adoringpast | ic inbox for recolle part deux;

i have no idea what you're talking about
but sure by all means, sneak into a class if you want
just not in the classes im in or else i'll gladly call security on you

btw im still on the third song
i told to be patient, didn't i

[ he wants the music to last a bit longer so shh ]

[gosh!!!!!!!!!!]

how mean!
be a little kinder to me ♪
especially since i'm choosing not to tease you about your obliviousness

you sure take a long time to listen to music...
well, i guess some of them are kind of long
take your time and enjoy japan's number one underground sound ♪

i am not oblivious???
i genuinely don't know what you're talking about
now shut up and let me listen to these

[ it just so happens that shuffle chose some of leo's longer songs, but... his sound is pleasant in a way, he admits. it's really not sena's type of music, but he can certainly see (or hear) the appeal - and leo's basswork is very impressive in his own right. the lyrics though...

hm. ]

done
the instrumentals are really good tbh, particularly the one with the excessively long title
you were in a band before, right? what happened to that?
the lyrics are all over the place in some songs though but that's just me

[poor mitzy..♪ well, he'll leave it alone.]

when i decided to come back to recolle we broke up
i still keep in contact with everyone though!!!
lyrics aren't always my strong point (obviously) and one of my bandmates was way better at it (anything that sounds coherent is his doing)
but even if i learned a lot of poetry stuff growing up it's hard to make a good modern sound with 5-7-5-7-7 you know?
5-7-7-5-7-7 is a little better since it can be used as a bridge or a hook
but in general i wasn't the one that was good at it anyway
i think tsuka-tan is better ♪
his poetry is always nice ♪

you don't always have to be poetic you know
i never knew kasa-kun does poetry though?
maybe you should ask him to make lyrics for you every once in a while
but composition isn't my strong suit either tbh
i just sing whatever's given to me and hope for the best

with an attitude like that, it's no wonder you don't understand..♪
but i'll create a masterpiece that'll wow you one day, mitzy
you'll see why it has to be poetic

[at least, for him it has to be poetic. has to flow like a river into the ocean. if he can't win like that, then what's the point? if he can't use what they taught him to show off his freedom, then is it even worth the effort?]

i might though
tsuka-tan loves my music and i bet he'd be honored to take part in making one
most of all though i want to get those skills that guy had back without working hard at all
at the same time, it'd feel sort of cheap?
they're mine but they're not mine

(you should ask tsuka-tan about his poetry though!!!
it's something we were both taught by our mother growing up
even as a kid, you could feel elegance in his words about his favorite food)

(let me guess, he loves sweets
did you see him at the sundae bar on his birthday
poor guy was overwhelmed lmao)

but sure
i'd like to see you two try writing one, if you can

[ leo's going to create a masterpiece just for him, huh... some things never change, he guesses. he'll ignore the flush on his cheeks, thank you very much.

speaking of which - ]

oh that reminds me
last year, retrospec gave me an ipod full of songs
i think the king from our pasts made those but i haven't finished listening through all of them yet
so if you're curious on how his songs sounded like, let me know and i'll lend it to you
or listen it with me together
or something

(i swear his brain short circuited it was so funny
anmitsu with extra fruit tho)

[.......... how is it that mitzy can just SAY THINGS like "listen it with me together" but he doesn't get leo's subtle approach of wanting to spend time together via studying.

that's not fair?

so~o not fair!!!!!!!!!!

but he won't look a gift horse in the mouth he guesses.]

music is best shared with others..!
and i want to hear your thoughts on it too
so let's hook up and listen to it together
or you know just get dinner
or lunch
whatever you eat right about now

wait, right now?
i haven't even gotten out of bed yet
you really are that desperate for my attention, aren't you?
don't you have any shame at all?

[ nnnnnnnnnnn ]

just lunch will do, thank you
i rarely eat out at restaurants so you'd better know a good place

shame's not a word in my vocab
but it's more like i can't wait to see what that guy's music is like?
i mean, seeing you is great too, especially since you're the one who offered in the first place (wow!!!!)
but who'd be desperate for your attention?

lunch it is ♪
i was gonna just ask for your address so we could lay in bed and listen to it instead but i don't want to see our chats as exhibit a in a courtroom

don't make me regret this, tsukinaga

[ he was going to say that no one's this desperate for his attention, but decided to hold his tongue. doesn't want to seem desperate himself, not even a tiny hint of it. ]

just tell me where we're going to eat and i'll be there in around 30 mins i guess

[the name he's ploppin down is a sushi bar.

look he was raised a certain way, traditional japanese food all the way, sushi is a fine lunch.]

see you there, mitzy ♥

[ it's no soyo (there can never be a place like soyo ever again), but he supposes that it'll do for now. leo should be lucky that sushi's one of the few ways through his cold little heart.

he arrives ten minutes early on his motorbike after prepping himself, combing his fingers through his hair after putting away the helmet and walking into the restaurant. leo'd better not make him wait all by his lonesome on this... well it sure isn't a date, for one. it's only a meetup.

yeah. that's all there is. ]

[he finally got a fucking date with mitzy and it's just to listen to music.

which is, frankly, ideal? love music.

leo won't keep him waiting long, arriving just shy of six minutes early if mitzy's keeping track, and eyes the motorbike for a moment before heading inside to-- oh there he is, he~llo, don't mind if he slides right in beside. ♪]

You showed~. [handsome as ever, he keeps to himself.] Gimme gimme~.

Of course I showed up. I'm not that cruel.

[ maybe. but he fishes out one outdated iPod from his coat pocket and turns it on as he busies himself with untangling the headphones. ]

Not sure why in this iPod though... They don't sell these models anymore, do they?

Maybe it's got sentimental value. But nope, you probably couldn't find replacement parts for this anymore if you tried..♪

[it's so outdated. but it's got a charm in it, he guess, taking the iPod and looking through the songs. huh... some of these titles are as questionable as his.]

I hope they sound better than they look.

[ holds back a snort ] I've only listened to one and it's...

[ that song had a bittersweet feeling to it, but he's not going to spoil leo everything. he'll find that out himself. ]

It was something. But before we can do that, we should order something first. Go get me some mackerel and tempura while I--

[ ugh, stupid headphone wires. he's going to be a bit busy with this. ]

[pfft. sorry, leo's hands are coming to the rescue, gently slipping in to take the wires from mitzy and untangling them.]

You've gotta be gentle, Mitzy, or you'll ruin their sound! Are you nervous or something? Here, here.

[just a tease, and once they're at least manageable he'll let mitzy do the rest and go get what he'd ordered ♪]

[ hmph! ] I'm not nervous?

[ at least he thinks he's not? there's no awful knot in the pit of his stomach or anything like that, but he's still not sure on how to properly introduce this leo to the leo in their memories... music has yet to fail them though, so he still has hopes that everything will go smoothly from here on out.

probably. even if the thoughts of "who broke tsukinaga-kun" haven't gone away at all, sena will do his best in trying to remember who did it without triggering it in leo's mind. yes, such a perfect plan.

the sushi is on its way, the headphones finally freed as sena hands him one bud and puts his own into his ear and plays one of the weirdly labeled songs there. it has that knightly flair, fit for their former image as knights, though it sounds a lot happier than some of the original counterpart's works. it's almost childlike, even. ]

[leo picks at a tempura shrimp while he listens, taken by the gorgeous boy beside him and the childish tune in his ear. it's not bad though. it's lively and-- well, it's full of life, it's got the thing that leo feels is missing from pieces of his own at times, and a sludgy, burning feeling lingers in his gut as the notes sing.

he doesn't want to talk, so he watches mitzy instead, leaning on one hand and eating with the other. there was an odd closeness that he'd felt in the memories, more in the sense that they were comfortable with one another, and a part of him aches for it.

the other parts isn't sure how to feel and rejects the notion almost entirely, wanting him to withdraw.

when it fades out he tilts his head, looking away thoughtfully.]

... Mind if I borrow that for a few days? I sort of feel like I might remember something if I do.

[it's a lie, but. well.]

[ sena feels the exact same way, and even moreso because he's gotten more memories about them than him. it's sad, really, that they must've been very close back in the day, and even if sena keeps pushing him away in this world he often tries to worm himself back into his life again, albeit unintentionally.

or maybe it was intentional, and that sena's just a coward for not facing this head-on as he should. it's about time they get to know more about each other, but it's what leo said - he's never going to be the same leo in his memories.

he bites down on a mackerel sushi, savoring it, before looking back at leo who's pointedly looking away. mm, this hurts a lot, you know? ]

They're your songs anyway - or at least, the person who you'll be getting more memories from. Be my guest.

Thanks. I won't lose it, promise.

[because it's still his in the end, not leo's. even if the songs on it are... his? in a way.

he's gonna cycle through more songs while they eat, by the way. just for background music. leo looks back at mitzy and lingers on his lips for a moment, then at a point over his shoulder.]

Do you like them? The songs on here. Are they your cup of tea?

[ hmm, that's kind of tough because technically THEY'RE THE SAME GUY but specializes in wholly different music genres. ]

Yeah, in a way. They're closer to my type of music, and... [ this kind of hurts to say out loud lmao ] You can tell that a genius is behind all that.

[ ugh. just gonna munch on a tempura before he says anything stupid again. it's not too stupid and hopefully leo's the type to accept constructive criticism anyway, but sena would hate being compared to in his past life if someone else knew about that.

considering that. you know. that he's a fucking creep back then. ]

That guy from before... He actually received some songs from Retrospec. Our songs. As a unit. [ now it's his turn to turn away to look down at his plate of food. ] We all sounded great together, if I have to be honest.

[stupid and awkward. leo winds the thin connection between him and sena around his finger delicately, these memories, and wonders if he shouldn't give up. it's not like either of them are going to be the person in their memory; leo will never be that leo or the one before, sena won't ever be the sena that he was apparently close and comfortable with in his memories.

ah, fuck it.]

Wanna try a song? I mean, I only know you and Rittsu as part of "Knights", I don't know if there's anyone else... But these sort of songs feel like they need more than just one voice. You know?

[ he blinks up at him, surprised ]

Wait, you don't know?

[ how has tsukasa not told him yet?! ]

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