wait in the fire

(  i  .    @VENGCENT  :    USUI  ,    KIYOJI    ---    [  bruce wayne  .  ]
            
            the pounding of oz's head is loud.    it's boisterous.    &    still,    oz is quiet,    as he always is,    gnawing away at the inside of his cheek until the taste of copper floods his senses    &    the damaged tissue swells.    what kiyoji says is true,    at least.    dick does like him.    for whatever reason,    one oz isn't sure he wants to find out,    the kid will find interest in watching him fidget or scribble down whatever series of notes come to him for hours,    or just chat his ear off.    the kid was a light in an otherwise dark time,    but even that doesn't seem like enough anymore.    ❛❛ ...    i-i can't tell y  —-    can't tell you.    won't believe muh-me if i did. ❜❜

  [ID]:      OZ    ||      ❝    STAY WITH ME.   I NEED YOU.   DICK LIKES YOU,  HE REALLY DOES.  .  I’VE SEEN YOU COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL,  OZ.    ❞      his words are as gentle as they can be,  kiyoji’s knee hits the ground moments after oz spit’s out in distaste.     .      a calloused palm covers the expanse of oz’s slender fingers,  removing the obstruction to tie his shoes.   then,  he squeezes.   gently.     ❝    LOOK AT ME BEFORE YOU GO,  PLEASE.     I CAN’T FORCE YOU TO STAY BUT CAN YOU AT LEAST TELL ME WHY—?    IS THERE A REASON YOU MUST LEAVE?   ❞      
            
                        ➢      @prodiqal        
                   

(  i  .    @VENGCENT  :    USUI  ,    KIYOJI    ---    [  bruce wayne  .  ]
            
            oz has been un-lacing    &    re-lacing his boots meticulously for the past two hours.    there was no need for it  —-    each new attempt is just as loose as the one before it,    ready to untie on their own at the wrong    (  OR RIGHT  )    time  —-    but it's a welcome distraction    &    will raw his fingers down to the bone if he keeps going.    ❛❛  SH...    SHUT UP.  ❜❜    head tics back nervously.    ❛❛  don't  —-    say shit li...    like that.    y'got...    a th  —-    thousand other people t'    take muh-my place.    'm not...    'm not stupid,    kiyo. ❜❜

➢    On @odetowebs because I’m silly 

/⠀smirking cat emoji

@prodiqal    /     !!

⠀ ⠀ i prefer giving gifts over receiving them.

ID :    dent,    @ohbunnys 
            
            y—    a what...?    i-i don't—    um.    i-i didn't get y...    get y-gou anything,    wh—

ID :    reva,    @nemeseias 
            
            *    a small,    almost nervous shrug.    oz hadn't thought that far ahead—    that much is obvious.    *    i,    uh...    i dunno.    's j—    y'know.    's how it's s'posed t'    be.

*sierra leaned into the touch,   not even letting herself be surprised or shocked:   she smiled at oz,  her hand coming up to rest over his.*      and how are you going to do that,  babe?

ID :    reva,    @nemeseias 
            
            yeah,    i d—    do.    i'd still be...    um.    i'd still b-be stinkin'    if y—    y'know.    didn't dr-drag me in.    *    he automatically leans backward,    shaky hand threading through sierra's dark hair.    *    ...    you sh—    shouldn't have to,    th-though.    i should b—    be takin'    care.    of you.

ID :    reva,    @nemeseias 
            
            mhm.    i didn't st...    start talkin'    'til i wuh-was,    like,    thirteen,    n'    m'mum—    she...    she wanted me t'    have some t...    um,    type of way t'    ex-express myself.    or somethin'.  

when did you learn to play?    when you were little?

ID :    reva,    @nemeseias 
            
            ...    uh,    o-okay.    i'll p—    um,    's...    's rachmaninoff.    pr—    prélude in,    uh,    c-sharp muh-minor.

/  let them play piano together?

/  :ppp   on brucieeee

i can get rid of it.    it’s psychological,  a nerves thing in the brain — i can fix your brain.

ID :    dent,    @ohbunnys 
            
            y...    um.    wh-what?    i-i d—

yes,  but —    *a pause,  a quiet sigh.  she undid the ribbon,  then began to (carefully) remove the wrapping paper.*    i didn’t get you anything.  i feel bad.

ID :    reva,    @nemeseias 
            
            ...    but i b—    bought it for you.

i’d feel bad,  love.

ID :    ???,    @bludexploit 
            
            pr-probably.    ( ... )    y'gonna t—    um,    tell me where i am,    or—?

you don’t know where you’re at?  do you have a concussion or something? 

ID :    ???,    @bludexploit 
            
            i-i d—    sorry.    i w...    'm—    um.    ( ... )    whe—    where am i?

@prodiqal    /    is somebody gonna match my tweak

/⠀smirk emoji

/     nod