the world as your playground

❝ yeah ! why not ? ❞ aang is never one to turn down an adventure —-- especially when it involves riding animals. ❝ we can start with the jadestone turtles in liyue. my friend chihiro and i used to play bumper turtles with them because they spin like crazy when they bump into each other. oh ! you don't get dizzy easy do you ? ❞ or have a paralyzing fear of heights ? that would rule out flying with appa which would be a real bummer.

"hehe."  giggling,  klee  puffs  her  chest  out,  proud  and  confident  through  her  many  adventures.  "klee  never  gets  dizzy  or  scared!  there's  not  a  lot  i  can't  handle."  the  tiny  spark  knight  stands  with  her  arms  raised  and  pressed  to  her  chest,  smile  wide  and  eyes  sparkling.  "and  meeting  all  of  those  animals  sounds  so  exciting.  what's  bumper  turtles?  and  how  do  you  play?  it  sounds  so  fun!  oh,  i  can  hardly  wait."  her  head,  always  filled  with  adventures  and  shenanigans,  flips  through  all  of  the  creatures  she  could  meet.

     “ I like spoilin' ya, baby. ” Not to mention, they'd gladly do more than just spoil him if given the chance. To love and by loved by him is a gift. To drown him in their affections is a pleasure they so adore. “ I'd go anywhere with ya. If I weren't so tied t' m'work, I'd travel around with ya forever, y'know~. ”

"well, consider me one lucky cowboy," boothill laughs, bright and carefree. how did the universe ever decide to throw him a boon, allowing him to meet his dear doctor? "that's why i come to see you so often, baby. i could never keep you from doing want you like."

"...Yes," Dan Heng confirmed, a little taken aback by Boothill's frank concern. If because he thought he'd dealt with it. The recovery period had taken weeks, and even that had seemed excessive, the plethora of other issues aside. But, when it came down to it, the Ranger wasn't just another stranger. "I'm... still not sure, if I'm honest."

"well  fork  me  sideways,  like  hell  you're  okay.  ya  got  a  whole  darn  amber  era's  worth  of  dirt  to  deal  with  in  that  noggin  of  yours."  boothill  frowns,  looking  at  how  the  nameless  continues  to  carry  himself  as  if  he  hadn't  just  leaped  out  of  a  horror  story.  "hell,  just  being  alive  is  worth  celebrating.  you  want  a  hug,  bro?"

     The more ideas she offers, the more he's bouncing on his heels. Every one receives an excited nod. “ Yeah! A sand box and pretty trees! The ones with all the pretty flowers! I don't know what a fence is, though! ”

alice  laughs,  light  and  airy  like  chimes  blowing  in  the  wind.  "well,  my  dear.  having  a  large  house  with  lots  of  different  terrains  sounds  absolutely  wonderful.  although,  i  do  wonder  if  you're  not  being  picky  enough. ah! and a fence is a structure that would border the area around your house."

"but  i  wasn't  just  playing  with  the  fishes,  i  was  going  to  eat  them  too,"  klee  says  sadly.  she  learned  her  lesson  on  that  one.  letting  a  bunch  of  charred  fishes  float  at  the  top  of  the  water  wasn't  the  best  look  to  any  passerbys.  but  just  as  quickly,  klee  perks  up  at  the  mention  of  all  the  fun  things  she  could  be  doing  with  the  animals  outside  of  monstadt.  "oh,  klee  has  never  ridden  a  fostfin  whale,  or  spun  around  on  a  jadestone  turtle,  or  ━  or  race  a  tatankasarus!  that  one  is  from  natlan,  right?  that  sounds  so  fun! are you going to take klee out to play with them?"

a couple steps in silence allows grusha time to glance upward once more toward the highest peak, contemplating the task at hand. "keep in mind, i'm not … able to hike up the peak myself today, so i'll be using a pokemon to carry me." the corner of their mouth pulls taught, "would you like your doll to be carried as well? i have flight and terrestrial movement available, if that makes a difference."

"my,  how  polite  to  ask.  of  course  i  would  love  it  if  this  doll  can  be  carried!  that  would  save  me  so  much  time.  and  oh,  i  guess  i  would  be  avoiding  seeing  the  wonderful  pokemon  that  inhabit  this  area,  but  i  suppose  i  could  always  meet  them  another  time.  right  now,  my  main  priority  is  getting  to  the  town."  the  dodoco  doll  hops  closer,  waiting  expectantly  to  see  what  pokemon  dear  grusha  will  unleash.

it was not love at first sight. this, you were sure of. but it was definitely something the moment your eyes met his. something that stirred inside of you, something primal and ancient, predating the emotions you would learn to recognize much later. it felt like instinct, drawing you to him and pulling him to you. a predator recognizing one another, that kind of hunger and desire to have and possess the monster before you. so what ever it was, you were not communicating with him with words. it felt right to sink your fangs into his skin, and even more so feeling the sharpness of his puncturing your own. bites. marks. ownership. you want every part of him the way he wanted to own you. obsession ? if that was the word, it was mutual. you decided it was easier to stop trying to find a definition for it. after all, if he belonged to you the way you did with him, that's all that matters, right ?

     “ Because I know m'cowboy, obviously, ” they laugh, returning that kiss in kind the moment it's given. How they long to stay in his arms like this forever. To stay pressed together and simply kiss again and again. More even if they can. “ I never want y'er hands t' be anywhere else, so doesn't that work out, well~. How could I ever get sick of ya? I long f'er ya every moment that y'er away from me, didn't y'know that? ”

"you're  gonna  spoil  me  on  your  attention,  sugar."  if  he  had  a  tail,  it  would  be  wagging  a  mile  a  minute  just  by  how  much  his  darling  doctor  endears  him.  "to  think,  you'd  want  to  travel  the  stars  with  me.  even  if  it's  only  for  awhile,  you're  gonna  make  me  the  happiest  man  out  there."

❛ Can I hold your hand, or is that too forward? ❜ ❛ I think your laugh might be my new favorite sound. ❜ ❛ You look beautiful in the morning light. ❜ ❛ I saved you the last piece, of course I did. ❜ ❛ I didn’t fall for you. I tripped… over your smile. ❜ ❛ Can I braid your hair? I’ve wanted to for ages. ❜ ❛ I was having a bad day until you showed up. ❜ ❛ I love how you say my name—makes it sound like poetry. ❜ ❛ You could be wearing a trash bag and still be the prettiest person in the room. ❜ ❛ I don’t know what we are, but I like it. A lot. ❜ ❛ You always smell like vanilla and danger. ❜ ❛ I want to kiss you, but I don’t want to mess up your lipstick. ❜ ❛ You’ve got stars in your eyes when you look at me. ❜ ❛ I’m not used to someone looking at me like you do. ❜ ❛ Stay. Please. Just a little longer. ❜ ❛ You remembered my favorite song? ❜ ❛ Your hoodie looks better on me. Just saying. ❜ ❛ I could listen to your voice all day. ❜ ❛ Come here. I wanna kiss your forehead. ❜ ❛ Your smile makes my whole day better. ❜ ❛ You’re blushing again. It’s adorable. ❜ ❛ You tuck your hair behind your ear every time I compliment you. ❜ ❛ You’re my favorite notification. ❜ ❛ I made you coffee the way you like it. ❜ ❛ You don’t have to say anything—I like just being with you. ❜ ❛ You always make the world feel a little softer. ❜ ❛ You’re so warm, I might never let go. ❜ ❛ I think I’m falling for you, and honestly, I’m not even scared. ❜ ❛ I didn’t think someone like you would ever look at me that way. ❜ ❛ I’m not flirting—I’m admiring. There’s a difference. ❜ ❛ Your laugh makes me want to do dumb things just to hear it again. ❜ ❛ This would be more romantic if my heart wasn’t trying to punch its way out of my chest. ❜ ❛ You keep making that face and I’m going to have to kiss it. ❜ ❛ You can scoot closer, I don’t bite. Unless you want me to. ❜ ❛ I had a dream about you last night. Want to guess what happened? ❜ ❛ I brought snacks and cuddles—pick your poison. ❜ ❛ You should wear that color more often. It brings out your eyes… and all my feelings. ❜ ❛ I don’t think I’ve ever felt more comfortable than I do around you. ❜ ❛ Can we stay like this? Just for a while? ❜ ❛ I like the way you touch me—gentle, like you actually care. ❜ ❛ You’re always the first person I want to tell when something good happens. ❜ ❛ I didn’t think this would happen, but I’m really glad it did. ❜ ❛ You’re the best part of my day, every day. ❜ ❛ You look good with your hair like that… but you’d look better next to me. ❜ ❛ You always make me feel like I’m enough. ❜ ❛ I want to memorize every little thing about you. ❜ ❛ Your hand fits so perfectly in mine, it’s not even fair. ❜ ❛ You’re trouble. Beautiful, irresistible trouble. ❜ ❛ You’re the only person who’s ever made me feel safe and excited at the same time. ❜ ❛ I could fall asleep to the sound of your heartbeat. ❜