THERE’S  A  CERTAIN  lackadasical - ness  in  her  tone  as  she  nods  ,  ❛   of  course  .  ❜  mina  finds  herself  a  seat  in  the  front  near  a  window  ;  one  leg  crossed  over  the  other  as  she  glances  outside  with  no  interest  in  her  eyes  .  it’s  easy  enough  to  ignore  the  other  ,  flitting  around  and  tending  to  his  customers  as  she  scrolls  through  her  emails  absentmindedly  .  

           SHE  RAISES  an  eyebrow  at  his  words  ,  eyes  looking  him  over  ,  and  for  a  moment  ,  she  almost  breaks  face  ,  lips  parted  ever  so  slightly  —  but  eyes  harden  into  a  glare  ,  frown  to  paint  perfectly  glossed  lips  .  ❛   no  .  —  my  drinks  ,  if  you’d  PLEASE  .  ❜

                          If there was any tangible confirmation that this may not be the same Mina Cheung that he got to know-- the same Mina Cheung whom he shared a special moment at the Pons de Arts a dream ago--  had gone somewhere he didn’t know, that was it. The sharp ‘no’ with the glare was a sharp dagger to a heart who knows and has felt apathy before, and whatever concern that grew at the start of this order-taking only doubled, maybe even tripled in value. His only saving grace was another split-second of the character break; it was as if she was forcing herself to keep up the facade. But why?

@silentmiracle liked for a starter !

“ Ah, perfect ! I’m glad I caught you, Caster. I was hoping that we could go out and perhaps do some training together or something like that. “ Even though there were no immediate threats right now, it always paid to be prepared and in top shape !

@silentmiracle 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛 !

           ❛  minato arisato ?  ❜     slender head will poke it’s way through the office  ,   usually jugyeong isn’t the  girl  to show new japanese students around  -  but her teacher said it would  HELP  both of them    (  with her japanese & his comfort  )  .    head will tilt  ,   she has her hands behind her back as hair curtains the side of her jawline  .     ❛  i’m jugyeong  .   i’ll be showing you around today  .  ❜      head bows  ,   she guesses she should try out her japanese  .        ❛  当学園へようこそ.  welcome to our school  .  ❜    a slight wince  ,   there was a  REASON  she got a c on her last exam  .  

@silentmiracle

“What a calm way of greeting! I thought you would be much more lively today. Hm, not much of a talker on this fine windy day? I’m a woman of sensitivity, too, but you seem like a dead fish with that sadness in your eyes.”

❝  Alright, that’s fine. Go get your coffee, c’mon.❞

At least he was getting up. She still couldn’t believe he really went and tried to go back to sleep. Honestly. Did he really think she’d allow him to go back to sleep ? She had to roll her eyes at the thought. Tsk, tsk. 

❝  I can go get some hot chocolate myself. ❞

Extra marshmallows and whipped cream. That was her favorite drink to have. That way they both can “wake up” and try to enjoy the day at least ! No use sleeping away. 

                          There was much internal cursing going on in the Persona-user’s mind, being chucked into the nonsense BB seems to have planned for them. How did she zero in on him to be her target of all her meddling today? All he wanted was to rest up for once. What’d I do to deserve this? 

@normallcy 

                         “...Is this why you called me to your office this late at night?” Normally when Mina beckons him for assistance, he’s usually sent off immediately to perform the task at hand, wanting to be as efficient as possible to avoid any hassle for the CEO. Sure, he voices concern both for the task and for her well-being, but professionalism is maintained. After all, they’re in an office setting. However, this call felt different. In the middle of a debriefing of what he’s to do tomorrow, she had inadvertently pinned him on the couch, and immediately captured his lips with a series of pecks that transformed into a searing kiss. Was this her way of saying there’s still part of the playful lady inside of her?

@valhallic

                         It was a slow burn that he didn’t want to break the pace; whenever they did something as intimate as a kiss, it was few and far in-between, but it felt special. Minato wanted to respect her boundaries, taking her mood into consideration all the time. He was fine waiting it out. However, Kaoru’s meek stealing of attention and remembering what silly notion of a day today holds earns him a smile. The Star Doctor can be too cute at times.

@maljefe

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                          “Yeah, that’s what I’m focusing on, especially since that could’ve very well been your path to following me to the grave. Not cool, senpai.” Call it the realest case of a haunting, but at some point he had to show himself in front of the other SEES members. He could only hide for so long; better to deal with things now than having things go awry later, especially since even Minato himself doesn’t even know why we was revived in the first place.

                          One hand shoved in pockets, he takes the free one to place a fist over Akihiko’s heart, if the visual of his personage wasn’t enough to the idea to sink in his mind. “It may have been years, but despite a few tweaks you really shouldn’t. I’m sure the others would agree.”

The smile only grew as Minato continued, Akihiko placing his own hands into his pockets. He eyed the other up and down, noticing very small changes though that was to be expected to be noticed. “ Oh don’t worry about me. You know me, I won’t go down without a fight. I’m still alive, aren’t I? ”

He then looked down at the fist that went over his chest, already knowing it was placed over his heart. Eyes droop for just a moment as he takes a moment to truly process the moment. One hand moved from his pocket and gently placed over Minato’s wrist, patting it a few times. “ … We’ve missed you. We still thought about you coming back, even to this day. ”

                          “...You all hung on to that possibility, huh?” To be fair, it wasn’t far-fetched. Creating the Great Seal cost Minato his life, but he managed to hang on a bit before fulfilling the promise on Graduation Day. Only then did the last remaining life essence go back into where it truly was after the miracle-- into the huge gate that keeps Nyx away from any and all malevolent entities like Erebus. He remembers the time they all came there during the Abyss of Time debacle, how they were still mourning over losing him. 

SHE CHUCKLES, SAYING NOTHING ELSE   but a small hum. yes, he’s right on such points, but nothing’s wrong with little teasing, right?  hell if she knew … everything changed, for her. softly tilting her head before setting herself by the table, the death taps her nails, thoughtfully, against glassed surface in deaf silence as she listened to what the universe had to say. she observes those careful movements, those piercing eyes focusing on what’s before him  -  ah, he hasn’t changed much.  it didn’t take long before smirking softly.   ❛  we’ll see about that, i shall be the judge. though, it’s nice of you to do such a thing. it’s … pretty nostalgic, really.  ❜

     kaoru has never gone camping before. she’d opted out of her school trips in high school, so she’s only heard stories.  “ that sounds really nice, “  she agrees, a smile flourishing upon her lips. it sounds exciting —— the two of them, surrounded by the grass and the sky. and there is room to further their modest relationship, too. it isn’t often that they spend the night together.  “ i’d really love that, minato! it sounds so … r-romantic. “