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[youraffection]

Yosuke Hanamura

Iiiiiiit's Yosuke! You know what to do. And if you don't, leave a message after the tone. Beep! ...Haha, okay, for real now.

陽介だぜ！わかんねぇだろうな？メッセージを残ってくれ！ピーッつってん後で。ピーッ！　。。。はは、じゃ、まじで。

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[covenantal]

Hey.

[ His smile is so faint, and his voice is kinda hoarse. His eyes just ... search Yosuke's face, taking him in. ]

I just wanted to see you.

[youraffection]

Hey...

[ He smiles, already feeling more awake himself. ]

It's good to see you. You look like you should probably be sleeping, though, dude.

[covenantal]

[ ... god. God, it's so good to hear his voice. Yu can feel himself relaxing for the first time in hours.

He smiles a little wider. A bit. ]

And go to bed without seeing your face? No way.

[youraffection]

[ That's a smile that warms his heart. It really sinks in that he hasn't seen Yu in, what, a week? That feels like forever.

He feels his cheeks warm a bit at Yu's words, though it's hard to tell through the camera. So he tries to be cheeky about it. ]

Your background just doesn't cut it anymore, huh?

[covenantal]

[ promptly. ]

Nope. No matter how much I stare at it, it doesn't have the same charm.

[ .... is his background actually yosuke???

(in reality it probably alternates between neko atsume wallpapers and selfies of him and yosuke together.) ]

I keep waking up without drool on my shirt. What a bummer. [ :( ]

[youraffection]

[ Yu that was almost really cute. ]

Oh my god, I'm hanging up.

[ He's not hanging up. ]

[covenantal]

No you're not.

[ Yu rests his chin in his palm, the look on his face fond. ]

How're things with you and Naoto?

[youraffection]

They're chill.

[ He relaxes back against the wall despite his threat only seconds ago. ]

Been around in the subway a bit...nothing like you guys are going through, though. Have you met her dog?

[ One can imagine Yosuke and the dog get along well. They do. ]

[covenantal]

I haven't. I've been meaning to. You'll have to give him a few extra pets for me.

[ A huff, through his nose. ]

By the way, I'm not keeping you up, am I?

[youraffection]

Sure thing.

[ Yosuke shakes his head. ]

No way. I was hoping I'd hear from you.

[ He expects a text or maybe a call, but Facetime is new. He likes it. ]

What've you been up to today that's wiped you out so much?

[covenantal]

[ A pause. Yu blows out a breath. ]

We had a long trek to reach where we're currently staying. You remember those wolves I told you about? We ran into them, too. Got away just fine, but it was pretty draining.

[youraffection]

Oh shit, really?

[ Yu facing off against wolves doesn't really sit well with him. But Yu is in one piece... ]

Where are you at now...?

[covenantal]

... a ski lodge. Here, look.

[ He'll switch facetime to the outward-facing camera, and Yosuke will get a very nice look at the cozy, dim interior of the ski lodge group 4 ended up in.

Yu switches the camera back. ]

Sure beats camping.

[youraffection]

Oh, yeah.

[ That's better than he expected, actually. ]

I'm glad you're not out in the cold anymore. It's snowing all the time here, isn't it?

[covenantal]

Yeah, pretty much. It's beautiful, but harsh, too. The auroras are incredible. I've taken a few videos, but it's hard to match seeing in person.

[ a pause. more softly ]

I miss you.

[youraffection]

Yeah, I'll bet.

[ He'd like to see them himself, sure, but seeing Yu is more important.

Speaking of... ]

...I miss you too.

[ A pause. ]

Like. A lot.

[covenantal]

[ a huff. ]

We're working as hard as we can to finish everything so we can come home.

[ opens his mouth, closes it. pulls in a breath. ]

I hope you don't mind that our Valentine's Day plans will be a little delayed.

[youraffection]

I know you are.

[ He wouldn't expect anything less of Yu. Even if Yosuke wasn't in the picture--he's just a hard worker. Dedicated. Kind. ]

Yeah...I kinda figured at this point.

[ A sigh. He tries not to look disappointed, though. ]

Guess that just means more curry for me, right? Haha.

[covenantal]

You'll save me the leftovers, won't you?

[ with a bit of a crooked smile. cheer up, buddy. ]

[youraffection]

You think there'll be leftovers?

[ He can try and be cheeky. ]

[covenantal]

You're going to eat our whole Valentine's dinner and not save a bite for me?

[ Lays a hand over his heart, striving to look wounded. ]

I know they say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but it seems your heart is your stomach.

[ what ]

[youraffection]

Uh, yeah. Totally. Isn't that what you're supposed to do when you're alone on Valentine's Day? Drown your sorrows in food until you pass out?

[ He...meant that to be funny, but once he's done he just kind of...cringes. ]

Erm...sorry, that didn't come out the way I wanted...

[covenantal]

[ Yu sighs, his brow creasing. ]

... actually, I hear it's tradition to drown them in ice cream. [ a beat. ] Karkat's favorite is mint.

[ ... if you want company. ]

[youraffection]

[ Ugh, he feels so lame now. ]

...I think I'll just stick with curry...

[ He scratches his ear. ]

It reminds me of you.

[ Sigh. ]

And, I mean--I'm not gonna do that, I promise. Sorry. I'm not...trying t' make you feel guilty or anything. I was the one who told you to go, n' all.

[covenantal]

I know you're not. [ softly. ] And you were right. This is important. But ... it still sucks, [ he offers, with a faint crooked smile. ]