[ Praise. That's why he did it. There's no more noble reasonβhow, when the terms of the fight itself are explicit. Mine notes the remnant smell of blood and sweat on him, not having taken the time to scrub, mixing with that of still just-warm tobacco. The invisible cloak of Nishikiyama's close presence. Now he revels in the moment, pause he couldn't take in the ring even in view of his triumph, heard over speakers.
All because privacy between them had been hidden away behind demands made of tonight. There is something that will have made worth Nishikiyama's absence, Mine's deprivation. The patriarch's gaze promises. Mine meets it, matches it. He wants to give more than his victory in the Coliseum. ]
I'm fine. [ The next day or two'll see scrapes and bruises darken, but for now. Hair gets pushed back out of his face again. He'll get dressed. Hope is that Nishikiyama can skip watching the other two fightsβ he's here right now. Isn't Arase's already happening? ]
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Date: 2024-02-06 01:25 pm (UTC)[ Praise. That's why he did it. There's no more noble reasonβhow, when the terms of the fight itself are explicit. Mine notes the remnant smell of blood and sweat on him, not having taken the time to scrub, mixing with that of still just-warm tobacco. The invisible cloak of Nishikiyama's close presence. Now he revels in the moment, pause he couldn't take in the ring even in view of his triumph, heard over speakers.
All because privacy between them had been hidden away behind demands made of tonight. There is something that will have made worth Nishikiyama's absence, Mine's deprivation. The patriarch's gaze promises. Mine meets it, matches it. He wants to give more than his victory in the Coliseum. ]
I'm fine. [ The next day or two'll see scrapes and bruises darken, but for now. Hair gets pushed back out of his face again. He'll get dressed. Hope is that Nishikiyama can skip watching the other two fightsβ he's here right now. Isn't Arase's already happening? ]
We can leave. [ Mine thinks so. ]