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knifemonopoly) wrote2021-02-05 06:28 pm
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WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, PLAYER1. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 10.11.0.0.01 *** PLAYER1 has joined 10.11.0.0.01 <PLAYER1> If you're looking for someone you knew as Yugi before June, you've found him! It's Atem, leave a message. | ||||
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[He doesn't seem to mind being emotionally blackmailed into carrying Ryou at all, not if the way he holds Ryou's hands back is anything to go by.]
In the air, or on the ground?
[The leathery wings behind him shift and rearrange themselves. They're flight-capable, and Ryou's lighter than normal!]
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[Big brown eyes fixate on one of Atem's wings. He looks pretty interested in the idea of being flown about, honestly.]
But that's something for later. We still have time to think about it, and I'm not going to make you fly me both ways, that'd be mean.
[Reluctantly, one hand slips loose, though the other keeps hold of Atem's clawed hand. The two of them seem to play off each other pretty well like this, and it's got Ryou pretty chipper! Enough that he tugs Atem towards the door, his tail whipping back and forth excitedly.]
This place we're going to, it's where Beat took me to pierce my ears. If there's something you like, you can always let me know.
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Okay, but I want to hear your ideas first. You know that!
[What if he suggested something absolutely off the wall, that Ryou would probably hate? He might, just to make sure Ryou won't go through with it if Atem's taste isn't the same as his, before he gives his actual opinion...
...but, Ryou's a pooka. It might turn into a game of chicken. One that leads to metal through a place Ryou doesn't want it.]
Promise me you'll tell me, if what I say I like is something you don't like?
[Moving a piece into place...]
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[Locked in. Ryou has unintentionally made Atem a pooka promise. This was probably Atem's intention, but it goes right over Ryou's little bunny head. For once, he's wholly unaware of the move.
He heads to the door, only then releasing Atem's hand to look back at him before they leave.]
I was thinking of a navel piercing. Or...I don't know, maybe something on the face, but that's always a hard thing to figure out. I don't want to change my look so drastically yet.
[Even as a pooka, he's not too excited to make a visibly jarring piercing. Ears are fine! But face...that's a little more touchy! Plus there's his bangs to consider as well, if he goes back to his usual hairstyle after a while.]
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But he doesn't say that.
Instead, as they step into the elevator:]
If it's something people wouldn't normally see, like your navel...then, you could try something bold.
[Here it comes.]
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[Ryou has no idea what's coming. He just presses the lobby button and glances at Atem curiously as the elevator doors slide closed.]
I suppose...maybe a piercing on the tail? Though people would see that if they squinted anyway. What's on your mind, then?
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You could pierce your dick.
[This is both a bit of fun, to watch Ryou sputter behind closed doors...and a test of the pooka promise, and just how far Ryou's still willing to follow Atem's suggestions, for his approval.]
That would be cool!
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Excuse him?.]
U-uhm. Do you...think so?
[There's too much fur to tell visually, but Ryou is definitely blushing.]
I'm not--I don't think I can...uh. That...is a l-lot.
[His dick hurts just thinking about it?! He's trying to be nice but right as the elevator doors open, he blurts out--]
Atem, what the hell?
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Come on, Ryou, why not? Nobody would know what you were walking around with but us...it's fun having a kind of secret like that, right? [In a slightly quieter tone, because he doesn't actually want to embarrass Ryou in front of the neighbors:] You like the bite marks under your collar.
[And, as they step out of the elevator, Atem finally gives an indication of what his ulterior motive -- besides a lil bit of demon wickedness -- might be. That is, if Ryou's perceptive. Atem's tone is still playfully mischievous, but what he asks, is:]
You wouldn't do it even for me?
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...Would he?
And yet, there's something inherently secretive and dirty about it, that he has to wonder...what would it be like? It must hurt terribly, he thinks.
But is he wondering for himself? Or is he wondering for Atem?
A quick glance around, to see if anyone's there, then he snatches one of Atem's hands and practically drags him to the exit, his tail twitching, ears still raised, until they're clear of the apartment complex by a handful of feet, then he lets Atem go, whirls on him, and...]
Hmph! I-I'm not sure I would do it even for you! M-maybe if...if I did more research, and it was during a fog, if I even decided I'd like to have something there. But you! You're just trying to embarrass me, aren't you? Go on then, admit it!
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Heh heh...! I might have wanted to get a rise out of you, a bit...your ears are adorable, when they go up like that!
...but, [and his expression turns, if not serious, into a less "heh heh heh" sort of smile.] I wanted to make sure you wouldn't do something you didn't want for me, even after everything.
I think a navel piercing would look very nice on you! And, as for your face...I think it also could be done in a way that looked nice -- as long as you thought so, too. Remember, it'll heal quickly, so you can always take it out!
[...]
"Maybe during a fog"? You're more amenable to the idea than I expected you to be.
[and they're right back to teasing.]
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He can't be mad at Atem but honestly...]
At least you've given me your honest opinion...I'll stick with the navel piercing for now, unless we see something cool.
[His tail twitches idly as he hesitates on answering the other part.]
And...well, I didn't say I'd do it. But it's just...I wonder how it would even work?
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You find some part of it, that can take a bar, or a hoop...and you put it through!
Maybe you should ask, when we get to the shop.
[He can't help this. Literally can't. He would never embarrass Ryou in front of anyone else, not on purpose, but in front of just Atem? Fair game.]
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Do you know how easy it would be to tie your tail in a knot? I could do it, you know. While you're sleeping.
[He sounds so relaxed about it too, honestly, even as he encroaches upon Atem's personal space a little more, arms still crossed.]
Imagine if I tied it around something. Do you think I could get away with it if you were sleeping hard enough? Maybe I could just tie it around your dick and let you figure it out.
[Listen, you terrible creature. If you think that Ryou won't one-up you as a sassy little pooka you got another thing coming.]
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[He's mock-something, here. Is it mock hurt? Mock sympathy? Mock contrition? He's so far from actually sorry.]
If you wanted a turn tying me up, all you had to do was ask!
[He can't keep the act up perfectly. It's too over the top! A laugh slips out, despite his...well. Not-quite-best efforts.]
Heh heh heh.
i smell chicken amongst us
[To punctuate his point, he does casually reach around Atem to gently take hold of his tail, stroking from base all the way to the spaded tip, pressing it to his cheek. Jury's out on whether it's cute or not, but Ryou's eyes are half-lidded.
Is he taking the bait and ignoring the break in the act?
Has Atem gone too far? Are they going to have to cancel the date because Ryou's horny?]
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[He sees what Ryou is doing, and he has had enough of "never mind, let's stay in bed!" for a month! They're going out today!]
We have plans today, and I won't let you cancel them because you got distracted again!
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...but ends up bursting out laughing, though he doesn't let Atem's tail go quite yet.]
H-hahaha!! Don't worry, I wasn't actually going to cancel our plans! But you started this, so don't get all grouchy at me now.
[Pooka Ryou confirmed shithead. But he does ease up after that, looking content enough to be out.]
The truth is, I've been anxious to get out of the apartment. I don't want to hang out with anyone else all that much, but being around crowds sounds nice anyway. So long as I don't need to interact with a bunch of people, just you!
[He smiles up at Atem genuinely, softly, and lets go of his tail at last. Fine, sir. You can have it back.]
Come on, come on. Let's go!
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[Atem demands as a joke, taking his tail back and getting them on their way again.
Ryou wants to be among crowds? That's all pooka-brain. It's a shame this wasn't a kinder month, or one easier to recover from...or one more full of parties, like some of them are.]
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I'm still me. I just wanted to...be a different type of me, for a little longer. But next month, I'll let myself go back. S-so...I ought to make the most of this. Of being this way, and wanting to be out all the time.
[He looks up at Atem awkwardly, still walking--the place they were going wasn't too far. Far enough to stretch their legs, but close enough not to require transportation.]
Sorry, uh. You were making a joke, right? I didn't mean to make it serious or anything! This is going to be a nice date, I promise.
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October...that's when Ryou will go back to being a shade. That's when, if he's too unhappy...he'll use that pendant he was looking for.
Something about the timing gives Atem a bad feeling. He remembers how frightened he was last time October was on the horizon...
...but, that had turned out okay. And, things are okay right now...so, he shouldn't worry about it before it gets bad. He'll already be deep in Hell soon enough -- why give it any more power than it'll have as it is?
It's fine. He won't ask, do I make you happy, even as a shade? or even say, I think I understand why perpetuating violence to make myself feel better about what happened is selfish, and I'm sorry. That's not what the demon form is for. The demon form is for having fun.]
Right...! Of course it is!
[Whatever it was that flashed over Atem's face a moment ago is gone, evaporated like mist in the sun. It's just grins now, and being present, and waiting for Ryou to pick a modification to make himself feel more at home in his own body. It'll be fun.]
little timeskip. i have no idea what a piercing parlor looks like lol
Just in case.
Any conversation after that point is simple nattering, or perhaps a bit of affection, as they make their way to the piercing shop, but once they arrive...there's a mixture of excitement and a little anxiety as Ryou is confronted with actual options, and the reality of what he's trying to do here. So...he does what he does best, and defers back to someone else just a bit.]
H-haha...wow. Ah, well we're here. And there sure are...a lot of options, aren't there?
[Having one in mind doesn't make it any easier once he's faced with it. Though to be fair, he'd been this way when he showed up with Beat, to get his ears pierced.
The shop seems pretty relaxed, at least. Not too busy, they'll have time to peruse, and Ryou will have time to regain his nerve!]
depends on how edgy it is, and this is Beat, so. I gotchu
If this place also does tattoos, there are frames and frames and frames of sample tattoo designs, many of them probably explicit.
A human sits behind the counter. They're familiar enough with monsters, if they know Beat, but...a Fog priest? In their parlor? Really?? Oh shit.
Normally, they'd offer to help choose. But, uh. They're gonna go ahead and sit here and try not to attract attention.
Atem takes a seat in one of the low chairs around a round coffee-table and passes one of the photo albums to Ryou.]
This sort of thing is what you were interested in, wasn't it?
[In addition to photos of ears with ALL kinds of holes through them, holes through places you'd never think to put holes through, and rows of double rings up the back that are tied with a ribbon like a living corset, and nipple piercings, and dick piercings, and hood piercings --
-- Atem's opened it to a page of faces. Noses, eyebrows, upper lips, lower lips, cheeks -- anywhere a bar or ring can be put through.]
bless u
He gets an awkward wave back. Fair enough, honestly, and perfectly okay. Ryou's not intensely worried about the human's mental state anyway, since he's here for a reason. Yes. Now his attention's back to the matter at hand. Ryou sits in one of the other chairs, and his ears stay up, perked now out of curiosity than anything else. His clawed fingertips tug the photo album closer, so he can get a better look.
He is definitely not looking at the more risque piercings. nope! Nuh-uhhhhh--]
Huh. These don't look so bad.
[He taps at a photo of a horizontal eyebrow piercing, a couple centimeters over the end of the left eyebrow. It looks like two little studs.]
I don't think that's the one I want to go with today but...mmh, maybe another time!
[He flips the page, curious to see if there's more. The lip piercings...they're a little too much, but he can't help but point to some snakebites and laugh.]
I bet you would look nice with these. Not that...you have to get a piercing but...it would!
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But, he looks down at the snakebites, surprised! He hadn't considered that piercing himself.]
Is it because it reminds you of vampire fangs...?
[It feels like a kind of vamp-y piercing. He's not sure he's sold on another piercing today, either...he likes the ones up his ears! But, he'll think about it...]
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nsfw implications,
a bit more of the nsfw. they're gay, your honor
gross pda ahoy
we should just warn for them existing together as these monsters tbh
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