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hm~      i do, actually. would you be so kind as to spare me a moment of your company? ^^

⠀⠀  ৎ ﹡    ៹⠀ @holycrave ꓹ ⠀ ⁽⠀the shuten sighs,  an exasperated expression written upon his visage.⠀⁾  ⠀you really shouldn't be  ..  do you want something?

‘cause i’m bored. teehee. you’re so cute when you’re surprised.

ah, but why not? is it that frowned upon for one such as you to interact with others?        ⋆  there was a curious tilt of his head, huangqi internally felt a little sorry for the unnamed man. were rules really that strict?  ⋆        you carry yourself so.. stiffly. you should loosen up.

⠀⠀  ৎ ﹡    ៹⠀ @holycrave ꓹ ⠀ ?? ⠀ ⁽⠀merely a curious arch of a brow is given in response.  how very questionable,  that was. ⠀⁾  ⠀yes..  and that is why we mustn't interact any further,  or else i will be punished.

the interastral peace corporation, do you not know of us? i believe there’s a few ipc-owned shops across yomi.        ⋆  huangqi contemplates, perhaps this guy just wasn’t that involved in the affairs of common people. he takes notice of the robes the other wore,  ⋆        and you must be a shuten. judging by your attire.. am i wrong? ^^

⋆  the boy’s gaze slides to the side, a habit he found himself slipping into whenever he’s contemplating new information. the description seemed.. nice. comforting. a tiny whine of surprise and protest escaping as his hair’s messed up, though he doesn’t move away or refuse the touch.  ⋆         big brother.. oh, yeah. ‘cause you’re /old/,         ⋆  playfully, he sticks his tongue at lijun. though in regards to the feelings the shuten described.. they were indeed what kaede felt when they were together. /safe/. and maybe that was what prompted him to press himself closer to the other, bodies pressing lightly.  ⋆

⠀⠀  ৎ ﹡    ៹⠀ @inareiko ꓹ ⠀..i guess you don’t know, huh? ⠀[sighed the swordsman. the look of confusion had made him frown, yet he refused to show how saddened he was on the sheer fact of it──so, lijun's lips curved warmly; expression softened as a hand ruffled the maroon locks of hair.]⠀ family.. it means we're like bound in blood! since we're super close, and your big bro lijun watches over you..! it's a feeling that'll make you all warm and cozy inside, a feeling that's safe.

oh,        ⋆  kaede tilts his head, contemplating. that was a term he’d never encountered before.  (he seems confused.)  ⋆          i don’t know what that means. what’s a family, lijun?

⋆  even the brush of air against reddened skin was agony, any touch sending bots of pain through his nerves. it hurt like /hell/. but if lijun was here, it would be okay.. right?  ⋆        i.. trust you.        ⋆  was all he said in return, quiet acknowledgement and resignation. the process was familiar anyway, what with the countless times they had done the exact same thing. kaede can’t help the sharp intake of breath whenever lijun’s palm meets his flesh, an involuntary reaction that slips out despite his efforts to relax. it was perhaps testament to the effectiveness of lijun’s remedy that the pain retreats quite quickly to the background, like a beast that had decided it had had enough of causing trouble for now. the affected area wrapped once more, it would take a while longer before it would heal completely.  ⋆        .. thank you,       ⋆  more lucid now, kaede assists in clearing away the medical supplies.  ⋆       i’m.. sorry. you said you were busy, and i..

⠀⠀  ৎ ﹡    ៹⠀ @inareiko ꓹ ⠀[he’d manage to grab the essentials, yet.. why was it that his hands had been trembling so much? eyes squint, the difficulty of his task .. and that terrifying memory of his previous shrine resurfacing. his chest heaved, it felt unbearably tight as sweat rivulets. despite the anxiety of it; this poor boy is suffering more than him. this time, the last one, he must accomplish his purpose as a shuten.] ⠀ everything will be fine.. i'm here.⠀ [smiled lijun, though weak it was he tried to stay positive. merging his hands with the pre–made oil and the crushed medicinal herbs, the palms of his hovers above the brand of freshly reddened skin] ⠀this.. will hurt a bit. please hold on.⠀ [as gentle as possible, his hands pressed onto the skin. now, gliding it across the affected area.]

⋆  kaede’s gaze slides upwards, marred with pain and delirium. how long had it been since the ritual? since a hot iron was pressed to his skin, since they smiled and told him this was all for the good of the people?  ⋆        .. lijun,        ⋆  he murmurs, hand curling into the shuten’s tunic. maybe it was his presence, but the pain seemed to lessen.  ⋆
            
            / u know i must.. for the plot

*    icl it got back up when u fell asleep   </3

/ meeeee i want more (greedy)

*  on Beau..  Yes (Smiles)  @dreamwilt idk if that’s the user oops