(closed) march catchall

[tealeafs]

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

Content Warnings: Nothing right now, specific warnings will be in headers when they come up.

( starters in the comments! if you want to plot anything with me, feel free to either pm the journal or contact me at queeningsquare, i'm always open to new ideas and threads! )

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[icanhearscreams]

[He goes quiet and listens. Just... literally be there? It sounds too simple. It feels like there's a catch.]

[When was the last time someone was 'there for him' when he was in his world? He can't even think of one aside from maybe... Machi? He looks down at his hands and takes another breath, trying to brush those thoughts from his mind.]

I just want you to be okay. ... And to be someone you can rely on. I know I'm not an adult, but -

[He knows it's different. He's still 'a kid' to someone like Daniel, but... even he can be there, be reliable.]

I... I guess I've just been thinking more about myself. How... how I felt. I'm... I'm sorry, sensei.

[He hesitates and bows his head a little. He doesn't do this often, so Daniel better appreciate it!]

[miyagimagic]

[ Usually he'd say that Jun doesn't need to apologize to him. He didn't do anything wrong in Daniel's eyes, after all. But Daniel himself is also aware that Jun usually isn't like this. He can be distrustful of people, and he doesn't easily open up.

So the last thing he wants the boy to feel is like the words he's saying here are unnecessary. So even though it doesn't exactly feel right to have a student apologize to him like that, Daniel doesn't say anything in protest. He just slowly nods, and then continues to smile at Jun. ]

.. do you want to hear a secret, Jun?

[ Daniel instead settles on saying, staring at the boy. ]

[icanhearscreams]

... What is it?

[He suspects it's not much of a 'secret', given Daniel. The man seems to be a pretty open book to Jun.]

[miyagimagic]

[ It probably isn't a secret. Jun most likely figured out what Daniel is about to say already. But Daniel still can't help but put it this way - it's the sappy dad in him. ]

I'm already relying on you. On all of you guys.

[ Maybe not that directly, since Daniel is the adult and the sensei here, and he would never forgive himself if he wasn't foremost someone his students could rely on, rather than the other way around. He has a responsibility to live up to.

But less directly-- ]

Having all of you here, and getting to look after you.. It's the reason I can get by in a place like this. It motivates me to keep going, and to always get better. It gives me strength. [ He smiles at Jun. ] For example.. I know I have to get better soon so I can look after you all again. You see?

[icanhearscreams]

[He sighs and nudges Daniel gently. He knows. Stop being a pain.]

Yeah, yeah. We can look after ourselves for a while until you recover. You'll be fine and then you can mother hen at us again.

[miyagimagic]

[ Okay, that nudge is definitely drawing a laugh out of Daniel. Nothing too loud, since he'd probably just hurt himself if he tried laughing too hard while his body still hurts quite a bit, but it's genuine despite not being too intense. ]

Sorry, Jun. I didn't know I was being that much of a bother to you.

[ Don't worry, his tone makes it obvious that he's joking..

He knows Jun is just a little tsundere when it comes to affection like this. You get used to it. ]

I'll hopefully be okay enough to be a full on bother again in a while. I'm hoping no more than a few weeks at worst.

[icanhearscreams]

Sensei...

[He draws it out, rolling his eyes.]

You better be. ... I think a lot of people miss you.

[N-not him! He's fine! Why would you think that?!]

... I'm just glad you're going to be okay.

[miyagimagic]

Me too.

[ He means that. Even though he didn't hesitate for a moment to protect Robby, even at the cost of his own body or life, it's not like Daniel wanted to die. And when he woke up and only felt pain, unable to move his body - well, that hadn't exactly been a pleasant experience either.

Just the thought that he's going to be okay in the end makes this experience much more bearable. ]

And until then you can come stop by to visit whenever you want. [ A tiny pause, and then he adds: ] If you want to.

[ Though.. can you admit to wanting to keep your poor sensei company, Jun? Out loud? Can you? ]

[icanhearscreams]

... Of course I'm going to visit you. I know I was bored out of my mind when I was too dizzy to read books but not tired enough to sleep.

[He sighs dramatically and rolls his eyes.]

So I guess you're going to need someone to break the boredom with.

[miyagimagic]

[ So dramatic, Jun. Even if it's the kind of dramatics Daniel is slowly growing used to. ]

Thanks.

[ It's why he can see right through them to just simply say this - but with genuine gratitude in his voice. He did mean it when he said that he's able to get through this because of his students. ]

I suppose I'll see you more often then, Jun. I'll look forward to it. [ You think sensei is going to drop the cheese? Ever? No way. No matter how much Jun tries to hide everything in turn. ]