damp | homo: haru

[ escaping the party eventually...

he's just looking around ]

This place has changed a lot.

[ as much as he wants to say his goodbyes, the party atmosphere is busy and the fresh air is very welcome. ]

Yeah. There's hot springs now.

[ most important addition ]

I heard you guys talking about that. [ he groans a little ] That sounds nice. I could use a soak.

We could go.

[ he's always down for a water break ]

Or race at the pool.

I don't know if I... can.

[ looks down at himself ]

I don't think I'm fully here, still.

Oh. Right.

[ disappointed... he thinks for a second. ]

...I still have this psych for another day. We can see whatever we want.

[ he... hesitates. ]

Is there something you want to see?

...All I really want to see right now is home.

[ just something normal and sweet and comforting. ]

It'd be a waste not to use it, though.

Pick something you want then. You mostly used the power for others, right?

Hm.

[ okay. after a second, he's going to use his psych and make them look like they're underwater. this is probably a pretty piddly attempt because it'd stretch the possibilities of one psych, but there's like bubbles and fish floating around and some of the buildings suddenly look like sandcastles.

also rin is a mermaid. ]

[ okay, now i can tell you that haru can't curse rin so he doesn't see anything.

but he'll just smile at haru and hope that! he really made something he likes!! ]

What is it?

[ he startles a little once he realizes, because the curse does not work as well when rin cannot really be the target of it. he has to stay in place. ]

...It's nothing. [ trying to keep his poker face but he's pretty amused ] Stay right there for a minute.

[ ...? ]

Okay?

[ he's usually very good at keeping a straight face but he smiles, hiding it a little behind his fingers. ]

...Do you remember that dream you told me about? When we were kids.