A Bonfire of Dreams [Rin]

Dreams breathe life into men.
The stars... I'll reach them.

The sun had gone down. In it's place the moon and the stars emerged in a now dark sky. He hadn't been there for that long, but yet it was enough to see the colours above him change. The light that covered him was now replaced by shadow, a darkness that blended perfect with a Ryuusei that was wearing all black clothing. It was as if he was the dark itself.

And yet he looked at the small balls of light above. Each and every single star deserved special attention. From earth each star looked the same, but, if one was near them, he could tell how completely unique they all were. Different, but the same. Humas are like stars in that aspect, Ryuusei often thought. He wondered if such process of thinking would be enough for his sins to be forgiven.

Wood clashing against concrete. Crashing in a quiet and constant rhythm, His eyes let go of the stars in the sky to shift to the only star that made that planet her home.

Yo, Rin-chan, he replied with a soft smile.

She talked about a surprise. What surprise could she have prepared that required them to be at the top of a building? He didn't respond, but his facial expression was one of a curious person.

He then locked his gaze at the girl's hands. On one, a medical box. As to why Rin was carrying such thing and what was inside Ryuu had no idea. On the other she held an harness, the type one uses when bungee juming, for example.

If it was any other person Ryuusei would find the situation extremely weird. With Rinkusu, he felt normal, just waiting for the girl to say what she had in mind. She placed the box on the ground and extend her hand to Ryuu. Then, she talked.

See the stars... up close? he repeated with a low voice.

How would she do that? Was it possible? Rin would never lay, so if she was making such proposal then... yeah, she could definetely make it happen.

He reached his hand back to her her, holding the girl's tiny hand with care. She was trembling. Sensing that, Ryuusei extended his other hadn, embracing Rinkusu's hand with his both. He was holding it softly, as if shelling Rin's hand from the outside world, trying to give her a sense of comfort. Looking at her, he replied.

I would, yeah... But how are we going to do that?

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Words: 417.
Tags: Rin Kurama

Dreams breathe life into men.
The stars... I'll reach them.

Seeing it happen right in front of his eyes, Ryuusei Igarashi realized that, in fact, this was actually his first time seeing Rinkusu Kurama making use of her own Quirk. He had seen the aftermath of it on the first ever practical exercise of Class 1-A and he also had heard about the mechanics of the Qurik by Rin herself, but this was, undoubtely, the first time he was seeing it in action. Looking at the amount of blood he understood why the girl had brought it from home. It made Ryuusei relieved, not having to see someone he held dearly hurting her own body in front of him; at the same time it made him sad thinking that all that blood came from Rin, that she had to hurt herself in order to do something for Ryuusei. But it was her wish and because of that, Ryuusei wouldn't ask anything about it - it would be direspectful.

It was like seeing an artist at work. An angel that had to build its own wings. Knowing Rin, such comparison felt kind of poetic. Looking at the process with close attention, the boy kept his mouth shut until Rin herself decided to say something herself. Then she talked.

Flying? he repeated in a question sounding manner.

Any other normal person would be very reluctant in accepting such proposal, even with Rinkusu assuring Ryuu that she wasn't going to let him fall. Such fear would have factual basis: Ryuusei was much taller and heavier than Rin. Adding the harness that would be even more weight for Rin to be pushing across the sky. However, Ryuusei's response was a simple word.

Okay, he said as he began attachiing the harness to himself. There was no fear or no doubt - just 100% commitment and trust.

The ascention was slow and quiet, Thankfully Ryuusei was never afraid of heights: that would've been a problem. As they kept going higher and higher, the class 1-A Vice-President didn't look up once, surprisingly. He just kept looking down, like he was naturally and unconsciously attracted to it. The city looked so small, the world looked so small. How can people not understand how small they are? How can he not understand it himself? Looking down at that bonfire of dreams allowed Ryuu to put things in perspective.

It when Rinkusu spoke again that Ryuusei looked up, at both her and the sky... and the stars.

Yeah - he began by saying in a low tone - I think that we'll be able to do that. Together.

It was calm up there, even if Rinkusu could hold that height for much longer and would soon need to go back to the top of the building. It reminded Ryuusei of the time he and Rin went to the abandoned theatre - it was as if, for some moments, time had stop just for them, just so they could see the stars.

Notes: Cuuuuute.
Words: 492.
Tags: Rin Kurama