batter up. ⁽ᵃᵖ⁾

                    ❝ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ'ꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ;                                                        ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ɪɴ…❞

the world is not enough. //  playlist for satoko hojo of higurashi no naku koro ni gou

fragments // an unkindness • the world is not enough // garbage • running up that hill // placebo • villains of circumstance // queens of the stone age • run // IAMTHEKIDYOUKNOWWHATIMEAN • scar(r)ed but free // bears of winter • broken // DNMO + sub urban • idioteque // radiohead • youth without youth // metric • we’re in this together // nine inch nails 

          “ It’s rough - I don’t suggest doing it until you’re, like… in university, or something! “ You COULD move in with your mom and dad - they’d welcome you with loving arms, after all. But you just kind of stayed put. A routine you had, you didn’t wish to break it. Especially after escaping St. Lucia. You cringed at the thought.

Part of you was afraid they’d send you back if you made your stay permanent. ( but you know they wouldn’t. they’d fight tooth and nail to keep you safe, so long as it’s not in the presence of oryo. ) You found yourself sighing. “ Ramen at three am… that doesn’t sound too horrible. I’d have to give it a try! “ Maybe.

          You found yourself perking up a little at the offer - in that moment, you were more… vulnerable. His words bore into you. You didn’t really have any other friends, asides for the club and Mion. You found yourself picking at your nails - those nails. An impulse.

          “ How sure are you? 90 percent? “ You quipped. You were outgoing, sure, but everyone in Okinomiya either were too formal with you, mistook you for Mion, or were just too boring for your own lifestyle. “ Because you’d be wrong. I really only have you guys, haha….ah… Thank you for the offer, Kei-chan. I’ll… be sure to keep that in mind. “

--- truthfully, he had only said that because he was worried about coming across too forward. he didn’t want to seem overly familiar or like he was trying to insert himself into her life, so the reaction he got caught him a bit off guard.

‘ it’s no problem... ’  he hoped that he wasn’t making her uncomfortable. he’d thought for sure that someone living in a bigger city like her would have plenty of friends... but that was ignorant of him to assume, especially when he considered his own experience back in tokyo. his mind briefly flashed back to the dead mouse left in his desk, and he suppressed a shudder.

why did shion live away from her family in the first place? he didn’t dare ask, but it seemed strange to him. he wondered if something happened that caused a rift... he returned back to the previous topic at hand to distract his thoughts.

*＊✿❀〘✿〙❀✿＊* “Keiichi-kun sounds plenty cool.” She kept her head rested against his shoulder, staring up at the starry night, waiting for that shooting star. “It’s okay to be scared of the future, Rena-chan feels that way too sometimes.” She admitted, a smile still on her face. 

“Rena-chan used to worry about it a lot more before Keiichi-kun showed up, but things have gotten much better with him around.” It was true. After Keiichi moved to Hinamizawa and Rena had more time to recover after the incident with her mom and Oyashiro-sama, things got better for her. “Good things happening makes it feel like bad things will be just around the corner, but that’s not always true. Good things can be good without bad things having to happen.”

She kept her gaze trained on the stars above while she spoke, her voice soft. “Rena-chan hopes nights like this never end. The good times should just last forever and never go away.” She hummed. “That’s what Rena-chan wants to wish for.” She yawned, snuggling just a bit closer as she felt her eyes starting to get a bit heavy. “Only happy times forever and ever…” She trailed off, barely keeping her eyes open as she finished her sentence.

--- keiichi smiled warmly, watching rena slowly lose her battle with sleep. gingerly, he raised a hand to pat the top of her auburn hair. holding her gently he lowered her small, tired form down to the grass. he leaned back into it himself, arms crossed behind his head to support his weight.

he watched her fall asleep, enjoying the peace they had to themselves for the night. the only noise that echoed through the emptiness around them were the crickets keeping them company. it was soothing, and he almost felt the insomnia plaguing him slip away. he touched the side of her face, surprised by how soft and warm she was. he felt guilty, dragging her out here despite how much she’d protested that it didn’t bother her. falling asleep outside was dangerous. his parents would probably notice that he wasn’t in bed in a few hours... but honestly he couldn’t be fucked to care.

he scooted closer to her, carefully wrapping one of his arms under her. the bearer of sleep was upon him, and periwinkle eyes felt heavy at last. as he watched the sky, rena’s breathing evening into sleep in his arms, he saw a shooting star streak across the expanse. he could’ve imagined it, but he’d like to think that it was real. burying his face into her hair, he smiled.