[ even with the golden eyes akin to his own, ryuu's surprised to see wataru on the other end of the call at all - you can't just pop up looking so beautiful on the fly like this?! his poor heart. ]
Wataru-kun? - aah, my arms? Sure...! Is something wrong?
Wataru-kun? - aah, my arms? Sure...! Is something wrong?
Ryuunosuke-kun, are you home?
Sorry, this is quite sudden and after a long bit of silence, isn't it? Quite a few things happened, as I'm sure you know... But I'd like to return those clothes to you that I had borrowed.
If you'd like, I could also bring some tea? Do you like tea? I was hoping we could spend some time together, if it's not too much trouble, so let me know. ♪
Sorry, this is quite sudden and after a long bit of silence, isn't it? Quite a few things happened, as I'm sure you know... But I'd like to return those clothes to you that I had borrowed.
If you'd like, I could also bring some tea? Do you like tea? I was hoping we could spend some time together, if it's not too much trouble, so let me know. ♪
[About 12 hours after everyone leaves for the fox village, Ren is getting bored and there's not necessarily enough going on for him to need to be all over the controls at all times (or at least not enough that he can't operate speech-to-text), so clearly the solution to this is texting people he knows.]
ryuuuu
i'm bored
and angry white snakes keep trying to eat people o~(´ﾛ｀)
tell me a story or something
[Apparently the angry white snakes need to be more interesting. Also he definitely had to actually type in that kaomoji.]
ryuuuu
i'm bored
and angry white snakes keep trying to eat people o~(´ﾛ｀)
tell me a story or something
[Apparently the angry white snakes need to be more interesting. Also he definitely had to actually type in that kaomoji.]
i just realised i wrote video in the first top instead of text, gj me
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thedarkbond
- 2019-08-25 11:21 (UTC) - Expandi was going to video and then i remembered i wanted text shitposts
thedarkbond
- 2019-08-26 12:09 (UTC) - Expand[ direct, straight to the point. ryuu probably is used to tenn's texting style by now. ]
Ryuu. What's your apartment number?
Ryuu. What's your apartment number?
Ryuu. Why the fuck do I have wolf ears?
[A picture is included.]
[A picture is included.]
action; nightmares nightmares (some vague time when keito isn't home)
finethanks
2019-10-06 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[It had been nice, sharing tea with Ryuunosuke and going on about the backgrounds of it, the uses, the history. Idle chatter, just something to distract himself from the usual thoughts. Eichi is sure that he's being obvious with his need for company, despite not saying a word of any of it aloud. Besides, Ryuu is good at reading people... Maybe that's how he gets away with asking him to spend the night. It was asked only half jokingly, playfully, anything to lighten the tone of it and make it sound not nearly as hopeful as it is. Still, it was accepted.
How nice.
Still, even Ryuu's warm body resting next to him isn't enough to chase away his thoughts as he sleeps. Once again, it's the same dream as always. He fights, and fights, and fights so hard, so long, that he jumps right over the sun and into the darkness beyond. That's what it feels like here, alone on this stage. He can't be the only one having this nightmare, right? They all must be too. Hiyori, Nagisa... Tsumugi...
He calls for them, but they don't come. As always... And as his despair rises, he tries more desperately to call, confused by the warmth of Ryuu's body beside him. Please, he thinks, reaching out for anything he can, save me from this! Even if he deserves it, he can't take it, he can't stand it...
In reality, he's reached out and clutched onto Ryuu without realizing it, eyebrows furrowing, heartbeat racing enough that his breathing is unsteady. But he's still deep in this nightmare. It's changing, now, compared to normal. So many new faces, and yet all of them turn and disappear, one by one. In the end, he's still alone. No one can hear him.
He's trying so hard to call out that even in reality, in this bed, his lips part and he speaks, soft and mumbled from sleep even if it feels like he's shouting it.]
Save me...
[Even there, even someone kind like Ryuu that he's seeing right in front of him... He's surrounded by the rest of TRIGGER. He doesn't hear him at all, turns, and vanishes like the rest. Reality all snaps back at that, and he gasps, releasing Ryuu and pulling the hand back to himself to his own chest. His heart is pounding... He's got sweat along the sides of his face, and he's blinking away tears. He'll be more aware in a minute.]
How nice.
Still, even Ryuu's warm body resting next to him isn't enough to chase away his thoughts as he sleeps. Once again, it's the same dream as always. He fights, and fights, and fights so hard, so long, that he jumps right over the sun and into the darkness beyond. That's what it feels like here, alone on this stage. He can't be the only one having this nightmare, right? They all must be too. Hiyori, Nagisa... Tsumugi...
He calls for them, but they don't come. As always... And as his despair rises, he tries more desperately to call, confused by the warmth of Ryuu's body beside him. Please, he thinks, reaching out for anything he can, save me from this! Even if he deserves it, he can't take it, he can't stand it...
In reality, he's reached out and clutched onto Ryuu without realizing it, eyebrows furrowing, heartbeat racing enough that his breathing is unsteady. But he's still deep in this nightmare. It's changing, now, compared to normal. So many new faces, and yet all of them turn and disappear, one by one. In the end, he's still alone. No one can hear him.
He's trying so hard to call out that even in reality, in this bed, his lips part and he speaks, soft and mumbled from sleep even if it feels like he's shouting it.]
Save me...
[Even there, even someone kind like Ryuu that he's seeing right in front of him... He's surrounded by the rest of TRIGGER. He doesn't hear him at all, turns, and vanishes like the rest. Reality all snaps back at that, and he gasps, releasing Ryuu and pulling the hand back to himself to his own chest. His heart is pounding... He's got sweat along the sides of his face, and he's blinking away tears. He'll be more aware in a minute.]
[ what follows isn't silence or darkness or the empty chill of facing the night alone, but warm, dry hands. propped up on one elbow, ryuu's reached out to take eichi's cheek in his palm and steady him. he doesn't lean too far in, giving him the space to breathe, to settle into his snap awake. instead, he just tries to tether him to reality - to the bed their sharing, the fact that he's here. ]
Hey. You're okay.
[ his voice is thick with both sleep and concern, but also low and soothing. ryuu's been around eichi enough by now to know that his sleeping is sometimes fitful, but the way he'd latched onto him like a man drowning had caught him off guard this time. his words, the uneven rhythm of his breathing, the dampness on his face... it grips at his heart enough to burn his drowsiness away. but if he's awake, he can provide direction. he can show eichi where the surface is, through the unkind thoughts that must be flowing through his head, the anxieties and regrets like an undertow.
shifting, ryuu draws the edge of his thumb over his cheek. ]
It was just a bad dream.
Hey. You're okay.
[ his voice is thick with both sleep and concern, but also low and soothing. ryuu's been around eichi enough by now to know that his sleeping is sometimes fitful, but the way he'd latched onto him like a man drowning had caught him off guard this time. his words, the uneven rhythm of his breathing, the dampness on his face... it grips at his heart enough to burn his drowsiness away. but if he's awake, he can provide direction. he can show eichi where the surface is, through the unkind thoughts that must be flowing through his head, the anxieties and regrets like an undertow.
shifting, ryuu draws the edge of his thumb over his cheek. ]
It was just a bad dream.
[ First of all, Ayer made sure Ryuu's home first for this. When he knows Ryuu's inside of his apartment room, he takes the chance to hurry and set everything up in the hallway. He sets down something small at the doorway, making sure everything is all right.
Ayer's internally dying. He doesn't know why he did this on impulse. Well, he does have a reason but… this is still really impulsive. What if Ryuu ends up not appreciating it? He might be one of the nicest guys around here, but who really knows what he's thinking? But Ayer did it for a reason. He just hopes this is going to be okay.
His gift, you see, is a tiny (fat, round) companion that will hopefully lessen the idol's lonely moments or needs to dote over someone. Yes, it looks like a toy, but it's not actually a toy. No, it's not an actual cupcake either, but it is dressed like a cupcake.
Ayer tries to hush and calm the little guy with small pets, trying to get the round snowball to sit still while he rings the doorbell. No, he's not leaving his name on a card or something. Just the pup in a cupcake wearing a strawberry hat. The bell rings and he quickly jets the scene. You'll never find him out. Happy birthday and whatever!! ]
Ayer's internally dying. He doesn't know why he did this on impulse. Well, he does have a reason but… this is still really impulsive. What if Ryuu ends up not appreciating it? He might be one of the nicest guys around here, but who really knows what he's thinking? But Ayer did it for a reason. He just hopes this is going to be okay.
His gift, you see, is a tiny (fat, round) companion that will hopefully lessen the idol's lonely moments or needs to dote over someone. Yes, it looks like a toy, but it's not actually a toy. No, it's not an actual cupcake either, but it is dressed like a cupcake.
Ayer tries to hush and calm the little guy with small pets, trying to get the round snowball to sit still while he rings the doorbell. No, he's not leaving his name on a card or something. Just the pup in a cupcake wearing a strawberry hat. The bell rings and he quickly jets the scene. You'll never find him out. Happy birthday and whatever!! ]
[ hearing his doorbell ring on this day isn't so much of a surprise, really. ryuu's had a few visitors and made a few plans, though all in all, it's a much calmer birthday than what he'd experience at home. it makes the differences between lunatia and tokyo stand out, but he's not unhappy. in fact, his mood is pretty sunny when he answers the door, only to find...
- no one?
or rather, no one in his line of sight, only the shuffling of paws and a slight whine from below cluing him in to where he ought to be looking. which is right down into the pleading eyes of a snowball dressed like a cupcake with a strawberry hat.
ryuu is instantly winded. ]
Oh! Hello! [ he kneels. ] Haha, how cute... you're not lost, are you?
[ he was sitting so well just now? beckoning him forward, he manages to scoop him up and get a bunch of puppy kisses for the effort. once standing again, ryuu looks this way and that, trying to see if there's anyone out in the hall who might have left him behind. no collar, no name... hmm. ]
Well, you can't stay out here. Come on in.
[ welcome home, cloud friend! ]
- no one?
or rather, no one in his line of sight, only the shuffling of paws and a slight whine from below cluing him in to where he ought to be looking. which is right down into the pleading eyes of a snowball dressed like a cupcake with a strawberry hat.
ryuu is instantly winded. ]
Oh! Hello! [ he kneels. ] Haha, how cute... you're not lost, are you?
[ he was sitting so well just now? beckoning him forward, he manages to scoop him up and get a bunch of puppy kisses for the effort. once standing again, ryuu looks this way and that, trying to see if there's anyone out in the hall who might have left him behind. no collar, no name... hmm. ]
Well, you can't stay out here. Come on in.
[ welcome home, cloud friend! ]
[At some point when Ryuu's home, there's a light, but clear knock at the door. Ren is the type of person to make sure people get a few shenanigans on their birthday, unsurprisingly, but all that shows itself when the door is opened is an innocent and nicely-wrapped present box on the doormat.
Unless one chooses to look into the corridor for more than 0.2 seconds, because Ren is hiding behind the side of a decorative indent in the wall. "Hiding" meaning "at least half of his upper body and face is very clearly visible".
He's the sneakiest, fight him.]
Unless one chooses to look into the corridor for more than 0.2 seconds, because Ren is hiding behind the side of a decorative indent in the wall. "Hiding" meaning "at least half of his upper body and face is very clearly visible".
He's the sneakiest, fight him.]
[ ryuu's a lover not a fighter, but also a dolt whose first instinct is to try and look around to find the source of the mystery box he's opened his apartment door to. and he's in luck! or some approximation of it.
with a laugh, ryuu doesn't look for long, instead kneeling to retrieve the box. ]
Hmm. I wonder. Am I going to have to open this by myself?
with a laugh, ryuu doesn't look for long, instead kneeling to retrieve the box. ]
Hmm. I wonder. Am I going to have to open this by myself?
[As in, she's lurking around outside his door wondering if she knocks, should she drop his gift and make a run for it and make it like a surprise!! Or actually give him the gift herself.
Alternatively, break in and leave his gift on his bed and then make a run for it and no one would know. But then someone else could be in so that would be awkward.
In the end, she just knocks.]
Alternatively, break in and leave his gift on his bed and then make a run for it and no one would know. But then someone else could be in so that would be awkward.
In the end, she just knocks.]
[ well, if he has to face an intruder, at least it'd be a cute one?
but luckily, ryuu is in, so no such force is necessary. most of his plans for the day had been impromptu, or short visits and gifts left behind. so he's already pretty cheery by the time he opens the door. ]
Oh, Sen! Hello. What can I do for you?
but luckily, ryuu is in, so no such force is necessary. most of his plans for the day had been impromptu, or short visits and gifts left behind. so he's already pretty cheery by the time he opens the door. ]
Oh, Sen! Hello. What can I do for you?
[Despite being part of the biggest unit at his school, and the scion to a huge financial conglomerate making his fame well known, this is something entirely different. High school level versus the real world, really. He's chosen the best disguise he could manage to meet up with Gaku, but even his baggier clothes are too fashionable, his face mask covers his mouth but not his bright blue eyes, and he's taken the hat off for his exit from this cake shop per Gaku's advice to have a picture taken by at least one person who's caught on.
Even when he slips the hat back on and tries to walk along, he stands out— the way he carries himself, that his clothes aren't as unassuming as they should be, and... he can't help it. He loves the attention. It's what he's always wanted, and so when a person or two calls out to him, he gives a gentle smile and a wave...
It's kind of like a chain reaction. Messages are being sent, more people are coming out of nowhere to ask him questions, and even if he always gracefully knows how to exit the conversation, he's not exactly fit to be moving quickly, and he doesn't have his usual limo from home. He ducks into the next store or shop to catch his breath, glancing quietly over his shoulder before he looks in and spots...]
Ah, Ryuu-kun? [Slender fingers tug his face mask down and beneath his chin so that he can smile at him, quickly moving away from the door and to peek at whatever he's getting up to in here. Coffee shop? Groceries?? Miscellaneous? It doesn't matter, he has no shame approaching in the middle.]
Even when he slips the hat back on and tries to walk along, he stands out— the way he carries himself, that his clothes aren't as unassuming as they should be, and... he can't help it. He loves the attention. It's what he's always wanted, and so when a person or two calls out to him, he gives a gentle smile and a wave...
It's kind of like a chain reaction. Messages are being sent, more people are coming out of nowhere to ask him questions, and even if he always gracefully knows how to exit the conversation, he's not exactly fit to be moving quickly, and he doesn't have his usual limo from home. He ducks into the next store or shop to catch his breath, glancing quietly over his shoulder before he looks in and spots...]
Ah, Ryuu-kun? [Slender fingers tug his face mask down and beneath his chin so that he can smile at him, quickly moving away from the door and to peek at whatever he's getting up to in here. Coffee shop? Groceries?? Miscellaneous? It doesn't matter, he has no shame approaching in the middle.]
[ at the sound of his name, ryuu turns away from the counter at the small café he'd stopped by while out running errands. of course, it'd been a familiar voice, but the sight of eichi in what was clearly meant to be a disguise has a smile flourishing across his face instantly. there's so much that rushes through him in such a small space of time - the amazing live, the days that followed where he hadn't seen eichi as much in person, but he kept up with the news, the interviews and appearances.
there's so much he's been experiencing since then. gladness, relief, so much pride... ryuu takes a step forward, looking as though he's making to say something before he abruptly stops short, pausing. with a glance aside and a low laugh, his voice drops.
he's used to this but somehow, he almost forgets he shouldn't make a scene. ]
Are you being followed?
[ one look at the bustle beyond the café's windowpane says... absolutely. ]
there's so much he's been experiencing since then. gladness, relief, so much pride... ryuu takes a step forward, looking as though he's making to say something before he abruptly stops short, pausing. with a glance aside and a low laugh, his voice drops.
he's used to this but somehow, he almost forgets he shouldn't make a scene. ]
Are you being followed?
[ one look at the bustle beyond the café's windowpane says... absolutely. ]
[One day, Ryuu hears a loud pounding on the door, clearly from someone's fist, that seems to be describing some urgency.
But let's back up a little. Maybe to the last hour.
So, she has heard about Ryuu's ads out in the wild. Sen hasn't actually encountered any yet, but she had heard that they were now pushing some to be quite grand. Not mention, she's very endeared to Ryuu that she thought if she should find one, she will take a picture and keep it as a souvenir.
Problem: It was this. In animated form, with the dripping because Kouchan said so and idk maybe the blep even has him licking his lips. Point being, her mind shut down at that very moment, and she realises that her pure Ryuu is actually, everyone's impure Ryuu. There was also a mob of screaming fans already taking photos. People were scrambling to buy whatever it was the ad was promoting. Was that jewellery? Surely it has to be, the ad is pointless and there were a lot of shiny drops on it.
Now fast forward back to now. She's gotten the picture (somehow, those fans were taller than her), and she's in front of his apartment, slamming her hands on the door.]
R-ryuu? A-are you in there?!
[Because when she was running she ended up with one of his posters, a promotion pack of the underwear he was once modeling for, the jewellery that he was modelling for this time adorned on her ears and around her neck, about two sets of glow sticks, a case of beer, a bottle of champagne, and a giant cut out but she doesn't know how they ended up here. That part was a blur. It might also be why her normally straight hair looks extremely disheveled.]
But let's back up a little. Maybe to the last hour.
So, she has heard about Ryuu's ads out in the wild. Sen hasn't actually encountered any yet, but she had heard that they were now pushing some to be quite grand. Not mention, she's very endeared to Ryuu that she thought if she should find one, she will take a picture and keep it as a souvenir.
Problem: It was this. In animated form, with the dripping because Kouchan said so and idk maybe the blep even has him licking his lips. Point being, her mind shut down at that very moment, and she realises that her pure Ryuu is actually, everyone's impure Ryuu. There was also a mob of screaming fans already taking photos. People were scrambling to buy whatever it was the ad was promoting. Was that jewellery? Surely it has to be, the ad is pointless and there were a lot of shiny drops on it.
Now fast forward back to now. She's gotten the picture (somehow, those fans were taller than her), and she's in front of his apartment, slamming her hands on the door.]
R-ryuu? A-are you in there?!
[Because when she was running she ended up with one of his posters, a promotion pack of the underwear he was once modeling for, the jewellery that he was modelling for this time adorned on her ears and around her neck, about two sets of glow sticks, a case of beer, a bottle of champagne, and a giant cut out but she doesn't know how they ended up here. That part was a blur. It might also be why her normally straight hair looks extremely disheveled.]
Edited (after we said it was jewellery) 2019-10-21 10:34 (UTC)
[ in all honesty, it startles him, to hear such frantic pounding at his door. though he'd been up in a flash and heading that direction, he wonders if he ought to be so quick in answering it?! though what if someone was in trouble -
luckily, the source announces itself in enough time for him to... well, be more worried, actually. reaching his door, he flings it open. ]
Sen!! What -
[ a very still pause. ]
What is all this?!
[ m-merch...? ]
luckily, the source announces itself in enough time for him to... well, be more worried, actually. reaching his door, he flings it open. ]
Sen!! What -
[ a very still pause. ]
What is all this?!
[ m-merch...? ]
[ middle of the night, messages in quick succession, and.
no proper capitalisation, either. ]
ryuu
have you seen gaku
i can't find him
he's not answering his phone
no proper capitalisation, either. ]
ryuu
have you seen gaku
i can't find him
he's not answering his phone
Good morning, Ryuu-kun. The party was fun, wasn't it? This is out of nowhere, but what all did you get up to last night?
[Not even easing him into this, he just straight up asks...]
[Not even easing him into this, he just straight up asks...]
[ this is what death feels like.
(ryuu thinks for the thousandth time in his life)
it takes him a lethargic second to go rummaging around for his phone once he hears the notif, and another second to squint at the message. he's still high off the success! he's just also. in pain. ]
Good morning, Eichi-kun!
It was really fun, I'm glad there was such a good turnout...I was so relieved.
Umm, well! Starting when, about? Things are a little fuzzy...
(ryuu thinks for the thousandth time in his life)
it takes him a lethargic second to go rummaging around for his phone once he hears the notif, and another second to squint at the message. he's still high off the success! he's just also. in pain. ]
Good morning, Eichi-kun!
It was really fun, I'm glad there was such a good turnout...I was so relieved.
Umm, well! Starting when, about? Things are a little fuzzy...
Thank you for continuing to try and help me with this. I'm in my pajamas already, but would you mind coming over?
Ah, or I wonder if I should sneak down to your room, since Shuu is next door. He'll be bothered if we meet up. Should I stick to messaging...?
Ah, or I wonder if I should sneak down to your room, since Shuu is next door. He'll be bothered if we meet up. Should I stick to messaging...?
The former ruler of Sanguis moon received this picture and called it "junk mail." 8 days later Sanguis moon became uninhabitable. A man received this picture and immediately sent out copies, then received good fortune for an entire year, including winning a jackpot lottery. Copy, paste, and send this to 9 people or you will be cursed. Don't take any chances. Sanguis did, and now no one can live there.
[ good morning, sunshine. it's 10am and kogami's left a message, low and measured. ]
Hey, this is Kogami. Just wondering if you're free for dinner tonight. I owe you one for showing me around the place.
Hey, this is Kogami. Just wondering if you're free for dinner tonight. I owe you one for showing me around the place.
Edited 2019-11-23 16:47 (UTC)
[ ryuu's been up since 6am luckily - he's already gotten a jog and a shower and breakfast in, and he'll be off to a shoot soon. but he's not too busy to respond to a message, pleasantly surprised. ]
Kogami! - ah, let's see... [ some rummaging around ] I'm free, but are you sure? You don't really owe me anything for something like that.
[ anyone ought to have done that for him? ]
Kogami! - ah, let's see... [ some rummaging around ] I'm free, but are you sure? You don't really owe me anything for something like that.
[ anyone ought to have done that for him? ]
Hey, Ryuu. I know it's late. Do you know some guy named Kogami? He's asking about you.
[ ring ring shuffle beat--
wrong series but that's definitely a phone call coming through!
even if it is the middle of the night. like 3am middle of the night, but, pick up the phone pls. ]
wrong series but that's definitely a phone call coming through!
even if it is the middle of the night. like 3am middle of the night, but, pick up the phone pls. ]
[ it's one of those rare times that ryuu is actually asleep - he keeps a fairly routine schedule, even here, though it's been easier and easier to fall into the habit of staying up late here. still, there's a sort of heave beneath his blankets as he rumbles awake to the tune of his phone.
he fishes around, finds it, and draws it beneath the blankets with him like some kind of bog monster, not even looking at the caller ID before answering. ]
- ...hello?
he fishes around, finds it, and draws it beneath the blankets with him like some kind of bog monster, not even looking at the caller ID before answering. ]
- ...hello?
[ kogami sounds rougher, more strained -- there's a little touch of a low, rumbling growl that threads in his voice (also he has wolf ears and it's just hhhhhh). ]
Hey. I can't see you tonight. I'm sorry. I'm not feeling well.
Hey. I can't see you tonight. I'm sorry. I'm not feeling well.
[ fourth sanguis day, six hours after ryuu leaves in kogami's shirt and pants. he's quiet, calm and pensive.
kogami is in bed, nose pressed to the pillow ryuu's used. bedroom voice -- ryuu will know it by now: ]
Are you resting?
kogami is in bed, nose pressed to the pillow ryuu's used. bedroom voice -- ryuu will know it by now: ]
Are you resting?
[ in truth, he hadn't wanted to leave. he's showered, scrubbed his bitemarks, scratches, and bruises clean. kogami's clothes have been set aside so he can launder and return them, and he'd climbed into his own bed earlier than he cares to, but -
he's not sleeping. his heart swings faintly at the message, voice soft. ]
Yeah. Shouldn't you be, too?
he's not sleeping. his heart swings faintly at the message, voice soft. ]
Yeah. Shouldn't you be, too?
[ so things have been getting heated and wonderfully intense -- both in mutual competitiveness and their growing relationship, but every snowball fight has their culmination point, and kogami decides to take victory in his own hands when he decides to leap at his gorgeous, fiercely competitive partner!
(he really is sexy when he gets all intense and fighty, which turns kogami on all over again.)
tackles him around the waist and all, and guess who's pinned down now?
kogami grins, wolf-like and playful. ]
Give up. I just won.
(he really is sexy when he gets all intense and fighty, which turns kogami on all over again.)
tackles him around the waist and all, and guess who's pinned down now?
kogami grins, wolf-like and playful. ]
Give up. I just won.
[ ryuu's competitiveness isn't so much a secret as it is a surprise for those who come to witness it - his relaxed smiles grow fiery, and his mind manners illuminate as if burning. just because he's a summer boy doesn't mean he can't pack a mean punch in a snowball fight. (thank hokkaido for enabling that discovery.)
and he's about to give kogami the wallop of his life with a snowball the size of his head before one calculated lunge sends them both toppling into the snowbank with a freezing cold crunch.
well, half freezing. kogami is warm. ]
Won? [ ryuu's reddened nose scrunches. ] That wasn't even a snowball! You're cheating!
and he's about to give kogami the wallop of his life with a snowball the size of his head before one calculated lunge sends them both toppling into the snowbank with a freezing cold crunch.
well, half freezing. kogami is warm. ]
Won? [ ryuu's reddened nose scrunches. ] That wasn't even a snowball! You're cheating!
[delivered by courier on the morning of the Lunatian Firialia is a simply wrapped package, accompanied by a carefully copied message in a child-like hand.
FIRIALIA well wishes with much thanks this year! wish please enjoy!
- KONOHA
inside the package: fresh, handmade mugwort dumplings]
FIRIALIA well wishes with much thanks this year! wish please enjoy!
- KONOHA
inside the package: fresh, handmade mugwort dumplings]
[ What do you give someone who now has everything? It was a very difficult decision for Ayer, especially as he's not good at expressing himself in the first place. Whatever he gives, it'll just be a small star among the many that already shines. Because Ryuu is a well-loved person, someone who wouldn't be short of affection on both ends of giving and receiving. Ayer may not show it, but he is naturally happy with this person's incredible accomplishments and all those smiles he's been spreading through time. So how do you shop for someone so precious like this?
Ayer's been thinking about it during most of the month, though it's harder for him to think of a present this time around. But eventually, he realizes maybe he's overthinking it. Rather than think about what likely isn't necessary, he decides to hand over his quiet honesty instead. He cleared his mind and decided on these: (1) a flower night lamp and (2) a simple hair pin which he believes will look gorgeous on Ryuu's warm chestnut hair. Paired with that person's stunning expression, maybe Ayer wouldn't want to see it, afraid that he can't take it.
That's why instead of personally handing it over, Ayer leaves Ryuu's present under the crystalline tree he got for their shared villa. He searched for this tree by himself (actually, with Mochi) earlier while Ryuu is busy with his rehearsals and practice. As usual, the gift box isn't signed. At least, not with a name — this time, Ayer did write something in his familiar cursive handwriting:
"Thank you." ]
Ayer's been thinking about it during most of the month, though it's harder for him to think of a present this time around. But eventually, he realizes maybe he's overthinking it. Rather than think about what likely isn't necessary, he decides to hand over his quiet honesty instead. He cleared his mind and decided on these: (1) a flower night lamp and (2) a simple hair pin which he believes will look gorgeous on Ryuu's warm chestnut hair. Paired with that person's stunning expression, maybe Ayer wouldn't want to see it, afraid that he can't take it.
That's why instead of personally handing it over, Ayer leaves Ryuu's present under the crystalline tree he got for their shared villa. He searched for this tree by himself (actually, with Mochi) earlier while Ryuu is busy with his rehearsals and practice. As usual, the gift box isn't signed. At least, not with a name — this time, Ayer did write something in his familiar cursive handwriting:
"Thank you." ]
[ likewise, with such a beautiful tree set up in their villa by ayer and mochi, ryuu wants to adorn it. after ayer brought it home, ryuu went about decorating it with various baubles he'd found while in nevei, even going so far as to find a beautiful blue star to crown it. and of course, firialia morning, there's a couple wrapped gifts beneath it: a leather bangle bracelet capped in wolf heads with aquamarine eyes and two custom blends from one of the apothecary shops back in lunatia. one is a perfume, something gorgeously earthy with ozone, blue musk, leather, and cedar. the other is an energizing tea.
there's also a card, a thick thing with embossed silver designs. it even smells nice. on the inside, the writing is broad, thick, and simple: For my precious person. Happy Firialia, Ayer. ]
there's also a card, a thick thing with embossed silver designs. it even smells nice. on the inside, the writing is broad, thick, and simple: For my precious person. Happy Firialia, Ayer. ]
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