He said it was fair reasoning. [ which, it was. if anything, he and despair do seem to get along well from a logical point of view. they're both pragmatic, they're both clever.
...and they both like lup a lot, so.
he's quiet for a little, after that. as close as she is, she can likely see the cinnabar mark on his ear, faded to a dusty pink. ]
Well, I want to. [she says, stubbornly.] You're...
[hm. well, no, she's not going to say that. instead, she plays with his hair.] Might as well make your stay here as painless as possible, that's all. That's what we're here for.
he's quiet, leaning back a bit into wrath, resting the back of his head against her where it's closest and letting her play with his hair as she likes. ]
...I talked a bit to Pride about it. They think there's a way to get a dose.
[ gu yun lets his eyes close, again, and leaves it at that. the statement's heavy with the implication, of what he may have to do. ]
[ because he'll consider it, but, ultimately... gu yun knows himself, and his capabilities. he's got a solid network of people here, and even a few people who know what's coming next week. that logical, pragmatic part of him is already working to find the right angle to get his sight and hearing back.
because ultimately, the temptation to have it restored is too great for him to resist. the reward outweighs the risk, every single time.
he'll consider every option, though, as carefully as possible. a good commander always does. his voice is mostly neutral as he says it, too, eyes closed, thinking it over. ]
I was going to try and make some sort of, uh, pun about committing a random act of kindness on me but make it horny? But I'm feeling too possessive for jokes so uh.
[she just kisses him, pushing her hood back. i'm not going to make you write another entire smut scene in the middle of the week so if he lets her she's just going to climb him like a tree.]
[ somewhere pride's alarm went off for the second gu yun related time this week im sorry pride
anyway
that was?? a lot??? gu yun was completely fine with being climbed like a tree, actually, and it is a fantastic release of stress from a relatively miserable day, so. he's just sort of dazed, laying flat out on his back still, hair an utter mess, liuli glass off in the void somewhere
after she's caught her breath, she catches sight of him, and just - loses it, giggling because he looks like someone put him through the washing machine. she's probably still on top of him, let's be real.]
[ he says, with literally zero heat to it, which is probably why the kindness compulsion doesn't yell at him for it too much - though, he lifted one vaguely boneless hand to pinch her in the ribs and it ended up just settling at her side, instead. he's also bright red, the flush on his cheeks from exertion only still just starting to come down and remember which direction is up. whew.
[she does stop, but she's still grinning, pushing her lava hair back out of her face. the pinch earns him a squeak, but - she allows him to keep his hand where it is. there's a pause, as she just watches him in content, tracing her fingers along his scars.
she gets distracted by that, leaning down to press a kiss to his chest.]
[ laying like this, boneless and floating a bit, has him smiling back at her, warm and content, not a thought floating in that way too loud head of his. it is a nice way to live.
he watches her move down, though, and she'll feel a soft rumble of laughter in his chest when she kisses his big scar. ] Are you trying to break me in half? I might, at this rate.
[ teasing, though, very gently and lazily. that scar does show the time he almost got cut in half, actually! funny!! it's the most stand out one, though the rest of his chest is just as covered in them. ]
Oh, babe, as much as I'd love to completely wreck you... [she hums, trailing off. she mostly just wants to look, with her mouth and her hands. gently, she runs her hands down his sides and then back up again.] I'm admiring. You just lay back.
[she drags a finger along the edge of one of his smaller scars, with a little sigh.]
You did say that, back at the beginning. [ wrecking...
anyway. yeah that sounds good. his ego deserves this after someone said kissing him was a punishment :(
with a chuckle, gu yun settles back as told, propping himself up a bit on his elbows to watch her. it feels interesting - warm, her hands are warm, and he's still contently fucked out from earlier, so it's more intimate than it is sexy, and it's. kind of nice, actually? his eyes are half closed, and he lazily lets her just touch all she likes.
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it's all cute and romantic and then when her hands run down his sides he almost jerks, and a less than composed giggle bursts out of his mouth immediately -- ] Stop, stop.
[let's be fair it is a punishment for despair to have to kiss anybody
oh, she's - so tempted to not stop! she has the most gremlin grin on her face, but she behaves herself, because she has a plan that isn't tickling him to death.] I barely even touched you!
[ he's baby he is so ticklish. but gu yun will settle after being pinched, cheeks a little pink, flustered but willing to let her do what she wants again. no more tickles. ]
[but she'll behave and not tickle him. instead, she leans over him and presses another kiss to his jaw, and then down, leaving a trail with her lips down his torso. she follows that trail with her fingers, dragging them along the edges of his scars, where the less sensitive skin meets unmarred flesh.]
anyway he knows lup knows that for later but, that's fine. gu yun is easily appeased; he settles his weight back onto his elbows to watch her and takes in a deep breath, chest rising and falling underneath lup's warms fingers. it feels good - the rare spots that are unmarked are occasionally peppered with goosebumps as she goes by.
some of the tension ever present in his shoulders starts to loosen, a bit. ] Think that's from shrapnel. [ sometimes things explode in your vicinity a lot ]
[she presses a kiss to the skin that he indicates.]
Hmm. I'm going to have to teach you how to cast Shield. [she murmurs, pressing another kiss right below the scar.] Scars are hot! But I'm a big worrier.
Not sure how well that would work at home. [ some part of his logical, tactical brain does go brrrr at the idea of incorporating magic like the kind that's available through boons here but he keeps himself from spiraling too far off down that nerdy line of thinking, batting it away for now and shifting to watch lup.
she's got this way of making him feel rather... really spoiled? it's kind of funny. he's never been spoiled before. ]
I promise you, though, I'll give you nothing to worry over. [ comes his eventual reply after her kiss, as he lifts his hand to gently run his fingers through her hair, approving. he. he is clearly covered in former injuries. but there's nothing to worry about It's Fine ]
[she keeps kissing her way down, bit by bit. there's a lot to cover. and by now, he knows she likes his hands in her hair - even if it is something she hates right now. she absolutely stops before she reaches below his waist, though she does tease him just a little, biting his hipbone.]
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I'm surprised he showed you. [she murmurs.] Not because of you, but because he's particularly stubborn.
... I'm going to try and figure something out for you.
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...and they both like lup a lot, so.
he's quiet for a little, after that. as close as she is, she can likely see the cinnabar mark on his ear, faded to a dusty pink. ]
...You don't have to do that.
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Well, I want to. [she says, stubbornly.] You're...
[hm. well, no, she's not going to say that. instead, she plays with his hair.] Might as well make your stay here as painless as possible, that's all. That's what we're here for.
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he's quiet, leaning back a bit into wrath, resting the back of his head against her where it's closest and letting her play with his hair as she likes. ]
...I talked a bit to Pride about it. They think there's a way to get a dose.
[ gu yun lets his eyes close, again, and leaves it at that. the statement's heavy with the implication, of what he may have to do. ]
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Yeah, I'm sure they fucking do. [she grouches.]
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[ because he'll consider it, but, ultimately... gu yun knows himself, and his capabilities. he's got a solid network of people here, and even a few people who know what's coming next week. that logical, pragmatic part of him is already working to find the right angle to get his sight and hearing back.
because ultimately, the temptation to have it restored is too great for him to resist. the reward outweighs the risk, every single time.
he'll consider every option, though, as carefully as possible. a good commander always does. his voice is mostly neutral as he says it, too, eyes closed, thinking it over. ]
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... I don't know. I'm still looking. I'm going to look this week. Okay? But you'll be okay, either way. [she can't promise that, but she does anyway.]
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[ she can't, but he can. that's who he is. the marquis of order, unflappable commander of the black iron camp. unstoppable.
gu yun tips his head to the side, to press a kiss to the hood's fabric where her cheek is. ]
I've fought off assassins without it. Multiple times. I can handle whoever's running around here causing trouble if they come after me.
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You have my present. Don't forget it. [she murmurs.
a pause.] You have anything to do right now?
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[ the pin's in his hair at the moment! he never takes it off, so.
the question has him tilting his head against hers, smiling a little at the twitch. cute. ]
Short of avoiding other people so as not to be forced to commit random acts of kindness in their direction? Nothing. Why?
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[she just kisses him, pushing her hood back. i'm not going to make you write another entire smut scene in the middle of the week so if he lets her she's just going to climb him like a tree.]
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anyway
that was?? a lot??? gu yun was completely fine with being climbed like a tree, actually, and it is a fantastic release of stress from a relatively miserable day, so. he's just sort of dazed, laying flat out on his back still, hair an utter mess, liuli glass off in the void somewhere
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nice ]
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after she's caught her breath, she catches sight of him, and just - loses it, giggling because he looks like someone put him through the washing machine. she's probably still on top of him, let's be real.]
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[ he says, with literally zero heat to it, which is probably why the kindness compulsion doesn't yell at him for it too much - though, he lifted one vaguely boneless hand to pinch her in the ribs and it ended up just settling at her side, instead. he's also bright red, the flush on his cheeks from exertion only still just starting to come down and remember which direction is up. whew.
whew ]
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she gets distracted by that, leaning down to press a kiss to his chest.]
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he watches her move down, though, and she'll feel a soft rumble of laughter in his chest when she kisses his big scar. ] Are you trying to break me in half? I might, at this rate.
[ teasing, though, very gently and lazily. that scar does show the time he almost got cut in half, actually! funny!! it's the most stand out one, though the rest of his chest is just as covered in them. ]
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Oh, babe, as much as I'd love to completely wreck you... [she hums, trailing off. she mostly just wants to look, with her mouth and her hands. gently, she runs her hands down his sides and then back up again.] I'm admiring. You just lay back.
[she drags a finger along the edge of one of his smaller scars, with a little sigh.]
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anyway. yeah that sounds good. his ego deserves this after someone said kissing him was a punishment :(
with a chuckle, gu yun settles back as told, propping himself up a bit on his elbows to watch her. it feels interesting - warm, her hands are warm, and he's still contently fucked out from earlier, so it's more intimate than it is sexy, and it's. kind of nice, actually? his eyes are half closed, and he lazily lets her just touch all she likes.
just kidding i read the whole tag
it's all cute and romantic and then when her hands run down his sides he almost jerks, and a less than composed giggle bursts out of his mouth immediately -- ] Stop, stop.
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oh, she's - so tempted to not stop! she has the most gremlin grin on her face, but she behaves herself, because she has a plan that isn't tickling him to death.] I barely even touched you!
[she pinches him.]
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[ he's baby he is so ticklish. but gu yun will settle after being pinched, cheeks a little pink, flustered but willing to let her do what she wants again. no more tickles. ]
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[but she'll behave and not tickle him. instead, she leans over him and presses another kiss to his jaw, and then down, leaving a trail with her lips down his torso. she follows that trail with her fingers, dragging them along the edges of his scars, where the less sensitive skin meets unmarred flesh.]
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anyway he knows lup knows that for later but, that's fine. gu yun is easily appeased; he settles his weight back onto his elbows to watch her and takes in a deep breath, chest rising and falling underneath lup's warms fingers. it feels good - the rare spots that are unmarked are occasionally peppered with goosebumps as she goes by.
some of the tension ever present in his shoulders starts to loosen, a bit. ] Think that's from shrapnel. [ sometimes things explode in your vicinity a lot ]
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Hmm. I'm going to have to teach you how to cast Shield. [she murmurs, pressing another kiss right below the scar.] Scars are hot! But I'm a big worrier.
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she's got this way of making him feel rather... really spoiled? it's kind of funny. he's never been spoiled before. ]
I promise you, though, I'll give you nothing to worry over. [ comes his eventual reply after her kiss, as he lifts his hand to gently run his fingers through her hair, approving. he. he is clearly covered in former injuries. but there's nothing to worry about It's Fine ]
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[she keeps kissing her way down, bit by bit. there's a lot to cover. and by now, he knows she likes his hands in her hair - even if it is something she hates right now. she absolutely stops before she reaches below his waist, though she does tease him just a little, biting his hipbone.]
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