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We didn't even end up brainstorming anything useful.

[ THEY ATE SO MUCH WAX... AND FOR WHAT ]

[ flops onto one of their cute couches... ]

It should've gotten us an achievement.

[ HIKARI WAS EATING CRAYONS!!!! IT'S A MILESTONE ]

[ Sits down with him, looking thoughtful. ]

Maybe we need to be more strategic about how we're stupid.

I'm tired of strategy...

[ trial strategy, voting strategy, murder strategy, points strategy!!! ]

Even eating crayons is better.

[ Laughing. ]

You're really at your limit, huh?

Way past it.

[ Just want to swim... ]

Maybe there's an achievement for staying in your lounge and doing nothing.

I doubt it.

[ But he's also feeling kind of tuckered out, so he gets the sentiment. He's tired of talking about achievements.

...

Bravely holds Haru's hand. ]

[ oh!! they are

holding

hands... ]

...

[ Haru isn't saying anything so he's starting to get nervous.

Is this weird? ]

It's not weird.

[ he quickly corrects. his brain is just lagging while figuring out why this feels different from all the other times rin's draped on him. ]

It's... [ fun? thank? DIFFERENT? ] nice.

... Okay. If you're sure.

[ He has to be gentle with Haru, but it seems like he doesn't mind the touch... So he will sit contently with their hands joined. ]

[ stupid? no? rin is the one he has to be careful with. ]

I'm sure.

[ it'd be nice to just sit around and watch tv together sometime, when all this is over. he scoots closer so he can rest their hands atop his leg. a pause. ]

I just thought you found it weird... [ when I reach for you like this. ]

[ Whoa... He's coming closer. ]

It's more like... surprising.

[ Glancing away. ]

Obviously, I like it.

[ yes, he has to approach rin in increments, the skittish deer that he is.

rin says it's obvious, but then he can't look him in the eye. watches him. ]

...I didn't know you could be shy.

[ because he's always barged into haru's life specifically. anyway, it's cute... ]

[ How dare you. He is so cool and smooth... The epitome of romance.

Meets Haru's gaze with a frown. ]

I'm not shy. It's just...

[ I like you a lot, and don't want to freak you out. ]

[ he's the epitome of romance in that he's a shoujo heroine. why did we let him kill so much.

haru's brain does another soft reboot at rin's thoughts, mostly because they reflect his own so well. there's a second wasted, stalling, then another, carefully threading their fingers together. ]

...Like you could do any worse than transferring to our school to talk to me.

[ that wasn't rin's only reason for attending iwatobi, but still. ]

[ Sometimes they are on the same page even if they're speaking different languages.

But I see... Haru is choosing violence... ]

That's not why I transferred school...

[ His hand is occupied so just bites him like a rat. ]