though she's pressed as close as she can be to Buzen, the comfort.. the warmth.. the lull of his presence, she couldn't fall asleep. sometimes, she's expecting a bit of background noise where it would normally play, music...the sound of a video game.. it's mostly silent. and her gaze can't stop looking out at the shadows.
shadows... she shivers, cuddling back when she's pulled closer and buries her face into him. ]
Mm, thank you, Bu-chan. [ but now she looks at him worriedly. because she's aware that he didn't sleep, and there's a feeling that churns in her stomach. a hand reaches to cup his cheek, meeting his gaze. ] I'm sorry, I couldn't fall asleep. Are you tired..?
[anyway buzen just laughs at that - he can go without sleep more decently than humans, at least. so he'll give her a smile even as he presses his face into her small little palm before looking back at her]
You don't need to say sorry. It's hard to adjust, right? But I wouldn't want to fall asleep and leave you alone....
So I'll be okay. If you got to rest a little, it still counts. We can nap later if you feel sleepy - let me know and I'll get you.
[and watch over her while she sleeps.... so she can feel safe]
[ this is why if this were itsuki, there would be no way he could stay up. Meteion smiles a little more when he presses his face into her palm. something so familiar to her, more so as she peers into his face. ]
It was a lot, to adjust in the first week too... It wasn't as if I could eat before, and I did not need as much sleep as I feel like I do here. [ even so, she couldn't bring herself to sleep. afraid of the shadow behind her eyes even if it cannot do anything to her here. ..though, she wonders, if there was no other way to stop it..? ]
Thank you, Bu-chan. [ she will press a kiss to his forehead. a bird chu. ] Should we get something to eat..?
[bird chu!! he laughs at that and will return the affection - itsuki said kisses are fine for family, and he feels like meteion is probably the one person that he wouldn't get terribly jealous buzen showing affection for. he'll turn his head so that he can press a kiss back to her hair and pull her close for a cuddle]
Mm, let's eat. What do you want? The food here is okay... but I can make something tasty still, to balance it out.
Let's go walk and talk, and then see if you're sleepier by the end.
[ itsuki would be a hypocrite if so, he has gotten plenty of bird chus. buzen deserves them as well. well, if he cuddles her like that, she almost doesn't want to leave the comforts of it? she clings just a bit more. ]
Anything you make will be fine. [ with a bit reluctance, she'll pull back, moving to give him room to get up too. shifting to sit off to the side as she gets to her feet. with only a slight bit of hesitance. ] Alright..
[ walk and talk... there is definitely a lot for them to talk about. where to even begin though.. ]
[itsuki is a known hypocrite and extremely doting father,,
but buzen's expression will just soften and he'll move to get up fairly easily. a biiiiig stretch comes once he's to his feet, but then he'll automatically extend an arm out to her. either she can curl into his side, or just take his hand - either is fine as they head out to try to face the day]
Something sweet then. Want to work together with me? Sunshine and Verdant again, we'll make a lot of something tasty.
[ . . . ]
And you can take your time, Mete-chan. I'm not going anywhere, so talk about anything you want, okay?
[he's not in a rush. they won't be separated until she wants to be... so he has no problem waiting for her]
..I do, I want to help. [ she will do both! curl into his side and take his hand. like a bird cuddling up to its parent. she presses against him, cozy. ] I can help boost.
[ she blinks up at him, looking down and then, nodding. ]
Okay.. [ buries her face against him as she hugs him tightly. ] ..I love you, Bu-chan.
[cozy cozy. buzen will more than happily accept that then, keeping his arm around her and pressing another kiss to her hair when she curls into him. it's automatic - the ways in which he learns quickly how other people prefer to be comforted.
. . .
still, to be told that he's loved is a surprise. his brows raise for a moment, before his expression turns to fondness. he curls himself around her automatically, squeezing her back.
he'd only heard these words once before. he knows this love is different - he's witnessed so many different kinds over the years. even now, he doesn't know if he truly understands it. not in a way that other people normally do, because his sense of love doesn't come from a natural understanding of family or lineage.
but he knows the guilt that had settled in his chest during the weeks that he'd watched meteion struggle without him. he knows the pride he felt whenever she continued on, strong and resolute, even then. he knows the piercing anger and bitterness that electrified his being whenever she got hurt - and he knows that there is something in him, foreign yet firm, that feels like it's changed the very mold he was made of.
I'd break this whole world before I let you go again.
maybe that's the same thing, for a sword.]
... mm.
I love you too, Mete-chan.
I've been trying to be careful about the things I say, but... someone asked me before if I knew what family was. It still feels really foreign to a sword. I've never had a family before, and still can't say for sure but... I think you're mine.
So I'll protect you, and take care of you however I can, okay? Promise.
[ her wings quiver at the affection, since that week she just thrives on the comfort and reassurance it provides. and the fact it's from Buzen- she feels a lot calmer. matching her emotions with his own.
at the squeeze back, she emits a soft giggle, returning it. funny how she would be in the same mindset. there are so many differences between her and someone human. there are probably a lot she won't truly understand, the love that some people find themselves with in a more intimate sense. but the affection, the happiness, the bonds she has manage to forge- she does know that kind of love. at least, she thinks so anyways.
what she does know is she has made a lot of strong bonds here. bonds she would not want to see hurt, that she wants to keep full of hope, and wishing only the best for them. how she wishes she can protect them all.
Meteion listens on as he responds, peering up at him with a curious bright blue gaze. though, she offers a warm smile once he's done. ]
You know... I have sisters, that are just like me. But I did not.. really understand the concept of family, either. I do not know if it is possible for creations like me, to have families. Entelechies are.. beings made of emotion-driven energy, so emotions are all I really know, but... I do like the idea of a family. That, if I had one, I'm sure my creator Hermes would be considered as it.
[ but, looking to Buzen, she has that same kind of fond. ] I like to think you as family, too. And I want to protect you as well, and take care of you in return! We can both promise.
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though she's pressed as close as she can be to Buzen, the comfort.. the warmth.. the lull of his presence, she couldn't fall asleep. sometimes, she's expecting a bit of background noise where it would normally play, music...the sound of a video game.. it's mostly silent. and her gaze can't stop looking out at the shadows.
shadows... she shivers, cuddling back when she's pulled closer and buries her face into him. ]
Mm, thank you, Bu-chan. [ but now she looks at him worriedly. because she's aware that he didn't sleep, and there's a feeling that churns in her stomach. a hand reaches to cup his cheek, meeting his gaze. ] I'm sorry, I couldn't fall asleep. Are you tired..?
we're back!!!!!
You don't need to say sorry. It's hard to adjust, right? But I wouldn't want to fall asleep and leave you alone....
So I'll be okay. If you got to rest a little, it still counts. We can nap later if you feel sleepy - let me know and I'll get you.
[and watch over her while she sleeps.... so she can feel safe]
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It was a lot, to adjust in the first week too... It wasn't as if I could eat before, and I did not need as much sleep as I feel like I do here. [ even so, she couldn't bring herself to sleep. afraid of the shadow behind her eyes even if it cannot do anything to her here. ..though, she wonders, if there was no other way to stop it..? ]
Thank you, Bu-chan. [ she will press a kiss to his forehead. a bird chu. ] Should we get something to eat..?
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Mm, let's eat. What do you want? The food here is okay... but I can make something tasty still, to balance it out.
Let's go walk and talk, and then see if you're sleepier by the end.
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Anything you make will be fine. [ with a bit reluctance, she'll pull back, moving to give him room to get up too. shifting to sit off to the side as she gets to her feet. with only a slight bit of hesitance. ] Alright..
[ walk and talk... there is definitely a lot for them to talk about. where to even begin though.. ]
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but buzen's expression will just soften and he'll move to get up fairly easily. a biiiiig stretch comes once he's to his feet, but then he'll automatically extend an arm out to her. either she can curl into his side, or just take his hand - either is fine as they head out to try to face the day]
Something sweet then. Want to work together with me? Sunshine and Verdant again, we'll make a lot of something tasty.
[ . . . ]
And you can take your time, Mete-chan. I'm not going anywhere, so talk about anything you want, okay?
[he's not in a rush. they won't be separated until she wants to be... so he has no problem waiting for her]
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[ she blinks up at him, looking down and then, nodding. ]
Okay.. [ buries her face against him as she hugs him tightly. ] ..I love you, Bu-chan.
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. . .
still, to be told that he's loved is a surprise. his brows raise for a moment, before his expression turns to fondness. he curls himself around her automatically, squeezing her back.
he'd only heard these words once before. he knows this love is different - he's witnessed so many different kinds over the years. even now, he doesn't know if he truly understands it. not in a way that other people normally do, because his sense of love doesn't come from a natural understanding of family or lineage.
but he knows the guilt that had settled in his chest during the weeks that he'd watched meteion struggle without him. he knows the pride he felt whenever she continued on, strong and resolute, even then. he knows the piercing anger and bitterness that electrified his being whenever she got hurt - and he knows that there is something in him, foreign yet firm, that feels like it's changed the very mold he was made of.
I'd break this whole world before I let you go again.
maybe that's the same thing, for a sword.]
... mm.
I love you too, Mete-chan.
I've been trying to be careful about the things I say, but... someone asked me before if I knew what family was. It still feels really foreign to a sword. I've never had a family before, and still can't say for sure but... I think you're mine.
So I'll protect you, and take care of you however I can, okay? Promise.
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at the squeeze back, she emits a soft giggle, returning it. funny how she would be in the same mindset. there are so many differences between her and someone human. there are probably a lot she won't truly understand, the love that some people find themselves with in a more intimate sense. but the affection, the happiness, the bonds she has manage to forge- she does know that kind of love. at least, she thinks so anyways.
what she does know is she has made a lot of strong bonds here. bonds she would not want to see hurt, that she wants to keep full of hope, and wishing only the best for them. how she wishes she can protect them all.
Meteion listens on as he responds, peering up at him with a curious bright blue gaze. though, she offers a warm smile once he's done. ]
You know... I have sisters, that are just like me. But I did not.. really understand the concept of family, either. I do not know if it is possible for creations like me, to have families. Entelechies are.. beings made of emotion-driven energy, so emotions are all I really know, but... I do like the idea of a family. That, if I had one, I'm sure my creator Hermes would be considered as it.
[ but, looking to Buzen, she has that same kind of fond. ] I like to think you as family, too. And I want to protect you as well, and take care of you in return! We can both promise.