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TDM: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

TDM: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

Welcome to the Ryslig Test Drive Meme! Below are a few prompts to get you started, but you may make up any prompt you desire! Please take a look at the navigation page for rules, setting information, and links to reserves and apps. Have fun!


SCENARIO ONE

(CW: Human remains)

When you awaken, you are hit with an immediate feeling of motion. A bobbing, if you will, or perhaps more of a rocking. You take a deep breath through your nose and take note of salt, along with the pungent scent of rotting wood. Creaking sounds echo all around you. Sitting up, you find yourself locking eyes with a skull.

An entire human skeleton is positioned across from you, resting limply against a pillar. Surveying the rest of your surroundings, you soon realize that you're below deck on an old, dilapidated ship. A ship that's on the move. The crew must have suffered a terrible fate, strewn as they all are across the floor. With their ripped poofy shirts, sheathed cutlasses and jaunty feathered hats, they seem to scream one word at you. "Pirates". ...Ooh, is that an abandoned bottle of rum? And a treasure chest? Surely they won't mind if you help yourself. They're dead, after all!

Once you've ascended the creaky steps, you find yourself on the deck of this vast, once proud vessel. A tattered Jolly Roger flaps overhead. Thick fog obscures most of the ocean surrounding you, but what's that straight ahead? Land ho! The ship's about to make port, and a crowd of curious onlookers has already gathered on the docks to stare up at this spooky new arrival. They appear apprehensive, perhaps even fearful, as if they haven't seen a ship come in for a long time. Will they hold you accountable for what happened to the skeleton crew? Will they praise you for 'ridding' them of pirates and allow you to keep the booty? There's no way to know just yet. Perhaps you'd best hide and find a way to disembark without being seen. Or perhaps there's someone else to be found here on this ship who suffered the same fate; someone who has a better idea of what to do.


SCENARIO TWO

You've stumbled your way into a city, and you're promptly besieged by the overwhelming sights and sounds. Cars honk at you to get out of the street, and strangers try not to look in your direction for too long. They see your lost expression and your clothes- so different from their own- and pretend to busy themselves with something else. Rarely, a look of pity is cast your way.

But some people try to reach out. Enterprising citizens and those that hope to curry favor with the newcomers pass out new clothes and bundles of food, asking if you have a place to stay the night, wondering about the details of the world you came from. A hefty laptop may be handed to you, with words of a ‘network’ used for communication. Wonder what that’s about? Then there’s the very confusing pamphlet stuffed within: "What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Turn Into A Monster)”. They may direct you to an organisation known as the Lighthouse, their members most prominently found at the 38-8 apartments and the Lighthouse Church. Or perhaps, if you're injured, they'll refer you to the Crowe Clinic instead. Unfortunately, the directions you're given are so very complicated that you lose your way in the streets after two left turns, a right and a left at the soup kitchen.

Take care when asking for more help. There are the people who aren't happy to see you at all. Glares and silent, judging stares if you're lucky, torches and pitchforks attempting to drive you out of the town if you're not. You may need a friend to help you.


SCENARIO THREE

Now that you've found a moment of peace, you open up the mysterious device that's been handed to you. Perhaps you'll recognize it as some sort of laptop, albeit an old and clunky one. Or perhaps you'll be astounded by this curious feat of technology, which is unlike anything you've ever seen before. Regardless, the moment the lid is propped open to reveal the screen and the keyboard within, you gain your first glimpse of the network.

Perhaps you'll want to choose a username and write your very first message, posing the pressing question that's on your mind at this very moment. The lettered buttons click and clack awkwardly beneath your fingertips as you type.

However, you may instead want to respond to today's most popular message.

WELCOME TO RSDOS.
PRESS F1 TO COMPOSE POST.

*** TODAY’S TOP POST ***

018.07.154.55 <JUSTSOMEGUY> Let's play Two Truths, One Lie! It's real easy! You just post three statements about yourself, and the rest of us have to guess the lie. It'll be fun! And you get to be a liar liar without your pants catching fire for a bit. 


SCENARIO FOUR

The time has come and you've found yourself becoming a monster. Is the change instant, or gradual? Are you familiar enough with monsters to know what's happening, or is it a complete shock? Does it fit you, or does it feel incongruous with your nature? Feel free to pick any monster type for this prompt, but note that you may not get the same one in game.


knifemonopoly: ([event] and truth be told i never was yo)

NOPE NSFW DIALOGUE/TEXT, D/s themes

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-12 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Unfortunately, as of last October, the other Yugi does fuck, and he went from "doesn't fuck" to "definitely fucks" in a setting where weird fetishes and kinks are very normal. He was a half-empty canvas when he arrived, and now he's discovered he likes things like secrets just for him and his partner, when they're out doing something more normal.

Among other things.

Komaeda calls him dirty, and he shuts his eyes with a heh! That's cute, that something like this -- something very normal, comparatively -- has him so flustered. He's hesitating -- Nagito's never been asked to do this before? That's a shame, Atem thinks, as he holds the pile of clothes dutifully and follows the progress of the garment up Komaeda's legs with half-closed eyes.

Ah, he is enjoying it...he enjoys being embarrassed? That's interesting, but I'll have to be careful not to go too far...

That's about all the rational thought he gets out before everything else turns to static, and his voice stops taking commands from his rational brain for a moment. "How do I look," Komaeda says, as they're standing out against his scales, definitely not his style, definitely picked for him. Komaeda has the right idea, they're going to be a filthy secret, no one else gets to see these yet, no one they pass will know that Komaeda looks really nice in these--
]

I want to take them off you with my mouth.

[...if Komaeda was expecting something intelligent, he shouldn't wear those so well.]
Edited 2022-12-12 18:12 (UTC)
luckless: (pic#14657963)

the text at this point is less overt nsfw and more just me feeling secondhand embarrassment

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-12 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[It feels like, for a moment stretched far too long, Atem is content to just bore holes through him. Komaeda feels as though he's being peeled back, layer by layer, beneath that piercing gaze.

The silence is deafening, giving his heart ample room to make itself known with the way his pulse thunders inside of his skull. His flushed expression is very quickly darkening with every passing second Atem doesn't say anything, just stares at him. If he died of embarrassment right here, that might be okay. That might be better than the electric shiver that rolls through his limbs and forces him to flit his gaze around the dressing room as he waits with too much anticipation.

And then Atem answers, and it turns that shiver into a shock. Komaeda's scales feel sensitive to the air around him, as if he were underwater and he could sense every little change in current and pressure. It's all in his head, he knows, but those words out of Atem's mouth are just too much—too surreal. He never thought he'd hear something so... bold coming from this guy. This guy who, for the better part of their relationship, has been apparently holding himself back.]


I wouldn't mind if you did... [He replies just as sheepishly, on the back of an exhaled breath. His head feels dizzy, like the world around them ground to a halt and his equilibrium is still adjusting to it.] But if you do... I don't think we'll be leaving this dressing room, and didn't you want to go see other places, too?

[It's an out, he knows it—some semblance of sense to keep Atem at bay while he looks, quite literally, like he's ready to devour Komaeda. Not that he would mind if he did.]
knifemonopoly: (of haunting memories)

just so everyones aware, they're still being embarrassing

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-12 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Atem lets out an impatient, halfway-to-irritated breath, eyes still on Komaeda's body, as he weighs the merits of stopping them from raking over it hungrily.]

I did.

[Komaeda is right there, in that underwear, which makes him much harder to look at without dirty thoughts than he was when he was naked, talking about how Atem could, if he wanted to, go over there and pull that lace right back off with his teeth.

He could. After nearly two years, he could. Why not? What's stopping him...?

....

....he doesn't want today to end in a fade-to-black in a dingy mall dressing room. That's literally it, the only thing that's stopping him. He can be patient, for a better payoff later...for more fun, overall, than acting like out of control teenagers sneaking around after school.
]

...I do!

[Okay. Whew. Get it together. Atem hands the pile of clothes back to Komaeda, his jaw set.]

You can put on the rest of it, but I can't be in here with you while you're in just that, or we really won't leave!

[He'll be thinking about it later, though.]
Edited 2022-12-12 20:19 (UTC)
luckless: (pic#14766155)

they're so embarrassing thank god no one is around to see them

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-12 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[The ball is in Atem's court. Komaeda has made it abundantly clear that anything Atem's wants to do today, he'll get to do. That includes letting him pull a scant piece of lacy lingerie off of Komaeda's body by his teeth, if he really wants to.

For a long moment, it looks as if there's some sort of internal battle happening, just by the shift in expressions across Atem's face.

And then there's relief, mixed with a flicker of disappointment, as Atem takes the bait of reason and backs off. Komaeda doesn't bring attention to the way his shoulders relax, instead leaning forward and taking the clothing pile out of Atem's hands.]


Right... so, it would be good if you left the dressing room now!

[Komaeda is practically pushing Atem out of the dressing room, and once the guy is outside of its confines, he leans down to whisper in his ear.]

Imagine a special place to take me, and I'll let you remove them with your teeth there.

[And, before Atem can respond, Komaeda is pulling himself back into the dressing room and closing the curtain between them. His pulse races in his ears anew with his own boldness, but he won't let his daring flirtation stop him from, very quickly, getting dressed.]
knifemonopoly: ([event] that's gossip)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-12 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[?!?

That was bolder than he expected! Atem has to take a second, outside the curtain, to master the renewed flush on his own face.
]

Tease!

[--is barked through the flimsy divider, which might as well be three feet of concrete, as Atem drops into a slump on a chair a few feet back, his cow-ears angled forward in aggression frustrated.

He'll wait!! Even if it's going to be its own kind of fun, waiting for the end of the date to roll around, both knowing what's been promised, Atem needs to take a few deep breaths and cool off before he can get back into the spirit of a slower burn.

Maybe the underwear was a mistake... he thinks, his chin resting on a closed fist. Tease, Nagito is a tease, tease, tease.
]
luckless: (pic#14766169)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-12 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[The bark of frustration from the other side of the curtain is worth it. It makes him feel giddy. Komaeda has always been the one getting led around by the nose, letting others take the lead. Even if Atem still definitely has it, it's nice to feel the radiating irritation of his successful flirtation from only a few feet away.

It's probably why, when Komaeda slings the curtain open once more, he's practically beaming. The outfit that Atem has chosen fits him well—the clothing is baggy enough that is completely swallows his gangly form, without looking like he's completely swimming in fabric. The colors, too, compliment his scales rather well as he steps out from the dressing room.]


How does it look?

[He says it again, but this time, he's far less flushed when he does. He's got the skirt pinched by his one hand, swishing it back and forth.]

You know... I never tried this before, but this style is much more practical with my tail. Understandably, you have a great eye for these sorts of things, Atem-kun!

[Komaeda smiles as he pads his way over to his frustrated companion.]
knifemonopoly: big into the unknown vibes ig (in the middle of the night in my dreams)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-12 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Atem, who is sprawled on a pouf like his life is going to end, trying to get back into the spirit of I WANTED to draw this out, looks up when Komaeda comes out.

That's exactly the effect he was looking for, he notes, with despair. Yep. Look at him. Adorable. The colors are perfect, making the blue of his scales seem bluer, and deepening the yellow ones closer to gold. The scale pattern you can see under the sheer of the shirt...
]

Anyone would be lucky to take you to the sock hop.

[His head drops back down, behind his shoulders.]

Ah, that really suits you...you look good!

[And he can't do anything about it until later!! There's even scandalous underthings!]

It's gonna kill me.

[Of sexual frustration? Of this guy, adorably thrilled with how the skirt falls around his feet and tail, putting a knife between his shoulders? Who knows?]
luckless: (pic#14781152)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-12 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Komaeda laughs, the sound of it pure happiness as Atem gives him, likely, the cheesiest compliment ever. While a sock hop is probably period appropriate to Ryslig, he can't help but find it absolutely ridiculous to think about.

In a weird way, too, it's sort of endearing. Neither of them have had those sorts of normal teenage experiences, have they? He'd let Atem take him to a dance.]


You can't die, yet.

[He states, far too cheery, as he drops down onto his haunches beside Atem, coming eye level to that near-pouting face.]

We've made promises that we have to keep to each other... right?

[It's his way of saying—stop moping, it's time to go—in likely the most subtle, nagging way possible.]

And now that I've covered my body from your heated gaze... You're free to whisk me away to our next destination!
knifemonopoly: ([event] this is gospel for the fallen on)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-13 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[The melodrama is, at least, aware of itself. Atem lies on the little round chair, his head tilted over its back, a moment longer.]

I regret all of this. I should have had my way with you on the prize counter.

[This is a deadpanned joke. He sighs, and pushes himself to his feet. Komaeda's hinting that he's ready to go, so it's time to go!]

Here. There's a few more pieces. These are for you!

[An ear cuff or two that will fit a head fin, gold-and-lapis-lazuli bracelets, their weight balanced with the solid colors of the jacket and skirt, and a couple of little rings that don't go past the first finger joint, good for webbed hands.

Atem will put them on, one by one, unless there's protest or discomfort expressed. It's gentle and a little intimate, but Atem's on his way to recovering from the one-two punch of Lingerie and Being Flirted Back With, and the task is performed without undue frustrated suffering.
]

There. Now, we can go...

[You can take the king out of the culture with jewelry and gift-giving traditions, but you cannot take the traditions out of the king.]
luckless: (pic#14766471)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-13 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Komaeda laughs in lieu of continued embarrassment as Atem, quite brazenly, laments his lost opportunity to be indecent in public (which is rich coming from the guy who was naked!!!)]

Don't worry, Atem-kun. You'll have your chance to ravage me later! But hopefully in a place where other people won't see. I don't think I'd be able to continue living if someone caught us in such a situation...

[He continues to smile brightly down at the other as the finishing touches of the outfit are placed on him—and while he might have felt more embarrassed by being doted on this much, that all goes out the window when his fish-brain activates at the presence of shinies.

(They're his now, and may or may not end up submerged for hoarding purposes, by the end of the day.)

Slowly, a rhythmic clicking sounds rises up from his chest as he takes Atem's hand within his own before it can fully retreat. Komaeda brings that hand to his mouth, pressing his maw against its fingers with appreciation, despite not having lips to kiss with.]


Hm... thanks, Atem-kun. I really like the stuff you picked out for me.

[All of the stuff, is what's left implied. As he laces his fingers with Atem's and smiles at him with the readiness to leave.]
knifemonopoly: ([event] bodies moving like a sculpture)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-13 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, good. Nagito likes them. He's glad...though, he really can't go wrong with a couple of monster types, if the gift is shiny.

...and, the hand being brought up to a lipless fish mouth full of vicious teeth is apparently the last thing Atem needed to pull him out of his funk and back into date-mode. The frustration passes, and Atem takes hold of Komaeda's hand again, to finally leave, leading them both out.
]

I told you I wouldn't let you leave the mall in anything embarrassing! Those colors look good on you...

[The black does, too, but he really can't mention that out loud right now.]

You don't want earth tones. You need water ones! Your scales look best in clothes that are more like the beach or ocean. And, being able to see the pattern through them...

[He tweaks a pleat on Komaeda's sheer shirt so that it falls just a little better.]

...that's good, too.
luckless: (pic#14766152)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-15 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Komaeda laughs airily as he follows along with Atem's pace, content to let the other lead him around once more.]

I mean, if you were asking me, I would say that something so see-through is probably worse than just being naked. The illusion of clothing can be pretty erotic...

[Unfortunately for Atem, despite his grandiose attempts at reining in (get it) his lust, the person he's dealing with is Komaeda—the one guy who could read a room and throw it all out of the window in an instant.]

But you're right, I think these colors suit my scales a lot better. I never would have thought to wear beachy shades, despite being a fish... It just goes to show you that being fashionable is something I should leave in the hands of others! A guy like me would completely ruin it and make everyone suffer looking at him.

[He smiles brightly as he gives their interlocked hands a subtle swing while they walk out of the mall and down the sidewalk once more.]
knifemonopoly: ([event] this is the beat of my heart)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-16 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[This asshole....! Atem's trying to behave!! Komaeda gets a flat, dirty sideways look that he probably doesn't even catch, before Atem turns his mind to the problem at hand, which is, it's a bit of a walk to Lake Dala.]

It's just like any skill. It can be learned!

But, Nagito...

...how do you feel about hippopotamuses?
luckless: (pic#14766161)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-16 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Komaeda absolutely misses the dirty sideways look. He looks as serene as ever, Atem! Everything is fine.]

Hippopotamuses...?

[His words trail with the question, and his gaze goes elsewhere with the thought. Then, energetically:]

Well, they're vicious predators with a bite that could easily crush your skull like a fragile egg... not to mention they're extremely territorial and known to attack humans more frequently than any other African predator!

So really, they're an animal I should probably avoid. Knowing my luck, one would set its sights on me and surely kill me!
knifemonopoly: (beyond its ghostly light)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-16 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[All very true. Those are all things Atem likes about being one. It doesn't sound like a phobia, just very reasonable caution.]

Then, we'll take the bus.

[Hippo was an option. But, maybe this is for the best...if he let Komaeda ride on his back, he'd never hear the end of it! Better not to hand him that ammunition.

Atem heads for the nearest bus stop! Holding hands on the bus is okay too...
]
luckless: (pic#14627833)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-17 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
[It's probably for the better, Atem. Komaeda really does not have a good track record with using other monsters as transportation.]

Alright, Atem-kun!

[Regardless, he seems oblivious to what the other might have been plotting, and he continues to gently swing their hands all the way to the bus stop.]

I suppose you don't take the bus often, huh? You probably always have travel forms at your disposal. I don't have my driver's license, and I don't have a travel form, so I always have to take the bus... even though it doesn't feel like I've been gone as long as I have, it's sort of a nostalgic feeling!
knifemonopoly: ([event] so i'll take my time)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-17 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
That's good, then...

[The hand swinging...it's a little thing, but it's cute. It's playful, carefree...it makes Atem feel strangely fond.]

I don't always have a travel form! I've been a merperson, too. Nymphs don't have one, either.

[Time to sit and wait for the bus . . . at least there's someone to talk to. Waiting for a bus alone would be really boring.]
luckless: (pic#14627917)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-19 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[As they find a spot to sit on the bench, Komaeda huddles just a bit closer to Atem, even if it isn't necessary. His cold-preference means that he doesn't really mind the weather per se, but still, it's nice to feel the heat of another body after being alone for so long. Memories aren't formed nor retained from the Sea of Stars, but even just knowing how much time has passed since he was last awake makes him a bit more cuddly than he might normally be.]

Hm... you've had a lot of experiences while I was away, [he muses aloud, sounding somewhat saddened by the thought,] I would've liked to swim with you, when you were a merperson.

[It's far too cold now to want to swim—even if, technically, he could do it. It's also a bit lonely to think that Atem is willing to give up on Ryslig before a litany of new memories, no matter how mundane, can be made between them. They only have this last stretch of time in Atem's eyes, and before Komaeda decides whether he'll need to stop him or not.

Komaeda gives Atem's hand another squeeze.]


Could you tell me about your other forms, while we wait?
knifemonopoly: ([event] talk it out babble on)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-19 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
...there's a lot to tell! I've been a naga, a naphil, a demon...a werewolf, a merperson...a nymph, and the minotaur you see here!

[As though they were just shooting the breeze, as though there's no desire for the end of everything looming over them.]

Which do you want to hear about most...?
luckless: (pic#14627837)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-19 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, if only Atem could stay like this forever and not try to kill them all, yeesh! Komaeda knows from first hand experience how well that usually goes.]

Hm... would it be weird to ask about your time as a merperson? I suppose it's because I'm a merperson, that I'm curious how you felt about it.

[Komaeda smiles as his tail comes to wrap around Atem's hip, the heavy, frondy end of it laying across both of their laps.]
knifemonopoly: i can stop anytime ([event] atems)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-19 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
It wouldn't be weird at all!

[He' s about to go on, until Komaeda wraps them in a seahorse tail. Oh...this tail, over his lap...

Atem runs his free hand over the part that's across his knees.
]

This brings back memories, you know! It reminds me of your birthday party, at the lake...

[The fronds get petted, sliding between his fingers.]

...you put your tail in my lap, and I had no idea what to do! You didn't mean anything by it, so I wasn't sure what to say. I don't think you even liked me, then...

[That party is one of Atem's first good memories in Ryslig. Before everything went wrong...before the hairline cracks in his heart that Daniel left turned into fractures, into fragments and chasms and missing pieces, a heart that he's holding together in any shape he can, even if it's not the right one.

He remembers simply spending time with friends...
]
luckless: (pic#14857841)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-19 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[It isn't to say that Komaeda's scales are sensitive but rather, when Atem runs his fingers across the cool surface of them with a tenderness he doesn't expect, he can't help but shiver slightly at the touch. He doesn't have the facial capacity to thin his lips, but his brows do furrow slightly as that hand continues to comb through the frond-like fins along the length of it.]

I was really happy you came to it... even if I didn't really want a birthday party. [It just sort of happened that way—Steve wanted to go to the beach, he and Lila were open to indulging that wish, and it just so happened to fall on that fateful day.] But...

What you said isn't true. I did like you. Maybe ever since our lives as "Nathan" and "Adam".

[Komaeda leans slightly, his shoulder pressed against Atem's as it feels like the world around them grows distinctly quieter as it begins to snow again, his slightly worried expression close by.]

I wasn't good at flirting, or recognizing my own feelings. I'm still not. But I do know that... I've liked you for a really long time, even if I couldn't tell you why I do. [A small pause, and then quieter:] it just makes me really happy that this place, for as messed up and despairing as it can be, it gave us the chance to entwine our lives like this.
knifemonopoly: ([event] they haven't seen the best of us)

cw reference to underage drinking

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-19 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
....heh.

[Man, for a bus stop, this setting is surprisingly romantic. He's quiet for a moment; he doesn't have anything helpful to say about the entwining of their lives, and how he suspects that bonds in Ryslig are encouraged in order to open avenues for further suffering. Now's not the time for that. Instead, he chooses to share something else.]

I knew.

[His fingertips play idly with the kelplike fronds.]

Ever since that party, when you rescued me from reporters. I needed help, and you showed me kindness...you led me out by the hand, and took me somewhere fun...even if I got drunk, and lost...

[He's looking down at the tail, but his eyes are soft.]

...of course, Adam didn't want Nathan to find out at all. He knew he'd never hear the end of it! Heh heh...

[NATHAN WAS VERY MEAN AND ADAM WANTED TO KISS HIS STUPID MEAN FACE.]
luckless: (pic#14766483)

[personal profile] luckless 2022-12-19 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[So in the little ways, his feelings got across to Atem, through then-Adam. It's almost annoying how vehemently his feelings were downplayed after that, then. If Atem knew where Komaeda's heart was, why didn't they just do this sooner? Before anything could have gotten in their way, before the end of the world was just a few moments away.

He won't let himself be swallowed up in despair, not here, not like this.]


You're right, he would've really teased Adam about it. But I think Nathan probably would've kissed Adam then, if those feelings were admitted.

[He states as those frondy tail-fins gently flick around from the constant attention, sort of like the tip of a cat's tail when you start petting it too much.]

But nothing has really changed since then, either. When you're in trouble, I want to help you. Love is... wanting to protect the people who matter to you.

[Komaeda pauses, his own gaze shifting from Atem's melancholy profile and instead watching at the guy keeps playing with his tail. He doesn't have the heart to tell the other that it's a bit ticklish.]

You're a really stubborn guy, you know? I'm sure you want to do all of the protecting, and won't let anyone else protect you instead.
knifemonopoly: ([event] so i'll take my time)

[personal profile] knifemonopoly 2022-12-19 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Atem does quit petting the fronds then, but not because he's realized it's tickling. It's because his head snaps up to look at Komaeda, as Komaeda says they would totally have kissed in another life.

This is clearly absolutely news to him. Really....is that so? Heh...that's pretty funny, to hear that they might have ended up however that would end up. Probably full of fighting.

...but his face falls, when Komaeda goes on.
]

...no...

...the truth is, I can't protect anybody...

...people only get hurt because of it, and it's useless anyway. Unfortunately, that means you can't protect me, either...not because I'm stubborn, but because that's the way things are!

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