#deadimitation

B) -koji

“By the way,” He had been listening to the other’s rambles for awhile. Simply because it wasn’t worth the effort to try and refute him. After all, it was just common sense that royalty was always going to be above commoners. That’s just the way of life and he’s tired of having to explain it to every idiot he comes across.

“Um...A-Akimoto-kun?” He asks softly, not wanting to startle the gardener while he appeared to be working. Hm, should he come back later? Or is asking him now a good idea since it’s relevant to what he’s doing? Well, he’s going for it - even if he might regret it.

“I d-don’t- I hope I’m n-not bothering you.” He said with a small wave of his hand once he had the younger’s attention. “I-I was just wonder i-if....you had any-any good books on gardening? My-My mother is getting in-into it and...” His face fell for a moment.

He didn’t want to say she was bad at it but his expression said enough. Save him and the plants Souta.

“You...You can see me?” He blinks, genuinely surprised when someone was looking straight at him. He didn’t have a package, or any mail in hand so -- so why? Why could someone look at him like that? 

Did he just?

He fucking did.

God damn it.

“CRIMISON! YO! STOP JUMPIN’ OUT OF BUILDIN’S LIKE THAT! Y’ GOT A DEATHWISH OR SOMETHIN’?!”

That doesn’t mean Kioshi isn’t following after the hero. Damn it, the things he does for this guy....

More people just getting in his way. That makes him more irritated he already was. But he wouldn’t let a single bit of it show on his face. No, he had to suck up to the people no matter how much he dreaded it. Just work hard and it’ll all pay out in the end, right?

oh, fuck. oh, shit. is that...?

it is. quickly, kou backtracks, hoping they haven’t been spotted yet. they should have seen this coming, honestly, because they know he attends hope’s peak as well, but it’s a big school. they’ve been hoping they wouldn’t run into him. he’s maybe the one person they don’t actually enjoy annoying.

quick, he’s coming this way. kou has no choice but to resort to drastic measures.

they dive straight into the bushes to their right, gritting their teeth as the branches scrape against the exposed skin of their face and hands. their hoodie catches on the brambles, unfortunately, and they’re stuck, unless they want to risk tearing their favorite hoodie.