Second Daydream [Mass Text, 3:12 AM on Monday morning] [CW: legal but irresponsible alcohol use]

[niepokonany]

do you ever think like

no wait

thats a major downer never mind

does anybody like wanna watch a movie

im way bored

and i dnot wanna do it alone

living in a single actually kinda sucks

i mean i know we have class tomorrow and junk

[He doesn't have any morning ones, and he's probably STILL going to be hung over for the first one.]

but like

idk

if anyones up and junk

i might even let you pick the movie if you dont pick something boring and lame

Comments

[niepokonany]

Right. So like, can I come in or what?

[Unless Reimu's planning on telling him in detail why he shouldn't attempt to pickle his romantic problems in vodka right in the hallway.]

[musou_tensei]

Get in here. I'll make some coffee. -Having the coffee maker allowed right in his room was pretty much the only real benefit of staff housing.-

[niepokonany]

[Feliks goes in, shutting the door behind them. He manages to avoid fidgeting physically, only to realize he's idly changing his shirt different colors, and then he can't quite stop.]

[He looks for somewhere to sit, trying to stay calm -- if not particularly cheerful.]

[musou_tensei]

So... What the hell happened that cause you to drink enough to think that was a good idea?

[niepokonany]

I mean technically it's more "what the Hell happened that caused you to drink so much you didn't realize your text was addressed to every person at the school"?

[musou_tensei]

Don't get pedantic. Either way, you had to have been smashed out of your head and you only get that drunk when you're pretty severely upset.

[niepokonany]

[He feels a little trapped, now, and wishes he had just pretended he forgot to come, or given up when Reimu wasn't awake at first. He fidgets with the sleeve of his sweater, not even trying to make any kind of eye contact.]

I just, like, got carried away a little? Like after a while there wasn't much left in the bottle, so I figured, like, why not finish it?

[musou_tensei]

... -Reimu let out a sigh, easing his posture and patting Feliks' shoulder.-

I'm sorry if you feel pressured. I'm just worried, you know?

[niepokonany]

[Well, that doesn't so much make him feel better. More like "bad in a different way"... It wasn't his intention to worry his friends, but things don't exactly always work out as he intended.]

It's seriously not a big deal. You don't have to be, ok?

[musou_tensei]

I don't believe you... but I can't make you tell me.

[niepokonany]

What I mean is...

[Let's try this again, a little more honestly. Lying isn't really something he's... any good at at all, when the chips aren't really and truly down.]

What I mean is, it's like, not something you need to be worried about. 'Cause I'm gonna be fine, ok?

[That, at least, he can muster up some conviction for. He's going to be fine. Always, no matter what.]

[musou_tensei]

That... That I can believe. -Reimu sighed, finally getting a chance to drink some coffee.-

[niepokonany]

Well, yeah, 'cause that one's true.

[He played with his hair a little, not really in the mood to drink coffee.]

It's nothing new, and it's nothing I'm not stronger than. I just... kinda have to get used to it again, you know?

[He had a little break from remembering how much unrequited love sucked, and he needed to just... kick it out of his mind again.]

[musou_tensei]

So it's relationship trouble. -Reimu spoke from behind the rim of his mug. There were times when he could zero in on the source of a problem with uncanny ability. It really made one wonder just how observant he really was.-

[niepokonany]

[Feliks bit his lip, looking away again, then shook his head.]

As if! You need a relationship to have that, right?

[He's really not doing that great a job of keeping his emotions off of his face, though.

[musou_tensei]

Nope. -A response that more or less came from personal experience.-

[niepokonany]

...

I mean, there's nothing wrong with being single!

[musou_tensei]

I generally prefer it, these days.

[niepokonany]

Right, exactly! And, you know, they write all the best dance songs about it.

[musou_tensei]

... See, there's something a little less genuine when you say something like that versus the attitude I have about it right around now.

[niepokonany]

Well, it's way better than dating, at least.

["Dating", for Feliks, is a word which has thus far meant occasionally going on blind dates that people set him up on, and turning every one that asked him for a second date down for reasons like "seemed nice and funny and all, but I didn't like his shirt" or "he smiled at me funny" or "talked about too much boring stuff". Really any reason, since he just plain wasn't interested if it wasn't Fai.]

[musou_tensei]

Hmm... -Reimu poured himself another cup before leaning back and staring at the ceiling.-

In my case, it's partially dealing with the expectations of others. You know I've always been terrible at that. But with you... I feel like your solution could be pretty easy if you'd just let it.

[niepokonany]

Yeah, right. And like, everybody in the Middle East is gonna hold hands and make a big daisy chain together tomorrow.

[musou_tensei]

That's not the same and you know it. The more you put the issue on a pedestal of impossibility, the more it really does become impossible.

[niepokonany]

I'm--

I mean... things are fine the way they are, ok?