songerein | [open] I don't know, I just like you

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[open] I don't know, I just like you

Who: Sora & YOU!
Which: Open Log
Where: Various locations around Reverein
What: Sora is affected by a Bleeding Heart creature that latches onto his heart. It begins to feed on his loving nature and makes him crave more in order to keep feeding it. Sora becomes love-obsessed! And some extra prompts are inside.
Warnings: Themes of violence, jealousy, obsession and possessiveness.

[a. building a soup cart]

[Who can refuse free soup and helping someone out with building something new? Sora can be found helping with building the newest soup cart for Reverein's greatest upcoming soup seller. He's looking forward to trying out the soup when it's all done. Jiang Yanli has been so kind to him over the network so he's more than happy to help!

Since he's had a few chances at building things with his own two hands now Sora is confident he can do an okay job. He lifts the hammer in his hand and smacks it down on one nail with a satisfying clack. But once he goes for the next nail he misses the nail by just a fraction and knicks his finger!]

Yweoch!

[He yelps and pulls his hand away as quick as he can. As he winces in pain and puts his finger in his mouth to lull the pain away small sparks of annoyed energy seem to crackle around him like tiny firecrackers.]

That smarts... I've gotta get better at this! Who knew using a hammer would be harder than a keyblade sometimes?

[b. communal gardening area & communal fire pit]

[Alternatively, Sora can be found at the communal garden helping to keep everything cleaned up during these down months. It's not exactly warm outside right now but a few things are still growing strong. Sora will hunker down and tend to some plants and notice that small red and heart-shaped flowers might bloom at his fingertips. Must be the time of year?

Or Sora can also be found at the communal fire pit sitting next to the warmth of the roaring fire at the end of an evening. He's got a pack of fresh marshmallows and he's ready to share if someone wants a sweet and toasted treat.]

[c. bleeding hearts: wishing well]

[It's when a particular snap of negative emotion filters through the air that it happens to Sora. One moment he's minding his own business and checking out the wishing well to add a few hopeful dreams to the bottom of it when a sharp feeling pierces his heart. It feels like heat crawling down his throat and it takes a hold of his heart with a squeeze. He gasps and feels his energy suddenly sapped out of him. Weak and breathy Sora tries to inhale as he drops to a knee and grabs onto the edge of the wishing well.]

What's... going on?

[He can feel something sucking away at something deep inside of him. A dark red glow starts to appear around Sora as he tries to breathe. He suddenly feels so empty and like he needs to fill up with ... something.]

Someone... Is anyone there?

[He looks up with a red glow in his eyes. The rush of adrenaline he feels to find someone- anyone- to help make this empty feeling in his chest go away. Fill up his heart... Anyone who might be nearby, if Sora knows them or not, will be looked at like the new light of his life. He'll look at them like they can make him feel full again. And that makes them so, so special.]

[d. bleeding hearts: dream swings]

[Eventually the bleeding heart has taken hold of Sora's heart so fully that he wanders towards the sweet emotions that linger around the dream swings. He wanders through them looking for a way to feed the empty feeling in his chest. To hug someone, to hold someone close, to hear things that make him feel- he'll take anything.]

Hey! There you are! I was looking for you all over the place!

[Is Sora speaking to you? Knowing you or not Sora seems to look at you like he recognizes you. He looks cheerful and friendly as always and yet there is something a little wider to Sora's gaze. Something a little off or strange as he moves towards you.]

I wanted to tell you something.

[e. wildcard]

[got something else? feel free to put it down here! or find me at my plotting comment to work something out! here!]

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[This wouldn't be the first time Tifa's been to the new fire pit, and she had armed it with several bags of marshmallows during her previous visit and is back now with some more snacks to cook over a fire. Hot dogs, mainly, but supplies for smores as well, all in a bag filled to its brim that she hauls with her through the trees, and when she comes into the clearing, she stops short.

Ah...

Tifa hasn't forgotten those who had helped her through her nightmare, and Sora had been one of them, and since then, she's maintained a healthy distance with most of those people, too embarrassed to face them after what they'd seen her foolish nine-year-old self do.

But he's likely already heard her feet breaking the branches or crunching in the snow, so she makes herself known anyway, passing by him without so much as a shy glance his way.]

Didn't think I'd find you here...

[Sora glances up as soon as hears the rustling. Seeing her coming out of the brush has him smiling and no sort of worry or scorn is in his eyes for her appearance at all. That dream had been heavy. And he's just so glad to see her.]

Tifa!

[He seems his usual chipper self. Bad dreams or not he's never going to let down a friend. Especially one who is armed with marshmallows and hot dogs.]

Come sit! Yeah, it's not too cold that I'm hiding inside that's for sure! It's nice out! Wanna sit with me?

[She hadn't expected anything less from him—or, she didn't really expect much would change at all, which Tifa is grateful for. Not everyone could walk into a dream like that, have their own minds poked and prodded and tested, and come out of it feeling normal. She hoped it wouldn't make things awkward or sour any friendships she's made, so she can at least strike another off that list.

With a small, nervous laugh, she wanders over to where he's seated and sits, but she's still a bit tense in the shoulders.]

Are you just eating marshmallows for lunch?

Yeah, what else would I have for lunch? Real food?

[Just joking! And Sora laughs at it with a tilt of his head.

And he can still notice that the dreams must be a heavy topic floating somewhere between them. They both revealed some pretty big things about themselves to each other. Tifa's past seems to have been a pretty rough one and he does have questions about it. Questions about her and about Cloud too...

But she also saw his memory too. Of that graveyard full of dead memories... Erm.]

What's that saying? A spoonful of sugar makes anything better?

[He holds out his toasting stick to her.]

Only sometimes.

[Her laugh is a little lighter and less forced this time as she slaps the pack of hot dogs down on the bench next to her... and then she takes the toasty stick he's offered.]

How do you feel about fire-roasted hot dogs? I know they're nothing special or fancy, like marshmallows, but it's my favourite way to eat them.

[Heck yeah, hotdogs?? Just like anyone in their right mind Sora looks excited at that! Real food!]

Whoa! You came super prepared! Okay, yeah! I can put down the marshmallows for that!

[He pulls his stick back and takes off that puffy toasted marshy and quickly eats it. It's gone. How did he eat it so fast...]

[She slides one hot dog onto a stick and then another, and offers it to him, but—wait. Pulling it back slightly, her eyes land on the marshmallows.]

Hmm. What do you think hot dogs topped with marshmallows would taste like?

[... Is that a bad idea? Saying it out loud, it sounds like a bad idea, but this is the sort of thing she would have done if she were sitting around a fire back home, in the sector seven slums, after a long day at the bar. She and Wedge would have totally done it...]

Huh? [Oh no.] Marshmallows on top of the hot dogs? [Oh no.] That sounds like it could be awesome?! Just like bacon dipped in chocolate, right?!

[This game is turning into epic meal time-]

Let's try it out?!

[He'll jump to his bag of marshys and prepare a few more. They will cook faster than the hot dogs so they'll have to be done separately.]

We'll layer them up!

[The perfect way to keep Tifa's mind from wandering too far back to the dream, and she's glad that he's agreed to this weird food experiment, and this reminds her of the sorts of things she and the boys back in the village would do on those summer nights when they were bored and had plenty of food left.

The hotdogs will take a while to roast and crisp, but she does look back to the shed.

...

....

She purses her lips together in a thoughtful smile.]

I'll be right back.

[Up she goes after sticking her hotdog over the flames, and she runs into the little supply shack, only to return with another bag from which she pulls out chocolate and graham crackers.]

What do you think?

[Okay, this might be taking it a little far.]

Huh?

[Sora waits curiously and when she come back with everything else to make bonafide smores how can he refuse?]

Wow, are we gonna make hotdog smores? Now that's something.

[The fire even crackles brighter with Sora's apparent interest in such a thing. He's all for weird food experiments. But more than that he's all for spending time with a friend doing something silly.]

We might just make a new hit snack around here!

[She isn't sure about calling it a new hit snack, but it would definitely be an interesting one.]

Why not? If you can cover bacon in chocolate, then we can make hot dog smores.

[It's got the same sort of vibe, right?

Tifa gets to work preparing a bun for each of them, fresh from the marketplace so they are extra fluffy. And with the hot dogs almost cooked all the way through, she's the first to stuff hers between the pieces of bread.]

Okay, what's the best way to do this? Break up the graham crackers?

[Squishy sticky marshmallow on meaty hotdogs. Uh. Yum... No, maybe it won't be a hit new snack.]

Yeah, that's right! Thanks, Tifa!

[Sora seems more than ready to give it a try, though. Honestly, Sora has the steel stomach of any rightful protagonist. And he gets to work at roasting those dogs up.]

I think if we get the hot dogs roasted we could put them in the buns and then top it with the crushes cream crackers and marshmallows. That sounds great!

[She tears open the chocolate and breaks off a piece, and then snaps that piece in half so that she can fit it between the hot dog and the bun. This is going to end either really well or really terribly. There is no in between.]

Alright, here goes nothing... The hot dog should be enough to melt the chocolate, yeah?

[Lo and behold, it does, and Tifa laughs out in success.]

Hand me a marshmallow next?

[He's careful with handing her the items! The hot dog and then the toasted marshmallow next. Then he's grabbing the bag of crackers to crush those up.]

Yeah, here! I think that should work.

[Sora snickers.]

You know, if this ends up being any good we've gotta make more of them to make sure we can share them with other people. Know anyone who might like them?

[He's already thinking of a few friends to torture...]

[She lays the marshmallow on top, and after a moment's consideration, she smears it with her fingers over the hot dog. It looks... unappetizing now, but maybe it'll taste better than it looks? Never judge a food by its look, most times, she's always thought!]

Hmm. Funny, you'd be the first person to come to mind.

[And that's probably why they're doing this together. A giggle echoes around the firepit from her, and she takes a graham cracker next and holds it in her fist, preparing to crush it.]

I could think of a few. Oriphi, Zidane might be willing to try it... Vanitas, maybe? He seemed to like sweets.

[They are not the same thing.]

[Sora laughs at her response, looking really amused at her picks.]

Zidane for sure! And you're right about that one, Vanitas will eat anything even remotely sweet. Sometimes I think he has a bigger sweet tooth than me.

[And that's saying a lot since Sora's sweet tooth can be pretty intense. He takes his own marshmallow and smears it on top of his hotdog. All of this seems a little silly but looking at her and seeing her smile at the ridiculousness makes Sora smile too. It's nice to just be silly.]

Ready to give it a taste test?

[He holds up his dog to bite!]

[Tifa holds up hers and already, the marshmallow is threatening to drip off the sides as it melts over the hot dog.]

Ready. Bottom's up?

[And she bumps hers against his as if they were toasting with glasses instead, and she wastes no time in going in for the first courageous bite. It's a big one and she makes sure to get every single flavour in there, and when she bites into it...

...

....

Tifa's nose scrunches, and a low hum escapes her through the food.]

Well. Not as great as I was hoping it would be, but it's not the worst...

[what were you guys expecting.....]

[And Sora does the same thing! He takes a much much bigger bite than she does and gets sticky marshmallow all stuck to the roof of his mouth. But the mix of meat and sugar? ... It's a choice?!]

Augh-!

[It's edible and Sora will probably eat more of his but it's not the greatest? So he's taking another bite just like any other dumb teenager boy would.]

I guess it's not that bad?? I dunno!

[He's not sure how he feels about it but whatever! Food is food! And when he swallows the bites he laughs.]

It's kind of fun doing something like this, huh.

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[Don't waste the food! Tifa's going to take a second bite when she finishes her first as well, and... admittedly, it isn't as bad the second time around? It could be that she got less chocolate in this one, though.

Through it, she manages a small giggle, her hand shooting up to cover her mouth and the smile that comes along with it, but it creeps up and peeks out through her eyes instead.]

It is. Even if it doesn't turn out the way you think.

[Lowering her hand, Tifa's expression warms.]

I had a friend who used to do this a lot. He loved all kinds of food, so why not combine all your favourites into one, right?

[Maybe not as extreme as hot dog s'mores, but it was the same idea.]

You had a friend who used to do stuff like this? What were they like?

[They sound like a pretty cool person if they can be as cool as him and Tifa doing stuff like this. He laughs warmly in return as takes another rather generous and brave bite of his hot dog.]

I like trying new stuff like this. Even if it's not great at least we tried it.

His name's Wedge.

[The fire seems to burn a little brighter, and it roars a little higher when she says his name.]

He's got a big love for food, and an even bigger heart. He'd eat just about anything I put in front of him, and I'm pretty sure he was my number one fan when it came to my cooking.

[Always willing to do just about anything for a good, hearty meal from her. It was always so sweet.]

I think you'd really like him, if you ever met him. He might've liked the hot dog s'mores, to be honest.

He sounds really fun! Friends who can eat a lot are always the best to hang out with!

[Sora laughs which makes a few sparkles of firefly-like spots appear. He's always had a healthy shounen appetite so eating a lot is something he does too. Maybe he could square up with her friend Wedge? Who knows.]

I'd love to try out more of your cooking too, Tifa! Not just stuff like this!

[They would certainly give each other a run for their money when it came to appetites, surely.

But Tifa lights up at his words, and she sets her hot dog down on her lap. She supposes this isn't really cooking as much as it is slapping something over the fire and waiting for it to roast, so she tips her head at him with a wide, bright grin.]

Why not come over more often? I've been experimenting a bit with some of the new stuff I have here. Fish and fresh vegetables mostly, but I could whip up whatever you want.

[Please, she loves cooking for and taking care of people!!!!]

Are you kidding? I love seafood the most! And veggies too! Sign me up!

[Sora grew up on a tropical island so anything seafood is a happy thing in his belly. And since he lived his life as a rabbit-monster for nearly two years he's in love with anything with vegetables too.]

I'll come by more often! If you ever need a hand with stuff I'm your guy too! Okay?

[He is just really excited to be able to help her out too. Cooking or anything.]

You know where to find me.

[And with that wrapped up nicely, there is one more thing that Tifa's been wanting to say, and she's finally mustered up the courage to say it.]

... Thank you, by the way.

[First things first.]

For not making a big deal out of the stuff. In the dream, I mean. I wanted to get you something as a thank you, but haven't had the chance to find anything I thought you might like.

[Which it now occurs to her that she knows very little about Sora.]

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