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text; un:scifo; late june 1 / 2

[thinkfirst]

YURI I DID IT

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[thinkfirst]

That modified Rising Falcon we were working on! I pulled it off! You were right, the wings gave me so much more speed once I figured out exactly when to pull them out. I think this opens up so much and once I got the hang of it, it really wasn't that hard to use them!

Are you free? I want to show you. You don't stand a chance next time we fight!

text; un: scifo; over the course of several days

[thinkfirst]

[ Now that we're just... you know. Sending pictures. Now that that phase of friendship has been unlocked?

Yuri had better be prepared for getting them sent to him. Not a lot—not too many like a flood, but a daily trickle of photos, a steady drip of content with no clear throughline. One day, it's a photo of a beautifully-plated breakfast, with the caption, I tried to make it like those cakes you made once!.

Another day it's a photo of the lake by Flynn's house, sparkling in the sun, with trees overhanging it, followed by, Sometimes I can't believe I actually live out here.

A few days after that, it's a strangely-angled, slightly-blurry picture of Flynn himself, grimacing, with parts of a chair visible and a bright glow blowing out the top half of the picture. ]

Wings are annoying! I need new chairs

Stuck

Also has this thing been here the whole time

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[ It feels like a peace offering, which might be exactly what it is. Yuri wouldn't be happy, exactly, to pretend like they aren't friends again. They had enough practice with that back home, Flynn stiffly nodding to him when he was on patrol, Yuri coming up to his room once, twice, to check on him, only to be met with a frazzled Flynn with too much to do, too tired to do more than talk about his day.

He likes the pictures, he likes that Flynn is trying, that having sex that one time, not really by either of their own volition, didn't change things irrevocably, except in Yuri's mind. If Flynn can be normal, Yuri can be normal, too.

To the first picture, he returns one of his own, a cake that he made at the tea shop with a little dog face on it.

To the second, he comes down to sit with Flynn, quiet as the sun sets.

To the latest one, he can't help a laugh ]

want me to break the backs off your chairs?
could be a big business
chairs for wings

what thing?

cont. video

[thinkfirst]

[ From here ]

Well, if he's going to continue to be such a menace, I'm going to have to detain him at least for the night.

[vibing]

Only one night? Didn't know you'd gone soft.

[ Why is this fun? This shouldn't be fun, but Yuri can't help a grin back at Flynn's stupid, handsome face ]

text; un: scifo; early august

[thinkfirst]

Yuri!

I'd like your honest opinion about something. Time-sensitive. Thank you in advance.

How much time did you spent with Raven before you came here? He doesn't have a place to stay, and I thought, since I have an extra room back at home, that he could stay with me. Is that a strange idea?

[vibing]

[ Of everything Flynn could ask, this is the last thing Yuri would have thought of. ]

some
mostly he followed us around and got us arrested
hes shady

but he did help us out in dahngrest
guess what im saying is: hes out for himself, so its up to you

didnt know you liked guildsmen so much

gift! left at Yuri's treehouse on the bed in early September

[thinkfirst]

[ The next time Yuri makes it back to his little house, he will find a surprise:

For one thing, it's clean. Sparkling, even, in that way that says without words Flynn Scifo was here and he was on a mission. It's been swept clean of dust and needles and branches and spiders, there's new wood stacked by his little pot-bellied stove, and the place is sparkling. There's a candle on the table that Yuri definitely didn't buy.

On the (neatly-made) bed is a little cloth-wrapped package with a note on it, reading: ]

Yuri,

Don't forget you promised to come to class with me! I looked at the syllabi for everything we have coming up, and this should be everything you need.

See you in class :)

-Flynn

[ Inside the package are a bunch of books for any classes Yuri has coming up, as well as a black leather pencil case, a matching bookbag, and a bunch of black-covered notebooks. There are also some very nice purple and black pens and pencils.

Also, a little eraser shaped like a cat head. ]

text

[vibing]

[ Coming back to his treehouse like this is a little jarring. For a moment, he thinks he's in the wrong place, even though the big blue dog plush is still on his bed. It's too clean, and it's weird, and he doesn't know where some of his stuff is, but there's a feather caught in the door jam and he can't help a little smile even before he reads the note.

It's presumptuous and annoying and charming all at the same time, and Yuri did promise that, but months ago, before camp, before Flynn left, before he came back. Either way, though, he can try it. Why not try it?

He plays with the eraser a little before pulling out his Relic. Flynn's never gotten him anything like this. They never at the money for gifts, before, and his heart feels strange and big and he loves Flynn in a way that hurts, sometimes. It hurts right now, and he isn't totally sure what to say.

so, he settles on: ]

thanks
did it have to be a cat though

text; un:scifo; mid-september, 1 / 4

[thinkfirst]

Yuri I know you do not check your phone while you are faking

no faking

no baking

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Please I am trying to say BAKING

okay thank you

Yuri are you there

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I am suck

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stuck I am STUCK as a god

dog

this device is not helping

I can't turn back

text; un: scifo; mid-november

[thinkfirst]

Yuri

[thinkfirst]

I need to talk to you

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Wait I'm sorry that sounds bad it's not bad

[thinkfirst]

Well maybe it actually is bad? but it's not that kind of bad so don't worry

morning of november 19th, in person

[thinkfirst]

[ After a very active night, Yuri usually sleeps in, which works perfectly for Flynn this morning. He has things to prepare, things he's been working on for weeks now.

It begins with a note, left right on top of Yuri's Relic so he'll see the damn thing. ]

Happy Birthday, Yuri! Meet me downstairs for breakfast when you're ready.

[ Beside the bed, where Yuri swings his feet off, are a pair of slippers, warm fur-lined things in black suede. ]

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[ Waking up is one of Yuri's least favorite activities, and he rises late in the morning, near-afternoon light trickling in through the windows. At least Flynn's bed is warm and comfortable and Repede is still with him, yawning loudly when Yuri stirs.

Blearily, he slips out of bed, his feet finding fur--but Repede is on the bed? He looks down, taking in the slippers. Huh. He doesn't think too hard about it, though, and slips them on because the floor is cold and they're soft, and if they're Flynn's, so what. He can wear Flynn's things.

He finds the note a few minutes later, after he manages to wake up a little more.

Oh. His birthday. He totally forgot about it. He's 22, which feels... strange. It's older than he ever really thought he would be. And Flynn remembered (of course he did, he always remembers things like this). With something like anticipation in his gut, he trudges down the stairs, Repede at his heels. ]

Flynn?

Text | un: Mistress_Vex | 11/22

[usedhuntersmark]

Yuri, I have to say that the letter you left for me was a bit of a surprise. I cannot accept your resignation, but I can understand the thought behind it.

If you want to take some time off, you are more than welcome to get your shit together in your own time. Your place in the bakery is always going to be there for you, just like all the others.

If you need to talk to someone about things that happened when you returned home who won't judge you, my door is always open.

And I hope to see you, Flynn and your friend Raven next month at Greyskull Keep for Winterscrest celebrations. I think you'd all enjoy them.

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hey good to hear from you. was getting worried there for a minute.

thanks. need some time to think about stuff, and flynn keeps threatening to make me go to school with him. apparently he needs someone to beat up in the class he wants to teach, and who gets conned into it? me, thats who. if youre ever in a pinch, you tell me though. dont mind baking a few cakes for fun.

things were

they were something. im fine. did you go home? or just go to sleep for a while?

wintercrest? is that like christmas?

un: blue

[firstroar]

Hello Yuri, I hope you are well.
Yzak and I could use your advice if you are available, as he has turned into a cat and cannot seem to undo it.

[vibing]

hey blue
oh yeah that happens. think it happens to every familiar at least once.
hes got to focus on his human form and try to remember what that feels like to get back
but it can be hard if hes freaking out
i can come over

[ Blue probably has the "stop him from freaking out" part on lock, but even so. ]

delivery

[trichotomy]

[ Raven leaves Yuri's gift next to Flynn's, because he'll probably be around the cottage at some point and he is, if nothing else, a lazy old man.

There's a box, shoddily wrapped in some purple paper, with his name on. Inside the box is an empty leather bound journal, just for fun, a six pack of beers, some nice looking hair ties (long hair understanding right here) and a little plush wolf toy.

:) ]

mailbox

[pursuitofcappiness]

[ In Yuri's mailbox he'll find a pair of handknit mittens and a pair of earmuffs. They also look handmade.

Enclosed is a note:

"Around this time each year, friends at home exchange gifts. Here's something for you to enjoy. I hope you like it!

-Steve." ]

12/20 (Winter's Crest) Left outside his door

[usedhuntersmark]

[When Yuri finally opens the door to his house on Winter's Crest, he'll find a garment box in shades of purple with a golden bow on it. Inside is a pretty tblack, short-fur cloak and a letter in Vex's handwriting.]

Dear Yuri,

Happy Winter's Crest. Since this is a holiday about sharing gifts during the coldest and shortest days of the year, most of them are about keeping warm or revolve around food. So, please enjoy this cloak. Trinket and I enjoyed hunting for the materials and it should fit you well.

May Pelor bless your days and keep you in bounty.

Love, Vex'ahlia de Rolo

P.S. Remember that you can always return to the bakery. It bears repeating, since you are as stubborn as my brother and I. ~VdR

Winter's Crest Gift

[deathbygoldfish]

[A small white package is left just outside of Yuri's door with his name neatly scribbled onto a card. Inside is a collection of handmade black teas mixed with ginger and a handful of fall blossoms. Each collection is individually marked with cute labels. It's her first batch of homemade tea's so she hopes that Yuri likes them!]

For you and your household!

Happy Winter's Crest!
From Keyleth!