4 ❀ 花吐き病

[konnosuke]

H A N A H A K I ✿

Hanahaki is a fictional disease in which the victim coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. It ends when the beloved returns their feelings (romantic love only; strong friendship is not enough), or when the victim dies. It can be cured through surgical removal, but when the infection is removed, the victim's romantic feelings for their love also disappear.

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[tosa]

( He's glad that Izuminokami is able to keep the conversation going. It makes this easier for him because he can save his words without having to break the silence. He's also hopeful that their chores will be easier today. He isn't sure if he can keep up with any difficult labor today. It's getting harder to breathe these days and he wonders how much worse it's going to get.

He tries to keep his part of the conversation between coughs. He exclaims how easy their work is going and tease Izuminokami about getting dirty. But he's still quieter than he would usually be. He can feel Izuminokami watching him and it seems to make it worse, his chest aching the more aware he becomes.

He covers his mouth, coughing again and again into his hands. Something is coming up and he tries to hold it back. It's hard to breathe between the coughs and he gasps.

Not now. Not in front of Izuminokami of all people. )

[fushichou]

[Fieldwork is always dirty. That's just par for the course. But it sucks even if Kanesada knows it's always going to be that way. So, yeah, his clothes are going to get a little bit muddy, thanks to the rain, and soil has already found its way beneath his nails, even though he's only been out here for, what, five? Ten minutes?

Mutsunokami doesn't let it slide, either, and though he means to keep an eye out for another coughing fit, he can't help but kindly tell the other sword to fuck off anyway. A man has his pride! His honor! Just let him get these radishes in peace!

He's in the process of tugging a pretty sizable radish free when Mutsunokami finally coughs again. Only worse than he had at first. Kanesada abandons his toils and moves to Mutsunokami's side to lightly beat on his back. For all the snapping he does at Mutsunokami, it's clear he's struggling with something in his body. He can't just sit by and watch him suffer.]

[tosa]

( The coughing doesn't stop and his chest hurts. He can feel whatever it is spreading through out him and he tries to bow away from Izuminokami. He doesn't need his pity. It just makes it worse and finally, there's one, strong cough. Something's come up and through his fingers, a red petal falls. His hand shoots out to catch it, hopefully, before Izuminokami can see. )