a/n: this is gonna be another texting chapter 😗✌️ (side note, time stamps of each convo are all approximate)
"you only pass through my city every once in a million seconds on a broken clock. yet we talk like we're living only miles, only minutes from another just around the block."
noya's first day in italy:
(italy: 6am, japan: 1pm)
noya: my plane just landed and i'm at the airport!! i can't believe i'm in italy now!!
asahi: yeah that's great! did you get any sleep on the plane?
noya: yeah, a bit
noya: it's kind of weird though, because i left at 9 at night and now it's way early in the morning (i think i saw a clock saying 6am here??) even though back in japan it's still early afternoon 🤔
asahi: yeah, time zones can get a little funky like that
noya: yeah, i should probably reset my phone's clock as well
noya: wait!! i just realized that this would technically be the morning of the day before i left because of time zones??
asahi: no, it would be the morning after you left, technically??? cuz italy is only behind 7hours
asahi: also it doesn't rlly work like that, it's not time travel
noya: lmao, guess ur right
noya: anyway, i gotta go find my luggage and get to my rental apartment
noya: even though i managed to sleep a little, i'm still tired as hecc
asahi: yeah, a 16 hour flight probably takes it out of you
asahi: but try not to sleep for too long, because then it'll be harder to get used to the time zone later
noya: alright, i'll try!!
noya: although i'm in florence now, and i've got about a two hour car trip ahead of me to get to the cinque terre, so i might be able to sleep on the way there
asahi: alright, but be careful falling asleep in a cab, it could be dangerous
noya: yeah yeah i know, and i'll probably try to stay awake anyways
noya: but i'll text you when i get there
asahi: alright, have a(nother) safe trip!!
noya: i will, thanks!! 🥰
asahi: 😘
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~2 hours later:
(italy: 8am, japan: 3pm)
noya: i made it!! i'm at the apartment and i'm very hungry but i'm also very tired, but there's no food here which means i'd have to go out and get something 😔
asahi: i'm sure it won't be too hard to go out and get some food real quick then come back and take a nap, right?
noya: i guess you're right 😔
noya: i just hope myself and the people here can stumble through enough english to communicate, cuz i can't remember any of the italian i worked on rn
asahi: if u can't remember the italian, how can u still remember any english??
noya: well the english has been ingrained since a young age, even if i struggled a bit, it still stuck in my head
noya: however i've only been learning italian for about a year so that's more slippery
asahi: yeah i guess that makes sense
asahi: well, good luck finding food, but i gotta go, i'm technically still at work so 😳
noya: hey! you shouldn't be on your phone then! 😠
asahi: texting you is important enough though
noya: you're gonna make me act up 😳💕
noya: anyways, imma try to acquire some sustenance now and hopefully all goes well and i can take a nap afterwards
asahi: right, well again good luck!! and don't nap for too long, try to keep it around an hour!
noya: alright, you're no fun, but i guess it makes sense
noya: bye bye, talk later
asahi: talk later :)
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approximately 2 weeks later:
(italy: 12pm, japan: 7pm)
noya: i finally tried italian pizza!! and it's so much better than japanese pizza!!!
asahi: ??you've been in italy for like?? two weeks already??? how have you not tried it yet??
noya: 🤷♂️
noya: idk ig i just wanted to try more local and 'exotic' cuisines first
asahi: that makes sense
noya: yeah
noya: and i actually made friends with a fisherman!!! and i got to go fishing with him one day it was really fun!!
asahi: wow sounds exciting!! did you catch anything?
noya: yeah, but it slipped off the line 😭
asahi: rest in peace 😪
asahi: i mean i guess it's good for the fish but-
noya: yeah 😂
noya: but anyways !! it's a pretty small town here and it feels like i've talked to nearly everyone!! it's really helping my italian skills tho, i'm nearly fluent by now 😏
noya: well maybe not fluent, but i can hold a good conversation
noya: i probably couldn't go into detail about certain specific professions or anything tho
noya: just start talking about how physics works in italian, nah, too complicated
noya: but i can ask what's been going on recently, how're the kids, nice weather we're having, did you catch the new episode of that one show? oh your dog's still missing? that's sad, i'll keep an eye out, basic stuff like that
asahi: that's really good though! i'm not much one for learning other languages, so you're still doing better than me 👍
noya: ha yeah thx
asahi: now SUGA on the other hand,,, he's learning english, french, italian, AND spanish
asahi: and he says once he's mastered those, he might wanna learn more 😤
noya: damn suga, making me look bad, that overachiever
asahi: i guess 😂 he just wants to be able to talk to a lot of people or something
noya: makes sense
noya: and he's probably tryna flex on everyone, watch him break out into fifteen different languages at the high school reunion
asahi: lmao i could see him doing that
noya: right?
noya: but i think my pizza's gonna get cold, so i gotta go eat it real quick 😳
asahi: :o
asahi: you stopped eating to talk to me?
noya: well duh, you're more important to me than some food
noya: food can wait
asahi: 🥺💕
noya: 🥰
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1 week later:
(italy: 8pm, japan: 3am)
noya: la luna é bella, vero? ☺️😌
asahi: ?? i don't understand?
asahi: and i'm too lazy for google translate 😔😔
noya: 😳👉👈
noya: what r u doing awake tho?? it's 3am for u??
asahi: 😳
:::
asahi: suga are you awake
suga: yep
asahi: you're still working on italian, right?
suga: yeah, started a while ago since i feel confident enough with french to put that on hold for a bit
asahi: ok, what does "la luna é bella, vero?" mean?? noya just texted it to me and i'm too lazy to paste it into google translate
suga: too lazy to translate but un-lazy enough to ask me about it??
asahi: asking you doesn't require leaving this app
suga: eh fair enough
suga: but are you sure that's what he said?😳
asahi: yep, positive
suga: alright, well what it means,,,
suga: 月が綺麗ですね?
asahi: HUH?!!!
asahi: ARE YOU SURE?!!
suga: yes, approximately
suga: google isn't 100% accurate, but that's pretty much it
asahi: i'm!!! what do i say to that??
suga: well i mean,, probably 死んでもいいわ
suga: but if u wanna reply to him in italian, it would be "posso morire felice"
asahi: ahhhh
asahi: ok thanks suga, i'll try even tho i'm rlly nervous 😳
suga: that's my boy! i believe in you!! 🥰👍
:::
asahi: posso morire felice
noya: :o
noya: wait i thought you didn't want to google translate??
asahi: i changed my mind 😉
noya: alrighty then 😏
noya: but you should probably go to sleep now, it's late 😳
asahi: yeah, i'll try soon 😔
noya: ok, goodnight then, love you 💕💕
asahi: night, love you too 🥰
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three days later:
(italy: 7am, japan, 2pm)
noya: so uh i was trying to make breakfast and i
noya: i burned the pot and the water 😳
asahi: noya, sweetie,,,
asahi: how did that even happen???
noya: i think i didn't put enough water 😔
asahi: only /you/ could burn water 😔
noya: thanks 🤩
asahi: well good luck with that, but i have a rush order i need to work on, so
i gotta get back to work
noya: oh shoot i always forget to check the time in japan before i text
noya: bye, good luck with work!!
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four days later:
(italy: 1pm, japan: 8pm)
noya: fourth week in italy, made it to rome, school starts next week 😗✌️
asahi: hotel? trivago
noya: i-
noya: ok 😂
noya: i'm looking forward to sight seeing tho
asahi: make sure to send me some pics
noya: will do 👌
noya: when i have time tho, i'll probably have to do all my tourist-y stuff this week
asahi: lmao, imagine still being a student 🤪
noya: you were a student just last year!!
asahi: true, but i am no longer a student, i have a job now 😌✨
noya: haha imagine having a job
noya: you know, that didn't quite pack the punch i was looking for
asahi: 😂
asahi: btw, have you eaten lunch yet today?
noya: have you eaten dinner???
asahi: yes, now answer the question
noya: uh,,, with all the time of moving from monterosso to rome, i've been a little preoccupied, i haven't had much time...
asahi: noya!! you need to eat!!! don't make me fly all the way to italy just to make sure you're taking care of yourself 😠😤
noya: i guess i'll find some food then,,,
asahi: good!! and stay hydrated too!!!
noya: i will, thanks, love you 💕
asahi: love you too 💖
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sunday, april 7th. one day before start of term:
(italy: 3pm, japan: 10pm)
asahi: i was listening to this song, and thought of you
asahi: *attached 'adore you' by harry styles*
noya: omg ily 🥺💕
noya: actually, i was listening to this song and thought of YOU
noya: *attached 'doubt' by twenty one pilots*
asahi: i-
asahi: thanks -.-
noya: heehee love you
asahi: yeah, love you too 🙄
noya: 😘
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i'm too lazy to write more in between convos, so here's one week before noya returns to japan:
(italy: 11pm, japan, 6am)
noya: asahi r u awake yet??
noya: i'm so excited to come back next week, i don't wanna sleep 🤩
asahi: yeah just woke up a couple minutes ago
asahi: you should sleep tho
asahi: just think- if u sleep, the time will seem to go faster and you're that much closer to coming back!!
asahi: i miss you too, but you still need to take care of yourself 💕
noya: alright fine, i'll sleep 😒
asahi: good, i love you 🥰
noya: love you too, goodnight 😘
asahi: goodnight 😂💖
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one week later:
(italy: 1am, japan: 8am)
noya: i'm so tired 😔😴
noya: but excited!!
noya: i'm at the airport, and they're gonna start boarding soon
noya: just ~16 more hours then i can be home!! and see you and everyone!!
asahi: i'm excited too, i missed you! 💝✨
noya: oop, gotta go now, my sections boarding
noya: see you soon!
asahi: see you soon, love you! 🥰
noya: love you too 🤩💓
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approximately 16 hours later:
(japan: 12am (midnight))
noya: plane just touched down!! i'm waiting for a good opening to grab my carry on and get outta here, but there's a lot of people in the aisles :/
asahi: yeah, that seems like a pain 😅
asahi: but i'll see you soon !!
noya: see me soon???
noya: are you AT the airport???
asahi: 😉🤫
noya: :o
noya: hold up i see an opening so imma shove my way thru
noya: talk in a bit
asahi: talk later 🤠