LOW ACTIVITY!

                    ❝     then  we’ll  go  behind  the  bookcase  .    let  them  be  mean  to  each  other  for  a  while  ,  right  ?     ❞               the  tigress  puts  in  effort  to  comfort  her  charge  ,  pushing  her  nose  to  his  forehead  and  almost  seeming  to  chuff  in  their  hair  as  she  begins  to  make  her  way  into  the  library  ,  gracefully  avoiding  detection  of  anyone  be  they  children  or  instructor  alike  .  adults  were  common  villains  ,  but  children  were  outright  terrifying  .  they  were  another  sort  of  breed  of  terrifying  .                  even  when  byakko  reached  their  chosen  place  ,  she  kept  the  cub  in  her  arms  until  she  was  able  to  sit  them  down  on  their  feet  properly  in  their  chosen  location  .  her  dress  caught  air  as  she  folded  her  legs  and  dropped  to  the  floor  with  him  .        ❝     just  like  we  left  it  ,  hm  ?     none  of  those  cruel  people  have  found  it  yet  ,  what  wonderful  news  .     ❞

     he nods && holds on more securely, ❝ they can’t say anything if i’m not there. ❞ he answers softly; letting out a small laugh as he felt a small puff of air blowing against his hair. feeling a little more content the longer he stayed in the tigress’ embrace — atsushi let himself take a small nap until they made it safely to the library. not once worried over the tigress getting discovered && possibly looking down at her with disgust before attempting to yank him out her grasp ( he knows she wouldnt let it happen ). it was only when he was set down onto his feet once more, did he rouse from his nap; shaking himself properly awake so he can sit beside the tigress. 

lunartxger asked:  here we have a small tiger child tugging on byakko’s sleeve for attention. hes upset && looks as though hes been crying for some time now.

            ❝      .        .        .          hello  ,  little  cub  .     ❞       the  woman  responds  to  her  charge  with  gentle  eyes  ,  reading  their  expression  closely  and  judging  for  herself  what  they  were  looking  for  from  her  .  most  notably  ,  byakko  took  notice  of  their  face  ,  more  specifically  around  their  eyes  ,  as  they  saw  puffiness  and  redness  surrounding  the  area  .  thinking  somewhat  quickly  ,  byakko  leaned  down  and  scooped  her  cub  up  into  her  arms  ,  pressing  him  close  to  her  chest  .  (  he  had  no  family  ,  no  mother  ,  so  that  is  what  she  became  .  )       ❝      what  happened  ?   ❞     byakko  inquires  barely  above  a  whisper  as  she  takes  some  effort  to  sway  the  child  ,  trying  to  soothe  and  ease  their  pain  as  best  they  could  .  sure  ,  she  was  by  no  means  a  human  being  who  had  trained  in  these  matters  ,  but  instinct  was  natural  ,  and  it  drove  her  actions  .    ❝      .        .        .       i  have  you  .  i  have  you  .   ❞    the  tiger  reassures  with  a  firm  but  gentle  squeeze  of  their  body  against  her’s  , slender  fingers  coming  up  to  brush  choppy  strands  away  .    other  abilities  had  to  have  dealt  with  these  troubles  ,  but  byakko  didn’t  have  the  resources  to  answer  the  inquiry  ;  so  she  would  follow  her  instincts  until  she  found  a  better  measure  of  care  .  he  was  only  a  cub  in  her  eyes  ,  yet  these  children  treated  him  like  a  monster  ,  and  the  headmaster  was  no  better  .    but  this  could  not  last  forever  ,  could  it  ?          her  nails  brush  his  forehead  as  she  tucks  strands  out  of  the  way  for  him  ,  recognizing  the  new  diagonal  shape  they  were  taking  all  the  way  to  his  ear  .  as  if  she  was  going  to  put  him  down  now  !       ❝    let’s  go  .  we  have  better  options  than  hanging  around  here  ,  don’t  we  ?   ❞

     atsushi let her check him over, leaning in close to take notice of how red && puffy his eyes appeared to be. even letting himself be scooped up into her embrace, which was both warm && soothing to him. fingers clinging onto her clothes as he nuzzled in as close as he could get — relishing in the small comfort the ability provided. he stayed quiet for some time after she softly questioned him — not wanting to make himself upset again at needing to explain how the other children mistreated him ( once again ). he did hum && close his eyes as she ran her nails through his choppy && frankly unkempt hair out of his face; simply taking in every act of kindness he could afford in this place. 

     ❝ the ... other kids — ❞ he began softly as he returned to nuzzling against her, ❝ they said horrible things to me ... and they pretended to be hurt when i barely touched them ... and it made the teachers come and yell at me. ❞ he sniffled at the memory && wrapped his arms around her neck to keep from trembling, ❝ it was embarrassing ... and they were laughing at me afterwards too ... telling me that it’s my fault. i didn’t do anything to them, and they’re always mean to me. ❞ 

    normally he could deal with the other kids making his life hard — but it’s always a different story whenever the adults come rushing into in a feigned show of concern for them over him. even worse when the adults berated && insulted him in front of them all, leaving him prone to tears that would make them yell at him more for daring to act innocent. 

@parieha | valentine’s day

atsushi’s eyes flickered slightly towards the gift being offered to him. a muted gasp escaping his lips as he really took in what was happening, along with his boss’ request to join him later; for what, he didn’t know. instinctively, he was ready to agree to agree within that very second; stopping short only at the idea that he was able to refuse. it was rare to be given the choice to refuse what his boss said to him. it was even rarer for the beast in human skin to struggle with indecision.