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@anghexescu
OH SHIT, another one? That's right. A brand new Relationship starter call. I figured it would be nice to start all over AND maybe add a couple of new choices in here. Anyway, by liking this starter call I'm going to go ahead and assume I can just throw you a spontaneous and random starter whenever, send you memes, scream about our characters in the DM, plot randomly, etc!
Click the readmore to see the options!
Originally founded in the city-state of Mondstadt by the late Vennessa and the current archon, Barbatos, the Knights of Favonius are an order of knights dedicated to preventing aristocrats from ruling the land, instead ensuring that authority belongs to its people. Here, in the city of Spirale, Captains Eula Lawrence and Kaeya Alberich stand by that very same core reasoning, along with swearing oaths to protect the citizens of their new residency. In the absence of Grand masters Varka and Jean, they lead in accordance with their belief in the wish to protect the people and the city.
If you also hold a great love for this city and wish to protect its citizens by swearing that same oath, join today!
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Lyney's smile brightens the moment Klaus agrees with him, and his excitement only grows at the suggestion that follows. "Ooooh, a good old treasure hunt? Sounds like fun!" - he chimes in. "What would you like to find? It's been a while since I last bumped into a chest full of treasure..."
And, naturally, Lyney chats away for the entire walk until they finally arrive at the starting point, where they're handed a simple, hand-drawn map.
"I've never been very good with these. My sister, Lynette, has a much better sense of direction." He lets Klaus take a look at the map, where a riddle is scribbled beneath the rough sketch.
By day, I'm quiet, dressed in blue and gold. By night, I borrow stars that were never sold. Find the shore where the sea learns how to shine.
The riddle pointed toward the magical beach where the bioluminescent algae illuminated the waves.
Klaus takes the map to take a look at it. Humming, he lifts his gaze to look at Lyney,
"I know where this is," he answers a little excited to do some treasure hunts. him and Miyena used to play treasure hunt all the time, albeit it was still for training. Morriss would hide something of theirs and they had to locate it.
"the location isn't too far." A simple teleportation was all that was needed.
@edgedwing your father's trippin'
"Sephiroth, listen--," He crouches down once he's teleported them away from the isle. Upon Sephiroth's request, they arrived at the front of someone's doorsteps. Klaus brushes through Sephiroth's hair and looks him in the eyes.
"Right now, it isn't safe at home. I think Aurelius isn't feeling too well, so...until he feels better, stay here, okay?"
Why, this feels so familiar. He frowns, eyebrows knit together. Hadn't his own father done this before? Sure, he came back, but...
"WE will be back for you. In the time being, be sure to take care of yourself and keep out of harm's way?"
"Ah, that can be arranged." Reinite says with a laugh. Though it quiets as Klaus explains his soul-bond with Aurelius.
Then it hits her which Aurelius (there's only one on this island) he could mean. Well... shit.
"Yeah, uh," Rennie says as she finds herself scratching at her cheek, "some cultures back home would call that a marriage. So..." she trails off.
"Congrats?"
This means she actually has to be nicer to Aurelious now. Ugh.
"I see." Klaus can't help but smile. He can't help but smile a little too big. He feels giddy, and he's sure this giddy and happy feeling can be picked up. Aurelius would feel it. Probably wonder what got Klaus feeling like this.
"Hm.. Thank you," He whispers.
"Talking to you helped. Thank you, Reinite." She's calmed him in every way!
"Yes, and he was annoying as usual," Aurelius replies honestly. When it came to disparaging an enemy, he sounded practically normal.
"He fed me a pity story about changing his ways, and then he started to cry." He scoffs, recalling the sight. "So I—"
"...."
"Cry?"
It didn't sound at all like Sebastian.
@anghexescu ໒꒱ @edgedwing
It's very sentimental, but it's also very Klaus.
Aurelius is already pulling out a handkerchief to rest in Sephiroth's lap before combing his hands through his hair. His own head rests against Klaus's shoulder as the skies open up in a kaleidoscope of color and sound.
"If you like it, we'll do this more often," he suggests to Sephiroth.
"I find that experiences feel differently when you spend it with the people you cherish."
Inspired, he summons a dazzle of sparkling lights and have them float above Klaus and Sephiroth's heads like twinkling crowns.
Pretty.
"Yeah, we can do this more often." It actually aches to see Sephiroth in tears, but he knows it's not from being sad. "We will always be here for you, for as long as we can." The pretty crowns above their heads earn a smile from Klaus as he looks to Aurelius.
"We are a family. And we are honored to call you our son."
He hoped that they could make many cherishable memories like this one. Together.
@edgedwing - @hollowfaith
Andrale takes Klaus' hand in a firm shake. "Andrale Mahariel," she says in a reply, "thank you for being willing to take time to guide me."
Andrale just quite can't say no to someone eager to help. Doesn't hurt that Klaus is already welcoming, too.
Plus, maybe it'll be nice to get a break. Maybe. Andrale doesn't know what that even looks like.
"Of course!" With that, he's leading the way. It's something he's grown accustomed to do after taking the mantle of Lionheart after Corvus left it in his care.
"Andrale, what do you like doing? Maybe we can find something in the festival that you enjoy?"
It is refreshing to see some concern for her. At least, a little. It does make Vivianne feel bad that Klaus is so torn up about what happened to her.
"I appreciate the promise, Klaus." Vivi finds herself saying as she delicately tucks the feather away. "I do not want you to over exert yourself for my sake, however. It might be best if I learn some self defense skills."
Klaus nods, "Do not worry about me." There was no way he'd be overexerting when someone else's life was on the line like that.
And then, at the mention of self defense, Klaus perks up. "I can teach you something. There are also classes held at a dojang, if you are ever interested in going there. I'll take you."
Klaus searches his eyes. Aurelius' question has him thinking. Right, he shouldn't be tense. Shouldn't be acting this way. He can't.
He sucks in a breath when Aurelius gives a little push. "It's not that...it's just, you surprised me. This...is all new to me. This side of you," he admits.
"I'm sorry. I trust you." He trusts that Aurelius will be keeping his words. Once he returned, there may not be a chance to return. No, he will have to find a way.
Klaus spares a glance out the destroyed window. "I'll be right back."
With that, he's moving upstairs to Sephiroth's room. When he sees the condition of Sephiroth's room, with the door blocked, he sighs. Aurelius was going to lock Sephiroth inside.
When he teleports, he teleports inside Sephiroth's room, then teleports...
...
Away from the sky Strewn isle.
And after some time with talking to Sephiroth and making sure he was safe, promising his return and that things would be okay, Klaus teleports back to their home, as promised.
He thinks he'll be fine, but once Klaus teleports out of sight for more than five minutes, the impatience kicks in. Of course he can still sense the seraph's presence through their bond, and of course there's no sign of deceit in Klaus's actions or words...but Spirale is full of loose tongues, and Klaus has a heart soft enough to yield to them all.
No. No, no, he has to do more than this.
Aurelius paces restlessly through the house until he spots Klaus's phone, forgotten on the kitchen counter in his haste to escort Sephiroth off. He picks it up and scrolls through the contacts, realizing that Klaus has made multiple connections during his stay here. There's Eiden texting Klaus a joke Aurelius doesn't quite understand, and another message from one of his cohorts at Lionheart.
They're all distractions. He considers burning the phone, but remembers that it has the nasty habit of respawning for their owners. It'd be easier to eliminate the issue in other ways. He opens up the chat with Eiden again and begins to type. After that's done and sent, he promptly blocks the contact, eliciting a little spark of satisfaction when it's done.
Then he repeats the same steps with every other name that seems important.
FROM: Klaus Avenue (?) TO: @kleinstar @sunsage @dazzlxd @blightsbite @stellatiratore @daxned @vcinglcry @innerbeast @hierichc @anttennatime [anyone else in Lionheart] [anyone Klaus talked to recently] [anyone considered a friend] ..., etc.
[txt] Sorry, I'm going to be busy for a bit. [txt] Please don't contact me from now on. [Blocked]
By the time Klaus returns, Aurelius has just finished blocking the final contact and tosses the phone aside to look up.
"Welcome back," he says with a smile.
"I missed you."
His eyes are glowing gold.
Klaus watches as his phone is tossed to the side
The shattering and splintering has Klaus shielding himself and even Aurelius, even if the both of them were fine.
Aurelius answers him with another one of his actions. The outside revealed, but the grasses a golden hue. Nothing he says seems to be getting through to Aurelius.
He turns to look at Aurelius again, and this time he attempts to communicate through their bond.
Klaus finds himself a little scared, because while Aurelius had voiced several times about keeping him locked away, he never truly acted upon it.
Aurelius, please. We don't want this--I do not want this.
And then it hits him...Aurelius didn't want to be trapped in that golden tree and yet it happened.
...
At least free Sephiroth. He shouldn't be trapped like this. Let get out, please. I'll take him somewhere and I'll come back. I promise.
Klaus's message is a little scrambled between all his feelings, but Aurelius understands. He laughs and takes a step back, moving to squeeze the other's shoulders.
"Why do you sound so tense?" he asks. "I'm not trapping you here."
"I'm keeping everyone else out."
His fingers trail to Klaus's back before giving him a gentle push with the tips. "If you don't want Sephiroth to join us, of course I'll respect your decision. Come back quickly. I don't need you to promise me you will."
Outside, the walls of the cage of light reach their maximum height—a little more than twice that of the golden tree—before bending to curve inwards. It doesn't matter if the cage finishes forming before Klaus returns—it'll only let him in without letting him out.
"I trust you, Klaus, although I'm beginning to wonder why you sound like you don't trust me."
Klaus searches his eyes. Aurelius' question has him thinking. Right, he shouldn't be tense. Shouldn't be acting this way. He can't.
He sucks in a breath when Aurelius gives a little push. "It's not that...it's just, you surprised me. This...is all new to me. This side of you," he admits.
"I'm sorry. I trust you." He trusts that Aurelius will be keeping his words. Once he returned, there may not be a chance to return. No, he will have to find a way.
Klaus spares a glance out the destroyed window. "I'll be right back."
With that, he's moving upstairs to Sephiroth's room. When he sees the condition of Sephiroth's room, with the door blocked, he sighs. Aurelius was going to lock Sephiroth inside.
When he teleports, he teleports inside Sephiroth's room, then teleports...
...
Away from the sky Strewn isle.
And after some time with talking to Sephiroth and making sure he was safe, promising his return and that things would be okay, Klaus teleports back to their home, as promised.
What is going on?
Klaus gasps. The feeling the bond emits from Aurelius is so very confusing. Klaus finds he doesn't like it. This wasn't like Aurelius at all. Or....or perhaps it was. It had been a while since he'd felt anything like it.
"Aurelius, you have to st--" Klaus tries to push back on the branches---the trees. However, the more he tries, the more he notices it'll only make things worse. Sephiroth was still in his room. If he tried any harder, something could happen to him. He'd be collateral.
This felt familiar.
Klaus looks to the window. He feels Aurelius' voice by his ear and his hair tickling his skin.
"Aurelius, I don't know what's gotten into you," He whispers, "But Sephiroth is upstairs. He'll be worried. He'll be frightened. You can't...."
He then turns to face Aurelius, "You can't lock us in here like this."
The connection between them wavers as Aurelius tries to make sense of Klaus's words. Yes, of course he should accommodate for Sephiroth. He was quite willing to if it kept his partner close.
"So you do prefer the view," the divinus remarks, and reaches a hand towards the window.
The trunk pressed up against the glass outside abruptly twists before it explodes in a shower of splinters, revealing the sight of the Sky-Strewn Isles again. Outside, the rest of the golden tree's growth halts, its branches just stopping short of wrapping around the house's roof like some overextended claw.
"Nothing's gotten into me," he adds calmly a moment later. "I simply care for you dearly. Surely you can understand that."
"We'll explain it all to Sephiroth after you do."
Because while he's paused, he wouldn't stop. The possession he's kept carefully in check is pushing forcefully against its bonds, snapping one thread after another in horrifying succession. Watching it happen, Aurelius only feels as if a great weight has been lifted off his chest.
Why did he even hold back in the first place? All he ever wanted was the best for his partner. And of course, that best was him.
Outside the house, the grass on their island begins to glow a soft, muted gold. On the very borders of their island, a latticework of light rises from the earth, slowly growing to form the walls of...a cage.
The shattering and splintering has Klaus shielding himself and even Aurelius, even if the both of them were fine.
Aurelius answers him with another one of his actions. The outside revealed, but the grasses a golden hue. Nothing he says seems to be getting through to Aurelius.
He turns to look at Aurelius again, and this time he attempts to communicate through their bond.
Klaus finds himself a little scared, because while Aurelius had voiced several times about keeping him locked away, he never truly acted upon it.
Aurelius, please. We don't want this--I do not want this.
And then it hits him...Aurelius didn't want to be trapped in that golden tree and yet it happened.
...
At least free Sephiroth. He shouldn't be trapped like this. Let get out, please. I'll take him somewhere and I'll come back. I promise.
"Oh."
"I forget you can notice these things."
He's not upset, however. Rather, the reminder that Klaus's senses are so sharp brightens Aurelius's mood further, sending a wave of affection across their bond until those feelings sharply turn cold.
"You really should learn to pay less attention, Klaus."
Outside the house, the golden tree in the yard trembles before it suddenly starts to extend branches towards the building. Its rate of growth is rapid enough to cause groans in the wood struggling to catch up.
"My apologies." Inside the kitchen, Aurelius blinks before collecting himself. Warmth spreads across the bond again, potent to the point of suffocation. "It was a whim." He moves to wrap his arms around the seraph from behind, chin resting on Klaus's shoulder.
"I thought about how nice it'd be, if we were never disturbed again."
There's a crack from outside the kitchen window, before a tree limb crashes to the ground. It's grown too quickly to support its own weight. But the next second roots extend from one end to burrow into the ground, while the branches laden with golden leaves latch onto the house, creeping and crawling past the windows like a vine.
Aurelius tilts his head to look out the window, hair brushing against Klaus's cheek. "Do we actually need this view? It's distracting, isn't it?"
The next second, a thicker branch rises to press against the glass, blocking the window entirely.
What is going on?
Klaus gasps. The feeling the bond emits from Aurelius is so very confusing. Klaus finds he doesn't like it. This wasn't like Aurelius at all. Or....or perhaps it was. It had been a while since he'd felt anything like it.
"Aurelius, you have to st--" Klaus tries to push back on the branches---the trees. However, the more he tries, the more he notices it'll only make things worse. Sephiroth was still in his room. If he tried any harder, something could happen to him. He'd be collateral.
This felt familiar.
Klaus looks to the window. He feels Aurelius' voice by his ear and his hair tickling his skin.
"Aurelius, I don't know what's gotten into you," He whispers, "But Sephiroth is upstairs. He'll be worried. He'll be frightened. You can't...."
He then turns to face Aurelius, "You can't lock us in here like this."
@anghexescu ໒꒱ @edgedwing
The place they chose was high enough to have ideal views, and not too full of people on this particular night. Aurelius twirls the stick of candied strawberries in his hands, but instead of eating it himself, offers it to Klaus.
"Try mine first," he says. To Sephiroth he adds, "If they don't live up to your expectations, we'll make our own show later."
Fireworks were just flames and light, and angels had plenty of both. He's sure after he's watched this once, he could re-create it right in their backyard.
"Aurelius, they're all the same," he says with a laugh. Regardless, he does as told and tries Aurelius' first. It's really good. His heart sings happily.
"I think it would be fun to also have our own little fireworks. Let's try that next time, too?" Now, the show is starting. People are gathering together to witness the fireworks.
Finally, the fireworks are lit in the sky, coloring the night with bright and vibrant colors.
Klaus looks to Sephiroth, holds Aurelius' hand with his free and looks to the fireworks, too.
Soon enough, the fireworks that happen next are those of a family of three. They look familiar!
@edgedwing - @hollowfaith
"H-Huh? M-Me?" Unfortunately such an answer would really only have worked if there were other people around. But when she was the only individual standing there watching it made it harder to make such an excuse.
"I-I-I mean if you want me to run with you I wouldn't mind. Having a partner for training has always been good. Y-You know when it isn't someone I idolize."
...Which was 100% of the school she went to.
What a funny girl, and he thinks that in the best way. Klaus smiles and nods, "I understand what you mean. C'mon. I'll race you." He motions for her.
"I will try to keep up!"
Every step of Aurelius carries weight as he strides into the kitchen, golden wings rustling behind him before they fold up and dissipate. The divinus is remarkably cheerful despite his fresh departure from Sebastian—but maybe Klaus is just that good at lifting his spirits.
"Wouldn't he know as soon as he smells the cooking?"
"I'd rather set out the utensils with you. Come."
He takes Klaus's wrist and pulls him in for a kiss before opening the kitchen drawers. As the forks and knives rattle in their cases, they cover up the series of soft changes taking place throughout the house.
Every entrance and window locks telepathically; upstairs in Sephiroth's bedroom, a mote of holy light appears and presses into the door. The next second, metal hinges expand and melt into the walls; the wood itself grows just wide enough to completely fill in the doorway, merging as one with the surrounding walls.
The more he hangs around Aurelius, helping with the utensils, being kissed by Aurelius, the more he begins to feel uneasy. He isn't entirely sure why. Is it the weak scent of Sebastian on Aurelius? He shouldn't be worried, and yet he is.
His senses are dulled, unable to pick up some things, but...
"Aurelius?" He says his name with mild concern. "You seem happy, but--," and before he can finish his sentence, he notices the change and shift of their home.
"Aurelius? What are you doing?"
@hollowfaith
He hears the sound of wings, but he feels Aurelius's presence before anything else. He smiles and places the last bowl on the table before turning to face his lover.
"Welcome back, Aury. Do you mind letting Sephiroth know that dinner is ready?"
So, it wasn't even his imagination to feel such a strong emotion from their bond. He gives Aurelius a gentle kiss on the cheek, "Or I can, if you don't mind grabbing the utensils for us."
