we all simultaneously emerge like gremlins
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‘ did it really happen if i can’t remember it ? ’
‘ but you kept trying , didn’t you ? ’
‘ how can someone be too young to be in love ? ’
‘ i will never forgive you ’
‘ you have been the star of each and every one of my nightmares ’
‘ i’m sorry if i wasn’t the child you had in mind ’
‘ i only ever wanted to make you proud ’
‘ silence has always been my loudest scream ’
‘ i used to think i was broken ’
‘ i’ve always felt like a stranger in my skin ’
‘ i still wonder who i would have been ’
‘ i didn’t realize i could be my own knight ’
‘ i’m not scared of the monsters hidden underneath my bed ’
‘ some names will always be cursed ’
‘ i have so much love to give , but no one ever wants it ’
‘ in all my dreams i could find myself picking my teeth out of the carpet ’
‘ i’m sick to death of everyone telling me how strong i am ’
‘ death is one of the senses ’
‘ children are not meant to die before their parents ’
‘ fate is a fucking lie ’
‘ everyone i love leaves ’
‘ i’m terrified down to my very roots that there are parts of myself that can never be filled ’
‘ fuck the idea that there is such a thing as destiny ’
‘ the pain did not make me a better person ’
‘ i burned the bridges to all the things i could not repair ’
‘ i would thank you , but we both know you don’t deserve it ’
‘ i bet you regret making an enemy out of me ’
‘ you can hate me forever if that’s what you really want ’
‘ hurting others is a choice ’
‘ you can have my forgiveness but you can’t have me ’
‘ please believe me when i say revenge was never my intention ’
‘ i am strong enough for anything ’
‘ i am so glad we were born during the same lifetime ’
‘ i may not believe in fate , but i believe in you ’
‘ i am allowed to live my life ’
‘ do not waste a minute mourning me ’
‘ maybe you should start treating people better for a change ’
‘ it is a fucking tragedy when the world does not stop for you when you give it every last drop of your blood ’
‘ your failures are just what happened — they don’t have to be who you are ’
‘ you have to keep moving forward ’
‘ don’t allow the world to take your kindness ’
‘ you owe no one your forgiveness ’
‘ love is never a weakness ’
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kuriibro:
he frowns frustrated that his path had been blocked - what did alexis think she was doing ? they didn’t have time for this. any of this.
“ slow down ? “ the words are whispered - more to himself than anyone else. how could she say that ? like there was no sense of urgency at all ? like jesse wasn’t out there. alone - his chances being cut with every passing minute. sure - jess was a strong duellist. one of the best - but he was still one guy. and who knows how time worked in this place. how long had passed since he first got stuck here - how much time they’d already wasted back at the academy. and now his friend was asking - for him to waste more ? did they not even care about jesse at all?
“ you want me to just slow down, alexis? seriously ? what would you do if it was someone you loved trapped out here ? huh - what if it was atticus? would you just. stop - because you were tired? “ the venom. his words are constructed of - are so unlike him. like this world - this situation was bringing out the worst in him. but he can’t find it in himself to feel bad right now - he had something to do. something more important that resting.
exasperated he groans. entirely done with this conversation - and his friends attempt to stop him. he shoulders past alexis - if they didn’t want to follow him. they didn’t have too. it was his failure that got them into this mess - and it was his duty alone to get them out. “ jess is out there - alone. and i’m going to find him.”
shock renders her still , widened , completely taken back , eyes stare at him , but he’s not staring at her , not anymore , instead looking through her , his mind only on one thing ... and it wasn’t them. she can feel the burning sensation in her eyes , and it takes time for her to realise those aren’t dejected tears , but frustrated ones. alexis wasn’t upset , she was angry. stunned into silence as she was , appalled that he’d ever bring up her brother in an argument after everything that she’d been through , what she did when he went missing , the sorrow that had been in her heart ... but that’s what this had turned into. an argument , and if that’s what he wanted , if that’s what it come to , then there was no more beating around the bush.
and suddenly the others were little then background noise as she immediately turns to grab jaden’s arm and yank him back before he dared take another step. it’s forceful , not entirely like her , but he’s pushing her patience , and her furrowed glare speaks volumes of that.
❝ i’m not asking you to stop ! i’m telling you to slow down. ❞ yet , despite it all , she’s still reasonable , not simply lashing out because of her emotions , but oh alexis is prepared to do and say what needs to be said , since everyone else , including her , had been walking on egg shells because of this. ❝ what good is it to go alone , isn’t that the point. to make sure no one is alone out here ? we’re not stopping because we want a picnic , we need are rest , otherwise we’re goners jay. ❞ fists clench by her side , and she knows her brother is watching with a weary gaze ... they all are , but she isn’t backing down anymore. not even for jaden. no , especially not for jaden.
❝ what are you going to do if a fiend comes and duels you. what ? you’re exhausted jaden. you can’t save anyone if you can’t even look after yourself ! ❞
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@fieary ⋮⋮ sunset eyes fall troubled between two options — she’d never been the most decisive, despite the sure way she tends to carry herself. a huff, and she holds up the items, one per hand, and turns so swiftly, her uniform skirt fans out in a subtle twirl. “ asu-chan, i need your help. which top would look better on me? yellow or pink? ” despite being the senior in this situation, haruka’s face rounds into a childish pout. “ it’s really important! ”
asu-chan , it’s a nickname that’s grown on her over the years , but it didn’t stop it from being any less embarrassing. she’d tried to correct her many times , polietly insisting that it was okay to just call asuka by her given name. tenjoin would sound too formal. but even that didn’t stick around long , so after awhile she just .. got used to it. sighing to herself , ignoring the pink hues that garnished her cheeks , she takes a look at haruka for what felt like the tenth time today. it wasn’t a surprise that her senior gathered a crowd no matter where she went , both beautiful and bubbly in spirit , it was almost like having fubuki around and , really , it was no surprise those two got along so well.
❝ i think they both look nice. ❞ there was a reason to why momoe and junko stopped inviting her out shopping. most the time she’d be too distracted to involve herself in the fashion talk , instead checking her phone and awaiting messages from either juudai with her dvds or daichi , in hopes that she could watch his better copies of battle city. dueling was always on her mind , and unfortunately that made it hard for her girl friends to get her involved with anything else.
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@kuriibro ⋮⋮ “It’s impossible to actually lie next to them seeing as they sleep hanging upside down from the ceiling wrapped in a cocoon of their own wings.”
❝ jaden , i wasn’t being serious. ❞ they should really be taking the camula situation more seriously , after all , she was one of the first shadow riders they’d encounter , aside from ... her brother. that vampire managed to take two keys from them , to be joking around was a bit ... well , at least it made the whole thing less daunting. it also took her mind of atticus , for the time being.
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why is camula’s theme such a bop ??
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@angelicyber· said: “If we survive this, I’m going to go back in time, and I’m going to slap myself in the face for bringing you on this adventure.”
“ lex - i didn’t tell you to come. “ he was fine. going after jesse himself. it was his fault - that his best-friend had gotten trapped anyway. he’d let him join the duel - stay behind to close the portal. so it was his job to get him back - he needed to. he couldn’t bare to think of what could of happened to him since they’d been gone - and yet. It was all he could think about. every passing thought - was just jesse. “ i - it was nice of you guys. to want to help - but i can do this myself, alexis. “ they’d followed him. he hadn’t asked them too - they were his friends yeah. but they’d have been safer staying at the academy.
she’d snapped without thinking , but her feelings were true , outweighed by reason and the lingering spite amongst the worry. it was getting more apparent that jaden shouldn’t have been allowed to travel to this world. sure , none of them could of foretold that they’d be sent to a different world then the last , but jaden’s behaviour ... it wasn’t right. he’s hung up on guilt. she didn’t want to admit it , she had wanted to give him a chance to redeem for his prior actions , but chazz was right after all ... they’d been dragged into jaden’s untamed coping of loss , and the desperate need to fix a mistake that wasn’t his in the first place. they weren’t here to fight along side him like she’d thought ... he was in no head space to be playing leader ... or worse , the lone wolf.
❝ that’s enough ! ❞ she’s tired of playing the role of peacekeeper. of trying to defend his actions with ridiculous reason. he was hurting and she wanted to give him a chance to grieve , but this was going too far. she’s standing in front of him , intentionally blocking his path. ❝ can’t you see you’re in no shape to be going off alone ? do you think you’re helping everyone by excluding us. i’m sorry , but i also never asked you to take care of me. we are all capable of dueling jay. we’ve got the same goal , to rescue jesse. we’re all doing are part , so would you just -------- slow down. ❞
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he followed suit after his friend - kicking his own shoes off. laces tied - easy to hang around his neck. stumbling a bit in attempt to free himself from his socks - despite the beach being his idea. he hadn’t really thought through his apparel. but lex was right - it was nice out here. really nice. the sea breeze was a pleasant change from the stuffy slifer dorms - it smelt better as well .
‘ we should ” despite living on the island. ocean just outside the window - he hadn’t really spent too much on the beach either. opting instead for his fishing spot - or the bathhouse. there was less - sand there. but he was surprised alexis hadn’t either - atticus basically lived here didn’t he? though those two - weren’t too much alike were they. “ er - but i don’t think we’ll have much luck gettin’ sy in the water - and if we don’t go at night. well - chazz may burn to a crisp.” he spoke finally fully catching up - he fell into step beside his friend. leaving a trail of footprints in the sand behind them. the atmosphere felt - calm. which wasn’t something they’d gotten to feel as of late. maybe sy could wait a bit longer - and they could just enjoy this.
a giggle manages to escape her lips , barely able to hide it behind an open palm. there was just something about the ocean air that made everything so calm , allowing her to really let her hair down and breath a sigh of contentment. her thoughts and mixed feelings about their outing were momentarily put to rest -------- at that moment , she didn’t care whether this was a date or not , but ... just being here enough.
she comes to a stop , gazing out towards the seemingly endless horizon. the waves gently caressing the beach’s surface , stepping towards the departing water and letting her feet soak in the dampened aftermath.
“ jaden , ” alexis is yet to take her gaze away from the ocean , “ thanks. for bringing me out here. i know it’s not dueling , but. i’m really enjoying myself. ”
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she owns my entire heart
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“ …okay, i admit, the last time was a minor setback. but trust me, sy’s not going to the infirmary again. ”
“ ... just make sure he wears a helmet if you’re going to be roughhousing , okay ? he’s fragile. and , please be careful. ”
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kuribh replied to your post: … if syrus ends up in the infirmary , ...
“ i’m being super careful! ” ok jaden
“ jaden , not to be the bearer of bad news , but you said that last time , remember ? ”
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... if syrus ends up in the infirmary , it’s jaden’s fault.
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her words cause him to fall silent for a few moments; the pensiveness she’d evoked from the depths of his ribcage settling heavy upon his mind & rendering him wordless. he’d never been good at providing comfort, but of course he wants to try for her — asuka always gives all of her heart, tirelessly, when it comes to helping her friends. she’s the heart & soul of their inner circle, as well as the voice of reason & the beacon of counsel. it’s so easy for her to blame herself, even if none of this is because of anything she did or failed to do. but how can he comfort her when he himself needs comforting? how can he tell her not to blame herself when he himself is riddled with a soul-crushing guilt? judai is blossoming into a man — he’s stubborn & reckless at times, sure, but he can make his own decisions. and yet the two of them had entwined themselves so deeply into his existence that they’re here, feeling a sense of responsibility for him, wishing they had done more to help him understand that, if nothing else, they’re here for him. he doesn’t have to be the sole hero, doing everything on his own & saving everyone. because then … who would be there to save him? manjoume would give up everything for judai in a second, and he knows asuka would, too.
a shaky breath escapes him, a pale hand raising to cover his forehead, signifying the stress he’s feeling in this moment. “ tenjoin-kun … i’m worried, too. i don’t understand how he could just … just put himself on the line, like this, when he knows we’ll be making ourselves sick trying to look after him, trying to keep up with him. i wish he’d let us help him, sometimes. we came here to be by his side, ready to risk everything. but he’s gone & decided to fly solo. what happened to all of us being in this together? what happened to all or nothing? ” he can feel a lump in his throat, and he holds his breath, gaze flickering down to his shoes. damnit.
“ … we couldn’t stop him. we’ve tried talking sense into him before & it didn’t work. you know how he is when he’s made up his mind. there’s no use … sitting here, beating ourselves up about it. all we can do is have faith in him, tenjoin-kun. and be here for each other, so we’re not a total wreck when he comes back. ” he sighs, slumping down as though he were exhausted.
if only he could take his own advice.
all or nothing. what had happened to that ? the countless times juudai would come to their aid , ready to fight by their sides without a second thought , wasn’t it now their turn to return the favour ? that’s what friends did. but now that it had come to it , juudai kept on running further and further away , always just out of reach. it felt pathetic , almost , to keep chasing after him , like their presence was a burden to him. it wasn’t just asuka feeling this way , but she almost wished it was , as the reality of their situation settled an eerie chill down her spine.
“ always the stubborn one. ” though her words are anything but reminiscent , her hazed over expression drifting downward towards the rocky terrain. manjoume understood , and she wishes to find comfort in his words , regardless of the weight on her chest , in spite of the tension slowly building between them and juudai. “ i never thought it would be juudai ... that would leave us behind. i guess i’m just , trying to process it. ” to be left to her own device she’d surely crumble , but there’s a strength that still lingers between them. the bond they all shared , her , and manjoume , it gave her hope.
she turns her gaze , allowing bangs to cover her eyes as a gloved hand quickly reaches to wipe away any remaining tears that dwelled in her eyes. this wasn’t the time to give in to the hardships they were faced with. she wouldn’t cry. to give up would be out of character for her. feelings that lump in her throat slowly wither , she’s able to cast her gaze back to him.
“ i’m sorry about that. i promise , it won’t happen again. ” asuka’s words might have come across as deflective , but her determined gaze shows genuine resolve. they had to be strong for each other , she couldn’t go blaming herself , wallowing in self pity in a jarring situation like this. not when manjoume was doing his best to make sure she was okay , to look out for all of them ... she wasn’t going to hinder that. she’d be right by his side.
hands grasp his , holding them together. the touch is comforting to her , hoping that it had similar effects on the physically , and emotionally , worn out boy beside her. “ thank you manjoume. i want to be strong , and have faith in juudai. i do have faith in him. so , i’m ready to keep going , after all ... we’re going to be the ones , that have to rescue that idiot of ours when the time comes to it. ”
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manga ! asuka could kick my ass and i’d say thank you
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he chuckles a bit at the statement - embarrassed by his actions. sure - he knew now what he had done wasn’t the best thing. likely dampening the mood of what should have been a joyous event. but - leaving. at the time had felt - like the right thing to do. and his travels had worked wonders at clearing his head, working out how to cope with everything that had happened - every day that past he felt more and more normal. well - as normal as he could. it was surreal finally feeling like himself again.
his heart felt lighter seeing his friend beam at him. a smile he’d missed - he’d really really missed. gathering his friend up in his arms - he squeezed holding her tight. careful not to lean the sandwich against her clothing - because as funny as that may be, lex might actually punch him. and if he remembered correctly she was stronger than she looked. unable to resist to temptation - he was taller now. and stronger - due to yubel. leaning back - he lifted his friend off the ground. for just a moment, before putting her down again and finally releasing her from the hug. “ of course it is , it’s me. i’m adorable. “
joking he stepped back - getting a better look at his friend. grin still glued to his face. he couldn’t believe it had already been three years - three years since he’d seen one of his closest friends ! he felt. really happy to be here - really unbelievably happy. lex, she looked - almost unchanged. almost smirking a bit - he was finally taller. “ - i missed you too, lex. “ seeing her now. just made him realised how much. there was no way he was going to stay away this long again - no. they’d all have to get used him showing up out of the blue now. looking at his friend he finally noticed - what was different . “ you’ve changed your hair - it looks nice. “
she’s quite literally swept of her feet , gasping as he manages to pick her up without fail. he wasn’t this strong before. it’s shocking , leaving her rather flustered once he’d released her from his hold. alexis has to gather her composure , as she’d no doubt been gawking. maybe he had changed just a bit. she wasn’t quite sure how she felt about his height , maybe she’d have to start wearing her boots around him. it was an advantage she wasn’t going to let him have over her. still , alexis couldn’t say she was the most upset about that situation , given syrus still hadn’t hit a growth spurt and , most likely , wouldn’t either.
“ i’m glad your observation skills are still in tact. ” feeling a little embarrassed , she opts to run a hand through her short locks , teasing him to take attention away from her. she’d cut it all off about a year ago , much to her brother’s dismay , and hadn’t thought about letting it grow out again , at least for awhile. “ it’s a lot easier to manage now , i’ll tell you that much. ”
years had passed , yet it felt like no time had gone by for them. how easy it was to talk to him , how happy his company made her ... those feelings , their friendship , hadn’t been tarnished by time. alexis still got flutters , that much wouldn’t change either , but jaden was always like that. always brightening room no matter where he went.
“ a shame you’ve already had lunch jay. ” she’s baiting , naturally. “ if i’d known you were coming , i would have offered to pay. but if you’re full now , we can go ahead and skip lunch. ”
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