Blue Envy

Contentment(?)

The sextuplets were all walking together, complete again.

The eldest was the first to break the news to the oden stand owner that Karamatsu had returned, the small male responded by joyfully jumping around , before claiming that the food was on the house for the day.
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Karamatsu huffed while taking a bite out of his food, though it was content, it still held a hidden meaning behind it.
One only he would know.

Ichimatsu on the other hand, was talking to Jyushimatsu to take his mind off of the anxiety clouding his stomach, he really wanted Karamatsu to rethink his choices, he should just come back.

Ichimatsu and Karamatsu sighed in unison, stealing a glance at each other, making eye contact, before they both turned away with their faces red and flushed from embarrassment.

The others noticed and looked at each other with weirded out glances of their own.

Osomatsu broke the silence by asking for more alcohol and the other brothers joined in, except Ichimatsu, he wasn't a hard drinker like his brothers.

He snuck another glance at Karamatsu to see that he looked uncomfortable, he reached a hand under the stand and rested it on his brother's hand. Making Karamatsu look at him. Ichimatsu smiled sincerely, something he did not do often. Kara blushed.

Ichimatsu glanced at their shared string and hummed in contentment. He did think of Karamatsu in a way you typically shouldn't view siblings, however, the whole soulmates thing assured him that the feelings were mutual.

A long time had passed since the Matsuno brothers (except two) had first gotten drunk and so they decided to finally head home.

Except, 'home' didn't sound too appealing to Karamatsu, in fact it made him nauseous, the familiar bubble of anxiety began to crawl up and make his stomach twist and ache. All horrible thoughts were stopped though, by his newly acquired, 'Lover', who's hand was  intertwined with his.

"Karamatsu.. are you okay?" Ichimatsu asked. Karamatsu merely nodded and started towards the group of brothers, dragging Ichimatsu behind him.

"Let's just go home.

It seemed like anxiety isn't the only thing shared between the two brothers.
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Contentment was such a strong word, one that could barely define the atmosphere in the old home. Karamatsu sighed. He glanced over at Ichimatsu who was fast asleep and snuggled into him. Karamatsu smiled fondly.

He found his hand tracing every constellation he found in Ichi's faint freckles. Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Canus Minor, the list could go on and on.

He pulled away his hand from his brother's pale face, but not yet done admiring him. His long eyelashes, delicate features all seemed to come alive at night.

He looked relaxed without his usual scowl. And Karamatsu had himself admitting that he really missed his brother, no matter how distant he tried to seem. He just always had a sort fondness for him, a deep admiring that would go beyond a platonic sort of thinking.

He forgot why he even left in the first place.

Oh yeah.
The abuse.

Karamatsu frowned and turned away, perhaps it was the whole soulmate factor that made him soft again. He hated when he was like that, it only got him hurt.

He begrudgingly turned away from the sleeping beauty and closed his eyes, trying not to dream of the purple cat boy beside him.

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