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okitactless) wrote2017-01-25 07:26 pm
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Yasusada
I'd rather be doing kendo
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okitactless) wrote2017-01-25 07:26 pm
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Mm, nope. Maggie recorded it though, I'm pretty sure? In case you wanna see and confirm that we were really fighting against the same sort of thing.
[He doesn't think that's necessary, though. This is one of those situations where he's entirely sure that his gut assumption is the correct one...
After a brief beat of silence, he starts fiddling with Yasusada's hair again. This time, it's less out of necessity and more just for the comfort of the act, and to give his hands something to do.]
It's pretty crazy to think we used to fight stuff like that all the time, huh?
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It's okay, I trust you. [And he trusts their memories to remain interconnected, as they have been.
It's tempting, again, to just slump over, to lean all his body weight into Kashuu until they topple over and fall asleep just like that. Kashuu's hands are as soothing as they've ever been, especially now that his hair is as tamed as it's ever going to get. The familiarity is the best kind of first aid, and even though he knows they have more to talk about, he can't keep his eyes from drifting shut. His arms are still loose around Kashuu's waist, and he stays like that even as he makes a sound of affirmation.]
It's crazy that that's probably the least crazy part of all of it. [Which sounds confusing?? But he doesn't clarify, figuring Kashuu understands what he means.] I'm glad we really were together for it all, though. I guess we didn't really have a choice, but I know I wouldn't have been able to do it without you there.
[It's one of those things that he says with casual certainty, like it's a fact that isn't up for debate. Sword or not, beloved master or not, Yasusada's certain he wouldn't have made it through any of the horrors in his memories without the safety of Kashuu's presence beside him. He hasn't forgotten how painful it was, waiting for a face he'd known he'd never see again. He doesn't ever want to experience that again--and he certainly doesn't want Kashuu to, either.
He's quiet for a bit, then smiles, just a little.]
...We killed them pretty quickly, though. So we must've been pretty good.
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Mm, I should be the one saying that.
[He's never said it to Yasusada directly because of course he hasn't, but he's mentioned it to other people more than once - that he doesn't know what he'd do if Yasusada wasn't here with him. If he wasn't dealing with Retrospec, if he wasn't remembering the same things... He knows he's gotten lucky, compared to many. Soujirou will bring it up soon, too - his jealousy that the two of them get to remember things together, having familiar faces both in and out of those strange flashbacks.
He pulls himself closer to Yasusada.]
I guess you're right about that, too. I remember taking out one that was like, three times taller than me. [The oodachi at Honnouji, specifically.] Crazy, right?
[But all of this chatting about their memories has reminded him of several things he's been putting off addressing... Memories of being brought home by someone, for one, or of vying for the attention of someone he called "aruji". Even though he still doesn't want to touch any of that with a ten foot pole, it reminds him of a more recent development that he probably should bring up.]
Mm— There's something else I wanna tell you, though. While you were gone, Baren kinda, like... asked me to be his sword? And I agreed.
[@god why are they like this]
kashuu why you gotta ruin cuddle time
He just hums in response to most of that, acknowledgment without any particular judgment one way or the other. He won't deny that it's nice to hear it. Even with how overwhelming Kashuu's raw honesty has been, he can't help but feel a little warmed by it, when it comes like this. But even if he hadn't thought about it too much, a part of him had already known how Kashuu felt. They're different in so many ways, but that doesn't mean they don't understand each other.
...Of course, that's when Kashuu has to ruin everything.
He blinks his eyes open before he can help it, wondering briefly if he'd misheard. Slowly, he lifts his head, looking at Kashuu's face with a mixture of confusion and disbelief on his own.]
...Ha?
stop let him live
ANYWAY.
Yeah he's just looking-- caught somewhere between sheepish and that preemptively offended look he sometimes gets when he knows he's done something stupid but feels the need to defend his decisions anyway. He makes his face a lot.]
...That's pretty much it. [As if it's that simple?!] He asked if I'd be his sword and he just, like... He was so serious about it? So I just said yes.
no he's gotta go
BUT YEAH NO KASHUU IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE?!]
What do you mean "that's it", that doesn't explain anything! [Kashuu!! He's halfway sitting up again now, looking halfway offended just because this is Baren they're talking about, SAVE HIM.] Why would he-- why did you--? Maybe you're a sword but you're a person too, he can't just ask something like that--
[THE IRONY, IT BURNS]
YAMS GOES FIRST
He also reaches up for Yasusada's dang head as he starts sitting upright again, pulling him back down.]
It's not like I agreed to belong to him or anything. [Kashuu that is ex-fuckin-actly what you did.] It's more like... we're partners now, I guess? He said it makes sense 'cause he was a samurai and I was a sword. He needed someone to trust and have his back out there, you know? I told him that sort of thing is what friends do for each other anyway, but that guy... Mm, well. He's the kinda guy who likes more tangible things than that, I think.
[Kashuu is also a cheating cheater who has resumed petting Yasusada's hair in an attempt to calm him down a bit and/or distract him.]
not historically also 1/2
Hmph. Why doesn't he just get his own sword then? He should already know you're stupid enough to take care of him as it is. He didn't have to make you "his".
[yams stop except he's not going to stop, he's going to make it worse--]
If you were going to belong to anybody it would be me. [OBVIOUSLY.]
2/2 fuckin morons
For once in his dang life, Yasusada seems to actually hear the words coming out of his own mouth?? He's still and quiet for a second, and he decidedly does not lift his head again, fully aware that he's probably blushing.
AND YET HE STILL HAS TO ASK:]
...Did that sound weird?
im exhausted
he's definitely just thoroughly distracted by that.
Nine times out of ten, when Yasusada puts his foot into his mouth, it's a source of Supreme Annoyance for him... This time, it's the best entertainment he could ask for. Mostly because Yasusada is actively embarrassed about it?! If he'd said it with a straight face, Kashuu himself would probably be the one flustered and tsunning.
Alas, no mercy for Yasusada.]
Ah, what's that? [Oh no. There it is. There's the shit-eating grin. Even if Yasusada's not looking at him, he can probably tell it's there from the tone alone...] Are you saying you want to ooown me, Ya-su?
[There goes any productive conversation they could be having instead of THIS.]
why are they like this
Shut up, that's not what I said at all! [except it kind of is yams] Don't make me sound like a creep like him!
MY QS
Meanwhile, since Yasusada's put his ear so conveniently close by, of course he's going to lean in so he can whisper RIGHT INTO IT.]
But if it's you, it's fine, you know?
[Yasusada's probably been stuck watching Kashuu flirt with Way Too Many People over the years but now the turns have tabled... Even if this isn't even Actual Flirting, it's just yet another game of oneupsmanship and RELENTLESS BULLYING.]
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Maybe some other time, once they're healed up and kinda-sorta back to normal, he'll do his best to flirt back and probably end up making everything a hundred times more embarrassing for everyone... but right now he's too tired and he already knows that he would absolutely lose if he tried, so instead he just sits up enough to mash their lips together, because clearly that's the most effective way to shut Kashuu up with the least amount of effort on his part.
...Honestly from now on it'll be a 50/50 chance whether Kashuu gets a kiss or a punch, and they'll probably both be equally aggressive because Yasusada is Yasusada and of course.
Then he has to ruin it by reaching up to pinch Kashuu's nose after he pulls away, raising an eyebrow.]
You can't get mad when I get jealous, then. [THINK ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME YOU WANNA SHARE STRAWS WITH A PEACOCK, KASHUU]
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[NASALLY before he bats Yasusada's hand away... The kiss wasn't even nice! Too aggressive! What a shit, he hates this, why did he sign up for it.]
You're not romantic at all, you idiot.
[He doesn't say anything about the jealousy though because he is, deep down, the kind of person who's unfortunately flattered when people get jealous over him.
Unless they're tempted to dump his straws on the ground just because he shared them with other peacocks.
But with that out of the way and the teasing moment passed, he just huffs out a little sigh, throwing one arm over Yasusada underneath the blanket he'd pulled up. It's comfortable here - and they should probably continue their conversation, but he's tired, dammit.]
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["YOU WERE BEING A BUTTHEAD" he does not say, but it's implied so clearly he might as well have tbh.
Still, he follows that up with a softer kiss to Kashuu's cheek before he lays his head back down on Kashuu's chest. It's not an apology, because he still doesn't like the thought of Kashuu "belonging", even figuratively, to someone
else--but it's his way of saying that he'll settle down, albeit grudgingly.]I'll never understand why you like him so much. [Grumble grumble, how many times has he said those exact words... the difference is that now he's muttering them into Kashuu's skin, somehow managing to make even lazy barnacling seem possessive... this is what Kashuu gets for not only signing up for this, but starting it in the first place.] But I guess it's fine as long as he doesn't go around telling people you're "his" or something.
[spoilers yams that's exactly what he's been doing
On a more serious note, though:]
...What does it even mean? Are you going to give him your sword?
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But he seems placated by all of this too, at least. It's even easier to relax now, and he settles comfortably against Yasusada. He picks up where he'd left off, running his fingers through his hair, but it's just a lazy gesture now rather than an attempted distraction.]
There's no way he does. [FOOLISH FOOL.] And I like him 'cause he's a good guy. He just has a hard time showing it.
[He's also a genuine asshole sometimes but so is Kashuu, so it works out... Their respective flaws are alarmingly compatible.
His expression does turn a little serious in turn, though.]
No way. There's no one in this city I'd trust to have that but you. [ALL OF THIS BLUNT HONESTY TODAY... But it's true, really. He'd rather never give his sword to anyone period, but if he had to pick one person to leave it with, he'd pick Yasusada.]
It's mostly metaphoric, I think? I'll just be there when he needs me, fight for him if I need to, stuff like that.
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...Even if Baren is a genuine asshole like 85% of the time.
It's the reassurance that truly mollifies him, though. He doesn't say it, but it's clear in the way he relaxes against Kashuu, brushing his thumb gently over Kashuu's collarbone. He isn't smiling, since he doesn't want to think about any circumstances in which he'd need to be wielding Kashuu's vessel instead of Kashuu, but he appreciates it all the same.]
You'd do that anyway. [He doesn't sound petulant as he says it, a true miracle... but he means it as one of his blatantly honest compliments. Kashuu's loyal and a good friend--he'd do the same for anybody he truly cared about. If Baren needs that much fealty to confirm it, then he's an idiot, but... at least Yasusada can't begrudge him that.]
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["It's just what friends do". But Baren is Baren, and he won't begrudge a friend a little extra reassurance if that's what they need. He really seemed to need it at the time, and it had reminded him of an earlier moment when he'd been asked to swear not to lie. Some people are just like that, he supposes. With all of his flaws, he's certainly in no position to judge.
But he hums a little after saying so, dropping his hand a little so he can trace over the shell of Yasusada's ear and down the side of his cheek.]
...Well, it'll be good if I don't have to worry about that any time soon. I don't even wanna get out of bed any time soon. You're staying here, too.
[DEMANDING.]
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[But it's spoken without heat; it's more about his desire to defend Kashuu at all times than it is any real condemnation of Baren himself.
He can't be too upset when they're like this, though. He mumbles something that sounds vaguely like "feels nice", giving in to the urge to let his eyes drift shut.
He doesn't open them even as he snorts, though, tapping his thumb on Kashuu's collarbone in a lazy sort of reprimand.]
How come you can say that and it's fine but when I say it you have to make fun of me, huh?
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But he'll let that thread of discussion rest, since he'd much rather focus on Yasusada right now, anyway. The weight of him so close is a constant - and needed - reminder that the nightmare of the last three weeks is finally, finally over. They made it through, even separated. And that's a lot.]
'Cause you'd live in your bed if you could, duh.
[Only rolling out for kendo practice - that'd probably be an ideal life for Yasusada. He huffs, half amused, and presses his lips to the top of Yasusada's head.]
You can sleep as long as you want this time, though. I'll make something good for breakfast when we get up, even if it's like, nine at night. Pro-mise.
[A little celebration is fine, too.]
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[IS HE TEASING NOW or is he seriously considering it this way?? THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW.
Either way, he's apparently content with his newfound captivity, since he doesn't move.]
Hm, you didn't forget how to cook while I was gone? I'm impressed. [Okay, now he's teasing.]
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He also flicks Yasusada's forehead at that, albeit lightly.]
Jerk. You're gonna end up making your own special breakfast at this rate.
[Untrue... Even if he looks huffy, he's glad to be able to settle back into normalcy with Yasusada.]
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You'd better be prepared to carry me around while I do, then. [HIS FOOT HATES HIM KASHUU have you forgotten already, gosh!! Rude.
He quiets down for a minute, then, and while he still doesn't open his eyes or move in any way, it's clear from his demeanor that he's settling down for real.
When he speaks again, it's soft, a quiet admission protected by this fragile peace.]
...I love you too. [He knows it's unnecessary to say it out loud, knows that Kashuu already knows it perfectly well, but still.] More than anything.
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[No, he's definitely going to spoil Yasusada with breakfast in bed, since he knows (or is at least pretty sure) that he'll wake up first.
This softness is really welcome, though. What a butthead, daring to be so adorable... There's a little laugh, feather-light, and he smooths down Yasusada's hair one final time.]
Go to sleep already, would you?
[Before he has the chance to get tsun, dammit.]