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1475 Household: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi | Mutsumi Hojo

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wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (my precious waifu will not talk to me)

voice | SUPER BACKDATED Jan 14th

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-05 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Sent sometime during the afternoon:]

Hey, sweetheart. I know you're at school right now, and you don't need to call me back right away since I'm sure you're really busy and I don't wanna bother you or anything, but give me a call when you're on your way home, okay? Be careful, and take care-- and don't work too hard today! All right?

Um, that's it! Love you! Sorry about bugging you all of a sudden, I'll go now!
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ᴘɪxɪᴠ ɪᴅ 2465863 (working together~)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-05 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, good! That's good! And yeah, everything's just fine, don't worry! I got kinda bored and thought I'd check up on you for a second, that's all! [Lying through his teeth, as per usual.]

--and, I wanted to see if there was anything different you wanted for dinner tonight? We can even get take out. My treat!
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (THUNDERCATS HOOOOO)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-06 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
[He's not going to give any details, and unless she tells him to get to the point, he's just going to keep rambling. It's a good distraction from what he actually wants to talk about.]

Whatever you want, just name it! And then we can even stop by a bakery and get some dessert. Even a cake! We'll eat half of it ourselves and then I can take the other half to Bunny tomorrow, y'know, kind of like a housewarming present. I haven't gotten him anything for his new place so I figured that'd work... even though we both kinda moved into our places at the same time, so it feels a little weird to get a housewarming present when you're just as new to your own new house.

Hey, what if we get two cakes? One for us and one for Bunny! But then we'd need one for Keith... do you know if Petra likes cake? I'd feel bad if she doesn't like sweets. Maybe we can get her a coffee cake? Actually, Bunny would probably want a coffee cake.
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (do sharks even have dicks?)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-06 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
It's only rude if they like cake! Bunny's never been big on sweets, so I didn't think he'd mind... [But with Kaede already scolding him, that idea seems to be in the trash already.] But if it's coffee then I'm pretty sure that'd be fine. He likes super mature things like that.

[--crap. He does not want to focus on Holly Heights, especially his thoughts, because at the moment all he can think of and try not to think of is the conversation he had the day before about Barnaby and... not going there.]

--ah, I'm doing fine though! Just fine! Settling in real good, no worries! Some people filled me in on stuff and I met a couple people that knew me, and a few friends of yours too. They helped me out a lot!
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (suck it Newton)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-10 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
But I thought it'd be better if we got a big cake. It lasts more that way too... fine, a little cake it is. [Best not to get on Kaede's bad side with an argument about sweets.]

Let's see, there's this kid named Makoto. Really nice! He's got good manners. And then someone named Mokou who's got white hair and apparently she's immortal. Some guy that called you a Hostess, and then I don't know if you know her but this little girl named Miu has pictures of me and I really wish she didn't and she's, kinda weird.
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (you should totally t-bag that spider)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-11 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
You think we can get different flavors in one big cake? You know, like what they do with ice cream. Or maybe get a cake with layers or something. [is that even possible? He has no idea, he knows nothing about cake.]

That kid is-- [And oh god no why did she mention October and Barnaby's birthday he's already regretting mentioning him altogether, and Kotetsu hurriedly tries to laugh the subject off immediately.] Th-that so, I didn't know! And yeah, about the pictures. She didn't tell me why, and I didn't bother asking since I wasn't sure if I'd get a straight answer. She sure is strange, haha!
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (well that was shocking)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-14 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Shit, does he lie or tell the truth? He knows he's taken a personal oath to be more honest with Kaede but he really doesn't want to suddenly go into a talk about apparently Barnaby died around his birthday and he wasn't able to do anything about it and the two of them don't even have any memories about the whole thing which just makes everything ten times worse what with Barnaby's stigma concerning missing memories.

...shit. What the hell does he do?
]

Ah... haha, well, about that...
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (you're in some Saw-like bullshit)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-14 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
[He feels like such an idiot, seeking comfort from his ten year old daughter. But who else does he have? 'I'm a selfish father,' is all that goes through his head as he gives a hesitant nod.]

That might be a good idea.

Sorry, I didn't... wanna bother you about this. Dealing with it once must've been more than enough. [But it's Barnaby. He has to know what happened, what he did wrong, and what he can do so it can never, ever happen again.]
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (i'm having a stroke)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-19 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Kotetsu can't quite seem to give an answer, and only responds in a slight hum so she knows he's listening. After the conversation, Kotetsu just sort of wanders about aimlessly through the house, incapable of deciding on what he wants to do to make the time go by faster as he waits for Kaede to return home, yet nothing he does can get his mind off of thinking about Barnaby and what Stuco had bluntly told him about.

When Kaede gets home, Kotetsu is seated in a chair in the living room, a glass of water in one hand filled with ice, because he couldn't bring himself to pull out a beer since he knows it would just lead to another, and another, and Kaede wouldn't definitely not want to speak to him then. When he hears her voice, it startles him, because it feels somehow surreal, and he stands up from his chair and walks over to the entrance way of the kitchen into the living room, and he stops, mournful, hesitant eyes on Kaede as he gives her a lackluster smile.
]

Welcome home. ...um, are you hungry?
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ᴘɪxɪᴠ ɪᴅ 2465863 (working together~)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-20 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
[There is an inkling of disappointment of not being able to grab something for Kaede, or even make a makeshift sandwich, which would occupy his heavy feeling, numb limbs for a couple of minutes, but Kotetsu widens his smile a little more, moving aside so Kaede can move along side him to take a seat in the living room--]

--oh, yeah, that'd be good. Better. Petra's upstairs. [Kotetsu rubs at the back of his head.] Wouldn't want her stepping in and overhearing anything... y'know. That'd be best for her.
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (you're the noobest criminal)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-25 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He easily takes a seat next to her, not quite having the strength to start the conversation just yet and instead sits there and watches as she occupies herself with her snack. Kotetsu would find the awkward movements endearing and adorable if he wasn't dreading the conversation to come, and it's when she finally speaks up that he freezes, eyes widening before dropping down to the ground, and it's like his heart tumbles out of his chest.

So, it's true. He hadn't wanted it to be, and he still doesn't, and in fact he's still telling himself it's nothing but a terrible joke because the thought of it almost makes him want to throw up. Kotetsu licks his lips and tries to find his voice.
]

You know how I told you I met a few friends of yours? I mentioned one that called you a Hostess? He asked me if I wanted to know some things, and I said yes. ...I probably should've said no, but... [Kotetsu's voice trails off as he laughs weakly, shaking his head as he runs a hand through his hair. Meddling has always been his forte. It just figured it would finally come around and bite him where it hurt most.]

I thought he was kidding. I mean, he was just a kid, and I never met him before, so I didn't think... that kind of joke, about Bunny... [His hands settle on his knees before he wrings them together, nervously fiddling around with his wedding band before he wraps a hand around his wrist, gripping the call band tightly, and his voice goes quiet.] It's not a joke, is it?
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (wow this is really depressing)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-02-28 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
[The air feels heavy, and there's a weight on Kotetsu's shoulders that could almost crush him. His hands curl into tight fists as he shuts his eyes, jaw tight and expression pained. So this is the true reality of Holly Heights. He hadn't expected anything like this at all. It just seemed like a bizarrely quaint little town, no one bothered enough to cause a scene or any ruckus. It all felt so normal and at-ease that it was hard to remember sometimes that you weren't supposed to belong there. It was almost perfect. Just... too perfect, and now, Kotetsu understood why. Because it had been a lie.

If it wasn't Kaede sitting there at his side, the anger and disgust bubbling up inside of Kotetsu would have burst forth and overflowed. Something needed to happen, someone needed to pay for what they had done to Barnaby. He needed answers, there needed to be consequences, he needed to do something, anything, because he was a hero, because Barnaby was his partner, because...

But it didn't matter, because there was nothing he could do.

Kotetsu's head hung low as his fists reached up to press against his closed eyes in order to fight against his tears.

Even if Barnaby was alive now, even if he was still with him, Kotetsu had let him down, had lost him, and there had been nothing he could do about it. Just like Tomoe. This was how it would always be, reminders that there were always things he couldn't fix, things he could do nothing about, things that were just facts etched into permanent stone.

You can't always save everyone.
]
wildest: sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ☑ ɪᴛᴜᴋᴀ (i don't understand these womens)

[personal profile] wildest 2014-03-24 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
[As soon as he feels her arms wrap around him, Kotetsu loops an arm across her waist, holding her just as close, if not closer, and he leans his head against her, inhaling the soft, warm scent of her hair. He knows she's only trying to reassure him, and it works to a degree, because for years she's always been his anchor, the one thing keeping him grounded whenever things went to hell, but still... reality is a hard thing to ignore, and it takes a while for Kotetsu to answer back.]

I don't know what happened, but I'm not gonna let it happen again. I'm going to stay right here, and I promise... I promise...

[Kotetsu swallows hard as he turns more to the side so he can wrap both his arms around Kaede, loosening his hold so he wouldn't end up crushing her or accidentally make their embrace painful. He lets out a deep breath, and for a moment, Kaede feels so small in his arms. So fragile and delicate, like anything could happen to her if she were all alone. But she's not, and neither is Barnaby.]

You and Bunny are going to be okay. I'll make sure of it. I promise.

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