[ All of this starts to feel very surreal. Kind of like a blast from the past, but in a slightly different way than he's used to. It reminds him of a long time ago, and that would usually make him angry, but it doesn't feel so bad right now.
He watches her when she closes her eyes and savors the tea, and he realizes he hasn't felt this safe in a long time- if ever. Sure, everything around them is still a disaster, and it probably won't last, but it's lasted this long, and that's definitely something. ]
Tea's one'a those things I forgot I used to like so much. Now a days I just reach for a beer when I wanna relax, but it really ain't the same.
[ Nemuri knew the feel of kicking back and unwinding after a long day with a can of beer. Or a glass of wine or sake, for that matter. However, she rarely had that opportunity because Pro Heroes didn't drink much, simply because one never knew when disaster would strike. Plus, now that she was recovering, alcohol was a bad idea.
In fact, Dabi drinking as much as he seemed to (or at all) probably wasn't good for him, what with the condition of his skin and the painkillers that he took... but again, Nemuri couldn't blame him, because it wasn't as if he was able to do anything more long-term to deal with the pain of his grafts. ]
Yeah... alcohol and tea bring a different kind of peace, don't they? One numbs your emotions and the other calms them.
You want the tin? I've got a ton of tea and I'd be happy to share. I get a year's supply every year from all the Teacher's Day and Christmas gifts.
[He knows he drinks too much, but it isn't exactly something he cares about. It's a fix for when he's in pain, or when he wants to be numb, which is quite often. Tea wouldn't do the trick, but there are times like this when he doesn't really feel the need to drown everything out.
It's a rather new feeling, actually.]
Calming 'em doesnt usually work. I always need somethin' stronger... but this is good.
[It's nice. She did tell him once that she wanted him to have nice things.]
...You sure? I wasn't kiddin' when I said this was expensive stuff.
[ In fact, she wanted Dabi to have it. For him, it was much more than tea. That in itself meant that its value was wasted on her, and that he deserved to have it.
She was only sad that she couldn't give him more nice things. ]
[ She gave him a genuine smile. That meant that he was planning to visit more often.
As much as Nemuri wished she could save him from the life that he led, she knew she couldn't until he'd settled his grudge against his Endeavor. At least here, in her apartment, maybe he could have a reprieve, even for just a meal or however long he stayed. ]
[ he smirks softly, but he takes her offer seriously. it's why he's here now, when he's supposed to be laying low and hiding away. he trusts her, despite how much he's tried not to.
he makes a sauce to add onto the dish he's making and then he looks around for plates, grabbing two when he finds them. ]
[ Truth be told, Nemuri was accustomed to people offering to do things for her. A lot of men and women would've loved to cook for her, or to run errands for her, or to just be her personal assistant in any shape or form. But they never offered because she was Nemuri, but rather because she was Midnight.
Dabi was the opposite and would rather eat his own boots than do anything for a Pro Hero, and so to offer to do these things for her meant that he was doing so to Nemuri, and not to Midnight. That made it 100 times more valuable. ]
I am. Itadakimasu!
[ Hearing the familiar phrase, Sushi jumped up onto a chair to see what food was going to be served. ]
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Date: 2020-10-10 07:33 pm (UTC)He watches her when she closes her eyes and savors the tea, and he realizes he hasn't felt this safe in a long time- if ever. Sure, everything around them is still a disaster, and it probably won't last, but it's lasted this long, and that's definitely something. ]
Tea's one'a those things I forgot I used to like so much. Now a days I just reach for a beer when I wanna relax, but it really ain't the same.
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Date: 2020-10-11 03:52 pm (UTC)In fact, Dabi drinking as much as he seemed to (or at all) probably wasn't good for him, what with the condition of his skin and the painkillers that he took... but again, Nemuri couldn't blame him, because it wasn't as if he was able to do anything more long-term to deal with the pain of his grafts. ]
Yeah... alcohol and tea bring a different kind of peace, don't they? One numbs your emotions and the other calms them.
You want the tin? I've got a ton of tea and I'd be happy to share. I get a year's supply every year from all the Teacher's Day and Christmas gifts.
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Date: 2020-10-11 04:03 pm (UTC)It's a rather new feeling, actually.]
Calming 'em doesnt usually work. I always need somethin' stronger... but this is good.
[It's nice. She did tell him once that she wanted him to have nice things.]
...You sure? I wasn't kiddin' when I said this was expensive stuff.
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Date: 2020-10-11 04:37 pm (UTC)[ In fact, she wanted Dabi to have it. For him, it was much more than tea. That in itself meant that its value was wasted on her, and that he deserved to have it.
She was only sad that she couldn't give him more nice things. ]
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Date: 2020-10-11 04:44 pm (UTC)Alright. But... maybe it's better if I keep it here. I move around a lot. Wouldn't wanna accidentally leave it behind or somethin'.
[ he's had to leave some places pretty quickly. besides, he doesn't even have a tea kettle. ]
Anyways, it's nicer to drink with someone.
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Date: 2020-10-13 06:12 am (UTC)[ She gave him a genuine smile. That meant that he was planning to visit more often.
As much as Nemuri wished she could save him from the life that he led, she knew she couldn't until he'd settled his grudge against his Endeavor. At least here, in her apartment, maybe he could have a reprieve, even for just a meal or however long he stayed. ]
You're free to come by anytime.
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Date: 2020-10-14 12:32 am (UTC)[ he smirks softly, but he takes her offer seriously. it's why he's here now, when he's supposed to be laying low and hiding away. he trusts her, despite how much he's tried not to.
he makes a sauce to add onto the dish he's making and then he looks around for plates, grabbing two when he finds them. ]
Okay, ya ready to be amazed?
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Date: 2020-10-14 04:16 pm (UTC)[ Truth be told, Nemuri was accustomed to people offering to do things for her. A lot of men and women would've loved to cook for her, or to run errands for her, or to just be her personal assistant in any shape or form. But they never offered because she was Nemuri, but rather because she was Midnight.
Dabi was the opposite and would rather eat his own boots than do anything for a Pro Hero, and so to offer to do these things for her meant that he was doing so to Nemuri, and not to Midnight. That made it 100 times more valuable. ]
I am. Itadakimasu!
[ Hearing the familiar phrase, Sushi jumped up onto a chair to see what food was going to be served. ]