``     if i can fit it into my schedule, then, sure.     ``  she feels herself give him one of her well - practiced smiles. it's one he might have been able to recognize were they still working together. she remembers it clearly, actually. once before everything fell apart, she could say that kezo was one of the people that were able to read through her lies. her head tilts at the thought. she's a performer now— a trickster of some sorts. her job was to fool everyone around her, even herself. and sometimes, she did. ``      it's a simple demon that we need to exorcise. nothing too difficult.     ``  at least that's the reason he knows of. there has been some sort of hissing presence that came from this place in certain hours (one that she knows is not from any demon) and she ought to find out more about it, more about what it can offer her. nothing is a coincidence is what she always says.

↳ YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME SENTENCE STARTERS

It's a phrase that is supposed to be MOCKING or INSULTING ; Chishiya only smirks when his back rests against the wall. He's unfazed and he makes no effort to hide it. ( He remembers ; here, the borderlands, it pissed people off. No matter how they threatened or jabbed at him, Chishiya would give them the same HAUGHTY, slow-blinking stare and smile. People would make fools of themselves more often than not without him even needing to lift a hand.

" Well , it'd be rather BORING if everyone was so predictable and if I knew everything. Don't you think ? " He lifts a brow. Contrary to what might be expected, Chishiya could acknowledge when something surprised him. RARE AS SUCH MOMENTS WERE. It was usually enough to spark a bit of curiosity. Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back. Chishiya's attention had been CAUGHT like a cat spotting a bird, and he wasn't so inclined to let the opportunity flit away into the neon streets and black shadows.

❛ @kezoire said . . . no one asked you to get involved. / botan ❜

𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙊𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝙃𝙀'𝘿 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝙀𝘿 𝙏𝙊 𝘽𝙀 𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙑𝙀. botan so often struggled with reaching out. with connecting to others and sometimes he felt useless. maybe it was selfish to help the other. maybe he should have just left it alone . . . from the other's reaction that seems to be the case. he seems annoyed at best and botan can feel their entire body release the adrenaline that'd been built up. they suddenly feel exhausted. he winces, gaze quickly falling to the pavement. clearly this hadn't been his business to begin with so why did he intervene ? just to prove something to himself ? how stupid.

❛ you're right. i - i'm . . . i'm sorry. i shouldn't have . . . ❜ but the man was safe at the very least. botan finds solace in that. finally he forces his gaze up, meeting the other's still clearly irritated expression. ouch. ❛ are you hurt ? i have . . . a first aid kit somewhere . . . ❜ they begin to rummage through their backpack in a hurry.

"we constantly flirt every time we meet but it's never gone anywhere" prompts, accepting!  ༄

bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

"we constantly flirt every time we meet but it's never gone anywhere" prompts, accepting!  ༄

                she  watches  kezo  with  big  eyes,  moments  from  playing  with  him  like  a  cat. she pounces.    “  sure  did.  ”    she’s  veering  too  close  to  him  again,  almost  touching,  almost  pressing,  so  many  almosts.