#kezoire

[akuima]

" hey, look at me. i don't care. are you okay ? "

her cheeks held between his palms, faces too close for ayame to properly make out his expression. kezo's concern made her feel warmer than the blood trickling down her ribcage, even if only for a moment. snapped back to reality, her lips parted on a breathless wha — ? what had she said? brow furrowed, bare palm coming to rest on her side with a wince. a narrow escape, a careless underestimation of the demon lurking in the clouded daylight, a mistake she wouldn't be eager to make again. “ your shoes. ” it came back to her and she spared a glance at his feet, another wince shaking her lungs before she met his gaze again. “ your shoes — what do you mean, you don't care? you love those shoes, and now they're — i don't think that's gonna wash out. ”

[ragedagainst]

jyn doesn't think -- she just acts. even in a situation where her ally is temporary –– and ally is a strong word for someone she's not entirely certain won't stab her in the back when it's done –– it's still second nature. when she sees the shot fired in his direction, she lunges forward to shove him out of the way without a second thought. as she tackles to him to the ground, the bullet scrapes against her shoulder and back, tearing through her clothing and burying itself in the wall behind them. " fuck, " she hisses under her breath, quickly pushing herself off the ground and ducking behind cover. once in relatively safety, she moves her shoulder gingerly ; the wound, though not severe, stings as she tests it. not ideal, considering she'd just bought this jacket ( bought, not stolen ). keeping her gaze on the few remaining attackers, she calls off to the side, " you still alive ? "

@kezoire : [ sacrifice ] for your muse to get hurt protecting mine

[piruzei]

@kezoire: in the unlikely event of my death, you will hold my vigil.

``     if i can fit it into my schedule, then, sure.     ``  she feels herself give him one of her well - practiced smiles. it's one he might have been able to recognize were they still working together. she remembers it clearly, actually. once before everything fell apart, she could say that kezo was one of the people that were able to read through her lies. her head tilts at the thought. she's a performer now— a trickster of some sorts. her job was to fool everyone around her, even herself. and sometimes, she did. ``      it's a simple demon that we need to exorcise. nothing too difficult.     ``  at least that's the reason he knows of. there has been some sort of hissing presence that came from this place in certain hours (one that she knows is not from any demon) and she ought to find out more about it, more about what it can offer her. nothing is a coincidence is what she always says.

lasya turns, then, as she quickly moves to gently tap his nose before he can even react. there’s a beat and then she’s already moving, as she starts straightening her jacket. she's grinning, then, like it's so normal for the two of them to be in the same place at once. ``      don't tell me you're nervous. have you gotten even worse than before, kezo dear?     `` 

[sharpsuite]

❛  shows  what  you  know ,  doesn’t  it ?  ❜

↳ YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME SENTENCE STARTERS

It's a phrase that is supposed to be MOCKING or INSULTING ; Chishiya only smirks when his back rests against the wall. He's unfazed and he makes no effort to hide it. ( He remembers ; here, the borderlands, it pissed people off. No matter how they threatened or jabbed at him, Chishiya would give them the same HAUGHTY, slow-blinking stare and smile. People would make fools of themselves more often than not without him even needing to lift a hand.

" Well , it'd be rather BORING if everyone was so predictable and if I knew everything. Don't you think ? " He lifts a brow. Contrary to what might be expected, Chishiya could acknowledge when something surprised him. RARE AS SUCH MOMENTS WERE. It was usually enough to spark a bit of curiosity. Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back. Chishiya's attention had been CAUGHT like a cat spotting a bird, and he wasn't so inclined to let the opportunity flit away into the neon streets and black shadows.

The glow on the streetlight reflects in his eyes. Was this dangerous? MAYBE. But... That didn't foster any concern. " So. Should I expect people in suits showing up like the movies? Seems like I wasn't supposed to see that. " AMUSEMENT lurks in his voice - though if he's being serious or joking is nigh impossible to tell. " Really, compared to DEATH GAMES this wasn't that bad... Then again, maybe the guy who'd been willing to play wasn't one to make a good call on situations.

[attroxx]

❛ @kezoire said . . . no one asked you to get involved. / botan ❜

𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙊𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝙃𝙀'𝘿 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝙀𝘿 𝙏𝙊 𝘽𝙀 𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙑𝙀. botan so often struggled with reaching out. with connecting to others and sometimes he felt useless. maybe it was selfish to help the other. maybe he should have just left it alone . . . from the other's reaction that seems to be the case. he seems annoyed at best and botan can feel their entire body release the adrenaline that'd been built up. they suddenly feel exhausted. he winces, gaze quickly falling to the pavement. clearly this hadn't been his business to begin with so why did he intervene ? just to prove something to himself ? how stupid.

❛ you're right. i - i'm . . . i'm sorry. i shouldn't have . . . ❜ but the man was safe at the very least. botan finds solace in that. finally he forces his gaze up, meeting the other's still clearly irritated expression. ouch. ❛ are you hurt ? i have . . . a first aid kit somewhere . . . ❜ they begin to rummage through their backpack in a hurry.

grumpy vs sunshine meme . . . accepting.

[calithal]

you give me such a headache.

"we constantly flirt every time we meet but it's never gone anywhere" prompts, accepting!  ༄

                cj  is  well  aware  of  that.  well.  annoyingly  so,  unfortunately  for  everyone.  she  prides  herself  on  being  a  menace  and  causing  every  problem  possible,  and  then  some.  she  has  hopes  of  riling  him  up.    “  would  you  rather  plain  head  instead?  i’ve  never  been  a  fan  of  our  plain  little  business  arrangement,  it’s  so  fucking  boring,  kezzie.  ”    she  does  wonder,  frequently,  what  it  would  have  to  take  to  get  him  to  just  lash  out.  mostly, sometimes,  he  plays  back,  which  is  why  she  pushes  so  hard.  she’d  just  like  to  see  it  once.  what  would  it  take  to  see  him  do  to  her  what  she’s  seen  him  do  to  countless  others?  he’s  so  fast.  is  he  fast  like  that  when  he’s  angry?  lazily,  she  slings  her  arms  around  his  neck,  her  nails  scrapping  absently  at  the  skin  there, fidgeting, just to hold eye contact.    “  whatcha’  thinking  ‘bout?  am  i  ruining  it?  ”

[ak4rin-moved]

✿

bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

[calithal]

we talked about this last time.

"we constantly flirt every time we meet but it's never gone anywhere" prompts, accepting!  ༄

                she  watches  kezo  with  big  eyes,  moments  from  playing  with  him  like  a  cat. she pounces.    “  sure  did.  ”    she’s  veering  too  close  to  him  again,  almost  touching,  almost  pressing,  so  many  almosts.

                cj  gets  a  little  louder,  a  little  more  eager  to  press  his  buttons.  “  we  also  talked  about  the ‘  potential  ’ of  me  kicking  your  ass,  me  and  my  little  friend  both,  even  with  all  your  venkari  bullshit.  so  what  are  we  talkin’  about  now,  huh?  are  we  havin’  fun  yet?  ”    she’s  dancing  around  him  now,  and  can’t  decide  between  getting  too  close  or  too  far.  for  every  moment  of  almost  vulnerability,  there’s  this.  the  game  is  so  fucking  fun,  but  it  holds  so  much  tempting.  his  ability  to  just  stand  there  and  act  like  there’s  rules  never  ceases  to  make  her  laugh  her  ass  off.  it  does  piss  her  off,  but  only  in  the  fun  way.  she’s  seen  him  bend  before,  she’ll  see  it  again.  little  slips  in  his  fucked  up  batman  mask.    “  i’m  having  fun,  just  sayin’.  we  could  make  it  more  fun,  but  that  would  be  less  …  talking,  i  think.  ”    fighting  or  running  or  doing  something,  or  testing  the  fight  that  she  started.    “  also,  what’s  the  point  of  committing  crimes  if  you’re  not  going  to  commit  all  of  them,  y’know?  we  also  talk  about  that  a  shit  ton.  ”