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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]

[ 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. ]

[youraffection]

Yeah.

[ Another sigh. ]

It does.

[ A lot. But they can be grown-up about this, right? Yeah. ]

...But! Uh, that's why--I've got a set up going here.

[ He'll try to lighten the mood by rotating his phone around to show the room. He's actually keeping it tidy because he's a guest at Naoto's. (Maybe surprising to most, Yosuke tries not to be an ass when it matters.) But his acoustic guitar is in one corner, his PSP charging next to it. When he finishes the show, though, Yu might notice that Yosuke's wearing a familiar shirt. ]

[covenantal]

[ A soft sigh, and lets Yosuke "show him around," so to speak. It is a nice little setup, and Yu finds himself grateful to Naoto for letting Yosuke into her life like this.

Aaaaand then he notices the shirt. ]

... Yosuke, is that my shirt?

[youraffection]

Huh?

[ He.

Yosuke looks down.

Oh.

Erm. ]

Uh...

[ Awkward? ]

...Yeah.

[covenantal]

[ Yu rests his chin in his hand, one finger curled over his lips. For all the world he looks like he's just thoughtful,

but Yosuke will be able to tell he's actually fighting off tears. ]

It's a little big on you. [ Ignore the faint warping of his voice. ] Cute.

[youraffection]

[ Oh no, Yu. Don't look like that... ]

...It's warm.

[ Don't lie, Yosuke. ]

...And it smells like you.

[ There we go. ]

[covenantal]

[ Yu has to swallow, but he manages to keep from crying. ]

I'm going to have to steal a few of your t-shirts, too. Just to keep things fair.

[youraffection]

[ Yosuke huffs, pointedly not looking at the phone. ]

Should've sent some with you, huh?

[covenantal]

Next time I have to go save the world, [ he murmurs, sad and very fond, ] I'll bring some. And maybe a few pairs of pants, some boxers...

[youraffection]

Whoa, whoa--hold up! My underwear??

[covenantal]

[ ah, good, it worked.

smiiiiles. ]

Yeah, of course.