Deer Country In-Box

[burnitblack]

un: dabi  *cla-chick* ... what?  *growl* [ that would be his omen ] [ contact through his omni stone can be text, audio, or video. contact through his omen can be visual, mental, or physical. ]

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[burnitblack]

Existin.

Arguin. Fightin. Specially bout Endeavor and mom.

Why?

audio --> video

[swellter]

[ Specially bout Endeavor and mom. Mom... Kizu immediately switches to video, showing Shouto's unseeing eyes staring sightlessly at the camera looking a little stupified. ]


You called her Mom.

[burnitblack]

[his screen is not facing touya at all. wolf's wandering around a darkened room, though there's a booted foot to the side of the particular shot.]

So? Sometimes I call her Rei, sometimes a bitch or a whore. She still gave birth to me.

[swellter]

[ There's a flare of anger and hurt. All those feelings that rarely see the light of day clamor to the surface, crashing into one another, leaving him at a standstill unsure how to feel; only that he does - feel. That's how it's always been with Touya. Drawing all those feelings to the surface without even trying. In the end, they're too much, create a bottleneck and none make it to the surface intact before dying down as quickly as they flared to life.

Grey and teal look down, hiding the subtle change of expression from upset to forbearance. ]

... I don't like it when you call her that.

[burnitblack]

[see what a mess feelings do? maybe it's a fucking blessing that he doesn't have to deal with those things anymore. touya doesn't see it, but he notes it in the way shouto's pause lingers and his voice changes.]

Duh. That' cause she loved you.

[swellter]

She still loves us.

[burnitblack]

That's what any loved kid would say.

[swellter]

What do you say?

[burnitblack]

She loves you.

Ain't it nice?

[swellter]

[ He’ll accept that that’s what he believes and let’s the subject rest for another that’s more immediate at the moment. After speaking with Shigaraki, Shouto got the odd feeling that he might be causing issues for Touya which is the reason for this expected call. He knows that he doesn’t always understand things right away and wants to clear the air; right any wrongs he’s done. So, he reruns to his question, a little late, but not forgotten. ]

I spoke with Shigaraki. He suggested I might be provoking you.

[burnitblack]

[so that's what kicked all this off. tsk, tomura's got a bad habit of sticking his nose in other people's business... real question is who started it, but he doesn't particularly care.]

I didn't choke ya that first time for no reason, idiot.

[swellter]

[ Shouto subconsciously touches his throat. ]

Why did you?

[ He knows he was under the influence of what was going on that month, but he’s aware that it only exacerbated what was already there. ]

[burnitblack]

[if shouto was under the influence, dabi didn't know. felt more like to him his little brother was just really eager to help him with his staples after touya told him to back off.]

Forgot already, huh? Wow. Thought I made it pretty clear.

[swellter]

[ Kizu looks at wolf, her head tilting slightly while Shouto goes quiet his thoughts his own before he deems to parse out a response. ]

Make it clear now.

[burnitblack]

Don't order me around, Shouto. Ya sound like Enji.


If I want your help, I'll let ya know.

[swellter]

[ The snow leopards ears go down as if chastised and she presses against her Sleepers right leg. Blindly, Shouto’s reaches down to press a hand to her head, stroking down her back as he tries to confront that statement. ]

… I don’t like seeing you hurt.

[burnitblack]

[touya's given him permission a few times to help. and he hasn't said shouto couldn't ask if he wants help, or offer things (like the ill-fated jams). just not to push him if he says no.]

Lucky you, I don't feel pain anymore. So ya can stop guiltin over that.

[swellter]

It’s not guilt.

[burnitblack]

Whatever it is then.

[swellter]

Shigaraki already knew we were brothers. [ And Touga too, but he was blind at the time. ] So, I told my classmates about our relationship too.

They already knew.

[burnitblack]

Of course they knew! I told the whole damn world. Uploaded a video about it and broadcasted it during the war.

Who I was, the monster their "precious" Endeavor really is, his kids' purpose, every disgustin detail of our sordid family, all laid to bare in front of that hero-worshiping society.

Ya shoulda seen the look on dad's face. It was priceless! He couldn't accept it, just sat there sputterin and starin, refusin to accept the truth burnin him in the face. He was completely pathetic, so weak and broken.

God, it was such a rush. I don't think I've ever been happier in my entire life!

[swellter]

They hadn't reached that timeline yet.

[ Yet, somewhere along the way, they had all fast-forwarded in time leaving him behind. As for Touya's demeanor when recanting the tale, it leaves him feeling like he did that day at the hospital with no idea how to move forward only that he had to. With his thoughts still jumbled up inside him as when he first arrived in Trench, Shouto only has one thing to say. ]

I was there.

[ You tried to kill him. ]

[burnitblack]

Do I look like I care? They know.

[how they know is a big shrug. too many world travels he doesn't care to learn about.]

Were ya disappointed ya didn't get to do a big reveal?

[swellter]

[ He's going to pointedly ignore that first statement and get to what matters. ]

I told them we've been meeting in secret for some time now.

[ Considering he didn't tell them, he considers it 'in secret'. ]

They didn't like that I was meeting you alone without telling anyone.

[burnitblack]

So? Ain't any of their business.

[they didn't like a lot of things involving him.]