#fcteful

     Hm, he’s on edge again. Not that it was a rare occurance or anything. His older brother seemed to always be somewhere between a bit irked and completely livid. He was half hoping he’d stay that way. Maybe he’d get mad enough to get swinging. But tonight Azusa didn’t seem to be that lucky. But he didn’t seek out his brother to be punched in the face for a change. 

“Can’t sleep... thinking too hard.”

     Sure he liked to stay up late sometimes, talking to those friends of his or just musing to himself. The dark was quiet and he felt invisible. It was comforting in a way. He could hide from the responsibilities he had, if only for a little while. But tonight was different. Stressful. He couldn’t seem to escape the more unpleasant thoughts floating around in his head. So he sought out help. A pretty unusual thing for him. Maybe the full moon had given him confidence. Not enough to approach Ruki at this point. And Kou likes his beauty sleep too much. Probably would call him dramatic too. But Yuma - if he goot past that anger of his, he’d be the most likely to actually listen.

     “You think I’m incapable of some stupid little human task?! Such words are insulting to me! You ought to be more respectful in the future, if you value your life.”

     Long story short, no, he cannot. When they were younger, Krone taught his brother how to cook, and they did so together often. Shin never had the urge to hone the skill alongside his brother, referring to it as a “mere base thing, hardly worth my time.”  Whether Carla cooks now to feel closer to his mother or out of necessity, Shin couldn’t care less. He gets free food out of it without having to put in any work. It’s just become daily ritual for the two now, so Shin never finds himself needing to learn the skill. If put into the situation, however, it would be revealed that he’s awful at it. There’s not a fiber of talent for it in his body. That isn’t to say that he can’t be taught how to cook,only that he would need a very patient teacher. One that can also deal with his frequent bouts of anger and frustration as he breaks yet another egg yolk.

“Deadly sins? Oh… A few of them, but… Which one the most….”

     After a bit of extra research, the one that fits him the best is envy. While sloth seems the obvious choice, Azusa’s slower speech and lack of socialization isn’t because he doesn’t want to do anything or expend any effort. Gluttony is always looming over a vampire, but Azusa himself isn’t too demanding. He has at least a bit of self control. He isn’t very proud or wrathful at alll, and while he’s guilty of possessing lust, it doesn’t drive his actions. He can be greedy (another common one for vampires) but comes from a humble enough background to understand you can’t have it all. 

        eyes widen the moment he spots the gift she held ever so gently in her hands, shining with the pure EXCITEMENT of being handed a present, utter glee practically radiating from him. imagine that ! him ! getting a present from someone other than his old man, owen & bo ! grin widens & shines like a THOUSAND suns as he eagerly accepts the present-- but before he can even be given the time to see what’s inside, she was already saying goodbyes.

         -- ❝ WAIT ! ! ❞ the word comes out LOUDER than expected-- a tone one would assume would only come out in emergencies. & before she can be given any other warning, he engulfs her in a quick, but warm hug, before holding her at arms distance once more, ❝ thank you for the present ! did you make it ? if you did, thank you, AGAIN ! i’ll treasure it always, i promise ! ❞