{ 月亮幽灵 }

Hisoki’s shoulders stiffened slightly, the faintest pull in his chest echoing through the quiet space. He kept his hands at his sides, flexing his fingers in place of gestures that would normally convey tone — subtle movements to match the words he could no longer rely on vision alone to convey.

“I understand,” he said softly, voice measured, steady, carrying acknowledgment rather than argument. “You have every right to say no. After everything… I would not blame you for it.”

A careful pause followed. His chest rose and fell slowly as he let the words settle, letting the quiet fill in what his eyes could no longer convey. His lips pressed into a thin line, a shadow of restraint holding back the weight of everything unsaid.

“And yet,” the warrior mumbled, voice low, deliberate, “to think I could simply disappear… to pretend that what I left behind matters so little… that, I cannot accept. I will not.”

Hisoki shifted just enough so his presence could be felt, letting BaiCheng sense the careful balance between respect and closeness, between apology and loyalty. “I do not ask for forgiveness,” he continued, softer still, “nor do I presume it. But know this — whatever has been lost, I have not forgotten, and neither have I walked away from it.”

BaiCheng stands very still.

Not because he is calm—no, calm is the farthest thing from him—but because stillness is the only thing keeping the storm inside his chest from spilling outward. His breath leaves him in a slow, uneven thread, the kind that shakes more than it steadies. Snow or dust could have settled on his shoulders and he would not have noticed; his focus is fixed entirely on the man before him, on the weight Hisoki’s voice drags back to the surface.

His fingers curl once at his sides—barely restrained tension, barely contained ache.

“…Understanding,” he repeats, voice rough around the edges. “You speak of it as though it is simple.”

There is no sharpness, no cruelty—just a low, exhausted frustration, the kind born from wounds not yet healed and memories that refuse to go quiet.

“You say I have every right to say no.” BaiCheng’s head tilts, the faintest angle as he listens, as he tries to measure meaning through tone and breath alone. “But you speak as if the weight of that decision lies only with me. As if you did not place half of it on my shoulders the moment you left.”

The warrior's voice tightens, subtle but unmistakable. He swallows hard. “Do not mistake my silence for ease,” he mutters. “What you… left behind—” a pause, breath faltering, “—was not light.” He takes half a step back, not out of fear but necessity, as if distance might make the words hurt less. It doesn’t.

“But disappearing?” BaiCheng scoffs under his breath—soft, incredulous, aching. “You think that is what I wanted? That I asked for absence? For ghosts?” His jaw clenches. “If you believe that, then you have not listened half as well as you pretend to.”

The air between them strains, thin as thread.

He hesitates—long, heavy—before speaking again, voice dropping to something quieter, rawer.

“I never asked you to forget,” he says, each word pulled from a place he rarely lets anyone touch. “Only to stay. Or at the very least… not leave me to decide what pieces were worth keeping. Don't forget that you left a wife and child behind Hisoki”

A small tremor ghosts through his hand before he stills it.

It is not a rejection. It is not acceptance. It is the truth—frustrated, hesitant, and trembling at the edges—laid bare in the cold between them.

Just a man and his cat.

            “When hope is fleeting, stop for a moment and visualize, in a sky of silver, the crescent of a lavender moon. Imagine it — delicate, slim, precise, like a paper-thin slice from a cabochon jewel. It may not be very useful, but it is beautiful. And sometimes it is enough.”

independent & selectivemortal kombat oc muse ft. dark themes, depression, & graphic descriptions. Loved and Cared For by Jasmine

𝗉𝗎𝗆𝗉𝗄𝗂𝗇 𝖻𝗎𝗇𝗇𝗒 🐰🍂

𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐂𝐇.

[ 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 ] ― sender wraps a soft blanket around receiver’s shoulders [ 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐊 ] ― sender and receiver fall into bed together on silk sheets [ 𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender pulls receiver’s hair ( gently / hard ) [ 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 ] ― sender strokes receiver’s hair [ 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender brushes receiver’s hair [ 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 ] ― sender paints a picture onto part of receiver’s body ( specify what & where ) [ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender traces their fingertips over receiver’s body [ 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑 ] ― sender traces a scar on receiver’s body [ 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 ] ― sender reaches out to hold receiver’s hand [ 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 ] ― sender worships receiver’s body

𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄.

[ 𝐔𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ] ― sender feeds receiver something they’ve never tried before ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑 ] ― sender feeds receiver something sour ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 ] ― sender feeds receiver something sweet ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender feeds receiver something spicy ( specify what ) [ 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender kisses receiver to taste the lingering flavour of what they ate or drank on their lips ( specify what ) [ 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender bites receiver hard enough to draw blood [ 𝐔𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender feeds receiver soup when they’ve fallen ill [ 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊 ] ― sender makes receiver a cocktail to try [ 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender cooks receiver their favourite meal [ 𝐓𝐑𝐘 ] ―  sender gives receiver a taste of what they’re cooking / baking for their opinion

𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.

[ 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 ] ― sender blindfolds receiver [ 𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄 ] ― sender and receiver see each other again after a period of being apart [ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 ] ― sender notices something different about receiver ( injury / haircut / tattoo / piercing / etc ) [ 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋 ] ― sender greets receiver in formal partywear ( feel free to add detail ) [ 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒 ] ― sender takes receiver to see lanterns in the sky [ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ] ― sender and receiver lay under the stars to stargaze [ 𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐄 ] ― sender and receiver lock eyes across the room [ 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖 ] ― sender and receiver see a shadow move out the corner of their eye [ 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 ] ― sender and receive watch as something burns ( candles / a building / a campfire / etc ) [ 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender takes receiver to the aquarium to watch the sea life [ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐊 ] ― sender recognises receiver at a masquerade party

𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃.

[ 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 ] ― sender puts on the radio to listen to music with receiver [ 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 ] ― sender plays receiver their favourite song on an instrument ( specify what ) [ 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 ] ― sender and receiver are in bed together while rain lashes against the windows / tent / etc [ 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender whispers something in receiver’s ear ( specify what ) [ 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender asks receiver for a dance upon hearing a song [ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘 ] ― sender and receiver hear a sound when they should be alone ( footsteps / creaking floorboards / a scream / etc ) [ 𝐇𝐔𝐌 ] ― sender hums a lullaby to lull receiver to sleep [ 𝐌𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐃 ] ― sender comforts a temporally deaf receiver after a loud sound ( gunshot / explosion / etc ) [ 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐌 ] ― sender calms receiver down from a panic attack in a loud place [ 𝐀𝐅𝐀𝐑 ] ― sender and receiver hear a muffled sound from another room / outside ( music / people / creature / etc ) [ 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 ] ― sender hears receiver crying and approaches comfort them

𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐋.