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i  can…   assure  you  i’m  no  threat  to  him. 

@pythions,   ♡  ┊       you.   ❪..❫    is  there  a  reason  you  keep  staring  at  atlas?

───     nausicaa  has  a  protective  streak  to  her–   but  is  also  the  one  in  the  group  who  most  notably  has  a  soft  spot  for  children.   often  dragging  aristodemos  to  tailor  make  clothes  for  those  children  living  on  the  streets.   

nausicaa  is  a  daughter  of  askidaea,   a  city-state,  that  like  castrum  kremnos,   worshipped  nikador.   she  is  one  of  atlas'   (  @/askidaeas  )  four  companions,    and  is  most  likely  the  most  notorious  of  them  all.    her  name  means  burner  of  ships,   and  she  lives  up  to  it.    when  she  and  her  companions  explored  amphoreous,     she'd  often  target  askidaean  ships  and  burn  them,   sending  those  spineless  cowards  straight  to  thanatos  themselves.   

@xiaxians⸒    "...   its  my  apartment?   why  wouldnt  i  still  be  here.   "    he  says,   confusing  slipping  into  his  voice  and  tilting  his  head.   his  eyes  soften,   and  then  he  shakes  his  head.   "..   im  not..   hoping  for  another  round.   i  want  to..  just..    take  care  of  you  from  last  night.  "    he  says,    honest,    and  presses  his  lips  against  his  head.   he  has  to  lean  up  to  do  it.     "...   i  just-   need  to  take  a  shower  before  i  go  meet  up  with  qianqiu  at  the  gym.  and  i  figured..  "

many  things  had  changed  since  they  had  split.    when  they  first  began  dating,   yizhen  wasn't  quite  as  a  built  as  he  was  now.   feeling  those  muscles  against  his  back  forces  a  hitch  in  his  breathing,   and  his  head  is  screaming  to  push  the  younger  away,   to  create  the  distance  he'd  fought  for..    the  other  part  of  him  wants  the  latter  just  as badly,   and  so  he  leans  back  against  yizhen,    dabbing  concealer  against  the  marks  the  younger  left  against  his  neck  and  collarbone.    "  ..    i  thought  you  would  have  left  already,   "  he  speaks  after a  moment,  makeup  brush  stalling  over  another  hickey  when  yizhen  speaks  up.   "   ..   we  can't  go  for  another  round,   yizhen.   i  need  to  go  to  work  soon.   "

@xiaxians⸒    he  buries  his  face  into  his  neck,    unwilling  to  part  with  his  ex  again.   "  mhm..   good  morning,  "     the  younger  mumbles  very  gently,    quiet  into  his  neck.    he  presses  himself  further  against  his  old  lover,    his  chest  against  yin  yu's  back.    quan  yizhen  had  always  been  clingy  in  the  afterglow  of  making  love,    that  hadnt  changed  with  the  years.   "...   mn.    join  me  for  a  shower?  "   he  requests.   

they're..    behaving.    they  kick  often  when  you're  off  answering  prayers.    (..)  mm..     do  you  hear  your  baba?

@xiaxians⸒      mn..?   mhm!    ..  they're  moving  again?    (..)    hello  little  one..    i  hope  you're  being  nice  to  shixiong..

oh—..    you're..   yizhen..   mm.    the  baby  won't  be  here  for  awhile  but  you're  already  such  a  good  father.   you  really  are.   (..)   mwah.    will  you  show  me  what you've  made  so far ?

@xiaxians⸒   wanted  to  uhm..  ///    to  make  a  play  room  for  the  baby.   when  they're  old  enough..    -     uh,   so  we  can  do  something  with  all  these  gifts.   

i've  never  been  any  good  with  surprises,   yizhen.    tell  me?   (..)   ..   i'll  let  you  talk  with the  baby  for  as  long  as  you'd  like. 

@xiaxians⸒     ..   well.  wouldn't  ghosts  that  used  to  be  doctors  be  found  in   ghost  city?    (..)     its  just  to  make  sure  the  baby  is  okay  and  nothing  is  going  wrong.   

@qiyinged,    ..    ghost  city  doesn't  have  doctors,   yizhen.   what  need  would  we  have  for  them?   must  i  go  these  check  ups?  i'm  sure  ill  be  fine. 

@xiaxians⸒   ..   general  xuan  zhen  is  too  rude.   i  don't  want  him  near  you.    (..)    is  there  any  doctor  in  ghost  city  that  you'd  trust  to  tend  to  you?   

@xiaxians⸒        shixiong  is  having  my  child..    (    lips  curl  ever  so  slightly,   looking  up  at  yin  yu  with  sparkling  eyes.    then  his  lips  press  against  his  shixiong's  temple  softly.   )

what  are  you—?!    (   he  doesn't  have  the  time  to  think  before  his  feet  leave  the  ground,    and  he  really  isnt  much  taller  than  yizhen,  but  the  action  still  catches  him  off  guard.   )   put  me  down!

@xiaxians⸒   oh.    (!!)    oh!     (   yizhen  blinks,    before  picking  up  the  older  bridal  style  in  his  arms.   )    

he's  my  employer.   lord  chengzu..   can  treat  me  how  he  sees  fit. 

@xiaxians⸒       he  cant  treat  my  shixiong   like  that!   hmph.    

and  from  what  i  hear..    my  yizhen  is  exceptional.   i'm  proud  of  you. 

@xiaxians⸒     mhm?     ehe.     its  fine  if  you  dont  want  to.    definitely  think  that  my  losses  against  you  drove  me  to  get  better  though.   

you  weren't  a  very  receptive  student,   yizhen.    a  match?   i  haven't..   battled  in  ages.