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From:

petsthedog

[Shinjiro lays Don Quixote's body to rest in the gardens, as she asked, and somehow he manages to stand up afterward. He doesn't move with any particular intention, honestly, half-dazed as the city's sky keeps turning split-pea green in his mind, Quixote's body mixing and blending with another woman's, inside a crushed house where a monster rampages, and all he can do is scream.

There are times where Shinjiro is forced to stop, whole body wracked by spasms he doesn't have the vocabulary to name as panic attacks, and his lungs feel as though they are on fire all over again, though any lingering trace of the wound on his back has healed over fully by now.

He stops, ultimately, in a place he recognizes -- though he could not verbalize even to himself why he came. He was just telling someone on the other day that there was no real cause for kinship between him and Kitsuragi; the older man was simply the sort of person who saw someone in need of assistance and offered it. They are not anything akin to friends. He has no cause to go inside, or ring Kitsuragi's doorbell, or any such thing.

He cannot bring himself to leave, either, though. So when Kim steps out for his nightly single cigarette, perhaps, he'll find a familiar teenager huddled there, breathing in uneven fits and gasps as he tries to hold his shoulders steady, face streaked with tear tracks he would have been humiliated for anyone to see, were he mentally present enough to be aware of them.]

From:

horrifictie

hey buddy! guess where I am right now

From:

petsthedog

[That night, Shinjiro can't sleep. He gives it a good, genuine try, at least, but after staring at his ceiling in vain for an hour, he gets on his shoes and decides to go for a walk. Clear his head at least a little, maybe tire himself enough that he can properly pass out instead of fixating on Amada being here and apparently no longer bearing a grudge and staying at his place for lack of anywhere else to go.

It's hard not to think about it, though; the issue lingers right at the forefront of his mind and he keeps tripping over it, like a sore in your mouth which you keep accidentally brushing your tongue against. This wasn't the way it was supposed to be, the traitorous whispers insist. Amada was supposed to get closure and move on when he bled out in that alley. Having the opportunity to mend fences, to start over? It's dizzying, terrifying.

(He doesn't deserve it)

Eventually, he gives up and heads back, and when he returns to his bed and still can't sleep, he fetches his phone so he can pass the time idly scrolling the network. Only -- he hits the wrong button, and a list of contacts comes up instead, with k.kitsuragi pointedly at the top of recents.

...]

yo
you awake?

[If he isn't, Shinjiro can simply later deny having had anything he wanted to talk about, he figures.]

From:

strongroots

[ The lights of a convenience store are flickering.

There's been more peculiar sights in the city, and a store with a shoddy lighting system wouldn't be anything unusual anywhere else. But the fact that it is happening here, where the state of every establishment is more eerie for how put together it is, could raise an eyebrow for anyone trying to pass by.

Who would want to investigate what's more than likely to be trouble? When, if watching it for too long, one might catch boxes being knocked off from their shelving, ears may hear the sound of someone yelling something, just before the entire building falls into darkness. None of the other buildings on the street are affected, and doors are wide open, and though the night outside may not be entirely dark, the interior seems oddly hard to make much out.

this is fine. ]

From:

gripper

Merry Christmas and a happy Noel to you! I'm here to announce who you'll be a secret Santa to... Your giftee is: Chesed!

Congratulations! Here's a few notes to help you pick or make the perfect present for them.

LIKES: Fun mugs
DISLIKES: Bad coffee. Terrible.
HOBBIES: Brewing coffee, brightening Gebura's day. All that frowning will leave terrible wrinkles, you see.

Remember we'll be having a Christmas party on the 25th, so if you want to give it to them then or just drop it off by the tree for them to find, well, you can do just that! We'll have a lot of traditional Christmas foods, plus smores, and I'm sure it'll be a wonderful little time for us to gather, sing carols, and be merry this cold winter season!

If you've got any questions, comments, concerns, or desires for clarifications... You got one chance to ask them, because I've got a bunch of people to contact and I don't have a bunch of time to entertain conversation! :)

From:

fauned

( a picnic basket, specifically. there's so much glitter involved that it could probably be considered a fire hazard, especially with the amount of ribbon that's also present..

anyway, once he gets past all of that, he'll see a handle of whiskey and a box of cigars. ......... and a stress ball. and a cashmere scarf, keeping it all bundled together. it's soft and warm and also a light orange. all of which are laid atop a bed of daisies! because why not. )

you really should tell me what sort of things you like next time, or i'll keep guessing.

- fearne ♡

From:

justscribing

[Kim's secret santa gift will be waiting for him under the tree at Kromer's little holiday party and exchange. There's no message for him to find it there so uh, hopefully he knows to go look.]

From:

beanallright

[ ~~if u saw me posting to the wrong inbox no u didn't~~ ]

Good day, Mr. Kitsuragi, and a merry Christmas to you too~ Thank you kindly for your gift. I haven't owned a moka pot before, so I've been eagerly experimenting with it.