𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍

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ㅤㅤ𝘪'𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺,
ㅤ @S0ULCAGED & @SUSIEZlLLA !
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[۟ @sidereumnoxe]

⠀who am i if i can’t carry it all .ᐣ

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* that's. that's really gross, susie.

[── 𝙎𝙐𝙎𝙄𝙀.ᐟ.ᐟ @VIUSBRUTA]

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we all got places to store things ... kangaroos aren't special. 🤷
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[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* I don't ??? know ??????

[── 𝙎𝙐𝙎𝙄𝙀.ᐟ.ᐟ @VIUSBRUTA]

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what .ᐣ.ᐣ.ᐣ did i say something WRONG .ᐟ.ᐣ
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[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* S-Susie, I —

( He can't quite figure out why, but he's vaguely offended by this. )

* . . . nevermind.

[── 𝙎𝙐𝙎𝙄𝙀.ᐟ.ᐟ @VIUSBRUTA]

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why are people so impressed with kangaroo pouches .ᐣ

oh wow, an animal has a built-in place to store things ...

you ever heard of a butthole .ᐣ
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[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

( Ralsei nods. Kris has always been smart, it's not surprising they'd put two and two together. )

* Illusion magic!

( His smile is beaming. He's proud of coming up with this one. )

* I don't know if it would work exactly the same, but . . . it's worth a shot, don't you think?

[── ｋ. ｄｒｅｅｍｕｒｒ ✧.* @S0ULCAGED]

〔 eyes fixed on ralsei, who was successfully keeping the teen's full attention. 〕

∗ i do recall ...

〔 kris fell silent, pondering what he could be insinuating. a confused brow furrowed before they finally perked up, finally understanding the implications. 〕

∗ — - .ᐟ.ᐣ

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* well, this is just a thought, but . . .

( he looks down for a moment, one paw against his chin as he scraps together some semblance of an idea. )

* . . . do you remember how, when we first met, I looked a bit . . . different?

* how my hat altered my appearance?

[── ｋ. ｄｒｅｅｍｕｒｒ ✧.* @S0ULCAGED]

∗ ... creative .ᐣ

〔 they echoed, finally raising their head to raise a curious brow at ralsei's offer. 〕

∗ that would be ... .ᐣ

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* . . . then again, I might be able to get a bit . . . creative?

( his smile returned, even bigger this time. oh, he was certainly beginning to think of something. )

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

( ralsei's heart sank. at once the source of kris's sense of alienness was made clear, as was the fact that they'd been carrying it with them their entire life. they wanted to look more like /him./ )

* . . . I see.

( ralsei's smile faded. fixing this would be difficult. )

+

[── ｋ. ｄｒｅｅｍｕｒｒ ✧.* @S0ULCAGED]

〔 another pause in attempt to keep their emotions from spilling, feeling themself choke up in the process. admitting such things ... even with a friend, was harder than kris would make it seem. 〕

∗ like mom, like dad ...

∗ is it ... wrong to think like that .ᐣ

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

( he extended a paw out in front of him, silently studying his own furred features. features that kris had likely spent their entire life longing for. )

* that's . . . not usually the sort of healing I can do much about.

( ralsei fell silent. his paw clasped shut. an idea. )

+

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

to fit into a mold predetermined for her. to forge her own path for herself and be who she wanted to be, prophecy be damned. )

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* you don't . . . /like/ being human . . . ?

( that was something he couldn't quite wrap his head around. to be so important to the prophecy, to have the incredible power of the SOUL . . . that one could still feel so much like they didn't belong? )

* I . . . I see.

+

[── ｋ. ｄｒｅｅｍｕｒｒ ✧.* @S0ULCAGED]

∗ it's ... me. i'm the problem.

〔 their gaze was pushed further away, fingers grasping at their sleeves in attempt to control their outward emotions. 〕

∗ there's a lot of things about being human that i just ... don't understand.

∗ i just want to be like everyone else.

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

( the price thought for a moment, bringing his legs close to his body and resting his chin on his knees as he thought. )

* kris . . . who is it that you really /want/ to be?

* what do you think would make you happy?

( his mind thought back to susie. to her inspiring refusal +

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

( he won't let the devastating nature of this assumed inadequacy show. he has to do better. they deserve only the best he can do, don't they? )

* . . . do you have any idea of what might make you feel more . . . welcome?

* I want this to be a happy place for you, after all—

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* you . . . feel out of place? here?

( has he really done that bad of a job? all he's wanted is to help the lightners in their journey, to give them both a sense of purpose and belonging . . . )

* I-I'm sorry, kris, I . . . I didn't realize you felt that way.

+

[── ｋ. ｄｒｅｅｍｕｒｒ ✧.* @S0ULCAGED]

( * regardless, they had no choice but to try, starting with their troubles in this very moment. )

* i just ... want to feel like i belong somewhere.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ 𝐌𝐒. —-- 𝕲𝐎𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐌 @thervinskeeper]

﹡ sit down https://t.co/319oHXHzcG⠀⠀ , do not https://t.co/0hG60ahwWZ⠀⠀ , 𝓹eace && 𝓵ove always https://t.co/h3pM5ZRZPn⠀

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

( ralsei knew of at least some of it, though perhaps the true extent was hardly understood. he knew he had to tread carefully. )

* it can be daunting to talk about everything, especially when you have a lot on your plate.

* let's . . . let's take it one step at a time, alright?

[── ｋ. ｄｒｅｅｍｕｒｒ ✧.* @S0ULCAGED]

( * where were they to start .ᐣ between family issues, the predicament with the soul and everything in between, kris couldn't possibly talk about everything— - even if they wanted to. )

* i guess so.

( * kris muttered, not daring to make any direct contact with the prince. )

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* exactly! I shouldn't be surprised that we're on the same wavelength --

[♱ RALSEI . @prnceofthedark]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ all of the healing ! all of the fluffiness !

[𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙀 — .ᐟ‍ @FATEDPROPHECIES]

* more of me means more healing and fluffiness to go around!

* I think it's fair to consider that as a net positive.