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OG’s

Baji: As a fun fact:

Baji: may lay down in the goddamn freeway

Taka: And I’m just like damn… it’s 7 AM…

Taka: FR though are you good???

Baji: It’s 8:30 dickbrain and NO

Draken: Well that’s not the lyric now is it

Baji: can I fuckin vent or??

Draken: vent then damn. Up in my shit at 8:30 on a sunday like we didn’t each drink ourselves under a table last night

Taka: mainly you, Mikey and Hakkai, to be fair

Baji: true I was fine

Draken: TrUe I wAs FiNe

Draken: WHY DID YOU WAKE ME UP

Draken: WHAT WAS THE REASON

Baji: feisty 🤤

Draken: baji I swear to fuck

Baji: I’m failing fucking music class

Taka: you

Baji: me

Taka: failing

Baji: f a i l i n g

Tora: HOW

Draken: jumpscare

Tora: yall woke me up

Tora: I am now

Tora: ✨invested✨

Baji: so with my music minor, I had to audition, yeah?

Baji: and I went and auditioned, yeah?

Taka: is that…a question?

Pah: it was implied

Taka: look at you, knowing words

Pah: 🖕

Baji: lmfao ok so I went and auditioned

Tora: yeah?

Baji: shit stirrer

Baji: ANYWAYS

Baji: so I played and got into the program and blah blah blah it’s been going peachy until now

Baji: cause somehow between me, the school and the professor, there was somehow a failure to communicate that I can’t actually READ music.

Baji: like I’ve just been vibing along picking everything up by ear but we have these performance tests where we get a randomly selected piece to perform on the spot and I cant???

Baji: so now, failing

Tora: that’s rough buddy

Baji: not as rough as your gf turning into the moon but still p rough

Baji: and I’m gonna need to figure this shit out asap otherwise I risk getting kicked from the program

Baji: feeling pretty choked about it

Baji: so yeah

Mikey: that’s balls dude

Draken: how in the fuck are you awake

Mikey: bold of u to assume I went to sleep in the first place

Draken: you did, I saw you

Draken: when I was carrying your ass to your room

Mikey: IDK man I’m awake and totally fine

Taka: an anomaly to be sure

Draken sent a video:

Draken lays on his stomach in bed, in a dark room, and squints against the flash from his phone. His hair is out of its typical braid and lays messily in a fluffy halo around his head, a few strands in his face.

“It’s bullshit is what it is,” he growls.

Tora: pretty sure Mikey metabolizes alcohol faster than all of us omcbined

Tora: *combibed

Tora: case in point I may still be drunk

Baji: it is balls mike, thank u for the support

Mikey: I got your back ed

Taka: you two are so weird

Taka: side note, there’s no way to ask if you can be tested on say, your ability to pick a song up, is there?

Baji: hadn’t considered but maybe

Tora: you perfect pitch bitch

Baji: don’t hate the player, hate the game

Tora: k but im gonna hate u

Baji: I said 🤗don’t 🤗

Tora: and I said 😤I will 😤

Baji: do N O T

Draken: can I maybe

Draken: ask you guys

Draken: to possibly

Draken: shut the FUCK UP so I can go back to sleep

Draken: 🥹 👉👈

Baji: lmfao

Tora: looooooool

Taka: oh my god, Draken

Mikey: ken

Mikey: ken

Mikey: ken

Mikey: kenny

Mikey: keNNY

Mikey: KENNETH

Draken: what mikey

Mikey: …

Mikey: haha

Taka: Ken put your phone on DND?

Tora: your phone has dungeons and dragons?

Baji: you struck me as more of a pokemon go guy, Mitsuya

Mikey: ayo u got games on ur phone?? 😇

Taka: sudoku to keep my brain stronger than all of you combined and then some

Pah: I think I’m offenced

Pah: offended

Taka: you are and you should be

Baji: well I’m sorry some of us are dyslexic

Baji: suck my entire dick and balls about it

Mikey: time and place baby

Tora: that’s my line??

Baji: sucks to suck Tora

Baji: or I guess Mikey in the situation

Draken: I’m losing brain cells and therefore gonna put my phone on dungeons and dragons and sleep some more

Draken: yall should too

Draken: clearly

several people are typing…

Baji and Koko

Baji: Kokooooo

Koko: Bajiiiiii

Baji: wanna do smth today?

Koko: can’t, working

Baji: you 9-5 having bitch

Koko: bank account thicker than Inupi’s ass

Baji: he do be thick though

Koko: back

Koko: OFF

Baji: daddy chill

Baji: not trying to steal ur mans

Koko: lol I am aware, you slut

Koko: as if you even had a chance 💅

Koko: anyways, I am very much off at 5 though, so you were correct

Baji: omfg k wanna get wine and whine?

Koko: aren’t you a whiskey guy?

Baji: yeah but it doesn’t have the same ring to it

Koko: fair

Koko: and GOD YES

Koko: the heteros are making me upsetteros

Baji: bitches bothering you?

Koko: always

Koko: every god damn day I walk into this place dressed for the gods and get side eyed within an inch of my life like we all have to be boring basic beige bitches just because we work in finance

Baji: *casually puts down distressed sweater*

Koko: wear what you want babes I’m just saying, I come to serve and serve I do

Koko: looks on a silver platter baby

Koko: I’m too good for this place honestly

Koko: should start charging for my services

Baji: do it

Baji: anyways I’m regurtfully hung over and I’m gonna go eat but text me when ur off, I’ll come pick you up

Koko: lmao one (1) regurt

Koko: pick me up… in a car?

Baji: no :)

Koko: I’ll uber

Baji: lmfao fine, later bitch

Koko: byeeee

Chifuyu and Takemichi

Mitchy: Hey dude

Fuyu: Hey

Mitchy: u ok? Everything get worked out?

Fuyu: Oh, yeah, we’re good

Fuyu: We had a big long talk about everything, and tbh I get where he was coming from

Fuyu: I’m so busy lately with school and he was feeling alone so he was talking to this guy

Fuyu: but he promised me nothing happened and he was just kinda flirting with him out of loneliness

Fuyu: so I get it, and we’re good!

Mitchy: if you’re sure…

Fuyu: I am, I know he loves me

Mitchy: ok, well I’m here if you need to talk!

Fuyu: thanks partner, appreciate you

Mitchy: you got it, partner

Takemichi, Hinata and Emma

Takemichi: He said they were fine, Em

Takemichi: I still don’t like it, though

Takemichi: Chifuyu said Ryusei was “feeling lonely since Chifuyu is so busy lately” and “flirting out of boredom and loneliness”

Hina: that doesn’t sit right with me

Emma: same, bad vibes

Hina: they’ve been together for 3 years and Chifuyu has always had something going on

Hina: school, the band, friends, volunteering

Hina: but now it’s too much?

Emma: exactly. And Chifuyu is sooooo good about making time for Ryu

Takemichi: it feels off, for sure, but we can’t overstep

Takemichi: I told him I’m always here to talk, but we can’t get involved with his relationship, you know?

Emma: no totally

Hina: it just feels fucky

Emma: highkey

Hina: but all we can do is be supportive!

Takemichi: agree

Emma: ugh

Takemichi: agree

Hina: lmao I know Em, it’s tough

Emma: he’s just like my best friend

Emma: if Ryusei fucks Fuyu over, I’ll kill him

Emma: or call Mikey to do something idk same diff

Takemichi: first we should probably introduce Mikey to Fuyu

Takemichi: get him invested

Hina: make him want to protecc

Takemichi: exactly

Emma: true, good point

Hina: Wild that he’s been your best friend for so long but he and your brothers have never really interacted

Emma: I mean he’s been to my place maybe once?

Emma: years ago though, I doubt Mikey would remember him

Emma: he, shin and Izana gave me so much shit about him being my “little boyfriend” the one time he came over, as if I haven't been thirsting for Draken since forever

Emma: also the whole “chifuyu likes boys” thing.

Hina: why didn’t you just tell them that lol

Emma: it was middle school, he wasn’t out yet

Takemichi: girl code, or whatever

Emma: so close, mitchy

Hina: he tries, and we love that about him

💅 For the Girlies and the Gays

Senju: I want to have a sleepover

Yuzuha: we’re in college

Senju: I want

Senju: to have

Senju: a sleepover

Emma: And, Yuzuha???

Yuzuha: tbh you’re right

Hina: I’m so down

Rindo: yessss

Rindo: can I bring Ran?

Yuzuha: yout two are so attached at the hip I swear

Yuzuha: is he a girl and/or a gay?

Rindo: he’s bi??

Yuzuha: verdict, Senju?

Senju: you know we don’t discriminate in this house

Senju: 🏠 🌈

Emma: isn’t ran not really a people person?

Rindo: he has ADHD. He’s like super sensitive to rejection so he often comes off kinda cold/aloof

Rindo: it’s a coping mechanism

Rindo: but he’s my built in bestie for life

Rindo: (whether he likes it or not 😤)

Hina: lol fair

Hina: something something the horrors of this mortal coil

Rindo: you get it

Yuzuha: word

Senju: ok what days does everyone not have class or work?

Hina: mon/thurs

Yuzuha: thursday and friday

Emma: thursday

Rindo: every day cause I’m slaaaacking

Rindo: also same for Ran

Senju: ok ok and I’m off tuesdays and thorsdays

Senju: so thursday being the common denominator here…

Emma: sounds like we’re having a random wednesday night sleepover!

Rindo sent a video:

He walks out of his room with the camera facing away from him, and goes to the next door down the hallway, knocking lightly on it. A muffled “huh?” comes from the other side.

Rindo opens the door to find Ran sitting cross-legged at his desk, staring with intense concentration at one of three computer monitors.

“Whatcha doing?” Rindo asks. Ran squints at the screen for a few more seconds.

“Ran.”

“Huh?” Ran looks up at Rindo quickly.

“What are you doing?”

“I googled…” Ran starts, squinting again in concentration as he pulls on one of his long braids, “I don’t know, whatever the fuck I googled. And now I’ve been researching the fall of the byzantine empire for…holy shit. Six hours.”

Rindo chuckles lightly. “You’re coming to a sleepover with me on Wednesday.”

“Okay,” Ran says, distractedly looking back at the computer screen, “Wait, what?”

“A sleepover. On Wednesday. With me.”

“No.”

“Yes you are,” Rindo says firmly.

“Noooo.” Ran replies.

“Ran,” Rindo whines, “yes.”

“Why?” Ran looks at him again before screwing his face up in confusion.

“Cause I want you to come with me.”

“Clingy,” Ran retorts, clicking on something on his screen.

“Shut up, you’re coming with me.” Rindo tells him, lifting up his socked foot to push Ran and make his chair swivel away from the computer screen..

“Fine. But you’re watching-”

“A documentary with you.” Rindo cuts him off.

“As retribution.”

Rindo rolls his eyes and walks out of Ran’s room, a quiet “love you” can be heard coming through the door as he closes it.

“Love you, bitch” Rindo calls back

Yuzuha: lmao he doesn’t have to come if he doesn’t want to

Rindo: he’s fun, he’s just in concentration mode rn

Senju: tbh we could all benefit from researching the whatever it was empire or whatever

Emma: beautifully said, Senju

Senju: I know, right?

Rindo: anyways I have tea for yall and it’s piping hot BUT I will save it!

Rindo: gonna sit on it and incubate it

Rindo: make sure it’s ripe and ready for you

Hina: can’t wait!

Yuzuha: in my mind now, you’re a penguin incubating it’s egg against the harsh arctic winter

Rindo: how strong and sexy of me

Senju: rin be like 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

Rindo: finally the recognition I deserve

Cheaper Than Therapy

Baji: Sesh tmw nite?

Mitsuya: busy

Draken: now that you fucks let me sleep some more and I can coherently take in information: down

Mitsuya: that was yesterday?

Draken: I’m double your size, so I get double the hangover

Baji: no you just drink like, quadruple the alcohol

Mikey: Draken: wHy Am I sO hUnGoVeR?

Mikey: also Draken: drank literally two handles and a six pack compared to the handful of shots and three beers I took

Baji: lmfao but actually

Mikey: anywaysss sesh. Yes. where at?

Pah: me n peh r in. maybe Yumi 2

Baji: Either mine or yours, Michelangelo

Mikey: either works

Baji: so urs lol, better than everyone crammed in my studio

Kazutora: ok fine didn’t want to get cozy with you fucks anyways 😤

Takemitchy: possibly down if I can bring a friend

Mikey: who tf are you friends with that we don’t know?

Baji: yeah tf you don’t have friends outside us n your weird middle school “gang”

Takemitchy: my buddy Chifuyu. He’s also friends w Emma

Takemitchy: Mikey she said you met him once like yearts ago

Mikey: y e a r t s

Kazutora: YEARTS

Mitsuya: 🔥yearts🔥

Mikey: yeah man IDK what I had for lunch yesterday so 🤷🤪

Draken: considering you eat every 45 mins…

Mikey: i am a GROWING BOY

Draken: bitch you are twenty one yeras of age

Takemitchy: yeras

Baji: Y E R A S

Mikey: lmfao none of us can spell yeard

Mikey: OH MY GOD

Mitsuya: I love you guys, like you’re truly my best friends but you are all, and I can not stress this enough, dumb a hell

Mitsuya: *as

Mitsuya: oh shit you’re rubbing off on me

Kazutora: get 🎶fuuuuuucked 🎶

Mitsuya: I’m trying

Mitsuya: why do you think I’m missing a sesh tomorrow

Takemitchy: sooooo can I bring my friend or??

Baji: is he a down ass bitch? Down ass bitches only

Takemitchy: he’s cool, he smokes

Takemitchy: plus he could prob use the general chaotic good vibes that a sesh with you all provides

Mikey: works for me

Mikey: Baji?

Baji: yeah?

Takemitchy: cool?

Baji: me?

Kazutora: no, Mikey

Mikey: huh?

Baji: wait what?

Draken: oh my GOD

Draken: baji, is it cool for takemitchy to bring his friend

Baji: oh

Baji: yuh

Mitsuya: jesus h christ

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Baji and Kazutora:

Baji 👹: RED ALERT RED ALERT

Tora: ???

Baji 👹 sent a picture:

a picture of Mikey’s front door shows Takemichi and Chifuyu standing and talking to Mikey and Izana. Mikey is in his typical dojo outfit, Izana wears a large tshirt over leggings and has bright socks on and Takemichi wears track pants and a plain white tshirt. Chifuyu is dressed in skinny black jeans, an oversized black hoodie with a neon emblem of a cat on the chest, a black beanie and checkered vans. The jeans are cuffed once and show his ankles between the bottom of the jeans and his shoes, visible where he toes one shoe off with the other foot. He also has a thin choker clasped around his neck, and the wrists of his hoodie flop adorably long and cover most of his hands. He beams with a genuine smile as he seems to be introduced to Mikey and Izana by Takemichi.

Tora: I repeat

Tora: ?????

Baji 👹: no one told me takebitchy’s friend was HOT??

Tora: lmao no one really knew him, so

Baji 👹: I have not even spoken to this kid and I’m ready to risk it all

Tora: risk it for

Baji 👹: NO

Tora: the biscuit

Tora: 😎 👉👉

Baji 👹: there it is

Baji 👹: h8 u

Baji 👹: revoking your emoji privileges

Tora: *gasp* you wouldn’t

Baji 👹: calling steve jobs rn to take em away

Baji 👹: bitch

Tora: best of luck

Tora: considering he’s dead

Baji 👹: details

Baji 👹: anyways where are you

Baji 👹: cause stop being there and get here rn immediately

Tora: chill bruh

Tora: I’m on the way

Tora: be there in like 5ish

Baji 👹: I’m seeing a lot of typing and not much getting here right the fuck now?

Baji 👹: I need back up against takemitchy (boring) and his hot friend (HOT!?)

Tora: lololol chill be there in a few

Baji 👹: K

Tora: k

Baji and Emma

Emma: Hi Keiiiii

Baji: Heyyyyy Em

Emma: whatcha doin?

Baji: you literally walked through the living room 30 seconds ago and saw exactly what were doin w ur own eyes

Baji: stupid

Emma: you’re that

Baji: no

Baji: ✨you✨

Emma: but yeah, walked through and saw…

Emma: saw you eyefucking Chifuyu !!

Emma: your silence speaks volumes 😂

Baji: you need glasses cause u didn’t see shit

Baji: stupid and blind?

Baji: tragic

Emma: it’s ok, he’s cute!

Emma: taken tho

Baji: so glad you texted me just to tell me that

Baji: appreciate it so much

Baji: warms my cold dead heart

Emma: Alexa play The Heart Wants What it Wants by Selena Gomez

Baji: insufferable

Emma: ooh big word

Baji: if I did not know and tolerate you I would take a shit in your left shoe rn ngl

Emma: great

Baji: count ur blessings

Emma: love you too, you ass

Baji: tolerate u most affectionately

Ryusei and Chifuyu

Ryusei ♥️ : Where r u?

Chifuyu ♥️: Hi love. Dropped by a sesh with ‘Michi for a bit

Chifuyu ♥️: I was gonna grab food and bring it to yours after! 🙂

Ryusei ♥️: Why didn’t you ask me?

Chifuyu ♥️: about food?

Ryusei ♥️: about going to this sesh??

Chifuyu ♥️: You’re with Kojiro right now, love. I thought you’d want to stay with him. And this was super last minute! But I’m only gonna stay for a bit and then come see you.

Ryusei ♥️: no it’s cause you prioritize everything over me all the time and don’t even think to check in with me.

Ryusei ♥️: what if I didn’t want you going??

Chifuyu ♥️: Baby, that’s not true

Chifuyu ♥️: and I didn’t think being with my friends for a bit was going to be a big deal…

Ryusei ♥️: well you wouldn’t know cause you didn’t ask

Ryusei ♥️: But it’s whatever, stay with your friends since you love them more than me

Ryusei ♥️: I don’t even care

Chifuyu ♥️: Ryu, I don’t love them more than you, I just wanted to catch up with Michi, I haven’t seen him in weeks

Chifuyu ♥️: I’ve canceled all the plans I’ve had or been invited to to see you for the last few months

Chifuyu ♥️: I skipped two classes last week to come hang out with you, AND called out of my volunteer shift yesterday so I could come spend like an hour with you before class

Ryusei ♥️: so?

Chifuyu ♥️: so you’re a priority to me

Ryusei ♥️: obviously not

Chifuyu ♥️: Ryusei

Ryusei ♥️: what, you want me to feel bad?

Chifuyu ♥️: of course not

Chifuyu ♥️: not at all

Chifuyu ♥️: I just didn’t think seeing my friend for a bit would be a big deal since you’re out with Kojiro

Ryusei ♥️: god you’re so manipulative

Chifuyu ♥️: ?

Incoming call from Chifuyu ♥️

declined

Incoming call from Chifuyu ♥️

declined

Incoming call from Chifuyu ♥️

declined

Chifuyu ♥️: baby

Chifuyu ♥️: Ryusei

Ryusei ♥️: have fun w ur friends

Ryusei ♥️: don’t bother bringing food over

Ryusei ♥️: just stay there and do whatever

Chifuyu ♥️: Ryusei

Ryusei ♥️ changed Chifuyu ♥️’s contact to Chifuyu

Chifuyu: ?

Chifuyu: ok, I’m sorry

this number can no longer be contacted

Cheaper Than Therapy

Draken: Your friend good?

Takemitchy: Yeah he just had to make a call real quick

Baji: K we’re gonna roll up so tell him to come back

Baji: u can come back to ig

Mikey: Baji

Baji: chill I’m joking

Takemitchy: 🙃

Draken: loooool

Emma and Shinichiro

Emma sent a video:

Emma pans around the living room of their house, showing how she sits on the ground in silky pink pajama pants. Around her in various positions on the floor are Hinata, Yuzuha, Senju, Rindo and Ran. Rindo and Ran both have monogrammed dark burgundy pajama sets on, Hinata wears a camisole and purple pajama pants with a silk robe, Yuzuha is in black leggings and a flowy pajama top with fuzzy socks, and Senju wears black bike shorts and an oversized vintage t shirt with Hello Kitty slippers. The camera catches Rindo turning towards her right as she flips the camera back down towards her lap.

“You can’t record this!” Rindo says.

“M’not, just showing Shin why he couldn’t have Waka over tonight.”

“This doesn’t leave this room.” Rindo continues.

“It’s not, Rin!” Emma replies, camera still pointed at the floor.

“Anyways,” Rindo continues, “So like, a month ago, Sanzu invites me to this party, and of course I use any excuse I can to show up and serve cunt. Plus we all know I have only the finest product to peddle” Ran can be heard snorting. “So I go, and Shin and Takeomi are there, which is weird, but I guess Sanzu is working on trying to reforge their brotherly bond.”

“Yeah,” Senju interjects, “They’re both really trying hard to start at the beginning. It’s nice. I still think half the time they want to actually murder each other, but they’re trying.”

“Yeah, I asked Shin why they were there cause it was at kinda’ a drum and bass-y type rave club thing, and he said that he and Takeomi were there because ‘Omi wanted to, and I quote, share in Sanzu’s interests, plus even though Sanzu is an adult, ‘Omi still worries about him and wanted to keep an eye out for sketch shit. Which like, excuse you, I am the sketch shit and I am not sketch”

“Brotherly love,” Ran says, “Couldn’t be me.” Yuzuha laughs loudly at that.

“So when does this scalding hot tea come in?” Emma questions.

“I’m getting there. You know Keizo, right?” Rindo asks.

“Keizo?” Emma questions, “OH. Benkei.”

“Big guy with the…hair?” Hina says.

“He does have hair, that is true. Big dude, biiiiig, tan and bleached blonde.” Rindo confirms.

“Known him for as long as I’ve been living here,” Emma says.

“Yes. Well. Because we all have eyes, we can all agree he’s hot. Though, unfortunately straight.” Rindo continues.

“Eh,” Ran interjects.

“Okay well we don’t all like them spindly like you, Ran. Not all of us are attracted to people who look like the Other Mother.”

Ran sputters and scoffs.

“Anyway, as I was saying: hot. But straight.” Rindo says. Emma stealthily flips the camera, giving it a pointed look.

“Okay…” Yuzuha says, obviously waiting for Rindo to continue.

“Or… so I thought.”

“Oh?” Hina says, and the mischievous tone of her voice implies she’s on the edge of her seat.

“And then, Sanzu sends me this video.” Rindo stops, and it’s obvious he’s pulling a video up on his phone. He clicks the volume up as a video plays. In it, Shinichiro and Benkei speak through slurred words, obviously having had some drinks at the rave.

Shinichiro says “You’re straight”, to which Benkei replies “Am I?”. Shinichiro repeats the sentiment, followed by Benkei in a higher pitched voice, replying “But AM I?”. Shinichiro laughs, as some music pounds over the speakers while the sound of a door opening and closing is heard briefly before the volume of the music fades back down.

“He’s just…really fucking pretty. Oh my god.” Benkei’s voice comes again.

“Who?” asks Sanzu.

“The- the younger Haitani.” Benkei answers.

“Rindo,” Sanzu confirms.

“Mmhmm,” Benkei hums, “Yup.”

“Haitaini genetics are something else, I’ll give you that. But they’re both headcases. Or at least Ran is. Rin’s just out here vibing on his boatload of weed money. Which, if Takeomi asks, I know nothing about.” Sanzu says.

“But you do,” Shiinichiro insists.

“Sue me for smoking a blunt before bed, some of us have insomnia, Shin.” Sanzu scoffs.

“And?” Shinichiro says.

“I didn’t take molly.”

“This time.”

“This fucking time Shin. Can we get back to Benkei’s gay panic?”

“Just looking out for you, kid.”

“Appreciate it. Anyways, the panic!” Sanzu says as the he was playing video cuts off.

“I’m not even that unhinged!” Ran whines.

Shin: Ope

Emma: yup

Shin: IDK if Benkei even remembers that honestly

Emma: might wanna

Emma: talk? With him about it?

Emma: and also let him know his gay crisis was caught on candid camera

Shin: fucking Sanzu

Emma: *shrug*

OG’s

Draken: I’ll give Takemitchy one thing, his friend was chill

Baji: well, after he got a few hits in him. Up till then it looked like he was abt to burst into tears

Tora: “had to make a call” my ass

Taka: well mitchy did say he could use some good vibes when he brought up inviting him, so maybe he had something going on

Mikey: who’s to say

Mikey: certainly not me!

Mikey: weird to meet someone who em’s known for years though lol

Draken: could def be a good contender to add to the sesh invite though

Tora: funny kid for sure

Mikey: speaking of

Baji: what?

Mikey: invitationssss

Tora: I smell a Sano party

Mikey: stop reading my mind

Mikey: but yeah, semester is almost done and I think we should get shitfaced about it

Baji: fatty fuckin agree

Draken: you don’t go to school, Mikey

Tora: correct, he only runs the second generation of a family business, d o r a k e n

Mikey: Tora have I ever told you you’re my favorite?

Draken: not since before the Shincident

Baji: the shincident

Baji: oh my god

Baji: PLEASE i can only laugh so hard

Tora: IT WAS AN ACCIDENT

Baji sent a video:

Baji is in the kitchen of his studio apartment, doubled over and crouching on the floor as a horrifically wheezy laugh comes out of his mouth, nearly silently. He drops his phone to slap his hand on the floor.

“Fucking…” He wheezes, taking in a deep shuddering breath. “Shi-” he laughs again, unable to finish his sentence.

“Shincident” he howls.

Draken: how fucking stoned are you, 1-10

Baji: oh fuckin

Baji: solid 13 like, in another realmmmm

Taka: that tracks

Pah: wtf is a shindint?

Draken: *shincident. The shinichiro incident

Pah: explain

Mikey: ??

Mikey: do you not remember when Tora almost killed my brother by accidentally ninja starring some bolt cutters into his head??

Pah: oh ya

Pah: lol

Tora: key fucking word: ACCIDENTALLY

Taka: and what did we learn?

Tora: *sigh*

Tora: that when you are in a place of business, it is best practice to check and make sure the owner of the business is not about to round the corner when you are trying to throw a pair of bolt cutters to BAJI who is too LAZY to come get them from you on his own

Draken: dude was fuckin out of it

Draken: goose egg for dayssss

Taka: concussed. That’s the word you’re looking for

Tora: a c c i d e n t a l l y ! ! ! !

Mikey: anyways boys n bitches

Draken: no

Baji: boysenberries

Taka: significant contribution

Mikey: next friday. Sano party at the sano residence. Bring some alcohol and prob plan to crash here

Taka: we are RESPONSIBLE

Mikey: and we are gonna get fuuuuuucked up

Mikey: invite whoever

Mikey: (if they’re cool, iykyk)

Draken: word

Tora: I can already smell the karaoke and the regret 😈

Draken: the only thing I regret is that I’m going to beat your ass at just dance

Baji: good luck tbh he’s undefeated

Tora: ah that Baji, always having my back

Baji: 😤

Cheaper Than Therapy

Mikey: Takemitchy, add Chufuyu to this chat. We’re having a party next weekend

Mikey: end of the semester!

Tora: do it do it do it do it

Tora: Baji will appreciate it 👀

Baji: I could just kill you rn Tora 😍

Tora: 🥹

Baji: 🤺

Draken: too real

Takemitchy: K hold please

Takemitchy added Chifuyu Matsuno to the conversation:

Takemitchy: Fuyu, you’ve been inducted into the sesh/party chat

Tora: seshs, parties and general tomfoolery

Baji: dont forget asshattery

Draken: more like dumbfuckery

Mitsuya: or we could just say “welcome”

Mitsuya: we could, I really believe it

Mikey: Hi Chifuyu!

Chifuyu Matsuno: omg hiiiii

Takemitchy changed Chifuyu Matsuno’s contact to Chifuyu

Takemitchy: cause I know Baji will go batshit if I don’t

Baji: he’s learnin boys

Chifuyu: sry at my volunteer job rn but hello!

Mikey: aw

Mikey: well party at my place next weekend

Mikey: end of semester!!

Chifuyu: bless 🙏

Draken: don’t let mikey fool you he’s not in school

Tora: he 👏 is 👏 a 👏 businessman 👏

Mikey: that Kazutora, always backing me up

Tora: just penance for the shincident ig

Baji: 💀💀💀💀💀 😂😂😂😂😂

Mitsuya: I have adult shit to go do

Mikey: zesty

Mitsuya: 😎 bye

Chifuyu and Emma

Chifuyu: Got invited to your place for a party next weekend!

Emma: Awe you’re making friends with my brother and his friends?!

Chifuyu: ye!

Emma: love this for you. Also Mikey won’t shut up about this party

Emma: I know there’s going to be Karaoke, so…

Chifuyu: I’m not screaming lol

Emma: no lol I figured we could do a song

Emma: like maybe… untouched?

Chifuyu: omfg sksksksks

Chifuyu: but u know I am down

Emma: YES!!!!

Chifuyu: ok my break is ending I gtg

Emma: bye bb love you!!

Chifuyu: ily! 💞

Ryusei and Chifuyu

Chifuyu: Okayyyy you can unblock me now

Ryusei: already did

Chifuyu: k can we stop fighting then?

Ryusei: we did, I’m not fighting with you

Ryusei: I miss u

Chifuyu: I miss you too

Chifuyu: a lot

Ryusei: ok come over, ik you’re leaving work right now

Chifuyu: band practice 🙁

Chifuyu: but after that!

Chifuyu: sorry you’re sick and have to miss out :(

Ryusei: how did you know I’m sick?

Chifuyu: jiro

Chifuyu: and also figured since you never miss practice unless you’re on your death bed and u just told me to come over so… lol

Ryusei: ugh

Chifuyu: it’s only for an hour tonight, just to run through the set list and then were done and I’ll come right there

Ryusei: ok but bring food

Chifuyu: ok what do you want? I’m getting on the train so might take me a second to respond if my service gets shitty

Ryusei: ramen

Ryusei: ramen

Ryusei: hello?

Ryusei: ok nvm then

Ryusei: bye

Chifuyu: babe, bad service like I said

Chifuyu: RYUSEI

Ryusei: ramen! God

Chifuyu: I don’t control the phone service

Ryusei: ok well bring me ramen

Chifuyu: after practice

Ryusei: you’re lucky you’re cute

Chifuyu: 🙃

Ryusei: oh before I forget, next weekend me n Jiro are going w/ his parents to the beach for the weekend & you’re coming

Ryusei: leaving thursday night

Chifuyu: my last final is on Friday morning though…

Ryusei: skip it, we both know you have straight A’s

Chifuyu: I literally can't ryu it’s for the one class I was struggling in a bit

Chifuyu: I would throw the whole semester away plus my volunteer/intern hours

Chifuyu: I could maybe come and join friday night and stay through the weekend?

Chifuyu: tho I got invited to a party and was gonna see if you wanted to stay over for the weekend and come to the party with me!

Ryusei: whos party

Chifuyu: “Michi’s friends, Emma’s brother

Ryusei: you need to stop hanging out with them so much

Ryusei: I want you at the beach, so I’ll pick you up Thurs night

Chifuyu: I can’t

Chifuyu: I HAVE to take this final

Ryusei: I’m picking you up thursday

Chifuyu: ryusei

Chifuyu: I’m not going on thursday, I’m taking my final and then I’ll meet you there

Chifuyu: and why shouldn’t I hang out with Takemichi and Emma?

Chifuyu: where is this coming from?

Chifuyu: Ryu?

Chifuyu: Ryusei

Ryusei: I love you so much and you just don’t get it

Ryusei: you won’t listen

Ryusei: won’t let me protect you from the people who don’t have your best interests in mind like I do

Chifuyu: so talking to guys behind my back was in my best interest rather than talking to me about it?

Chifuyu: ??

Ryusei: you wouldn’t treat me like this if you loved me

Ryusei: like actually loved me

Chifuyu: I’ve been fucking devoted to you and to us for 3 years, Ryusei

Chifuyu: so that’s bullshit

Ryusei: then come with me on Thursday

Chifuyu: I

Chifuyu: CAN’T

this number can no longer be contacted

Chifuyu: omfg

Chapter Text

Takeomi and Haruchiyo

Takeomi: Haru

Haruchiyo: Omi

Takeomi: weird that you call me that

Haruchiyo: weird that you call me Haru when literally everyone calls me Sanzu, but I digress

Takeomi: mmkay anyways, do you smoke

Haruchiyo: elaborate

Takeomi: weed

Haruchiyo: yup

Takeomi: you gotta cut that shit out man. And the molly, too

Takeomi: I’m unsure that I can conscionably bring you back into my life if you don’t

Haruchiyo: I don’t think conscionably is a word tbh

Takeomi: Haru

Haruchiyo: Yes, Takeomi

Haruchiyo: omfg

Haruchiyo: I do molly once every few months, specifically at shows in the company of good, trusted friends. I will not apologize for that. I’m not out terrorizing the local school children being whacked out on a random tuesday at noon.

Haruchiyo: as for the weed, if you find something that releases me from the icy deathgrip of insomnia as effectively, I’ll hear you out. But till then I smoke half a j at night so I can get more than 2 hours of sleep. Won’t be apologizing for that either

Takeomi: go to the doctor, try sleep aids, do whatever you gotta do but that shit

Haruchiyo: “that shit” is a literal plant and it’s non-addictive

Haruchiyo: also

Haruchiyo: I know we fell out of contact for a few years so let me fill you in

Haruchiyo: I’ve been to more doctors than I can count

Haruchiyo: I’ve had multiple sleep studies

Haruchiyo: I’ve tried 20+ different sleep medications

Haruchiyo: I saw a goddamn HYPNOTIST to try to take care of this shit

Haruchiyo: had a good little inpatient stay after one sleep medication gave me such vivid nightmares that I woke up in handcuffs because I’d wrestled my then-roommate fully asleep with my katana in my hands and was labeled a “danger to myself and others”, which was fun and very cool.

Haruchiyo: and now, I smoke a lil of this natural, organic, non-addictive plant and fall right asleep

Haruchiyo: and you want me to stop that??

Haruchiyo: atp maybe I can’t “conscionably” bring you back into my life if you, the guy who chose drugs over me and senju all those years ago, are going to be a bitch about me smoking some fucking weed to sleep so I’m not living like an exhausted zombie 24/7

Takeomi: it’s because I was fucked up so much ol your childhood that I worry

Takeomi: you gotta understand that

Haruchiyo: and you gotta understand that I’m smoking some weed, not shooting up pool cleaner between my toes

Haruchiyo: like smoke a blunt once and then tell me how bad and dangerous weed is

Haruchiyo: fucks sake

Takeomi: haru

Takeomi: Haru?

Takeomi: ohhh

Takeomi: kaythen

Cheaper Than Therapy

Chifuyu: so IK we like, all just met very recently but my boyfriend blocked me two days ago for the crime of… *checks notes* wanting to take my finals and get good grades?? and I have been sitting in my house in silence since then and could use some good vibes if anyone wants to come smoke?

Chifuyu: also I have a grinder full of keef beggin to be shared

Chifuyu: also also I promise I am not normally pathetic

Baji: blocked u?

Chifuyu: yuuuup

Baji: sounds like a dick

Chifuyu: he’s not normally this bad

Chifuyu: ugh it’s a whole story but, yeah

Mikey: shit dude that’s lame, sorry

Mikey: if I wasn’t running a night class tonight I’d be down for sure, but maybe tmw if you’re still up for it?

Mikey: also where tf is Takemitchy isn’t he ur bestie

Mikey: which, now I think abt it is weird cause we’re super close and you’re super close with my sister and we only just met? wild

Chifuyu: he and Hina are both sick rn

Chifuyu: also I did meet you and your brothers like, eons ago when I was in middle school but Em said you basically tortured her about me for weeks after asking if we were dating and I came out the womb gay so, she usually hung out at my place lmao

Baji: unforch

Baji: I’m down to come hang tho!

Tora: u would be

Tora: I am also, additionally, free as well

Baji: thin ice, Tora

Tora: practically walkin on gd water, I know

Tora: 🤪

Chifuyu: 👀

Baji: ANYWAYS

Baji: wait is koko in this chat?

Draken: I know he was added at some point but he’s a mystery of a human so who’s to say he didn’t slip out in the middle of the night like a fugitive

Tora: hmm

Draken: also I’ll be free to join after I’m done w/ Shin

Mikey: wtf are doing with Shinichiro

Draken: remember how I work at his shop?

Mikey: I do

Draken: that??

Mikey: oh it is like normal business hours huh

Mitsuya: I’m

Mitsuya: just wow

Draken: t r u l y

Chifuyu: y’all are wild

Chifuyu: and let me be clear: I love it

Mitsuya: stick around for long enough and you’ll come to regret that statement

Chifuyu: omg sksksks

Kokonoi I was summoned?

Draken: what are you doing in my house

Tora: I WANT WAFFLE FRIES

Draken: Tora coming in clutch with the getting my references

Tora: Koko you literally just stalk this chat for months don’t you

Baji changed Kokonoi’s name to Koko

Baji: better

Koko Yes, I do

Koko I am a luxury few can afford and thus I must pick and choose when and where I will show up

Koko can’t cheapen the brand by just being available all the time

Baji: lmfao jesus koko we know your schedule is like work, work, scrooge mcduck into a pile of money, fuck inupi’s brain out, work, be evil, repeat

Baji: buuuut come smoke

Koko bet

Baji: word lmao

Chifuyu: I have no idea what’s going on but I’m here for it

Chifuyu forwarded a location

Chifuyu: come over literally whenever, I beg (in a fun, cool, chill, not pathetic way)

Baji: someone come pick me up

Tora: me too me too

Draken: I have Emma’s car I can come get you

Mikey: why do you have her car?

Mikey: why are you so integrated into my family

Draken: Izana has my bike

Mikey: e l a b o r a t e

Draken: Izana’s bike

Draken sent a photo:

Draken points at a motorcycle that is torn apart down to the frame, pieces of the engine are laid out around the frame on the floor of Shinichiro’s shop

Draken: so he has mine

Draken: and I have Emma’s car since Shin has both a bike and a car and I’m not insured on Shin’s car but Emma is so…

Draken: big complicated trade that prob could have been easier but I digress

Mikey: you dating my sister still trips me out

Draken: it’s been a couple months so

Draken: deal with it?

Draken: anyways I’ll come grab you Baji and Tora, wya?

Tora: were both at Angry”s

Draken: he coming with?

Baji: nah he’s gotta go put out some metaphorical fire at the restaurant I guess

Draken: word be there in 30

Mikey: have fun yall

Mitsuya: I might actually be able to swing by this time, depends how the next hour goes

Mitsuya: ie I’m either walking out of the studio in an hour satisfied, or I’m locking myself in and setting this place on fire

Baji: such a tortured artist, that one

Mitsuya: self inflicted but truly, I suffer

Chifuyu: I am ✨delighted ✨

Chifuyu: not with the potential arson, to be clear

Chifuyu: but I’ll order pizza or smth

Koko delightful

Tora: lmao see yall soon!

Shinichiro and Keizo

Shinichiro: SO

Benkei: so

Shinichiro: we gonna talk about that video, Bennie Boy?

Benkei: ok a) no and also b) no??

Shinichiro: I mean why though?

Shinichiro: it’s nothing to be embarrassed about

Shinichiro; and you know I play for both teams so it’s not like I would judge you in the slightest

Benkei: I’m aware shin but I’m coming to terms with it myself honestly

Benkei: like I talked abt it a bit with Waka and it scared me to the point of having to hang up the phone and sit in my shower so I could contemplate the wall for 45 mins

Shinichiro: Keizo, it’s nothing to be ashamed of

Benkei: ew don’t KeIzO me

Benkei: no but I know, I’m not like being homophobic against myself or some bullshit, I think Rindo is really attractive and I can admit that. I think the thing that made me panic is just knowing we’re in the minority in a lot of ways in terms of acceptance. And I have such an image that people have cultivated abt me of “Benkei, meathead former gang leader, fucker of bitches” and shit like that that they’ve kinda created a persona of me around when I’m not even really like that. So it’s moreso this sense of having to be in front of people as a guy potentially dating a guy and knowing so many people are going to talk and having to deal w/ it all cause no one we know can be normal about goddamn anything

Shinichiro: it’s fair and valid to be apprehensive, but all I can say is that I think you’re owed, and deserve, a life that’s yours and isn’t swayed by other people’s perceptions of you. You don’t owe anyone anything, but you do owe yourself the ability to explore what makes your heart beat the way you want it to.

Shinichiro: it’s not anyones decision but yours what you do about your feelings toward Rindo or anyone else, but if you do decide to pursue him or someone else, anyone who has anything to say about it can get absolutely fucked, yk? And anyways you’re like 17 feet tall so I doubt anyone would say anything to you anyways

Benkei: lmao 17 feet tall you’re just short

Shinichiro: I’m normal!

Benkei: SHORT

Shinichiro: lol or consider: you’re abnormally large

Benkei: hahahaha I’m just sturdy

Benkei: but ugh yeah Ik you’re right it’s just you know

Benkei: much to ponder or whatever

Shinichiro: I get it man. I’m here to talk or bounce ideas off of whenever!

Benkei: I know dude, I appreciate that

Benkei: ugh

Benkei: Rindo’s just so dainty n pretty

Shinichiro: he’s honestly not that delicate though you know?

Benkei: well, in comparison

Shinichiro: to your gargantuan self hahaha

Baji and Chifuyu
2:45 am

Baji: Hey, I pulled your # out of the group chat and ik it’s like late as fuck rn but I needed to talk w/ you about something so like, hit me up when you’re awake

Chifuyu: Hey, you caught me up studying so I’m awake!

Chifuyu: what’s up?

Baji: ok so

Baji: okay

Baji: what’s your bf’s name again??

Chifuyu: Ryusei, why?

Baji: pinkish streaky hair, plays bass?

Chifuyu: yeah…

Baji: fuck, ok can I call u?

Chifuyu: yeah? Go for it

Incoming call from Baji

Chifuyu answers the phone hesitantly, propping it up on his desk so he can lean back in his chair and stretch. He’s wearing a cream oversized sweater and has most of his hair pulled up into a small topknot on top of his head, as well as some black square bluelight glasses on his face. His room is dark but he’s lit by the glow of a computer monitor.

Baji stares for a moment, and Chifuyu takes in his nervous appearance. He wears an oversized black muscle shirt and a lot of his chest is visible, even from the angle he holds his phone at, face on. He’s pacing back and forth in his apartment, worrying his lip with his teeth.

“What’s up?” Chifuyu asks, suddenly worried.

“Okay, so I talked this over with Tora and I think I fucked up…” Baji trails off.

“Okay? Talked what over?”

“Okay so, probably like a month ago, this guy hits me up randomly on instagram, and we chat a bit so I look at his profile super briefly and see like…literally just the top row. And he’s a musician, and I’m a musician, so we talk or whatever.” Baji stops and ruffles his hair, pausing his pacing for a second to swallow, and then continues pacing.

Chifuyu nods, a pit growing in his stomach.

Baji continues, “So we keep talking and he’s flirting with me hard. Like hard. All the moves. So we meet up and hang out for a drink and he’s talking about how he’s been single for so long and…well yadda yadda yadda we hook up a bit and then go our separate ways, and suddenly he just ghosts. And it’s not that big a deal like it’s not that serious you know?” Baji gulps again, “And I’m like curious cause he’d been messaging me daily up till then and I’m like ok did you die? So I go look at his page again, but like actually look…and I scroll down a few rows and there’s pictures of him and his boyfriend…who is you…”

Chifuyu has a stricken expression on his face now, “What?” he whispers and shakes his head as if to clear it.

“Dude I’m so fuckin sorry I literally had no idea, and I feel like such an asshole cause I shoulda scrolled at least, ya know? Like I’m so so fuckin sorry.”

“That’s…it’s not-” Chifuyu leans forward to cradle his head in his hands, taking a wracking breath as his voice breaks, “it’s not your fault.”

“And like he was waxing poetic shit about his ‘ex’ to the point it got almost weird but I figured he was just nervous, but now I get it and I debated telling you but once I knew it was you I felt like the biggest dick about it all,” Baji rambles, looking distraught.

“No I’m- I just can’t- believe it,” Chifuyu says through hitching breaths, tears spilling down his face when he turns to look back at the camera. “Fuck, sorry, like- like I knew shit was wrong but FUCK.”

“Chifuyu I’m so so sorry.”

“No it’s not…it’s not your fault Baji, thank you for telling me. I gotta go though, like drown myself in the bathtub or something I don’t know.”

“Chifu-”

Call ended

Baji: don’t do anything drastic dude. He’s fuckin scum

seen.

Emma and Chifuyu

Emma: hey, I heard

Chifuyu: how?

Emma: Baji. He came crashing into our house at like 4 this morning to hang with my brothers, was like super upset and yelling about how much of a dick he felt like

Chifuyu: I’ll text him

Chifuyu: I’m really, really not upset at him

Chifuyu: how the fuck was he gonna know?

Chifuyu: it was fuckgn ryu lying that’s n

Chifuyu: *not his fault

Emma: babe I’m so sorry, you don’t deserve this. I’ve watched you move mountains to make Ryusei happy and support him through all of his shit and he’s treating you like garbage and it’s not fucking okay.

Chifuyu: I don’t deserve it, you’re right

Chifuyu: but I can’t help being fucked up over it

Chifuyu: i love him

Chifuyu: or loved him idk wtf I’m feeling rn

Chifuyu: gonna confront him abt it all but idk how

Chifuyu: this is so fucked up Em

Emma: need help writing a confrontational text?

Chifuyu: tbh? Yeah

Emma: come over. I’ll make us breakfast and help you

Emma: and then we can set up for the party tonight cause either way you deserve a fun night

Chifuyu: I don’t know if I’m up for it Em

Emma: come over. If you wanna party, we party. If not, we can sit in silence together and be sad and watch sad movies and cry into some ice cream

Chifuyu: ok

Chifuyu: come get me? I don’t want to drive right now

Emma: ok honey I’ll leave in a few

Emma: 💞

Emma: it’s gonna be okay,.okay?

Chifuyu: choosing to take your word for it cause it doesn’t feel like that right now

Hajime Kokonoi created a group chat

Hajime Kokonoi changed his contact to Koko.

Koko added Draken, Mikey, Mitsuya, Baji, Kazutora, Inupi, and Hakkai

Koko: Strange things afoot at the Circle K today

Koko sent a video

Koko sits next to Inupi on a stool in the kitchen of the Sano home. Emma, Izana and Chifuyu are cleaning and setting various items out on the counters such as bowls of chips, bottles of alcohol, and cups. “Big Energy” by Latto blasts in the background as the three of them dance and twirl around while they sing.

“On the count of three, bad bitches get money!” Yells Emma.

“Broke playas to the left we don’t want it!” Chifuyu and Izana respond. Chifuyu’s eyes are rimmed in red and his smile is watery, stretching across a blotchy face as he makes a sound between a laugh and a sob.

Shinichiro rounds the corner, looking confused. “Everything…okay in here?”

Chifuyu turns to look at him, grin stretching almost manically wide in its fakeness as tears begin to spill down his face again, and throws a thumbs up.

“Alright, uh-” Shinichiro says. The video ends.

Baji: Fuck me

Kazutora: you’d like that, wouldn’t you

Kazutora: slut

Baji: not the time Tora

Mitsuya: every day I wake up still being friends with you

Koko: Tora this is a man in crisis have some respect

Draken: what the in god damn fuck is going on

Koko: he’s so confused he forgot how to words

Inupi: your guess Draken? Good as mine

Inupi: no fucking clue

Baji: ok so this is. In a roundabout way, my fault

Draken: can any one of you just type out a message that answers a question in a non-cryptic form. It’s a text. You have the time to proofread it and see that it is not helpful.

Baji: ok ok so

Baji: okay

Draken: b a j i

Mikey: loooool so thats why I can hear music all the way in my room

Baji: so this guy I a little bit hooked up with? Was presumably single, obviously. Until I found out he wasn’t. And was actually chifuyu’s boyfriend. And I had to call him and tell him last night. And apparently implode his life. Like a dick.

Inupi: that’s fucked up dude

Baji: no I know, and I didn’t know till I actually properly creeped his socials and saw pics

Baji: n now I feel like ✨ shit about it ✨

Draken: wtf

Baji: I DIDNT KNOW

Draken: actually?

Baji: swear it on Ryusei’s grave

Mikey: Ryusei?

Koko: grave?

Baji: oh

Baji: the kid that fucked chifuyu over who we’re now gonna have to murder

Mitsuya: “we”

Kazutora: lmfao I’m in

Draken: in a shocking twist that surprises no one, Tora is down for a light murder

Kazutora: what else am I gonna do to fill up my Friday?

Mikey: updating Kazutora’s alignment to chaotic evil

Kazutora: what was I before

Mikey: idk chaotic pretty or some shit

Mitsuya: Would you like an alphabetized list of things to do on a Friday that don’t include a felony charge? Or should I just bullet point them as they come to me?

Kazutora: would you lighten up I have put my shitheaded teenage years behind me

Kazutora: obvi I am not down for murder

Kazutora: shh baji dm me abt the murder plans

Kazutora: WHO SAID THAT?!

Draken: chaotic mentally ill is prob a better fit

Baji: there’s a reason we have a chat literally named “cheaper than therapy” and we’re all in it

Draken: anyways

Draken: we just met the kid and now we’re crusading for him?

Baji: as if Mikey didn’t adopt Takemichi like a pathetic stray kitten and basically integrate him into our social circle immediately

Mitsuya: a valid point that is actually valid, for once

Baji: lmfao I just feel so bad abt it like I had no idea but I can’t help feeling indirectly responsible for this

Koko: babes if you really didn’t know then it’s not your fault. You didn’t go looking for someone who was specifically unavailable and while maybe prowling socials is a good idea moving forward, unfortunately we're all susceptible to something like this because we have to take people at their word.

Baji: yeah ig

Baji: I just wanna like, idk, take it back now. Had to watch him die behind his eyes on facetime at 3 AM

Mikey: well fortunately you can do shots about it tonight. Alcohol washes the sins away

Mitsuya: super good and healthy advice, Mikey!

Mikey: i know!

Mikey: Em just texted me and said she’s getting him to come around to the idea of coming to the party so Baji can roll him a nice lil blunt with his skilled guitar fingers and make him less sad 👍

Draken: why do you have to describe Baji’s fingers in such an overly erotic manner

Baji: I mean it wasn’t erotic till you said it like that

Baji: but it is now

Baji: 😈

Hakkai: there is so much to unpack here

Hakkai: and too much to scroll back and read

Hakkai: sorry that happened. Or congrats. Whatever the situation calls for

Inupi: hahahaha oh my god

Mitsuya: he’s hung over

Mitsuya: I’ll give him the cliff notes

Baji: yes lets rehash how I fucked up

Several people are typing…

Rindo and Sanzu:

Sanzu: why is your brother so boring he won’t text me back

Rindo: he’s in whatever the wikipedia version of a k-hole is right now

Sanzu: ancient rome?

Rindo: Byzantine empire this week

Sanzu: heard that

Rindo: and he’s not boring. No one can call him that but me

Sanzu: lmfao ok tell him to respond

Rindo: lol I’ll try

Rindo: you going to Mikey’s thing tonight

Sanzu: duh

Rindo: simp

Sanzu: idiot

Sanzu: you going?

Rindo: yeah Draken texted me to bring all the weed, so

Rindo: idfk what to wear, though. There’s a certain person I believe will be there that I would like to impress

Sanzu: so something slutty

Sanzu: or kinky

Rindo: it’s a house party lmao

Rindo: hot, yes, but I’m not showing up in leather lol

Sanzu: wear that mesh top you have with something over it and then some sort of something that sinches your waist in

Rindo: this is why I come to you, you know what the fuck you’re taking about

Sanzu: mmhmm mmhmm and who are we trying to impress?

Rindo: wouldn’t you like to know!

Sanzu: I would, yes

Sanzu: that’s why I asked

Rindo: lol why though?

Sanzu: because I happen to know someone who’s whipped over you and I’m conducting a fact finding mission 👀

Rindo: You mean Keizo

Sanzu: ?

Rindo: Benkei

Sanzu: god I always forget he has a name??

Sanzu: like wdym “Benkei” is a nickname it’s on your birth certificate I swear

Rindo: lol but yes, Keizo is the person I’m trying to impress but if you let slip that I’m trying to impress him they will never find your body :)

Sanzu: mama didn’t raise a snitch

Rindo: you snitched on Keizo

Sanzu: I have no allegiance to Bekei, he’s my brother’s friend. I respect him but he’s an acquaintance at best

Rindo: uh huh just remember I’ve been to juvie

Sanzu: you had to spend one night in lockup because you got busted drinking at a house party don’t act like you’re hardened lmfao

Rindo: I’ve been and I’m not afraid to go back! 🤣

Sanzu: I can not stress this enough: lmfao 😂

Ran and Sanzu

Ran: yes?

Sanzu: omg you finally answer me

Ran: I was busy

Sanzu: I’m bored

Ran: tragic

Sanzu: come smoke.

Ran: no 🙂

Sanzu: come onnn dude please

Ran: you don’t want to hang out with me, you don’t like me, and you think I’m boring

Ran: plus you’re likely trying to get me to get you free weed

Ran: so, again: nooo

Sanzu: dude come ON why can’t I just ask my friend to come hang

Ran: bye, Sanzu

Sanzu: ugh bye

Band Tingz

Ryusei: Chifuyu you’re out

Chifuyu wtf

Chifuyu is this how you’re choosing to break up with me?

Chifuyu you cheat on me, lie about it, and don’t even have the decency to break up with me in person, and privately?

Ryusei: mmm yeah

Ryusei: you’re out of the band and out of my life

Ryusei: so

Ryusei: buhbye now

Ryusei: spineless, whiny, sad pathetic chifuyu with no friends, no band and no boyfriend

Ryusei: you’ll never find anyone like me again, and you’re nothing without me

Kojiro: enough. We didn’t talk about you doing it like this, Ryu

Ryusei: whatever bye

seen

Takemichi, Emma and Hinata

Emma: Look at what Chifuyu just sent me

Emma sent a photo:

Emma sends a screenshot of the conversation Chifuyu had with Ryusei and Kojiro.

Hina: oh well that’s just messed up

Takemichi oh my god

Takemichi wtf

Takemichi what the actual fuck

Takemichi he’s with you right Em?

Takemichi is he okay?

Emma: he’s kinda just…

Emma sent a video:

Chifuyu sits on the edge of the bed in Emma’s room, staring straight ahead without blinking. His entire expression and body language sits somewhere between defeated and blank.

“Fuyu?” Emma says. His hands curl into fists.

“Chifuyu?” She says again. He shakes his head minutely.

“Fuck this,” He whispers.

“Fuck this, and fuck him, and fuck them.” He says.

“Fuck them,” Emma confirms.

“I bent over backwards for him for…three years. He never compromised, ever. EVER. so fuck him.” he says, his voice rising in volume and dripping with venom.

“You’re going to be better, and kinder, and nicer than he ever was-” Emma’s voice breaks.

“Yeah, I am.” Chifuyu says, “and I’m gonna fuckin party tonight because I can and because FUCK HIM”

Hina: Well hey, he’s gonna go through it cause break ups suck, but at least he’s feeling positive right now?

Emma: Ryu didn’t deserve him

Takemichi: big agree

Hina: huge

Emma: are you two coming tonight? I want as much support around him as possible

Takemichi: I’ll be there!

Hina: I’m still really sick but I might be able to rally, let me take some couch syrup and see how much it helps

Hina: *cough

Takemichi: couch syrup 😤

Hina: don’t start!

Emma: lmao ok, well come whenever after like…8ish

Takemichi:

Emma: ?????

Takemichi: “roger”

Emma: lol k!

Chapter Text

Midnight Marauders

Shinichiro: You guys are still coming tonight, right?

Shinichiro: please say you’re coming

Wakasa: I’m coming

Takeomi: I’ll come

Benkei: this conversation is a study in phrasing

Wakasa: omfg benkei

Wakasa: you might be coming if a certain Haitani is there benkeiiiii

Benkei: get fuuuucked Wakasa!

Wakasa: I won’t! (I might? We’ll see where the evening takes us)

Benkei: I miss when we were younger and we didn’t text and had to talk in person and you were quiet. Really nostalgic for the silent waka days

Takeomi: lmao

Shinichiro: lol so mean Benkei

Wakasa: he is mean

Wakasa: to me

Wakasa: imagine being mean to me??

Takeomi: when two only children have the biggest sibling energy

Takeomi: bigger than Shin, Izana, Emma and Mikey cause y’all all weirdly get along super well except for when Mikey has one of his weird “I hate everything and everyone” days.

Takeomi: bigger than me, haru and senju for sure

Shinichiro: those are few and far between these days, it’s not too bad. Now Izana, he still struggles every now and then with the whole abandonment thing but he’s made real strides in his relationship with Mikey and Emma and he understands it was fully to do with his mom, not with us or him.

Wakasa: poor kid

Shinichiro: truly

Takeomi: well this got sad and deep and I regret making the joke now!

Benkei: haha and once again I say: get fucked!

Takeomi: mmkay

Takeomi: anyways

Takeomi: yeah I’ll come to your lame ass house party, Shin

Shinichiro: not my party! Mikeys. And they need a modicum of supervision even though I know it’ll get out of hand and I won’t be able to stop everyone from drinking

Benkei: yeah that’s very much like trying to herd cats but I’ll come stand in a corner and look scary

Wakasa: you could probably do that professionally

Wakasa: be professionally intimidating, I mean

Wakasa: or be a bodyguard, even

Takeomi: karaoke

Shinichiro: what about it

Takeomi: will there be karaoke there?

Takeomi: I want to listen to shitfaced waka sing

Shinichiro: there will, and why? You always complain about how screechy he gets

Wakasa: I don’t get screechy!

Takeomi: you do, and I love when it happens because you’re so quiet around everyone normally that it’s funny to hear people talk about you like you’re a cryptid

Takeomi: some sort of shorter, more effeminate mothman that’s silent except for when he sings guns n’ roses really badly

Wakasa: just for that I’m gonna talk so much tonight

Wakasa: you won’t be able to shut me up

Benkei: I’ll believe it when I see it

Takeomi: sure, Waka

Takeomi: also, what’s the over/under on Shin crying tonight

Wakasa: depends how much he drinks

Wakasa: and also on if he looks in Mikey’s general direction and suddenly gets emotional over how proud he is that he’s running the dojo (for the 462nd time since Mikey took it over)

Benkei: I say 3 drinks before tears

Wakasa: I raise you four

Takeomi: price is right rules?

Takeomi: cause two sips

Shinichiro: I have such kind, supportive friends 😍

Wakasa: lmfao I’m gonna nap so I have the energy to talk SO MUCh tonight!

Wakasa: (also it’s 4 drinks and/or 1 glance in Mikey’s direction and I’ll put money on it)

Wakasa: bye!

Benkei: waka: is in a gc called midnight marauders

Benkei: also waka: needs a nap to be up till midnight

Wakasa: A number 1: it’s the name of an incredible tribe called quest album

Wakasa: B number 2: I didn’t get much sleep last night

Wakasa: C number 3: suck a whole dick Benny we both know we started this gc the night Omi was fucked drunk n decided we needed to go get cupcakes at midnight and just never changed the name

Benkei: lol calm urself waka I am highly aware

Wakasa: put some respect on Tribe!!

Benkei: always

Benkei: and I’ll take that bet. Get some rest old man

Benkei: later!

Takeomi: ✌️

Shinichiro: ooookay bye then lmao

Chifuyu and Baji

Chifuyu: Hey

Baji: Hi, how are u?

Chifuyu: not good! Very bad actually but I’m gonna party it out before the big sad hits and I’m forced to lay on the floor and contemplate my existence lol but I just wanted to double down on the fact that I’m not upset at you and I don’t blame you for anything

Chifuyu: and I appreciate that you told me, a lot

Chifuyu: I was gonna find out eventually and if I had, and you knew and didn’t tell me I would have been mad, yk?

Baji: yeah I mean ig, not to act like me feeling bad is on the same level as what you’re dealing with but I feel shiiiiitty

Chifuyu: you didn’t know

Baji: idk I’m not so good with the words and a lot of times the feelings and stuff, but I pride myself on being kinda perceptive and somehow didn’t think to just… look into him a bit more? Major dumbfuckery on my part for that one.

Chifuyu: haha well if it helps I thought I knew Ryusei like the back of my hand and apparently I did not

Chifuyu: so really I don’t hold it against you

Chifuyu: promise

Baji: mm well I’m gonna be sorry anyways. Deal w it!

Chifuyu: lol ok

Chifuyu: you’re gonna be at the party tonight yeah?

Baji: yes sir

Chifuyu: roll me a j and you’ll be forgiven

Baji: lmao ok, that I can def do

Chifuyu: sick, see you later then?

Baji: yeah for sure

Baji: sorry again

Chifuyu: lmao you’re good!

Kazutora and Baji

Tora: wait are Mitsuya and Hakkai…

Tora sent a video

Music pounds from speakers set up in the living room of the Sano household and people congregate in different areas, dancing, drinking and generally being raucous. He zooms in down a hallway and shows Hakkai leaning over to whisper something in Mitsuya’s ear before pulling away and smiling in a shy manner. Mitsuya glances around before grabbing Hakkai’s hand and pulling him further down the hall and around the corner.

Baji 👹: fucking? Yeah probably

Baji 👹: they’ve been spending a lot of time w each other

Baji 👹: n I’m p sure Hakkai stayed over at Mistuya’s the other night so

Tora: wild

Tora: good for them tho they’ve been dancing around each other like blind idiots for months now

Baji 👹: lmao yeah like it was so obvious to anyone w eyes

Baji 👹: except apparently each other

Baji 👹: wya?

Tora: kitchen now, you?

Baji 👹: shots?

Baji 👹: talking w the haitanis

Baji 👹: just trying to get Rindo to give me some fuckin weed but he’s like laying out all the options for me and I’m like “just some weed bro” but that’s not a good enough answer apparently. He’s like the guy in a cartoon who’s all shady with a trench coat on and opens it up to show fifty different options lmao.

Baji 👹: like fuck ur hybrid strains and fancy unicorn slime shit, just gimme 👏something 👏I 👏can 👏smoke 👏

Tora: lol ok well come meet me when ur done I’ll pour you something

Baji 👹: whiskey

Tora: duh

Baji 👹: lol thank u

Tora: I can’t tell if I’m feeling a bit manic or if I’m just high on life and party and no school for a month

Baji 👹: could be either but just incase, location on.

Baji 👹: although from what you’ve described to me before, seems like ur aware of it so prob not manic and it’s just the having fun of it all. No need to stress

Tora: got it

Tora: thanks dude

Baji 👹: got u always dumb ass

Baji 👹: plus if the depresso hits you know you can come hide at my place

Tora: yeahhhh don’t want to think about that!

Baji 👹: I know but I know u so I’m saying it

Tora: thx

Tora: come do shots!

Baji 👹: k I’m just paying rando

Baji 👹: LMFAO

Baji 👹: *rindo

Tora: hahaha oh my god RaNdO

Baji 👹: 💀

Baji 👹: omw get me some whiskey!

Tora: bitch say please!

Baji 👹: pls!

Tora: lmao I already have two poured for you

Baji 👹: 🤘

send noods 🍜

Angry: I forgot abt this gc

Angry: was gonna add everyone into a gc and this popped up hahaha

Smiley: oh god I thought we let this one die

Smiley: put it in the ground where it belongs

Angry: chill? Lmao

Angry: anyways!

Angry: how tf do y’all know the Thousand Winters kid?

Mitsuya: the what now?

Draken: is that supposed to mean something?

Angry: omfg

Angry sent a video:

Angry aims his camera from his vantage point where he sits on the patio, across to where Baji and Chifuyu sit on the other end of the patio in chairs next to each other, staring down at where Baji rolls a joint over a low patio table and talks quietly. Chifuyu looks up for a second, as does Baji, and they smile as they make eye contact before he continues talking inaudibly. Chifuyu nods, but then shrugs and laughs with what appears to be a melancholy look on his face before Baji waves his hand as if to say “no”.

Draken: well considering I don’t know shit about a “thousand winter” pertaining to Baji I’m gonna say it has to do with Chifuyu?

Angry: That’s his name. Yeah, Chifuyu. He’s in a band called Thousand Winters with his boyfriend and their friends. They’ve won the local battle of the bands like 3 years running.

Angry sent a video:

a screen recording of a youtube video shows Chifuyu, Ryusei, Kojiro and two others on a stage. Kojiro sings while he plays guitar, Ryusei is on bass and Chifuyu bops around the stage between them, the other guitarist and the drummer. When Kojiro stops singing, Chifuyu runs up towards the monitors at the the edge of the stage, propping a foot up one as he screams into the mic. The crowd below all dance, mosh or headbang as Chifuyu finishes up his line.

Baji: holy shit,

Baji: also

Baji: why you creepin?! 😂

Angry sent a video:

Baji pulls out his phone and scrolls through his messages as Chifuyu pulls on the joint, inhaling and holding it in briefly before blowing smoke out. He turns to the side to scan the patio before zeroing in on Angry and flipping him off with a smile.

Baji: creep!

Angry: lmao I was just curious!

Mikey: y’all look czczy

Baji: mcscuse you, you callin me crazy?

Mikey: CZOY

Draken: he’s trying to communicate with us I just know it

Mikey: COYZ

Mikey: LIKE SNUGGLE SNUGGLE

Mitsuya: can spell “snuggle” but not “cozy”

Kazutora: this has been incredible to watch

Kazutora: like actually

Baji: right, anyways

Baji: also how are u typin so well Tora you looked like you were going to die when we took shots

Smiley: no one a c t u a l l y answered Souya’s question?

Angry: hate it when you fuckin “souya” me, nAhoYa

Benkei: s like when Shin “keizo” ’s me

Benkei: gross I’m Benkei

Mitsuya: holy what the fuck I forgot you were in this chat

Angry: same

Baji: ditto

Pah: he was in this chat to help by being strong for when the twins were putting the restaurant together

Draken: you remember that but didn’t remember the Shincident

Kazutora: ooooooohmygod

Kazutora: zero weeks without the sHinCiDeNt mentioned

Kazutora: 🙃

Angry: is anyone gonna tell me how the FUCK u know the Chifuyu kid

Baji: he’s Emma’s and Takefucky’s friend

Baji: his boyfriend also cheated on him

Baji: w me

Baji: (i did NOT know)

Baji: so here I am rolling him a conciliatory and apologetic blunt

Mitsuya: naturally

Mitsuya: shoulda been obvious

Draken: congrats on seeing a question and then simply answering it Baji

Draken: proud of u

Baji: praise kink:

Baji: ACTIVATED

Smiley:

Mitsuya: someone say something

Mitsuya: anyone

Mitsuya: otherwise I will kill everyone in this chat and then myself!

Mitsuya: 🤩

Baji: lmao I’m gonna go smoke out my sad boy

Draken: “your”

Baji: well aint none of you doing shit to cheer him up!

Kazutora: May I remind you: aint none of us fucked his boyfriend !!!

Baji: it was more in the light blowjob category than anything but, yk

Baji: true

Draken: gonna go drink bleach now, love y’all, enjoy remaining in this mortal coil with Baji ✌️

Mikey: 🤣

Cheaper Than Therapy

Takemitchy sent a video

The camera is on selfie mode and he sits next to Hinata on a couch. They both smile into the camera before he flips the view to show Emma standing in the mouth of the living room, where the karaoke set up sits waiting.

“Has anyone seen Chifuyu?” she calls. She’s met with shrugs and shaking heads, a few people look around.

“Whatever, just start the music. He’ll show up if he shows up,” she shrugs.

The opening chords of Untouched by The Veronicas start blasting, and on queue Chifuyu comes running into the living room, sliding the last few feet on his socks before he hastily grabs the second mic that’s sitting on a chair next to Emma. An almost fully smoked blunt hangs from his lips and he pinches the small remainder of it between two fingers. Baji follows in shortly and snatches it from him as Chifuyu laughs.

The crowd starts cheering and laughing as they sing the first few lines.

Chifuyu pipes up to take over the lyrics, singing “Don't even talk about the consequence
'Cause right now you're the only thing that's making any sense to me”. Emma joins him again to finish the line before they harmonize through the chorus.

“I feel so untouched and I want you so much
That I just can't resist you
It's not enough to say that I miss you
I feel so untouched right now, need you so much somehow
I can't forget you
Goin' crazy from the moment I met you!”

The crowd of people in the house whoop and cheer as they continue the song, and Draken walks through from the kitchen carrying Mikey piggyback. Mikey looks very drunk but screams Emma’s name and cheers as they sing and she hits the high harmony notes.

They continue to sing, and Chifuyu grabs Emma’s hand to swing her out and twirl her back in, dropping his hand to her waist to dip her surprisingly low, keeping her steady as she remains in a dip, facing him while they sing the final chorus.

He pulls her back upright when the song’s outro starts playing and everyone around them cheers as Emma curtseys and Chifuyu’s face flushes.

“That’s how you karaoke, in case anyone was wondering,” Emma says into the mic.

Mikey: hiii hinnnaaaa

Takemitchy: she says “hi Mikey!”

Baji: Chifuyu: smol

Baji: also Chifuyu: STRONK

Tora: STRONKS 📈📈📈

Chifuyu: I’m not even small!

Tora: you look it though cause you’re always in something oversized

Tora: it’s deceptive !

Baji: yes yes p r e c i s e l y

Chifuyu: I’m a burly man!!

Draken: let’s play “who’s crossfaded?”

Baji: ✊

Chifuyu: me

Draken:

Draken: imagine that

Tora: looool ok well burly man u killed the veronicas

Mitsuya: honestly slayed

Mitsuya: Hakkai agrees

Baji: hwo would you know?

Mitsuya: ??

Baji: I mean like how do you understand him when your dicks in his mouth?

Draken: LOOOOOOLLLL

Draken: at least someone asked

Tora: Baji oh my fUCK

Tora: i just spit vodkA all over Izana hes so pissed 💀

Tora: fuckin worth it though

Mitsuya: kms myself

Mitsuya: cats outta the bag ig

Tora: it was never in the bag!

Baji: there was no bag to speak of

Baji: the cats been running around in front of us while u ignored the fuckin cat for months

Draken: yeah Takashi you two were…not subtle

Mitsuya: what? Actually yk nevermind I don’t want to know

Mitsuya:

Tora: Mitsuya: “omg Hakkai is the best ever, he’s so thoughtful and kind and patient and pretty and OH DID I MENTION PRETTY, I mean as bros go, you know. Like totally bro-pretty but OMG HE BROUGHT COFFEE TO THE STUDIO OMG HOW SWEET

Tora: also Mitsuya: how did u know I like liked him??

Tora: glad u got over yourselves and banged one out

Tora: bung?

Tora: no banged. Banged is the word

Mikey: nah the bird is the word

Mitsuya: SIGH

Baji: play stupid games win dumb fuckin prizes baybeeee

Takemitchy: Chifuyu where you at?

Takemitchy: Hina is still sick and wants to eradicate the plague with shots

Chifuyu: cool uhhhhhh lemme puke n rally and I’ll b their

Draken: lmao NO

Draken: water

Chifuyu: but I am soooo sadd and brok en 💔

Baji: let him drink!! 😤

Draken: W A T E R

Draken: I’ll sic Shin on you i swear to god

Chifuyu: thats the bortherr yeah?

Draken: yuh huh

Chifuyu: fineeeeee

Sanzu and Wakasa

Sanzu: I’m just gonna…

Sanzu: leave this here

Sanzu sent a video:

Sanzu rounds a corner and passes by a dimly lit bedroom down a hallway of the Sano house, away from the main area where the party takes place. He backtracks quietly and the camera’s view barely catches the sight of Rindo Haitani sitting on Benkei’s lap. Benkei stares, almost in awe, up at Rindo, who isn’t much taller than Benkei even sitting on Benkei’s lap as he does. Benkei reaches up and tucks some of Rindo’s blue streaked blonde hair behind his ear, letting his finger trail lightly down the arm of Rindo’s glasses.

Rindo leans forward and kisses Benkei softly before pulling away. Benkei puts one hand on Rindo’s waist, the other on his cheek and pulls him back in for another kiss.

Wakasa: omg thank god that’s a guest room

Sanzu: Benkei, u slut

Sanzu: good for you, tbh

OG’s
5:32 AM

Mikey: Night everyone, I had fun! Love u all

Draken: Mikey go THE FUCK TO SLEEP

Chapter Text

OG’s
9:15 AM

Draken: So how is everyone’s morning going?

Draken sent a video:

Draken lays in bed smiling ironically, his hair is loose and haloed around him on his pillow and he wears no shirt, part of his chest visible above where his comforter ends. He’s in bed in his room at the brothel, and the muffled but distinct sound of an adult man grunting can be heard, punctuated by what sounds like a bed frame hitting the wall next to him.

Taka: you need to move out

Taka: asap

Taka: that is too much for a sunday morning

Draken: yeah, I’ve been saving. Shin pays me pretty decently but I had to replace a couple parts on my bike so that set me back a bit.

Taka: how much do you have?

Draken: I mean enough for first and last months rent on a place, and moving costs, but I want to have extra put aside for emergencies.

Taka: fair. And smart.

Taka: also, you and Emma should get a place together. That would cut costs a lot I bet.

Mikey: 🛑 ❌ ⛔ 🙅🏼

Mikey: forbidden

Mikey: gross

Mikey: I won’t allow it under my roof!

Draken:

Draken: fr though we’ve been together less than six months so, a bit soon for that

Mikey: oh so she’s not good enough for you suddenly?

Draken: jesus fuck mikey stop being an agent of chaos, it’s too early

Draken: lemme be clear: Emma? Love her.

Draken: moving in together? Not yet. We both have to like, be independent adults first.

Mikey: ok ok ok

Mikey: yeah, good. That’s good.

Draken: sigh

Taka: Hakkai’s been staying at my place a lot recently, which is nice. But also still nice when he has the option to go home so I understand

Tora: Ah, the honeymoon phase

Draken: you’re awake at a time

Tora: I’m in

Tora: ✨ the hospital ✨

Mikey: ?!

Tora: remember that time I ate shit on my bike, flew across the street and managed to walk away with only a scratch on my cheek?

Draken: so I’m ordering more parts for you then. Got it.

Tora: lol no, it’s just that apparently I used up all my good luck then, cause I was leaving work after putting some stuff in the stock room upstairs and then tripped down the stairs, did some kind of double mctwist 6000 and broke my arm/tore my rotator cuff

Tora: hooked up to that good good morphine and waiting to go into surgery!

Tora: happy fuckin sunday! Lmao

Taka: why didn’t you tell anyone?

Taka: we would have come to see you

Tora: eh, visiting hours were basically over by the time I got admitted anyways

Tora: but also:

Tora sent a video:

Baji lays passed out cold on an uncomfortable looking couch in Kazutora’s hospital room, flat on his back. His feet are propped up on the arm rest as he’s too tall to fit completely flat on the couch. He’s wearing black joggers and a familiar looking black sweatshirt with a neon cat logo on the chest, with his hair thrown up in a messy bun. He has mismatched socks on and his motorcycle boots sit on the floor next to the couch.

Kazutora zooms in on the logo of the hoodie.

“Whipped” he whispers. He zooms back out.

“Baji,” he says.

“Baaaajiiiiii!” He sings. Baji stirs where he lay with his mouth open.

“Baji!” Kazutora says louder.

“Fuckin whaaaat?” Baji groans, brows knitting together.

“Get up we’re gonna be late!” Kazutora says. Baji flies up into a sitting position, clearly disoriented and groping for his shoes.

“Fer…huh?”

Kazutora laughs and as Baji becomes more aware, he looks around and groans again. “Fuck you,” He flops back down onto the couch.

“Cream.” Kazutora chuckles.

“Huh?”

“I said cream!” Kazutora singsongs.

“Dude fuck off.”

“Nah, you’re whipped.”

“I stole the hoodie cause it has a CAT on it!” Baji grumps.

Draken: aw his little baby body is so grumpy

Taka: how’d he get in if visiting hours were over?

Tora: that’s between him and god tbh

Pah: u need soup or somethin?

Tora: nah won’t do much good for my arm but thx

Mikey: so sweet Pah

Mikey: goodest friend!

Taka: well, good luck in surgery and keep us updated.

Tora: lmao “good luck” as if I have to do anything but lay there

Tora: but thanks man I’ll let everyone know how it goes!

Baji: fuck you about that video tora

Tora: crazy how much more normal you seem where youre half fuckin sedated

Tora: 

Draken: there it is

Emma and Chifuyu

Emma: Chifuyu?

seen.

Emma: honey we’re worried, we just want to know if you’re okay. No one’s heard from you all week.

seen.

Chifuyu created a group chat

Chifuyu added Emma, Hinata and Takemichi

Chifuyu renamed this group chat Real Sad Bitch Hours

Chifuyu sent a video:

Chifuyu lays in bed with a gray oversized hoodie on, the hood pulled up over his hair. Peke J lays curled on Chifuyu’s chest, purring, and the comforter is pulled up over him so only his head and front paws are visible.

Chifuyu’s face is blotchy and his eyes are red. Music plays in the background.

“And we're burning all the bridges
Burning all the bridges now
And we're burning all the bridges
Burning all the bridges now”

Chifuyu mouths along with the lyrics, a fresh tear sliding down his cheek.

“I’m alive.” He says to the camera.

Hinata: Oh Chifuyu ☹️

Takemichi: wild that we’ve never had a group chat before this but I’m glad we do now. What do you need, partner? What can we do for you?

Hinata: Have you eaten today? I’m making dinner now, I can send Takemichi over with some food for you!

Chifuyu: No time to eat, gotta stare at the ceiling for the next infinite amount of time

Emma: Fuyu you have to eat something. And open the windows and let some fresh air in and stuff.

Emma: I know everything sucks so bad right now but you have to take care of yourself, even if it’s out of spite.

Chifuyu: don’t have the energy rn

Chifuyu: & I appreciate the offer hina but Idk if I can get out of bed let alone hold enough of a convo to say “thanks” out loud

Hinata: If you can get up to unlock the door, we can all just come over and eat with you. You don’t have to say anything.

Emma: I can bring pillows and blankets and we can watch a movie or something, we don’t have to talk at all. We can be quiet!

Hinata: you don’t have to go through it alone, is the point

Chifuyu: if u guys wanna

Takemichi: we’re on the way Chifuyu

Emma: we’ll see you soon bb 💞

Wakasa and Benkei

Wakasa: Hey Benkei

Benkei: Hi Waka

Wakasa: so

Wakasa: any news? Fun times? Exciting updates?

Benkei: nope

Wakasa: BULL

Wakasa added Shiniciro and Takeomi

Benkei: why didn’t you just put this convo in marauders?

Wakasa: fuck you

Midnight Marauders

Wakasa: fuck u again just cause

Wakasa: spill

Benkei: ???

Wakasa: TELL ME

Benkei: what the fuck are you on about Waka, seriously.

Wakasa: Benneth. Sanzu saw you macking on Rindo at the party

Takeomi: “Benneth” oh my god

Takeomi: not enough that Benkei is a nickname, we need a nickname of a nickname

Benkei: oh my god, what?

Benkei: can anyone just be normal?

Shinichiro: Haruchiyo invades people’s privacy like it’s a 40 hour/week salaried job and he’s gunning for a promotion

Shinichiro: You don’t have to talk about anything you don’t want to, right Waka?

Wakasa: fine, yeah

Benkei: I mean…

Benkei: it’s you guys, so

Benkei: but also IDK how Rindo feels abt people hearing about it yet?

Takeomi: yet?

Benkei: idk man I’m gonna see him some time this week but there’s no label on anything

Benkei: I just kissed him, it was nice, we’re going to hang out again, and that’s the story

Wakasa: *jazzhands* I love this for you!

Benkei: and I, once again, yearn for the days when you didn’t talk

Wakasa: touchy

Benkei: I’ll touch you in the ass

Benkei: with my foot

Benkei: real hard

Benkei: :)

Shinichiro: this is the fortress of secrets, dw

Benkei: s not a secret it’s just not common knowledge

Takeomi: we’re not going to say anything, are we wakasa?

Wakasa: the confidence you have in me is touching

Wakasa: truly

Benkei: Wakasa

Wakasa: BENKEI

Wakasa: WHY DO U THINK IM GONNA SAY SOMETHING JUST BC I FOUND OUT

Shinichiro, Benkei and Wakasa are typing…

Haruchiyo and Rindo

Rindo: Sanzu, really?

Rindo: can you be a person who doesn’t creep on other people? Or is that your entire personality?

Rindo: “I won’t snitch”

Rindo: “until I do.”

Rindo: fucking annoying ass

Rindo: you’re cut off as a client

Rindo: no weed for you. Or molly.

Rindo: actually, you can have all you want.

Rindo: double the price!!

Rindo: I’m so fucking annoyed at you right now.

Rindo sent a video:

Rindo stands in Ran’s room, and Ran lays on his bed, scrolling his phone.

“Sanzu took a video of me kissing Keizo at Mikey’s party and sent it to people.”

“So?” Ran asks, looking at him.

“So it was supposed to be a private moment? It’s fucking WEIRD.”

“Okay, well I’ll beat the shit outta him. I’ll beat the shit outta you Sanzu” Ran replies, sitting up.

“Thank you. You don’t actually have to.”

“I know, but I would.”

“I know. At least some people in my life are fucking LOYAL.”

Rindo: watch yourself, Haruchiyo.

seen.

Mikey and Takemichi

Mikey: Draken and I are gonna go get dinner and then take food to Tora, come with!

Takemitchy: Take food to Kazutora? Why?

Mikey: oh shit I always forget you’re not in that group chat

Mikey: he fucked up his arm, he’s in the hospital

Mikey: lol

Takemitchy: typical Tora 😂

Takemitchy: he’s Ok though?

Mikey: he’ll live, he’ll be in a sling for a bit though

Takemitchy: lol poor Tora

Takemitchy: but anyways, thanks for the invite but I can’t. Tell him hi for me tho!

Mikey: Takemitchy why do you haaaate me 😩

Takemitchy: lol

Takemitchy sent a video:

Takemichi sits on the couch in Chifuyu’s living room and shows his lap, one leg tucked under the other, and pans up a bit to show Chifuyu, Emma and Hinata sitting in front of him on cushions on the floor. Chifuyu has his head buried in the crook of Emma’s neck, and both Hinata and Emma have an arm around his shoulders. They’re all in pajamas and have multiple blankets piled over them. The three look very cozy as Emma softly cards her hand through Chifuyu’s hair. Titanic is playing on the TV in front of them.
“They love each other so much,” Hinata sobs. Chifuyu answers with a hitched breath and snuggles further into Emma’s side.

Takemitchy: let’s do something tomorrow though?

Takemitchy: spending some quality time with the sad boi

Mikey: thank god romance doesn’t really interest me much

Mikey: heartbreak looks rough as hell

Takemitchy: it do be like that

Mikey: it do

Mikey: (im told lmao)

Mikey: I have a few hours between classes tmw if you wanna get lunch or hit up the new season of Destiny or smth

Takemitchy: ugh I’m not even trying to first time flawless that shit this season but I’m down if you wanna raid

Mikey: we need to set up a fire team

Mikey: ✨tokyo manjiro guardians ✨

Takemitchy: sksksksks you would!

Mikey: I’ll workshop it lmao

Mikey: later!

Takemitchy: bye!!

SSiblings Motors

Mikey: Zizzzter

Emma: brӧthær

Mikey: 🧍🏼it u

Emma: insults? In my own home?

Mikey: you’re not even home!

Emma: you, me, denny’s parking lot, 2 AM. Bring your tap shoes.

Emma: bitch

Mikey: or: I start a very small, very contained fire that only engulfs your collection of gross mushy romance manga

Emma: lol silly me, I thought we were play fighting and here you are, gearing up for a war.

Mikey: yeah I’m bored waiting for food and my threats are ripe for the pickin

Emma: DRAKEN FEED HIM 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Mikey: lmao just give the sad one a head pat for me

Emma sent a video:

”I have a present for you,” she says, showing her and Chifuyu on the screen. He looks up at her, and she lifts her hand to pat his head a few times. Chifuyu raises an eyebrow in question.

“A head pat, from Mikey.”

Chifuyu simply smiles and whispers “thanks Mikey.”

Emma: delivered.

Mikey: blessings upon you. My ramen is here BYE

Emma: GOODBYE MICHAEL!

Izana: y’all are so weird I swear

Mikey: silence

Mikey: 

Izana: 

Mikey: 

Izana: 

Mikey: lmfao ok ok you win

Shinichiro: what the fuck

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Benkei and Rindo

Keizo: Hello

Rindo: Well hello

Keizo: I’m taking you out to dinner tonight

Rindo: Is that so?

Keizo: It is, I wanna see your pretty face

Rindo: I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request

Keizo: oh?

Rindo: lol sorry, Ran is back on his Pirates of the Caribbean bullshit lately

Rindo: if he says “parlay” to me one more time I stg

Rindo: really though, I would love to go to dinner with you, I just can’t tonight

Keizo: tomorrow?

Rindo: tomorrow I can do, yes

Keizo: tomorrow, then!

Keizo: is it weird that that makes me nervous?

Rindo: I mean we haven’t been on an outing

Rindo: a date? Is this a date?

Rindo: we haven’t gone out before, together

Keizo: I’d like it to be a date, if you would

Rindo: I would

Keizo: then it is :)

Rindo: you’re very sweet

Rindo: not at all how I expected you to be, if I’m being honest

Keizo: it’s easy being sweet to you tbh

Keizo: and there’s this whole image of me people have, entirely made up by everyone but me. Kinda wild

Keizo: don’t get me wrong, I was a grade a certified little shiiiiit in my younger years

Keizo: but you know. We age, we grow. All that.

Rindo: mm, we do. So funny to think back on the time Ran and I used to run around beating the fuck out of anyone who looked at us wrong. Ran probably still would, but the whole neurodivergent thing means his good-choice-making receptors don’t fire the same as someone else’s might

Keizo: neurodivergent?

Rindo: he has ADHD.

Rindo: the “deficit” part of the name is a bit of a misnomer. It isn’t a deficit in attention, but a lack of regulation of it. So he’s either unfocused or highly focused. It fucks with the regulation of other things, too.

Rindo: Emotions, decision making, his internal image and perception of himself. All of it.

Keizo: Damn.

Keizo: must be tough.

Rindo: it is, but he’s good humored about it.

Rindo: people tend to think he’s cold or just plain mean, but he puts on a facade of being very aloof because he’s socially anxious.

Rindo: Came in real handy in our “kings of Roppongi” days when it was necessary to maintain an unfuckwithable image.

Keizo: I remember those days. Pretty sure I thought you were pretty even back then.

Keizo: Evil, but pretty. Lol

Rindo: to be fair I was kinda evil back then. Or moreso a misguided kid whose parents worked overseas for months at a time who had to fend for himself.

Rindo: Well I mean Ran and I fended for ourselves and each other. But still. You get the picture.

Keizo: We were all somewhat that way. I don’t think any of us hold it against each other, honestly.

Keizo: Like, Shin had a great family and he was always the best of us, but me and Waka? Different story. My family was bad and his parents put mine to shame.

Rindo: Yeah?

Keizo: Yeah. Wakasa has his own stories to tell and I won’t speak on it, but my dad? Man, that guy was the worst. Every bit as fucked up as you would expect from the back story of a guy who lead a whole ass gang when he was 16.

Rindo: a lot of it was circumstantial for so many of us.

Rindo: I don’t regret it though. Ran and I would be different people for not having gone through what we did.

Rindo: It’s nice to be older now and (hopefully) wiser and more well adjusted. I prefer life when I know how to gtfo of situations that make me want to break bones.

Rindo: a softer existence, if you will.

Keizo: it’s nice being able to know you, now.

Rindo: you say things to me not realizing how it puts a lump in my throat

Keizo: I’m just being honest, Rin

Rindo: well it’s nice. I have to go though

Keizo: oh

Keizo: sorry if I overstepped?

Rindo: you didn’t, Ran’s just being a demanding little shit rn and I feel bad trying to have a convo like this with divided attention

Keizo: got it. Enjoy time with Ran! Text me whenever, ok?

Keizo: Ok :)

Kazutora and Baji
11:15 AM

Tora: Baj

Tora: *Baji

Tora: answer pls I’m noooot ooookaaayyy lolol

Tora:

Baji 👹: U ok? What’s up??

Tora: My parents came to see me in the hospital and it was weird and bad and I’m spiraling

Baji 👹: wait ur back at the hospital??

Tora: had a post-op and they had me talk w a physical therapist

Tora: apparently a friend of my dad’s saw me come in and called him? I think he still works in the area

Tora: and hooo boyyy was I unprepared for that

Tora: straight up felt like a cornered animal

Tora: and now I’m just like ready to go do something stupid!!!!!

Baji 👹: K where are you, I’m leaving class in like 15 mins I’ll come get you

11:20 AM
Baji 👹: Tora

11:30 AM
Baji 👹: TORA IM LEAVING CLASS

11:45 AM
Tora: IM GONNA GET MY FUCKIN NIPPLES PIERCED 😈

Baji 👹: Kazutora where are you, I’m coming to get you

Tora: I’m not manic

Baji 👹: that’s fine I just wanna hang with you

Baji 👹: so let me know where you are

Baji 👹: Tora I’m gonna be mad at you if you don’t tell me where you are

Tora: please don’t

Tora: be mad at me

Baji 👹: well I’m gonna if you don’t let me come hang

Tora: I’m at the one tattoo place we went with Izana

Baji 👹: K on my way

Baji and Draken

Baji: Tora’s in his bad decisions era as of abt noon today so if you don’t hear from me or him, it’s because I locked us up in my place before the inevitable crash

Draken: heard

Draken: you two need anything?

Baji: nah, I grabbed him, not before he went and got new piercings but we’ve avoided having to manhunt in Yokohama for him this time so, big W for that ig?

Draken: A win is a win tbh

Baji: u right

Draken: k keep me updated

Baji: 10-4

Chifuyu and Emma

Chifuyu: Heyyyy

Emma: Hiiiii Fuyu how are you?

Chifuyu: less bad! Lol

Chifuyu: I went to all my classes today, AND showered AND grocery shopped AND made a meal consisting of not popcorn or cookies!

Emma: proud of you bb

Emma: that’s so so good!

Chifuyu: I also packed up all of Ryusei’s shit so I can get it back over to him, though like idk how to do that without directly interacting with him, so… gotta figure that out somehow.

Emma: we’ll figure it out, no rush on that but I’m glad you got it all packed and out of the way

Chifuyu: yeah it was like, weirdly empowering?

Chifuyu: just felt so good to get it done and felt very final, in a good way

Emma: I bet

Chifuyu: it gave me time to sift through some thoughts and memories though and it

Chifuyu: how to explain…

Chifuyu: it made me realize how bad he was to me, to put it simply

Chifuyu: like, bad bad

Emma: yeah?

Chifuyu: yeah, there was a shirt of his here that he was wearing the first time we slept together and it was such a vividly bad evening that I somehow wrote off and then stayed for another three years? Lmao

Emma: bad how?

Emma: if you wanna talk about it…

Chifuyu: yeah I mean you’ve witnessed the most unhinged parts of me so I’m not worried

Emma: as if you didn’t see me try actual magic to get Draken to loooove meee

Chifuyu: lmfao but we match each others feral energy which is why we’re friends

Chifuyu: platonic soulmates, even

Chifuyu: but, ok, so

Chifuyu: we’d been dating maybe for twoish months, right?

Chifuyu: and I was, as I am, cautious because I will throw myself into harm's way for anyone I care abt but it takes someone very special for me to open up and trust, bc that makes sense

Chifuyu: I am a hateful little feral beast man as u know

Emma: lmao you are none of those things you absolute bagel

Chifuyu: sounds fake but ok lmfao

Chifuyu: so we’d talked about taking things slow or w/e, we were 16 when we started dating and I think he was like, a lot more promiscuous than I ever was before we got together, so he came over and we ended up getting in this fight and basically he ended with saying that he was annoyed that we couldnt have makeup sex because I wouldn’t let him fuck me?

Chifuyu: and so I did because I felt bad about it. And to be clear, I did say yes. But it was highkey not a fun time.

Chifuyu: and that was the start of our sexual relationship if that’s anything to go by. And it’s really indicative of how most of the rest of the time we were together worked. It was always me bending to his will.

Emma: oh Chifuyu. I’m so sorry.

Emma: why didn’t you ever talk with me about this?

Chifuyu: hard to see the forest for the trees, when you’re in the thick of it, you know?

Emma: I guess but, I’m still sorry

Chifuyu: you have nothing to be sorry for, at all Em.

Emma: I just don’t want you to think that it’s all like that

Emma: like, being tmi…I was so scared Draken was going to be rough just because like, yk how he is as a person in normal life. But it was gentle and sweet and everything it should have been for you

Chifuyu: minus the hetero of it all

Chifuyu: loool

Emma: lol yeah minus that

Emma: I’m glad you told me though cause I’m gonna slash Ryu’s tires now

Chifuyu: hahaha ok babe thank you for being my ride or die

Emma: always, babes. I’m headed into work now though, I’ll talk to you later!

Chifuyu: mmkay I might come visit

Chifuyu: get me some of that sweet sweet subpar diner food

Emma: please do I’m on the schedule with all boys tonight and Baji already called out so it’s gonna be a ✨shit show ✨

Chifuyu: beyond wild that I have never interacted with anyone there that I’m now friends with in the last year

Chifuyu: like what are the chances

Emma: the universe is mysterious or whatever

Chifuyu: lol truly

Chifuyu and Baji

Chifuyu: Hey! You sick?

Baji: Hi!

Baji: and no? Lol

Chifuyu: oh, Emma said you called in to work so I thought maybe you might be

Chifuyu: lol ignore me!

Baji: oh

Baji: that haha

Baji: Nah, Tora’s having a bad day which is all I can say tbh and as his basically-brother I’m hanging with him

Chifuyu: ah got it got it

Chifuyu: damn, breaks himself and then has a shitty time

Chifuyu: going through it fr!

Baji: fuckin seriously

Baji: but yeah, how are u?

Chifuyu: solidly very alright

Chifuyu: engaged in normal human activities today and packed up Ryusei’s stuff to get it out of my house. So. progress!

Baji: always good! Forward momentum

Chifuyu: yep, that for sure

Chifuyu: welp, since ur not in need of sick-people soup delivery I’ll let you get back to hanging with Kazutora

Baji: cool cool, good to hear from you. Glad ur doing ok!

Baji: we should hang some time, get food or something?

Chifuyu: that would be cool!

Baji: K cool we can plan something soonish

Chifuyu: sweet. Tell Tora I hope he feels better

Baji: will do, thanks for checkin in

Cheaper than Therapy

Baji: Tora wanted me to see if anyone’s down for a hangout or a sesh tmw

Draken: a sesh u say?

Draken: I’m down

Mikey: I could be convinced

Baji: please?

Mikey: I’m convinced

Pah:

Mikey: loool

Mikey: you would, Pah

Mitsuya: I can be there but probably late

Mitsuya: Hakkai too

Inupi: Koko has some wOrK fUnCtIoN but I’ll swing by.

Draken: “work function” lol big Koko vibes

Inupi: huge, even

Pah: that’s what she said

Mitsuya: oh my god, Pah

Mitsuya: 2015 called, they want their jokes back

Mikey: 😂

Baji: thanks, see yall then

Chifuyu and Takemichi

Fuyu: Ok do the vibes seem off with Baji or something?

Fuyu: I talked to him earlier too and the energy was weird

Fuyu: said he was with Kazutora cause he was having such a bad day that Baji called out of work?

Mitchy: oh, yeah, I’ve seen this before. I think Kazutora is a bit depressy.

Fuyu: lol felt

Mitchy: lol true but I think it’s like, on a clinical level?

Mitchy: he’ll get uh

Mitchy: idk how to describe it

Mitchy: he gets fast and then he gets sad

Fuyu: oh, got it got it

Mitchy: and this is between us cause as far as I’m aware, Kazutora hasn’t outright told anyone about it, so.

Fuyu: for sure, I won’t say anything

Fuyu: but it would make sense

Fuyu: and being tbh it makes Baji V attractive to be so attentive to his friends needs

Mitchy: don’t rebound with him I beg

Fuyu: ?

Mitchy: so like, I’ve known Baji for ages now, yeah?

Fuyu: okay

Mitchy: he used to be like, unhinged. Or just really angry. Or maybe he just genuinely had fun being a total emotional enigma

Mitchy: but he has grown a lot, and is a really good person now. So I mean it in a way that if you’re legit attracted to him, don’t use him as a rebound, yk? Even though the first time I met him he literally decked me in the face I’m like, secretly super proud of him for it.

Mitchy: I will deny it if questioned though, so don’t test me! 👊

Fuyu: asdjfh;;;shsgskak OKAY TAKEMITCHY LMAO

Fuyu: street tough, that Takemitchy don’t cross him!

Mitchy: lmao lmaooooo you’re so mean to me

Mitchy: “partner”

Fuyu: stop I’m SCREAMING

Fuyu: “don’t test me”

Fuyu: 💀

Mitchy: omfg I see how it is

Fuyu: I’m sorryyyyy that was just so fucking funny

Fuyu: you know I’m not gonna say shit though!

Mitchy: I know lmao I’m just saying

Fuyu: you gonna go to the sesh tomorrow though?

Mitchy: no ugh I’m sick again, like sick sick

Mitchy: I apparently had mild strep, which is also what Hina had, and then we both got over it, and then it came back? And she gave it back to me so

Mitchy: yayyyy

Fuyu: that sucks man

Fuyu: lemme know if you need anything

Fuyu: I am indebted to you both for staying at my house for 3 days straight when I was non-human

Mitchy: nah you’re good, I don’t want to pass the plague on to you

Fuyu: ok well seriously, if you do need anything, just lemme know

Mitchy: thanks dude

Fuyu: course man, get some rest

Mitchy sent a picture:

Takemichi and Hinata lay in bed, both in sweatshirts and covered in blankets. Hinata is asleep and holds a stuffed dog with small hearts patterned over its fur close to her chest.

Mitchy: on it!

Rindo and Ran

Ran: Do u ever just

Ran:

Rin: all the time

Ran: you get me

Rin: I do

Rin: you

Rin:

Ran: you

Ran:

Rin: ok but you

Rin: 

Ran: youuuuu

Ran:

Rin: pot, kettle, black RAN

Ran: where are you anyways? I can’t get up I need snacks

Rin sent a video:

Rindo has the camera pointed at himself, he wears his hair loose and has his round, gold rimmed glasses on. He’s wearing a white mock turtleneck with no sleeves and a small cutout on the chest, showing a hint of his collar bone. He flips the camera to show Benkei sitting at the other end of a restaurant booth, studying a menu. The lighting is low and the ambiance is moody, and it seems the tables and booths are spaced apart to allow for more privacy.

“Cheers” Rindo says, lifting his wine glass. Benkei smiles and looks up, picking up his cocktail to clink against Rindo’s glass.

Ran: gay gay homosexual gay

Rin: omfg you’re that

Ran: I am HUNGRY!

Rin: starve?? Idk what you want me to do I’m O U T

Ran: well bring me something home then

Rin: fine!

Rin: menace

Ran: this is how you treat your brother

Ran: I brought you into this world I can take you back out

Rin: fundamentally incorrect on every level but okay

Rin: I’m going to enjoy my time with Keizo

Ran: k bring me food I’m in a wikipedia rabbit hole and I can’t get up

Rin: k I’ll see you later

Rin: love you

Ran: love you

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💅For The Girlies and The Gays

Rindo changed the name of this group chat to Rin’s Bitches

Yuzuha: OMG you would

Rindo: The name was too long

Emma: 💀

Rindo: I want another girls night, but I think it should go Dinner > Club > Sleepover

Hinata: Bus, club, another club, another club…

Rindo: that’s the vibe

Senju: I’m not 21 yet…

Emma: felt

Rindo: ok so I’ll get you fakes? duh

Rindo: we just need pics of you both in front of a blue background

Rindo: or I can just take you with to my connect’s house, he has a set up

Emma:

Senju: I’m down

Yuzuha: two types of people

Senju: cmon emma !!!

Senju: we’re both so close to being 21!

Emma: no I know ugh it’s just Shin

Emma: he would give me the “I’m not mad, I’m just dIsApPoiNtEd” speech if he found out, which is worse than him being pissed

Rindo: so then let’s make sure he doesn’t find out

Emma: lmao he ALWAYS finds out

Emma: he has a radar for it. Mikey and Izana made sure of that 🙃

Hinata: well we’re not going to pressure you, but it would be less fun without you there!

Senju: false I’m pressuring you

Yuzuha: same

Rindo: also me.

Emma: oh my god you guyssss

Emma: idk idk!!!

Rindo: I’ll be disappointed if you don’t go 😢

Emma: omg rin ugh!

Emma: ok ok

Emma: I’ll do it

Rindo: you have your car back now, yeah?

Emma: sure do!

Rindo: ok pick up Senju and then me in like…an hour and we’ll go.

Senju: should we synchronize our watches? Pick out call signs?

Rindo: whatever flips your pancake, babe

Emma, Izana and Mikey

Emma: I’m pulling you two into the cone of silence

Emma:

Izana: Spill

Mikey: You’re pregnant and I have to kill Draken.

Mikey: please don’t make me kill Draken, I really like him. Good friend. God tier piggyback rides.

Emma: uh

Emma: no??

Emma: like can we be normal for a moment, please?

Izana: impossible. What’s up?

Emma: I’m getting a fake ID so I can club with Rindo on saturday and now I’m worried Shin will somehow just look at me? And know? And then I will be subjected to his gentle and loving lecturing that makes you feel like you kicked a puppy

Mikey: “I’m not mad”

Izana: “just disappointed”

Izana: queue big round watery disney princess eyes of shame

Emma: exactly that.

Mikey: just be your normal weird self and don’t make intentional references to what you’re going to do. It’ll be fine

Izana: how often has that worked for you, Mikey?

Mikey: oh

Mikey: approximately zero times, give or take

Emma: thanks guys this has not been helpful!!

Emma: 😍

Izana: just tell him you’re going out, but keep it vague.

Izana: are you coming home after?

Emma: no, we’re all staying at Yuzuha’s afterwards.

Izana: oh yeah, just tell him you’re going out with your friends for dinner or smth and then staying at her house.

Izana: easy peasy lemon squeezy

Emma: lying to him is difficult difficult lemon shitty

Mikey: 💀

Mikey: true though he’s too pure

Izana: Former Gang Leader Too Pure for This World

Izana: Local authorities unsure how actual cinnamon roll lead largest gang in Tokyo for years

Emma: ughhhhh

Draken and Baji

Draken: How’s the boy

Baji: sleepin

Baji sent a video:

Baji sits at his kotatsu in the middle of his living area and shows how Kazutora is passed out next to him, body halfway under the table and blanket up nearly to his shoulders. He lays on his stomach with his face pressed into a cushion. His long hair is pulled back into a bun, small strands of blonde flying loose or squashed under his cheek. His right arm is splayed out to the side and wrapped in a purple cast.

Baji pans back over, showing his laptop and the school paper he’s working on.

Draken: working on homework? Over break? Who are you??

Baji: just gettin ahead of it since I have downtime.

Baji: me being bad at school: yes let’s choose a major AND a minor so that life is hell!

Baji: 

Draken: lmao you’re doing good though, proud of you

Baji: gross don’t have an emotion at me!

Baji: thanks tho, for real. Being 21 and a first year is rough but I think I would have lost it if I didn’t take some gap time

Draken: Keisuke Baji working on a degree. Who’d have thunk it

Baji: sure af not me

Draken: hows Tora doing?

Baji: not bad, the manic passed so now’s he’s super low but he’s eating, showering, all that

Baji: mainly cause I fuckin force him too, stubborn asshole

Draken: par for the course

Baji: yup, it’ll pass

Draken: kinda seems like this time around it was less wild, tho?

Baji: yeah I’m downright confused on that, but he stopped taking his meds for surgery and stuff and they wanted him to take it “as needed” till a month after and it makes me wonder if maybe he’s on the wrong ones

Baji: like the he’s still on the same shit he was on when he straight up and left for Yokohama

Baji: and this time he just? Got his nipples pierced? And then smoked a bit and was way less keyed up the whole time and the crash seems way less intense. He’s talking, and he left the house with me to get groceries.

Draken: who’s to say

Draken: maybe something to talk w/ him about when he’s feeling more leveled out

Baji: yeah probably

Draken: aight well I’m putting my phone away, dinner w/ Emma, so lemme know if you need anything

Baji: tell the wife Hi for me

Draken: lmao later

Baji: bye

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327 AM

Tora: it’s me

Tora: hi!

Tora: I’m the problem

Tora: it’s me

Tora sent a video:

Kazutora points the phone at the mirror of Baji’s bathroom and shows how he has all of his hair except for the blonde strands in the front pulled up into a high bun. On the counter are various bowls of bright hair color with brushes in them. Kazutora props the phone on the counter so his left arm and hand is free, and picks one brush up, painting a stripe of electric green against his roots.

Taka: I wish I was surprised when this group chat goes off at the witching hour but alas, I am only surprised at how unsurprised I am

Draken: be happy that I love you so much, Kazutora.

Draken: if I didn’t it would be on sight

Mikey: selp

Draken: you woke the baby

Mikey: fcuk yuo

Taka: go back to sleep mikey

Mikey: o

Tora: 💀

Draken: where’s Baji? Why isn’t he supervising this shit show?

Tora sent a video:

Kazutora turns to point the camera out of the bathroom door, zooming across the living area of Baji’s studio, past the couch and Kotatsu where his bed is set up in the corner, near a window. Moonlight streams in through the thin curtains and illuminates Baji’s sleeping form. He’s flat on his back with his hair splayed out, one leg straight and the other bent. He wears a large tshirt, boxers and socks.

“Baji,” Kazotora says quietly. Baji doesn’t stir.

“Out like a light, that one.”

Taka: I’m going back to bed. Enjoy.

Draken: show us how it turns out, Tora. Call me if you need anything.

Tora: 🤠

7:43 AM

Baji sent a picture:

Kazutora is passed out on the couch, the front strands of his hair are now electric green gracefully fading into peach around his nose, and then the remainder fades into an electric lilac color.

Baji: I literally don’t know how A) he blended those colors so well n B) he didn’t wake me up

Taka: Apparently Tora is secretly a genius at color theory?

Mikey: SLEEEEEP

Draken: loooool Mikey

Mikey:

Draken: Go back to bed? Your first class isn’t till 10.

Mikey: I would if you guys would

Mikey: stOp

Mikey: fuckin

Mikey: talking

Mikey: here

Baji: lmfao sorry Michelangelo

Mikey: GOODNIGHT

Emma and Chifuyu:

Emma: You’re coming to girls night with me on saturday. We’re going to dinner, and then clubbing

Chifuyu: small problem: I am not a girl??

Emma: Neither are Rindo and Ran

Chifuyu: I’ll consider it

Chifuyu: if you help me pick something cute to wear

Chifuyu: if I’m going to go to a club I need to feel very very hot

Emma: I will literally take you shopping

Emma: I need you there. I’m getting a fake ID and I’m going to be all nervous about it and I need my bestie

Chifuyu: haha ok babe I’ll go. But you are taking me shopping!

Emma: I somehow qualified for a high limit credit card that I’ve never touched and I am more than willing to use it on you so that you’ll come with

Chifuyu: lmao irresponsible!

Emma: L I S T E N

Chifuyu: 😂 come pick me up after work

Emma: deal!

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Hey, wanna meet up again some time?

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unfollow me or I’m blocking you.

Sato.Ryu.TW
???
I thought we had a fun time last time.

oKeiThen
I counted to ten in my head and you didn’t unfollow me.
enjoy being blocked, shit head

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Keisuke, wtf?

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Baji and Chifuyu

Baji: You will NEVER GUESS who just tried to hit me up again

Chifuyu: oh I have an idea

Chifuyu: lmao

Chifuyu: how are you? Hows Kazutora?

Baji: good and good, we’re just hanging. He made me watch Howl’s Moving Castle earlier today

Baji: hate to ruin my tough guy image so I won’t cause I didn’t cry attt allllll

Chifuyu: I’d be concerned that you were a cyborg if u didn’t

Chifuyu: so glad to know ur human!

Baji: valid ngl

Baji: whatcha up to?

Chifuyu sent a photo:

Chifuyu stands behind Emma with his arm around her, pointing the camera into a mirror in a clothing store. Emma smiles and holds up a peace sign with a few bags hanging from her arm. Chifuyu is in skinny leather pants with a tag hanging off the belt loop, and a plain white t shirt. He smiles wide with his tongue hanging out of his mouth

Chifuyu: Emma’s making me go to a club with her this weekend and her penance is buying me something to wear to a club lmao

Chifuyu: I own so much clothing but it’s all more suitable for a moshpit tbh

Baji: I like those pants

Chifuyu: I like em too, was afraid I’d look like a sad 80’s rocker down on his luck but thankfully sizing up a bit makes them better haha

Baji: you should get those

Chifuyu: yeah? Maybe I will

Baji: do it, I dare ya

Chifuyu: congrats, you’ve unlocked my “well now I have to prove them wrong” attitude

Baji: dangerous info to give out tbh

Chifuyu: Somehow I trust you won’t use it against me

Baji: until I do 😈

Chifuyu: omfg lmao

Baji: have fun shopping Fuyu

Baji: lemme know when you’re free sometime, I still owe u food for saying we should get food and then not getting food

Chifuyu: haha ok Baji, will do!

Baji: later skater

Chifuyu: lol later Baji

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Chifuyu: Help!!!

Chifuyu: wait lol wrong gc ignore me

Real Sad Bitch Hours

Chifuyu: HELP!!!

Takemichi: lmao I saw that in CTT

Chifuyu: lmao don’t @ me

Emma: what’s wrong Fuyu??

Chifuyu: oh you know, nothing besides the fact that I am ✨fucking STUPID ✨ and asked Ryusei to come get his shit from my place and now he’s going to be here in two hours and I don’t wanna be here alone when he comes over

Chifuyu: so, u know: *Screaming Noises*

Chifuyu:

Chifuyu: highkey thinking abt asking Draken or Baji or someone to just come stand in the background menacingly

Takemichi: I know I’m not menacing like Draken is (or at all? 🙃) but if I didn’t have work in 30 mins I woulda come over!

Hinata: If I wasn’t in class I would come cough the last of my sickness into his face

Chifuyu: yeah, you two got over that in, what? Two days?

Hinata: we finally dragged ourselves out of bed and got steroid shots at the doctors

Takemichi: my buttcheek is still sore

Chifuyu: lmao felt

Takemichi: 💀 omfg

Emma: I have my TA class in an hour or I would come over and give him such a harsh death glare he might actually drop dead. Sorry Chifuyu ☹️

Chifuyu: it’s all good guys, just needed to vent for a second.

Emma: hit up the boys, though. I’m sure someone will help!

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Chifuyu: actually don’t ignore me.

Chifuyu: is anyone free/would anyone want to come stand in my house and look menacing while the ex comes to pick his stuff up?

Chifuyu: in say…about two hours?

Baji: wait wait wait wait wait wait

Baji: WAIT

Baji: Tora are you still at my place?

Tora: you left to pick up lunch for both of us and you thought I…what? Decided I didn’t want free food?

Tora: have you known me a day in your life?

Tora:

Baji: oooooh my god

Baji: chill the entire fuck out, maybe?

Mikey:

Mitsuya: No cause THAT says you’ve never known Kazutora a day in your life

Tora: strong argument

Baji: listen you fucks

Baji: Tora

Baji: let’s go cause problems on purpose, yeah?

Tora: aaaand you’re back to being my favorite

Tora: !!!!!

Baji: We’ll be there in an hour, Chifuyu

Chifuyu: BLESS

Rin’s Bitches

Emma: So, btw (and I hope this is okay cause I already did it lmao) but I invited Chifuyu out with us on Saturday

Rindo: That’s your little bestie boo that you killed karaoke with at the party, yeah?

Rindo: minimal amounts of offense meant but if he’s coming out with us he is legally and morally obligated to serve

Rindo: also as per the usual and much to nobody’s chagrin, I invited Ran, so.

Emma: lol I took him shopping for club clothes cause it’s not entirely his scene but I’ll make sure he’s up to the Rin standard 💀

Yuzuha: Soooo I maybe haven’t ever been to a club let alone with you Rindo so maybe…come shopping with me.

Senju: also me

Rindo: lemme take you shopping and style both of you!!

Rindo: PLEASE THIS IS MY AREA OF EXPERTISE

Senju: lmao I’m into it!

Yuzuha: haha sure I’m down

Rindo:

Rindo: god I’m so excited

Hinata: I have exactly one club dress but Takemichi refers to it as my “getting free drinks dress”. So I figured it’ll work.

Rindo: show me

Hinata: lol ok give me like…7 minutes to get into this thing

Rindo: in the mean time, Emma, Senju, your fakes are ready. I’m going to pick them up later when I get Ran from work

Senju: ooooh I’m so excited! Bad girls (and Ran and Rin and Chifuyu) club night!!

Hinata: Emma, did you tell Draken you’re getting a fake?

Emma: yeah, he laughed at how nervous I was. But also told us all to turn our locations on so he can come be big and scary if we need him. I don’t want to turn mine on though incase Shin sees it so 🤷

Rindo: we can start a group chat with him if you want, and everyone but you can turn theirs on, though I doubt anyone will fuck with us because of myself and Ran. And probably Yuzuha. Just because, Haitani and Shiba reputations, yk.

Senju: excuse your mouth

Rindo: yeah but creepy men are, as you know, creepy. And will unfortunately always respect a man over a woman, by nature. Regardless of whether that woman is a certified ass beating machine.

Senju: sigh

Senju: sad but true.

Hinata: ok ok

Hinata: Rin please give me your opinion (gently lmao)

Hinata sent a picture:

Hinata poses in a mirror, pointing the phone to show that she is wearing a tight dark green dress. It’s a halter neck with a surprisingly low cut front with a see through lace detail that edges around her cleavage and down to where it dips into a low v. There are two triangular cutouts, one on each side of her ribcage that show off an ample amount of skin, both covered in the same opaque lace that lines the front, giving a sexy appeal without being over the top. The dress ends just above her knees, but a high side slit over her right leg ends high on her thigh, and is trimmed in the same lace as well.

She poses, one leg in front of the other, and shows how she’s wearing tall heels that wrap over the tops of her feet in black, and snake up to wrap around her ankles a few times. The ensemble elongates her short frame and the green complements her strawberry blonde hair and complexion beautifully.

Yuzuha: B I T C H

Yuzuha: where have you been hiding THAT?!

Senju: holy shit, Hina, you fuckin minx

Emma: Hinata Tachibana? Breaker of hearts? STEALER OF MEN?!

Hinata: omg 🥹

Rindo: ngl I am gagged

Rindo: Hina, it’s gorgeous

Rindo: you’re gorgeous

Rindo: like we been knew but if you don’t wear that I will cry????

Senju: Hina I’m sorry and I love u but you are out here in leggings and tshirts far too often and I’m gonna need you to show up and show out like this for the rest of my life lmao

Senju: like

Senju: just omg

Emma: my friends are such bombshells tbh

Rindo: sorry but as if I’d spend my time around people who aren’t 10/10

Yuzuha: lmao that’s facts, Rin

Emma: I was nervy but this has imbued me with the power of hotness and now I’m just excited!

Rindo:

Emma: thanks, I hate it!

Hinata: 💀

OG’s

Draken: So Emma is having a girls night on Saturday, and I kinda want to say we’re going to have a boys night and end up at the same club as them, just to be a shit

Mikey: to spy?

Draken: nah, I trust her like fully fully. I just think it would be god damn hilarious

Baji: that’s evil and I love it

Baji: clubs aint really my scene but I think it would be too funny if we showed up and then all acted oblivious and surprised yk?

Tora: that’s me level mischief so you know I’m there

Mikey: ykw? Let’s get like a massive group of people and just all show up

Taka: this is unhinged but at the same time, I have been looking for an excuse to wear some of my new stuff, plus I could flaunt Hakkai and make you all wish you hadn’t thought of inviting us 😇

Draken: lmfaooooo whatever it takes to get Mitsuya out for once, I am willing to bear

Mikey: we just can’t tell Shin cause he’ll be all disappointy at Emma for having a fake ID and she’ll cry for a week straight

Mikey sent a video:

Kazutora kneels on the floor next to Shinichiro’s hospital bed. Both men have shorter hair, indicating the video is old. Shinichiro has a bandage wrapped around his head and is propped up from a resting position on one arm while the other one pets at Kazutora’s hair. He speaks to the younger boy, who’s back shudders, showing he’s crying as he nods at the inaudible words Shinichiro says to him. Shinichiro remains smiling gently the entire time they talk.

Mikey: case in point: Shin’s cheerful talkings to make even the most hardened hard asses cry

Tora: thank youuuu for sending that gonna go dieeee now

Tora: 🫠

Draken: lmao Tora you know we only roast out of love

Draken: we all of us know it was an accident, yk?

Mikey: straight up

Mikey: just needed video evidence of why we can’t let shin on emma’s secret fake id sneakiness

Tora: lol I know I know

Tora: gotta protect her. She’s our sister now

Tora:

Pah: yeh I’ll club

Baji:

Draken: lmfao fucks sake 💀

Taka: omg lmao

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Kazutora: god we are such little shits I love us omg

Kazutora sent a video:

Kazutora holds his phone with the camera pointing at Baji and Chifuyu, who are in Chifuyu’s living room. Chifuyu looks out the window anxiously.

“No sign of him yet,” Chifuyu says. Baji lounges on the nearby couch.

“We just gonna stand and look beefy?” He asks, chuckling.

“Nah, let me make this his worst nightmare,” Kazutora says.

“Have at it. Flair for the dramatic, that one,” Baji says, pointing at Kazutora.

Chifuyu gasps and jumps back from the window, “He’s here!”.

Kazutora runs and props his phone up on the kitchen counter, showing a view of the living room as well as the entry to Chifuyu’s room and the front door. Kazutora runs across the room and ruffles Chifuyu’s hair. “Look disheveled!” he demands, and Chifuyu looks confused.

“Fuck up your hair, make it look like you got dressed really fast!” Kazutora instructs him. A devilish smile blooms on Chifuyu’s face as he begins to understand Kazutora’s plan. He messes his hair up and unzips his hoodie, letting it hang off one arm. He also pops the button on his fly.

“That’s it, now you’re getting it,” Kazutora laughs, “Baji, take your shirt off!”

Baji pulls his shirt over his head, and Kazutora immediately lifts his working hand to reach around him and scratch deeply over Baji’s shoulder blade. Baji hisses but stops when Kazutora leans over and fully bites him on the neck, pulling away to smack in the same spot a few times.

“Tora, what the fuck?” Baji hisses again, ducking away from him. Kazutora grabs him by the arm, inspecting how a bite mark blooms red very visibly. Chifuyu cackles but stills as the sound of a knock comes from the door.

Kazutora herds Baji into Chifuyu’s room, out of sight of the front door.
Chifuyu takes a deep breath, walking to the door and unlocking it as he schools his face into a neutral expression. The door swings open and Chifuyu pretends to be quickly fixing his hair as Ryusei looks at him. Chifuyu slides his arm back into his hoodie and zips it as he steps back.

“Hey,” Chifuyu says, “Sorry, must’ve lost track of the time.”

Ryusei looks visibly confused, but Chifuyu gives him no time to think as he calls over his shoulder “Baji?”

“Yes, babe?” Baji answers.

“Can you bring that box out here for me?”

“Uhh, yeah lemme put some pants on,” Baji answers.

“Oh, no worries, I can get it!” Chifuyu calls, turning and walking across the apartment and leaving a dumbstruck Ryusei at the door. He walks into his room to grab the box, but Kazutora appears at the door of his room, handing him the medium sized box with one hand. Chifuyu takes it from him, turning to walk back, but not before Kazutora grabs him by the neck, turns him and plants a chaste kiss on his lips. Chifuyu only pauses for a moment, taking it in stride and turning back around. Kazutora nonchalantly strides across the room to sit on the couch, acting completely oblivious to Ryusei’s presence, who’s mouth now gapes where he stands at the door.

Baji shortly follows Kazutora to stride behind Chifuyu to the front door, standing pressed behind him, still shirtless, and hooking an arm around his shoulder and across his chest after he hands the box to Ryusei. Baji’s chin is in Chifuyu’s hair, and Ryusei looks bewildered, bordering on tearful as he looks at Chifuyu, then Baji.

“That’s everything,” Chifuyu says.

“Th- thanks,” Ryusei replies, “Hey, Keisuke.”

“Hi,” Baji deadpans back at him.

“Yeah, uh. Yeah. Thank you.” Ryusei repeats.

“Mmhmm,” Chifuyu hums.

“This one of your friends, babe?” Kazutora calls from across the room.

“Nope!” Chifuyu says cheerfully.

“I’m- it’s good to see y-” Ryusei starts.

“Yeah, anyways,” Chifuyu cuts him off, “Gotta go, kinda busy.”

Ryusei visibly gulps. “Okay, by-”

“Bye, now!” Baji says and closes the door, locking it.

Chifuyu leans to peek through the peephole of his door. “He looks shocked to shit,” he whispers. They wait until the sounds of Ryusei’s footfalls fade down the hallway, racing to the window to peek out of the blinds. Kazutora runs to grab his phone and shows how Ryusei exits at the ground floor, stopping to turn and look up at Chifuyu’s window before shaking his head. He appears to wipe at his nose with his sleeve.

“Oh my FUCKING GOD he was so shocked,” Kazutora doubles over, laughing along with the two other boys.

“I wish I could be a fly on the wall of his brain right now,” Baji says between laughs.

Chifuyu laughs, but an errant tear slips down his cheek, “That was the worst thing ever and I loved it so much!” He huffs a breath, wiping at his eyes. “I am laughing but I think my brain is so happy to finally have him fully gone that I’m also crying in relief. Holy shit.”

Koko: a serve, ngl

Kazutora: TBH Chifuyu and Baji could be actors, that was all completely off the cuff

Chifuyu: lmao thanks for kissing me to full send it

Chifuyu: like homerun on the “u just walked in on a threesome WHOOPS”

Kazutora: 💀 any times babes

Takemitchy: unhinged

Kazutora: as we all should be in this scenario to be quite honest

Baji: gotta go tend to the actual wounds Tora put on my back now, remember me fondly when they get infected with whatever lives under his nails and I die

Chifuyu: he was so fucking bewildered I swear that man is never EVER lost for words

Chifuyu: go us

Mitsuya: I’m normally concerned when this chat is blowing up but honestly you created a hellscape breakup scenario and it gave me the power to survive through the rest of my day

Mikey: petty as FUCK 😂😂😂😂

Mikey: remind me never to cross u, Chifuyu

Chifuyu: 😤😤😤😤

Chifuyu: LM, and I can not stress this enough, FAO

Koko: remember when you were crying to Latto in the Sano’s kitchen?

Chifuyu: what like a month or so ago?

Koko: yep

Chifuyu: not even vaguely

Koko: looool sksksksk

Koko: I wanna study you under a microscope

Chifuyu: I can not even begin to think of a response to that

Chifuyu: oh

Chifuyu: Baji said “that’s a Koko complement”

Chifuyu: so thank you 🤷

Koko: it truly is

Mitsuya: you are all the weirdest people I know, which normally makes me want to eat my phone, but today has proved truly delightful

Mikey: Awe, Mitsuya loves us

Mitsuya: regretfully, I do

Baji: regurtfully

Mitsuya: various regurts

several people are typing…

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11:02 AM

Kazutora: party party party party party

Chifuyu: party?

Kazutora: party 😈

Kazutora: we’re having a bros night tonight, everyone in this gc is inviiiiteddddd

Baji: Tora: “bros night!” 💪⚔️ 🍺 😈 🔥 🤘

Baji: actually Tora: 🥹 💅🌈 ✨

Draken: I think I’m the only person who fits the first category. Maybe Baji but…

Baji: LISTEN

Mikey: 💀 dead

Chifuyu: awe damn I’m already going out with Emma and them to ✨girls night ✨ cause apparently I am that lmao

Mikey: 10/10 burliest girl I’ve ever met but hey, we don’t judge

Chifuyu: finally some respect for my burliness 🤌🤌🤌

Baji: so burly

Baji: and if you’re burly I’m Andre the Giant lmfao

Chifuyu: hey Baji! Suck a dick!

Baji: here’s to hoping!

Chifuyu: 💀 looool

Chifuyu: best of luck to you, my dude

Kazutora: well then, everyone but Chifuyu, if you’re coming tn then meet at Mikey’s house at…8ish? 9ish?

Mikey: see yall at my house ig? Hahahaha

Kazutora: you have the most s p a c e

Mikey: yuh valid. Let’s say 8:30. Split it right down the middle

Mitsuya: so we’ll be there at 9, perfect

Draken:

Koko: so what’s the plan for this bros night, so that Inupi and I can decide if we’re bro enough for it

Baji: Koko, side bar

Koko: mmkay

Baji and Koko
11:13 AM

Baji: k so

Koko: K, so

Baji: lmfao so Draken found out Emma and them are going clubbing, and purely to be a fuck, he said we should have a boys night and “accidentally” end up at the same club as them, just to be mortifying

Koko: is it wrong that this feels kinda toxic? Is it a trust thing?

Baji: no lol not at all, Draken trusts Emma w his life but we thought it would be so funny to act like we had no idea, show up at the same place for a bit just to crash girls night and then we’ll move on. No spying or lack of trust involved

Baji: plus TBH Draken probably just wants to see Emma all done up and grind on her for a minute lmao

Koko: ahh fair. So Inupi and I can dress hot and it won’t be weird

Baji: lol ya

Baji: idk what to wear to a club ngl

Koko: which club?

Baji: uhhhh… good question haha we should prob sus that out

Koko: yeah we should, there might be a dress code.

Baji: oh

Baji: true

Cheaper Than Therapy
11:20 AM

Koko: mmkay anyways Inupi and I will attend

Kazutora: beautiful

Koko: I am, yes.

Mitsuya: at least I won’t be alone in the well dressed category this evening

Draken: Absolutely telling Hakkai you said that.100%

Mitsuya: funny cause you know exactly what I meant, bitch

Draken: do I though?

Mitsuya: 

Koko: lmao ANYWAYS

Koko: Chifuyu!

Chifuyu: Koko!

Koko: whatcha doing tonight?

Chifuyu: lol girls night with Emma!

Koko: awe, so we won’t see you? Cute though, what are you guys gonna do?

Chifuyu: not tonight, no. We’re doing, per Rindo Haitani’s wishes: dinner > club > pass out. In that order. Written exactly like that lmao.

Koko: fun, love a club! Let me know if you need recs, though I’m sure Rindo has it covered.

Chifuyu: Yeah, he has a table at some place starting with a V in Shibuya, since it’s close to Yuzuha’s place and that’s where we’re crashing. I’d ask but… I’m simply too lazy

Baji: felt

Koko: lol well cute, have fun! I expect to see you at next boys night

Koko: or bros night

Koko: whatever

Chifuyu: lol deal. Have fun everyone I have several women who need to be reassured for the 65th time today that they are indeed hot, 👋

Kazutora: bye!!

Kazutora: and everyone else, Mikey’s at 8:30!

Mitsuya: (but actually 9!)

Baji and Koko
11:32 AM

Koko:I know exactly where they’re going.

Baji: yeah?

Baji: hol up

Baji added Ken Ryuguji to the conversation

Baji Changed Ken Ryuguji’s contact to Draken

Baji: Mkay Draken Koko says he knows where the girls are goin

Draken: Oh shit, Koko you genius

Koko: Only club reasonably close to the Shiba house in Shibuya starting with a V is Vizel, which props to Rindo, nice club.

Draken: sick, could kiss you but absolutely won’t Koko

Koko: much obliged in both regards!

Baji: what’d you say abt a dress code, Koko?

Koko: Vizel is fairly casual, but not in a “Mikey can wear his dojo shit” sort of way

Koko: so like jeans and shoes (close toed Mikey!!) and a shirt (with n o h o l e s Baji!!) will suffice

Draken: lol ok I’ll break the news to Mikey and the guys

Koko: perf

Baji: solid

Rindo and Benkei
7:12 PM

Keizo: Rin!

Rindo: Kei!

Keizo: what’s up gorgeous, what are you gettin up to tonight?

Rindo: girls night, taking everyone to a club (which you did not hear because Senju and Emma are going and Emma has sworn she will jump into the ocean if Shinichiro finds out. Senju seems unphased by Takeomi finding out but I suppose fake ID > running a gang, yk? Either way you are SWORN TO SECRECY!)

Keizo: lol my lips are sealed!

Rindo: what are you doing tonight?

Keizo: a whole lot of nothing, I was going to see if you wanted to do something but obviously happy for you to be doing something fun with friends!

Keizo: be safe though, ok? Call me if you need anything at any point, I’ll wait up till I know you’re home

Rindo: Keizo, I do not use this emoji lightly but: 🥰

Rindo: if you find at any point you’d like to venture to the club, you’re more than welcome. “Girls night” is a loose term atp

Keizo: not sure I fit the “girls night” vibe tbh but I appreciate the invite

Rindo: you’d fit the vibe (I’m the ringleader of this circus tonight so my word is final).

Rindo: but I completely understand. Just know the invite is there

Keizo: thanks, beautiful :)

Rin’s Bitches
7:26 PM

Rindo: everyone send all the pics and videos we take tonight here so we can all see them!

Emma: ooh, smart!

Rindo: I am that, yes.

Rindo: I’m on the way with Ran right now, we’re both done up we’ll just need to change at Yuzuha’s.

Hinata: we’re all close to being done over here, I think Senju just needs to figure her hair out and I’m finishing up makeup.

Rindo: tell her to put her hair in the updo I did for her the other day

Senju: I’m t r y i n g it’s hard to do it myself, reversed in the mirror lmao

Rindo:

Senju:

Rindo: lol I’ll help once I get there!!

Senju: thank u 😇

OG’s
8:17 PM

Baji sent a video

Kazutora drives his car with the windows down, the dark streets around them lit by street lamps as Kazutora clearly drives a bit faster than he should.

“Oxytocin” By Billie Eilish plays loudly over the cars sound system.They pull up to a stoplight and in the glow, Kazutora can be seen more clearly. His hair is pulled up into a bun with the now brightly colored front strands hanging free. He now sports a black cast instead of a purple one, and the cast no longer goes over his elbow keeping his arm in an L shape, now only covering from below the crook of his elbow to his palm. He drives left handed and studies himself in the rear view mirror for a second before leaning back to sing along with the music, bobbing his head.

“I wanna do bad things to you, I wanna make you yell!” Kazutora lip syncs along to the lyrics, dancing provocatively as much as he can in his seated position.

“I wanna do bad things to you, don’t wanna treat you well!” He continues, leaning forward to pull his hand over his chest suggestively before getting up close to the camera and wiggling his eyebrows.

Baji flips the camera on himself to stick out his tongue before Kazutora leans into the frame and licks Baji on the cheek.

Baji: He is clearly ready

Draken: was that like, licking you to claim his territory?

Baji: gooooodddd how many times do I have to explain this

Draken: lol I was KIDDING

Baji: mmhmm sure

Taka: Not Drakens fault that you two have intense gay boy energy with each other

Baji:

Mikey: and we believe you!

Baji: I will break ur kneecaps Mike

Mikey: I👏 said 👏 I 👏 BELIEVE 👏 YOU 👏

Tora: I don’t

Tora: 😎 👉👉

Baji:

Draken: 💀

Taka: screaming, actually

Pah: lol

Benkei and Wakasa:
9:02 PM

Benkei: Come to a club with me tonight

Wakasa: K, when?

Benkei: wait, you’re actually agreeing

Benkei: ok this was unexpected

Benkei: I’m unprepared

Wakasa: lol yea I’m bored and got out of work early

Benkei: ok uh, Vis… something in Shibuya

Wakasa: Vizel

Benkei: that’s the one

Benkei: wait how do you know about clubs? Lmao

Wakasa: I went with Shin once

Benkei: so much to unpack there

Benkei: anyways yeah Vizel, around 11:30?

Wakasa: done and done. I’ll uber to your place and then we can uber from there?

Benkei: deal. Dress nice. Rin’s gonna be there and invited me so I wanted to stop by but not crowd him n his friends

Wakasa: awe

Wakasa: whipped hahahaha

Wakasa: but aweeee

Benkei: god I hate you

Wakasa: now I know for a damn fact that aint true

Benkei: it is I swear it is

Wakasa: lmao Ok I’ll see you around 11 Benny Boi

Benkei: omfg lmao ok Waka

Wakasa: k love you

Wakasa: LOVE YOU

Wakasa: LOVE YOU BENKEI

Benkei: oh my god love you Waka hahahaha

Sanzu and Ran
9:45 PM

Sanzu: Hey, where are you?

Ran: out

Sanzu: where at?

Ran: OUT

Sanzu: brilliant, where are you out at?

Ran sent a video:

Ran’s phone camera is pointed at himself and he holds it at a high angle, showing how he wears a silky black button up shirt, clearly an expensive brand, that’s unbuttoned down to his sternum and tucked into black high waisted pants. His hair is loose and wavy, unlike how he normally wears it. He lowers the camera and Rindo leans in, dressed for the gods in what looks like a black corset top, cinched in and also tucked into black high waisted pants, though Rindo’s appear wider-legged than Ran’s. Rindo’s shoulders shimmer with highlighter as he moves.

Ran flips the camera, showing the girls and Chifuyu eating and chatting around them at a table in a nice looking restaurant. They’re all dressed nicely and each have wine or a cocktail next to them or in their hand.

Ran: out at a restaurant for dinner with friends.

Ran: maybe you’ll have friends one day and know what it’s like.

Sanzu: wow

Ran: WoWwWwW don’t be a creep then?

Ran: why is it okay for you to go around secretly recording people’s intimate moments or moments of vulnerability and then blasting them out to whomever you see fit?

Ran: it’s fucked up, Haruchiyo. So stop. You’re going to burn a lot of bridges doing that. I have no clue as to, nor am I particularly invested in, you reconciling with my brother, but it would do you well to remember I have a reputation for a reason. Do NOT fuck with my family.

Sanzu: you used to have a reputation, you don’t any more.

Ran: are you willing to bet on the fact that I won’t prove why my name carries so much weight, Haruchiyo? Because between the two of us, there’s one person who used to run Roppongi, and one person who was a lapdog bitch, at best.

Ran: now if you’ll be so kind as to excuse me, I’m out being “boring” with my friends. Have an absolutely blessed night.

Sanzu: whatever.

Ran: bye bye now! 😘

Cheaper Than Therapy
11:30 PM

Chifuyu: ✨girls night ✨

Chifuyu sent a picture:

Chifuyu stands on the ground of a club, bright neon lights streaking across the photo background. He holds a bottle of champagne in his hands, aiming the neck of the bottle at whoever holds the camera. The champagne cork can be seen flying at the camera, as well.

In the background, Rindo, Ran and the girls are all dressed up and sit or stand in various positions around a semi-circle booth with a table in the middle, topped with a large bucket of ice that’s filled with various bottles. Everyone laughs or smiles, except for Emma, who seems to notice Chifuyu aimed the champagne cork right at the camera, and lunges forward mid-laugh with her arm out.

Chifuyu is wearing black skinny jeans and an oversized black sweater, a thick black choker and new, expensive looking black combat boots. It looks like he has black eyeliner on as well

Baji: distinct lack of leather pants there, Chifuyu

Chifuyu: funny story, was planning to wear them and when I bent down to tie the laces on my boots as we were leaving, they legit ripped

Chifuyu: I’m trynna be ass out tonight, but not like that lmao

Baji: oh word. and RIP

Mikey: pun intended hahaha

Chifuyu: how’s bros night?

Baji: lol miss us?

Chifuyu: never 😤

Draken sent a video:

Hakkai carries a singing Kazutora on his back, and Mitsuya talks to both of them as they walk down a sidewalk, very obviously in Shibuya.

Koko and Inui walk behind and to the side of them, both dressed up, hands clasped as they talk between themselves. The sound of Inui’s heels clicking on the ground can be heard, and Draken zooms in on the red soles of them, a new gift from Koko. “Even I know he’s a fancy bitch.”

Baji runs from somewhere behind Draken, getting in front of the camera and turning to walk backwards, lifting his long sleeved black shirt up, showing his toned abs and chest and running his tongue over his sharp canines, before popping the tab on the can of beer he has in his hand, turning back around to keep walking ahead of Draken as he takes a drink. He sidles up next to Takemichi before flicking him on the nose and running towards where Kazutora is now walking, Takemichi laughing and running after him.

Draken flips the camera to show himself, dressed in a white shirt and a plain black jacket, and turns the camera to show Mikey, who’s in jeans, a shirt and a long plaid flannel that comes down to his knees. He’s sipping from a bottle of lemon soda and waves to the camera.

Pah, Yumi and Peh walk behind them, chattering and laughing loudly.

Draken: you know, just typical bro things

Chifuyu: fun!

Midnight Marauders
12:27 AM

Takeomi: what doing

Wakasa: cluuuuub

Takeomi: wait actually?

Benkei: lol yes?

Benkei: Rin was out and invited me out so we came here. I was just gonna stop by for a drink and say hi so i didn’t take time away from his friends, but he seems genuinely happy I’m here and wanted us to stay. So we are very much at a table in a club

Takeomi: oh rinny rin rin

Benkei: lmfao not you too

Wakasa: come hang though, if you want to!! Night’s young(ish) and it seems like a “the more the merrier” situation

Shinichiro: it’s been my once-annual “this is the worst week I’ve ever had” and tbh that actually sounds fun

Shinichiro: Omi?

Takeomi: sure fine, I’m not doing fuck all else

Wakasa: see you soon!!

Shinichiro and Emma
1:06 AM

Shinichiro: Emma you don’t have to hide in the bathroom from me

Emma: Shin I am so so so so so SORRY

Shinichiro: for what?

Shinichiro: I’m not mad.

Emma: I know, I know. Not mad, just disappointed.

Shinichiro: no?

Shinichiro: not disappointed at all.

Shinichiro: Emma, you’ve had a job since you were 14, bought your own car, maintained great grades in school while working, and contribute to tasks around the house without being asked. You’re an exceptional sister, good friend and devoted girlfriend. You’re also a handful of months away from turning 21, and it’s clear you’re here to have fun and dance, not get shithoused and cause trouble.

Shinichiro: this? Is quite literally the least of my worries. I had to deal with your brothers antics for years. I’m not mad, not disappointed, nothing. Please come out.

Emma: Shinichiro wtf I’m crying lmao

Shinichiro: don’t cry!

Emma: no that was just super sweet

Emma: love you, you big sap!

Shinichiro: lol love you too

Shinichiro: come have a drink with your big gross sappy brother!!

Emma: hahaha ok, be out in a second. Gotta wipe this mascara off my cheeks or Rindo will riot for “cheapening the brand” 🤣

Cheaper Than Therapy:
1:37 AM

Koko: wait, I can see you Chifuyu, I completely forgot this was the club you said you all would be at!

Chifuyu: lmaooooo amazing, yuo all shoulD come han g w/ us!!

Chifuyu: sksksk typos 🤪

Chifuyu: Mikey’s bro n friends are alrdy crashing r table anyways

Mikey: FUCK

Mikey: he found Emma didn’t he? Is he pissed

Chifuyu: yeah and nah lmao he’s so chill about it on accounnt of “Mikey and Izana conspiring to raise his blood pressure for abt 6 strt years”.

Draken: loooooool oh my god, classic

Draken: I can’t fuckin breathe that’s too good!

Kazutora: sure you don’t mind us crashing?

Chifuyu: I will be offended if u dont!

Baji: say less

Mikey: god damn shinichiro coming for my throat

Mikey:

Mitsuya: d e s e r v e d

Mikey: get fucked lol

Mitsuya: that there, dear Mikey, is the plan

Draken:

2:25 AM:

Kazutora sent a video

Kazutora lounges on the table, pointing his camera across the crowd in the club and zooming in on the bathroom doors. Koko and Inui exit the bathroom together, and Koko smoothes down the front of his shirt as Inui runs a hand through his hair to fix it where it’s tousled.

Kazutora: ANIMALS

Kazutora: SEX PESTS

Inupi: stop, I beg

Koko: 💀

2:37 AM

Chifuyu sent a video

Chifuyu hands the camera to someone near him, and backs up, showing him, Yuzuha, Hinata, Emma, Senju, Benkei, Baji, Rindo and Ran each holding a glass of what looks like pure vodka. They all clink their glasses together and then Shinichiro yells “Three, Two, One, Go!”.

Each tilts their glass back and chugs, most of the girls minus Senju quickly stops to cough or make a sour face. Baji, Benkei and the Haitanis drink quickly, but Benkei wins the race. Chifuyu has to stop and breathe for a moment but quickly resumes drinking. Cheers go up around them as everyone else is in various stages of finishing their drinks.

2:49 AM

Draken sent a video

Draken films himself dancing with Emma, facing each other in the crowd. He grabs Emma’s waist to dip her in the mass of writhing bodies, and then leans down to kiss her. He pulls her back up and she smiles, flipping off the camera.

“That’s my girl!” He laughs, barely audible above the music.

Mikey: GROSS THAT IS MINE SISTER

Baji: yours sisterrrrr

Mitsuya: thine seestor

Takemitchy: M I N E S I S T E R

Mikey: et tu takemitchy?

Draken: hahaha what in the FUCK

Koko sent a video:

Chifuyu stands shirtless on the edge of the crowd, Rindo running his hands over his chest and neck. When Rindo pulls away, it’s clear that he’s just spread some sort of body glitter all over Chifuyu’s upper body. Chifuyu is blushing, but laughs, and runs into the crowd with Kazutora when he appears next to him and grabs Chifuyu’s arm, tugging on it. They get lost in the crowd until Koko spots them near Draken, who stands a head taller than most of the people around him.

Koko: I just watched Rindo Haitani materialize what looks like a gallon sized tub of body glitter gel out of god damn nowhere.

Takemitchy: Haitani hijinks

Mitsuya: The “hijinks” is implied with the name Haitani tbh

Chifuyu: how r yall typngi so well? Youllve all been drikinggg

Mitsuya: we all started drinking wayyyy later than you did hahaha

Draken: or we’re just me sized and it takes a lot more alcohol to get us fucked up

3:35 AM

Baji sent a photo:

Baji holds his camera in selfie mode, the arm not holding his phone wrapped around Kazutora on one side, who holds a drink in his working hand and has his head back, laughing. Chifuyu stands on his other side, still shirtless and smiling with hooded eyes. Baji wears a wide grin, and there is visibly a few specks of glitter in his smile.

Mikey: why’s there glitter in your teeth?

Baji: huh?

Mitsuya: oh this is why.

Mitsuya sent a video

The video starts of him and Hakkai dancing in the crowd, pressed close together, smiling at each other. Soon, Mitsuya turns to point the camera towards where Chifuyu grinds on Baji.

“Oh my god OH MY GOD!” Hakkai yells into the camera. Baji grabs Chifuyu and swings him around to face him, as they both laugh.

“Baji can actually dance?” Hakkai says, laughing.

“Fucking, apparently!” Mitsuya yells, laughing as well.

Baji leans down and licks a stripe up Chifuyu’s neck, most of the glitter coming off on his tongue as he backs up, and both he and Chifuyu fall into a fit of laughter, Chifuyu nearly doubling over as Baji takes a finger to wipe at his tongue. Chifuyu raises an arm up to lick at it, and turns to show Baji how they both have glitter on their tongues now.

Mikey: everything happens so much

Inupi: as facts, Mikey

Baji: 👅 💀

4:37 AM

Mikey: too many people in too many GC’s to check and see who made it where

Mikey: good luck and god speed, everyone

5:45 AM

Pah: where’d every1 go?

Draken: TO SLEEP PAH

Draken: WE WENT TO SLEEP

Chapter Text

Mikey created a group chat

Mikey added Draken, Mitsuya, Kazutora, Baji, Pah, Chifuyu, Takemichi, Hinata, Koko and several others

Mikey changed the name of this group chat to Meme Dump
11:32 AM

Mikey: everyone please add anyone who I missed who was out last night.

Mikey: and then respond here with an unhinged reaction picture and/or a photo of you hungover so we know you are alive and not laying in a ditch somewhere, pls and thx 👍

11:45 AM
Draken:

Draken: so responsible of u Mikey, proud of you

Mikey: being strong and sexy and responsible? How hot of me.

12:02 PM
Mitsuya:

Hakkai:

Mitsuya: Hakkai WHY 💀

1:12 PM
Emma:

Hakkai: felt

1:37 PM
Kazutora:

Kazutora: also:

Kazutora sent a video

Kazutora films in Baji’s apartment, showing how Baji lay starfished out on his bed, wearing the same shirt he wore out, boxers and one sock. He’s sleeping with his mouth open and looks like he had a rough night, hair disheveled and laying all over the place. Chifuyu is next to him on the bed, shirtless and still covered in body glitter, wearing his black jeans from the night before.

Because Baji takes up so much of the bed, Chifuyu is laying on his side, curled directly on the edge of the mattress. It looks like he’s starting to wake up vaguely, as he twitches and moves his body a little bit.

“This is precarious,” Kazutora declares, before letting out a small gasp as Chifuyu throws his arm up to stretch out. He turns, unaware that he’s balanced on the edge of the bed and immediately falls to the floor with a thump and a loud yelp. Baji gasps awake almost immediately and shoots to a sitting position, looking absolutely bewildered before collapsing back down into the bed again, unaware of what happened.

Chifuyu simply groans and lays on the ground.

Baji shoots up again, hearing Chifuyu and scrambles to the edge of the bed to grab at him and tries to pull him up, but Chifuyu is dead weight. Baji gives up and lays halfway off the bed, letting Chifuyu stay on the floor.

Kazutora: can’t believe I caught that on video.

Draken: top ten most pathetic things I’ve ever seen in my life.

Kazutora: lmfao (laughing to keep from crying)

Mikey: F’s in chat

1:46 PM
Baji: why is this chat blowing up I hate u all

Baji: I’m alive tho

Mikey: send memes for proof

Baji:

Draken: lmfao yep that’s Baji

2:16 PM
Chifuyu:

Chifuyu: 👍

Kazutora: it do be like that

Mitsuya: felttttt

3:01 PM
Yuzuha sent a photo

Yuzuha, Hinata, Senju, Takemichi and Ran all lay in the middle of what appears to be a makeshift pallet of mismatched futons and blankets, likely in her living room. They each lay with their heads in a circle, as if they’re creating a many-pointed star out of their bodies with their faces as the center. All of them look rough, messy haired and entirely miserable.

Yuzuha:

Yuzuha: @ everyone who’s not 10/10 miserable like we are rn

Chifuyu: so not me

Rindo:

Yuzuha: vibe check, passed

Rindo: always, babe

Rindo: Myself, Keizo, and Wakasa are accounted for.

Rindo: Wakasa is existing like this, btw:

Rindo:

Mikey: incredible

3:59 PM
Inui:

Inui: I’ve actually been up for a while

Inui: it’s just that I’ve been laying on the bathroom floor and my phone was alllllll the way in Koko’s room.

Inui: twas tragic.

Baji: poor Inupi was so so so cozy on the bathroom floor and just couldn't get up! This and more on channel five news at the top of the hour

Inui: I was, I really was.

Inui: Koko has a frankly startling amount of big fluffy blankets and I stole about six. Made me a nest

Chifuyu: oh to be in a blanket nest rn 😩

Draken: he be nested

Takemichi: he do

Koko:

Koko: me rn as I have not YET gone to sleep

Draken: add this to the list of why Koko terrifies me (love u)

Koko: work called as we got home. And it was a small issue that turned into a bigger issue and blah blah blah I just got off the phone with our CEO who now loves me but I’m going to go be as close to death as one can possibly be while still living, in my bed.

Mikey: sweet dreams

Baji: sour nightmares

Koko: I pray I die so I can haunt you every time you try to fuck, Baji

Mitsuya: it’s what he deserves.

Baji:

Baji: ❤️

Draken: lmfao oh my god

Mikey: who’s unaccounted for now? PahSquad and Shin, yeah?

Draken: mm yeah, sounds right

Draken: though you *could* just walk down your hallway and see if Shin is in his room?

Mikey: uuuuuuugh yeah I could

Draken: you should

Mikey: fiiiiiiiiine

Koko changed the name of this group chat to Mostly Gay Hellchat

Kazutora: screaming, crying even

Baji: it’s true I’m watching it happen

Mikey: Shin lives!

Shinichiro:

Mikey: d e c e a s e d

Mikey: (unlike Shin)

4:36 PM
Peh on behalf of me, Pah and Yumi:

Peh

Mikey: Blessed be

Baji and Chifuyu

Baji: Make it home in one piece?

Chifuyu: unless you count how my soul exited my body when I fell off your bed earlier, then yes

Baji: that was

Baji: so SAD

Chifuyu: truly

Baji: I had fun last night

Chifuyu: me too :) you’re good at dancing!

Baji: lol are u surprised?

Chifuyu: a bit ngl

Baji: devastating

Chifuyu: lol no but I did have fun

Chifuyu: tho…

Chifuyu: question:

Baji: yuh?

Chifuyu: you and Tora??? 👀ykwim like 👀 👀 👀

Baji: nah

Baji: well, ok like, we kissed once when we were 15/16ish cause we we like is this???? More than friends

Baji: and it was a fat NOPE from both of us

Baji: just besties, yk? My brother from another mother

Baji: n Tora is highkey hella physically affectionate w/ me and his close friends. Like will bite you on the face as a greeting lmao

Chifuyu: ok ok got it, I

Chifuyu: ✨lowkey ✨

Chifuyu: wanted to kiss you last night but I was like worried I’d be stepping on toes

Baji:

Baji: Chifuyu Matsuno I know u are not telling me this AFTER you left my house, I just know it

Chifuyu: I so am

Chifuyu: like wasn’t gonna lay the moves on you in front of Kazutora before I KNEW you weren’t in some sort of something with him??

Chifuyu: I am unhinged, not evil lmao

Baji: I am cringe, but I am FREEEEE

Chifuyu: that is the vibe, always

Baji: but okay I get it, v respectful of you

Baji: we love to see it

Baji: BUT

Baji: come back over tmw?

Baji: we can finally get food and maybe watch a movie or smth or just chill

Chifuyu: bet

Chifuyu: wear chapstick cause I’m kissing the fuck outta you

Baji: I have been outflirted n I don’t know how to feel

Chifuyu: 😈

Baji: okokok well I’m gonna go die on the couch, have a good night Fuyu

Chifuyu: you too, Baji

Chifuyu: drink some water you dehydrated bitch!

Baji:

Baji: lmao I will but u too!

Chifuyu: lol I will!!

Send Noods 🍜
11:56 PM

Angry: sry for the late night text, but we’re closing early tomorrow night since Sundays are slower anyways. We have hella new recipes and need taste testers so be there and bring whoever

2:16 AM
Smiley: also, sake on the house

Draken: down

Mikey: ditto

Baji: also me

Smiley: lmao and all it took was free sake to get yall talking 🙃

Several people are typing…

Baji and Chifuyu

Baji: Hey come over at a time before… hold please

Chifuyu: holding

Baji: 8.

Baji: you’re not in the gc but our buddies own a ramen shop and they told us to bring whoever and head over when they close so we can eat free ramen

Chifuyu: free?

Baji: F R E E

Chifuyu: god that’s my fave price how did u know?

Baji: i’m good like that what can I say

Baji: also bring friends if u wanna, or don’t if u don’t n we can hang

Chifuyu: I’ll tell the girls gc but it’s none of my business if they show up cause I’m going to be paying attention to youuuu

Baji: so small and cute!!!!

Chifuyu: I’m not small omg

Chifuyu: I’m 5’9”!

Baji: mmkay but I’m 6’1” so to me: small and cute

Chifuyu: nooooo

Baji: sshhhh just let it happen

Baji: also uhhh. Hmmm

Baji: how to words this cause touchy topic I’ve been thinking abt since we talked last night

Chifuyu: okay, shoot

Baji: ngl so down for the whole you kissing me thing

Baji: like to be clear: SO down

Baji: but also, even though my friends tell me I apparently give off “slut energy” I’m not trying to be a rebound, ya feel?

Chifuyu: lmao “slut energy”, I can kinda see it I suppose cause you have an intense vibe buuuut yeah totally get that

Chifuyu: tbh (and maybe tmi??) I’m not the type of person who rebounds to like get someone out of my system yk?

Chifuyu: *taylor swift voice* I have this thiiiing

Chifuyu: where I literally can not be attracted to someone I don’t feel a connection with on a certain level, like yes I can appreciate an attractive person at face value but if we don’t have some sort of emotional connection plus similar intellectual pursuits and shared interests it just doesn’t do it for me

Chifuyu: I’m basically six racoons in a trench coat but the racoons are actually criteria for who I want to make out w/ etc. lmao

Baji: ok ok got it so, not a rebound then

Chifuyu: no not at all. I’m physically incapable of getting under someone to get over someone if that makes sense

Baji: got it! I was gonna wait to talk w/ u about this in person but I am nothing if not the human embodiment of impulsivity so figured I would just ask

Chifuyu: I like that about you, though

Chifuyu: and it’s funny how you told me you’re bad at words and feelings but you’ll take time off work to care for a friend and use phrases like “human embodiment of impulsivity” like that isn’t an out of pocket way to describe yourself 😂

Baji: yeah I think sometimes I forget I’m not a shithead kid anymore and sell myself a bit short

Chifuyu: well, stop that!

Baji: omg I’m ✨cured ✨!!!

Chifuyu: lmfaoooo 💀

Chifuyu: Well I’m gonna shower and I have a paper to finish since it’s the last week of break next week, but then I’ll head over yeah?

Baji: yeah, sounds good

Chifuyu: ok see you in a bit!

Rin’s Bitches

Chifuyu: just putting the word out that if you want free ramen, head to Sugoaku at 8ish tonight

Yuzuha: oh word?

Chifuyu: yuh

Emma: already going :)

Rindo is typing…

Rindo and Ran

Ran: uh Rin?

Rin: yes Ran

Ran: I know you’re barely containing your desire to ask Benkei to bend you over a table in the middle of this restaurant, but can you put a pin in that for a second and tell me how I’ve never met Souya prior to this?

Rin: uhhh….no?

Rin: to the second part specifically

Rin: I do not know how you’ve never met him before, but I imagine it's for the same reasons that I have really no Idea about the kid: he's Toman

Ran: curious

Rin: what is?

Ran: the blatant disregard of the whole first statement

Ran: also that I’ve never met him and we clearly all run in the same circles since this is the most haphazard mixture of people and yet I can connect each person to another very easily

Rin: wow Ran, sexual liberation RAN

Rin: you fuckin weird ass

Ran: it needed saying.

Rin: it didn’t actually 🤩

Ran: agree to disagree I suppose

Ran: anyways, Souya is very cute

Rin: he is, you should talk to him

Rin: though tbh he might be too gentle for you based on my observation over the last few hours

Ran: I’m gentle!

Rin: if the g in “gmentally unstable” is silent, then yes you are!

Ran: that doesn’t make sense

Rin: I’m pretty I don’t have to make sense if I don’t want to

Ran: sometimes I wish I’d eaten you in the womb

Rin: we’re not twins

Ran: I’d have figured it out if I knew what I know now

Rin: really driving home the “gentle” statement there

Ran: can you just fucking NOT

Rin: Ran just go S P E A K with him, introduce yourself, tell him he’s hot and you want to have his babies, whatever. But strike up a conversation.

Rin: or don’t idc but you’re not going to learn a single thing about him sitting in the corner and texting me about it

Ran: fine

Rin: bitch

Ran:

Rin: mmhmm love you too

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Mitsuya and Hakkai

Mitsuya: Morning, Hakkai

Hakkai: Hi Taka ❤️

Mitsuya: how’s your day going so far?

Hakkai: it’s going, I met with a new agency that seems to be interested, so we’ll see what they say. How about you? How long have you been awake for?

Mitsuya: mmm, since 4ish?

Hakkai: couldn’t sleep?

Mitsuya: nah, too many ideas bouncing around in my head, so I left and came to the studio around 5.

Mitsuya: I’m calling it an early day though, if you want to get dinner?

Hakkai: yeah, that’d be nice. I wanted to talk to you about something tonight, so remind me of that later haha

Mitsuya: bold of you to assume I’ll remember myself! But what’s up? Everything ok?

Hakkai: yeah, yeah nothings wrong, nothing bad, just probably better in person than over text!

Mitsuya: Hakkai just talk to me

Hakkai: Takaaaa it’s literally nothing bad!

Mitsuya: it’s making me anxious now it’s been brought to my attention lol

Hakkai: ahh ok ok. It’s just living arrangement stuff. I should probably get out of my childhood home (and tbh being away from the house Taiju beat the shit out of us in will prob be a boost for my mental health, ya know?) and I suppose I was just curious what your thoughts were on us potentially living together at some point. It doesn’t necessarily have to be now, I just wanna get your perspective on it, I guess.

Mitsuya: Hakkai, love, we’ve only been together a couple months

Hakkai: yes, I’m aware

Mitsuya: I think maybe we need more time before we think about living together?

Hakkai: yeah I agree, but I mean the thing of it is, if I’m going to get my own place, I want to settle into it, have it be home for more than a year’s lease, somewhere I can be for a couple years at least. I guess I thought that depending on what your thoughts are, I might look for a two bed so you could, down the road (and whenever you’re comfy with the idea of it), have a space to work in.

Hakkai: that’s all

Hakkai: I’m not proposing we get married tomorrow and buy a house haha. Just wanted your thoughts.

Mitsuya: oh, ok.

Mitsuya: that’s very considerate of you. Let me think on it a bit, yeah? I honestly hadn’t really thought that far ahead.

Hakkai: ok, that’s fair, totally fair! Just, you know, kicking ideas around. Options, and all that

Mitsuya: optionssss haha

Mitsuya: anyways, dinner. 6, maybe?

Hakkai: oh, something just came up with Yuzuha. Tomorrow?

Mitsuya: oh, okay I hope she’s alright! Tomorrow works!

Mitsuya: talk to you later?

delivered

Mitsuya and Baji

Mitsuya: fuuuuuuuuck

Baji: hello to u too

Mitsuya: I think I just did a stupid with Hakkai

Mitsuya: call on your slutty energy and give me advice

Baji: why does everyone think I have slutty energy?!

Mitsuya: it’s just a vibe tbh

Baji: I’m really not… that

Baji: but what’s up, I guess? Haha

Mitsuya: fucking Hakkai

Mitsuya: beautiful, sweet, thoughtful Hakkai who looks at me like the sun shines out of my ass 24/7

Baji: I’m familiar w/ him, yes

Mitsuya: he goes “hey I wanna talk at dinner”, so I tell him just to talk with me now, because knowing a conversation is upcoming makes me nervous. Blame my mom and her “we need to talk when I get home” bs of yore like I wasn’t basically an adult running a household at the ripe age of eleven and could be spoken to as such.

Mitsuya: but I digress. So we talk, and he tells me he’s thinking of getting his own place, spreading his wings a bit and getting out of the Shiba House of Horrors. Which: fantastic! But he asks what my thoughts on us cohabitating in the future are, because he was toying with the idea of looking for a two bedroom apartment so that, down the road “and when I’m comfy with it”, I would have a space to work in.

Mitsuya: and I fucked it up by being HONEST about the fact that I haven’t thought that far ahead yet??? Because I have not. It’s been two months and a bit. So I just haven’t.

Mitsuya: but it’s Hakkai, who’s thoughtful to a fault and was just considering things for the future, like he does, with no malicious intent nor desire to rush things.

Mitsuya: are you still there?

Baji: ya I’m letting u wax poetic

Mitsuya: got it. Ok. no malicious intent, nor desire to rush, just a simple wholesome idea like letting me have space down the line.

Mitsuya: and then I said “lemme think on it” and brought up how we were supposed to have dinner and when he’d like to go, and he bailed saying something came up with Yuzuha.

Mitsuya: and I feel like a DICK

Mitsuya: he said he preferred to talk about it in person and what I would not give to rewind the last 30 minutes and agree to that!!

Mitsuya: he isn’t answering now, btw. So there’s that as well.

Baji: I mean if he isn’t answering, the probability is that something did actually come up

Baji: but it’s Hakkai. He’s a gentle, spindly creature. If he is mad, he won’t be for long.

Mitsuya: you did not call him “spindly”

Baji: I did, he is. I’m tall, he’s like freakishly large and thin.

Baji: well not thin ig but, wiry?

Baji: besides the point. Just talk to him, yk? Like you said he thinks u and your loose asshole hang the stars so he’s not gonna be upset for long if he is at all.

Mitsuya: at least I can count on you to make me spit my drink and laugh when I’m panicked but, you’re right.

Mitsuya: thanks man

Baji: yep!

Mitsuya: how’s your love life (or lack thereof since you’re “not a slut”)?

Baji: lmao, I’m really not. Not enough time to be a slut these days tbh

Baji: but uhhh…. I mean you sent that video of Chifuyu and me dancing so I suppose you probably have an idea of what I’ve been up to

Mitsuya: mmhmm I did, yes. And I do. But I also don’t make a habit of making assumptions

Baji: good habit to have. But yeah, been spending my time w/ Chifuyu and he is a wildcard, I’ll tell you that much. Feral energy for sure. But I like him a lot!

Mitsuya: wild card?

Baji: ok, so

Baji: ya know, actually nvm cause every time I talk about something even remotely sexual you act like I just murdered a puppy right in front of you lmao

Mitsuya: no no tell me, I mainly do that because some of us *coughKAZUTORAandMIKEYcough* would talk about kinky shit 24/7 if I didn’t act repulsed

Baji: ok, Tora is a fair but I don’t think Mikey knows the meaning of the word Kinky tbh

Mitsuya: you’ve never had a 3 AM sex talk with him, clearly

Mitsuya: man made horrors well within my comprehension

Baji: wow, wild

Baji: I’m like, actually shocked by that hahaha

Baji: but you asked for it, so

Baji: we both know, I’ve dated guys and girls. But my preference these days swings towards men. Specifically, 10/10 hot men who look good in black and can hold their own against me in every aspect. So, Chifuyu.

Mitsuya: it’s funny how he came off so… meek? Or maybe it was the impending breakup of it all that made him kinda sad and quiet at first. And a few months later he’s like fully integrated into our friends group and potentially as ridiculous as Kazutora is on a regular basis.

Baji: 10000% guarantee it was the shit his ex put him through, he def thinks before he speaks but I would not categorize him as meek at all, yk?

Baji: anyways, we went to a show last weekend, spur of the moment kinda thing after Sugoaku, local band smaller venue kinda thing. And he straight up takes me into the bathroom, gets on his knees on the floor and sucks me off? Just? In the bathroom stall?

Mitsuya: omg wild

Baji: and that’s not even…

Baji: he gets up, SPITS IN MY MOUTH and brushes past me out of the stall like it was nothing??

Baji: Like we had legit kissed once before this earlier in the night and it was kinda cut short cause fuckin Ran walked around the corner and now I’m in a daze, so i just get my shit together and follow him out and thank god no one else is in there cause I blurt out ARE YOU A TOP? cause my brain is still six steps behind on the part where he got on his god damn tippy toes, looked me in the eye and s p i t i n m y m o u t h

Baji: cause like I’m a top and if he’s a top we’re gonna encounter some problems, right? N he just goes “nah” and smiles at me before dragging me back out into the pit at which point he looks at me and like, licks his lips and I just about fold like a lawn chair in a mosh pit somewhere in Kichijoji

Baji: so safe to say I’m fucking whipped. Like there’s just no way around it, it’s just the truth of my existence now.

Mitsuya: ahahahaha oh my GOD Baji, wow. It’s like he studied you and figured out how to win Baji bingo or some shit. Incredible. Hats off to you and to him!

Baji: I thought I was having some sort of weird fever dream cause it was so hot but then he exists as this adorable little thing that will tuck his cat into bed like he’s a baby and will actually SKIP when he gets excited. Tora wouldn’t shut the fuck up about getting ice cream the other day so I met them after class and he n Tora linked arms and skipped down the sidewalk. My brain can’t reconcile that with the guy who gave me a blowjob in public like ????

Mitsuya: the cute ones are either 100% vanilla cause chocolate chip is too wild, or they are fucking freaks. Trust.

Baji: and this is how I find out you know anything about ANYTHING that isn’t vanilla.

Baji: cause, big vanilla vibes.

Mitsuya: eh, I’ve tried a lot and find I tend to get more enjoyment out of just…sex that doesn’t have too many accessories or moving parts, if that makes sense. I like to enjoy the person I’m with without having too much to work around. I still know a thing or two about a thing or two, though.

Baji: nah I get it, i get it. I think I got into freakier shit with women cause it was “hm, somethins missing” but with men it doesn’t need to be an augmented experience lmao

Baji: you’ve never slept w/ a woman, huh.

Mitsuya: no sir. Had a couple casual middle school girlfriends but then I realized I am just not into them like THAT and have been living a very fulfilling, very gay life since then

Baji: love that for you

Baji: but yeah, back to our original point, just talk it out w/ Hakkai. Maybe in person this time? Lol

Mitsuya: very solid plan

Mitsuya: thanks for talking about your sexual escapades Kei

Baji: lol of course TaKa-ChAn

Mitsuya: 😂

Ran and Angry

Ran: Hey Angry

Angry: you can call me Souya, ya know

Angry: it’s a privilege bestowed on few so don’t fuck it up

Ran: damn, heard

Angry: lol what are you up to?

Ran: I’ve been in a wikipedia rabbit hole

Ran: (this is a common occurrence for me)

Ran: but since Rindo is not home to bring me water, I managed to pull myself out of it to get some water and a snack. And text you.

Angry: like researching things then, I’m guessing?

Ran: it’s less of a like and more of a “once I start, I sometimes can’t stop” type of thing. (I have ADHD).

Angry: ohhh got it. Nahoya’s ex had adhd, there was one overarching interest that she had (halloween and spooky things, that was her entire personality), but then she would pick up a hobby every couple weeks and move on from that to a new one. Lots of crafts.

Ran: uh huh, yep. It’s that exactly. Only my particular brand of it shows up mostly in researching different things all the time. Usually it’s either a historical event, or finding out everything there is to know about a movie, tv show, or cinematic universe. Sometimes both if a historical movie itches my brain just right.

Angry: what’s the topic now?

Ran: Star Wars. The making of the first trilogy, with a nice pit stop in “I will know every canon named clone from the clone wars show”, but now we’re back to the original special/practical effects and how they manifested from the original Ralph McQuarrie concept art. I’ll probably move on to watching the rest of the movies some time this week.

Angry: oh nice, I dig Star Wars!

Ran: wanna watch the prequel trilogy with me some time?

Angry: Yeah! Fair warning, I’m usually not done at the shop till midnight-1 AM, so if you don’t mind staying up that late I’m down

Ran: the lateness isn’t an issue, but Rindo is an early riser so typically he bitches if I have the TV on after 10ish.

Angry: come to my place then. I know it’s a trip from Roppongi out to Shibuya so you can always crash here if you’d like?

Ran: damn, not even wined and dined and I’m expected to spend the night

Angry: omfg you are RIDICULOUS lmao

Ran: not my fault you think I’m easy just cause I’m so hot!

Angry: YOU walked up and hit on ME, or did you forget that?!

Ran: oh so now it’s my fault you just can’t wait to get your greedy little hands all over me

Angry: are you gonna come watch star wars or not?!

Ran: yes lmfao

Angry: omfg haha okay uh, wednesday?

Ran: you’d like that, wouldn’t you

Angry: I GIVE UP

Ran: lol yes Souya, wednesday works

Angry: ok lol

Angry: bring something skimpy to sleep in

Ran: OMFG 🤣

Haruchyo and Draken

Sanzu: Hello

Draken: wow, jumpscare of the century. Uh, what’s up?

Sanzu: oh my god, never mind

Draken: no, don’t be weird just because it’s been a solid uhhhh… year? Since you last texted me? I’m just surprised.

Sanzu: mmkay

Draken: so what’s up then?

Sanzu: I mean if you’re going to be weird…

Draken: I’m not sanzu. What is up? I assume you need something and this isn’t a social call or an invite to hang out so what do you need.

Sanzu: yknow I was simply going to ask you for some advice but I’m already regretting even considering it.

Draken: that’s your prerogative, just like it’s your prerogative to suddenly act like you lost my number out of nowhere.

Draken: I assume you need advice on how to ask for forgiveness over your little habit of playing Gale Weathers on your friends.

Sanzu: Gale Weathers?

Draken: the sneaky conniving investigative journalist that no one likes from Scream.

Sanzu: wow. Don’t sugarcoat anything Draken.

Draken: not my style. I don’t believe in brutal honesty but I also don’t believe in letting someone think they haven’t done something shitty when they definitely have.

Draken: if you want my advice, it’s simple. First, take accountability for having done some shitty things to the people you did them to. Then, change your habits. Put your phone away when you see someone in a private moment, or when they’re spilling their guts over something. If you don’t record it, you can’t send it. I don’t know if this is the attention that you think you want, but it’s common knowledge at this point that if you are present, people shouldn’t talk about/do anything they don’t want everyone else to know about immediately.

Draken: you’re going to need to show some real remorse and growth to mend the fractures you caused in your friendships.

Sanzu: you say you don’t believe in brutal honesty, and yet…

Draken: honesty without tact can be cruelty. I know how to be cruel. I choose to be straightforward instead. There is a difference.

Sanzu: I don’t see the difference here.

Draken: the difference here is that if I was being brutally honest, I would have told you you’ve been acting like a looser creep and you fucked up major big time. People are pissed and feel like they can’t be themselves around you because of how you’ve been acting and legitimately worry about you following them home, and I would have said that if you’re that desperate to be given attention then you’re welcome to start an only fans, but that we would all more likely be willing to pay you to leave us alone than to support your obvious fetish for attention and drama.

Draken: do you see the difference now?

Sanzu: and here I thought you were a nice guy. I see I was wrong.

Draken: I don’t need you to tell me I’m nice, I’m secure in the fact that I’m a good person and I’m nice to the people I care about. It’s that simple.

Draken: I know you worship the ground Mikey walks on, regardless of having been less than present in his life as of late. He misses you in his own way, but he’s not happy about how you’ve been putting everyone around him on blast lately. Sending videos of people in intimate and vulnerable moments is not the way to his heart. He’s grown, he isn’t angry or shouldering the weight of the world any more. He talks things out, he asks for help. He doesn’t need to be sent a weird video of Baji making out with someone around a corner because that’s Baji’s business only and has no effect on Mikey, and Mikey already knew about that anyways. It’s not going to make him love you.

Sanzu: yeah well, nothing is, apparently.

Draken: you really can’t let that go, can you.

Sanzu: no, because life is a hellscape when the one person you want LIKE THAT doesn’t feel the same

Draken: him not being interested in romantic shit isn’t his fault, or his choice. You take him as he is or you don’t and you move on.

Draken: choice is yours but being destructive aint gonna change the way his brain is wired.

Draken: setting yourself on fire for the sake of hoping someone else will want to put it out isn’t the way to live.

Sanzu: I’m not setting myself on fire

Draken: mmhmm, you are

Draken: trust me, Mikey enjoys spending time with you, but you’re never going to have the chance to know what things could be with him if you fuck with everyone around him. He views romantic love and friendly love as basically the same thing in that his friendships are held on the highest level to him the way most people would hold their significant other on their highest level, ya know? Fucking with the people he holds dearest is not going to yield the results you want them to. You could have a fulfilling relationship with Mikey if you could get over the fact that he’s going to treat you like a friend, because to him that IS love. Would you rather have a friend you can be intimate with, or not have him in your life at all.

Draken: think about what you need to do to make up for the shit you’ve been puling, regardless of whether you want to go down the relationship route with Mikey, because it’s the right thing to do. Sort your shit out, man.

Sanzu: ok

Kazutora and Baji

Tora: whatcha doinnnn

Baji 👹: hangin with Fuyu

Tora: y’all fuckin right now?

Baji 👹: yea picked up the phone mid thrust how’d u know?

Tora: omfg BARF lmao

Baji 👹: that’s what I do when I see yer face, yeah

Tora: hahahahah FUNNY you are such a comedian Baji wow!!!

Baji 👹: lmao what do you want Tora?

Tora: to hang out with youuuu, I miss you, you only spend time with Fuyu any more ugh

Baji 👹: mmkay that is false considering I spent all day yesterday helping you clean your house?

Tora: yeah but that was cleaning, I wanna do something fun!

Baji 👹: well come over, Chifuyu has to bail in a bit anyways, he has his intern shift in like an hour so I’m all yours

Tora: mind, body and soul?!

Baji 👹: signed sealed delivered I’m YOURSSSS

Tora: lmfao we really do have gay boy energy sometimes I swear

Baji 👹: love u sm but just not like that

Tora: tbh ditto I could never look at you naked and keep a straight face

Baji 👹: for real

Baji 👹: but come over tbh I’m starving

Baji 👹: famished, one might say

Tora: mitsuya

Baji 👹: that is a mitsuya word, true

Tora: mmkay I’ll head over, tell lil fuyu I said hi and to stop stealing you

Baji 👹: he’s not stealing me calm down lol

Tora: fine tell him Hi and I love him

Baji 👹: awe he said “hi tora love u miss u”

Tora: 🤩

Tora:

Tora: me

Baji 👹: as u should

Baji 👹: also

Baji 👹: COME OVER

Tora: fucking god I’m on the way already!

Baji 👹: 😤

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OG’s

Taka: much like any other day, I am ready to end it all

Baji: felt

Baji: why?

Taka: sewing

Taka: you?

Baji: school

Taka: ah

Baji: eeeyup

Baji: my stupid dumb idiot fuckhead stupid self should have known better than to choose a business major. There is so much math. I am so bad at math.

Mikey: you said stupid twice

Baji: cause it was a doubly stupid idea

Taka: my sewing machine has jammed every hour on the hour and completely obliterated some really nice, expensive silk and I’m about to launch it and myself into the crushing vacuum of space

Draken: awe don’t launch urself into space ur too cute

Taka: ok memelord

Draken: Mitsuya to his sewing machine: I’m tired of this grandpa!

Baji: sewing machine: well that’s just TOO DAMN BAD

Taka: I’d scream if it wasn’t so fucking accurate

Taka: sorry about numbers and stuff, Baji

Baji: lmfao, me too

Baji: sorry about threads n things

Taka: c’est la vie or whatever the fuck

Tora: if that ain't the truth

Mikey: how’s your fucky arm, Tora?

Tora: getting less fucky (but more funky) by the day

Mikey: oh?

Tora: just like…you all know I’m a 2x per day shower type of dude

Baji: typically at my fucking house on my fucking water bill, these days

Tora: don’t act like I don’t pitch in with copious amounts of food

Baji: touche

Tora: hon hon oui oui

Tora: point being, I can’t wash under my cast, for obvious reasons, and I know the lower arm doesn’t get dirty like feet or some shit, but it’s driving me fuckin nuts

Draken: maybe don’t break your arm then next time

Tora:

Tora: what a helpful fucking suggestion Draken, thank YOUUU DRAKEN

Taka: one of these days you’re going to be just a little too sarcastic when Kazutora is just a little bit too mad and he’s going to tear your throat out with his teeth

Taka: I, for one, hope to be present to watch it all go down

Draken:

Taka: you first 🥰

Mikey: the tension in this GC!!!

Mikey: mayhaps we should all chill

Baji: you would use the word “mayhaps”

Mikey: I would. I did!

Taka: nah we’re all chill, it’s all in good fun

Mikey: mmkay well regardless, if everyone’s having a shit day, I propose the first sesh of the semester. Small closed sesh, friends, and some relaxation.

Baji: closed like this GC? Or closed like this GC and I’m bringing Chifuyu and you can’t stop me?

Mikey: the second one, apparently

Taka: I’d riot but Hakkai is still on his trip so, I won’t

Draken: and Emma doesn’t really sesh so, same

Baji: lmao thank youuuu (it was not a request but thank you anyways!)

Tora: so polite, that Baji

Baji: who the fuck u callin polite, bitch?

Tora: the guy who is whiiiiiped fuckin cream over lil fuyu

Draken: the “cream over fuyu” part was so unnecessary

Baji: why, cause Emma doesn’t let u cum inside?

Taka:

Draken:

Draken: you should try it, Baji

Baji:

Draken: don’t tempt me

Baji: ok, daddy

Draken:

Baji: loooool I’m sorry you’re just so easy to fuck with sometimes, Kenny

Taka: I knew coming here to vent would end up entertaining me

Taka: bless yall

Baji: blessed fucking be I’m gonna go cry over my god damn math homework like it’s middle school again

Mikey: there there

Baji: 🙃

Tora: 👹

Mikey: save that energy for the sesh!

Mikey: 8…oclockish?

Baji: whenever the fuck, tbh

Taka: same

Tora: yuh. I’ll come get you and fuyu at 7:30, Baji

Baji: sick dicks, see yall then

Draken: 👍

Baji and Chifuyu

Baji: call me

Baji: call me

Baji: calllll meeeee

Chifuyu: lol you good?

Baji: yea!

Incoming call from Chifuyu:

Baji answers the phone, propping it up on his desk as he leans back in his computer chair, one foot up on the desk and the other supporting his guitar.

“What’s up?” Chifuyu says, letting his eyes drag over Baji, taking in his hair up in a messy bun, the glasses he wears and the oversized shirt he has on with a pair of black jeans.

Baji hums as he tunes one of the strings on the guitar, a beautiful dark amber Gibson Les Paul. “You…” he pauses, plucking at the string, “are coming to a sesh with me tonight. Just the OG guys, small sesh since we’re all miserable today.” He laughs, rolling his eyes.

“Miserable?” Chifuyu asks, sitting up a bit straighter where he slumps at his own desk, working on school work.

“Yup, everyone’s having a shit day for some reason so we decided to smoke about it.”

“Ah, gotcha. Well I am knee deep in shit that truly does not apply to me and yet I have to learn it. There’s a lot of crossover in veterinary science and stuff vet techs do, obviously, but I don’t get why I have to take a course about running a business when I will be the tech and not the vet on duty! All that to say,” Chifuyu sighs, “I am very down.”

Baji grimaces, “don’t talk business bullshit, I’m going to have a mental fuckin breakdown over my math class cause I’m an idiot.”

“Math?” Chifuyu asks, motioning to Baji’s guitar.

“Yeah I’m mid math and wanted to jump off a roof so I’m taking a break, working on some shit for music class.”

Chifuyu hums his response. “Play me something.”

“I can play you what I’ve been working on, if you want?”

“Sure, I really miss my band and being around musicians and stuff,” Chifuyu frowns.

Baji flips on the amp sitting next to him on the floor and starts picking out a complicated tune on the guitar, playing for a few minutes before he stops strumming. “We can start a band then.”

“No actually, if I don’t form a band some time soon I’m going to have to miss this local competition I’ve been in for the last five years or so and the thought makes me want to throw up. What did you just play, by the way?”

“Oh, the battle of the bands thing, huh?” Baji says, setting his guitar on its stand and stretching. “It was Dance Gavin Dance, I have to memorize this song by Thursday and play it in class.”

“Yeah, we- me and Ryusei and them- won it three years running and now I’m bandless and I kinda want to show up just to be petty and do really well.”

Baji laughs in response, rolling his neck and setting his glasses down. “When’s it happen?”

“November. So I have time but, putting a whole band together and getting it tight and cohesive is a whole fuckin’ thing.”

“A whoooole fuckin’ thing for sure. But, keep bein’ cute and I’ll be in your band.”

“I think I could potentially manage that,” Chifuyu smiles at him.

Baji chuckles, “Tora said I’m whipped over you.”

“Yeah?” Chifuyu leans in towards the phone, laying his head over his crossed arms, a rosy blush settling over his cheeks.

“Mmhmm,” Baji hums. “I didn’t argue.”

“Well that’s good, cause I’m in the same boat.”

Baji pulls on his lip with his teeth, scrunching his nose up before a large grin splits his face in two. “Come over.”

“Can’t,” Chifuyu sighs, “homework.”

“Come do homework over here.” Baji keeps smiling.

Chifuyu knits his brows in thought. “Kay, but homework first before you-”

“I make no promises.”

“You have to, I have to finish this before it’s due tomorrow night. Homework first.”

“Fine,” Baji acquiesces, “Homework first. But then I punch you in the mouth. With my mouth. Really hard.”

“Deal,” Chifuyu smiles, already zipping his laptop into his backpack.

“See you soon,” Baji smiles, the tips of his ears dusted red.

“See you soon, Baji.”

Haruchiyo and Mikey
3:50 PM

Sanzu: Hey, Mikey

Mikey: Hi Haru

Sanzu: how are you?

Mikey: I’m well, and you?

Sanzu: you don’t want to talk, do you?

Mikey: um, sorry, I’m kinda just thrown since I haven’t heard from you in a bit besides getting random videos of my friends taken in secret, ya know?

Sanzu: yeah, uh

Sanzu: yeah. Do you have time to talk?

Mikey: I’m running a class starting in about ten mins, sorry. Otherwise I would

Sanzu: ok well, how about this. I’ll just say what I wanted to say and then you can respond when you have time, if you want to?

Mikey: yeah man, that works

Sanzu: ok well, have a good class. Talk to you later, maybe

Mikey: thanks, Haru

Sanzu: mmhmm

Sanzu: so

Sanzu: first, I guess. I wanted to apologize. For exploding on you, and for ghosting you. That wasn’t cool. You laid out for me exactly who you are and how you operate, and made no apologies for it and offered me the chance to make informed decisions about how I wanted to proceed, and I (admittedly) felt hurt, in a way, or snubbed, and took it out on you when in reality, it had nothing to do with me as a person. I take responsibility for that.

Sanzu: secondly, I’m sorry for being a weird creep about stuff with people lately. In reality, I think a lot of it has to do with my own issues and history with Takeomi. Always the last to know, always out of the loop, etc. etc. as you know. I think it turned into me feeling like if I have inside info before everyone else does, it makes up for that? I guess? I don’t know but it’s fucked up when I think about it (which I have been), and it’s shitty behavior, no matter the reasoning behind it. I know I have other apologies to make on my Sanzu Fucked it All Up tour, but I’m starting here. It was shitty of me to behave that way, no excuses, full stop. I’m working on things and on myself, and on my relationship with Omi.

Sanzu: Lastly, I know our last conversation didn’t go well. It didn’t go the way I wanted it to, and that’s okay, because you don’t owe me or anyone else anything but your authentic self. And I need to figure out if I can accept being loved in the way that you give love, and not in the way I would wish to receive it. I don’t know if I’m okay with that, and I don’t honestly know if wishing for you to love me in a way that you simply can’t will be detrimental to me or not, or if that door is even open any more after shutting you out and then being weird to your friends lately, but I want you to know I do care about you a lot and do have love for you.

Sanzu: so that’s it really, that’s my piece and. Yeah.

Sanzu: yeah that’s what I wanted to say.

Sanzu: I hope your class is good. I understand if you need time to take this all in, process it, think about it. All that. Have a good night, Mikey.

5:15 PM

seen.

Kazutora and Mitsuya

Kazutora: Takashiiii

Mitsuya: 🐯

Kazutora: I have to go to a fuckass formal event for work next month

Mitsuya: …congrats?

Kazutora: I need a suit. How much is a Mistuya original suit

Mitsuya: depends what you want

Kazutora: a suit.

Kazutora: black.

Kazutora: with like a vest? Of a color.

Kazutora: yknow, suit stuff.

Mitsuya: okay, simple then.

Mitsuya: come use your terrifying computer knowledge to help me organize the disturbing amount of shit I need to file away and I’ll make it for you, half off.

Kazutora: which half?

Mitsuya: the pants, obviously

Kazutora: lmao deal

Kazutora: oh, also, are you a top or a bottom?

Mitsuya: …

Mitsuya: ……

Mitsuya: I need to know why you want to know this before I answer

Kazutora: theories.

Mitsuya: that’s so? Unhelpful

Kazutora: I’m theorizing as to whomst is what in our friend group so I can lock and load various jokes in my head

Kazutora: I'll go easy on you if you tell me

Mitsuya: 💀

Mitsuya: you are very like that

Mitsuya: anyways if you must know I’m a switch so, do with that whatever heinous thing you will

Kazutora: delightful!

Mitsuya: that response is somehow terrifying

Mitsuya: anyways, I’ll bring my tape measure to the sesh tonight and note out everything (prior to smoking cause I don’t trust me to take accurate measurements after I green) and then start on your suit

Kazutora: sweet, you’re the best

Mitsuya:

Kazutora: what a lovely picture of you!

Mitsuya: I changed my mind, I’m charging you double

Kazutora: lmfao

SSiblings Motors

Mikey: seshing at the house tonight btw

Shinichiro: one blunt, big brother tax

Mikey: kay

Izana: ditto but I’m out with Kakucho so leave it in my room 😎

Mikey: omfg

Mikey: btw are yall gonna get over yourselves and date already??

Izana: we??? Are

Izana: we HAVE BEEN?

Emma: OMFG WAIT WHAT?!

Shinichiro: ^^^^^

Shinichiro: ???????????

Shinichiro: !!!!!!!!

Izana: I??????

Izana: what the fuck I was so sure everyone heard us the other night, that’s why I didn’t come out of my room for dinner

Mikey: holy shit you did NOT get sexual in my house

Emma: Mikey it is literally not only your house

Shinichiro: okay legally it is MY fucking house, first off.

Emma: congrats Mikey you made Shin use a swear

Emma:

Shinichiro: second: congrats Izana!

Shinichiro: (third I hope you both are safe and careful and if you’ve had previous partners there is no shame in getting tested!)

Izana: Shin I KNOW YES THANK YOU THIS IS HORRENDOUS

Mikey: what a terrible day to read and comprehend Japanese!

Emma: one lobotomy, please

Shinichiro: it’s not terrible or horrendous, it’s responsible! I love you all (for some reason) and I will always advocate for your health and safety.

Mikey: that’s so good of you, Shin, can we talk about LITERALLY anything else. Please.

Emma: did you know that even though people think that the plural of the word “octopus” is “octopi”, it’s actually a word rooted in greek and not latin, so the plural would actually be “octopodes”?

Izana: octopo’ dees nuts

Emma: beautiful, Izana, thank you for that contribution

Mikey: I am

Mikey: screaming

Mikey: I have scrome

Shinichiro: but have you scrumpt?

Mikey: getting there

Shinichiro: Waka, Benny and Rindo are probably going to be over tonight, btw

Izana: oh god

Izana: no

Izana: not rindo

Emma: ooooooh my god I forgot you had the most embarrassing crush on him and he totally turned you down!

Izana: okay mrs. “if I spit on this candle and light it Kenny will looooveee meee” !!

Emma: okay and…he does??? So????

Emma: YOUR POINT?

Mikey: oh my god you bitches and all of your romance and shit

Mikey: 🤮

Emma:

Izana: startlingly appropriate memery, Emma

Izana: anyways why the fuck is Rindo gonna be there? Ugh

Shinichiro: haha he and Benkei are involved in one way or another

Mikey: such an odd pair

Shinichiro: nah, Benkei is very sweet, beneath that giant exterior

Emma: when the best way to describe someone is “large”

Mikey: lorge

Izana: L A R M G E

Emma: stronk

Mikey: chungus

Izana: thiccc

Shinichiro: okay…

Chapter Text

Mizo MIDdle

Takemichi: love how we said we would hang out over break and then did not do that even a little bit

Akkun: yeah, well

Takuya: mmhmm exactly

Takemichi: I mean felt but also I miss you guys

Takuya: I’m just so tired

Takemichi: of?

Takuya: the rancid vibes that accompany piloting a meat suit on this floating space rock?

Kazushi: oof too real

Akkun: that. That exactly.

Takemichi: ok ok felt for sure. Maybe just everyone come over some time this week and we can do chill shit in good company?

Takuya: honestly down. If my mom cries one more time this week from being able to see my tattoos peeking out of my shirt I might go postal.

Makoto: she does know you’re in school and shit, right?

Takuya: it would be weird if she didn’t…

Makoto: well IDK man you’d think she would chill since you’re going to have a career and everything

Makoto: my mom would be chill about it

Kazushi: your mom has also had to pick you up from highschool for jacking it violently in the bathroom so, you getting a tattoo would be a nice change of pace

Akkun: thanks for reminding all of us Yamagishi

Kazushi: omg you’re so welcome, SeNdO!

Kazushi: if I have to be cursed with this knowledge, so do all of you

Takemichi: at least you didn’t have to stand awkwardly while your mom kicked him out of your house half-naked for jacking it in the guest room

Akkun: yknow? I think I’m down for that hangout at your place, Michi. I need to drink to I can forget this conversation 🤩

Makoto: you’re welcome

Akkun: I did not thank you. I never will.

Makoto: you’re welcome anyways

Takuya: I’ll bring the beers

Kazushi: and I’ll bring the bong

Takemichi: and I will clean my house and get one of my friends who normally buys weed to tell me how to do that and then do it

Takemichi: also

Takemichi: wait are we doing this tonight?

Akkun: yep. I need mind bleach asap

Takuya: sick

Takemichi: k uhhh, let’s say 9? I’m taking Hina out for dinner at 6:30

Kazushi: done and done

Takemichi: lmao see you guys later!

OG’s

Mikey: I got the wildest texts yesterday you guys won’t even believe

Taka: that’s true! And frightening!

Taka: spill!

Mikey: lmao it’s gonna take a sec to explain, so talk amongst yourselves

Draken: nice weather

Baji: the sports are happening, I’ve heard

Taka: both true, both very true

Taka: I had a good lunch today, so there’s that

Draken: only good? Not great?

Baji: please fucking type faster, Michael

Tora: we are such good conversationalists. I’m surprised we didn’t just talk our way to running Tokyo back in the Toman days.

Baji: POV you’re in a rival gang and Mikey is giving you the deadest, most bored stare of his life while talkin almost completely monotone

Draken: what could go wrong?

Mikey: ok first of all fuck you

Mikey: and second: I got a text last night from HARU of all people. Outta the blue for real. And he goes “can u talk” and I tell him no cause I’m 10 mins away from my first afternoon class running. So he says he’ll just say his piece and then I can respond if I want to. Okay, fair, I have no goddamn idea what he wants and I’m half-expecting the boldest, most out of pocket attempt at a mid-afternoon booty call just due to… history. So, I run my class and when I come back there’s a wall of text waiting. A short novel, basically. He goes on and on about how he’s been acting shitty and he wants to ✨change ✨ and then very quickly switches to him going on and on about how he doesn’t know if he can accept me loving him the way I love romantic partners (ie I do not love romantically) and whether the door is even open for us to explore that route and. Yeah. thrown for a whole entire loop.

Baji: that’s…something

Baji: have u responded?

Mikey: nah

Mikey: idk what to even say to him about it all

Draken: I mean, good on him for recognizing he’s been a complete shit lately

Taka: yeah I’d love to stop looking over my shoulder when I leave a place he is also at

Mikey: yeah like, you don’t talk to me for months except to send me rando videos of my friends doing things that have nothing to do with me and then this??

Draken: full disclosure, he texted me for “advice” the other day

Draken: my advice was “stop being the way you are”

Draken: and then he got super defensive and tried to call me out on shit I know factually isn’t true

Tora: like what?

Draken: he told me I was being “cruel” and “brutally honest”

Draken: so I showed him what brutal honestly looked like, and told him to stop being an attention whore and to get his head out of his ass

Baji: wisdoms from Draken

Draken: told him he could start an only fans if he needs all eyes on him that badly

Taka: to be clear, we support getting the bag any which way

Taka: but also: LMFAO

Mikey: oh my god you did not 🤣

Draken: I did, and I’d do it again!

Draken: idk what’s going on in that head of his but I truly believe he somehow thought he would win Mikey’s affection by being a complete dick to all of us?

Baji: btw send me that video he sent you of me and Chifuyu. I need it for reasons.

Draken:

Taka: and I’m out!

Baji: bitch move coming from the guy who begged to hear about my sex life a week ago

Taka: I have no idea what you’re talking about, you slut

Baji: OMFG 💀

Draken: oh my god BYE

Tora: ✌️

Mikey: mmkay later I didn’t need advice or anything it’s cool

Draken: dm’s dude

Mikey and Draken:

Mikey: I should respond to him, right? At least to let him know I saw the messages.

Draken: your read receipts are on, he knows.

Mikey: fuck, true. Then I should prob respond with words of some kind.

Draken: words are the best way to text if I’m not mistaken.

Mikey: yeah no shit, thanks Kenny.

Mikey: lmao tell me what to sayyyyy

Draken: “go fuck youself, and stop being weird, and Draken wants to kick your ass a little bit”

Draken: that work?

Mikey: dude I’m being serious and you’re kinda pissing me off a bit

Draken: *sigh*

Draken: ok. Well how do you feel about the situation as a whole?

Mikey: like he needs to figure his shit out and that after hooking up with me multiple times and then ghosting me because I’m aro and was honest with him about that, it’s kinda shitty to turn around and ask me if that door is still open.

Mikey: that’s rational, right? I’m not completely missing something here?

Draken: that’s highkey very rational and no, I think you’ve got it right

Mikey: now just to translate that into Haru-speak

Draken: what is he, a fuckin star war alien? He speaks the same language as you

Mikey: yes and no. Haru relates a lot of things to prior experiences and finds a way to hurt his own feelings with it. It’s frustrating but I know he and Takeomi went through hell and back just trying to be in the same room as each other. I have to lay it out in a way that leaves no room for subtext.

Draken: now THAT is irrational

Mikey: nah, it’s trauma brain

Mikey: if I expect someone to take me as I am I gotta take them as they are, friends or more or nothing at all, yk?

Draken: that’s good perspective Mikey.

Mikey: he learns!

Draken: you’re god damn right

Draken: out here growing a brain and shit

Mikey: you’ve always had one, you just carry heavy shit well. Better than any of us, at least.

Mikey: on account of you’re so fucking big

Draken: or: you’re just astonishingly average sized

Mikey: still kicked a lot of asses though 💪

Draken: so did Baji an he’s got mad height on you

Mikey: maybe I’m just 😤superior😤

Draken: 1000% screenshotting this and sending it to him immediately

Mikey: no, just send him the video Haru took lmao

Draken: I’d rather eat bees

Mikey: I can absolutely arrange that for you, Kenny. How many bees, and of what bee variety.

Draken: lots. And whatever breed of bee was all over the news for being hella brutal

Mikey: this is why we’re friends

Draken: lmfao later dude, early morning at the shop. Pulling them extra hours!

Mikey: night dude

Draken: gn!

Shinichiro and Benkei

Shinichiro: uuuuuuuggghhhhhhhhdhasjdjsasjinlks

Benkei: yeah?

Shinichiro: mmhmm, yes

Benkei: what’s up man? Rough day?

Shinichiro: no more than usual, but I am having love problems

Benkei: you? Love problems? Nah impossible

Benkei: lmao

Shinichiro: yeah yeah “Shin sucks at love” we know we know

Shinichiro: but the only problem is: I think I’m in love with someone. And he doesn’t know. And it’s a friend. And so therefore I am fucked

Benkei: ok umm. Who.

Shinichiro: you can’t tell.

Benkei: I won’t

Shinichiro: Benkei. PROMISE ME

Benkei: I PROMISE SHIN

Shinichiro: for fucking real

Shinichiro: on yours and Rindo’s whatever-ship you have you can not breath a word on pain of death and the destruction of your love

Benkei: Jesus christ Shin, dramatic much? I FUCKING PROMISE

Shinichiro: okay. Okay.

Shinichiro: ok here goes

Shinichiro: in 3

Shinichiro: 2

Benkei: DUDE

Shinichiro: okay it’s Wakasa

Benkei: are you fucking serious?

Shinichiro: yes?!

Benkei: no

Benkei: AS IN: you’re just now noticing this? I thought this was going to be life altering. We’ve all known this for years.

Benkei: (when I say all it excludes you, you actual dumbass)

Shinichiro: come again?

Benkei: oh my god. Shin. come on man.

Benkei: you look at him with the biggest puppy eyes whenever you’re around him

Benkei: you give him hugs all the time. And not normal bro hugs. Whenever you part ways you hug him like you’re his lover sending him to war in a 1940’s film and you’re not sure if he’ll return when you know damn well you’re gonna see each other within the next 24 hours. You use any excuse you can to be as near to him as possible at all times.

Benkei: WE HAVE ALL KNOWN FOR YEARS

Shinichiro: who is “we”?!

Benkei: me, takeomi, definitely Mikey and Keisuke. Even Rindo said it looked like you would “shove him into your chest and let him live there if you could”

Shinichiro: uh

Shinichiro: wow I am spiraling now do you think he knows?

Benkei: honestly? I think there’s a chance bc he’s perceptive, but he’s also dumb as hammered dog shit about a lot of things so, it’s really a 50/50

Shinichiro: I’m gonna throw up maybe!

Benkei: nah man, you need to breathe, like seriously.

Benkei: if he doesn’t know, it doesn’t hurt him. And if he does, it hasn’t changed a thing about your friendship, so no harm no foul.

Benkei: it aint something to sweat till you figure it out, okay?

Shinichiro: okay

Shinichiro: yeah, okay you’re right

Benkei: I am. It’s gonna be okay Shin. Just take some time and think about what you want to do and things will be alright. Alright?

Shinichiro: alright. Thanks Benny

Benkei: mmhm. Let me know if ya need anything, ok?

Shinichiro: ok

Takemichi and Chifuyu

Mitchy: howdy partner 🤠

Fuyu: lolol Hiiii

Mitchy: how’s being attached at the dick, I MEAN, hip to Baji going?

Fuyu: oh my god

Fuyu: 💀

Fuyu sent a video:

Chifuyu is lit by the dull light of a TV off to the side, and lays in his bed directly on top of Baji, head in the middle of his chest and turned to the side. He smiles, looking up a bit at Baji, who’s leaned against the headboard, propped up by pillows and has his chin resting on the top of Chifuyu’s head.

“Hi,” Chifuyu breathes.

“Hi,” Baji smiles, then notices Chifuyu is recording, “This is not like the start of any porno I’ve seen but…”

Chifuyu huffs a laugh. “Takemichi wanted to know how it’s going being, quote, attached at the hip to you, unquote.”

Baji reaches up to flick the camera, “goin great.”

Chifuyu pans the camera over to show how Peke J curls into the other side of Baji’s neck, purring softly. Baji grabs the phone and holds it in his face, petting the cat before flipping off the camera, and then holds it out to the side while he pulls Chifuyu’s chin up and kisses him, pulling back with Chifuyu’s lip snagged between his teeth for a second, a blush spreading across his cheeks while he stares up at Baji.

“Now fuck off,” Baji smiles before cutting the recoding to the sound of Chifuyu’s laughter.

Mitchy: omg Baji

Mitchy: so domestic!

Mitchy: on the real I’m happy for you, you deserve some domestic bliss (which tbh I didn’t ever expect to put “domestic” and “Baji” into the same sentence but the world is full of surprises)

Fuyu: he’ll kill me dead for saying this but he really is that

Fuyu: I haven’t spent more than a few nights alone in the past month and we have this unspoken morning routine now and it’s so chill and nice

Fuyu: he def still goes batshit hanging with Kazutora and being crazy but their friendship makes me happy. He can be wild Baji with Tora (and me sometimes) and then wild (in bed) but also soft Baji with me. It’s a good dynamic

Mitchy: haha oh god I bet it’s the most demented sex. I don’t make a habit out of thinking about Baji in bed but you brought it up and I just had to say it

Fuyu: lmao I walked right into that one didn’t I

Fuyu: it’s very… it’s like steamy hot passionate crazy but not the type of crazy that makes me go:

Fuyu:

Fuyu: yk?

Fuyu: and sometimes it’s the type of romantic I didn’t think existed outside of movies

Fuyu: it is WILD to me to experience

Mitchy: damn baji

Mitchy: like actually god damn

Mitchy: character growth is so crazy to see sometimes but good for you and for him

Mitchy: out here making me feel like I need to step up my game with Hina

Fuyu: lmao lay the moves on her my dude!

Fuyu: buy a candle and light it! 😂

Mitchy: is baji a candle guy? Is that the secret to romance?

Fuyu: nah it’s more just slow and really…idk like I’ve never had someone just be so all over me and telling me “you’re so beautiful” every five seconds. Just taking the time to make sure everything is good

Fuyu: Ryusei treated sex very transactionally and if I didn’t use psychic powers to somehow figure out what exactly he wanted out of the sexual experience of the day and then put it into action, he wouldn’t give a shit about whether I came or not

Fuyu: and Baji gives SO MUCH of a shit about it

Mitchy: yeah, well, men are trash

Mitchy: and Baji’s gone from being a hot head loose cannon to a slightly less insane but just as humorous adult person, but he’s always cared intensely deeply about the people he has in his life, on a level I’ve rarely seen in most people. So it makes sense.

Fuyu: part of me wishes I’d known all these people for longer, but part of me is really happy I get to know them now

Fuyu: kids all have soup for brains till they’re at least like….16, 17? So knowing everyone in our twenties is kinda nice as fuck

Mitchy: I mean, my brain was fully formed at age 10, but I know what you mean

Fuyu: sksksks OMG “maybe if I fuck this woman at Draken’s brothel Hina will understand”

Fuyu: proceeds to almost cry when Draken was all “wtf man”

Fuyu: “fully formed” my ass

Mitchy: WE DON’T TALK ABOUT IT 🤣

Mitchy: and I didn’t almost cry it was condensation from the shower!!

Fuyu: screeeaaaaming oh my god

Fuyu: even Baji said “what the fuck man” lmao lmao

Mitchy: yeah well maybe there was a hint of soup in the brain at age 14

Fuyu: “a hint” you kill me Mitchy

Mitchy: ah man, good times

Fuyu: truly

Fuyu: I’m gonna go back to watching TV in this big hot guy’s arms. Maybe you’ve heard of him? Keisuke Baji? He gives 10/10 snuggles

Mitchy: gad that’s so wild bahahaha

Mitchy: enjoy, Chifuyu

Fuyu: ty Mitchy, talk to ya soon

Mitchy: later, I’m level 10 stoned so I’m gonna go exist like this:

Mitchy:

Fuyu: hahahaha ok, enjoy!

Mitchy: 👋

Ran and Angry

Ran: you off work yet?

Angry: in about…10 mins

Ran: ok cool, I’ll leave my place in a few

Angry: you got the stuff? 👀

Ran sent a picture:

Ran shows two packs of microwave popcorn, a Star Wars dvd, an Indiana Jones dvd, and a small baggie of weed

Ran: roger roger

Angry: 🙏

Angry: you staying over tonight?

Ran: duh

Angry: when do I get to stay at your place

Ran: next time Rindo is out, babe

Angry: deal

Angry: see you soon, cutie

Ran: sir I am taller than you?

Angry: and you are still

Angry: cute

Angry: so deal with it.

Angry: >:}

Ran: I am cute this is true

Ran: and so are you

Ran:

Angry: damn we’re cute as fuck

Ran: facts

Angry: leaving now

Ran: ok same

Angry: key’s under the mat incase you beat me somehow

Ran: I think you forget that Shibuya to Shibuya is shorter than Roppongi to Shibuya

Angry: I’m just letting you know!!

Ran: haha ty, see you soon

Angry: :)

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Emma and Mikey

Emma: Hey, is Draken with you? He should have been off work a few hours ago and he isn’t answering

Mikey: No?

Mikey and Draken

Mikey: wait are you “with” me right now?

Mikey: Emma’s asking

Draken: shit, yes.

Draken: nothing shady I’m pulling extra hours at the shop so I can get her a good ass bday present but I want it to be a surprise

Emma and Mikey

Mikey: I mean yes!

Mikey: just not physically next to me

Mikey: we are

Mikey: out

Mikey: doing stuff

Mikey: like errands

Mikey: :)

Emma: oookay well tell him to look at his phone lol

Mikey: of course, I will do that right now and have him answer you!

Mikey: but it might take a second cause he is so busy

Mikey: with the errands

Emma: right

Emma: ok well thanks, glad he’s okay!

Mikey: definitely very okay!

Emma: you’re so goddamn strange sometimes

Mikey and Draken

Mikey: text her back NOW

Mikey: we’re out doing “errands”

Draken: lol ok will do

Mikey: why are you saving so much since it’s only August?

Draken: I told you, I’m trynna get her a good present!

Mikey: what like a fucking house or something?!

Draken: no dipshit, I was gonna pay off her car

Mikey: oh damn, that is nice as fuck

Draken: yeah, I know the only reason she works as much as she does is so she doesn’t miss a payment. I figure if I can pay it off (or most of it), she can cut her hours at work and not stress about balancing that and school.

Draken: and I’ll be able to see her more than once a gd week 😤

Mikey: I know I complain abt romance shit a lot, but I’m glad she has you man. You’re good for her.

Mikey: also don’t forget MY birthday is this month

Draken: have I ever once forgotten your birthday, Mikey?

Mikey: no

Mikey: I’m just sayin

Mikey: don’t do it this year

Mikey: AND TEXT HER BACK

Draken: I will the second you stop blowing my phone up!

Mikey: k BYE LOVE U KENNY

Draken: yeah bye

Mikey: say it back!

Draken: omfg

Draken: love you mikey

Draken: BYE

Mikey: 😂

Mikey and Sanzu

Mikey: hey Haru, you busy?

Sanzu: @ work

Mikey: word. I guess we’re gonna do the reverse of our last conversation.

Mikey: uhh. Sorry it took me a while to respond, first of all. I needed to think on what you said to me. I appreciate you apologizing for your behavior, but I also can’t really accept the apology on behalf of the people you were creeping on. I think it’s very good and self aware of you to realize that what you were doing was detrimental, and I’m proud of you for reaching out to Kenny for advice, and then taking it to heart. That can be a really hard thing to do, and you did it. That’s good progress.

Mikey: In terms of what you said about us: I don’t want you doing anything that is detrimental to your mental health. You need to think and decide what you are and are not willing to accept. I like spending time with you, and I think (unless I’m mistaken), that we both had fun with everything else we did. I know we already talked about it but I’ll say it again. Just because love for me doesn’t look like the typical romantic love you see on TV, it doesn’t mean I don’t love people, or are incapable of it, it just means it looks different. I don’t really know how serious you are about exploring that avenue, and I haven’t thought a ton about going down that route either after not talking with you for a while. But it’s something I’m willing to consider based on what steps you take to right your wrongs and how we move forward from there.

Mikey: so. Yeah. think on it, I guess, and let me know what your thoughts are.

Mikey: have a good night, Haru. Stay safe.

Delivered.

Koko and Baji

Koko: I’m gonna be tmi

Baji: do it

Koko: well actually, I’m going to ask you a question first

Baji: ok shoot

Koko: have you ever

Koko: worn lingerie

Baji: I can not say that I have, no

Koko: mmkay well I want Inupi to wear some because I think it would be so so delicious but I am terrified to ask him bc of the whole Akane thing and so I thought maybe if I did it first he would see it as A Thing we were both doing but I do not know

Baji: the “Akane Thing” is the thing with his sister, yeah?

Koko: correct

Baji: wait walk me through the issue again the deets are fuzzy and I am spiraling in between classes right now

Koko: RIP, you good?

Baji: absolutely not! Lmao

Baji: math courses make me want to throw myself into the ocean

Koko: want to talk about it?

Baji: nah distract me with your boyfriends dead sister

Koko: oh my god, Baji

Baji: tell me or I’ll blow up your phone with voice messages of me screaming

Koko: damn, heard

Koko: Ok so his sister Akane? Died in a fire, yes?

Baji: right

Koko: and when I was but a wee lass, I had a stupid childhood crush on her bc I was a “straight boy” before I realized I was definitely not that lmao

Koko: and Inupi, bless his heart, still has this thing about thinking he’s some sort of replacement for her, in my mind. Despite a years worth of couples therapy and me screaming at him about how I like dick

Baji: wait, u guys are in therapy?

Koko: hell yeah bitch, when we got together he was still deep in his trauma, cause god forbid his parents see their kid suffering and try to help? Too much to ask, apparently. So I suggested we go together so we can work on stuff together, as a couple, and it’s helped a lot, but he still has this…little brain goblin whispering in his ear that I’m replacing Akane with him sometimes.

Baji: damn. My mom is not the sharpest tool in the shed (love her sm) but at least she saw me losing it and literally dragged me into a therapists office. Kicking and fuckin screaming for sure cause I was a nasty little shit sometimes. But she did that. And then pulled hella extra hours at work to get me a guitar when the counselor lady person said it might be a good outlet. Can’t imagine not having someone like that who gives a shit, man.

Koko: yeah no, it’s very like that. They look right through him I swear. And for the most part, he’s good about it now and sees that the truth his mind tells him is not the truth irl.

Koko: and no, it’s not a “I want to see him look like a girl” thing. I just think nice lingerie looks good on anyone, and he is so beautiful sexy gorgeous that that principle applies to him too. Buuuuut I’m worried it would send him careening backwards in his healing.

Koko: However I am but a man with desires and I wanna see his ass in lace.

Baji: I think if it was a. Hmm. words.

Baji: If the approach seemed like it came from a place of “we would BOTH look good in this, so let’s do it together” type of thing, instead of you telling him it was solely about him in typically feminine attire, he prob wouldn’t think twice abt it.

Baji: win/win

Baji: you see him in lingerie, you get some of your own to feel hot in. yk?

Koko: this coming from the guy who once told me his head was like the slurry spinning inside a concrete truck

Baji: Chifuyu told me I have to stop saying shit like that lmao

Koko: he’s right and he should say it

Baji: yuh, well. Easier said than done haha

Koko: mmm. Well. there’s a reason I come to you for advice. Remember that.

Koko: and thanks.

Koko: gonna put my mans in some hot ass lingerie and then do things to him about it

Baji: film it and send it to me 🥵

Koko: lmaoooo you wish!

Baji: nah I’ve got my own pocket rocket to take care of me

Koko: you: finally involved w/ someone

Koko: also you: refers to him as a motorcycle

Baji: I mean it’s a high compliment coming from me honestly

Koko: you know? That is fair

Baji: lmao well I gotta head into my next class (guitar, thank fucking whatever god exists)

Koko: hahaha ok, later bitch

Baji: bye, slut

Koko: don’t sweet talk me, you know I’m taken!

Baji: looool BYE ASSHOLE!

Koko: 😘