#✭❣ —— 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕤┊(verse — swap.)

[arcanalight]

"That would've been weird, if not actively traumatic " | @obeysword​ sent !

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     “Oh, I’m sure it would have been fine. It isn’t like we would have killed him.”

     Left some bruises, maybe, and maybe some memory loss from the chloroform, but Yukiko was still certain that her plan would have been for the best. In the end things turned out all right, but wouldn’t have kidnapping Yosuke before the culprit got to him have been easier? Yu had seemed on board, although she hadn’t given him all the details of her plan until afterward. At any rate, he would have gotten over it. A shame she didn’t get to use all that rope...

      “Oh well. There’s always next time.”

[arcanalight]

“Jackass is as good a word as any.” | @jesterofinaba​ sent !

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     “Dude--do you ever shut up?”

     Not the nicest response to a man who had worked to save him, but something about Adachi rubbed Yosuke the wrong way. From the very beginning they seemed to butt heads, their personalities clashing something terrible. His own stress might have added to his sour reaction to the man, but there was something deeper, an intense dislike that felt completely disproportionate to Adachi’s irritating behavior. Although he was sure they hadn’t met before, he felt as though their paths had crossed somewhere along the line--but when? An unsuccessful magician really had no business with an idol, and Yosuke could tell he wasn’t a fan. Maybe he just had one of those faces...

     At any rate Yosuke wasn’t in the mood for a fight. Having only recently joined the team he still felt unstable, unsure exactly of what he was doing and struggling to come to terms with what had happened. Not only that, but he had begun having weird dreams ever since arriving in Inaba, confusing them with reality, with memories and what was just make-believe. By no means was it any excuse to be a dick, but in his defense Adachi hadn’t offered him the warmest welcome. Not everyone cared about idols, but Yosuke was positive he sensed something like jealousy. He just hadn’t cared to actually talk to Adachi much and figure out what was going on.

     “I know we don’t have to like each other, but you’re really getting on my nerves. What’s your problem with me anyway?”

[arcanalight]

"I just want you to be happy." | @obeysword​ sent !

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     Happy. The concept felt foreign for someone always smiling, for someone whose entire teenage life had been marketed as upbeat and cheerful. Yosuke didn’t even know what it meant to be happy anymore. Was he happy? All he had ever wanted was to be part of something, to be special, to share his talent with the world. Anyone would have thought he had everything; after all, what did a famous idol have to be depressed about?

     “I am happy, though. I mean...kind of. It’s weird.” Emotions had always been rough for Yosuke, but being constantly watched meant he had to bury them, display only what they wanted him to display. He had never been given the chance to truly be free with them and fully feel everything he wanted to feel--not unless he was alone. Growing up his father always blamed his mother for his crybaby tendencies, and even now he still felt like crying whenever something went wrong. He was sensitive, extremely emotional and unable to fully sift through them when they hit him out of the blue. At seventeen he would have expected to grow out of it, but it seemed as though it only got worse the older he got.

     But who wanted to see a crying pop star? Smile and look pretty, do what they tell you. That’s all he needed to worry about. That’s all he was supposed to worry about. Just let the grown ups pose you like a lovely little doll, sing your pretty songs and smile.

     “I’m happy when I’m with you, at least. I can be myself, I can laugh, I can cry, I can just be me and no one else. There’s something really comforting about you that makes me feel safe. Is that weird? It probably just sounds like I’m trying to flirt or something, but I really mean it. Whenever I’m with you I feel like things are gonna be all right. I really like being close to you, so...stay by my side. For a little while longer, okay?”