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[ majima laughs, too ]

Yeah, I guess so. We should make sure to write things down as we remember. Try ta keep it all together.

Call me if you do.

[ Yeah, he's not going to leave Majima alone with whatever awful crime memory that ends with him losing an eye. ]

Yeah? Ya gonna hold my hand through the night?

[ he means it sarcastically, but after he's said it...that does sound like something a boyfriend would do, doesn't it? ]

Yeah.

[ Kiryu writes a couple more names, adding "tattoos," "golf" and "pocket car racing" under... let's go with Miscellaneous. ]

I remembered my old boss, Tetsu Tachibana. I don't know if he was a yakuza or not. Maybe my real estate thing was a front? Or that was a few years before the rest of it.

Oh, you remembered his name? That's good.

[ he thinks about it ]

It could be a front. That seems pretty normal for the Yakuza, right?

[ It might be sarcastic, but if that's what it took, Kiryu would do it. He's earnest with his reply. ]

If you want. I'll be there for you.

[ That's what people do when they're in a relationship, right? ]

[ his expression falls a little bit. not because what kiryu says is sad, although maybe it is in a way. he's been so alone ever since his brother went to jail. so depressed, although that wasn't a word he'd ever put to it. the idea that anyone would be here for him like this, it's more than he can begun to understand. that thought makes him feel a touch guilty, he knows what people like fai or tatsuo would say if he indicated he felt that way. it wasn't that he didn't trust them, it was that people had their own shit. and he'd been heaving around his baggage for far too long to let anyone help him pick it up.

to some extent, that's still true. he'd never ask kiryu to help absolve him for the things he did to his brother, but he could ask kiryu to help him carry these things about this life they lived together.

majima's quiet for a long moment while he mulls it over. not intentionally. once he realizes he hasn't said anything, he finally replies, quietly:]

I'd like that.

[ Kiryu smiles, small and just as quiet. He can't imagine what Majima's been through, before all this began and in whatever life they both lived before. But they did it together once and they could do it again. ]

Okay.

[ And since the moment seems right, Kiryu leans forward and presses a kiss right above Majima's scarred eyelid. Hopefully that's not too weird. ]

I'll be here.

Yeah, he seemed kind of young. But maybe he was just really badass, I dunno.

[ That seems like it would be normal, right? ]

And... I remembered getting arrested. And I remembered a lot about our tattoos, they're actually not just for show. There's this whole philosophy to them.

[ it's not too weird. majima's good eye flutters shut and his lips part. he takes a deep breath and releases it. in spite of everything, of all this weirdness and waking up missing an eye, he feels content here with kiryu. kiryu's strong and solid and very much real. he can almost believe kiryu's optimism that it it's good that they knew each other before. maybe for awhile, he could rely on someone else. someone like kiryu. ]

Dunno why I didn't tell ya before, but. I think you've been here for me for a long time.

[ he does know why he hadn't said anything - he's been too scared. too scared to tell kiryu about his memory of calling out to him in front of the cops that day. but now that they've all but confirmed that they're both in a lot of each other's memories, it seems less scary and less one-sided. ]

When I got arrested, an' you were there? I told ya you were all I had left.

What's the philosophy behind yours?

[ Kiryu wraps an arm around Majima's waist to hold him closer. He's happy to be there for him. He really likes Majima, from the way he fights to how kind he is, being with him feels right. They were close before all this, back then, and he's the kind of guy Kiryu knows he can rely on. If Kiryu can be there for him and help him through this, then he will. Seeing Majima smile makes him smile, and knowing he's the one that put that smile there feels even better. ]

Oh. [ Kiryu's surprised to hear that, though not for the fact that Majima neglected to mention that part. (Majima has a right to his secrets after all.) He smiles. It's a big responsibility, being there for Majima through all this, being all he has... But it feels like the kind of thing Kiryu has been waiting for. Someone to really care about. Someone to protect. ]

I'm glad.

Well, it's a dragon because of my name, I think. Dragons are featured a lot for their strength and force of will. But I didn't choose it myself, the artist is the one who comes up with the vision and he decides on the colors and everything. It's kind of like a contract between the artist and the person receiving the tattoo. You have to maintain it and get it touched up every few years. Taking care of it is as much of a responsibility to the client as it is to the artist who marks you for life.

[ He could go on... ]

That kind of thing.

[ majima presses into his hands, sighing happily. he opens his eye to look at him. kiryu's so nice, he's so damn lucky. ]

Kinda glad I turned out to be eyepatch guy.

[ majima scoots a little closer to kiryu, getting comfortable and listening intently as kiryu talks. he likes hearing him talk, a lot. ]

Yours doesn't have any color yet, right?

[ Kiryu smirks. He knows what Majima means. ]

Me too.

[ All those fond memories make way more sense if he was talking to Majima this entire time. He might look different... but deep down, he's still the same. Plus this means they fight a lot which is super fun. That's something Kiryu will want to do... once Majima adjusts to the eye thing. ]

I'll keep being here for you, Majima.

[ Just. Forget that time he spent two years not talking to you and all that, we definitely don't need to relive that shit. ]

I'm here for ya, too, you know? No matter what happens.

[ this is an important point. ]

When ya remember, maybe you can make good on it.

[ until then too bad!!! ]

That's not fair! Tell me! Tell me!!

[ she jumps on majima's back, right in the middle of the store. does he have that ponytail? if he does, she's pulling it

what a precious family, right, kaz? ]

[ That's cute... especially since Kiryu doesn't tend to talk a lot like this. Unless he's nerding out about Torts & Tribulations. ]

Not yet. I think I must have had it colored at some point, though. It's really expensive, and everything is done by hand. That's what makes it unique to Japan. [ That part he googled. ] I think... in the yakuza, they're probably a mix of displaying your wealth as well as showing others how tough you are, since something that could take a couple hours with a traditional machine here could take days done by hand. They're not something you just show off though, you have to treat them with respect.

Yeah.

[ Kiryu nods, pulling him a little closer to bury his face in his neck. They're hugging now. This is a hug. ]

No matter what happens.

[ it... is cute...and majima is pretty impressed ]

Ah, Kiryu-chan you know so much.

[ majima puts his arms around kiryu's waist, holding him close, too. this is really, really nice. ]

That means a whole hell of a lot to me.

[ Kiryu blushes.... ]

I remembered a lot... it feels important, you know?

I think it is.

[ majima reaches with his free hand to feel his way down kiryu's back. they can only talk about him for so long before he's going to want to reach over and touch him i dont make the rules ]

Especially from what ya're sayin' about it.

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