HIMURA HAJIME HATSUKO
i Theme: Goodbye, Ms. Floral Thief by Sana
Xi Dialogue : #003370 | Thought : #007236
i FC: Yoshida Haru | Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
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The next morning, Hajime has regained his hold on composure, forcing himself back into his role and refusing to think about his possible slip-up. There's no one in the house but him this time, aside from the staff who get virtually no time off, and Hajime appreciates that he doesn't have to face his parents. Even after a year, having to watch them consistently lie to themselves only serves to prove just how little they care for him. Hatsuko really was their beloved Golden Child. xx
Hirahara, as expected, is the first person Hajime sees when he gets to school. She's waiting for him at the front gate, which isn't normal, but he doesn't make a big deal out of it; he knows her reasoning, and he really doesn't want to talk to anyone about his feelings. He's not sure he'll be able to keep up his facade if he's forced to relive Hatsuko's suicide and everything that happened after. xx
"Good morning," Kihara says. Hajime's at his desk, going over some notes with Hirahara, not having ever thought that Kihara would actually approach him. "Look, I wanted to apologise for yesterday. I should have read the situation better." And then comes panic, because Kihara's mentioning things he didn't want to acknowledge, and now Hirahara's gonna be asking questions and he really doesn't have any excuse that's going to convince her everything's fine. xx
"Regardless, it was insensitive of me, and I hope you can forgive me. If there's anything I can do, if you want to talk or perhaps come over and have tea, please feel free to ask. I'm only just next door." And Kihara leaves, just like that. xx
Hajime watches her go, refusing to allow his shock to show, and once Kihara's sat down at her own desk and immersed herself in conversation with someone else, he turns back to his notes and busies himself color-coding parts of them, purposefully ignoring Hirahara's gaze on him. The bell rings before she can ask. xx
As lunch approaches, Hajime searches for a reason to avoid Hirahara. When the bell rings he makes a solid excuse that he forgot his lunch (which he really did, somehow, for the first time in a year) and hurries off toward the cafeteria. xx
Yui watches Himura leave, knowing something's up but not sure what. She has a feeling he's avoiding her because he knows she has questions, and there's really only one subject he's ever avoided discussing since they met: his brother. xx
Turning her attention across the room, Yui lets her gaze fall on Kihara. What was her apology this morning about, exactly? She knows what yesterday was. Something happened, something to do with Hajime, and Kihara's involved. A small spring in her step, Yui hops her way over to Kihara's desk, smiling politely. xx
"Excuse me, Kihara-san. But could we perhaps chat a bit? About Himura-kun?" xx
Hirahara, as expected, is the first person Hajime sees when he gets to school. She's waiting for him at the front gate, which isn't normal, but he doesn't make a big deal out of it; he knows her reasoning, and he really doesn't want to talk to anyone about his feelings. He's not sure he'll be able to keep up his facade if he's forced to relive Hatsuko's suicide and everything that happened after. xx
"Good morning," Kihara says. Hajime's at his desk, going over some notes with Hirahara, not having ever thought that Kihara would actually approach him. "Look, I wanted to apologise for yesterday. I should have read the situation better." And then comes panic, because Kihara's mentioning things he didn't want to acknowledge, and now Hirahara's gonna be asking questions and he really doesn't have any excuse that's going to convince her everything's fine. xx
"Regardless, it was insensitive of me, and I hope you can forgive me. If there's anything I can do, if you want to talk or perhaps come over and have tea, please feel free to ask. I'm only just next door." And Kihara leaves, just like that. xx
Hajime watches her go, refusing to allow his shock to show, and once Kihara's sat down at her own desk and immersed herself in conversation with someone else, he turns back to his notes and busies himself color-coding parts of them, purposefully ignoring Hirahara's gaze on him. The bell rings before she can ask. xx
As lunch approaches, Hajime searches for a reason to avoid Hirahara. When the bell rings he makes a solid excuse that he forgot his lunch (which he really did, somehow, for the first time in a year) and hurries off toward the cafeteria. xx
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Yui watches Himura leave, knowing something's up but not sure what. She has a feeling he's avoiding her because he knows she has questions, and there's really only one subject he's ever avoided discussing since they met: his brother. xx
Turning her attention across the room, Yui lets her gaze fall on Kihara. What was her apology this morning about, exactly? She knows what yesterday was. Something happened, something to do with Hajime, and Kihara's involved. A small spring in her step, Yui hops her way over to Kihara's desk, smiling politely. xx
"Excuse me, Kihara-san. But could we perhaps chat a bit? About Himura-kun?" xx