Phrasing. [ A valiant attempt at keeping that under his breath, considering his. Everything.
But no, he'll just scoot with his feet so he isn't facing Rui anymore. Maybe it would be a little less petulant of a display if he wasn't practically making himself a ball on the ground, but here we are. ]
I'm actually quite comfortable down here, thank you. Think I'll have a sit and relax for a while.
positively suspicious. His brows raise a touch more, less smug and more genuinely intrigued. Sorry Tsukasa, you're getting circled again...Before Rui also squats beside him, anyway.
He's really pushing his luck on this one. He knows he is. It's part of kitsune nature though.]
Let me join you then, since I'm apparently tired enough to lose track of my tongue. It's the season for yokai to become complacent, after all; we should always be prepared, and therefore fully rested, fufu. [And he forces a yawn, the sort of yawn that's full mouth, all teeth bared, tongue quivering from the force of it.]
[ Oh he picked the wrong time to glance over, getting an eyeful of those teeth and that quivering tongue. He doesn't have time to hide the way his eyes widen, his suddenly dry lips pulling into a thin line, and how perhaps his widened eyes linger a little too long for it to be a casual glance before he practically rips them away. ]
--b-busy, in one way or another.
[ One hand starts to worry at the wooden handle of his parasol, up and down in an attempt at something idle. ]
Suppose I can't blame anyone for enjoying beautiful weather, but you're right. It does make some...complacent.
[Despite all attempts to keep himself in perfect, cold control, Rui doesn't even notice when his tails lose their glamour once more, waving mischievously at the tanuki's blatant distraction. His eyes pointedly flit to that rubbing hand, then back up to Tsukasa's face with a small smile.]
Shouldn't you be busy too? Tanuki need to breed more voraciously than most-- or do I have it wrong, and your drive to breed is lowered since you father a litter at a time? I've never thought much about what might happen to you during this season, you know.
[He scoots closer. Just a touch. Could've just been him shifting. Innocent shit.]
[ Okay, let's try and regain even a little of that composure. Which includes sitting himself back upright, since it was like he'd been physically blown away by the force of the question. A-hem, ]
Not that it's any of your business, but I'm...I'm not partnered, so that isn't a concern for me.
Can acquaintances not chit-chat about seasonally relevant topics? I've just learned something new about Tsukasa-kun, after all~
[Ah, now we're using his name, are we?] And here I would've thought that you'd be quite popular amongst the tanuki ladies...Or other yokai, if you wished to weather the season with them before becoming a father.
[At least Rui looks rather pleased with that bomb of a reaction, tails swishing even more excitedly and smile distinctly widening, vulpine once more.] A strapping young thing like yourself should be doing more than dancing alone. That's what I think. And yet...Here you are...A pity, truly...
[Now it's Rui's turn to be knocked over, at least mentally. He almost reels for a moment, before averting his gaze.
...How is it that, even if he's just had a little victory, he still somehow feels as though he's lost?]
I see. That sounds just right, for you. [No barbing, no taunting, just the slightly wistful tone of someone who doesn't want to impose himself on Tsukasa.] Do you have your eye on anyone? I could go and spy on them for you first.
[ He tries to follow Rui's eyes when he looks away, leaning ever-so-slightly to keep a good look at his face, but at the question Tsukasa's suddenly fine back in his own bubble. ]
...You'd be surprised at what I'm capable of~ This might even be a test for me, who knows?
[There's
he's
He's not dumb. He's reading into this exactly as much as he needs to, and yet, that still feels like it's too much. Just force on that cheer once more, smile away, pat the tanuki on the shoulder, hee hoo.] In fact, it might even serve as a wonderful little distraction; I can't say that I have anything lined up for the season either, so I might as well occupy myself with your love life.
[ It's difficult to place exactly what's going on behind Tsukasa's eyes in this moment. There's definitely something there, swirling, threatening to burst out at any moment if he isn't careful, and after one, two attempts at opening his mouth to finish that sentence he does something most unlike him and gives up. ]
I had a plan, Rui.
[ Kind of. His head goes into his hands, despondent, the only reason his next words are legible from his self-imposed panic muzzle being his volume. ]
It was going to be magnificent, I had a place, clothes, a script, but you're here, now, and I can barely think you smell so divine...!
[ He's back up, and looking at Rui like the fox had done something truly awful to him. ]
How am I supposed to recite poetry when you're already outshining its beauty!?
his ears, for they've absolutely also lost their glamour, are fully facing forward, lilac foxfire licking away at their shells (and the tips of his tails). It's a blessing that he's not smiling with teeth, else Tsukasa might be faced with how sharp they've suddenly become.
In short, Rui's self-control is hanging on by the thinnest thread, a rapidly fraying rope keeping it in bondage. The tanuki is little better than a meal, at least under that hungry gaze.]
Such words...That honest nature of yours is far better than any poetry, even coming from your mouth. And that ego of yours will be your undoing, little tanuki~
[No pretence now; Rui slips out of the squat and onto his knees, crawling over in an attempt to knock Tsukasa onto his back and loom over him, or at least get closer.] What clothes did you have in mind? Tell me about them. Tell me about how good I smell, and what you were going to woo me with, so that I would be swept up so much that I'd have no choice but to breed you!
[ There's a fox on top of him, THERE'S A FOX ON TOP OF HIM, and it wrenches away the cover of squatting with a parasol (that's now slowly rolling off) had given him. There's already a noticeable problem nestled in his crotch.
On top of even more problems, mind, because just telling Rui his plans isn't nearly as romantic as actually getting to act them out! What an unfair thing to ask of him!! ]
I-it was going to be at dusk, with only a sliver of sun over the horizon. I'd bought a new ensemble perfect for asking you on a walk along the shoreline, and...
[ He swallows, hard, and adjusts his balance so he can free an arm to gently place on top of Rui's. The further he goes, the easier it is to get back into his Prince Charming mindset. ]
And I'd offer you my arm as daylight gives way to evening's chill, to hold you that much closer...
[oh king don't even worry about the boner, Rui's certainly not! Or-- he's relishing it, anyway. Probably going to nurse a half-chub of his own soon enough, half-jacked up on hormones without Tsukasa's presence sending him into overdrive.
His hips sway excitedly, even, making his tails swish more fervently as he stares down at the tanuki, practically slavering with glee.]
...All this just to get me to mate with you, truly~ [Because, to his brain right now, the idea of romance is not linked intrinsically with this season, but...Then, he's always been a loner, hasn't he? This is the closest he's been to a friend, and even then, Rui's insistent on separating them from that bond by labelling it as acquaintances only, rivals at best, diversion at worst.
This is a transaction, an arrangement beneficial, and the idea of going to all this effort for a yokai mating dance just tickles him in his gut and brain alike.] When you could simply have asked-- no, no, perhaps this is the only way it could have happened. Don't you think? Fufufu...Shall I keep you for the entire season? Shall I hide you away from all other prying eyes, wear you down so thoroughly that you don't dare think of any other yokai?
[Breathlessly, right against Tsukasa's ear:] Would you like that?
[ Ooooohhhhhhhhh god another shiver tears through him with Rui's lips right against his ear. Following all that, no less. It's like a spark of static when his actual ears are just suddenly there on top of his head, primed to follow those sultry whispers despite the embarrassment in the rest of his body language.
But embarrassment doesn't mean he didn't want this. He'd have preferred more dignity to it, yes, but this is...fine? Rui so close, looking and smelling like the picture definition of seduction and offering himself so readily...
Yeah. Yeah, okay, that's more than 'fine.'
He swallows, hard, squeezing his eyes shut for just a moment to nod as eagerly as he can before meeting that golden gaze head on. ]
You're the only one I'd be thinking of in the throes of passion anyway.
[His arms bend sharply, lowering Rui down so that he's flattened against Tsukasa; all the better to go biting the crook of his neck and laying claim to him for this mating season at least. The thick scent of arousal and beckoning, sugary and cloying with a faint note of citrus, only worsens...But once he's left his mark, Rui suddenly peels away with a giggle.
Gets to his feet, as if he hadn't just made Tsukasa talk about his mid-sex thoughts. Crooks a finger.]
Yours or mine? If we are to stay at yours, I will be nesting, and you're not going to nag at me over it.
[ FuuuuUUUUUUCK, Rui's teeth right there brings a fresh wave of horny fog into Tsukasa's brain, and despite himself he can't keep a pathetic little whimper from clawings its way out of his throat.
He might not even have heard himself make it, so. Two steps ahead for pretending it didn't happen once Rui's off of him, which is disappointing, by the way! Get back here!!
...Or he can stand too. Harrumph. ]
My home isn't fit for, ah, the season. [ This is not the thread you're getting him to howl-nut at top volume in the same home as his sister, sorry Rui ] So I'll be begging your hospitality.
Of course. I'd be imposing on your family, wouldn't I? I forgot that tanuki live in familial groups...
[He Did Not. In fact, he's hoping he invoked some awful, nasty imagery in Tsukasa's mind right there about howl-nutting in the same house as his sister, going by the way his tails are practically wagging with delight.
But he's feeling merciful today anyway, or. Desperate enough to pretend that he can show mercy, so Rui extends one dainty, clawed hand with a giggle.]
Come on, then. I've, ah...Let's just say that it should already be quite comfortable for the occasion, at any rate. [Catch him admitting to already nesting, to already knowing his heat was upon him and still playing at this silly pretence, in hell.]
But that seems like a silly detail to get hung up on, especially since now that it's out there it doesn't need to be brought up again, right? Right. His sister and princely big brother image are safe. Even though he will have to get it back to her that he's spending some time with a "friend" somehow. ]
I have to admit, I've been...curious, about how you live.
[ Said as he's taking Rui's hand, admitting himself that he's already imagined Rui comfortable in his home. Just how comfortable, and whether or not he was alone in those thoughts is still a toootal mystery. ]
[Ominous. Never mind that, as soon as Tsukasa takes his hand, Rui instantly switches hands so that he can cinch an arm around the tanuki's shoulders. He's about to pull a Howl's Moving Castle manoeuvre at any rate, gently guiding his mate temporary into taking a step, and then another, another, and they're off the ground. Look, Wikipedia says bending space and time works, so I'm going to take this on as a little quickstep bullshit, okay.
At any rate, it's not like they have to go far; Rui's not stupid enough to go too far from home in this state, even if he's stupid enough to go waving his tails around in front of Tsukasa as if he's not stinking of the need to breed. It's an abandoned house, at least on the outside; the sort of place that stupid kids try to break into, all overgrown grass and broken windows, peeling paint and so forth, but there's a haze over the front door when Rui holds it open for his guest that belies heavy glamouring.]
Welcome to my humble abode, and see if your imagination holds true, fufu~
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But no, he'll just scoot with his feet so he isn't facing Rui anymore. Maybe it would be a little less petulant of a display if he wasn't practically making himself a ball on the ground, but here we are. ]
I'm actually quite comfortable down here, thank you. Think I'll have a sit and relax for a while.
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suspicious
positively suspicious. His brows raise a touch more, less smug and more genuinely intrigued. Sorry Tsukasa, you're getting circled again...Before Rui also squats beside him, anyway.
He's really pushing his luck on this one. He knows he is. It's part of kitsune nature though.]
Let me join you then, since I'm apparently tired enough to lose track of my tongue. It's the season for yokai to become complacent, after all; we should always be prepared, and therefore fully rested, fufu. [And he forces a yawn, the sort of yawn that's full mouth, all teeth bared, tongue quivering from the force of it.]
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[ Oh he picked the wrong time to glance over, getting an eyeful of those teeth and that quivering tongue. He doesn't have time to hide the way his eyes widen, his suddenly dry lips pulling into a thin line, and how perhaps his widened eyes linger a little too long for it to be a casual glance before he practically rips them away. ]
--b-busy, in one way or another.
[ One hand starts to worry at the wooden handle of his parasol, up and down in an attempt at something idle. ]
Suppose I can't blame anyone for enjoying beautiful weather, but you're right. It does make some...complacent.
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[Despite all attempts to keep himself in perfect, cold control, Rui doesn't even notice when his tails lose their glamour once more, waving mischievously at the tanuki's blatant distraction. His eyes pointedly flit to that rubbing hand, then back up to Tsukasa's face with a small smile.]
Shouldn't you be busy too? Tanuki need to breed more voraciously than most-- or do I have it wrong, and your drive to breed is lowered since you father a litter at a time? I've never thought much about what might happen to you during this season, you know.
[He scoots closer. Just a touch. Could've just been him shifting. Innocent shit.]
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[ RIP your eardrums, dude, but you don't just ask a dude why he isn't fucking! Geez!! ]
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Not that it's any of your business, but I'm...I'm not partnered, so that isn't a concern for me.
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[Ah, now we're using his name, are we?] And here I would've thought that you'd be quite popular amongst the tanuki ladies...Or other yokai, if you wished to weather the season with them before becoming a father.
[At least Rui looks rather pleased with that bomb of a reaction, tails swishing even more excitedly and smile distinctly widening, vulpine once more.] A strapping young thing like yourself should be doing more than dancing alone. That's what I think. And yet...Here you are...A pity, truly...
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What I'm not is some common cad. If I'm going to be "weathering the season" with anyone it has to be someone special, someone important to me.
I haven't found them yet, that's all.
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...How is it that, even if he's just had a little victory, he still somehow feels as though he's lost?]
I see. That sounds just right, for you. [No barbing, no taunting, just the slightly wistful tone of someone who doesn't want to impose himself on Tsukasa.] Do you have your eye on anyone? I could go and spy on them for you first.
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I...well.
I'm not sure even you could pull that off.
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[There's
he's
He's not dumb. He's reading into this exactly as much as he needs to, and yet, that still feels like it's too much. Just force on that cheer once more, smile away, pat the tanuki on the shoulder, hee hoo.] In fact, it might even serve as a wonderful little distraction; I can't say that I have anything lined up for the season either, so I might as well occupy myself with your love life.
[and how!]
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[ It's difficult to place exactly what's going on behind Tsukasa's eyes in this moment. There's definitely something there, swirling, threatening to burst out at any moment if he isn't careful, and after one, two attempts at opening his mouth to finish that sentence he does something most unlike him and gives up. ]
I had a plan, Rui.
[ Kind of. His head goes into his hands, despondent, the only reason his next words are legible from his self-imposed panic muzzle being his volume. ]
It was going to be magnificent, I had a place, clothes, a script, but you're here, now, and I can barely think you smell so divine...!
[ He's back up, and looking at Rui like the fox had done something truly awful to him. ]
How am I supposed to recite poetry when you're already outshining its beauty!?
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[oh dear]
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his ears, for they've absolutely also lost their glamour, are fully facing forward, lilac foxfire licking away at their shells (and the tips of his tails). It's a blessing that he's not smiling with teeth, else Tsukasa might be faced with how sharp they've suddenly become.
In short, Rui's self-control is hanging on by the thinnest thread, a rapidly fraying rope keeping it in bondage. The tanuki is little better than a meal, at least under that hungry gaze.]
Such words...That honest nature of yours is far better than any poetry, even coming from your mouth. And that ego of yours will be your undoing, little tanuki~
[No pretence now; Rui slips out of the squat and onto his knees, crawling over in an attempt to knock Tsukasa onto his back and loom over him, or at least get closer.] What clothes did you have in mind? Tell me about them. Tell me about how good I smell, and what you were going to woo me with, so that I would be swept up so much that I'd have no choice but to breed you!
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[ There's a fox on top of him, THERE'S A FOX ON TOP OF HIM, and it wrenches away the cover of squatting with a parasol (that's now slowly rolling off) had given him. There's already a noticeable problem nestled in his crotch.
On top of even more problems, mind, because just telling Rui his plans isn't nearly as romantic as actually getting to act them out! What an unfair thing to ask of him!! ]
I-it was going to be at dusk, with only a sliver of sun over the horizon. I'd bought a new ensemble perfect for asking you on a walk along the shoreline, and...
[ He swallows, hard, and adjusts his balance so he can free an arm to gently place on top of Rui's. The further he goes, the easier it is to get back into his Prince Charming mindset. ]
And I'd offer you my arm as daylight gives way to evening's chill, to hold you that much closer...
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His hips sway excitedly, even, making his tails swish more fervently as he stares down at the tanuki, practically slavering with glee.]
...All this just to get me to mate with you, truly~ [Because, to his brain right now, the idea of romance is not linked intrinsically with this season, but...Then, he's always been a loner, hasn't he? This is the closest he's been to a friend, and even then, Rui's insistent on separating them from that bond by labelling it as acquaintances only, rivals at best, diversion at worst.
This is a transaction, an arrangement beneficial, and the idea of going to all this effort for a yokai mating dance just tickles him in his gut and brain alike.] When you could simply have asked-- no, no, perhaps this is the only way it could have happened. Don't you think? Fufufu...Shall I keep you for the entire season? Shall I hide you away from all other prying eyes, wear you down so thoroughly that you don't dare think of any other yokai?
[Breathlessly, right against Tsukasa's ear:] Would you like that?
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But embarrassment doesn't mean he didn't want this. He'd have preferred more dignity to it, yes, but this is...fine? Rui so close, looking and smelling like the picture definition of seduction and offering himself so readily...
Yeah. Yeah, okay, that's more than 'fine.'
He swallows, hard, squeezing his eyes shut for just a moment to nod as eagerly as he can before meeting that golden gaze head on. ]
You're the only one I'd be thinking of in the throes of passion anyway.
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[His arms bend sharply, lowering Rui down so that he's flattened against Tsukasa; all the better to go biting the crook of his neck and laying claim to him for this mating season at least. The thick scent of arousal and beckoning, sugary and cloying with a faint note of citrus, only worsens...But once he's left his mark, Rui suddenly peels away with a giggle.
Gets to his feet, as if he hadn't just made Tsukasa talk about his mid-sex thoughts. Crooks a finger.]
Yours or mine? If we are to stay at yours, I will be nesting, and you're not going to nag at me over it.
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He might not even have heard himself make it, so. Two steps ahead for pretending it didn't happen once Rui's off of him, which is disappointing, by the way! Get back here!!
...Or he can stand too. Harrumph. ]
My home isn't fit for, ah, the season. [ This is not the thread you're getting him to howl-nut at top volume in the same home as his sister, sorry Rui ] So I'll be begging your hospitality.
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[He Did Not. In fact, he's hoping he invoked some awful, nasty imagery in Tsukasa's mind right there about howl-nutting in the same house as his sister, going by the way his tails are practically wagging with delight.
But he's feeling merciful today anyway, or. Desperate enough to pretend that he can show mercy, so Rui extends one dainty, clawed hand with a giggle.]
Come on, then. I've, ah...Let's just say that it should already be quite comfortable for the occasion, at any rate. [Catch him admitting to already nesting, to already knowing his heat was upon him and still playing at this silly pretence, in hell.]
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But that seems like a silly detail to get hung up on, especially since now that it's out there it doesn't need to be brought up again, right? Right. His sister and princely big brother image are safe. Even though he will have to get it back to her that he's spending some time with a "friend" somehow. ]
I have to admit, I've been...curious, about how you live.
[ Said as he's taking Rui's hand, admitting himself that he's already imagined Rui comfortable in his home. Just how comfortable, and whether or not he was alone in those thoughts is still a toootal mystery. ]
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[Ominous. Never mind that, as soon as Tsukasa takes his hand, Rui instantly switches hands so that he can cinch an arm around the tanuki's shoulders. He's about to pull a Howl's Moving Castle manoeuvre at any rate, gently guiding his mate temporary into taking a step, and then another, another, and they're off the ground. Look, Wikipedia says bending space and time works, so I'm going to take this on as a little quickstep bullshit, okay.
At any rate, it's not like they have to go far; Rui's not stupid enough to go too far from home in this state, even if he's stupid enough to go waving his tails around in front of Tsukasa as if he's not stinking of the need to breed. It's an abandoned house, at least on the outside; the sort of place that stupid kids try to break into, all overgrown grass and broken windows, peeling paint and so forth, but there's a haze over the front door when Rui holds it open for his guest that belies heavy glamouring.]
Welcome to my humble abode, and see if your imagination holds true, fufu~