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- ✨Apollo✨01/24/2021
- ... Shoko and Nanami, hello
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- WITHOUT SPOILING ANYTHING SHE AT ONE POINT IN THE MANGA IS LIKE, "Lmao fuck no I don't want to die"
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- Also catch me thinking about tired Shouko who works too much and forgets to take care of herself getting lectured by Nanami who always goes out of his way to take care of her because he already predicts that she hasn't eaten
- He also scolds her about her smoking habits
- :sparkles:Apollo:sparkles:01/24/2021
- He's literally such a nurturer, it's disgusting, I love him
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- SAME
- :sparkles:Apollo:sparkles:01/24/2021
- He says that but he smoked since he was 17 and thinks if he can quit from sheer willpower so should everybody else
- When shit hits the fan big, big, BIG time, he just collapses in her office chair and asks for a light
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- Shouko just staring at him because sir that's her chair
- before draping herself across his lap and offering him her already going cigarette while digging for her pack
- :sparkles:Apollo:sparkles:01/24/2021
- He gives her a sidelong glance that says quite clearly he's not in the mood
- I love the thought of them being so close they don't even need to use words
- Having full conversations just with faces and hand gestures
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- "You're in my chair and I'm not laying on one of the dissection tables, sorry doll."
- She's probably used to it, because she sees people who are in rough shape all the time. She's good at charades
- :sparkles:Apollo:sparkles:01/24/2021
- "You're right, that's supposed to be my place of honor, but in case you haven't noticed, I'm a little rattled right now."
- It's a long-standing joke between them that when he dies first, she gets first dibs on slicing him open
- And also all his stuff because he trusts Satoru with none of it
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- That's so valid
- I feel like out of everyone she sees, Nanami worries her the most, because he always puts it so technically
- :sparkles:Apollo:sparkles:01/24/2021
- It's always a matter of certainty with him, too
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- "It's fatal" or "It's not fatal", there's no gauge of pain or how it impacts him or even hints of concern for himself
- :sparkles:Apollo:sparkles:01/24/2021
- He just keeps going and going because ultimately? He's expendable
- Every bit as easy to throw away as any cog in the corporate machine
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- Shouko gets fed up one day after he come in for healing and jabs a scalpel towards his face, she looks extra tired and upset and actually raises her voice at him for once
- about what a shitty way to look at himself that is, and how it doesn't account for others and their emotions
- and how he's an asshole
- ✨Apollo✨01/24/2021
- ... I wish I could draw the expression I envision on his stupid beautiful face
- Part chagrin and another part unutterably fond
- He takes her hand in his, calloused but gentle, prising the scalpel from her grasp, the ghost of a smile on his features
- "I'm sorry. But I think that makes two of us, worrying about others and neglecting ourselves in the process. When is the last time you slept?"
- (Is this an excuse for them to nap together? I'll never tell :mmirussmirk:)
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- (oh ho~)
- RezzyRez01/24/2021
- Shoko just waving her other hand dismissively while heaving the heaviest sigh because how is she supposed to sleep when she's the one that has to see every single one of them coming to her tables practically on death's door, watching a boy come back to life after missing his heart. She's so exhausted, and runs on cigarettes and caffeine indefinitely.
- ✨Apollo✨01/24/2021
- "Easy. I won't rest till you do."
- ✨Apollo✨01/27/2021
- YELLS
- My girl needs more love and appreciation
- Let her and Nanami get sloppy drunk and cuddle together in a slightly less miserable pile since they have each other
- RezzyRez01/27/2021
- True! I really do adore that image though, gosh. Shouko and Nanami appeals to me so much :sob:
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 11:57 AM
- I come to you with a thought
- Shouko and Nanami getting married for the tax benefits
- RezzyRezToday at 11:57 AM
- Yes doll?
- iaFewifheiwfhowaeihfea
- Oh my god they would
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 11:57 AM
- YOU KNOW THEY WOULD
- She's a doctor, he used to be a high-rolling investment manager, they'd be such a power couple
- RezzyRezToday at 11:59 AM
- Absolutely
- They're probably just sharing drinks together and she's drops the idea
- but phrases it so poorly initially
- Just like, blurts out, "We should get married"
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 12:01 PM
- Nanami's glasses drop onto the table
- "... Are you okay? Have you had too much? Let's get you to bed."
- RezzyRezToday at 12:02 PM
- "No no, hear me out for a second, okay?"
- Picking up his glasses and putting them back on him
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 12:02 PM
- He makes a show of brushing her bangs back to check her temperature
- They're so doting already, I hate it
- RezzyRezToday at 12:04 PM
- "You have a lot of investments because that was your job before this, right? Probably a lot of assets and shit that you have to account for and stuff, and I'm a doctor and have insane benefits thanks to Yaga, which I could put you on if you were married. Realistically, it would be financially beneficial at the very least."
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 12:06 PM
- That's when he finally relaxes, because he can deal with sound logical arguments with no messy emotions behind them (or so he thinks, anyway!)
- "An interesting proposal. All we have to do is head down to the government office and sign the paperwork. Considering the turnover rate for our line of work, it would only make sense to have someone to fall back on should the worst come to pass."
- My headcanon backstory for Nanami is that he was raised by his grandpa and still keeps his old house that's far too big for just one person... and boy, she sure does spend a lot of nights in her office, that isn't good for her... what is a fake-husband to do but insist she take care of herself...........................
- RezzyRezToday at 12:09 PM
- That's so precious...
- Shoko just nodding along and she just blurts out, yet again, the worst phrasing
- "The only real hurdle is consummating the marriage."
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 12:10 PM
- He chokes on his water
- RezzyRezToday at 12:11 PM
- "Sorry, I probably could have phrased that a little more eloquently, couldn't I?"
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 12:13 PM
- "We don't have to— I mean, under the law at least, that's not— It—" Loooooong, drawn-out sip.
- RezzyRezToday at 12:14 PM
- "I mean, technically under law a marriage can be annulled if it hasn't been consummated, but that also would require one of us wanting to divorce. So, I suppose it isn't an issue, you're right."
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 12:18 PM
- He runs a hand through his hair. "I know that you suggested it and all, but I want to be able to give you an out, in case." Pause. "You find someone more suitable. So let's leave that on the table for now, yes?"
- RezzyRezToday at 12:21 PM
- She just hums, taking a thoughtful sip of her drink and an amused scoff. "Like I'm going to find anyone more suitable. When do I ever leave the campus or even my office?"
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 12:26 PM
- "Fair point." A wry smile in response. "But it's funny you should say that. That's a condition of my agreeing to this arrangement. No more sleeping at your desk unless it absolutely cannot be avoided. If we're going to do this, we might as well look the part, right?"
- RezzyRezToday at 12:28 PM
- There's a pause, her glass at her lips and a slowly raising brow as her eyes move over to him. "How do you propose we go about looking the part? As for falling asleep at my desk, I promise it's usually not an intentional thing."
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 1:04 PM
- His expression turns uncharacteristically serious. "You, more than any of us, deserve a proper home to come back to. If mine doesn't agree with you, then we'll find one that will. After all," Here, he shrugs, "It wouldn't do for us to be listing separate addresses on our marriage certificate."
- RezzyRezToday at 1:05 PM
- Now it's her turn to choke, but she's less graceful about it - she just chokes on pure air in her surprise. "You want me to move in with you and move off campus? You realize that means we're going to have to have a sit down with Yaga since he's paranoid of me being away from the place for more than a few hours."
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 1:12 PM
- "It's close enough, you'll never be more than a few minutes' drive away from anyone that needs you. If Yaga insists, then so be it. But I'm certain even he will understand that having your whole life centered on your work at the cost of all else isn't one he wants for any of his former students." Setting his chin in his open palm, he regards her with eyes that see too much at times. "You look so tired, Shouko. One of these days, I'm afraid I'm going to find you dead of exhaustion. But of course, it's ultimately your decision."
- RezzyRezToday at 1:18 PM
- She peers at him for a bit, before diverting her eyes to the glass in her hand, finding herself suddenly needing a distraction and swirling it's contents. She doesn't feel uneasy under his gaze, but it makes her chest feel tight for some reason. "...We'll go talk to Yaga, if they ever need me they know my number. Plus, I'm sure Kiyotaka or someone else can pick me up if it's that dire of an emergency. It's... probably a good idea to try to separate myself from work a bit, isn't it? I really do look awful." As if she isn't aware of the lack of color in her skin and those deep circles under her eyes.
- ✨Apollo✨Today at 1:26 PM
- That causes him to stop short. He's never heard anything so ridiculous in his life. Call it a meddlesome streak rearing its ugly head, but when Nanami sees a gross misconception, no matter how minor, he feels the overwhelming need to correct it by any means necessary. "Nonsense." Reaching for her is both new and familiar at the same time. He takes her face between his palms, the tips of his fingers just underneath her ears. "Even elbow-deep in a corpse, you're the furthest thing from awful there is."
- Nanami isn't in the habit of acting on his impulses. He's restrained as a matter of course. Of principle. But just then, he doesn't think before leaning in and planting a quick kiss on her forehead before releasing her and getting to his feet. "I'd best be going. There's a lot of documentation I'll need to track down before making this official." He stops at the doorway before looking back. "Assuming you still want to do this in the morning, that is."
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