#rake yaps

I think as a fandom we do not give Nicholas Cox enough financial literacy. He is poor, yes. He is unused to luxury, yes. But when you’re so focused on the cost of things and having to budget, you develop: financial literacy. Nicholas knows taxes. Nicholas has worked jobs. Nicholas has formulas for budgeting. Nicholas pays rent on time. Nicholas knows how much milk costs at any moment. Nicholas knows the difference between good bread and bad bread. Nicholas knows how to fix pipes with a wrench, some scrap metal, some screws, and a rusty screwdriver he found on the side of the road. It was the only way he could help keep his mother afloat. He would be financially literate.

Nicholas deciding he wants a streak of red in the middle of his bangs. Him complaining in the bathroom and staining things red until Seiji finally comes to help. Nick sitting quietly while Seiji carefully paints his hair red. Seiji having to sit on Nick’s lap to get the underside. Nick asking if Seiji is wearing nice clothes. Seiji responding that he’s wearing shitty clothes bc he’s literally dying Nicholas’ hair and that gets messy. Nick smirking and swiping Seiji’s shirt with the dye. Them beginning to flick the red dye at each other, until everything gets so stained Nick has to take off his tank top and they have to immediately clean. Nick picking up toothpaste and baking soda, claiming it’s the easiest way to get it out, and he’s worked a lot of part time jobs so he’d know. Them cleaning together, and fighting and laughing and teasing the whole time. Seiji forgetting to close the curtain fully before going to bed. Nicholas and Seiji falling asleep, facing each other, eye contact slowly fading as their eyes close