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Yes.

( And then because he is a fool. )

I miss going to the 7-11 for no reason.

[ that text gets the first smile out of satoru all day. ]

HA!
u reeeber when the granny who worked behind the counter
thought u were a deliqunt shoplifter for SOOO long lol
she sed to say a nice boy liek me shouldnt hang arond u hahaha

You were the one always knocking things over. I just wanted to look at the drinks.

not my fault
why re all the rows soooooo smshued togegher
im a growig boy!!!!

[ a growing boy who kept roughhousing with his bestie in the konbini but whatever. ]

You're all elbows, I know that much.

[ there's another lull in messages, just the little typing bubble popping in and out for a moment as satoru fights with himself, but: ]

suguru
u were rly having fun back then
right?
i mean
~~with me~~
it didn't all suck?

( Ah.

He thinks about being cruel. He probably should be. Anything to put another nail in their coffin. If he hadn't hurt Satoru enough to ensure a clean split then surely he should try again.

The idea drains away entirely. )

It had nothing to do with you.

( Or everything, really. )

Don't think like that.

[ it's kind. so kind that it almost hurts more than the casual cruelty, but there's no chance of him ever trading one for the other. it makes something in his chest squeeze, and there's a sharp lump in his throat that it's a struggle to swallow around. ]

ok
i wont

i had fun bakc then too
evne when it DID suck lol
reemember when we had to go find thar curse in the mountais
and got soooooo lsot
u made that fire whcih was kidna cool of u tbh
and i said netx tie we should bring marhsmallwos
guess we never got aroudn to that
the marshamallows i mean

I remember.

You did like making the best of a shitty situation.

nah
it jsut wasnt that shtty
because you were there w me

( ... )

Fuck off.

dnot wanna
sucks 4 u lol

[ there's probably no chance he'd be able to cough up any of this sober, but. ]

im not gona beg u to come back or w/e
yuor way too stubborn itd be dubm
but
i dont wanna hate you
or i cant hate yuo or sth idk
so
you can give up already
o trying i ean

Give up what, Satoru? My plans?

nooooo
ugh
the making me hate you prt

[ he's not quite sloshed enough for the embarrassment not to catch up with him, prickling heat at the nape of his neck and making him thunk his head down on the countertop and shove his phone away for a few moments like it'd caused this mess on its own.

which is why: ]

idk wht im sayign
nvm w/e