chaotic mess.

welcome to kashia's chaotic box! good luck

[kaloxia]

efflorcscences​:

“you’re on top of it,” he said, pleased in spite of himself. he was used to being more organized, with his classes and everything. “no, no. yours is safe and hidden away, you can stay.” he’s had simon’s for a while, trying to make sure it was perfect before he could commit to it, just in case he needed a back up. “i just need cece and nick, at this point,” he explains, only having part of cece’s and nick being…nick. “want to help me with nick? since you’re his best friend, you have to know.”

“I’m always on top of everything.” A mistake on Jake’s part because Simon didn’t need anymore compliments sent in his direction. “Okay, good!” He laced his fingers back with Jake’s, happy to know that he doesn’t have to let the other go. At the mention of Nick, he lit up. “Yeah, I can do that! I know everything about the guy.” Beat. “Well... maybe not everything.” Because Nick has been weird lately and hasn’t really told Simon what was up. “But enough to help you buy something from him, so let’s go!” 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

There was a charged silence after Jae got them moving that he didn’t particularly mind. Though he had expected more of a reaction, if not some kind of answer, Jae could see that Narumi was clearly working his way there. He’d known Narumi long enough to be patient. What he hadn’t expected, however, once the deer-in-headlights look staring back at him shuttered as he reached a conclusion, was the swift action that followed next. Jae made a small noise of surprise, more exhale than anything. This was perhaps the side of him Jae liked the most. That Narumi could still find ways to catch him off-guard like this with such a gentle vigor made him smile into the kiss. “My heart, huh?” It wasn’t really the organ he paid much attention to and definitely not the one in charge right now, especially as he was pulled right back in. At least this time, Jae was ready for it. He surged forward to meet Narumi head on and leaned forward fully over the table, hand trailing down the pretty arch of his back to hold him there at the small of it. “I’ve got a few ideas on what I’d like to do with my gift,” he breathed hotly into the curve of Narumi’s jaw, once he finally came back up for air. “But you might want to order dinner now before you work up an appetite.” Though Jae wasn’t planning on making that easy for him. He made absolutely no move to release him and instead moved to kiss his way down Narumi’s neck.

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Gods, why did he say that? How corny and cringe was that, it was obvious that he had no experience with this type of thing. Though, Jae already knew that and probably expected it but still. It made him feel bad that he couldn’t say anything better. It was sincere and came from the heart, he told himself. That was the only thing that mattered. Or at least, one of the things that mattered in this moment. Because as Jae returned his kiss and leaned more into Narumi’s space, Narumi’s mind was filled to the brim with everything relating to Jae-Kyung Eun. How embarrassing. Hands moved from the other’s sweater and to the back of his head, bringing Jae closer and allowing the other to handle him however. “Y-yeah, I should.” Narumi completely forgot about ordering them food, almost said fuck it to not eating but he knew better. It was important to eat three times a day and while he may have romantic feelings for Jae, he wouldn’t allow those romantic feelings to destroy his somewhat perfect routine. ... Or at least he wouldn’t allow the other to destroy it constantly, seeing as though he was weak when it came to the other demigod. Sighing gently, his fluttered shut as Jae kissed down his neck. This was barely anything and yet it was everything to Narumi. But he needed to order them food before they go any further, so he slowly slid his hand into Jae’s hair and pulled. It wasn’t a hard pull, just enough force to pull the other off of him. “Let me get up. Please.” 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

He watched color flush over Narumi’s face with utter fascination. It seemed rude to ask what part of this exactly warranted such an intense reaction, but Jae wanted sorely to know how to do it again in the future. “Good. That’s very good to hear,” he answered as solemnly as he could as he crowded Narumi up against the edge of that very table. “Furniture integrity is something very important to me.” His lips curled back up into another smile and his hands twitched where they played with the bow on Narumi’s shirt. Jae had to actively focus on it or else his thoughts would definitely start wandering. Did Narumi even have any idea of what he’d just done? “This is an excellent gift. But what exactly did you have in mind as far as…” He waved a hand around a bit, searching for a suitable phrase that didn’t immediately make him want to lose his mind. Using him, unwrapping him, having him — it all made Jae’s eyes glaze over for a beat. He blinked it back. “Narumi. Help me out here. What do you propose I do with my gift?”

Narumi chuckled nervously, furniture integrity? How strange for Jae to say that during this very moment. While he didn’t understand why Jae asked about his table, he knew for certain that it had nothing to do with furniture integrity. Following Jae’s movement, the back of Narumi’s legs hit the edge of the table, eyebrows raised by the action until it finally hit him. Oh, was that... was Jae asking about his table because of-- he didn’t know what to say or how to react. You know, other than his usual air of silence and stiff movement. He had to do something different, something unusual that matched the unusualness of this very gift. He breathed in and then breathed out, hoping to settle his hammering heart ( though to no avail ) as he let Jae’s words sink into his brain. What do you propose I do with my gift? Gods, he wished he knew what to say. No, scratch that, Narumi did know what to say, it was getting the words out that was the problem. Being honest about what he wanted, especially to the person he had romantic feelings for. It was difficult, for a young man who has never been in this situation, Narumi didn’t feel like a twenty-four year old man but a twelve year old pre-teen dealing with a crush for the first time. He felt small, embarrassed, and very much unsure of how to go about this situation. This is ridiculous, he thought to himself, frowning at the fact that he was still radio silent. Only for some seconds! While only seconds have gone by, it still frustrated Narumi because this wasn’t like him. He always had a response, whether it was a few words or a gesture, he was always ready with a speedy response. But not here, not before Jae as he presented him with an unusual gift. 

Then do something that was equally unusual. 

And it dawned on him, what he needed to do. Reaching forward, Narumi grabbed the front of Jae’s shirt, pulling the other closer to him for a kiss. It was soft and lasted for some seconds. The same length of time it took for Narumi to come up with an answer. Pulling away, Narumi said, “Whatever your heart desires, it’s your gift.” And went right back to kissing him. 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

“I mean, I certainly won’t turn down a gift, especially from you. But you really didn’t need to.” The longer Narumi kept his back to him, the further Jae’s lip fell into a pout. What was the point of being obnoxious without an audience? Could a sweater still be slutty if no one was around to see it? He nudged the back of Narumi’s heel with his foot, hoping to pull his attention back. No luck. “Good, I hoped you would.” Another nudge. He just wanted a peek back, at least. “I tried to pick out some soft, bright colors I thought would suit you, but the chocolate is just from a small shop in Liège I used to go to.” He was smiling still thinking about it by the time Narumi finally turned back around and immediately proceeded to short circuit. All thoughts of being neglected left his mind, just to be replaced by absolute static. “Oh, that’s…” He leaned forward to touch the bow, at a loss for words. Had this been anyone else, the intent would be clear. But Narumi wasn’t just anyone and Jae had trouble knowing what he was thinking on a normal day. What was he supposed to say? “How… How sturdy is your table?” He blinked, surprising himself. Ah. That wasn’t what he’d hoped would come out, but he had been thinking it. Oops.

His whole face was red from embarrassment. One because Jae picked out flowers that suited Narumi, which caused his heart to hammer against his chest, and two because he finally showed Jae his gift. It didn’t help that the other was a lost for words, a strange sight when Jae was always the one to fill the entire space with both his presences and voice. The few seconds of silence felt like an eternity, Narumi waiting for the other to say something, anything. And when he did... it wasn’t anything Narumi was expecting to hear. “Uh,” he said, eyebrow raised in confusion. “It’s sturdy enough?” What did that have to do with his gift?

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

“Really? And to think I was only going for mildly slutty today,” he teased, eyes bright. Jae sighed, feigning an excuse to raise an arm up in a light stretch so the sweater could ride up a bit and flash a bit of skin. When he lowered his arm, he shrugged a bit and let the loose fabric slide off his shoulder. At least now Narumi could see what he was dealing with. If he wasn’t too focused on whatever had him so occupied at the table, that is. “You got me something?” he asked Narumi’s back. Jae tried to peek around him to no avail. Was that what he was so busy messing with over there? “Let’s stay in. We can’t have too many people seeing just how slutty I’m looking today. Speaking of gifts, did you get yours yet? I would have delivered them myself but I didn’t want to risk sneezing on you.”

Narumi only laughed awkwardly, unsure of how to respond. The topic of slutty clothing was still very much lost on him and he didn’t have the energy to entertain the notion in the very moment. Not when he was too focused on his gift for Jae, that needed all of his attention and energy. “Of course I did.” Why wouldn’t Narumi get him something? While Jae couldn’t see it, Narumi did smile gently at the other’s words. “Yes I did, they’re beautiful.” The flowers sat inside of his kitchen, waiting for Narumi to put them into a vase and to be set up properly on the dining room table. He had been too busy to do so because of his training, and it was a probably good thing that he hadn’t done so, especially knowing of Jae’s allergies. “I’m grateful that you got me flowers--” And the extra shit that I forgot. “-- I was... very happy to receive them. Now in return, I hope you like the gift that I got you.” Finally, he settled on clipping the bow to just the front of his shirt. Taking a deep breath, Narumi turned around to face Jae. “Surprise. My gift to you.” Himself. 

[kaloxia]

astridthejohnson​:

“I am now!” she beamed, slipping an arm around Simon’s waist to give a quick side hug. “Hot chocolate?” Nevermind the fact that she had just thrown away an empty to-go cup, she smiled wide. “I’m down! What’s up, feeling the winter blues?” 

“Yeah, or do you want something else?” The drink wasn’t important, more just the company. “Not really, just a little... lonely. And I missed hanging out with you. Whatcha been up to lately?” 

[kaloxia]

ceciliabae​:

“Went to bed at a respectable hour?” Cece joked. “I’m glad you had a good time, though. Your costume was so gorgeous, by the way.” She wasn’t sure many people could pull off Howl, and Simon seemed to rock it easily. At his question, she paused slightly, mouth open with a hesitant breath as she tried to think of anything of note. “Not much, if I’m honest. I’ve sort of just been putting in a lot of extra training hours. I figured it’s time I finally got myself off probation after— …you know.” Gods, she had to stop bringing the mood down with that. “Oh, uh, I had a birthday, too!” Nice save.

“Yep!” Honestly, I have no idea if Simon went to bed at a respectable hour because he left with Jake but that’s like... something I gotta hit up Kelly about aogiajiga. “Thanks! I worked really hard on it,” he said. “Aka, I worked really hard to find and order the costume online. I didn’t make it at all.” Simon was an amazing actor but that was it, creating costumes and anything else using his hands... not a thing he was good at. He nodded stiffly. He tried not to think too much about the reason why she was on probation, not when he was still trying to accept the fact that he died while saving Love. But at the mention of her birthday, he brightened up instantly, smile wide on his face. “Wait, seriously? Dude, happy belated birthday! Did you do anything fun?” 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

“None at all?” Bummer, she was definitely hoping for some tea. She pulls her features into something approaching soft sympathy. It would be kinder to just let it go, but Lillian doesn’t have a single kind bone in her body. “Surely there’s someone you’d rather be stuck with than me. Trust me, I get it — I promise you won’t hurt my feelings or anything. Just let me make it easier for you.”

“None at all.” Even if ze did like someone, ze wouldn’t tell that to Lillian. Minzhe didn’t even know her. “I’m telling you that there isn’t anyone. I don’t mind just... kissing you,” ze said. “Honestly, I should be asking if you’re fine being stuck with me.” A complete stranger. 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

Juni bit back a frown, eyes flicking to the demigod on the ground and back to Narumi. “Maybe they just tripped,” she tried, chuckling half-heartedly. His snowball hit her squarely and burst apart in a soft spray on impact. She lobbed her own back at him in return, forcing herself to be as gentle as she could manage. “But how will you know that I hit you if you can barely feel it?”

“They did not.” Just like Juniper, he let the snowball to hit him, the impact not as hard as what hit the demigod behind him. Though, honestly, if she had thrown it with all her strength, Narumi would’ve been able to take it. “I’ll look like this,” he said, gesturing to his chest covered with a few specks of snow. “Also, you can see me getting hit.” 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

“It’s not that hard. They just need to be fast, y’know?” Her head ticked to the side a bit. She already had another snowball in hand, ready to fire. “It’s not as fun if you’re gonna dodge like that though.”

“It is that hard.” He pointed behind him to a demigod who didn’t dodge like Narumi. The force of the snowball made the other fall onto their back, groaning in pain. “Be gentle, Juniper.” With the snowball in his hand, Narumi threw it at the other. “I won’t dodge it, I promise.” 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

minzhe  //  @kaloxia​

“It looks like we’re trapped until we deal with this. Actually, you know… I don’t really like using my powers, but I can change into someone else if that makes this easier. Any preferences?”

Fuck this shit, ze groans, upset that ze was caught and with this unknown person. “I don’t have any,” Minzhe answers. “You can just look like yourself, I don’t care.” 

[kaloxia]

efflorcscences​:

angel was confused. not exactly a new state of being for him, but whatever. the stupid mistletoe things were some kind of trap, apparently, which he hadn’t known, or he wouldn’t have stepped under one, especially not with alphonesine of all people. she was al’s girlfriend or whatever, not his. “it’s not a very good one.” he prods at the plant with mild annoyance, looking for a button or whathaveyou in case it’s not magical. “think there’s a loophole?” 

“There better be.” Because if not, someone would have to deal with her and her terrible temperament. “Who even thought of this stupid thing?” 

[kaloxia]

solarstcrms​:

“Hey,” he greeted warmly as he entered. “I hope this is an appropriate level of slutty for the occasion, but you didn’t give me a lot to go off of.” The outfit itself wasn’t anything particularly egregious considering just how bad Jae could get. Just his favorite jeans and a soft sweater that’s both too loose and too short, but he waggled his brows anyway, lips quirked in a teasing smile. “So? What are we up to?”

“It’s perfect.” His attire did not look slutty, it looked decent. But he promised to tell Jae that he looked slutty so he was going to do so. “Very... slutty.” Narumi nodded his head stiffly as he closed and locked the door. “Oh, um...” He walked past the other, heading straight for the dining room table, swiping a red bow from it, hoping that the other didn’t see. Narumi’s back was to Jae as he fiddled with the bow, fingers shaking just a bit as he tried to figure out where to place it. “We can go out to eat, or we can order food and stay here. I just... wanted to give you your gift first.” 

[kaloxia]

efflorcscences​:

he was off in his own world as he wandered around the square, trying to mentally check off different holiday gifts as he went, figure out what he still had left to buy. the feeling of a hand in his startled him out of his thoughts, and he looked down at his boyfriend, pretending to give it thought. “of course,” he answers, with a grin. “you find what you needed?” 

“Yep, I just bought something for my moms. I got all of my other gifts early for everyone else.” And Jake’s gift was included in that bunch, it was actually the first one he bought. “Did you find everything or are you still looking? Shit, did I interrupt you, should I leave you alone until you’re completely finished?” Simon even let go of Jake’s hand, slowly pulling it free from the other’s hold.

[kaloxia]

ceciliabae​:

She catches his correction and has to assume that it’s something Jake’s told him, and she fights the small smile it causes. “Hm? Oh, yes, yes, fully sober, I swear,” Cece chuckles. “I promise I can have a good time without alcohol. Hey, how were the birthday shenanigans?” she asks, realizing she hasn’t really talked to him since Halloween.

“I trust you, don’t worry!” Not like he would’ve judged her for it anyways. “It was great, actually. I didn’t do anything too wild for once, couldn’t since my birthday was on a Monday,” Simon said. “But I still enjoyed it, probably one of my best birthdays yet. What have you been up to since I last saw you?”

[kaloxia]

LOCATION && WITH WHOM : : NARUMI’S APARTMENT W / @solarstcrms​

He felt.. odd doing this. It was his first time giving Jae a gift, actually, it was the first time giving someone he likes romantically a gift. It left him nervous, as to why he suggested meeting at his apartment vs anywhere else. At least he would be in his own domain, a place where he always felt comfortable standing inside of. Though, he knew that as soon as Jae knocked on his door, that sense of comfortability left his body and his nerves were back. Opening the door, he tried his best to smile. “Hello, Jae. Please come in.” 

[kaloxia]

N 😇 ✉ Jae E.

Jae: I can always count on you 🥰

Narumi: Of course. Well, that is all I had to say. I'll stop texting you so you can continue working, or whatever you were doing before I messaged you.