i've seen a brighter world, i can't go back

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"I don't like having people in my space." "Oh. I can..." "No, it... It's fine. You're fine. Stay." + fukuzawa & yosano? :)

“Hello, do you want--?” Yosano didn’t mean to flinch. But, after hearing Fukuzawa speak to her when she hadn’t noticed him approaching, she did. “Sorry.”

“No need to apologize, it’s me.” Her and all the remnants she carried from both the war and later the hospital, even if Akiko hadn’t been but an empty shell for most of her time at the latter until Ranpo and Fukuzawa found her. “I… I don’t like having people in my space.” Again, a remnant she carried; not having a single shard of time to spend alone first, then being alone a lot of the time but the staff also barging in whenever they deemed necessary to without no notice had done that to her.

“Oh. I can…” Fukuzawa started out, but she quickly shook her head in response.

“No, it… it’s fine.” She lost no time in assuring. “You’re fine. Ranpo-kun is too, of course. Stay.”

Yosano meant it. She needed to get used to these things again, after all, having people close (especially those she was both living and working with) without alarms sounding in her head. And she appreciated the company, too.

“Alright.” Fukuzawa replied, nodding and sitting beside her. He had been carrying a tray that contained a kettle, some cups, cutlery and a plate of daifukus. “Do you want some?” Was his question, settling said tray over the table at a perfect distance to reach without moving much.

“I do, thanks.” She replied, to which he responded by starting to serve the tea while she grabbed a daifuku from the plate.

And, not longer after that, the sound of steps swiftly rushing to the room could be heard coming-- until Ranpo’s head popped from the doorframe, grinning from ear to ear like he had detected the presence of snacks. Knowing him, he probably had.

“Me too!!!”

“I’ve never seen anything like that.” Aya said, looking up with a wonderstruck expression drawn all over her face. Kyôka couldn’t judge her, nor did she want to: she had been exactly like that on her first time.

Damn, she was exactly like that now too.

“Don’t get a sky like that in the big city, huh?” Kenji replied, clearly proud of himself for bringing them there, and for a good reason.

He, after all, hadn’t been kidding when he said ‘I know the perfect spot for stargazing’ because he had indeed delivered. And, on top of that, there was a meteor shower coming, so the three of them were in for a treat.