#hozuukimaru

[shujinohokori]

hozuukimaru replied to your post: "What's got you lookin' so down, pretty bird?"

“Feathers again, huh?” He’d assumed as much; there wasn’t much else that could bring Ruri'iro’s mood down like this. “What’d he go an’ say this time?”

--- Who else...? There really wasn’t anyone else. Except for Hozukimaru himself, but he’d know if he’d done something to upset Ruri’iro, because Ruri was not above letting him know. 

   He picked at a fleck of dirt on his otherwise impeccable plumage. “He doesn’t want me..” He muttered, wrapping his arms around himself. “If I could leave I would!” His voice rose is volume and pitch at that, though it was a bald-faced lie. Angrily, he scrubbed at his eyes. What use was crying about it? He pretended these were tears of anger and frustration, not this all-encompassing sadness that came with the oh-so obvious rejection.

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"What's got you lookin' so down, pretty bird?"

--- He’d been pacing. A lot. Only to sink down in a huff and a flurry of feathers. He was careful { always } not to mimic that disgusting habit his wielder had of biting his thumb, but sometimes he still caught himself in the movement of bringing the digit to his lips. It figured that Hozuukimaru would find him like this. What an ugly appearance he’d make. Sulking and sad...

   Despite his mood he was glad to see him. At the same time, he wanted to be alone. “The same as usual...” He sighed his woe-is-me sigh, if only because the drama and theatrics were easier than letting the real feelings out. “My master hates me.”

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Does Hozukimaru ever tell you anything about Kujaku?

Ikkaku laughs. It’s a short bark of laughter, and afterwards, he shakes his head.

“He ain’t really the talkin’ type, y’know..” And also not really the feelsy type. Plus very, very lazy.. “Whenever we hang out we kinda just laze around. Nappin’ t’gether is great bonding y’know.”

What he doesn’t tell you is that the reverse tends to happen more. Ikkaku tells Hozukimaru about Yumichika sometimes. For example, when he just can’t understand why Yumichika is mad at him, and it feels like the screechy fifth seat is overreacting. Ikkaku will meditate and go to Hozukimaru, and Hozukimaru will gladly be his voice of reason. He does equate Yumichika to Ruri’iro sometimes, and tells Ikkaku about how to handle that sort of temper. Usually, these talks give Ikkaku better insights into Yumichika’s vantage-point, and sometimes he’ll even apologize after.

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“TELL ME"

Ruri lay on the semi-warm stone of his partner’s cave. For once, he’d turned his back to him. And now Hozukimaru was raising his voice, making it echo against the stone walls.

“Why?” He muttered. “You are just going to laugh at me..” It had been a stupid thing to wake up for, anyway, and Hozukimaru wouldn’t understand, even if the idea had actually scared him a little.

[fabukujaku]

hozuukimaru reblogged your post and added:

"I never know with you. Y’could’ve found somethin’ pretty and wandered off after it, for all i know." Hozukimaru grunted, moving to sit down beside the other with his elbows resting comfortably on his knees. 

"And it ain’t been that long. You make it seem longer when you act all aloof’n stuff." 

"Aloof, huh?" Ruri'iro Kujaku smiled to himself and stared out at the Seireitei. From this vantage point atop the outer wall, nearly all of it was laid out before them. Without the views of his inner world it was the next best thing. Even the destruction that Muramasa's mind control had caused, from up here, was sort of beautiful.

"I suppose I just needed some space - but not anymore." He drew his knees in a bit closer, wrapping the feathers around his legs to keep warm. Looking at Hozukimaru, he had to wonder if the other had ever been cold in his life; with all that hair, probably not. Ruri'iro laughed a bit through his nose and leaned into his friend's arm, hooking one of his own around it. The difference in size was almost comical. "I'm kind of tired of being alone now. Sit with me?"