A long awaited return [Karma & Nagisa] | 15 Strangers [postgame]

[comesaround]

[ As promised, Seven had taken Karma back home and even had been so nice as to take him from the time he'd last remembered being from due to that otherwise there'd be a lot of things he would have missed out on.

After spending about a month there, it almost felt weird being back in his own home again but at the same time it was rather comforting. He'd been coerced to change back into his combat uniform as to not make anything seem too out of place, literally placed back where he'd been as if he hadn't been missing for so long and admittedly it was rather hard to ignore the feelings that came back with seeing his classmates again as they attended their graduation.

Even seen Class 1-A surprisingly supporting them at that time, as well.

Though it was that evening of their graduation that Karma decided to shoot a text to Nagisa, having been somewhat avoiding him in the middle of trying to figure out how the hell he was going to do something as simple as just telling him his feelings. There was no way he couldn't after what he'd witnessed, biting back the subtle jealousy he had felt at seeing how happy Akira was with Kurama and Akechi. He wasn't going to run from things anymore. ]

Hey, Nagisa. You busy?

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[naturallytalented]

[It was a lot, huh? Which is why he figured Karma's odd behavior probably had something to do with everything they were going through right now. Graduation was a big thing. And especially for their class well-- it meant a lot. So if he was acting a little weird that was probably the cause. He had no idea what the reality of the situation was.

Lying on his bed, he heard his phone beep and scooted over to grab it.

Ah-- Karma. He leaned up on his elbows and typed out a quick reply.]

Not really. What's up?

[comesaround]

[ Eventually he knew he'd have to just try and figure out how to explain the situation to him, but it wouldn't be easy and sound like something ridiculously crazy. Yeah. There was this whole month where he totally got stuck inside this mall, where people got killed and they were all trained for a higher purpose...

Not to mention that last fight... oh boy. For now, though? Going to focus on the present and what he had to do. ]

I need to talk to you. Just the two of us. It's important.

How about we go out to get a bite to eat? It's still early enough and most places haven't closed yet.

[naturallytalented]

[Nagisa looked at the clock-- yeah plenty of time.]

Yeah that sounds good.

[He took a minute to straighten his clothes once he slid off the bed and grab a sweater, before grabbing his phone and adding.]

Pick a spot and I'll meet you there in a few minutes?

[comesaround]

[ Everything was going pretty good, all things considered. It didn't even take very long for him to figure out a place where they could go, grabbing his usual black jacket to slip overtop his white shirt along with pocketing a certain black and white pin that he'd brought with him from that other world.

This way he'd have some kind of proof that he wasn't lying about things if it came up. ]

Alright. How about that café near your house that we visited a couple weeks back? They sold that flavor of cake you're quite particular to, if I remember right.

[ To him it felt even longer than that, but he couldn't forget having visited there and he was aware it was open a little later than most café's would be. Infact he was already on his way toward that spot, even as he shot out an additional text. ]

I'll be there soon.

[naturallytalented]

[Wow, Karma remembered the cake. Nagisa smiled while he typed; already heading out.]

Sure! I'll save us a table.

[It's closer to his place after all. That's why he has time to get them both some water-- and order some cake-- before Karma gets there. Nagisa watches the door while he waits on the desert and waves when he sees the redhead come in, so he knows where the table is. It's a nice little table off to the side, near the windows. Nagisa preferred staying away from the center.]

Hey. I wasn't sure what you wanted, so I told them you'd be coming later.

[comesaround]

[ Even if he'd seen him since he got back and during graduation, it was hard to ignore the way he actually felt so much relief and warmth whenever he got to see Nagisa's face. Back when that motive had been threatening the people he cared for, that was the moment when he'd realized he was actually scared of losing Nagisa for good.

So for a brief moment when he'd entered the café, there was a flicker of something warm in his usual smile as he greeted him. Easily slipping into the seat across from the blue-haired teen, propping an elbow up on the table where he then rested his chin on his palm. ]

Works for me. Hope I wasn't keeping you waiting too long.

[ Again, there's that fondness that he couldn't really keep hidden from his expression. How could he? ]

[naturallytalented]

[For some reason it felt like Karma's eyes lingered on him a little differently than usual. There was something a little more intense behind it-- he felt like he was being watched. It wasn't necessarily bad, but it made him feel a little more self-conscious.]

Don't worry about it-- I've only been here about ten minutes.

[He hadn't even finished half of the water he'd been given yet.]

...so what did you want to talk about?

[Truthfully he's really curious why he called him out here suddenly.]

[comesaround]

[ Unlike the times before, in which that feeling would usually be accompanied by the feeling that he was going to do something awful; such as coercing him to cross-dress or talk him into doing something ridiculous with him? It was the opposite and there was nothing negative attached to the look itself.

Karma cast a sidelong glance around the café itself, noting there weren't really many people around at this time. Not that it was going to stop him from continuing with this, as he really didn't give a damn about what other people thought about him. ]

Something... simple, really. I had my eyes opened on a certain matter, so i'm not going to live in denial now that i'm aware of it. You're smart, Nagisa. Shouldn't need to say anything for what this means.

[ Karma had simply just contented himself in the past with snapping pictures of Nagisa in girl's clothes, or gave him a hard time about how he didn't buy him as a guy and even teasing him about that one time he kissed Kayano. Now, however? The thought of letting someone else be with the smaller boy just didn't sit well with him now.

He's thankful that it's only too easy to shift and place a hand on the table as he half-stood, leaning in to close the distance between them while his free hand latched onto Nagisa's sweater. Then proceeding to kiss him once he's been tugged close enough, and there's enough emotion in it that it'd be obvious that this was not done as a joke or a way to humiliate the other. ]