dappledleaves | meme for pocky /high school AU meme

[ If only meows, purrs, and flops on its side. Rub belly pls. Oria looks at the cat and then at Sinclair before hopping onto a side ladder to climb up the building. ]

[It's so cute...! Sinclair gives it the belly rubs it deserves]

Maybe I should have saved some food for you...

[It looks like a chubby kitty though? Probably doesn't need it. Sorry Oria, you are temporarily overlooked when CAT]

[ Oria is probably slightly more normal in this thread, so he's jealous of that cat. Hmph. He keeps climbing as the orange tabby is basking in the attention. While Sinclair is busy doing that, a black cat smacks Sinclair's ankle and zips out. ]

Ah--the black cat--!

[Sinclair stops petting the orange tabby out of surprise. He looks around, then up. Oria how did you get up there so fast??]

Oria, did you see?

I can't see a black cat when it's so dark already...

[ From his distance, anyway. Oria is at the emergency stairwell, peering down at Sinclair. ]

Did it really just smack you and leave? What a weird cat.

[ Though there seems to be someone behind Oria... ]

...ah. Oria...behind you...

[He'll just straighten up in concern. Sorry orange tabby, but he'll definitely be back with treats tomorrow]

Huh?

[ Oria turns around to see... nothing. Hm? It was just there a moment ago. Was it a trick of the light? He looks back down at Sinclair. ]

You know that I think all the school legends are bullshit, right?

I don't even know what they're meant to be...is there supposed to be a legend about people standing at emergency stairwells?

[Because uh. Sinclair gives the cat a few more anxious pats "I'll come back with some food tomorrow, okay?" and begins his climb up the ladder]

No? Why would there be when there aren't many people who do that in the first place?

[ Oria watches Sinclair climb and climb... at least he waits for him this time. When he catches up, he makes his way to the rooftop. ]

But there's a stalker story!

...a stalker story?

[That is concerning. Sinclair probably isn't as strong as Oria, but he can keep up with the climbing without slowing down]

[ Oria holds out a hand to Sinclair to help him up for the last stretch, but there's that ominous figure behind him again... ]

Yeah, it's like this dark figure that lurks behind you. People say it's the ghost of the founder to tell the students to go back to their dorms.

[ He laughs. ]

Or he'll shove them to the ground.

[Sinclair freezes, as his grip on Oria's hand tightens a little]

...um. Really?

[His gaze is frozen a little past Oria's shoulder]

Yeah, something like how if good kids won't stay in their dorms, he'll make them. What a creeper. Stalking... really?

[ Oria pulls Sinclair up and... the figure is no longer there. ]

What, feeling a bit scared?

N-no, but...

[ Sinclair nervously inches a little closer, practically clinging to Oria's arm. He can't shake the feeling of being watched]

I swear I just saw someone again...

I'll beat them up.

[ He gives Sinclair a very reassuring smile. Sinclair is worried about him and Oria is liking the feeling of being clung onto like this. Hmmm.

There really doesn't need to be any analysis. ]

If you start feeling uneasy, we can go back down if you want. This is the place where I usually do parkour stuff, jumping from roof to roof.

[If Oria doesn't mind Sinclair will keep clinging until his nerves settle. He doesn't like ghosts... but Oria's smile is very reassuring]

...no, it's fine. If you get up here often, it should be safe, right?

[Though he'll peer over the edge and back at Oria]

I'm surprised you haven't gotten caught practising here though.

I guess it's safe, but I do "dangerous things" here, so that's really up to you.

[ He grins. Sinclair is so cute... ]

No one's gonna look up here.

[Sinclair shakes his head]

You wanted me up here for a reason, right?

[He's not particularly afraid of getting into trouble beyond not wanting to cause Beatrice worry. Besides, he likes the fact it's just the two of them up here.

And it finally hits him he's clinging to Oria quite closely and he lets go with a blush]

--sorry.

Hm? I thought you were scared!

[ Oria laughs. He knows Sinclair wasn't actually scared, but his arm feels a little colder without him there.

... ]

Anyway, look.

[ Oria points up at the night sky. They're on top of a pretty tall building (they went through a lot of stairs and ladders), so it's easier to avoid the light pollution down below on campus ground.

But it's also why the stars are so numerous and bright, each one twinkling as if it's a wish in the sky. ]

Edited 2023-12-05 21:41 (UTC)

[Sinclair looks up, and all thoughts about flustering disappear. His eyes are practically shining as he takes it in - even at his childhood home, he never got to see the stars like this, and their estate was fairly isolated from the rest of the town. Instinctively, he reaches out to take Oria's hand again. It feels like they're in their own little world like this, far away from everything else]

Wow...

[ They're holding hands again, but it's so natural that Oria doesn't realize it's anything special despite everything. He looks up at the sky, watching the stars with Sinclair. Truthfully, he's not as sentimental about the stars. He doesn't understand what makes them so special other than sparkling dots in the night sky, but when he sees Sinclair in awe like this, he feels like he can understand--just a little.

He can't bring himself to interrupt this moment, so he stays quiet. Instead of the stars, he can only look at Sinclair. ]

[ Sinclair has never made it a secret that he was an incredibly sentimental person. Stars and galaxies beyond them had always captured his imagination and for a long moment, he's riveted. He leans into Oria briefly, and he smiles up at him]

... thanks. For bringing me up here.

[ His heart isn't racing. Not at all ]

[ Oria returns the smile with his own with a gentleness that's reserved for people who are closer to him. ]

I'm glad you like it.

[ But he can't help but to feel a little sheepish from the way Sinclair looks at him. ]

[Sinclair wants to say something else but the words catch in his throat at the way Oria smiles at him.

Ah.

So he doesn't say anything else, tugging Oria so they can sit down on the roof and enjoy the scene. He's sure he can pick out some patterns like this]

[ Oh. Oria finds himself pulled down that he sits next to Sinclair. He ends up lying down on his back though, looking up at the sky. ]

If you wanted to do some stargazing, you could have just said so instead of pulling me down, you know~

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