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THE "REUNITED" MEME

for all of your shipping multiplied by time and distance needs.

I. atmosphere:
01. bittersweet: you parted with unfinished business, or circumstances are less than ideal. whatever it is, this isn't a fairytale reunion of long lost lovers.
02. angry: whatever happened last still has you itching to tear someone's head off, or you're outraged by what they did while you're apart, or you're going to set the record straight once and for all--!
03. excited: you can't wait to see them again.
04. anxious: what if things have changed too much? what if you're not the person they liked before? what if? you might know this is irrational, but that isn't going to stop you.
05. hurt: they left you behind, or in a time of need, or without saying goodbye, and you're anything but over it.
06. tender: you've been apart, but you care about them, still. always.
07. distant: whatever separated you, you've decided to protect yourself, and if that means pretending not to care that you've seen each other for the first time in five years, then so be it.

II. circumstances:
01. accidental: you ran into each other at the grocery store, you rang a number you can't bear to delete from your phone without meaning to, you stumbled on their twitter and followed because the app is shit, wait shit we both changed our online handles and made friends all over again.
02. new information: you haven't spoken to them in months or years, but something you've only just found out changes everything.
03. purposeful: you sought them out, for one reason or another.
04. set up: someone else is pulling the strings, and arranged it to put you together again.
05. in a crowd: it's your class reunion. you knew you might see them there, but even when you do reunite, there's people who know you both around.

III. wildcard.
what it says on the tin. make it yours!

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the tumblr post i stole the concept for this from is here if you want ideas.

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[he was chuckling a little at the second statement when that hand touched his shoulder, and the laughter simultaneously fades and is drowned out by the noise of the train, and miyuki's knuckles are still resting gently against him; he can feel them even after he takes his hand back.

some things really don't change, he thinks to himself.

not for the first time, he wishes he'd had time to return the gesture.]

Well, unless we want to stand here until the next one, but if we're going to hang out anyway... [he's joking, gently, and moves forward to board the train, but he glances back as if to verify that miyuki is really going to accompany him, or even to verify that he was real to begin with.]

[ he laughs, small, and takes a moment to follow, making sure his bag is closed. he looks up in time to catch nori looking back, and his expression softens before he smiles and hurries to catch up, close to nori's elbow as they pass from the platform into the train car. after a moment of looking around to double-check there's no grandmas or anybody with a baby to worry about, he finds a seat on the bench. he picks a spot close enough to a standing rail nori can stand if he wants, holding his bag in his lap. ]

So, how's school? [ yeah, it's arguably cringe-worthy small talk, but there's bright interest in his eyes. ]

[nori is grateful to the entire cosmos that there's room for him at miyuki's side, because right now he just wants to be... well. right here. it might be an excuse for casual, unavoidable physical contact, it might not, but it's where he is, either way.

he can't complain about small talk being cringe-worthy, it's not like he's really any better at it. besides, miyuki's looking at him like he actually wants to know, and that makes it feel good.]

It's, uh... well, it's school. [he laughs quietly and shakes his head.] It's fine, though, just nothing out of the ordinary.

open post ; reunited meme

LORD I almost forgot about this one but here it is, killing me

i couldn't pass up a chance at murder

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