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||pre-established relationship meme ; accepting

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

From; Free Compliments! Come and Get!

Okay, so I love the internal dynamic the muses on your blog have (pretty sure I could read an entire book that was just Mateus and Matthias shenanigans) and if anything that goes to prove how great of a writer you are. One thing is having a blog with more muses another is having the internal workings of the muses world line up so that they connect in a way that appears seamless, fluid, and, even more importantly, natural. Not to mention you have both their voices down to a tee with a distinct feel to them both that helps flesh them out as characters. As always I am slightly baffled that we write together and eternally happy that we do.

Even though the circumstances are grim and he had been told time and time again that at the present, there was simply naught that can be done for him, such words were... a comfort. His gaze was ever distant, watching the bright skies of Norvrandt. How much of its Light he had consumed, he did not know, but the answer lied on it being more than he should have. Was it worth it? Seeing the smiles upon their faces as they get a taste of the night sky once more?

It was. It is. It always will be.

There were other voices he could hear. His other companions arguing amongst each other. How they haven’t exhausted their options just yet. How they couldn’t allow him to simply die just like this. Perhaps he should’ve gone to Il Mheg. Begged for a certain friend’s help. Even becoming a being embraced by eternal sleep would be a far better fate than becoming an abomination that’d destroy everything they’ve worked for and protected.

His sights blurred and darkened. It’s.. terrifying. Being this helpless, not knowing what to do, having no option to just power through it or fight whatever stands on his way. It’s a moment where even he was helpless to improve. There’s nothing they can do for him. Absolutely nothing to ease the agony and to perish the Light which resumes to drain him.

The words of Matthias... it’s almost a mercy. 

Send 🤝 to hold my muse’s hand

"I never thought a desert could get cold..."

And with the change of seasons, it only made things colder for the poor merman. Trembling near uncontrollably, Takumi began scooting himself closer and closer towards the large fireplace he'd been situated in front of by a certain translator, all while his hands tried to desperately rub away the goosebumps covering both upper and lower arms. If there was a bright side to be gained from this situation, it was that he didn't have to suffer by sitting out in the fountain -- because then he'd actually freeze.

Still cold though.

The sound of someone approaching made Takumi's attention drift away from thoughts of the temperature, but he didn't turn around quite yet. He'd reached the perfect spot in front of the fireplace and was trying to absorb as much heat as possible before even thinking of adjusting himself. He had to eventually though, knowing that it was more than likely Koda having returned with a blanket to help Takumi get through the night. Turning around ever so slightly now, the merman looked up and noticed that a blanket had indeed been extended his way, but not by the one he'd been expecting. It was Mateus.

Takumi paused as he stared up at the emperor in what appeared to be surprise, words having clearly gotten stuck in his throat if those parted lips were anything to go by. He snapped out of it about a moment later, offering the man a rather dampened "thank you" as a result of the cold before reaching out for the warm fabric. Well, he would have taken it, but Mateus had already knelt down in order to wrap the merman up instead. And when all was said and done, those steady hands rested on top of Takumi's trembling shoulders in order to ease him back, returning the merman to a safe distance in front of the crackling fireplace.

As if by instinct, Takumi reached out from beneath the blanket and gently placed his hand upon of one of the emperor's own, "trapping" it there on his shoulder for the time being like a cat finding the perfect spot on someone's legs. However... there was something different this time. Instead of the familiar sensation of Mateus' gloves greeting Takumi's touch, it was the emperor's bare skin. How strange -- he hadn't noticed they'd been removed up till now! A surprise, but a pleasant one none the less.

Eventually the merman began to reluctantly pull his hand away. One after the other, the fingers that had become entwined with Mateus' own began to unfurl and gently drift across the top of his hand, taking in the unfamiliar sensation one last time before disappearing into the warmth and safety of the blanket. Takumi knew the emperor wasn't terribly fond of prolonged physical contact, and at the current moment? He absolutely wouldn't blame him given just how cold his hands had been up until being given the blanket.

[OOC]

hikari's comfort breakfast is typically anything filling. Fried ham, eggs over easy, a toasted everything bagel or sourdough, a bowl of homemade cereal topped to the brim with berries and drizzled in honeysuckle nectar as a honey substitute. For days where she plans on training, she carbo-loads with breads and protein before setting out, but casual days have her in the former. She eats slow to savour it, because hot damn it she really does enjoy food.

Bouquets are hard to coordinate, but I can give a list of flowers I think represent her. Foxgloves for her ongoing theme of 'deception', borage for bluntness, amaryllis for pride, bay tree leaves for glory, dill for power against evil, and gladiolus.