;laksjdf;alskdjfasdjf NONONONONONONONONONONO I AM LITERALLY SCREAMING YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
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UGH.
JUST. WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT. i've spoken to like three people in fandom on lj so far (bc i r n00b hurhur) so i don't think we know each other but we must know each other BECAUSE EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT AIMIYA IS IN THIS FIC??? even stuff that wasn't in my sign-up??? like. you wrote in that elegantly sparse style I love best, you included the RL references I love most, AND THE BIT ABOUT LITTLE AIBA DRAGGING AROUND LITTLER NINO WHEN THEY WERE KIDS AND NINO NOT ACTUALLY HATING IT IS MY FAVORITE HEAD CANON. oh man.
KAY HERE COME THE QUOTES:
Nino lets him drag them to the sofa, and Aiba likes how Nino is shorter than him, how it lets Nino reach up to him.
height difference ngh how did you know i was into this
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When Nino genuinely resisted, Aiba flopped on the bed, and Nino asked in an empty little voice, what keeps people from being separated?
just the fact that he asks what keeps people from being apart rather than together means so much to me
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He grabbed a red marker from Nino’s desk and drew a circle around his pinky finger, drew another circle around Nino’s, and linked their fingers together.
RED STRING SOULMATES DO YOU KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHICH I DIG THIS
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Nino is in the middle of telling a funny story, one that causes him to cover his mouth and clutch his sides as he almost doubles over laughing. Aiba laughs with him and notices how the crow’s feet appear at the corners of Nino’s eyes when he laughs, how his arm covers his mouth and the tip of his nose but not the mole on his chin, how Nino’s smooth, pale neck shakes at his efforts to stifle his laughter, how his eyes twinkle with amusement as the light hits them.
this is such a lovely way of showing how someone in love sees the person he's in love with
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“There are lots of people I’m on good terms with, but only a few I’d go out of my way to meet up with. But Aiba –”
Aiba doesn’t move, his eyes fixated on watching the reflection of the sun in Nino’s eyes.
“I’d go out of my way to see you.”
THIS REFERENCE. FOREVER FAV
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He was the brave one when they were kids, but Nino has always been better at finding cures for his loneliness.
gorgeous ♥
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Nino’s text comes three days later. Have you eaten yet?
Aiba rereads it thrice before answering, just to make sure. Not yet.
I’m coming, Nino replies. Save me some food.
THIS REFERENCE TOO BE STILL MY HEART
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and and and JUST. every time nino blushes. and the fact that aiba doesn't give up or force nino into a decision despite how much he's aching for one. and when the red string came back in the end OH. MY. GOD. i am so weak towards fics with something wonderful from the beginning resurfacing at the very end. honestly, reading this fic was like putting on a dress that was tape-measured and tailor-made just for me because everything fit so well into EXACTLY what i love best. WE NEED TO HAVE A WORD AFTER THE REVEALS GO UP, Y/Y??? i owe you lots and lots.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. this was fantastic. ♥
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LIKE
UGH.
JUST. WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT. i've spoken to like three people in fandom on lj so far (bc i r n00b hurhur) so i don't think we know each other but we must know each other BECAUSE EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT AIMIYA IS IN THIS FIC??? even stuff that wasn't in my sign-up??? like. you wrote in that elegantly sparse style I love best, you included the RL references I love most, AND THE BIT ABOUT LITTLE AIBA DRAGGING AROUND LITTLER NINO WHEN THEY WERE KIDS AND NINO NOT ACTUALLY HATING IT IS MY FAVORITE HEAD CANON. oh man.
KAY HERE COME THE QUOTES:
Nino lets him drag them to the sofa, and Aiba likes how Nino is shorter than him, how it lets Nino reach up to him.
height difference ngh how did you know i was into this
-
When Nino genuinely resisted, Aiba flopped on the bed, and Nino asked in an empty little voice, what keeps people from being separated?
just the fact that he asks what keeps people from being apart rather than together means so much to me
-
He grabbed a red marker from Nino’s desk and drew a circle around his pinky finger, drew another circle around Nino’s, and linked their fingers together.
RED STRING SOULMATES DO YOU KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHICH I DIG THIS
-
Nino is in the middle of telling a funny story, one that causes him to cover his mouth and clutch his sides as he almost doubles over laughing. Aiba laughs with him and notices how the crow’s feet appear at the corners of Nino’s eyes when he laughs, how his arm covers his mouth and the tip of his nose but not the mole on his chin, how Nino’s smooth, pale neck shakes at his efforts to stifle his laughter, how his eyes twinkle with amusement as the light hits them.
this is such a lovely way of showing how someone in love sees the person he's in love with
-
“There are lots of people I’m on good terms with, but only a few I’d go out of my way to meet up with. But Aiba –”
Aiba doesn’t move, his eyes fixated on watching the reflection of the sun in Nino’s eyes.
“I’d go out of my way to see you.”
THIS REFERENCE. FOREVER FAV
-
He was the brave one when they were kids, but Nino has always been better at finding cures for his loneliness.
gorgeous ♥
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Nino’s text comes three days later. Have you eaten yet?
Aiba rereads it thrice before answering, just to make sure. Not yet.
I’m coming, Nino replies. Save me some food.
THIS REFERENCE TOO BE STILL MY HEART
-
and and and JUST. every time nino blushes. and the fact that aiba doesn't give up or force nino into a decision despite how much he's aching for one. and when the red string came back in the end OH. MY. GOD. i am so weak towards fics with something wonderful from the beginning resurfacing at the very end. honestly, reading this fic was like putting on a dress that was tape-measured and tailor-made just for me because everything fit so well into EXACTLY what i love best. WE NEED TO HAVE A WORD AFTER THE REVEALS GO UP, Y/Y??? i owe you lots and lots.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. this was fantastic. ♥