【OPEN】☆ KARAMATSU MATSUNO

[glitterpants]

voice strength: ★★★☆☆
taken from: anime.
canon point: post-series.
heading to: ???????

 

prompts:

1.) trapped in a box.
2.) picture text— dear god.
3.) texts from last night.
4.) midnight texting.
5.) insomnia.
6.) sharing the same bed.
7.) sharing body heat / damn it's cold.
8.) FIRST DEITO. FIRST. DEITOOOOOOOOO.
9.) minor injury.
10.) onsen / bathing
11.) open to whatever you've got.

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[ichimyatsu]

[He shoves his shoulder into Karamatsu's, and then moves away, his hands in his pockets and his shoulders hunched. He's focusing on something on the ground away from both of them.]

I don't need your protection, but if you insist on giving it, then fine.

[He tosses him a brief acidic glance, and then shoves past him.]

I'll just have to look out for your painful ass, too.

1.2

[glitterpants]

_{[ EHHHH? WHAT? EHHHH???
Karamatsu stops, a bit stunned at Ichimatsu's words. I mean, ever since ESP Kitty, they had some slight shed on Ichimatsu's true feelings about them, but..
He's openly saying this? Why is he saying this? It practically knocks Karamatsu off of his feet. ]}

2.2

[glitterpants]

_{[ but then, he catches up to him, now walking alongside him: ]}
H—Hey, tch. You're not supposed to say things like that, brother. You're younger than most of us. We're supposed to watch you.
<sub>[ Despite the envy he has for people caring about Ichimatsu's well being, he goes ahead and says this because he really is one of the more honest ones. ]

[ Karamatsu only has Osomatsu older than him, and honestly, he's not sure what response he would get from Osomatsu if he asked him to protect. ]</sub>

[ichimyatsu]

[Talking about himself in any capacity makes him itch, makes his skin crawl and makes his stomach queasy with anxiety. He expected to be laughed at, or shot down, for anything he ever thought, so he didn't share much of anything. But tonight, he was tired and grouchy and beyond the ability of caring.]

[And, maybe, quietly, there was some part of him that actually worried about Karamatsu and the way he hid behind that mirror of his. He hated being reminded of himself when he looked at other people, because he was garbage.]

I'm younger than three of you, by all of six or seven minutes. Osomatsu wears it like a badge, you wear pants covered in sequins, and Choromatsu hides pornos in magazines about the job market. Let's face it, we're all pretty sorry excuses for guys in their twenties, maybe it's time we stop arguing about who should do what and help each other out.

[glitterpants]

<sub>[ What was with all of these words..!? Is this what Ichimatsu thinks about all the time when he's isolated off in a corner while the rest of them are having a good time? Was he really that analytical of them all? Ichimatsu's wording is very important, though, as he doesn't exclude anyone. No, he's including Karamatsu.

WHAT IS THIS? THIS FEELING?
IS THIS WHAT THEY CALL AN ICHIMATSU BOY?

IMPOSSSSSSSSIBLE! He didn't think it was possible..!

Karamatsu is practically frozen, looking at Ichimatsu, waiting for this conversation to take a turn for the worse, something like: I can help us all out by getting rid myself, you guys won't have my burden, etc, etc.. ]</sub>

.. You really think that about us?
_{[ It's too late for affirmation. Pink has dusted Karamatsu's cheeks already. It's very light, probably not even noticeable.
He tacks on, to make sure: ]}
Including me?

[ichimyatsu]

[He doesn't maintain eye contact, shoving his hands in the pockets of his pants and hunching his shoulders, ducking away and looking shorter still than he already was. He was more critical of himself than the others, really, and so often they ignored Karamatsu completely, but Ichimatsu couldn't, not entirely. Not when he was so... there all the time. Supportive. Embarrassing, and painful, but supportive, and helpful, and willing to take the fall and help any of them out.]

[He huffed, scuffing his shoe against the ground.]

What, are you saying you're not my brother, now? My, what is it-- buraza?

[He struggles with the English pronunciation, recoils from it like it tasted funny to say, and then fixes Karamatsu with a disgruntled half-glare.]

[glitterpants]

<sub>[ Ichimatsu trying to speak English is cute— maybe Karamatsu will give him some pointers later. For now, though, he has the perfect response to his sibling. A cocky smile appears once more on his face, which seems to be sporting a more puzzled and surprised expression this evening by hearing Ichimatsu's thoughts. Ah, yeah. He's back.

His arm hurls around those hunched shoulders: ]</sub>

Heh. Don't say such crap. As the tides change, and the stars shift— none of us are like those things. What we have is consistent and doesn't move, like a mountain..

_{[ PULLS HIM CLOSE TO HIS SIDE. ]}

Even as life goes on, you all will always by my dear brothers.

[ichimyatsu]

[pUSHING AT YOU, WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING ME STOP. He actually starts growling at some point, but his shoving isn't nearly enough to actually move his older brother, despite being capable of it.]

Then fine, yes, you're my brother, we're all sorry sacks of shit, end of story, let go.

[Stepping on his foot, idly.]

1.2

[glitterpants]

_{[ OW. WHY HIM AND HIS FOOT. ]}

2.2

[glitterpants]

We're all sacks of shit, but we're all sacks of shit...
Together.

_{[ has he always been this painfully optimistic? Regardless, he does let go of Ichimatsu, but keeps his palm spread against his back. ]}

[ichimyatsu]

[He would sooner kiss you on the street than admit that he doesn't necessarily mind that hand on his back, but he's glad to have been released. A huff, and he shoves his hands into his pockets.]

...shut up and let's go, yeah?

[glitterpants]

<sub>[ LET'S GO INDEED.
It's probably a good thing that Karamatsu doesn't know that about Ichimatsu, or else it would have probably.. broken him for awhile. Even with as close as they are all to one another, if Karamatsu was asked which brother he thought liked him the very least, his response would definitely be Ichimatsu.

Though, if he was prompted with the question: Which brother is your favorite?
He probably couldn't answer since he liked them all equally (though, it probably was Todomatsu.. and only by a very small hair.
Even if he thought Ichimatsu didn't reciprocate his admiration, he wholly gave it anyway. ]</sub>

Tch. What do you think I'm doing?
I am going, and leading you with me.

_{[ off they go to the magical world of Tenny's. ]}