, if you choose to see it as one.â Tobirama shook his head as if disagreeing with himself but before Madara could question it he affected a smile and added, âAny time with you is time well spent. Even if you do insist on hearing only the spaces between whatever meaning I am attempting to convey.â
Madara gave him a funny look, to which Tobirama lifted one eyebrow, a challenge asking him to refute such claims. He really wished he could but as much as he always enjoyed a good argument he really wasnât clear on what he was arguing against. It felt like lately he was always missing something whenever he spoke with Tobirama â which was pretty much every day. The more time they spent together the closer they became and the cycle could only wind inwards infinitely. But if sharing a drink at the end of the day was what he wanted then Madara certainly wasnât going to say no. It wasnât often he got to enjoy a mug or two, not usually able to afford it, and when he did it was almost always the swill at the end of the barrel after the innkeeper finished serving his âmore importantâ guests.
Plan in mind and determined not to make a drunken fool of himself too easily, Madara gave his companion a friendly shove before lifting his head to respond when Izuna called him from across the seating area. He was easily drawn in to a debate over whether the cloth produced by a spinning jenny could really be the same quality as one produced by a team of workers spinning by hand. Sometimes it was easy to forget just how far behind the times these folks were and how little they knew of the worldâs latest technologies.
The silly debate ended with Hashirama demanding that Izuna craft a spinning jenny for him to try for himself, to which Izuna responded by nearly falling off his chair with laughter and holding out both soft-palmed hands.
âYou think Iâm the worker of the household? Iâm an invalid, your highness, I havenât done much more than simple house chores since I was a boy.â He seemed quite pleased with his excuse too. Madara grumbled just loud enough to get his point across the room but his brother ignored him. âEven if I was I wouldnât know how to make one for myself.â
âOh. I rather thoughtâŚhm.â Hashirama didnât seem to know what to do with himself, a little consternated, a little confused.
âThought what?â
âIt was my thought that if one understood how to use it then surely one must understand how to construct it.â
Madara relaxed from where heâd been about to burst in to laughter in case Hashirama made some dumbass comment about the entire working class sharing skills. That was just the sort of empty-headed assumptions he was used to hearing from nobles but he should have known to expect better of his friend. Not that the assumption he did end up making was all that much smarter.
âThe improvements he has made continue to impress me,â Tobirama said quietly and Madara didnât have to follow his gaze to know he was watching Izuna.
âNo kidding. Thank you again. For helping.â
âYou need not thank me.â
âI do need to. You canât knowâŚwell I guess you can know what itâs like to lose a brother. We already had to bury the rest of our siblings but I donât have to bury him and thatâs thanks to you. I owe you everything.â His cheeks were burning by the time heâd finished saying his piece and Madara considered giving Tobirama another shove to bring the mood of their conversation back out of the seriousness heâd just dove down in to.
Thankfully Tobirama seemed to recognize what he needed. âIf you absolutely must pay recompense then I shall consider your acceptance of my offer for a nightcap as such. Mayhap I truly will get you â ah, what was the term you used? â plastered.â
Madara roared with mirth to hear such a colloquial term from the fanciest idiot heâd ever met. His laughter caught the attention of Hashirama, who he then had to explain to what it meant to get plastered. The conversation turned then to include the entire group as they all traded embarrassing stories about each other under the influence of alcohol or other accidentally ingested substances. Most of the latter were stories about Tobirama stumbling out of his laboratory to report on unknown reactions with new chemicals. Madara liked those ones, although he didnât appreciate Izunaâs lurid descriptions of the few times he had stumbled home from the inn after being allowed the dregs of his so-called betters. The one story about Mito and her bloomers, on the other hand, he found particularly amusing.
Even more amusing was seeing the stars in little Kagamiâs eyes and watching Hashirama awkwardly try to talk him out of the idea that he too wanted a good drinking story when he was finally able to grow old enough. High moral values were difficult to impart with Izuna egging the poor boy on from the sidelines.
Such antics eventually led to the end of their evening all together, Mito shaking the stupor away long enough to scold her husband for encouraging Kagami towards such raunchy behaviors and refusing to hear anything about him being the only one trying to protect the child. When she expressed her fatigue Hashirama's face fell in response. In an instant he was up and fussing around, encouraging her to bed and bidding the rest of them a good night. After watching them go Izunaâs mood seemed to have dimmed as well. Before long he was scooping up Kagami and trotting off with the toy soldier in tow, murmuring together like co-conspirators on their way out. Madara wondered if his brother planned to let the boy sleep in his bed for the night and what might happen if Izuna rolled over in his dreams. He would need to stay alert for screaming.
âIt seems we have been abandoned,â Tobirama observed to the otherwise empty room.
âTime for that drinking contest you were calling for?â
âHave a bit of class, I pray.â Sticking his nose in the air, his friend affected the snootiest expression heâd ever seen, clearly exaggerated for comic effect. âTo waste such fine sake on something as crude as a contest to see which of us may imbibe more! Heavens forbid.â
âOh quit being such a ponce!â Madara told him.
Watching Tobirama preen to have amused him with a good joke was hilarious, though he opted not to say anything. Embarrassing the man could only end in having any offers of alcohol revoked and Madara found that he was quite in the mood for a few drinks. Magnanimously choosing to be merciful, he instead waved for his friend to lead the way and followed with giddy anticipation, curious to finally have his first proper look around the royal apartments. He knew someone of Tobiramaâs station probably had an entire set of rooms to himself so they were most likely just moving to a different type of sitting room but he could guess that it was still quite an honor.
As they shut the door of the sunroom and set off down the hall he turned to his friend with a curious expression. âWait, weâre drinking sake? Thatâs supposed to be rice wine right?â
âIndeed it is. Have you never had the pleasure?â
âNo. Usually all I have is whatever beer gets leftover in peopleâs mugs at the end of the night. Already paid for, you know? The innkeeper would never give me anything for free and I donât usually have the money to spare for being choosy.â He shrugged because that was the way of things in his life and there was little point in getting all riled up about it.
Turning a corner brought them past a window, light from the rising moon flickering across the deep creases between Tobiramaâs brows where he had pulled them in to a frown. âHow very uncharitable of him. You deserve much better than the leftovers of men who could never hope to be your equal.â
âDamn, back at it with the flattery.â Madara tossed his hair over one shoulder. He noted the way Tobiramaâs gaze followed the motion though he didnât think much of it since the man was probably just wondering what it would be like to have so much hair thick and heavy on his own head. A lot of people asked questions about his hair. Not many of them were very happy with the honest answer that he had grown it out mostly by accident at first and then because he was stubborn in the face of so many people telling him to cut it. Apparently he needed to have some kind of important motivation or something to make it understandable.
âWould you have me be unflattering?â A few beats too late Tobirama finally replied.
âCan you be?â he asked skeptically. âYouâre not too much of a prissy royal to mince words with a commoner like me?â The grin he threw was more of a challenge than if heâd tossed a gauntlet on the floor between them and words could not express how thrilled he was when the other took that challenge.
Drawing himself up even as he drew the tapestry out of their way to invite Madara in to the royal apartments, Tobirama affected a mocking glare. âYou look deathâs head upon a mop stick you foppish, cow-handed gasser. Do you think me uneducated in the lower speech?â
The only response Madara had to that was to throw his head back and wheeze for air, shamelessly holding on to the otherâs arm to keep himself upright. Never in his life had he heard something so nonsensical yet delivered with such unadulterated bitchiness. Something told him that none of those insults were in any way related to each other but relevancy was hard to focus on when he could barely think passed how utterly ridiculous it all sounded. Old timey insults were hilarious. Hearing them out of Tobiramaâs mouth only made them so much better.
It wasnât much farther to where they were going but they spent the rest of their walk trading insults that only grew more and more absurd as they went. By the time they stumbled in to a lavish sitting room they were ready to fall over in a dual fit of the giggles, although Tobirama somehow managed to retain a small bit of decorum even in this. Madara was starting to think he would have to challenge the idiot to a mud wrestling competition or something just to see him act entirely like a normal person.
âRight!â he declared as soon as heâd caught enough breath back to form words. âWhereâs this sake you were talking about? Iâd love to wake up tomorrow and whine about a hangover.â
âIf you disrespect my vintage so I may be tempted to defenestrate you.â Tobirama lifted one eyebrow warningly.
While Madara tried to work his way through whatever âdefenestrateâ was supposed to mean Tobirama stepped over to a side table and removed a small set very similar to something the innkeeper had brought out only once when a military captain happened to pass through their small village and demanded the finest services the poor could offer. Madara hadnât liked him much but he could remember being very curious of whatever clear booze had been poured for him.
The set of dishes laid out before him was a hundred times fancier than the one at the inn, he could tell that at a single glance. Black lacquered porcelain with fine gold filigree forming what he could only assume was a house crest on each, a matching decanter and a tray with gold trim to carry it all, it probably cost more than the collective entirety of Madara's possessions both here and in the village. He kept his hands carefully by his sides at he leaned closer to admire the craftsmanship of each piece. But when he sat back and looked up he noticed Tobirama watching him expectantly.
âIn this weather there is little need for the sake to be chilled elsewhere, as luck would have it.â His tone was casual, if a little impatient. Madara nodded slowly.
âDidnât know it needed to be cold.â
âSome are served chilled, others served hot. This here is perhaps my favorite. Iâm glad of the opportunity to share it with you.â
More curious than ever, all Madara could do was nod again. âCool. Share as you like.â
A long pause stretched out for what felt like forever in which neither of them moved and he tried to figure out why Tobirama had offered the sake but wasnât actually moving to serve it. It took a couple minutes before finally the man rolled his eyes with all the drama his brother usually managed and carefully stepped over to fiddle at the delicate ceramic with his thick clawed hands.
âWhat?â Madara demanded. âYouâre looking at me like Iâve done something wrong. Iâm just sitting here!â
âPrecisely. When sharing a drink one is expected to pour for oneâs betters.â
âOoh, you saying youâre better than me?â
âI never said such a thing.â The serene tone of his voice was a dead giveaway but Madara refused to laugh just yet, clinging to his pretended offense.
With arms crossed he stuck his nose in the air and declared, âYou inferred it!â
âOne implies. It is up to the recipient to infer, though what inferences you make are surely beyond my control. Heavens forbid I ever claim to understand how a mind such as yours might work.â Tobirama, unfortunately, was much better at playing snooty. No doubt a lifetime of practice was no blame.
âI want to say you just implied that I have a crazy mind but I canât quite parse it out because you always talk so damn fancy!â
That finally broke his friend. A smile cracked Tobiramaâs stern expression and Madara pumped both fists in the air with triumph, eliciting a low chuckle. âPour the drink, you hooligan, before I am lowered to doing so myself.â
âNow thatâs something for the heavens to forbid or whatever.â
Since he had already won Madara figured it wasnât losing in any way to let himself smile as well as he snatched up the chilly decanter and poured them each a dish of the clear liquid he had only seen once before. Being made of rice he would have thought their little farming village could make this stuff in abundance but for the fact that all of their rice went to paying taxes and supporting the lord of the closest town since technically he owned their land.
Actually, he realized, even more technically Tobirama probably owned the land, though likely no one remembered that.
Clinking their glasses together was a much more delicate affair with such small dishes than he usually witnessed in the rowdy tavern and despite his care Tobirama still rolled those pretty red eyes like heâd done something country bumpkin again. Madara ignored him, tossing back the drink in one mouthful. His abilities had been questioned and he was determined to make a good showing of himself.
Of course, because that was just his luck, he was spluttering and coughing in the next instant as the rice wine burned his throat and his eyes began to water, one fist coming up to pound his chest as though he could beat the sensation back out of himself.
âThat stuff has a kick!â he wheezed, much to Tobiramaâs obvious amusement.
âIt would not have affected you half so much if you were not such a boor as to pour it down your gullet like goatâs milk. Fine sake is meant to be appreciated, not guzzled.â
âA little warning would have been nice!â
âHad I given you warning,â Tobirama murmured, âthat would not have been so funny.â
Madara opened his mouth to retort and cut himself off with another coughing fit. He wanted to be annoyed but he also had to admit that he would have done the exact same thing if their positions were reversed. In light of that he grunted and pounded his sternum a few more times without saying anything. He could almost breathe again by the time Tobirama settled next to him on the couch with delicate movements, ever so careful not to spill a drop of his own drink.
A quick look around told him that they didnât necessarily need to sit right next to each other. Just like the sunroom, there was plenty of furniture here and they would have able to hear each other just fine from different seats. Madara neglected to say anything. Sitting together like this gave the room a much more casual and intimate air so it felt less like dining with the king and more like drinking with a friend. He wondered if that was Tobiramaâs intention but didnât ask, content with the mystery. Instead he reached to pour himself another cup and listened to his friend go off on a lecture about how it was polite to offer oneâs companions a refill when one wanted some for themselves.
Several cups later he had convinced Tobirama to give up on the idea of proper manners but he had also somehow managed to lay sideways on the couch with his legs tossed over the arm and his head pillowed against one of his friendâs thighs. Every time Tobirama looked down he began mumbling about propriety again, which for some reason struck Madara as the funniest thing. He kept imagining some highborn lady walking in on them and fainting to see them being so familiar with each other. A few times he imagined Hashirama doing it and that was even better.
âI donât think I can get up,â he confessed after struggling to reach for the sake yet again and failing to even reach the table. âMight have to just pass out right here.â
âScandalous,â Tobirama murmured, though it really didnât sound like an objection.
âYou look like youâre gonna pass out too,â Madara noted. He giggled under the squinting eyes that tried to glare him down yet only managed to focus somewhat to the right of where his head actually lay.
âI will have you know that I am per-fen-ec-tally fine.â
Neither of them spoke for a moment while Madara tried to work his way through that.
âWhat?â
âIâll not be repeating myself. I am not sure that I could, in fact, as memory seems to have abandoned me. What were we talking about?â Tobirama raised his head again only to drop it back against the couch where one could only assume he was watching the ceiling spin in circles. At least, thatâs what Madara was doing.
Wriggling a bit until heâd found a more comfortable position, Madara closed his eyes to block out the world. âI think we were going to sleep.â
âNo. No! I had something I wished to discuss with you! Something of utmost importance!â
âCan it wait until weâve slept?â
âIâŚyes, alright.â The sheer defeat in Tobiramaâs voice in addition to the bone-melting exhaustion of both their bodies was enough to have Madara giggling again, albeit very weakly. Now that heâd said he was tired it was like sleep had grown claws and sunk them in deep, pulling, pulling him down when he was too weak to resist.
Humming pleasantly, turning his face to burrow against the warmth pillowing his head, Madara gave a few sleepy mumbles that might have been translated in some languages as a sort of goodnight. Tobirama mumbled something back but sleep must have gotten its claws in to him too and they were both fading fast. Whatever he said was lost to the ceiling and the uncaring shadows that cradled them deeper in to the night.
A moment later the room was silent but for the even breaths of two men prepared to regret their choice of pastimes come morning.
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I CAN'T EVEN TALK TO MY OWN FRIENDS ANYMORE
Namaste ^^ So I have a questionâŚis it a schizo thing to not be able to talk to your friends? Like we all be chilling, everythingâs fine but after some time I just kind of forget how to have a conversation. It often happens when I âembarrassâ myself by messing up words or even whole sentences, that upsets me so much my heart starts beating like crazy sometimes itâs so intense my vision starts to get blurry and i feel like Iâm in slow motion. In that case itâs Level 100000 uncomfortable but like I said it happens as well when we just be chilling. Even in my own place where I feel really comfortable and everyone else also. At some point I just canât think of anything to say and it makes me anxious ( if Iâm not already anxious because I âembarrassedâ myself). Iâm then usually trying to force a conversation, which just leads to me asking dumb questions and realizing how dumb they are the second after they left my mouth. I also have bpd so I notice the slightest change in someoneâs tone or their facial expressions so basically I just sit there, asking dumb questions and watching my friends first get irritated then bored and finally annoyed. They never laugh at me or make rude comments theyâre literally so sweet and kind but idk I guess itâs the borderline that makes me realize all the details that show what theyâre thinking and feeling. Like they be glancing at each other for 0.1 second after I just said some dumb shit and someone without mental illness probably wouldnât notice. I, on the other hand, am waiting for shit like this to happen every second of every day. Itâs like I have a seventh sense for stuff like that (thx bpd, I see what ya did there). After a while the whole vibe just dies and everyone starts getting uncomfortable and kinda bored. That, sadly itâs even possible, gives me even more anxiety and Iâm one step from going bananas (one time I had to throw up and sometimes I even fucking dissociate in front of other people)!!!! So at this point thereâs absolutely nothing I can do, Iâm just a bundle of stress and anxiety, like thereâs no calming down or getting over it, every attempt to do that is making it worse. My friends are now full on bored and confused and kind of having theyâre own conversation, theyâre just still there cuz once again theyâre too kind and would never leave me sitting there feeling like shit ( little do they know Iâm already on my bullshit and I wouldnât be surprised if they just left lol) sometimes this state lasts up to 3 hours and you can probably imagine how awful that is. Iâm constantly thinking about stuff to talk about and when I find something I rehearse it in my head a million times and guess what? I just end up talking shit again. Ok, so I accept the fact that Iâm not able to bring up a topic or something so Iâm just trying to drop a few comments here and there but nope, I suck at saying âohâ or âyeah Iâve heard about thatâ. Itâs not in my head, like I see the way they look at me when I say something and at some point they even avoid eye contact, like I know I have bpd but ITS REAL IM NOT KIDDING. My anxiety is now on level 10000000000 ( and by that I mean I canât even control my mimic I can literally feel it I DONT wanna know what it looks like) and my friends are obviously annoyed. Yup. That, I donât know for a fact, but Iâm always feeling like they start texting each other about how they wanna leave, cuz they happen to get a text from their mom or gotta catch the last subway home at the exact same time and the goodbye is like soooo awkward Iâm just such a piece of shit I swear I sometimes even fucking apologize to them for being boring or weird or annoying like who the fuck does that omfg Iâm 20 years old thatâs hilarious. like it wasnât enough i manage to make it even more uncomfortable and fucked up. When they leave I often start to cry, cut or burn myself or freak out like a little child and toss shit around and kick my Inventar itâs unreal. I think about it constantly for days sometimes weeks and the anxiety is also not leaving, in fact growing day by day because of my overthinking. I really donât know what to do anymore, itâs making me sick and worst of all, really lonelyâŚIâve lost lots of friends because of this shit and the few close friends I still have (besides my 2 best friends, I can totally be myself around them, no anxiety whatsoever) will eventually get tired of me and my behavior soon too. I canât blame them honestly. I think I wouldnât like me If i met myself. Iâm just creeped out, weird, awkward and psycho to the bone. Some of them even feel sorry for me I think. They always go like âsweetie you can always hit me up with whatever, thatâs what friends are forâ and they be the ones making fun of me in group chats later. Sad thing is they donât do that because theyâre assholes like that (well kind of maybe) they do it because there is basically nothing else you could do but LAUGH AT ME. The point I was trying to get to is: Is that a schizo thing ? Iâve been diagnosed a few months ago and Iâm also bipolar and like i said i suffer bpd. I just wanna know if anyone with schizophrenia can relate or if Iâm really fucking casually sliding into another goddamn mental illness???
This is one long ass text but I needed to get this off my chest and I have no one to talk about this. Also your blog has helped me so so so much with realizing that the things I do and feel are ânormalâ I guess when youâre mentally ill. Iâve found many people, who struggle with the same shit i do and itâs nice to know Iâm not the only one. Thank you for creating this little comfort zone where we can share our struggles, experiences and coping mechanisms. Iâd be the happiest girl if you took some time to reply to me <3 Or maybe you could post it on your blog so that other people can share their opinions, Im pretty sure there are many people out there that experience similar situations. Even if you donât share this or answer me Iâm still very very thankful that your blog made me feel like itâs okay to just rant about my feelings. Who- and wherever you are I hope youâre doing okay and feel loved today and everyday!! Stay strong !!! Peace and Love, M
Hi, first of all, thanks for trusting me with your situation⌠look, Iâm not sure if this is a schizo thing, in schizophrenia you have disorganized speech and that can cause problems in communication, but what youâre experiencing seems more like anxiety to me, or connected to bpd. I relate because for the longest time I had anxiety communicating with people, I think itâs only decreased in the last three years and Iâm lot older than you, I also have bpd and I remember when I was 20 it was a torturte to communicate with people and the anxiety was through the roof, but I link that to my bpd more than my schizoaffective disorder. Youâre still very young so you can work on this through therapy, therapy helped me alot to overcome this fear of not knowing what to say. A piece of advice a therapist told me is that, when I donât know what to say, ask questions to the other person, people love talking about themselves, and you know what, it works!
I wish you the best and I hope you can find the help you need
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