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he knew it. when competing with his brother; the great NATSUYA KIRISHIMA, he knew it would all be for naught. he had never been able to beat him before. not once in middle school, and not when he was in high school either. college would be no different. he knew that, and yet, he pushed forward.
he trained, much like he had seen his brother do when growing up, for hours a day. he neglected his course work — in hopes that this would be the push he needed. he wouldn't need to continue to study a subject he didn't care about. he would pursue swimming. he would go on to be a professional swimmer like his friends and his brother had done. he wouldn't need to live with the shame and self-hatred of being the brother who was good, just not good enough.
and when the day of the race came, ikuya hated how excited he was for it. adrenaline rushed through him much like it did when he was in middle school, doing races with his best friends and not even caring if they won or lost, as long as he was with them. but this time he was alone. there was no IWATOBI SWIM CLUB to support and cheer him on.
he had briefly seen his brother in the crowd, but he knew it was more of a family obligation rather than actual support. his family was there, too; his mother and father, with pinpointed and narrowed glances at his every move, as if assessing whether or not he would lose the race by the way he stretched.
in some way, he already knew that no matter the outcome — win or lose, he would not get their praises, much less a smile his way. they would only ever smile at natsuya. natsuya's endeavours, natsuya's swimming, natsuya's life; that's all that ever warranted a smile from his parents.
soon enough, he heard the announcement. the swimmers of the freestyle medley got ready, doing their final stretches before going to their posts, taking their positions. freestyle reminded him a lot of his old friends, one in particular. he had never liked doing freestyle, if he was honest with himself. the breaststroke had always been his favourite. but he hadn't swam it in a while. the confidence he once had in the breaststroke, or, the entire sport had long been gone. but for some reason — for some strange, pathetic reason, he had hope.
he had hope that with his brother in the crowd, watching him with a nervous but encouraging smile, that he would beat him just once. freestyle was natsuya's category. ikuya had always slightly surpassed him in breaststroke, but natsuya was unbeatable in freestyle.
if he could just win this once, he would prove them all wrong. he, too, was deserving of the praise and smiles that natsuya got.
the moment between the shrill of the starting pistol and his hand touching the wall was a blur. ikuya wasn't even sure he had breathed throughout the entire 400 metres. he hadn't even known how he placed until he looked up towards his family again. his parents were nowhere to be found. his brother, the great natsuya, stared back at him with a frown; disappointment. he had lost. it was only natural.
there was no way of beating him.
even when hearing the exit whistle, ikuya lingered in the pool. he stared at the water; that betraying substance that had never once been on his side despite his overflowing love for it. it was only when he was pulled out of the pool by hiyori, his best friend, that the tears finally started to flow. he started to walk, the destination unknown to him, but being in that pool — the water clinging to his skin; his failure so prominent made it feel hard to breathe.
" iku— ikuya! wait, stop! 3rd place isn't bad, you can't leave! " he heard hiyori's voice call out, but even his friend's voice was drowned out in his ears. 3rd place. it earned him a medal, at the very least. but it was still a failure. it was still a glowing reminder that ikuya was good, but he wasn't good enough. he never would be. he was painfully ordinary. even in an amateur college race, he could not beat them.
the them he wanted to beat was blurry as well. himself? his brother? haruka nanase from middle school? hiyori, who somehow excelled in swimming much like his brother? his parents?
" i'm done. i'm done with swimming. i'm done with it all. " he spoke once in the locker room with hiyori, who seemed to frantically try to convince him otherwise.
ikuya, don't be silly! swimming is your entire life! he shoved his clothes in his duffle bag. ikuya, please. you'll regret this. you've always wanted to be a professional — just like natsuya! he slung the bag over his shoulder, noticing a photo slip out of his locker and onto the floor. he leaned down to pick it up, flipping it to the front to see his once dream; one that crashed onto the floor. ikuya, listen to me! we promised to do this together!
haruka nanase. makoto tachibana. nagisa hazuki. even rin matsuoka was there, too, holding onto his shoulders with a smile; their shared trophy in ikuya's hands. had they done a relay to win? he couldn't remember now.
crumbling up the photo didn't help ease his feelings. it all just made him feel numb, his hands shakily tossing the photo into the trash as he left the locker room, completely ignoring hiyori's calls.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ NEVER A FROWN WITH GOLDEN BROWN . . . 🪽 LILA MOONSTONE · ₊ ¹ . . canon-divergent and completely headcannoned original character portrayal of 𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈 from the game HONKAI: STAR RAIL. loosely taking inspiration from the canon, as well as taking place in a PRIVATE FANTASY verse.
“ don't go through my shit! ” zane yelled, catching every little thing that niamh threw, tearing niamh away from his dresser once he saw the empty box. there was an intense annoyance he felt with the other at this moment; not only at this privacy being disturbed, but the fact that he still was wet, and niamh was acting as if he had stolen his last family's treasure.
honestly — what was his problem?! did zane just have a penchant for picking up insane people? he stared into the navy blue box, eyes scanning it trying to remember what exactly was in it. earrings? no. a necklace . . . ah — yes, he remembered.
“ that necklace … hm, oh! yes. i sold that a while ago. ” he mentioned, huffing a little as he snatched the box back, along with the rest of his clothes he had in his hands, gently placing them back in his dresser. “ not that it's any of your business. so now that you know what happened, can you leave? actually, i'm not asking. leave or else i'll force you out. ”
a thread featuring › princess aspen && lila moonstone. ( @10zenn )
location › outside of the princess's chamber, early morning.
possible tw › none so far!
when lila had gotten word that she would be moved to a new post, there was an initial excitement. she had been an official rosen knight for what . . 3 months now? — and there had yet to be an official assignment of her post. but once she had awoken to the sound of aaron, another knight who had been her roommate in the white keep, with their voice singing in her ears that her assignment was officially dropping, lila was ecstatic. how could she not be?
rumours throughout the keep was that she would be assigned to the royal family herself. lila, a royal rosen knight; an accomplishment very few had ever achieved.
but then she was told of her actual assignment. she was brought outside of a room in the castle, one decorated with flowers and sleepy guards posted outside of the door. a few women surrounded her — the ladies in waiting, she assumed. was she meeting the princess already? perhaps it was natural. when working for the king and queen, it was only necessary to get acquainted with their children as well. but then she heard it. the whispers of the ladies around her: the hushed giggles, the encouraging squeeze of her shoulder as the commander of the rosen knights introduced her to the princess who looked as if she had just woken up.
“ dearest princess aspen, i would like to introduce you to your new guard; sir lila moonstone. an excellent knight, and an even better fighter. i'm sure she will be up to your standards. ” the commander spoke with a smile, lila's horrified stare somehow not reaching him in between their forced bows. all of that training . . . all. of. that. training.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ 手を伸ばした DEEP! DEEP! DEEP! SPLASH FREE! 🌊 桐嶋 郁弥 · ₊ ¹ . . canon-divergent and heavily headcannoned portrayal of 𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐘𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐀 from the series/movie HIGH☆SPEED!-FREE! STARTING DAYS. loosely taking inspiration from the canon, as well as taking place in a SOL UNIVERSITY verse.
getting to the secret spot was a task of its own. had zane previously been made aware of the running, the jumping, and the sliding down of ropes, he would've just taken the stranger to a dark alley behind the tavern and hoped he didn't run into anything or anyone. but nonetheless, when they finally get there, it's beautiful. in between the tired gasps of air zane gives in response to the stranger's encouragement to change, his eyes, which glow in the dark light, take in the scenery. it was something he hadn't ever previously seen before in myrithen — the forests full of light and welcoming. this felt … like a place only zane and the stranger would know about.
their own little secret place. would this even lead to a friendship?
“ right, then, mr. stranger. try not to drop your pants at how cool i look. ” he teased, albeit feeling a bit shy under the stranger's gaze, so he turns around ( though it's not like that would help ), taking a deep breath to calm himself. transforming is always an egregious process for him, though he's sure it's even more shocking for strangers. in a matter of seconds, zane's mind slows, the world seeming to slow as well. he can hear his breath, as well as the stranger's. he can hear his heartbeat, too; a bit faster than average, perhaps because he was nervous … or maybe even excited. ‘ rightfully so ’, zane thought to himself. and then suddenly, zane had transformed himself. wings sprouted from his back, getting bigger the more he changed from man to beast. horns grew on his head, and sooner rather than later, he was ten times the size he originally was, black scales encompassing his body, and a distinct purr-like sound coming up from his throat once he settled into it. time passed by in maybe a few seconds, but to zane, it always felt annoyingly long.
rather awkwardly, zane turned himself around — now taking far longer due to his size, staring at the stranger. if only he could see how much he was smiling on the inside. '' it’s cool, right? i'm like — the coolest thing you've ever seen, right? '' he spoke, though knowing it would fall on deaf ears. myrithen wasn’t like his home planet; in heliava, anyone could communicate with dragons. but here, all he would probably hear was the trill of his dragon-like growls.
well, he couldn't blame the stranger. he must've looked like just some random drunk guy claiming he was a dragon. and to some extent — he was, but there was some merit behind his statement. he actually was a dragon in all sense of the word. he was just, ( 1 ), in his human form, and ( 2 ) unable to really … do an important things that most dragons could do. but naturally, the stranger didn't need to know that. all he needed was proof; proof that he was a dragon.
and in zane's inebriated state, he was more trusting than usual. something about this stranger had a pull to him — a safety net that didn't make zane feel weird about letting his walls down, or let alone weird about transforming in front of him. but they had to get somewhere safe.
“ well, obviously, right now i have two legs. but i can show you… if you don't want to die, of course. since i'm getting the feeling that you seeing a dragon is pretty dependent on your life status. ” he joked, offering the stranger another nudge of his shoulder. he then took his cup of ale to his lips, finishing the rest of it with one swig, and a long ‘ ahhhhh ’ afterwords. “we'll have to go somewhere private. can't have all these nobodies asking me a bunch of questions. ” zane mentioned, setting his cup down once he was finished and offering the stranger a polite smile as his eyes travelled from his, down to the cup, and then up to his again. or well — down to his eyes. when zane was standing, the stranger was much shorter than he was.
“ you got this, right? especially since i'm kind of saving your life. ” he began to walk out of the tavern, looking over his shoulder to see if the stranger was following. “ come along, stranger! if you don't come now, i really might change my mind! ”
man ... this guy was in really rough shape. to be frank, it was more than zane had bargained for in his happily-buzzed state. but there was something in his wallow-of-self-pity-and-announcement-of-death that really drew his attention. there was just something …. that kept drawing zane closer — and the stranger wasn't even his type! one might think that it would be the fact that the stranger mentioned that he was dying tomorrow, but for zane, that was probably the most boring part. for within the vast shell of a mind that is zane's, only a specific word spoke out to him.
dragon. oh, now this was just too easy.
and, you know, the thing is — zane truly is such a good guy. he wondered if his parents would be proud of what a good guy he is. because, zane — sweet and caring, zane; zane the gentle, even, suddenly had the answer to the strangers' very pressing problem. and with that answer, he also had a helping hand; a gift for him. the smile on his face ( lopsided and far too trusting in this crying stranger ) showcased just how confident he was that this would really cheer him up.
“ aw … too bad you're dying, honest. ” he spoke in between sips of his ale, occasionally peeking at the strangers' belt for the possibility of a wallet. surely, if zane was making his night like this, the stranger would pay for the drinks. zane was a good guy, but he wasn't a rich saint. “ but for some good news, at least you can say you have met a dragon before dying! nice to meet you, crying stranger. the name's zane — zane keres … aaaaaand, i just happen to be ‘ the one you seek ’. ” he laughed, loud and boisterous, and even bordering on annoying. he hit the strangers' back once, twice, and then a third time in his laughter.
a thread featuring › jesse zhuiyun && zane keres. ( @d3spite )
location › a random bar in myrithen, late in the evening.
possible tw › alcohol consumption ??
myrithen, as far as zane's standards go, has been incredibly weird and full of surprises. there has yet to be a shortage of interesting faces no matter where he goes, which he assumes to be a good thing. even if there was a few … challenges along the way, zane was someone who was good at adapting. he was excellent at it, actually. and that is what originally led him to the bar — his adaptability; a chance to adapt to the chillier weather of myrithen. after all, alcohol always warmed him up. and just like all the other times he had frequented this bar, he wasn't alone. colourful personalities filled the tavern, all catching his watchful eyes, ears picking up on every little conversation.
sniff … sniffle … was someone crying?
zane's attention quickly turned towards the sound, surprised at just how close the crying sounded to him. it wasn't hard to find the culprit; an elf — maybe? was that what they called the pointy-eared population of myrithen? he was still getting used to the terminology. but whatever he was, he was crying rather quietly, nursing whatever drink he had in front of him, his face full of sadness … almost like a sad puppy. and naturally — being the caring person that he was, zane sighed; his own face forming into a frown, somehow being affected by the stranger's emotions, patting his shoulder in reassurance.
“ hey, stranger! what is the matter with you? why are you crying and looking as if someone just stole all your hopes and dreams? ” he asked, a little chuckle following his words, though it didn't seem to make the stranger laugh. hmm … he could try another move. but .. why was he also feeling so sad at the moment?? he didn't remember ever being this empathetic. “ you okay? did you just get broken up with, or something? sir — a round over here for us, please! ”
time seems to pass by in seconds. in one second, niamh was close to being his. close to shutting up. close to kissing zane and spending the night with him, only to make a smooth and quiet exit before he woke up the next morning. but then another second passed, and not only was zane not going to spend the night with niamh, but he was soaking wet, called stupid, and now held by the collar of his shirt.
did he do something wrong?
“ wait a second — ” he chokes out, a bit of water in his mouth as he coughs, quickly sobering up and realising the situation at hand. was he being robbed? no, niamh didn't seem like that type. he was being questioned. questioned for something that was missing missing. something he took … maybe? a necklace … yeah, no. he couldn't remember a thing. “ what the hell is your problem?! ” zane asks, exasperated and ready for another drink to push this awful excuse of a hookup to the back of his mind. “ i don't have your necklace! ” he huffs, getting a bit of strength back to push the crazy, psychotic stranger off of him, buttoning up his shirt a lot faster than he unbuttoned it. his main goal? to get out of there as quickly as possible … even if it was his place.
“ you obviously have the wrong guy, so why don't you do me a favour and get out? ” he groans, wiping his face to get rid of any remaining water on it as he takes steps further and further away from niamh. this was his first encounter with an orion-psycho. as annoyed as zane was for the cockblock ruined evening, even this was exciting.
the more zane thought about it, the weirder niamh seemed. was a necklace that important at this specific point in time? did the scholar not realise the prize he had in front of him at the moment — even if he wasn't aware of how golden of a prize zane actually was? “ well … i don't know, perhaps the person you spoke to was colourblind. ” zane spoke, the ‘s’s of his speech slightly slurred due to his alcohol intake. “ but does it really matter? there's … much more entertaining things to focus on. ” he added, a charming smile on his lips as he leaned in closer to niamh, though quickly having his mouth covered by the latter as he went on about the necklace.
well this was one way to sober him up.
“ listen, niamh … i don't know about any necklaces that are … similar to the depths … of the … uhm — arctic sea, but i can help you look for it tomorrow. if you wish to find it, then it shouldn't be that hard to find. myrithen's not as big as you may think. ” he spoke mindlessly, aiming to get closer to niamh and getting lost with the way he unbuttoned his shirt, and then buttoned it back up. did he not know how to do it? was unbuttoning a shirt that hard? this seemed as if it was going nowhere. should he take his pants off, or something? ‘ niamh … this guy really is weird. ’, zane thought to himself, cracking himself up ever so slightly with his own inside joke. luckily enough for him, niamh couldn't read thoughts, or else their night would've definitely been over.
meeting niamh snow had been the best part of zane's night. well — amongst the ale he had drunk previously. but niamh was a close second, if not equal. the scholar from lyriel was easy to talk to. he had an accent much like zane did, but there was a certain draw to him that he felt. perhaps it was the alcohol, which would easily take his mind off of the fact that ... he was pretty. prettier than anyone he had met recently. he was funny, too. ' good company to keep ', zane thought to himself amidst their conversations — which they quickly chased with more drinks. by the end of the night, zane was confident that he knew more about niamh than he did anyone else he had recently met during his travels. he was actually beginning to like myrithen for all its charms ... and it's pretty travellers as well.
how they make it back to zane's temporary home is unknown to him. frankly, all he remembered about their walk home was that he sang a sea shanty on the way, something he had heard on the boat ride over to the realm. he had met so many interesting people recently, and niamh was just one of the few he had met, and one of the few he would most likely not remember the next morning.
and how he ended up in front of him, rather clumsily unbuttoning his shirt was also unknown to him. in sober circumstances, he typically wouldn't be so easy ( though, if niamh was interested enough to ask, perhaps his answer would change ).
" my gem ...? " zane asked niamh, drunken and dazed eyes trying to focus on the person in front of him. his mind raked through all the gems he could possibly have on himself — which was very few considering the fact that he was running out of money. " i don't ... ah! my necklace, you mean! " he mentioned with a lopsided smile, pulling out the silver chain with a purple garnet gem at the end of it. getting closer to niamh, he held it in front of his face. " this is from my homeland. i'm sure you've never heard of it. i think it's rare here, which is why so many people are talking about it. "
once the necklace was shown and done with — well, zane thought it was done with — he went back to fumbling with his shirt, the buttons proving to be a challenge in his inebriated state. his pants would come off soon, hopefully. and yet ... niamh was still fully clothed. was that a custom of lyriel scholars? in such a state, zane didn't even feel awkward about asking such a stupid question.
" do you prefer to keep your clothes on? they might get in the way, no? "
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀birth name , 𝐙𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒 / Κῆρες Σανε . birthday , 2000 december 18 . birth place , arshtivaya — heliava . raised in , arshtivaya . currently resides in , all over the place . gender && pronouns , cis-male — he/him/his . languages , helivian && orion's native language ( somewhat ) . relationship status , single . sexual orientation , bisexual ?? maybe . occupation , unemployed — freelance explorer .
a comprehensive 𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒 of 𝐙𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒.
♯┆ human form :
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀zane is, in most cases, an average build of someone from heliava. he is 6ft, 2in, with long legs and a lean build. he has broad shoulders and a lot of upper body strength. his hair is an onyx black that shines almost purple iridescence in the light. his eyes are gold with snake-like pupils, and tend to glow when he's about to shift forms, or when he's upset/excited. for a few days after shifting, he'll have scales littered around his body that fall off. they typically accumulate on his cheeks or on his shoulders and calves. they hurt to pick off, however, he typically does so when he can't control his shifting as to try and remain as normal as possible.
♯┆ dragon form :
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀as much as zane dislikes his dragon form, he can't deny how fun it is. in this form, he is ( obviously ) much bigger than his human form. he has horns on his head and big wings ( imagine drogon from game of thrones for size and overall look ), and black scales with a purple tint that mimic his hair. his eyes mimic his human form as well, bright gold with snake-like pupils. on heliava, he is one of the bigger dragons, however, it becomes no use as he cannot fly. why this happens, he has no idea. however, every time he has tried has resulted in a crash to the ground and a lot of things destroyed.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀for a dragon that cannot fly, it is very frustrating. in this form, he is restricted to walking everywhere he needs to go - which takes a lot of time when he is that size. in this form, he can also communicate with his soul-bond, jesse, telepathically. outside of the form has also been a good way of communicating telepathically, and they can typically hear each other for miles.