mineo.

[enfangs]

Comments

[enfangs]

[a snort]

Yeah, I know.

Doubt I'll hear anything, but if I do, I'll let you know.

[sengokus]

[he just laughs a bit quietly]

Give yourself more credit.

I think you help a lot more than you realize.

[enfangs]

[that actually gets white to finally look at mineo, as he blinks in surprise.]

[sengokus]

[he blinks back]

... So like, a whole lot more than you realize.

You know that you probably have the best relationship with some Avatars out of all of us, right? So whatever hints they give you are really useful?

[enfangs]

Wait, what the fuck? Really? I'm not even doing anything.

[he just messages them going "i'm here, be graced with my presence"???]

[sengokus]

.... I don't know if you have to be doing anything - I know that you're trying to help, at least.

[and he tilts his head]

And I think... combining that wanting to help and what you can do to talk to people is a lot more powerful than you realize.

[enfangs]

[a beat.]

Think you just described yourself.

[1/2]

[sengokus]

[a beat]

Uh. Sort of, but I have police training.

[MINEO ACTUALLY THINKS HE'S PRETTY GOOD AT HIS JOB AND DECENT AT TRIALS]

[sengokus]

.... maybe in other stuff, I'd agree with you. But... this is one thing that I actually think... maybe I'm not bad at.

But you seem to doubt how much you do to help... and I think that's wrong.

[enfangs]

[...

well, now he's just going to shove mineo.]

Okay, that's enough with the pep talk.

[this is getting embarrassingly nice and white doesn't know how to handle it]

[sengokus]

[well he'll let himself get shoved, even if it makes him laugh]

Did it work?

[enfangs]

[he looks away, a tad red. ugh!!]

Shut up.

[sengokus]

[he laughs a little bit more at that before tilting his head]

... hey, I didn't confess anything back to you yet, did I?

[enfangs]

[IMMEDIATELY GETS UP FROM THE BENCH]

Well, would you look at the time, I should go beat up Endorsi now or something—!

[sengokus]

[noooooOOOOOOO HE'S CATCHING WHITE'S WRIST]

Come on, you think you'll hate it that much?!

[enfangs]

[he doesn't make a move to break free from mineo's grasp, but he does turn to glare at him, already looking flustered even though mineo hasn't? said anything?]

It's you, so yeah!

[sengokus]

[his expression just - softens into something gently amused at that]

... I won't say anything if you really think it'll make things harder for you. I don't want to do that. [now that he knows how white feels - and he's still working through his own response]

... but I don't want things to change so much that I hold anything back either.

[enfangs]

... It's not that. You're just fucking embarrassing.

[look white is aware enough that mineo is probably going to say at least one nice thing about him and that's gross]

[sengokus]

[tugs on white's wrist]

To be honest, I sort of get why people make fun of me all the time now? You make it kinda easy?

[enfangs]

[glares at him more??]

What? What the hell is that supposed to mean?

[sengokus]

[keeps tugging

sit back down]

You want me to start with that?

[enfangs]

[he sits down but he's scowling]

[sengokus]

[this is so funny. mineo's laughing as he lets go of white's wrist and hums thoughtfully about what he wants to say for a second]

Let's see...

I guess you are kind of easy to bully - which is funny coming from me. [a beat] ... but you're easy to talk to. And I think that's one of the reasons why people like you so much. Even if it comes off rude, there's no doubting what you're feeling.

You're honest, and you do your best to help. It's easy to believe in you - even when I thought that I was pretty done believing in people. I trusted you before I even knew it... and that doesn't really happen for me.

[he tilts his head]

I'm happy I've met you, and happy I get more time with you. I think I was so mad today because I was pissed at the idea of that time getting cut short, and losing you. Even if you've done bad things - I like the person I've met here.

So... stick around, okay? I like hanging out with you.

[enfangs]

[...

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white looks like he wants to DIE, thanks. that, or he's just shut down completely.]

[sengokus]

[ . . . ? ]

I thought I held back a little too....?