certain :: liminality

T he white sheet, formerly held by an ambitious grip, is effortlessly snatched from his off-guarded possession, generating the older adolescent's brow to perceptibly twitch in prominent indignation. This little bastard, he thought, shoulders tautening, readying to initiate a physical altercation. " What did you just say... You wanna -- " words forthwith cease, remain latched onto his tongue whilst he recollects the advice he's received from Nirei. He scoffs, then a guttural growl absonds from his gullet, a rumbling sound of stationary resistance yet pummeled, nails digging against the skin of his palms. Anger will not assist him this time around - Not when the matter is related to the heart, to emotions. Promptly, he takes a seat adjacent to their Futon, displeasingly so, crossing his legs. " If that's how you want to act, then I'll sit here until you grow some balls and talk to me!! "

But here, Sugishita was sitting at the edge of his futon, the forceful pressure of his closeness in the room growing increasingly unavoidable. Sakura shot up, running both his hands through his hair aggressively.

" It has a lot to do with me. " He retorts, extremities curling into fists at his flanks. " You have two seconds ... O.n.e."

" ------ If you don't get out of that damn bed, ya moron, I swear I'll grab you by the hair and drag you out from there myself! "

kongo getting freaked out and scared and turning it on the grunts... :))))

Warning! Spoilers for Sumeru Quests ||

The daughter of a Fatui operative stationed in Mondstadt, the girl that would become known as KIT became lost in a ruin one day with her father. When the two of them finally emerged from the ruins, her father began acting rather strangely. He talked nonsense and kept visiting the ruins again and again, dragging his daughter behind him. Eventually, the man disappeared in the ruins and never returned leaving behind only Kit and his research. But his research told a different story.

Kit was taken by other Fatui operatives to II Dottore where they discovered, according to her father's notes, Kit too had begun acting strangely after entering the ruins but had recovered less than a few hours later. Inside the ruins they found their answer: a Ley Line disorder like they had never imagined, eating energy from all who interacted with it. Except Kit who remained unaffected upon reintroduction to the Ley Line. The first direct Ley Line exposure had altered the girl irreparably, but to what extent? The Doctor was curious to find out.

The Doctor and his researchers subjected the girl to further ley line exposure, going so far as to inject the girl with Ley Line elements found in petrified blossoms and trees. The experience was excruciating and traumatic, having equally as many drawbacks as successes. But overall, the girl DID survive - what was left of her. Due to the properties of the Ley Line, and perhaps the trauma of it all, Kit lost more and more of her memories until she forgot even what was being done to her. But as far as anyone could tell the experiments resulted in nothing beyond these adverse effects.

What would happen was a happy accident - Kit in a moment of blind rage would unleash something akin to a large explosion. But it would do nothing at first glance, until the Fatui realized the girl had created an anti-resonance factor with the nearby Visions. The result: No one in the area could resonate with their visions for a period of time. In that moment - they were all powerless. Dottore, thrilled with this outcome, continued his experiments for as long as possible, but eventually reached an impasse within his experiment's confines.

( bear ) : sender bear hugs receiver 

( back ) : sender rubs receiver’s back 

( embrace) : sender gently hugs receiver 

( hold ) : sender hugs receiver from behind 

( caress ) : sender caresses receiver’s face

( peck ) : sender kisses receiver on the cheek 

( smooch ) : sender kisses receiver on the lips 

( snuggle ) : sender pulls receiver into their lap

( warm ) : our muses cuddle together for warmth  

( bloom ) : sender gives receiver a bouquet of flowers 

( comb ) : sender runs their fingers through receiver’s hair 

( whisper ) : sender shares a secret with receiver ( specify )

( tend ) : sender looks after receiver when they’ve been hurt 

( comfort ) : sender holds receiver while they’re sad / scared 

( visit ) : our muses visit sender’s favorite place from childhood 

( snack ) : sender brings receiver their favorite food to cheer them up

( carry ) : sender carries receiver to bed when they’re too tired to walk

reverse prompts 

( bear reverse ) : receiver bear hugs sender 

( back reverse ) : receiver rubs sender’s back 

( embrace reverse ) : receiver gently hugs sender 

( hold reverse ) : receiver hugs sender from behind

( caress reverse ) : receiver caresses sender’s face 

( peck reverse ) : receiver kisses sender on the cheek

( snuggle reverse ) receiver pulls receiver into their lap 

( smooch reverse ) : receiver kisses receiver on the lips 

( whisper reverse ) : receiver shares a secret with sender 

( bloom reverse ) : receiver gives sender a bouquet of flowers

( comb reverse ) : receiver runs their fingers through sender’s hair 

( tend reverse ) : receiver looks after sender when they’ve been hurt 

( comfort reverse ) : receiver holds sender while they’re sad / scared

( visit reverse ) : our muses visit receiver’s favorite place from childhood 

( snack reverse ) : receiver brings sender their favorite food to cheer them up