i hold on when i get love and let go when i give it

[mediummmuhhh]

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[lovesmilk]

I think... right now... you're handling it in a better way. It's okay to take your time... I'm here for you.

[mediummmuhhh]

... I know.

[ that’s why it’s safe to say it at all, he thinks. there’s only one thing that can push mob away now, and it’s reigen himself.

he teeters up on his toes and nudges mob’s face into a kiss. ]

Thank you.

[lovesmilk]

[He leans into the kiss, humming fondly as he folded his hands behind the small of Arataka's back.]

....You're very cute, Taka.

[mediummmuhhh]

H-hah. You invented being cute, gimme a break.

[ kissing his cheek next. and lowering himself, smoothing down mob’s shirtfront. he smiles helplessly. ]

... you must be hungry. Big man lifting heavy objects all day.

[lovesmilk]

I am. You've been working on all of the complicated tax forms, too... that's even harder.

[Unironically!! He'll finally part and sit down, serving their soba and sides.]

[mediummmuhhh]

Trust me, it isn’t. More annoying than anything, really.

[ sitting down with him, in a terribly good mood all of a sudden. ]

Oh, yeah. You remember how I said earlier we might be able to expand a little?

[lovesmilk]

Yes. Were you thinking of hiring someone?

[mediummmuhhh]

[ breaking apart his chopsticks, thinking visibly ]

Kinda, yeah. Would you mind? It’s been just us for a long time, and it’s been great, but I was thinking how even a part-timer would be helpful ...

[lovesmilk]

Mm, not at all. What kind of role were you thinking?

[mediummmuhhh]

Someone who can make your life easier.

[ it’s one of those things he seems more certain of when he says it out loud. he nods to himself, portioning out food for them both. ]

I asked Dimple to visit that guy who helped us at the Culture Tower, Serizawa. Kinda wanna see how he’d do.

[lovesmilk]

Ah! Serizawa-kun... I did promise him I would be his friend. That's a really good idea.

[mediummmuhhh]

Mm-hmm. If he likes the idea, I’m thinking you can show him the ropes.

[ chowing down now, cheerfully ]

[lovesmilk]

That's a good idea... it'll help his resume a lot.

[Shigeo nearly leaves it there, eating for a bit as the thoughts mull over.]

...It might be nice if I could go back to school, too.

[mediummmuhhh]

Oh yeah? What are you thinking of studying?

[ he’s very :> about the idea of mob going back to school. it feels ambitious, particularly for mob, which to reigen is always worth encouraging. ]

[lovesmilk]

I don't know for sure... but... I think I want to learn how to cook, or bake. That doesn't need a lot of math, but also, it might be really fun to work and make treats...?

I want to be more creative... a friend of mine, Emi-san, is a writer. And she loves it so much.

[He kinda wants that, too. Or at least, to try!]

[mediummmuhhh]

Hah, you’d be a cute baker. You’d probably make things that make kids happy.

[ the future feels wide open, somehow. ridiculous. ]

[lovesmilk]

I'd love to work with kids... I think I would be too scary to be a teacher, though.

[mediummmuhhh]

Seriously? You’re about as scary as a Sanrio mascot.

[lovesmilk]

I've made a kid cry... I was just standing at the bus stop...

[mediummmuhhh]

What, seriously? You sure it was you?

[lovesmilk]

It must have been... I think being tall scares little kids.

[mediummmuhhh]

[ reigen can’t help it, he snorts. ]

If it was you, you probably just startled them. [ he’s smiling to himself, shaking his head disbelievingly, then shoving a bunch of soba in his cakehole before talking with his mouth full: ] My money’s on my cousins’ brats loving you, and not just ‘cause kids like someone they can push around.

[lovesmilk]

Your cousin has kids... that sounds nice.

[...........He won't say that he wants kids too, Arataka is already feeling a Lot today.]

I guess they would see us at the wedding?

[mediummmuhhh]

Yeah. They’re good kids, just at the age where they get in trouble a lot. I don’t see extended family that often, they mostly live down in the south, but they’re usually less stressful than my own folks.

[ he’s just talking to talk now, no real agenda as he eats. chatterbox reigen is pretty normal. ]

My sister’s still on the fence about kids. She’s older, though, so she’s gotta make up her mind quick.

[lovesmilk]

Not necessarily... she could always adopt if she's not confident about a pregnancy. I think adoption is nice.