[ nonono. no taking it out on yato. he does enough dumb shit that she DOES need to get on his case for. this is just hiyori being upset. not because of him.

and he's good even if it can't ease her pain every time. as long as he's here, he makes things more bearable. that's why she didn't want to let it get to her.

it did, anyway. she let it.

yet yato says it's okay. it's okay. right now, it doesn't feel okay but she knows he's right. it's not really her fault but god damn it feels like it.

if shitty things kept happening when he met her, though... maybe she should let him go...? if only he wasn't holding her so tightly. if only it didn't feel so good to be in his arms, in his orbit. ]

Y - Yato... [ that's the problem, too. she doesn't know if they can realistically get married at home! this is the place. here. regardless, her cheeks redden and she reaches up to cup his face. ]

Swear to Yatogami?

[ she flashes him a small smile, thumbs on the corner of his mouth. one skims across his cheek as her smile dims. ]

... I still want to get married here. I have a dress I really like already and I was thinking we could use all those paper cranes you folded to decorate the ceiling. And... and like you said, maybe Ereshkigal will come back. Maybe even Ishmael will come back. Maybe Wriothesley and Elysium, too.

[ probably not. right now, she'd rather think they will, though. ]

What'd be really great is if Yukine-kun and Nora popped in for a little bit. Kofuku and Daikoku. Bishamon and Kazuma. My family, Yama and Ami. Once it was over, they could go back home. Haha...

[ though she's laughing, a few more tears stream down her cheeks. ]