biddentodance: (Open your eyes-- Fall!)
Minato Arisato [F O O L] ([personal profile] biddentodance) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2019-02-10 12:58 am

THE RETURN; in the darkness you shine

Who: Minato!!! Guest starring Akira (boy version). Closed prompt for Shido (and close CR).
What: Minato returns from his canon update and now he’s sad. Also: stargazing, chocolate, and training with A Friend!
When: February! The like. Middle half. Ish.
Where: Around the station, also the beach
Warnings: Persona 3. Mind those subject lines? Canon update was not happy.

[Closed 2/7 very late evening; the night is so long]
[One week.

One week since Minato disappeared.

He’s back now, washed up onshore like driftwood and just as motionless. He’s not unconscious, but he’s also making no move to escape the tide. Just...waiting. Waiting for what? Maybe sleep, if his blue pajamas are any indication. But judging by the deep, dark shadows under his eyes, the way his face is drawn and pale...sleep is a rare thing for him now.

Once he’s been found, of course, those close to him will probably want to come be with him.]

[Open 2/8-2/10 nights; when everything’s wrong]
[Sleep doesn’t come easy, and isn’t welcome when it does. Minato isn’t up for a lot of alternatives, though - too little energy, for a guy who’s default state is ‘tired’. But there are always the stars.]

Never gets old…

[He can be found on the roof at night, wrapped in a blanket and holding a toy rocket, gazing up at the stars. Instead of sleeping. Because he and sleep aren’t great friends, these days.]

[Open 2/11-2/13; if you give me your hand]
[Oh, shit. It’s February. And he’s dating three people???

Minato will accept no less than ideal for his boyfriends, so he’s...making a lot of batches of chocolate. He’s dedicated. Not to fear, though, he’s perfectly willing to give away his good batches that aren’t perfect! And, in fact, he encourages people to enjoy them.

Though, uh, maybe someone should like. Stop him from eating the disaster batches himself? That can’t be healthy. One of those is even less chocolate than charcoalate at this point.]

[Open 2/15-dungeon days; i will help you hold on]
[There’s another mission coming up. Minato and his friends have gotten into more than enough trouble on these in the past, but he’s stronger now. He’ll do better. So he has to be ready.

He’s down on the beach, training away with a variety of weapons: axes, bows, spears, swords… Not to mention his upgraded set of Personas. He’s going all out - because while he’s better rested than he was, exhausting himself is a pretty solid way to get some rest.

Or, well, he’s going all out with training until a small black ragdoll kitten pounces and somehow knocks him face-first into the sand. Kitten has demands that must be met. Something to the effect of “stop training and play with meeeee!!!!” So, maybe you just find Minato fooling around on the beach with a kitten instead of training. Because, honestly, who here is going to deny a kitten?

((OOC: threads for this prompt may or may not get replies from [personal profile] beguiledcard!))]
byanyother_name: (Vulpes Cantus)

8th

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2019-02-15 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a literal fox that finds Minato up on the roof. A very large one with five green, two-dimensional tails. The fur on his body is fluffy to the point of roundness.

He walks gracefully across the roof to settle next to Minato.]
byanyother_name: (Feeling foxy)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2019-02-16 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Kurama can communicate in this shape, but he's choosing not to for the same reason he chose to approach Minato in it.

An animal is probably going to see a more accurate picture of how he's doing than his boyfriend.

So he just gives a soft, friendly yip and noses at Minato's arm before curling up comfortably.]
byanyother_name: (Vulpes Cantus)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2019-02-16 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kurama flicks his tails in a dismissive way. He's not fond of the cold but that's what fur is for.

His head presses into the hand petting his ears with a quiet pleased noise. Bright gold eyes watch Minato intently.]
byanyother_name: (Feeling foxy)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2019-02-21 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Kurama shifts to curl himself around Minato. All that fluff is a very good insulator; the fox is soft and warm.

He licks affectionately at Minato's hand.]