#ocgram arata

[artisticmesses]

F/Obruary Day 1: Love Letters

summary: Arata's letter to Mikoto. One he never got.

word count: 284 words, 1,411 characters

a/n: this fic was based off of the prompt list by @/strawbeaniie! you can check out the prompt list here. this is angst and dramatic pining on arata's side sorry gang. :( his poor boyfriend is in prison.

tagging: @mukuberry

Dear Mikoto Kayano,

I don't know if you'll get this. I don't know if you'll answer. I know you've been gone for some time. I've tried talking to your coworkers, but they said they haven’t seen you in a few days. I know that’s not like you. You’re always working despite how much it stresses you out. You try not to let other people see it, but I do. Even if we don’t spend that much time together, I knew.

The reason I’m writing you this letter is because I have feelings for Mikoto. Romantic feelings is what I mean. I don’t know if I’ll get a chance to tell you this in person. I’m too much of a coward to say how I really feel. I know the way I feel isn’t normal and that I should be finding a girlfriend instead of trying to chase after you. The truth is this. I can’t stop wanting you.

You’re captivating to me. Every day I spent with you made me fall in love with you more and more. I haven’t been able to focus on anything else except you. Ever since you’ve been gone, you’re all I’ve painted. I don’t want to forget you. I’m afraid of that the most.

Even if you don’t respond to me, I’ll still be waiting. If you don’t reciprocate my feelings, I will leave you be. But I need you to know that you are loved, Mikoto Kayano. Not just by me, but others love you too. I hope that some day someone can love you just as much as I can. And I hope you’ll be able to cherish that love in time.

Your Friend,

Arata Usui.

[wonderidolhaze]

how tall is arata btw. for no reason

ummm i wanna say 5'4" or 5'5". like he's short but not that short.

perfect cuddling height <3

[linagram]

[ 𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚒'𝚜 𝚝𝟹 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 ]

the first interrogation of this season WOOOOOO

Q.01. "What is your favorite memory of your accomplice?"

Akio: Going to a bookstore together. We were interested in completely different sections though.

Aimi: Drawing our dogs together.

Q.02. "How long do you want your life to be?"

Akio: I don't think my life will be that long anyway considering my injury.

Aimi: Hmm, I'm not good at answering such deep questions~

Q.03. "Tell us something about your childhood."

Akio: I don't remember it that well. Mom said I used to cry often when I was a kid.

Aimi: I always received a lot of birthday gifts. I still do, but for some reason it's not as exciting anymore ^^''

Q.04. "Who do you talk to these days?"

Akio: Riku and Guard 001's older brother, surprisingly. Asahi is not as bad as I thought he was.

Aimi: You, Miki-chan! 

Q.05. "What kind of person would your perfect friend be?"

Akio: Someone who would make me feel special.

Aimi: Someone who won't leave me, but also will respect my privacy. I don't want a friend who's too obsessed with me, haha~

Q.06. "Why do you think your accomplice participated in the crime?"

Akio: At first I thought he did it because he was just that loyal to me, but I'm not so sure anymore. Maybe he did it because he was already thinking of killing Chise and me hating him was the push he needed.

Aimi: Because he really wanted to protect me, I guess. 

Q.07. "Would you rather die alone or with someone else?"

Akio: Dying alone sounds pathetic.

Aimi: I'm okay with being executed as long as there will be someone else with me. 

Q.08. "Draw your victim."

Akio:

Aimi:

Q.09. "Would you want to keep in touch with other prisoners after you leave Milgram, if you're able to do so?"

Akio: Maybe with Riku. Aimi too, if she wants.

Aimi: Can I keep in touch with you instead, Miki-chan?

Q.10. "Is it unforgivable to look down on people?"

Akio: I thought it was a normal thing to do.

Aimi: Maybe it's okay to do if those people are really bad?

Q.11. "What was your first thought after you were done with your murder?"

Akio: "This must be a mistake".

Aimi: "I'm finally free".

Q.12. "Are you happy about your Trial 2 verdict?"

Akio: I'm just glad that I'm still alive.

Aimi: Of course! 

Q.13. "What would you want to say to your accomplice if you could see them again?"

Akio: I'd just ask him why he did what he did.

Aimi: My accomplice is dead, Miki-chan, and for a reason. Next question, please!

Q.14. "Any thoughts about your future?"

Akio: What's the point in making any plans if it's possible I'm going to die soon anyway?

Aimi: I don't know! I don't think about it that much.

Q.15. "What verdict do you think you'll get this time?"

Akio: Let me live. Please.

Aimi: You will forgive me. Like a good friend.

[mukuroom]

hello muku, i hope you have a good valentines with your hubby. anyways to distract from the fact my son is dead you get you ask questions about any of my ocgram prisoners :3

Wooo thank you ☺️☺️☺️ so sorry abt your loss... remember to turn ur grief into endless explosive animalistic anger that lashes out at all those near you <3 its very healing that way yep yep. Since its valentines... do u have any valentines or romancey thoughts on your ocs? like any past relationship stories or their ideal types or whatnot... ik arata and akuji r all romancey but it'd be nice to hear about the love lives of the others as well :D ?

[artisticmesses]

Dreaming About You <3

summary: mikoto and arata have a movie on the weekend and arata falls sleep during it. as a result he has a very interesting dream...

word count: 672 words, 3,825 characters

a/n: might be ooc for mikoto considering I’ve never wrote fanfiction before but it’s also very arata centric so whatever. @mukuberry

It was nearing midnight. They should've been asleep by now, but what is the weekend without liberties from daily life?

Mikoto and Arata decided at least once in a while, the two would pick out a movie, get some popcorn, laid on the couch, and relax together alone.

"Hah… Slow-burn romances are so tedious.” Arata would complain, flipping himself on his back and laying his head on Mikoto’s thigh.

“Aw, come on, Ara-kun! We’re not even halfway through the movie! You’re so impatient.” Mikoto would laugh slightly, reaching for the bucket of popcorn.

“I know… I can’t help it, can I?" Arata would grin at Mikoto. "I guess it's in an artist's nature to criticize."

Mikoto would grin back, his face stuffed with buttered popcorn as they both kept watching the movie. Arata always loved these quieter moments that he got to have with Mikoto. Since the two both had jobs and Mikoto always seemed to have overtime, any moment with Mikoto seemed like a blesssing to Arata. Whether it was them getting a late night dinner, talking to each other about art, or movie night.

It was during these rare moments that Arata’s hands would wander closer to Mikoto. Nothing much, nothing noticiable except the brushing of Arata’s fingers against Mikoto's hand. Even if the grayish blue eyed man did notice, Arata could simply brush it off as him being oblivious. That way nothing would have to change between them. Nothing would have to be said and they could go on with their lives like nothing happened.

“…Hey, Ara-kun?” Mikoto would whisper, wearing a constant smile on his face.

“Ah, he must have noticed by now…” Arata would think to himself, sighing softly before looking up at Mikoto. “Yeah, Mii-kun?”

“When were you going to tell me about these feelings you had?”

Arata would stare up at Mikoto, dumbfounded. He was sure Mikoto couldn’t have known… Arata made sure he could never known. He didn’t know if Mikoto liked guys, let alone if he even liked Arata that way. Arata could never take that chance…

”W-Wait— How did-?”

“It wasn’t that hard. I mean, do you really think I’m that clueless?” Mikoto would let out a small laugh, intertwining his fingers with Arata’s.

A faint blush spread across Arata’s face. “I… I n-never thought… You’re into guys?”

“You didn’t know? I thought it was pretty obvious I liked you too..”

“You… You what?” Arata would stare up at Mikoto, “You mean it…?”

”Of course I do.” Mikoto would move his hand to Arata’s face, caressing his cheek gently. “Can I, umm… kiss you?”

Arata would let out a quiet gasp, slowly raising his hand so he could place it over Mikoto's. "Please... Please do."

Mikoto smiled and god, did Arata love it when he smiled. Arata's free hand moved towards Mikoto's shoulder, while Mikoto's free hand moved up the small of Arata's back. Their chests pressed together as the two leaned towards each other. Minutes away from kissing, they looked into each others' eyes, a quick glance.

"Arata... Arata..."

"Oi, Arata! Wake up!" Mikoto's voice rang out in the living room, sounding rough and harsh.

Arata shot up from his place of rest, his eyes darting all over the room. "Huh? What?"

"Ahh... Jeez, you're finally awake. You missed the entire movie... It's really late now." Mikoto would mumble, placing the now empty popcorn bowl on the table.

"Oh... So it was just a dream. Of course it was." Arata thought to himself, sighing before responding to Mikoto. "Ah.. I'm sorry, Mikoto... I guess I didn't sleep well last night. I promise I'll stay awake the next time we do this."

"..Hah, you know I can't be mad at you, Ara-kun! Don't worry about it! I should probably head back to my apartment anyways.." Mikoto would rub his neck.

"Ah.. Of course, Mii-kun. I'll see you... next time." Arata would give a strained smile.

That's right. Nothing would have to change between them. Nothing was done...

It was just a dream.

[artisticmesses]

i think early into miko and arata's relationship, arata wouldn't really know how to filter his inner thoughts.

so mikoto could be talking about his work day and arata would zone out for a bit before saying "hm, this sounds quite boring."

and then they'd both pause before arata immediately goes back saying he didn't mean it and mikoto can keep talking.

then after the convo, mikoto's (probably) like "hm, what a weird conversation!"

and the next thing that appears in arata's search history is "fastest way to kill myself"

[artisticmesses]

Selfshiptober Day 1: Confession | Night

summary: Arata catches up with Mikoto after he gets out of work, the rain that comes after encourages Arata to say what he really feels.

word count: 914 words, 5,126 characters

a/n: this fic was based off of the prompt list by @/sennamybeloved! you can check out the prompt list here. also i promised @mukuberry fluff so…

”Hey, Mii-kun, wait up!” Arata would run after him, panting heavily as the painter didn’t go outside much and was carrying bags of freshly bought paint.

“Oh! Ara-kun, hey! It’s been a while, hasn’t it?” Mikoto smiled, turning around to face Arata and waving to him.

Arata would smile back, rushing towards Mikoto’s side, panting slightly. Arata was never the sporty type like Mikoto. He didn’t go on runs or work out on a daily basis since he was busy painting more of the time.

“Although,” Arata thought to himself, “I don’t mind spending more time with Mikoto is never a bad thing to me.”

”Ah, did you just come back from shopping? Is it more art supplies? What are you painting?” Mikoto would tilt his head like a dog looking for a treat.

“Heh, yeah. It’s fresh watercolor paints since I’m trying a new technique. Maybe…” He’d look at Mikoto with his blue eyes, “Maybe I’ll paint something cute. Like you.”

"Ehh? Like me?" Mikoto would blush slightly, scratching his cheek slightly with his free hand. "You think I'm cute?"

Arata would stare at Mikoto for a moment. He didn't mean to say that allowed. It was a simple slip, that's all. Yeah, he can just say it was a slip. Just a thing he thought sub-consciously. That Arata thought Mikoto was cute. No, not just cute. Handsome. Enthralling, even. But he could never say that to him. Not now. Not ever.

"..Yeah, but you know... I-It's nothing. I just think you're cute, that's all." Arata would chuckle awkwardly, fumbling with his hands.

"Oh! Well... It's just, you've said that to me before." Mikoto would make eye contact with Arata. "That it's nothing."

"...I- I do?" Arata would shiver slightly, nervously smiling. Mikoto can't find out. Not now. Not here.

Before Arata could answer, a droplet of rain hit the top of his head. The two men looked up at the sky, the grey clouds joining together and beginning to soak the two. Mikoto would quickly pull out a umbrella, grabbing Arata's hand and pulling him close. Very close.

"Ah, sorry about this, Ara-kun. I just didn't want you to get soaked." Mikoto would chuckle, noticing Arata's grip getting tighter.

"...It's okay. Just... don't let my hand go, okay, Mikoto?" Arata would look up at Mikoto with pleading eyes.

Mikoto would look surprised for a moment, before nodding silently. The two would walk for a couple of blocks, conversations ending as quickly as they started. Their hands were still clasped together tightly, as per Arata’s request. Soon enough, they got to the entrance of Mikoto’s apartment complex.

“Ah… This is my apartment.” Mikoto would look over at Arata with the same smile plastered on his face. “Do you want to come inside?”

“…Mikoto, can I tell you something?” Arata would ask in a shaky voice.

“Oh, of course! I’m here for you, Ara-kun.” Mikoto would turn to face Arata, “Whatever you need.”

Arata would take a deep breath, shaking slightly as he began to speak.

“Mikoto, we’ve known each other for a while… I know can trust you. I know a lot about you, actually.” Arata would look away for a brief moment.

“What I’m trying to say is that… I really like you, Mikoto. I want to be with you… but, not as just friends. I want… more. I love you.” Arata would squeeze Mikoto’s hand tightly.

“…Arata.” Makoto would say softly, a light blush dusting his face and his mouth agape.

Arata could feel the tears welling up in his eyes, preparing to drip down like a pouring rain. There was no chance they could ever go back to normal after this. What would even be the possibility of Mikoto liking him? He doesn’t even like guys. He may not even like Arata anymore. He might just be a freak to Mikoto now.

“Arata! Hey, what’s wrong?” Mikoto would speak in a soft voice. He’d put his hand on the painter’s tear-stained cheek and rubbed it softly.

“I u-understand… if you d-don’t want to be f-friends anymore. If you want.. To get away f-from me.. And if I’m gross to you.” Arata attempted to speak through his tears, his words coming in between gasps and sobs.

“Ara-kun, I love you too.”

“…What?” Arata would stare into Mikoto’s greyish blue eyes.

"Can I show you what I mean?” Mikoto would say, blushing slightly and tearing up.

“…Yes, yes, please. Please, Mii-kun, I’m begging you-“

Arata’s words would get cut off as the ombré-haired man pressed his lips onto the brunette’s. Arata would drop the bags of paint as he wrapped his arms around Mikoto. Mikoto would the same, dropping his umbrella, allowing the two to get soaked by the rain. For a moment, it was if the two were in their own world where it was just the two of them. They didn’t have to worry about the rain or work, they just had each other. Only each other.

Eventually, the two would pull away for air.

"...Thank you, Mikoto. Thank you so much." Arata would smile at Mikoto.

Mikoto would smile back at Arata. "You're welcome, Ara-kun..."

"Should we head inside before we get more soaked?" Arata would chuckle slightly, picking up the bags of paint.

"Yeah, we should." Mikoto would put up the umbrella, holding out his free hand for Arata to hold.

Arata would grab Mikoto's hand tightly, intertwining their fingers as they entered the building together.

Finally together.

[wonderidolhaze]

Gardengram Prisoners and Their Love Lives (or lack thereof.)

hi guys it's your guy, wonder/viktor. back at it again with ocgram info-dumping. this is really long so all the info is under the cut. this is for my friend @mukuroom, but my other mutuals can see it.

anyways onto the relationships.

01 / Suzume Daimon: not much to say about her romantically. In her mind she’s a seventeen year old who doesn’t have time for crushes bc more important things matter. I kind of headcanon her as thinking she’s just not that interested in romance but later she finds out she’s aromantic. She has love for her brother if that counts 😶

02 / Akuji Reishin: You already know enough about him so I’ll skip this part.

03 / Ichigo Wakabayashi: one-sided crush on ‘yuki’ (she doesn’t know about the system so she’d actually have a crush on emiko) and one of her former bandmates. Bandmate dead and she’ll never confess to yuki bc of the internalized homophobia inside of her. Not much to say about her romance-wise too. I guess she wouldn’t be that interested in sex? But that’s kind of it.

04 / Hayato Tenma: boykisser. had several crushes on some of his classmates but never ended up confessing them. He was in a relationship with a man much older than him at the time for half a decade but he ended up killing the older man. Has worked in host clubs and engaged in compensated dating for money. Not big on sex but loves going on dates :3. I think he’d be interested in akuji if he wasn’t such a freak.

05 / Mitsuru Hayakawa: I ship her and Yuki together. They aren’t a couple in canon but Yuki is definitely interested in her. Mitsuru is a bit of a celebrity pre-imprisonment so she wouldn’t really date anyone since she wouldn’t want them to get harassed by media press or smth. I think she’d be into girls tho imo. She and yuki’s joint song is Loveit by Pinnochio-P. (i’ve associated it with both of them)

06 / Shinji Miura: not really interested in relationships and actively tries to avoid romantic, familial, or platonic bonding due to his trauma. Especially physical contact, do NOT give this man a hug if he doesn’t trust you or know you. He, Miju, and Suzume are all teens but it’s more like a messed up brother sister relationship with him and Suzume and Miju’s blonde so she’s automatically disqualified. So yeah no romance for him.

07 / Yuki Koyanagi: same with what i said about mitsuru. 0507 yuri :3. Yuki and emiko are both lesbians (Yuki realizes it later in her life since she’s been dormant for so long) jeanne doesn’t really care about relationships and yuu’s a child so she’s excluded from this conversation.

08 / Kojiro Ashikaga: OH BOY. cracks knuckles i’ve been waiting to talk about this. So kojiro’s had like four other girlfriends from every production he’s done. None of them worked out well. His trauma is kind of related to his girlfriends as the last relationship with the last girl killing herself and the others ended up in them getting harassed. Heavily changed the way he thinks about himself. I don’t have much to say about his girlfriends unfortunately. :/ i don’t think he’d be into dating or relationships for a while 🙁

09 / Seiko Indou: she had a crush on another patient while she was in the hospital after her incident. They bonded over their shared similar injuries and had a good relationship before he died. Seiko thought he died at the hands of a doctor and she hates doctors because of that. (sorry shidou. Not like it matters cus you’re dead now) they would’ve been a couple if he hadn’t died. Doomed straights /j

10 / Kenji ‘Ken’ Yamamoto: OH BOY. cracks knuckles i’ve been waiting to talk about this. oh kenji my sweet boy.. You didn’t deserve anything that happened in your love life. kenji and his soon to be girlfriend met while she was working at a cafe and they were both at the same college. He took one look at her and instantly was smitten. She was like “how can i help you today? :)” and he was like “oh my god she’s so pretty and so out of my league.” he went every weekend when he was free just to see her. Eventually he works up the courage to ask her out and then they start dating from there. They had a pretty good relationship despite both of them drinking a lot. Their dates ranged from buying clothes together (his girlfriend’s an agejo gyaru) to going out and partying. Too bad she died and haunts kenji in his dreams. Also i lied about him avoiding yuki. After rethinking I think he would be a little obsessed with yuki cus she reminds him of his girlfriend. He wouldn’t be flirting with her but he would try and get close to her. I think he’d use yuki as a way to find closure in his guilt after his girlfriend’s death (it’s not going to work at all.) Anyways um that’s a majority of what i wanted to say relationship-wise.

11 / Takara Amano: she wouldn’t be in a relationship pre-gardengram but not for the reasons you think! It’s because she’s in a cult and they’re very particular about their relationships. Especially since takara’s considered a saint in her cult and they don’t want her ‘purity’ to be taken away by the temptations of life. Or smth like that I haven’t worked out all the beliefs of her cult besides religious sacrifice of family members. Anyways yeah. I don’t have much to say about her romance wise since I don’t think she’d be that interested in romance even if she wasn’t in a cult tbh.

12 / Arata Usui: okay i know i’ve talked a lot about aramiko’s relationship but i want to talk about arata’s canon boyfriend. Arata’s canon boyfriend is an american who came to japan for an art job. He works as an art teacher and met arata when they were buying art supplies at the same store. They started hanging out after that and even though the soon-to-be boyfriend showed a lot of interest in arata, arata didn’t think he liked him back. (you’ve seen my fics, it’s hard for him to ask for more in his relationships and his partners often have to take the lead) eventually they do get together (the confession/night aramiko fanfic is kind of how i imagine their confession going) and they live together in arata’s apartment. Unfortunately the relationship’s riddled with codependency due to them both having depressive disorders (and arata’s depression getting worse once his boyfriend dies.) but arata still thinks back fondly to their relationship and misses his dead boyfriend dearly. I think he’d like hayato and kenji in the gardengram canon (pretty boys who are self-assured in their skills are arata's type, sorry mikoto but you can still kiss him in my fics.)

[artisticmesses]

Selfshiptober Day 3: Embrace | Blood

summary: Arata just wanted to get his sketchbook back. He wasn't suppose to see 'Mikoto' like this. And here Arata was... Being used as stress relief.

word count: 843 words 4,751 characters

a/n: this fic was based off of the prompt list by @/sennamybeloved! you can check out the prompt list here. this is also my first time writing something um... smutty-ish so yeah. there is tongue. 👍this also might be ooc for john ummm but we'll see ggggggg

tagging: @mukuberry

John hoped nobody was around at this time of night for Mikoto's sake. He was covered in blood, from his face all the way to his shoes. He'd make a mental note to wash his clothes thoroughly so Mikoto wouldn't suspect anything. John figured as long it was for Mikoto, as long as he was helping Mikoto, what he doing was good. He'd do anything for Mikoto.

John unlocked the door, shuffling in a zombie-like manner as he entered the apartment. He rubbed his eyes, groaning as he looked ahead of him towards Mikoto's room. But... Something about it was off.

"...The door's open." John mumbled to himself, sighing heavily as he slinged the bat over his shoulder like it was a bag. All he wanted to do was to clean up and rest, but he knew he had to protect Mikoto. John walked slowly over to the door, peeking through the crack.

What he saw was a brunette holding a sketchbook, a majority of his body being covered with the oversized black jacket he was wearing. John felt like the man was familiar to him, but he couldn't think of why. He nudge the door open, allowing him to get closer to the other man. The door squeaked as the brunette turned around.

"...M-Mikoto?" The man dropped the sketchbook onto the ground as he backed up into Mikoto's bed, speaking in a shaky voice. Arata, at least that's what John thought his name was, covered himself with his arms. Almost as if he was shielding himself from John. Not that it would do much against a bat. His arms would probably break if anything.

"Arata, right?" John tilted his head, giving the painter a judgmental glare.

"..Y-Yeah? What are you.. W-Why are you holding... that?" He'd point to the bloody bat in 'Mikoto's' hands.

John paused for a moment before dropping the bat onto the ground, "You didn't come along with anyone, did you, Arata?"

Arata would shake his head, still clinging onto the sketchbook. "A-Are you okay, Mii-kun? You're all... um, r-red?"

John paused. Right. He doesn't know that John exists. He doesn't know about the things John has done for Mikoto. He doesn't know about the fact that John would kill for Mikoto. That's right. Arata wouldn't know anything about that.

"You know... You kind of piss me off." John walked closer to Arata, staring the man down as he noticed the brunette squirming around. "The fact you think you're so close to Mikoto, while I have to deal with all the stress in his life. Really pisses me off."

"I-I'm sorry about that, Mikoto... I r-really wish I c-could help but.. I should probably g-go now..." Arata felt his breath quicken as John kneeled in front of Arata. The ombre haired man put his hand on Arata's cheek, rubbing it gently and staining it with blood. Mikoto would've done that to comfort Arata, that's what John thought. Mikoto's touch made Arata calmer. If Arata was calm, he wouldn't tell about tonight.

"Maybe you can, but.. Ah, I don't know if you're up to it." John gave a dry laugh, almost mocking Arata a little.

"...A-Anything you need, Mikoto, I'll try and give it to you. I promise, I want to help." Arata would look up at 'Mikoto.'

John stared into Arata's blue eyes for a while, moving his hand towards Arata's lips. He'd rub them slightly, staining them with the blood that hadn't dried. The color almost made it look like lipstick adorned Arata's lips. Almost, John thought to himself. He'd lean close to the brunette, moving his hand to caress Arata's face as he kissed Arata aggressively.

The painter's eyes would widen, wrapping his arms around 'Mikoto' as they kissed. John's grip on Arata tightened as he wanted to feel more. He pull away for a moment, letting Arata breath before slipping his tongue into Arata's mouth. A slight whimper emitted from Arata as he felt 'Mikoto's' tongue in his mouth. His hands gripped tightly onto 'Mikoto's' clothes, tugging on them slightly as Arata could felt himself get heated just from the kissing. Just then, John pulled away, chuckling to himself slightly.

"Heh... Fuck, Arata, you feel pretty good... Wonder if this is what Mikoto feels." John would mumble into Arata's neck, making the shorter man blush heavily.

"I... W-Well... Um... Did I help?" Arata asked in a soft voice, putting a hand in John's hair.

"...Hell, I guess you did... You should stay here for a while, okay? We wouldn't want anything to happen to you." John spoke, attempting to convince Arata to stay.

The freckled man stared at 'Mikoto' for a moment before nodding his head, smiling softly as he silently agreed with him.

"..Good boy." John grinned slightly, wrapping arms around Arata like he was caging him. In a way, John got what he wanted. Arata never told anyone about the night that happened. John could still protect Mikoto. Most importantly, both men could still be in Mikoto's life. Whether he knew it or not.

[artisticmesses]

Selfshiptober Day 2: Blanket | Flame

summary: Arata lies about being a smoker as an excuse to talk to Mikoto.

word count: 509 words, 2,833 characters

a/n: this fic was based off of the prompt list by @/sennamybeloved! you can check out the prompt list here. also this is set in T1 Milgram. yet again it's also arata centric.

tagging: @mukuberry

Arata’s personally requested item this week was a lighter. He didn’t smoke. In fact, he never smoked a day in his life. Smoking affects your lungs, which makes you cough. The more time he spends coughing, the less can be spent on painting. That was the reason Arata stayed “straight-edged.” No drinking, no smoking, nothing that could affect his painting progress.

However, he knew that other men in the prison did prefer to smoke. They wouldn’t have a smoke room for nothing. Shidou, Kazui, and Mikoto seemed to hang out together in that room. Arata wondered if they talked about anything or if they sat in silence, taking in each others’ presence. Sometimes, Arata would peek into the room once in a while, pulling back because of the smell of smoke filling his lungs.

“Hah… I guess it’s just not for me.” Arata would raise the lighter to scrap piece of paper. He flicked the lighter a few times, setting the paper alight with a small amount. Arata figured that since he was going to be trapped in the prison for an unforeseen amount of time, his creativity wouldn't stagnate. He figured sketching on a burnt piece of paper would have to do for now.

Knock, Knock, Knock!

Arata quickly turned around, staring at the door. Was it late? Is it late? How long had he'd been working? Oh well... He figured having company could be nice. Arata got up from his seat, letting out a sigh as he approached the door.

"Hello..?" Arata peeked outside of the door, facing a smiling ombre-haired man.

"Ah, hey, Ara-kun! You finally came out! I was wondering what you looked like." Mikoto grinned, waving towards Arata.

"...You wanted to know what I looked like? Oh, jeez, Mikoto-kun. I don't know about that. Why did you want to meet me so badly?" Arata would tilt his head, squinting slightly at Mikoto. Of course, Arata didn't mind that Mikoto was visiting him, he was just... more reclusive than most people.

"Yeah, I mean, you don't really talk, so I had to catch you alone, I guess!" Mikoto would chuckle, rubbing the back of his neck and placing a hand on his hip.

"...I don't have much to say. Even if I did, it wouldn't be that interesting." Arata mumbled, absent-mindedly fumbling with the now extinguished lighter in his hand.

"Oh?" Mikoto looked down at the lighter in Arata's hand, "Well... You know, Kazu-san, Shidou-san, and me... We usually smoke together. If you want to join, I'm sure they wouldn't mind!"

"...I guess, if you say so, Mikoto. I'll think about it. It wouldn't hurt to talk to you.. Or the others more." Arata would look up at Mikoto, a slight smirk on his face.

"Heh, okay, Ara-kun! I'm always here for you!" Mikoto would wave goodbye as he left Arata to his own devices.

Arata closed the door, leaning against it as he looked at the lighter in his hand.

"...Hah, now I'll have to ask Guard-san for cigarettes. I can't be a liar."

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the first t2 interrogation is here! hopefully, it will help you understand their murders and backstories and what kind of people akio and aimi are better because.. this interrogation reveals a lot :)

as always, a reminder that you can send questions for interrogations and some of these questions were also sent by some of you, so thank you so much!

Q.001. What can you tell us about your parents?

Akio: They're very caring and patient with me. They deserve only the best for everything they have done for me.

Aimi: They're very nice, I love them a lot! They can be just a little bit.. What's the right word.. Basically, sometimes it felt like they didn't care about my feelings that much. But it was most likely just them being unintentionally insensitive.. I think.

Q.002. Did you hate your victim?

Akio: How many times I have to repeat it for you? I hated him. I hated him so much.

Aimi: Are we talking about the person that was killed only by me without any help? If so.. I think I started to hate him only a moment before I had murdered him. Saying that I hate him feels so weird, but I think it's time for me to finally be honest with myself.

Q.003. What is your biggest fear?

Akio: Not being good enough.

Aimi: Being left all alone.

Q.004. Would you commit the same crime again?

Akio: .. I don't know.

Aimi: I just couldn't let that person live. So yes, I think I'd still kill him even if I wasn't bullied.

Q.005. Tell us about your accomplice.

Akio: He was weird. But surprisingly charismatic. I think I got to know his true self only when I saw his reaction to seeing Chise's corpse.

Aimi: He was very kind and very caring, I loved spending time with him, he always tried to make every single day of my life as fun as possible! He was.. very overprotective though. That freak wouldn't let me live a normal life.

Q.006. Have you ever had a significant other?

Akio: Fine, if I say yes, will you finally leave me alone?

Aimi: Nope! I was always more interested in making friends, but I'd love to go on a date with someone.

Q.007. Is there anyone you hold in high esteem?

Akio: .. It used to be myself.

Aimi: I don't think so? Ah, I respect Akio-kun a lot, does that count?

Q.008. When do you wake up/go to bed?

Akio: Before Milgram, I woke up at 7 am and went to sleep at 1 or 2 am because of how much schoolwork I had. Now I can't fall asleep at all, so all of that doesn't matter anymore.

Aimi: I try to wake up as early as I can now, so that I can take care of Akio-kun. He barely gets any sleep now.. You will forgive him, right? And I usually go to bed at 10 or 11 pm.

Q.009. How do you feel about your classmates?

Akio: They were always anxious and stressed and under a lot of pressure because we all went to an elite school, so almost all my classmates were obsessed with their grades and being the best students in class. Arata and Chise were the only exceptions and maybe that's why my relationship with them was different from what I had with others.

Aimi: .. When I remember everything they said about me, I start feeling not so good, haha..

Q.010. What kind of person would you want your best friend to be?

Akio: Someone who can make me feel like a god even when I'm not doing well.

Aimi: Someone who never makes fun of me and never tries to take advantage of my weakness.

Q.011. Any complaints about being imprisoned?

Akio: .. Are you kidding me?

Aimi: I think you should do something about Maruyama-san. I don't feel safe with someone like her around.

Q.012. What do you hate the most?

Akio: Being underestimated.

Aimi: People who don't appreciate my kindness. I'm trying so hard to help you, so why do you keep pushing me away?

Q.013. Do you miss your family?

Akio: .. Yes.

Aimi: To be honest, I miss my dogs more, haha.. That's a bad thing to say, right? Like, I told you that I love all of them the last time we did this.

Q.014. What do you want from the guards?

Akio: Don't take Aimi away from me.

Aimi: Please take care of Akio-kun.

Q.015. How did you feel after you have committed your crime?

Akio: I ran away. I couldn't look my accomplice in the eyes after we were done.

Aimi: I felt like I've finally become free, even though I had to pay a high price for my freedom.