#outerlace

gotta give kyoutani his karaage-kun :> unfortunately, no plans to restock those lanyards... thank you for your interest!

But now I won’t. 

Can’t. 

Because now I know. 

Again.

Normally you’d pop in, just long enough to give me a taste.

Just a quick reminder of what “I love you” tasted like and how sweet an “I miss you” could sound.

Then you’d be gone again. 

And I’d cope with the empty feeling you left behind. 

 Last night was different though, you were there from start to finish.

And it rattled me to the core.

Each time I woke, I’d get my bearings. Relax. And think, “It’s over now.”

Except it wasn’t.

You were there. Again. And again. And again.

Almost like you were waiting.

It was as wonderful as it was nauseating.

 Do you know how terrible of a thing that is?

To feel so, undeniably happy with a million unanswered questions and a loneliness I can’t shake?

 I remember now though.

As clear as the day we met.

I love(d) you and you’re gone.

I remember now, how it feels to wake up and realize it was all a dream.

 I’ll be stuck in this rut for a few days.

That’s usually how it goes.

But then again, I’ve never dreamed of you the whole night through before.

..I guess I’ll find out. 

Despite all of that though, thank you.

Thank you for the reminder.

Because forgetting might be more painful than remembering and I’m not sure I want to find out.

 I’ll probably send you another message. You won’t see it and that’s okay.

Yes, ofc it’s okay!!! (♡´艸`) ♥♥♥

They work guiding guests at Shirabu’s temple (and they also live there). Their clothes change depending on what they are doing but they are usually seen wearing the white one (kyoutani’s looks like Haku from Spirited Away).

 what they wear in days off: Yahaba’s is a dark green kimono with vertical striped and black collar, a black obi and a darker haori. Kyoutani’s is a navy blue jinbei. They both use simple zori sandals;

when helping at the temple: Yahaba wears the most commonly seen priest attire with white kimono and light blue hakama. Kyoutani’s is purple (sometimes he wears a nobakama instead of hakama);

on festivals and special events: it’s the same as the usual temple uniform but with a fancy hakama on top;