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[ he's not really surprised to come home to an empty house, even on a saturday. he doesn't even need to call riku to know where he is; instead, he rolls his eyes to the ceiling in a long-suffering manner as he moves over the kitchen table to set the costco-bought cookies for riku's monday class. then he goes about his usual rituals: checking the fridge, making a note on the portable white-board on what they need to go shopping for, pouring himself a bowl of cereal & peeking in the bathroom to check on the ducks.

he spends a good ten minutes petting them (quack, quack) before he remembers the cereal -- now soggy. but he eats it anyway, slipping on his reading glasses to flip through the latest science journal that sora had received a free subscription while tucked into the corner of the couch, waiting for riku to get home. ]

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[ slowly grows more relaxed, even if his expression says otherwise. ]

What do you even want me to say?

[ keeps up the massaging as he hums in consideration. ]

Put on your teacher act?

It's not an act. It's a way of life.

One that you needed training for?

[ tilts his head a little to look up at him. ]

I'm a natural.

[ scratches at the scalp gently. ]

And braver than most, going back to high school.

[ closes his eyes. ]

It's not so bad if you missed a few years of it. After all, I get to boss people around this time.

[ leans forward to press a quick kiss to the top of riku's forehead. ]

Yeah, that's true. It's so fun you even go on Saturdays.

[ clenches his fist, looking somewhat determined. ]

I do it for the good of the people. It's like saving the world all over again.

Saving the world, one teenager at a time.

[ & at that very moment he pokes his head back into the living room. ]

HEY GUYS I THINK YOUR SOUP'S BURNING.

[ sits upright at his words, not even saying anything to tony as he runs off to save ~~rob's precious~~ the soup. ]

. . . !!

[ all but darts after riku, wanting to check up on the ~~precious~~ soup as well. ]

[ laughs and trails after them, stopping only when they all arrive. peers over rob's head. smiles widely as riku turns off the burner with his shoulders sagging slightly. ]

That sucks!

[ & he stares at the pot with this face. ]

[ stirs it a little bit, feeling only slightly hopeful as he says: ]

It's still good. Probably.

No. It's ruined.

[ tilts his entire body to try and get a good look at rob's face. ]

I CAN HELP MAKE MORE. I cook sometimes with my aunt and uncle!

[ shakes his head morosely. ]

. . . I'm going to go check on the ducks.

Are you sure Mrs Riku? I'll do it! For the sake of mankind!

Mister.

[ turns to riku, still looking morose, then turns away to walk out of the kitchen & toward the bathroom where the ducks are waiting. ]

[ ditches riku to instead follow rob. ]

What kind of soup do you like? I like tomato and rice soup! And chicken noodle! OH and sometimes this weird one my aunt makes but she makes the best food EVER EVER it's so delicious you should come try it sometime!

Ask her to pack you some and give it to Riku. He'll bring it home.

OKAY I'LL DO THAT you'll like it a lot if you like soup a lot! What other kind of food do you like? I like sandwiches! Tuna sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, ham sandwiches...!

I like most sandwiches too. Riku makes good ones.