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text; un: signorvespa

[prontissimo]

[ Okay, three weeks' pouting is enough... The gig is up and he knows it. It's time to bury the hatchet. Katsuki's already met Luca and it went astronomically better, and there's really no point in hiding their secret now that he's already figured it out... But his silence hasn't been a continued effort to distance himself from the explosive sea monster reveal. No, no, in fact, Alberto's just been too proud and guilty and awkward to reach out to apologize. He knows he was in the wrong — m-maybe the only one in the wrong...? He goes back and forth about it in his mind still. Dueling first instincts to either project his anger or blame himself. But thankfully, for better or worse, the latter seems to have won out at last... He's not good at apologizing; it's hard to be good at apologies when they're not met with forgiveness most his life. But ever since, you know, joining society about six months ago, he's created many opportunities for practice... Now's time to put it to good use. ]

ciao

[ Nailed it. ]

Text, un: Dynamight

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki is surprised to see a text from Alberto after the better part of a month has passed. He'd basically put the ball in Alberto's court with a text about infection symptoms and just. Kind of accepted it as a burnt bridge when he never got a response. He knows he handled that whole situation poorly. He has no tact and his temper is a whole Thing. And emotions are hard.

But he's far from opposed to trying to mend things. If that's what Alberto is looking for anyway. He's honestly not sure. Only one way to find out.]

What's up?

[prontissimo]

[ He's rehearsed many different ways to break this ice, but now finds himself just... winging it with a new impromptu approach. Great. Love that for them. ]

Heard you met Luca

8/8(???)

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[This image is sent.]

[callmekacchan]

Cute.
Are you checking in on me?









Dead people can't send cat memes.
So there's proof of life.

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hehehe
I told you I'd message you!!
How was your day?

un: chargebolt

[twomillionvolts]

Heeeeyyy Kacchan!
it's back to school time rite??
i mean it has been lol (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞

heard tru the grapevine tht there's a party tonite u comin???
haven't seen u in like 4ever

Text, un: Dynamight

[callmekacchan]

Been busy.

Depends.
What time does it start?

[twomillionvolts]

uh yeaaah but too busy for your bff??? RUDE

like seven? so not too late for ur grandpa ass

Moved thread; October event reunion

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( moved from here )

[Yoosung follows him into the bathroom and puts the change of clothes down on the counter, cautiously beginning the removal of his clothes while he listens to the water running in the shower as it heats up.

His tired fingers fumble with buttons and zips, and it's clear he's taking longer than he normally would and having some trouble. He sighs heavily and briefly considers jumping in the shower with his clothes on. He shouldn't ask Katsuki for help, he had to actually fight, so he's probably tired too...

He glances over at his boyfriend.]

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki fiddles with the water until it's hot enough. When he stands to undress he notices Yoosung fumbling and he wastes no time moving to help. He'll back off if Yoosung asks him to or if he seems uncomfortable. But...]

Let me help you.

text; un: signorvespa; I'm sorry but I'm not sorry

[prontissimo]

[ Apropos of nothing... and no accompanying comment. ]



what do you think? 😏

[ About what... ]

Re: Text; un: Dynamight

[callmekacchan]

Of what?
Dimes' new hairstyle?
Congrats on discovering hair gel.

[He doesn't realize at first what he's looking at.]

text; un: signorvespa; /immediately swooping into your inbox for random silly shit, told you I would

[prontissimo]

[ Probably past bedtime on a school night. Guess who's still up and goofing off. A little later than he typically texts random songs and tiktoks and such, he sends a music video over apropos of nothing, as usual. Katsuki's probably getting well familiar with Mina by now — second only to Madonna... ]

HA I want to go to this party 🤩😹🥳
her dance is crazy. I've been snapping at Luca for days hahaha 🤣😏🤌🏽🎶💁🏽‍♂️

Text; un: Dynamight

[callmekacchan]

[What is this video? There's a guy hanging upside down? Someone nailing a shoe to the floor?? A toilet phone??? But okay. He's prepared a bit this time. He's getting a feel for what Alberto is into music wise. And while he's still not huge into the pop scene... he's getting into some stuff. Between Alberto and Yoosung his taste is slowly expanding so...]

I'd feel bad for him but he chose to live with you so...
He'll just have to except his new life of being snapped at all day.
Here.
It's not really my style but I thought you might like the dancing.

voice; un: noxxed

[sassery]

Hey, punk. Got some time on your hands?

[Look, he may have found a possible lead, but he’s gonna need a second opinion here for the warehouse he found. Fight club’s gonna need a good place to start, honestly.]

Re: voice; un: Dynamight

[callmekacchan]

I've got some time, yeah. What do you want, old man?

[He has a feeling he knows what it's about. He's been waiting to hear if Nox found a place for them to fight and train.]

sometime around Christmas; backdated

[prontissimo]

[ Alberto took Christmas seriously. It's his first Christmas, after all, he's determined to do it right. All his closest friends got handmade gifts and cards, and it's the first time in his life he's actually gotten to... do that...? He's never had friends to give gifts to. And now that he has occasion to give gifts to all his friends, he's stunned by just how many friends he has now, who all deserve fantastic gifts. Katsuki, though, for all his constant help and all their affectionate banter, deserves a few more gifts everyone else... He's solved so many problems for the boys, not to mention stopped so many disasters — he deserves a little something extra, man.

So Alberto jumped at the chance to show his gratitude with several thoughtful gifts, some more tongue-in-cheek than others, which he leaves at Katsuki's doorstep to surprise him some afternoon in late December in a couple poorly wrapped parcels — so poorly wrapped, in fact, that even without a tag, it's easy to guess who it's from. What's more, the lot of it comes with a Christmas card, an especially detailed drawing of the two of them — which is frankly a milestone in any friendship with Alberto. He spent the most time, though, on a collection of lapel pins he made from gluing Shrinky Dinks to molded hot glue bases — not fancy, but serves its purpose. As expected from Alberto, surely. He was surprisingly deliberate in the sorts of doodles he made pins of, things specific to Katsuki, or else some silly little nods to various elements of their friendship... The best pin, in that regard, is actually a real nickel he just hot glued to a pin back. That one was the least effort, but easily the one Alberto's proudest of — just cuz he thinks he's frickin' hilarious. Plus, technically, uh, free nickel? Can't beat that. ]

[callmekacchan]

[It doesn't take Katsuki long to figure out who the gifts are from for sure. That card goes right on the fridge with all the art from those kids he and Jun rescued. The pins will take a little longer to find a home. But he'll be picking up a shadow box to display them in.

His own gifts in return turn up on Christmas eve. A tin of homemade cookies. Something he and Yoosung baked together for all their friends. There's enough for Alberto and Luca to share. He also picked them each up a plush nessie. Because he thought it would be funny to gift the seamonster boys the og seamonster cryptid.

But he also gifts him gel pens, a little wooden artist model and a sketchbook.

All of these items are much more neatly wrapped, with bows and tags and everything, and left on Alberto and Luca's balcony. They may or may not have heard the telltale explosions of him yeeting himself up there to leave them late at night. What is leaving gifts in a normal manner?]

[twomillionvolts]

Hey dude! I'm going to visit my grandparents for a week, do you want me to bring you anything from Saitama?

[callmekacchan]

Bring back snacks.
Something spicy.
Try not to die in a fiery plane crash.

[Katsuki please.]

backdated to Valentine's Day;

[prontissimo]

[ Alberto's eager to be festive, come every new holiday, but it seems always has his wires crossed... Sometime around Valentine's Day, Katsuki will find not one, but two Valentine's cards from Alberto in the mail: one Alberto intended to send, and one he has no recollection of ever writing.

The one Alberto intended to send is quite sweet, a card with an axolotl pun — perfect. It reads:

I Bought thɘse cards JUST so I could give you this one.
I madɘ the chocolatɘs myself. Probably Fine. Bought Ǝxtra just in case. HA!
HAPPY VALENTINE DAY

And attached to the small parcel (Alberto being far too excited to actually have occasion to use the postal service in Kaisou, okay), indeed Alberto tried his hand at making his own chocolates from scratch... It... didn't turn out, as he'd apparently anticipated. It's not toxic, but maybe something burnt, there's an off under taste, something or other... And instead he's included a back-up treat of a heart-shaped Ferrero Rocher variety pack. Nice choice of compensation, at least.

However, the Valentine Alberto never actually made up or sent, but nevertheless rings true, has a tardigrade pun on it (he doesn't even know what that animal is yet!) and a less delicious, more generic candy attached, but a much sweeter message written within:

Thanks for everything you do for Me and for Luca. Best Tɘacher we could ever Find (Randomly in the woods…) We Owe you our lives PROBABLY… HA!
You’re the coolest, Katsuki. MY HERO! (Get iT? Ha...)

It certainly sounds like Alberto, and it's obviously in his easily-identifiable handwriting... But should Katsuki bring it up, Alberto will have no idea what he's talking about. ]

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki is more than a little baffled to receive Valentines cards from Alberto. He figures it's definitely a case of not understanding the holiday. But even so he has to do a little research on American Valentines Day because cultural differences and all and maybe it's perfectly reasonable in a place like Kaisou?

He doesn't want to steer Alberto wrong here on the humaning front.

He's never even seen these silly little cards that kids in America pass out to friends before... It's touching. Confusing as hell. But touching. Especially the messages within.

I mean friend chocolate was a thing in Japan, but typically only between girls. Apparently America was a little more expansive with the holiday from what he's reading? The more you know...? Still.]

Two cards and three kinds of candy is kind of overkill.
Valentines is more of a romantic holiday.
Especially where I'm from.
So I didn't get you anything.
But thanks.

[And attached is a picture of his fridge where he's put the cards. Alongside the art Alberto drew him for Christmas and pictures the kids he and Jun saved drew for him. He's got a collection going here.]

P.S, the chocolate isn't completely awful for a first try.

text; un: signorvespa

[prontissimo]

[ As they're both wont to do, in the habit of swapping music for so long now, one afternoon when it's particularly sweltering and stormy out this month, Katsuki will be sent some old Italian pop song out of the blue. Surprise, it's Mina. Secondmost shared beside Madonna. But unlike his usual Mina fares, it's not so light and airy in its sound, his classic old man music — it's got more of an edge. Enough that Alberto considers it a rock song because of that one little breakdown... and is over the moon to share it. These little ways Katsuki's influence shows itself. ]

listen, Mina rock song 🤩

[ It's not a rock song... But he's so far not taken to the rock Katsuki's shown him, so he's thrilled just to believe he's found a link! Rock'n'roll, man! But after a second, he sends a follow-up text that reveals maybe there's something slightly more pensive at play here, too. ]

read the words

[ With its heavier, darker sound — and the heavy, dark weather outside — it would be a safe assumption to guess Alberto is probably just lying in bed this rainy afternoon... stewing... Something he does more than most people realize, but Katsuki's one of the few people who's seen over and over how reflective this otherwise hyperactive kid actually is. After all this time, he may still be slow to talk about what's on his mind outright, but small yet intimate gestures like this show just how much he's learned to open up in the year and a half he's been in Kaisou. And somehow the entire time, it's been to a soundtrack. It's changed a lot since Katsuki first started steering him in new directions of human music, but some things will always stay the same — ...mostly... Mina... ]

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki is reminded of another Mina song Alberto sent him that. Back when they first started this music sharing thing. Back then, he'd been missing Luca and they ended up talking about missing friends and writing letters.

He does know that sometimes when the weather is like this it can put you in a certain kind of mood.

If Alberto is going to hit him with Mina, Katsuki knows what to hit back with. The same band he sent last time. Rock with strings in it and a soft melancholy but hopeful sound to it.]

Rainy day kinda mood today?