(homo) rin

[onlypets]

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[damp]

You think I'm annoying? [ HELLO? ] At least—

[ Ugh, he narrows his eyes. ]

Whatever. Live in your magical shop that no one else can enter, and test people, and let them die while the Earth burns up and you can escape in your ship, and live in space.

That sounds great.

[onlypets]

[They fight like school children.

He peers at Rin from over a shoulder.]

Why does it bother you so much, that this is the way it is for me? I'm sure you have more important things to worry about.

[damp]

Huh? [ truly can't decide who is more annoying between d and rang ] You're asking me that when you're always acting like my mom?

[onlypets]

[???

Both brows rise a bit, then furrow.]

You never wanted me to treat you that way, so I still don’t understand why you would care.

[damp]

Why aren't I allowed to care?! What's your problem?

[ aggro intensifies ]

[onlypets]

[DAMN, OK, CHILL

Luckily, he is very used to aggression, that's all Leon was made out of anyway.]

I didn't say you couldn't. I just said I didn't understand why after everything.

[damp]

[ hello how did i lose this ]

I don't have a reason. [ flatly. ] I think things would be better if you had a chance you be happy, for you and the people around you.

Just because I can't explain it, doesn't mean it's not real.

[onlypets]

[you don't want to rp with me anymore.....]

You're a strange young man, offering your killer kindness.

[damp]

[ stop ]

Whether I'm an asshole or whether I'm nice isn't going to change what already happened. [ Looks right at D. ] All I can is try to change what happens next.

... And I never said I was being nice for your sake anyway.

[ tch! ]

[onlypets]

[He looks back. Don’t hand him his words back to him, dumbass.

His smile is wry and weak.]

Did someone ask you to be nice to me? Or did someone just tell you to be nice?

[damp]

It'd take a lot of balls for someone to tell me to be nice to you.

[ that's kind of messed up? ]

[onlypets]

Don't be so crass.

[It's a very light chide.]

There are plenty of people here like that, you know. It isn't unreasonable to assume.

[damp]

Everyone here coddles me too much for that.

[ his collection of babysitters ]

Whatever. You don't have to listen to me if you don't want to. We're not going to be each other's problems for much longer.

[onlypets]

That is because you are terribly kind, and they have seen such kindness ruined and stolen. They don't want it to disappear in you; they're scared of it leaving you as it has left them. Don't be angry with them.

[Grumpy boy.]

Your team is doing well. I think... there is a chance for you still. I think they can get you back. I hope you keep believing in them.

[damp]

... There's a way for all of us to go back. Nightingale said so. Quit acting like you're going to die here.

[ hmph

anyway, d can have this memory of Rin being even MORE grumpy. ]

[onlypets]

We don’t know if that will even work, or if we’re being lied to either.

[Don’t optimism him.

Thank God they are interrupted by normie teenage sports drama. This is such a mundane thing, but it’s endearing that way.

And very human, honestly. Heated teen feelings…]

A friend…?

[damp]

[ UGH

HE'S SO EMBARRASSED D saw all of his EMOTIONS. ]

Shut up. He's not my friend. [ Looks away. ] He's just a busybody. It has nothing to do with anything here.

[onlypets]

[Yeah, he saw all of those spicy teenage emotions. They're just out there... about swimming, friendship...

He hums, and it doesn't sound at all convinced.]

Is that so...? It sounded like he was you friend a long time ago...

[damp]

He wasn't! I didn't even know his name until a couple weeks ago.

[ glowers at him ]

You're a busybody too.

[onlypets]

[Why would you give him this kind of canon point, you shithead. Since he is offended, he gets sassy:]

You... didn't remember the name of someone who was on your team...? He seemed to remember you...

[damp]

[ I wanted him at his worst. ]

He's not on my team! He was on Haru's— that was the first time we even met, and he decided to insert himself into my business... Tch.

[onlypets]

[It took way too much prodding and poking for Rin to come clean and say more, geez. But it isn't like he's not used to smacking the hornet's nest.]

Was it true? What he said... That you made Haru give up swimming. [Hehe.] What would satisfy you, Rin...?

What is your... greatest desire.

[damp]

[ Why is he asking this so creepily?

Rin's shoulders hunch up like an offended cat. ]

I never wanted Haru to quit swimming. I didn't... I didn't think it would affect him so much.

I just wanted to beat him.

[ But he did that, and it didn't change anything. ]

[onlypets]

[This is why. THIS ISN'T A MEMORY, just an explanation.]

...I see. Winning is that important to you, hm?

[damp]

[ damb ]

That's the point of competitions. There's nothing wrong with wanting to win.