darkearth | (no subject)

[Sorry, Riku. Own up to your love triangle, it's fine.] If he's okay with it, I think it's fine. [He's not judging you or anything, is what he means.] His heart is very full of light. Maybe he needs to give it to two people instead of one.

[Or, like, everybody.]

It's strange... I never thought of... being that way with someone. Sharing them.

It's not like I planned this to happen or something.

[ Gosh, senpai. Cue the groan.]

It just... sort of happened.

[ To which he looks over to Terra then. ]

Guess this means you're not so open to sharing Aqua with someone else?

Wha-What?!

[He looks shocked at first. Heck no! Not Aqua! But... Riku does it and seems okay? And he doesn’t want to say something that could insult Riku and Sora and Squall’s consenting choice. His face heats up furiously, and he glances away. The answer is as embarrassing as it seems.]

I don’t know... I can’t think of anyone else who would... [She was beautiful, excuse him! How had she not been dating already?] If she wanted... If she loved someone else, I guess... if I knew who they were...

How do you and Squall... “share”? Do you get jealous?

Well, first off, it's not like we just sit around and talk about it with each other.

[ Gosh, senpai part 2. But, it does have Riku glance up to the sky for a moment. ]

To be honest, this probably wouldn't work like it is if I was how I was when I first arrived here.

[ A beat, he smiles a bit sheepishly over to Terra. ]

Wasn't the friendliest of people to be around.

[Well, why the hell not, kohai? Clearly, two sharers in a poly relationship should sit around and talk about their sharee?]

Did it...? [Terra doesn't seem to be ready to judge Riku for anything. He's only curious. Mostly.] When you first came to this world. Sora was here, right? Had they already...? [Yikes.]

Were you... jealous? What made you change your mind?

[ Yeah. YIKES is right. ]

Of course I was jealous. Wouldn't you be if you had feelings for Aqua and then found out she was already with someone else?

[ He knows you would be, senpai. Even if you did your best to hide it much like Riku tried to do. ]

As for what changed my mind... I don't know. I guess with after swimming through the darkness in a manner of speaking and pulling Sora out of it... I just wasn't the same person I used to be back then. Back when I was blinding myself from the light.

[Scolded, Terra makes the worst puppy-eyed face Riku has probably ever seen, and Riku should definitey feel bad about it. Now Terra, in all his newly aquainted honeymoon love, has to think about Aqua loving someone else. He’s sad.]

It doesn’t bother you because... Sora is happy, right? [He’s a dumbass, but he can still understand. He’s done things for other’s happiness too.] You know... here, [He touches his chest over his heart.] he loves you, too.

Right?

I know.

[ He says that so... bluntly? Matter of fact? But, after a moment, he chuckles a little sheepishly to himself. ]

We've been through so much together. I couldn't always see it before because of how I used to be. But I know he does.

It still must be hard to share.

[Sharing someone's love and heart, even if it isn't something... divided, like a pie. More like a fountain two people are having to both stand in.]

I know it has to bother you sometimes. I think... even if I did get use to it... it would bother me sometimes, too.

[ Riku gives a glance over to Terra at the assumption that "sharing Sora" must bother him still, if even a little. Is he wrong? ]

I don't really think it's anything you'll have to worry about. [ ~~maybe if zack shows up~~ ] You and Aqua... I mean... [ don't mind him as he just rubs at the back of his neck all awkward. ] ...you seem pretty close to each other?