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un: "uchiha, itachi" hungryeyes

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[anbu]

[That assumption isn't wrong, although there is a second layer to the question, aware as he is of Stiles' involvement with Guanshan. There is something already between the two.]

A reasonable conclusion, given the circumstances of places like these.

[Is he going to leave it like that, offering nothing back...]

Stiles and I have reached a similar understanding. However, I'm not certain it is wise in practice. Yet I have little experience with this situation.

[Guanshan's open honesty earns some back at last.]

[pushpin]

[ okay! alright, hey, now we're getting somewhere! ]

what u worried about ?

[anbu]

The nature of Synchrony is not strictly a physical connection, but an emotional one. It will only be natural for Stiles to form close bonds with other individuals.

Then again, that may be for the best. I don't consider myself an ideal companion for him.

[Let's just logic out the feelings.]

[pushpin]

he dont want whats best for him
he wants u
right ?

in places like this, meetin people u never would otherwise, that has to be enough

[anbu]

[Is it enough?]

I appreciate the insight.

You are surprisingly earnest, despite your behavior.

[pushpin]

.....whats that word mean
this is backhanded aint it

[anbu]

Only if you decide that it is.

I mean that I did not expect this level of intuition and sincerity from you.

[He should've known, after that domestic dinner date.]

[pushpin]

oh

[ ...no, he can't quite find a way to make that sound bad. darn. ]

dont compliment me anymore

[anbu]

[oh]

It was only the truth. Does that make you uncomfortable?

[pushpin]

we'll go w/ that

[anbu]

[slides this into his back pocket for a rainy day]

All right.

Was there anything else you wished to discuss?

1/2

[pushpin]

oh uh......

[ quick, think of something ]

[pushpin]

do u
like
pasta ?????

[ flirting with your crush... #nailedit ]

[anbu]

No.

[get wrecked]

... I don't know. It isn't something I've had more than once. Cooking is a hobby of yours, I take it?

[pushpin]

usually theyre too cheesy n fatty but i can make em good

it kinda is again i guess
my old man useda own a restaurant

[anbu]

I would be willing to try yours.

Is that how you learned? He taught you?

[pushpin]

sure
i always got leftovers anyway so if u forget to eat again
just come over

right
before he got locked up

[anbu]

Forgetting to eat isn't a regular occurrence. I'm just not often hungry.

Were you close with your father?

[pushpin]

are u a shit cook

i was young
u know how young boys feel about their fathers

[ or their older brothers. ]

[anbu]

Would that make a difference?

I’m not certain I do. My own relationship was... atypical. [Or so he’s gauged after exposure to normie teenagers.] However, I recognize the sentiment. It must have disappointed you when he was imprisoned.

[pushpin]

acourse
good food makes u excited to eat it
sharin a meal is important w/ the people u care about
thats why most dates got meals involved
n cuz i know ur so damn PRACTICAL it hurts, its important for bein healthy too

most things about u is " atypical "
its always about family, right ?
everything broken or missing in a person
yea, disappointed is 1 a the things i felt

[anbu]

I can see you value food a lot.

[He doesn't know what else to say. Feeling excited to eat a meal, the warmth of companionship over a dinner table... Caring for health. They aren't experiences he's cared to seek in years—not, at least, while he was still alive.]

Perhaps because family is the beginning. They are part of your blood, so they will always be connected to you.

What other things did you feel?

[pushpin]

it aint just the food, its that its glue
but if u dont get it, u dont get it
my offer stands

right
n u grow to their shape before anyone elses

if u ask me a difficult question like that i get to ask u one back, u know
its only fair

[anbu]

...

Fine. Only one.

1/3

[pushpin]

yea yea i know how tit for tat works

i dunno i was like fuckin 5 i felt a lot of things
confused, scared, pissed
betrayed
abandoned
burdened
its kinda this all-encompassing thing that led to a buncha other things
cuz he went away n it was just me n my ma n all the damages we wound up in debt real bad
i always worked a buncha part time jobs but the money wasnt as good as, ya know, runnin the streets w/ other guys who had shit lives too
people i had somethin in common w/ for a fucking change, u kno ?
cue the inevitable spiral, i guess
bein desperate for money made me so easy to use n it was fucking awful but still better than the alternative
but that didnt mean i wasnt angry about it

about everything