[Akira's words are quiet but firm. not dumb at all]
It gave me something to think about. Something other than. . .
[blood and Akechi's face and the feel of flesh peeling back underneath his fingers, of bones cracking from the blade of his knife, the no-longer beating heart nestled in Akechi's chest cavity, deep red and covered in muscle and sinew--]
We can, if you want. I don't think I'll be getting much sleep, so stories would be nice. And we could invite Dazai too, maybe, since I don't think he'll be sleeping either. And I don't think he's ever done stories by a campfire before either.
[He won't push it if Akira says no, but maybe the three of them bonding over trying to ignore trauma is a good idea.]
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[Akira's words are quiet but firm. not dumb at all]
It gave me something to think about. Something other than. . .
[blood and Akechi's face and the feel of flesh peeling back underneath his fingers, of bones cracking from the blade of his knife, the no-longer beating heart nestled in Akechi's chest cavity, deep red and covered in muscle and sinew--]
. . . anyway.
It helped.
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[He noticed that paused though. Hm.]
Want me to keep doing it? Like, describing what I see. Maybe it could be like a bedtime story or whatever.
[He's offering it there if Akira needs the distraction still.]
Or like, if you need it, we could camp out together. Like we did before, as roommates.
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[he likes the sound of that. somehow, he doesn't think he'll be able to sleep well at the cabin tonight. even if he isn't alone]
We can tell stories around the campfire. Instead of scary stories they can be really boring stories with a lot of poetic imagery.
[aka yes please keep going, Chuuya. it's extremely therapeutic]
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[He won't push it if Akira says no, but maybe the three of them bonding over trying to ignore trauma is a good idea.]
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Let's do it.
The s'mores will be on me.
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[Oh lordy they get to have the 'what is a smore' conversation at some point.]
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I should probably head back to the cabin and get changed, though. Take a shower, wash up. . .
[he trails off because fuck. how is he supposed to shower with one eye]