[very not an AU.]

[playingdoctor]

[Comes a knocking on Akiha's darkroom door.]



((IC followup to the giant blowup between Axel, Akiha, and Umeda in this post; just didn't want to spam the comm.))

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[pictureustogether]

Ahh, just a moment please~!

*noises of him fiddling with things, then opens the door*

Yes~?

[pictureustogether]

Ah--

...

[playingdoctor]

[totally expressionless, standing there.]

[pictureustogether]

*swallows, completely blank as well*

Sempai.

[playingdoctor]

Can I come in.

[pictureustogether]

Mmh.

*nods, moving from the door so Umeda can do so*

[playingdoctor]

[enters, glancing about, hands shoved in his pockets]

[pictureustogether]

*it's dim and a bit crowded, because it's not that big a room, but two people can fit in there,no problem! Other than that, not much to see, just a generic darkroom*

I'm sorry... *quiet*

[playingdoctor]

Why.

[pictureustogether]

*not looking at him*

Because I said I would stay. And... because of the fight.

[playingdoctor]

[nods]

I was going to call you on that. Breaking your promise. I don't give a fuck about the fight except yeah, I'm really fucking pissed he hit you, and I'm really fucking pissed how both of you reacted to it, and it's not like I can say it's nothing to do with me, here.

[pictureustogether]

It was my fault, for provoking him.

...

And... I-- I thought it would be better if I left. So you could talk and... *just trails off*

[playingdoctor]

It was both you fault for being dumbasses.

Really? You thought that?

[pictureustogether]

...

It doesn't matter, anyway.

[playingdoctor]

[grabs him by the front of the shirt and slams him back against a wall]

Don't you fucking dare decide for me what matters.

[pictureustogether]

...............

[playingdoctor]

[pinning him there]

You know what stunned me yesterday? That little "Axel's won" jab. That just absolutely blew me away.

[pictureustogether]

*nothing, just looking down at Umeda's hands grabbing his shirt*

[playingdoctor]

[hands are kind of shaking there]

Won what. Me? I don't think so.

[pictureustogether]

*eyes fall closed as he swallows again, still no response*

[playingdoctor]

Much more of that and I'll think you're giving up on me.

[pictureustogether]

*nothing. he... really doesn't know what to say*

[playingdoctor]

You doing that?

[pictureustogether]

No... *almost a whisper*

[playingdoctor]

Won, past-tense, stamped and concluded, why the fuck would you say that.