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[crownless]

"Yo, it's Travis. You know the drill..."

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un: ghostbuster

[reimaginedself]

People don't like it when you confess by text.

Why were we given this option if it wasn't something you should use for that?

1/3

[crownless]

2/3

[crownless]

3/3 ak;lskhgl

[crownless]

[ YASHIKI YOUR PHONE IS RINGING ]

[reimaginedself]

NO PLEASE DON'T CALL ME

why are you calling me that's scary

[crownless]

fine!!!! i'll text!!!!!

yashiki did you just confess your feelings to somebody over TEXT?!?!?1/1?

[reimaginedself]

why are you using so many !! ??

but yes

of course i did

it's the best way to say one's feelings without having to awkwardly wait for them to say anything and then they can also respond on their own time

isn't that why texting was made??? for these sorts of conversations too??

[crownless]

[this is over text, so yashiki cant see travis ANXIOUSLY PACING AROUND HIS APARTMENT while he very aggressively types this]

NO!! NO IT WASNT!!

you ALWAYS make the confession in person, this is a MAJOR no-no!
dude idek who this is you need to see them face to face, ASAP

[reimaginedself]

WE ARE FACE TO FACE

HE LOOKS REALLY MAD

WHAT DO I DO

DO I APOLOGIZE FIRST???????????

[crownless]

Yashiki, Jesus fucking Christ. [literally bangs his head against the wall before he replies. at least kirk texts him back too, maybe together they can... salvage... this...]

YES apologize!! you werent thinkign and u did that in the heat of hte moment

[wait, it's a he? yashiki is gay? NEVER MIND HE'LL THINK ABOUT THAT LATER THIS IS AN EMERGENCY]

now tell him AGAIN and use YOUR WORDS this time
just be honest with how you feel

[reimaginedself]

but i wasn't
i really thought it through
and i was pretty cool headed about it
i even though my confession was quite nice

[ not the point not the point not the point but-- ]

so an apology like that is kind of not being very truthful and honest

[crownless]

yeah but to most people that kind of thing coming over text feels less personal than saying it to their face

[he's gonna BLOW A GASKET]

just say youre sorry if it came off badly and maybe he'll listen to you
wait a minute omfg is this your friend
the detective guy??

[reimaginedself]

but your feelings always come through

[ oh god, his hands are so sweaty ]

ok

[ yeah sure ]

yeah? mashita
i've loved him for a long itme actually
well
long for me
it's my first love
first loves aren't supposed to be like this
i'm sure of it
like i know i watched at least one movie
where this had gone better
maybe
i don't watch that many movies
sorry
i lied about that

[ full panic ]

[crownless]

[from kirk's message, all travis seems to be getting is a very ominous ellipsis-bubble signifying that the other man's still typing. this gives him a moment to look over the frantic series of messages yashiki's sending him, and-- well--

travis' can't help it. his expression softens as he thumbs through yashiki's texts... all of this is as genuine as genuine can be, regardless of how clumsily it all seems to be unfolding. his own string of romantic failures notwithstanding? he's gonna do his VERY best to wingman yashiki through this blunder.]

i watch a lot and its def not that easy
but i can tell you really love him
like i said, be up front
your feelings will come through too

[reimaginedself]

[ his eyes widen a little at the advice. he really -- ]

i don't need an answer
or have him love me back
gosh
writing that
is so

[ it's a lot ]

a confession
from me isn't
it doesn't make people happy
still i
i'll let him hear my feelings
but i don't
he doesn't have to
do anything about them

that's all right?
isn't it?
you don't love someone because you want something, right?
you just love them because
because you do

[crownless]

[you don't love someone because you want something, right?

travis doesn't expect that little line of text to sting. he shoves it out of his mind: don't think about it right now, deal with it later.]

see? that right there is real love.
dont get down on yourself. now quit texting me and tell mashita all this, yashiki
he'll be glad to hear it in your voice. i know it.

1/3

[reimaginedself]

um

ok

i'll try it

[reimaginedself]

[ ? ]

[reimaginedself]

after i answer this other text

[ and yashiki is off on more texting adventures ]

[crownless]

[YASHIKI OH MY GODDDDDD????]

after the messiest confession...

[reimaginedself]

I really wanted to thank you for talking to me through this, too.

And I mean, I know you were being nice before.

[ Like he realizes Travis is too nice to say on a network in front of God and everyone that he helped him out with his romantic advice and reiterating that the two of them don't know each other... it'd be embarrassing for Travis to have to go through all that even though, he thinks he is the coolest person... ]

But the two of us aren't friends or really even know each other. I mean, I don't know you at all, and shouldn't act like I do.

I really do understand that and don't want you to think that I forgot. I just acted impulsively and you helped me out, again, so thank you so much.

[crownless]

yashiki i AM your friend what the f

[SCREW THIS HE’S CALLING!

IT’S RINGING AGAIN!!!! ]

Finally able to use this icon!!!

[reimaginedself]

[ Ahh?!!! !!!

At least, he is able to answer now??? ]

He, hello? Yashiki speaking?

[ He is good at the phone. Moshi moshi??? ]

[crownless]

Yashiki, I told you on the network the other day that you weren’t talking to me before. Unless I’m forgetting something real big, I haven’t done you any other big favors.

[...]

And we’ve been friends from the start, all right? I wouldn’t have kept texting you earlier if we weren’t.

[reimaginedself]

What? Really? I thought that you were just being polite... you know, not "roasting" me on the network for getting so ahead of myself.

[ wow! ]

I'm ... I'm really glad to hear that! That we're friends, I mean! [ A beat. ] Because it honestly made me very sad to think that we weren't... but I wouldn't want that to be the reason why we're friends.

Being friends with you is ... it means a lot. [ that's what he wanted to say before to not!travis! it means a lot that they have a connection in another world. especially with someone as cool and put together as travis is. but saying that is the reason why he's happy -- like because being friends with someone who is so much cooler than them -- that isn't right, either. ]

Because it makes me happy to talk to you. And it isn't just because you're very cool or any benefit like that, but because you're you... okay? That's okay, right?