#olimo

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yakumo, sobbing because he encountered some rude asshole: “a-and, and then he called me a u-useless idiot and… i-i don’t even know what i did wrong!!”

quincy, looking like he wants to fight god: “…!!”

olivine, with his trademark sympathetic smile: “oh no, how unpleasant! you stay here with mr. quincy for a second, alright dear? i’ll be right back :)”

olivine: “excuse me, sir? i believe you forgot something :)”

olivine then proceeds to sucker punch the jerk who made yakumo cry straight in the face, ‘accidentally’ knocking him out immediately :) and no one gets mad at him for it, because if you pissed off father olivine enough that he punches you out, you probably deserved it

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i feel like the clan members all encourage yakumo to eat more in their own ways, methods ranging from just the right amount of subtle to slightly overbearing.

eiden, for example, notices that yakumo enjoys watching other people at his cooking. he has a habit of serving everyone else first, watching their differing reactions with a pleased smile, and then finally eating himself, if there’s anything left by that point. because of this, eiden tries to save yakumo a portion, encouraging him to eat alongside them instead of acting as a bystander to their meals.

edmond feels like he has to do something to repay yakumo’s kindness. the serpent often goes out of his way to make a separate batch of whatever baked good he’s making, specifically altered to edmond’s tastes. and while edmond feels immensely grateful, he’s also too shy to simple express this gratitude out loud. occasionally, when he’s treating himself at one of the bakeries at the market, the knight will ‘accidentally’ buy two servings. and he can’t possibly eat two servings by himself, so he has no choice but to give one to yakumo! it’s really as simple as that, no need to look any further into it!

quincy and olivine are admittedly more subtle in the way they encourage yakumo to eat. which.. isn’t saying much. quincy has made a habit of cuddling against yakumo’s back while he cooks, his head resting on the serpent’s shoulder and arms wrapped around his slim waist. sometimes, because he yet again happened to notice just how small yakumo’s waist is in comparison to his own hands, quincy will remind yakumo to save some food for himself.

olivine, on the other hand, will often be sitting in the library with yakumo, reading to him while enjoying tea and snacks the serpent takes the time to make each time they meet up like this. without taking his eyes off the page, olivine will ask yakumo if he’s had any of the snacks he worked so hard to make. he knows that he hasn’t, and yakumo flustered silence only proves him right. at that point, he’ll take yakumo’s hand into his own and remind him it’s more than alright to enjoy the effort of his hard work.

garu and especially karu feel downright offended when they learn that yakumo doesn’t often eat the food that he makes, on his behalf, of course. it just doesn’t make any sense to them! how does yakumo make such good food if he never tries any of it? and how could he just not try any of it when it’s so good? he doesn’t know what he’s missing out on! garu uses his sweet puppy eyes to get yakumo to share his food while karu.. well, if the food’s so good, everyone should try it! especially the person who made it! and he’s not taking no for an answer!!

just.. the boys taking care of their housewife and reminding him that he’s loved through their appreciation of his cooking, but also their care for his wellbeing ♡

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the clan member’s nicknames for yakumo:

quincy: little serpent

kuya: little serpent, little one, (my) songbird, housewife

blade: little yakumo, sweetheart

olivine: dearest

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yakumo’s absolutely the type to turn into a mother hen when others are sick but abysmally neglect his own needs when he gets sick.

sure, it doesn’t happen very often, but when it does he actually tries to do twice as much as usual to not fall behind on anything. he sleeps less and works more until his body can’t take it anymore and he collapses. luckily, the other clan members have usually figured out by this point what’s going on and force him to get some rest.

but the first time quincy and olivine found him passed out from exhaustion, feverish and shaking on the kitchen floor? he was in for one hell of a scolding.

as much as everyone hates scolding him (because yakumo hates getting in trouble for anything. he’ll start cowering with a miserable expression on his face like a soaking wet cat. it’s not an enjoyable experience for anybody) they felt it was absolutely necessary to let yakumo know that neglecting his own needs wasn’t going to fly! he spends so much time looking after others, it’s about time they returned the favour, no ifs ands or buts!

eiden, quincy and olivine can cook, quincy doesn’t mind cuddling with yakumo to keep him warm, aster and morvay make sure the mansion remains in tip top shape while he’s down and out, and edmond, garu and blade don’t mind paying visits to his hometown to assist his grandparents with anything they might need. yakumo really has nothing to worry about! the clan members have got it under control!

though, despite all this, yakumo still has a hard time recognizing when he’s pushing himself. more often than not quincy has had to resort to literally dragging him down the hall to his room, practically forcing him to get some rest. he’ll struggle as much as his weak body will let him the entire time, whining protests about how he’s ‘fine! i’m not even that tired! please just let me work a little bit longer!’ but if quincy’s anything, it’s stubborn as an ox with the strength to back it up.

yakumo, you’re being taken care of whether you like it or not!

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once yakumo feels more comfortable expressing affection he definitely uses sweet but kinda old fashioned pet names like “dearest”, “beloved”, “beau”, “darling”.. for the longest time the only experience he had with couples calling each other pet names was his grandparents, so he grew up hearing those names and never really learned what people tend call each other nowadays.

none of his partners mind, of course. quincy and kuya are ‘old fashioned’ in their own way, blade adores any and all pet names under the sun, edmond definitely prefers yakumo’s terms of endearment compared to the ‘lewd’ and ‘ridiculous’ things eiden comes up with, and eiden and olivine both think they have their own bit of adorable charm when coming from yakumo ♡

(yakumo would like to start adding ‘my’ in front of the sweet names he calls his lovers but he’s worried about seeming too.. possessive. when his serpents come out though… he has no problem letting everyone know how he truly feels.)

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his boyfriends are so supportive of him <33

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yakumo comes back after his semester at the academy with bags under his eyes that rival quincy’s. he’s also.. noticeably out of it, slow to respond and looking like a timid fawn, flinching at every loud noise.

olivine had been keeping a close eye on yakumo, of course, worried about his declining state but also feeling guilty for getting him and eiden wrapped up in the cult situation in the first place. but due to how busy he was with his own personal affairs, the priest unfortunately wasn’t able to ask yakumo what exactly had been bothering him lately. he chalked it up to rigorous late night studying, yakumo had always been concerned about his grades after all. thinking about it reminded olivine of the good news.

“yakumo passed his exam!” he says, giving the serpent one of his trademark ‘idol smiles’ and squeezing him gently on the shoulders.

“oh? that’s awesome yakumo! i knew you could do it!” eiden smiled as he felt a genuine sensation of pride wash over him. he knew firsthand how much yakumo had struggled with learning to control his magic, but he always knew he’d get the hang of it eventually.

however, whereas yakumo would normally preen and turn bright red under the attention and praise, this time he simply blinked and stared blankly.

“ah?” after feeling lost in a slight daze for a moment, olivine’s hands on his shoulders reminded yakumo of the present conversation. “o-oh! yes.. i passed my exam..!”

“that must be why you’re so tired huh?” eiden smiled sympathetically, leaning up to pat yakumo on the head, a motion that would both get across his pride and comfort the sleepy serpent. yakumo nodded and closed his eyes, bunting against eiden’s hand like a cat, causing the other man to huff out a laugh at his cuteness.

“well, now that you’re back home, you can get plenty of rest, okay? and no helping out in the kitchen while you’re resting! i’ll ask the staff about it!”

yakumo nodded again, thanking eiden for his concern. he was happy that eiden cared so much about him, but at the same time, he hated lying to him.

technically it wasn’t lying, yakumo did pass his exam, but he neglected to mention that the true reason for his lack of sleep was the constant nightmares he was having about almost being sacrificed by the headmaster and the other cultists. the bags under hair eyes weren’t from staying up studying, rather they were caused by his subconscious tormenting him nightly with images of olivine in weak and pain, eiden nearly bleeding out.. and yakumo being helpless to stop any of it.

eiden was already worried enough though. yakumo didn’t need to burden him with the truth. eiden was probably just as tired after what he’d gone through, he needed to rest more than yakumo did.

he could deal with this on his own… couldn’t he?