[That day, entirely out of the blue, HiMERU receives a text: "Can I talk to you? It's important." They might exchange a few messages, but Niki never explains what's wrong—just that they need to talk, it's super important, and can they meet somewhere? His only requirement is that they meet anywhere but their house.
HiMERU might never know just how long it even takes Niki to send this text in the first place. He writes, deletes, and rewrites this message over and over again for a while, trying to figure out the best way to ask without sounding too needy, debating the pros and cons of letting himself be this honest, wondering if it's even okay for him to ask for anything at all. Besides, maybe it's not actually that big of a deal? He's done this before, after all. He trusted Rinne. Niki could handle this alone. He always has.
That's what he tells himself, but he hasn't felt this anxious since... that first day here. And maybe that's why he's got such a bad feeling about it now.
Today feels a lot colder than usual, but maybe it's just him. He waits patiently(?) for HiMERU wherever they decide to meet, but his nerves are acting up and he still doesn't even know what he's going to say to him. But the message is out there, they agreed, and so he's committed now. He has to say something. He'll go crazy if he doesn't.]
action ⬢ sometime after Jan 26th
HiMERU might never know just how long it even takes Niki to send this text in the first place. He writes, deletes, and rewrites this message over and over again for a while, trying to figure out the best way to ask without sounding too needy, debating the pros and cons of letting himself be this honest, wondering if it's even okay for him to ask for anything at all. Besides, maybe it's not actually that big of a deal? He's done this before, after all. He trusted Rinne. Niki could handle this alone. He always has.
That's what he tells himself, but he hasn't felt this anxious since... that first day here. And maybe that's why he's got such a bad feeling about it now.
Today feels a lot colder than usual, but maybe it's just him. He waits patiently(?) for HiMERU wherever they decide to meet, but his nerves are acting up and he still doesn't even know what he's going to say to him. But the message is out there, they agreed, and so he's committed now. He has to say something. He'll go crazy if he doesn't.]