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[deto]

Who 》 Deto, Nanashi/Nanase
What 》 overflows
When 》 all of october & november
Where 》 Mac Anu & various locations
Content Warnings 》 boys, nsfw


》 Deto & Nanashi: First Meeting | Cont. from thread
》 Deto & Nanashi: Re:Mind | Cont. from thread (NSFW)
》 Deto & Nanashi: Meat Cute | Cont. from thread (NSFW)
》 Deto & Nanase: Lost & Found | Cont. from thread (oops also NSFW)

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Comments

[justonezero]

It's not like you had to rush to date me or anything?

[No one else had their eyes on him after all.]

[deto]

[ grumbles something under his breath about that jerk oriade ]

… Well, dating, no… but… loving you, yes.

[justonezero]

-?

There's a difference?

[deto]

My heart was - is set on you, so… [ he shrugs a little awkwardly ] Not like my feelings would’ve faded over time, dating or not, y’know.

But your heart was hurting so bad you were numb to it from the beginning. You needed to be loved. Wanted.

1/2

[justonezero]

[...Oh.

He pauses for a moment, thinking that over.]

[justonezero]

[...Before a smile spreads across his face, soft.]

You... really are the best, when it comes to loving me.

[deto]

[ his own face is soft before a grin breaks out ]

Yeah? But I’m not gonna peak so early. Watch, I’ll get better at loving you and making you happy.

[justonezero]

I can't even imagine how you'd get any better.

[But... it's exciting, thinking it's possible. Thinking about how their relationship could get even better than it is already.]

[deto]

Well, I have a lot of room to grow as a person. Probably.

[ he figures he could be more aware of stuff. stuff being other people ]

[justonezero]

You seem fine as you are, though?

[deto]

You’re fine as you are, too. But we both want to grow, right?

[justonezero]

Hmm... I guess so.

[The logic holds!]

[deto]

And as long as we’re together… [ as long as they’re both alive ] … our pace will be just right - for us.

[justonezero]

[After a moment, he nods.]

...Yeah.

I hope - we'll have plenty of time to grow together.

[deto]

We will.

[ deto won’t lose himself - and absolutely refuses to lose yoshi and all the possibilities their future holds ]

Do you feel a little better about today?

[justonezero]

...Mm. But it's hard not to feel better just being with you.

[deto]

I’m not going anywhere.

[justonezero]

If you banned me from the forum and left me here, that'd be extra cruel.

[deto]

Like that’s possible. That’s like punishing the both of us. I’d go insane.

[justonezero]

Please don't! If you lose it, there's no way I'll be able to stay grounded.

[deto]

[ a half-smile, half-grimace at that. it’s true for both of them ]

What’s this? You hold my marbles and I hold yours? What a pair we make.

[justonezero]

I already almost lost it when I thought you died, so...

[deto]

[ oh - he brings his face close, a worried line between his brows ]

I’m sorry.

[justonezero]

[All he can offer is a strained smile. Just remembering it leaves a bad taste in his mouth.]

...You didn't really die, so it's okay. And... it wasn't your fault, either.

[deto]

Every terrible thing you felt in that moment was real though. I wasn’t taking the fight seriously enough.

[ until then, he probably hadn’t come to terms with the reality of - well, all of this ]

I’ll protect myself better for you.