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“Who are Akechi and Sumire?” Toshiro was hunched over in his seat with his forearms resting on his thighs and his hands clasped together.

*(A/N: I really need to start a new thread... getting hard to dig this one out...)

Yes.

Would you believe that possible of any other everyday person but yourself?

It's near impossible to see when you're in the thick of it, but hope you can feel what you need to feel now and when enough is released, start building up a cozy mental space for yourself.

It's rough out there. Still, I'd like to believe we can still carve something precious with the hand we're dealt.

Lovely posing, by the way.

I hope you're okay.

I hope this means that you're off to the next wonderful thing.

The problem with throwback Thursday is that somehow I'm always busy on Thursday. I missed last week and never got around to posting the other photos I found two weeks ago. Halloween season, don't go away yet!

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 43
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“Oh you really do look awful!” Haru stood up from her seat as Ren, Makoto, and Morgana entered Leblanc. She was at the nearest booth by the door, with Toshiro sitting beside her. Zenkichi and Yusuke were sitting across from them.

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 42
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Ren slowly opened his eyes when he realized he was awake. He couldn’t recall the last time he had woken up so peacefully. Usually he was either disentangling a dream or still tired and wishing he could sleep longer.

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 41
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Makoto sat down at the low table and checked her phone, discovering what could only be described as an intimidating number of notifications.

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 40
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Ren awoke, finding himself laying in the dark, presumably staring up at the ceiling. His head throbbed. He let out a weak groan. The lack of light was probably a good thing as he was having enough trouble opening his eyes as it was.

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 39
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Machinami stood with her arms tightly crossed, right index finger rapidly tapping against her left arm. Her right foot was fidgeting similarly. She was frowning as her eyes moved over the gallery in front of her.

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 38
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It took Ren a few moments to realize he was in his bed, awake, in the dark. Usually when Lavenza summoned him, he didn’t wake until morning.

Ren's expression here!!! Looking up at her like that I just!!!!

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 37
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“So how long have you been seeing her?” Ann was leaning over the railing, looking out over the platforms near the entrance of the Palace.

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 36
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“You were supposed to be looking after Futaba.” Sojiro held Morgana up so he could look him in the eyes. Ren wondered if a similar ‘conversation’ had taken place right before Futaba left for Switzerland.

Xmas Post Facto, Chapter 35
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“He was at least smart enough to acknowledge Ryuji’s form after the fact, even if he did initially misjudge him.” Emi was recounting an incident at...