(closed) december catchall

[entreats]

Who: Ange (entreats), Chizuru (tealeafs), Daniel (miyagimagic) and various others.
What: December shenanigans.
When: During all of December.
Where: Locations vary.

Content Warnings: Bullying, (mild) violence, will edit to add more later.

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[centile]

Oh, that has Mob blink but it also cements something in Mob's head about Daniel. Mostly the fact that he was a really good guy, something he first realized about Reigen when his master put a hand on his shoulder, or freaked out when hot tea almost spilled on him. He realized as much about Daniel pretty early on but it still clicks in place in a different way.

This is someone who knows a lot, who Mob should listen to. That having a sensei is pretty nice. That he is very, very lucky.

"Karate cousins," Mob muses, a glance over to where the same boy is wallowing in his defeat. It's a little easier to feel a bit bad for him now, he was clearly going through a lot and lashing out. Obviously he wished Daniel didn't have to deal with that but he's intimately, exhaustively familiar with how little there is to be done about it. He and Daniel attracting people who were at their worst, unfortunately.

"I think anyone would be lucky to be your friend, sensei," he decides after a beat, looking back over. "So I hope he is too."

[miyagimagic]

".. thanks, Shigeo."

Is Daniel so sure about whether that compliment is true? Not really. He's never even really had many friends back home in the first place, and then there's the fact he's got plenty of doubts about himself. But there's no way Daniel is going to be cruel enough to dismiss a compliment born out of a student's kindness. So even though it's with a shy yet faint ducking of his head, Daniel accepts it, smiling a bit.

The memory starts to grow dark around the edges, like it's fading. Daniel notices too, which is why he's quick to turn his head back to the boy. Even though there are some things he'd love to cling to in this memory - mister Miyagi's face, more than anything - it would feel bad to not at least get this final thing out before the memory might pop like a soap bubble.

"You're very kind." More than anything, this is the thing Daniel wants to make sure Mob knows. And if there's anything that must have carried the other through such similar difficult moments as Daniel himself has endured, then it's that. "It's your strength. Never forget that."