#spectersouled

@spectersouled​ / who did this / not accepting

Hideki sat on the edge of the kitchen counter, hands in his lap, thumbs twidling. He didn’t want to be here with Kou ranting and raving about how “you’re meant to be the smart one” and continually asking “why didn’t you call us?” It’s all the typical nonsense they’d both be spewing towards Seiichi when he does something stupid. Hideki felt so hypocritical.

“ Can you pass me an ice pack? Please? ” He asked, speaking for the first time since he arrived unannounced at their door, nose bloodied, eye swollen and lip split. Seiichi had gone off somewhere, presumably to break something, Aoi followed to go calm him down, or something, and Kou was left with interrogation. One of the first things the resident ghost had said was, “I’m going to murder them,” something Hideki really does not want.

Kou asked again, “Who did this?” as he passed Hideki an icepack.

“ Look it doesn’t matter, alright? I don’t need you or Sei to fight my battles for me, I’ve been doin’ this a long time--- do you really think this is my first time getting beat up? ” the anger is unjustified but, at that moment, Hideki just wanted to get patched up and move on. “ Just drop it, ok? I’ve got it sorted. ” a small lie. He would have it sorted, just, not by people he cares about.

Realistically Hideki should’ve started fearing for his safety when Ghosty asked if he wanted to hang out, the spectre never wanted to simply hang out, there is always a catch. Last time it was just a general Halloween spook. The next time fear should’ve set in his bones was when he entered the shared apartment as Kou was being nice and that’s too nice. However, the chameleon shrugged it off.