#forgottenteammates

[symphonicsoul]

( @forgotten-teammates , kain ) ->

"Hey, uh... do you still like shiny things, Rakkani?" he asks, looking off to the side with a light blush on his face.

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ The sound of a voice, quiet and small pulls his attention. Snow colored brows raise as jade vision pulls away from the words on the page before him and he rests his hand on top of the page he was reading as if to mark his place without closing the tome in his lap.

Instead a moonlit gaze falls onto that of sparkling stars in the inky dark of the night's sky. Did Kain know that was what his eyes looked like to the Cloud? Perhaps not but it was a nice thought he mused over often.

"Joo?" He sounds in question as his head tilts to the side ever so slightly. "Why do you ask?"

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@shiroi---kumo + @forgotten-teammates

In the kitchen, packing the meals he prepared for himself in his bag, no one saw the Colonel’s hands shake. 

Kain’s worsened injury was the last straw. He didn’t wander far from the Comodeen, and yet—and yet—if White Cloud hadn’t found him in time… Roy wanted to just be thankful. He was thankful he could still look into his friend’s eyes every day. But, that emotion brought friends he didn’t care for, and they overstayed their welcome. Guilt flooded his veins whenever he looked at Kain, and he couldn’t stop himself from wondering if he helped cause the man to flee their safe haven in the first place. Anger followed shortly thereafter, lighting his blood on fire, as he dared to answer in the affirmative. 

Fear, though, was the most unwelcome. Heavier than the albatross, it sat on his chest and made it nearly impossible for him to breathe. Something attacked Kain and nearly killed him—he nearly died. What else existed in Wonderland? What other beasts roamed the lands for easy prey like those already injured like Edward? It hadn’t been that long since their excursion in the south. Neither of them fully recovered since then, and Edward couldn’t breathe like he used to. He couldn’t fight like he used to, and that was detrimental.  

Never mind Gaudium. And White Cloud couldn’t be everywhere at once to save the day. That was far too much to ask from one being, never mind one a dying one. 

He couldn’t keep asking White Cloud to search for his boys like this when he had much more pressing concerns to deal with. He couldn’t do that to his friend. Not only that, but he couldn’t… he couldn’t keep staying safe within the walls of the Comodeen doing what felt like nothing. Cleaning probably helped, and he taught himself Wonderlandian, but it wasn’t enough. Edward and Alphonse weren’t in his arms. For all he knew, they could be fending off beasts like what Kain dealt with or worse, or… or…

His breath hitched as he stopped packing for a few seconds. No, no no no no. He needed to push the memory down. He couldn’t let it resurface. All he needed to do was finish packing and—

“Colonel?”

Goddammit, she found him before he finished. 

Quiet as always, the Lieutenant appeared at his side without saying much, the question in her eyes as she met his gaze. Her stance said a lot for someone to someone who knew her: feet apart, as if ready to go at a second’s notice, but shoulders squared toward him to give him her undivided attention. Her eyes traveled to his bag and back to his eyes in milliseconds, a hint of concern present along with her business as usual. She wouldn’t say a word until he replied to her, and she wouldn’t leave his side until she got her answer. He knew that. With a heavy sigh, he stopped packing, and he turned toward her. 

“I only packed enough for me.” No, that was the wrong thing to say. She gave him a blank stare before she replied.

“I’ll be fine. When are we leaving?”

“… Ten minutes.” He raised an eyebrow. “You’re not trying to stop me, Lieutenant?”

“Trying to stop you will only end up with you being reckless without me. At least I can keep an eye on you this way.”

“As long as you’re sure.” His hands returned to packing the rest of his meals. Thankfully, he was almost done when the Lieutenant arrived. 

“My duty to you doesn’t waver, Sir. I will see you in ten minutes.” With a formal salute, the Lieutenant turned on her heel and walked back to her room. She had her weapons to prepare along with Hayate. While she did just get him back, a trip out into Wonderland wasn’t the wisest idea for him. There was no telling what they’d find out in the wild, and they didn’t know how long they would be gone. Hopefully, it wouldn’t be more than a few days, and the Comodeen wouldn’t miss them that much. They did just get most of the team back together. That, and leaving without saying goodbye… 

She was not in charge of this pseudo-mission, though. The Colonel was, and he did not deem it important to tell anyone else that he was leaving. He had one thought on his mind and nothing else: his boys. After seeing the two of them return to Central… she wished she could blame him.

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( @forgotten-teammates , kain ) ->

Grey eyes soften as they watch from the doorframe. The man in front of the mirror is crumbling, struggling with weight on his shoulders that's unimaginably heavy. The scars have spread since Pilvi showed them to him, and no doubt they're at least partially the cause of this silent breakdown. Finally, the Amestrian steps forward, coming into the room fully. Gently does he take the swordsman's hands and put a steaming mug of hot chocolate into them. It's the one he'd come to deliver anyway. His own arms wrap gently around his cloud from behind, offering quiet comfort but unfortunately no solutions. "Yö tervehtii, Rakkani. I'm here," he whispers. Whatever the Misterican needs, Kain will offer. "You can still cry more if you need to. I know this is hard."

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽◯☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ He misses the sound of the door creaking open over the sound of his own tears. Footsteps lightly crossing the space from the door to his side only to hand hands on his own to lightly guide a warm mug of hot chocolate into them while he hears the sound of his own tongue whispered in his ear.

Rakkani.

It's Kain. Kain has come for him and he can only assume it was because he took a worrying amount of time in the bath. Kain has seen but not recently. Kain knows but not the latest update - yet it's hard to hide it from him now when he is a shattering mess collapsed to the floor in heap of tears and broken shards.

Arms are wrapping around his middle from behind and he can only set there to slowly lower the mug to the floor so he doesn't spill all over the place. He's twisted in those arms so he can face the one he calls his love and the source of the ring that wraps such an important finger on his right hand. He doesn't know how to reply and any words he could speak are sticking to the sides of his throat. Pushed to the sides to make way for the violent sobs that are wracking his form when a head of fluffy white is shoved into the man's shoulder so his horns can rest just over it.

Desperately he clings. This is his only buoy in the storm. He'll go under soon because he doesn't think he can keep his head above water much longer. He doesn't want to go under though. He used to long for the moment it would finally be final but now he wants just one more day. One more day to figure it all out and he's almost thankful he hasn't been able to watch the cracking spread in real time because that would have made this all the more terrifying.

At least.

At least with Kain at his side he won't have to die alone. He can't go back out with Black Wind. If he leaves Kain's side then who will be there to hold his hands when the lights go out? It's going to get dark soon and he doesn't like it when it gets dark. Lady Tiamat couldn't save him this time. Only the cosmos knew how much damage she'd taken just to save his wretched life.

Like any mother would though, she was giving all her for child and that was exactly what he was. Her blessed boy. Her Child of White. What was he supposed to save when he couldn't even save himself?

All he can do is cling as he sobs and shakes. Hide his face and keep this one small human as close his form as possible. He can't find the words to voice his fears but somehow with Kain he knows he doesn't need to. Kain could care less how wretched he looked. Should the cracks rush through his heart but fail to take his life, Kain would still be here. Should the cracks continue to rise until they were in view for all to see and rise further until they reached his eyes to shatter his sight - Kain would still be here.

Kain would always be here. That was one thing he was certain of.

Till death do they part.

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( @forgotten-teammates , chicken ) ->

The chocobo is bringing Big Brother the long shiny thing he found on the floor. He's upgraded from string to a purple silk ribbon. He's very proud of himself. He puffs. "Kweh."

It seems his friend has brought him a new token of his affections and he can only smile as the length of purple silk is presented to him. It is decent in length but not actually that long and the Misterican is holding it in his hands for a moment as he tries to think what he wants to do with it or how he could wear it to show this bird that he does, in fact, apperciate the gift.

Oh wait. He knows.

He's coming down to his knees so he can crease the clouds with the bird as hands reach forward towards.

"Hold still for me." He sounds with slender fingers reaching to wrap the ribbon loosely around the bird's neck so there is a hanging tail behind him, running down his back.

"There. Perfect." The prince smiles at his work. "Now we match."

[symphonicsoul]

@forgotten-teammates , kain

relationship bingo || accepting

"Pidätkö kättäni ikuisesti, Rakkaani?"

[symphonicsoul]

( @forgotten-teammates , kain ) ->

"Be sure to check your sugar stash at some point soon, Rakkani. The holiday treats are in there." He's beaming about the assortment of chocolate-covered strawberries and orange slices boxed neatly just for his cloud.

"Ooooh were these the presents for the human holiday you mentioned earlier Rakkani?" He's already shoving orange slices into his mouth and cooing happy cloud noises. "Ooh they're simply wonderful."

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My Opinion on;

Character in general: I love one Kain Fuery. I always have but there isn's as much to him in the canon of any form of FMA as there is some of the other members of Team Mustang. The same can be said of Breda but he has a little bit more going for him than Kain does. Falman is also a loveable man who you feel so much for at the end of the series, but they never quite get the spotlight that Havoc, Hawkeye or Mustang do. And then there's Chicken, the baby black chocobo, who was supposed to be a joke muse and now very much is not. I loved him when he was a joke and I love him even though he's not now. He's precious to me, okay?

How they play them: Breda is this gruff man who only comes out when he feels like it but I adore every piece of him when he does. Falman has only come out for one thread but I absolutely adored reading him when he did and now - Now one Kain Fuery. Look Fuery was always important to me ever since I watched FMA 03 back in the day, but now. Fuck now. Kain is one of the most important characters to me and Theo has given Kain so much depth and character and fleshed him out so much. There's personality and quirks and just he's his own human with thoughts and feeling and opinions and I love him so very very much. The Mun: So back in early - mid Aug of 2022, Theo sends me some questions regarding the RPC and how it works and just general 'how to' questions, so I help the best I can and tell him if he has any more questions I would be happy to help. It was a while before we spoke again but in Dec of 2022 we did, and he asked me 'to be told about the cloud' so I lit up like a firework and proceeded to explain Kumo to him. He sat through my rambles and I just kinda felt like we clicked in that moment because I was excited about his things and he was excited about mine. We just clicked. Theo has quickly become one of my very very best friends since then and he reminds me that I am not lonely and I am loved and sets with me through my crashes and is there for my victories. Theo checked on me every single day when my concussion was active and I cannot begin to express how much that meant to me. I found a friend for life in this one. He just sent me a box of goodies both for my birthday at the end of the month but also to "make things less miserable" since my cat just died and the other one had to go to the vet. Theo is extremely kind and loving and patient and understanding. He's very special and I love him a lot. I don't really want to imagine my life without him.

Do I:

RP with them: Kumo vc: Joo, Rakkani! (He said "yes, my love!") Want to RP with them:  ALWAYS

What is my;

Overall Opinion:

**Note: Mun’s answer are all to be completely honest. Don’t send url if you don’t want brutal honesty

[symphonicsoul]

( @forgotten-teammates , kain ) ->

"Rakkani, you have gloves and they look cool... but you know how your hands would look best?" He pauses, barely able to stifle the giggle as he finishes his oh-so-clever line. "In mine."

His entire face has turned flush red as he feels the heat pool in his cheeks and spread. Hands move to take the Amestrian's into his own as his face continues to burn.

"I can't believe, I am so lucky that I get to marry my best friend."