mmm . . . maybe . . . i dunnoooo
( shrugging . he [ does ] really want that ice cream . maybe it’s worth it . )
( something caught his eye — wings ? what ? )
hey , what’s that on your back , hayakawa . . ? did you make [ another ] contract . . ?
“mhm, me too. But I'm not moping about it.” despite his words, his tone wasn't harsh... somehow, that had always been a specialty of his.
“If I get you ice cream, do you promise to listen to me? And not make me drag you by the collar-” (+)
@ArcheologyRox ( so nice . . . feeling someone against his skin . even if it was just a glove . . . he must repay the favour one day . )
then . . we’re benefitting each other .
( yawn , cozying up just a smidgeon more . )
@ArcheologyRox +
well . . . my entire life . so .
so you letting me hug you . . . it opened the flood gates .
( mumbling quietly . this was so nice . it’s what he’d been missing out on . )
i can move . . . if you want .
@ArcheologyRox ( one hand coming up , holding theirs . his fingers weren’t interlaced , that’d be far too romantic . no , this was just two roommates cuddling . how normal . )
oh— uhm , sorry . . .
i havent been able to touch someone in . . .
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@ArcheologyRox you’re comfy . . .
( he’s mumbling . he’s covering his halo with his suit jacket — which he had strewn over the couch earlier . )
is— this okay ?
( shuffling closer . . . closer . . . even closer ! letting out a yawn . )
@ArcheologyRox ( creeping over . slowly . . . carefully . . . )
( nudging the seal plushie from their arms , and . . . replacing it ! hah . it worked . and now he was comfy . he could live here . . . )
" Ooooooohh.... "
. . . . . . .
" Why didn't I think of that? I been listening to mommy Makima on how to control people and other akrid and she said she can't abuse her power! "
@ArcheologyRox ( oh , what the hell . )
( he’s sneaking over , like a cat . he doesn’t want to make it that obvious . )
( he wants to replace that seal plushie . he wants that cookie so bad . . . )
" Devil? You mean CAT-D? "
Its short for category D akrids. They're akrids that have evolved through the changing climate of EDN III they're much more dangerous, hostile and far more powerful than the average category G they're also the equivalent of devils.
@ArcheologyRox are you sure . . ?
( too late for that question . he’s already sat . )
( glancing over at them . it’d be too far to hug them again , right ? definitely . )
( but he’s touch - hungry now . he was shown a glimpse of heaven , and he wants in . )
( mouth hanging open , nodding carefully . )
o— oh , right . . . okay .
so , you’re kinda like devils , huh ?
( well , he certainly didn’t expect that . )
i’m a devil , you know . probably a good thing you didn’t attack me .
" Well we're akrid, we eat, hunt, kill, survive, evolve and adapt. Everyone is food, thermal energy included. "
" We even eat each other but mommy and daddy don't wanna eat me they love me. We're just special than the rest. "
@ArcheologyRox oh , it’s just— uhm . . .
i promised you i’d cook .
( oh . . . but that smile . . . his body is already gravitating towards the couch . )
but . . . five minutes won’t hurt .
( gently sitting down on the couch . he won’t get up for a while . )
you— huh . . ?
( doing a double take , brows furrowing . that’s definitely not normal . )
well . . . why were you gonna do that ? that’s not very nice .
@ArcheologyRox oh— hey .
( once more , trailing behind them , like a lonely cat . )
you look . . . nice .
( he’s hovering . he really wants to sit down next to them . . . but he promised he’d start cooking ! )
( man . what a hard choice . )