PARONOMASIA

(🐈) Iza’s quiet, ears turn down when Shizuo places his hand on his head and pets him. There was a silence between them, and Shizuo spoke. What did that mean? Was he already crazy? Did he find his center? It was hard to say. Iza was silent, inaudible purrs rumbled in his chest. “Just take me home. I’m tired.”

It wasn’t even her fault the bitch had started to whine and cry before running off to the boyfriend she had. Briar had bumped into her on accident while talking with Shizuo, causing the girl to spill some sort of decaf tea whatever on her shirt. She did the polite thing and offered to pay to clean it after apologizing.. But then the chick had to go on and throw the rest of it in her face. So, quite annoyed, she told her to fuck off.

Then the boyfriend came. Briar knew she would be able to take him, but, she noticed that the guy wasn’t paying attention to her and was going to fight Shizuo. The girl had come back and was threatening her. Something about being sued, going to be really dirt poor but she already was, etc. Honestly she was more focused on her friend’s grip on her, watching the anger boil in his eyes.

It was a quick reflex, Shizuo grabbing the guy’s hand. She hadn’t being paying attention to him, only Shizuo. As the boyfriend was sent flying, Briar glanced at the girl, who was looking at Shizuo like he had grown another head. She smiled, letting her killer gaze flash in her eyes, before punching the girl hard in the shoulder so she would run away. As she did.

“I’m fine. Just, soaked. And annoyed.” Briar replied, turning back to her companion. “Although a little amused that he went immediately to fight you cause she said to beat up my boyfriend. Who doesn’t exist.” She chuckled, a smile on her face. “You okay?”

     “I’m fine.” Shizuo was already calming, anger rolling off him like water. He reaches for a cigarette, a sigh escaping his throat even as he lights the end, focused on the fire flicking before his gaze moves back to Briar, chin lifted in motion as he speaks up again;

     “Probably thought I was your boyfriend.” The comment is offhand, amusement making way to his tone as a sheepish grin touches his face. “I’m a bit too old to be your boyfriend, can’t say I ain’t flattered.” To think he looked young enough--yet, he was fairly sure even then, the thought of being someone’s boyfriend was far fetched and more like a dream than reality.

“So the normal then it is people from work or—?”

She trails off and takes piece of her own munching on it quietly. There was one person she knew of that got on his nerves constantly but hopefully it was just the people he was tasked to get money from

(🐈) Iza gave a hum at his words. “Alright, but you have to carry me. I deserve to be pampered if you are going to make me take a bath while we are in there.” He wasn’t trying to complain. It only make sense to be pampered, since after all if Iza got scared of the water he would end up scratching Shizuo. The best thing that could happen was to be coaxed into the water. That would make everything go smoothly.

(🐈) He’s going to cling onto Shizuo in a casual way, as if he lost the man a few minutes ago. Iza knew Shizuo was next to him the whole time. He had to let people know that he loves his boyfriend. “There you are! I thought I lost you Shizu-chan. The Ferris wheel is going to be so fun I love being up high. I wasn’t nagging either I was suggesting Shizu-chan. The Ferris wheel Shizu-chan! Why must this line be so long?”

“Didn’t think you were somone looking for miracles, you don’t exactly look like a religious man, Shizu-chan.“

(🐈) “I love my boyfriend! Wherever he is...”

“Well, I wouldn’t want to die on my birthday, Shizu-chan. Someone thinks it may be cool and be just like Shakespeare, but it’s my hope to live longer!”

“Is this how brutes communicate?”