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[deontology]

This is Abe no Sousei. Leave your request promptly.

Thank you.

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[sunshrouded]

[ . . . . it inspires more complicated thoughts in him than he'd like.

Shirasu has a brother too - not just his clan, but actual living, breathing family. And this family of his was in the Condemned Prison Gate? Even just thinking of when Soramaru went there is enough to inspire annoyance and concern in Tenka's heart.

Shirasu really did have another family.

Shirasu completely and totally had another life that he never trusted Tenka with.

It stings.

Sousei said 'if there's nothing else, stop texting me' so Tenka stops texting him.]

10 minutes later

[deontology]

stop having complicated thoughts

[well, nobody can say he doesn't know his partner]

[sunshrouded]

[well fine]

i'm feeling udon for dinner. you?

[listen it's not the first time he's played the fool while having complicated thoughts at the same time]

[deontology]

[you're an asshole]

fine. do we need to talk about this

[sunshrouded]

no

[but he knows that isn't enough for Sousei so]

you don't have the answers I need

[deontology]

[well.... it's not. Admittedly. But Tenka's not wrong about that either, so--]

don't let your foolishly big heart make you do something stupid

[shirasu may have had a brother, but he still tried to basically kill everyone.]

[sunshrouded]

can I pretend that was a compliment

[IT'S WORTH A SHOT]

[deontology]

it wasn't

[SLAMS THAT DOWN.

it was, a little, but only a little]

[sunshrouded]

ice cold as always

[but.... he supposes he'll keep being... some kind of careful....]

[deontology]

be careful. don't be stupid.

[...]

i will request that Soramaru makes udon for dinner

10 minutes later

[sunshrouded]

[well. he might not have been entirely careful but he's at least probably not stupid

so after he leaves a message for Shirasu, he texts Sousei back]

i'm probably going to step out after dinner

[for his own peace of mind]

[deontology]

[There's a lot he can say to that. What if it's unsafe? What if Tenka actually does something stupid? But... Ultimately, being partners doesn't just mean sharing burdens. It means, too, that he had to understand when Tenka has to do something on his own--and trust that he'll be okay.

So... He'll try it. Even if it had been ten years... It's a step he has to make.]

understood