[ but then it gets worse. the first few petals of white gardenias were one thing, but over the course of a few days izumi gets assaulted with a couple new breeds of flowers, and it feels as though his lungs are being clenched with rose thorns - and he knows it's from roses because he'd hacked up a couple of red petals from the eponymous flower lately.
he stays put in the apartment, of course, claiming that he's fine and that his cold had just gotten worse. he cannot in good conscience tell leo about the flowers even though it's getting hard to hide the splotches of blood from his clothing every time he gets a coughing fit - and that might be one of the reasons why it's becoming more difficult to breathe lately.
so one day, he decides to tell him. he isn't sure what to tell him, but it's a start, and izumi's all-too aware that it's always his own fault why things like this keep happening to him. leo's out and about by the time it dawns on izumi, so izumi bundles up and leaves the apartment to look for him, as he always does. he'd check into various places like heavenly blanc, lemon cello, and even the beach for any sign of him, but he doesn't stay in one place for too long, not wanting to waste any time -- though he will stop and catch his breath when someone calls for him.
his one last hope was the warped version of school, and he'd remembered just now that there's a leyline flowing by the fountain. he'd put the entire mental network on mute for his own sanity, but he might lose it at any moment, so he taps into the network with a broken-sounding: ]
Leo...-kun...
[ before passing out.
except not really, but izumi will be found slumped over at the fountain, taking deep labored breaths with one hand in the cold water to keep himself awake. ]
flowers
he stays put in the apartment, of course, claiming that he's fine and that his cold had just gotten worse. he cannot in good conscience tell leo about the flowers even though it's getting hard to hide the splotches of blood from his clothing every time he gets a coughing fit - and that might be one of the reasons why it's becoming more difficult to breathe lately.
so one day, he decides to tell him. he isn't sure what to tell him, but it's a start, and izumi's all-too aware that it's always his own fault why things like this keep happening to him. leo's out and about by the time it dawns on izumi, so izumi bundles up and leaves the apartment to look for him, as he always does. he'd check into various places like heavenly blanc, lemon cello, and even the beach for any sign of him, but he doesn't stay in one place for too long, not wanting to waste any time -- though he will stop and catch his breath when someone calls for him.
his one last hope was the warped version of school, and he'd remembered just now that there's a leyline flowing by the fountain. he'd put the entire mental network on mute for his own sanity, but he might lose it at any moment, so he taps into the network with a broken-sounding: ]
Leo...-kun...
[ before passing out.
except not really, but izumi will be found slumped over at the fountain, taking deep labored breaths with one hand in the cold water to keep himself awake. ]