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coquelicoq · 1 year ago

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matoba has to feel so smug about this though. 1) oooh he WANTS me he NEEDS me he has to have me so bad that hes gotta come in here and make a scene about it and 2) hes just like me fr...

crashes ur board meeting n drags u out by the collar but its fine bc youre the one always saying shit like "im looking for people i can use" ok lol. get used idiot

#teen matoba trying to make like he's testing natori to see if natori will be useful to him #when ACTUALLY he's like oooh look at me shuuichi-san i'm sooo strong i'm stronger than you tee hee *twirls hair*#you can't protect anyone if you're not strong. you should be finding people who can make you stronger...HINT HINT #well it took him seven years but he finally internalized the lesson!#he's all growed up and abducting people to serve his own ends...senpai's proudest moment *sniffles*#homura cats arc #natsume's book of friends #f #horrible exorcists #maybe they didn't talk in the car after all because matoba was just radiating satisfaction so loudly #natori: shut up. matoba: i didn't say anything <3 [they narrowly avoid dying in a ditch when natori corners too hard]#natori: NOT A WORD. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND YOU HAVE TERRIBLE DEPTH PERCEPTION.#matoba: again i am just sitting here /_^#famous heartthrob actor man being a cringefail loser in front of his secret rival is sth that can actually be so personal...#like let's review this day in the life of natori shuuichi‚ handsome idol‚ talented exorcist‚ head of his clan:#1) manhandles matoba in public in such a way that embarrasses only himself and not matoba #2) drives his car so badly that matoba later refuses his offer to hang out after work even though matoba is obsessed w him #3) is told to stay put and babysit while matoba and the teen natori brought him here to save #go do dangerous things that matoba deems him not strong enough for <3 #4) is entrusted with natsume's precious heirloom slash WMD and almost loses it to HIS OWN MAGIC the total dumbass #but then! 5) he saves matoba! and after that! 6) he and matoba do their sexy joint spellcasting!!#then 7) everybody finds out he's 'pro-matoba' and 8) no one will let him drive them home in his car :(#he fully takes it on the chin the entire day long and it doesn't even really seem to phase him #he knew he was outmatched so he went to get matoba even though that was embarrassing. he did it anyway. no shame #matoba says stay behind you weakling and he does without arguing #he can't fight the puppet while also protecting sensei and the BOF so he's just like okay time to retreat #natori shuuichi has the most interesting ego of any fictional character ever perhaps #how does he do it? he wasn't born with it...it might be maybelline though. i can't rule it out #it's at least partially maybelline (where maybelline = deliberate and skilled shaping of other people's perceptions #through manipulation of external appearances...redirection via the artistry of artifice...et cetera)

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