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He forgoes the jacket at least, when he dresses for the restaurant, and he's aware of Nanami's emotional state and pretty sure he knows why. Still, he's there a few minutes early, pausing to just look Nanami over, keeping a little space so he doesn't give in to the urge to reach out to him.

"We can get dessert on the way back, I'll pay for it." Since Nanami's got dinner covered.

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Nanami sees Haibara and swallows. He looks good, older and more mature in the collared shirt, tie, and slacks. Extremely attractive. A way Nanami never got to see Haibara before Folkmore, though it suits him well. "You look good," Nanami says, though Haibara knows Nanami feels that way without the bond.

"Whatever dessert you want," Nanami says. As ever, he likes indulging Haibara's preferences when he expresses them. "We have a couple minutes until it's time. Have you seen the mural around the corner? It's breathtaking."

It's also in brilliant colors, so even if Haibara's seen it on his own, he hasn't fully experienced it.

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"Crepes?" His smile flashes for a moment. "You know how much I enjoy eating those." And then he slides an arm through Nanami's.

"I haven't. Show me?"

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Nanami conjures the image of Haibara eating a crepe, now in the outfit he wears currently. It's good that will be on the way home. "You do," Nanami agrees, "They're delicious."

He guides the way without any hurry, enjoying being together and sharing in the continued discoveries within Tides. He leads Haibara to the side of the street opposite the mural, so they have the most space to take it in. It's a mix of sea creatures and sea spirits, Tides and the ocean mixed together. It's beautiful. "I still haven't taken in every species represented," Nanami comments.

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"There's a lot to take in. I'm not surprised." It's a gorgeous mural, his fingers finding Nanami's squeezing his hand as he looks at the painting.

"What's your favorite part of the mural?"

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"Just like Tides itself," Nanami muses. And Folkmore beyond that. Their life. The life they can have here. The life he wants to build together. They are, of course, but Nanami wants more.

"Honestly, the texture of the water, the way it subtly plays over everything depicted like it's truly underwater and you're looking at them through it. It's masterfully done to still see them in great detail while feeling both real and clearly art and not real."

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"And we have time to take it all in." He shifts, leans against Nanami's side, head resting against his shoulder for a moment before he lifts a hand, catching Nanami's chin and turn his head.

It's a brief kiss, although he really is tempted to keep it going and then Haibara lets his hand drop.

"I wonder if the artist is a local or someone who came here like we did?"

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Nanami kisses Haibara back but appreciates the kiss staying as it is. It's one evening he does not want to skip the nice dinner. He takes Haibara's hand and squeezes it for a moment. By the end of the night, all going well, it will not be as plain.

"I am not sure," Nanami admits, "I couldn't read the signature in any intelligible way. We certainly have artists among the Star Children." He doesn't know when it was made either, as it's a recent discovery for him.

He guides the way back toward the restaurant since it's time. He gives his name, and they're taken to a fairly private table for two, given the setting. It's nice, the whole place giving only the softest of hushes of conversations between tables. Nanami pulls out Haibara's chair for him before sitting opposite.

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"Maybe we can get something similar for the apartment." He muses quietly before following Nanami to the table, settling in his seat before watching Nanami take his own seat, his lips quirking the slightest bit.

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"That's something to think about." It's not his usual style, but they have a whole apartment of his usual style in Satori Hills. He wants Tides to be more them. "Would you want it to be like that one—of the ocean and what's in it—or something else?"

Either way, perhaps less busy.

He already knows the menu, having considered it when choosing the restaurant, but Nanami accepts it and politely holds it as though still considering what he's getting.

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"We can decide together, I think. You like seascapes and I don't mind them." He eyes the menu before closing it once he's made his decision on the food.

"We can always commission other pieces later too."

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"We have the sea right outside our windows. A seascape could make that more immersive, or if we don't want that, something else." He sees pros and cons to making a room more immersive with the outside.

"That's true. In time, I'd like to get a portrait of us."

The waiter returns since their menus are down, and Nanami orders a classic Japanese dish, something the restaurant should be good at.

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Haibara places his own order, keeps it simple and watches the waiter walk away. "What kind of portrait?"

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Nanami hasn't taken the time to imagine exactly what he wants, yet it still comes to mind. "A couple's portrait. Like the ones you can see of a lot of couples or families back in the day. Perhaps photos when you had to sit for ten minutes. They always feel so... substantial and meaningful."

Perhaps it's silly. It's an idle thought that has kicked around.

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"If you want that, we should probably decide on an era and clothing for something like that." Because it sounds like something modern clothing might not be as appropriate for. Haibara considers.

"Japanese or Western clothing, maybe?"

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"There are a lot of details to work out," Nanami agrees. That's before even finding an artist, though an artist might help refine their ideas. He's glad Haibara likes the idea.

"Hmmm. I usually only wear traditional Japanese clothing for formal events. Perhaps Western."

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"Nost people do." He curls fingers around his glass.

"We'll figure it out."

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True. Japan has Westernized to a great degree after the second world war. Change can happen in such a small time. Like Folkmore itself. Everything changed once Haibara showed up. It smashed all his expectations and required completely redoing his regular routine. Worth it, however, completely worth it.

"Do you have any idle ideas kicking around for things we can do? It doesn't have to be anything like that."

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"If something looks interesting, we can try it?" He's aware they're not going to have the same interests, and honestly, as long as they're spending time together, he'll do most anything.

Once.

"It's hard to pick one or two things when there's so much to do anyway."

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Nanami nods. "We are still exploring all Tides has to offer with no end in sight. I have spent most of my time in Epiphany or Tides. A little in Never Fade." That leaves even more of Folkmore untouched, though Nanami isn't the most keen to explore Exile or Cruel Summer (beyond Agrona Academy).

He sips some water. "I would be happy doing anything, so long as it's with you."

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"I feel the same way. So we'll just see what happens, I guess " Haibara smiles briefly across the table.

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"I don't know why. I never expected to see you here, and I've never been more glad to be wrong," Nanami says, "Being together would be enough to make me happy, but you're so much more than that. You make me take breaks and take care of myself. You keep life full of surprises, good ones." Because he usually doesn't like surprises. "I'm learning even more about myself.

"I've long wanted a life together, and it's even better than I ever imagined."

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"Because why would you? I mean I've been dead for years for you and it's not like this is supposed to be where we go when we die, anyway." Not that he's complaining because this is a lot nicer than what he was expecting anyway especially with Nanami here.

"I mean it pretty much is what we would have wanted though so yeah I guess I could see you at some point thinking about that." He shrugs.

" But you have been here that long before I showed up anyway."

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Haibara talks about his death so easily, so comfortably. It probably comes with being years dead and used to that fact. Another sign that he hung around after death. Nanami reaches across the table and, scandalously, rubs his thumb across the back of Haibara's hand. "I don't know where we're supposed to go, but I am glad you and I are here along with some of our friends. That we all get to be here together."

He doesn't want to focus on the morbid parts. This place is their chance at the life they want, the life they wanted and didn't get to have. Rather than focus on the loss, he wants to focus on what they have. "I love you, Yu," Nanami says, "Despite everything that happened, I am glad I became a jujutsu sorcerer because it's how we met."

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He knows that's something that took a lot for Nanami to do, his own fingers wrapping around Nanami's as he listens. "We would have met somehow even if you didn't." Because there's no way they could have lived bypassing each other.

"Maybe I would have saved you in a really amazing way." His lips quirk. "But even if it hadn't happened in that life, we would have found each other."

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