Catch-All for Minato

[specialdog]

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[specialdog]

[ An option...

But it's still so scary. If you pick people to care about, pick people who care about you, what if they stop? If you're not in control of them, how can you be sure of how they feel? That they'll feel that way forever?

... How is she supposed to trust anything he says...? Just because they're alike? She's afraid to say anything back, to repeat those sentiments to him, because how can anyone make promises like that? Even if it feels like saying it back would come naturally. Even if she wants to stay by his side.

Akane brings her hand up and rubs self consciously at her neck. Then moves on, taking the recipe book and turning it out towards him. She's found a simple funfetti cake recipe! Let's talk about! This! Now! Okay! ]

... Is something like this okay?

[compendiem]

[ It's scary and Minato never knows what anybody is thinking, but that's probably more on him than anybody else, saying his piece and never minding whatever other people are thinking because that's not up to him.

He can control little things, like what sort of cake he wants to eat on his fake birthday. ]

Yeah, it looks great. Sprinkles are fun to chew on, even if they taste weird.

[ He loves sprinkles. ]

[specialdog]

[ ... She laughs. Minato is so weird sometimes???

After a moment, she leans forward to give him a quick peck on the lips, but then she's busying herself getting out everything they need to make this cake! ]

Weird, how? They don't have a taste.

[compendiem]

[ The flavor of sprinkles is literally one of the least weird things he's said, in his opinion, but whatever argument he has in mind just sort of fizzles away when gets that kiss, and the next moment Akane is over by the cupboards getting out the flour before he even has time to process any of that.

Alright.

Cool.

His first kiss that didn't immediately follow up with getting slapped.

He'll go get the eggs. ]

...They taste weird because they should taste like rainbows, but they don't taste like anything. That's why it's weird.

[specialdog]

[ She's shy, okay! Even if she's covering it up pretty well. Sounding normal. Nice. Cool. Good. ]

... What exactly do you think rainbows should taste like...?

[compendiem]

[ whispers into my hands, "I'm shy" Hisoka said that to him too and I'm crying ]

Something lighter, I guess... Like macarons? Mini macaron drops that sort of disappear like air but they're still colorful.

[ That's not a flavor... but it's that sort of idea. Sprinkles are chalky ): ]

[specialdog]

[ please don't compare your gf to hisoka in romantic moments ]

That... Doesn't make any sense. But I wonder what we could make that would really be like that...

[ c... cotton candy......??? ]

[compendiem]

[ Minato is always thinking about Hisoka all the time ]

A really really really big macaron?

[specialdog]

Isn't part of the appeal that they're bite-sized...?

[compendiem]

Is it... Then, how about a bunch of little bite-sized macarons, arranged into a larger cake?

[specialdog]

That's more doable, but what happened to wanting cake?

[compendiem]

It's close enough. We can add sprinkles to the top, stick candles in it, and make a wish.

[specialdog]

[ This all started because of sprinkles!! But she will concede... ]

Okay. We need to find a different recipe, then.

... What are you going to wish for?

[compendiem]

[ Maybe he just wants to eat weird chalky sprinkles...

He goes over to the cookbook and starts to flip through to the cookie section to find macarons. ]

A wish... I dunno. Melon bread, or something.

[specialdog]

Miiinato-kuuun. Wish for something better than that. If you want melon bread, we can just try to make melon bread.

[compendiem]

I thought that was already a good wish. I want to eat Akane's melon bread, made especially for me.

[specialdog]

Isn't that a waste of a wish? That's something you could just ask for. Wishes are for more... Miraculous things.

[compendiem]

[ Isn't it a miracle, getting Akane to bake when she never intended on doing it ever again? ]

That's hard... Maybe you can give me an example. What would you wish for?

[specialdog]

Well... To go home, I guess. Outside of that, I don't know, I don't usually have to wish for things to get them...

[ It's different when you're a goddess!!! ]

[compendiem]

[ Minato was just going to steal her wish and go "Yeah, same" but he can't with that one, not really wanting to go home and not really having a home to go back to. ]

I guess I sort of wish for the opposite. To just... stay in a time like this. With people I like. Doing things that are nice. But that's not something I can wish for, nor do I want it to become true.

[specialdog]

[ She considers that for a long time. She always thinks she doesn't care this much, but then--Minato always says just the thing to turn her back around. ]

... Then - wish that you can come home with me. And then you don't have to make any more wishes. I can just make the world be whatever you want, and give you any friends you want.

[compendiem]

...Yeah, I'd like that. Being with the people I like the most... I promised I would stay by your side, after all.

[ And also. Akane can invite Hisoka into their world too, and they can live happily ever after. ]

[specialdog]

Mm. It's a promise.

[ Her side of that promise; it's different, but still her way of returning the sentiment. ... And Hisoka can come too, unfortunately. ]

[compendiem]

[ I'm so glad that Akane is okay with Hisoka ]

It's a promise.

[ He holds out his hand, pinky out. Come on, do this with him. ]

[specialdog]

[ She hated Hisoka at first, but she came around. Too bad it was right before he died.

... And Akane concedes to a pinky swear. ]