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[was_no_monster]

because I've had a ton of ideas for like. ridiculous reverse AU type things (Miku is the vampire instead of Kaito etc) or one shots in current AUs that couldn't "canonically" happen and need a place to play them out 8|a

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robot!Miku because why not

[icecreamtopping]

weird Eve no Jikan AU... thing because also why not!

[was_no_monster]

[it's nice that you can always find pictures of cute animals on the internet, no matter what weird alternate universe you find yourself in]

Re: weird Eve no Jikan AU... thing because also why not!

[icecreamtopping]

Kaito~ I made you milk tea.

[was_no_monster]

—Ah? ...Lily, I told you you didn't need to do things like that for me...

[taking it anyway '/-']

[icecreamtopping]

[yay |3 sitting down next to him]

And I told you that I liked doing things like that, so it's fine ♥

[was_no_monster]

Mmm. ...It just feels like I'm taking advantage of you. I want us to be equals, not...

[icecreamtopping]

...I know. We had that talk, remember?

[pausing for a moment, and then reaching up to pat his face. being allowed to touch other people is an interesting novelty that she's pretty sure she likes, even if figuring out when it's appropriate adds another level of complexity to interacting successfully...]

But we also talked about what our being different would mean if we decided to date.

[was_no_monster]

...I don't think raising my voice to that other customer for his "humans partners are best for humans" nonsense was exactly an in-depth discussion, Lily.

[icecreamtopping]

I dunno, you were pretty eloquent! All "love is love no matter what kind of heart it lives in" and "if it's really love, then the ways that you and your partner are different are just as precious as those things that are the same"~

...Kaito wasn't lying about that, was he?

[was_no_monster]

[alsdjfsdf 8( taking her hand]

What— no, no, of course not! But... I'm sorry, I don't see what that has to do with this.

[gesturing with the mug she'd brought him]

[icecreamtopping]

...

[holding up their joined hands]

What if I told Kaito that things like this weren't necessary? We're not programmed to need touching the way people are, you know, or even to like it.

[was_no_monster]

...

Do you want me to stop?

[icecreamtopping]

Nope! Because I know what it means for a human to want to do things like that. When Kaito does that, he's saying "I love you." ♥

...And, y'know. Even if I don't like it for myself the way another human would like it, I do like knowing that when I cuddle with you it's a way I can say "I love you" back. Both because that's what another human would be saying when they did it, and because it's doing something that makes Kaito happy.

Do you get it?

[was_no_monster]

[...I am so torn between all the dere in the world and objections :(]

I... yes. Somewhat. ...You shouldn't do it just because it makes me happy, though.

[icecreamtopping]

I just said I didn't!

[deliberately draping all over him (although she's careful not to make him spill the drink, that would be the biggest, saddest waste)]

Humans say "I love you" by touching a lot. Robots say "I love you" by doing their best to make the people they like happy. If we cuddle, that's saying it in a way we both understand, right?

[was_no_monster]

...

Then, the tea is...?

[icecreamtopping]

[looks at him thoughtfully for a moment, and then smiles and bends down to kiss the fingers he's got curled around the mug :3]

Most of the people I've talked to have said part of loving someone is knowing them really well. So I've done my best to know lots of things about Kaito, and one of the things I've learned is that he likes to drink milk tea while he reads, at least when he visits the cafe.

[was_no_monster]

[good news, I am no longer torn in the slightest '/^' switching the mug to his other hand so that he can carefully touch her face]

I like tea in general; I'm just not any good at making it taste right when I attempt to make it.

[finally sipping at it, and then sighing through his nose. it really does taste like the cafe's...]

...Does this mean I should do nice things for you if I want to say- ah. Something like that?

[icecreamtopping]

[:DDDDD you drank it!!! beaming at him for a moment]

...Eeeh, does that mean Kaito hasn't been when he's done nice things for me...?

[was_no_monster]

I— well—



...not primarily. ... But the sentiment itself was, was still a driving motive for doing them.

[icecreamtopping]

Ehe, that's okay then. Sorry, I wasn't sure— it's easier to be teasing than to be teased, I think. I'm still getting the hang of it...

Anyway, I think it'd be weird if you did things all the time, if that makes sense? I mean, I'm sort of made for that to be my job... But. Little things, maybe?

...it'd be nice to know that someone's thinking of me.

[was_no_monster]

...I think I can manage that.

Although, ah, that reminds me... What do you think of this?

[turning the computer so she can see one of the tabs he's got open]

[icecreamtopping]

... Uwah, it's cute!

[was_no_monster]

[...there is something rattling around in the dumpster outside his particular hole in the wall. not very loud, mind, but between his better-than-average hearing and his conscience (it has to be an animal of some sort) he is having no luck sleeping through it. it's so close to morning, though; if he goes out to check, he might be spotted...

a particularly loud scrabble and thump make up his mind for him, however. hauling himself up and lumbering outside to check]

[icecreamtopping]

[the sounds stop as he nears; whatever is inside has obviously heard him approaching]