#mpxtohil

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Krystal’s eyes about burst out of her skull as the fire began in the middle of the small room in the ER. “TOHIL! YOU CAN”T DO THAT IN HERE!” She was a pin drop away from full panic mode. Cool, calm and collected Dr. Jung had left the building - probably in flames. When she was pulled into the hospital bed with the god she was frozen watching the fire. She just laid there - her head on his shoulder - hypnotized by the flames at the end of the bed. Krystal looked at him as he spoke, not really believing him. Drugs probably still worked on gods right? It was impossible not the feel the heat from the fire now. The room wasn’t that big and she was amazed people hadn’t swarmed into the room to help her yet.

from here with @mpxtohil

tohil perks up a little when seshat speaks to him, a hint of surprise passing through his gaze before he starts to smile brightly, a clear sign of his happiness upon seeing her.

“you woke up again,” he says, and there is not really a question in there even though he phrases it more like one. it’s clear enough from the liveliness to her that she has been reawoken from wherever her mind goes during her zombie periods, he’s known her long enough to notice the difference in that, at least.

“good to have you back, seshie, how are you feeling in these current times?” there’s a spark in his eyes, the kind of happiness he always portrays upon seeing old friends back after a certain absence. not that he hasn’t seen seshat in a while, but it’s more that she’s not been consciously there for a long time - and then he was gone for a while again and this is the first time they see each other again, really.

“do tell, what was it that pulled you to the world of the living this time, and if it was a who tell me which one so i can go and learn all their secrets.” he gives the goddess a slight wink, not even bothering to attempt to be a little more civilised. they’ve known each other too long for that anyway.

seshat almost felt a wave of comfort from the familiar voice that graced her ears. “tohil?” it had been quite some time since she’d seen the god of fire. she remembered the times they’d interacted during her quiet years, he had a different face then. now here he was again and she was a little surprised to see him in her little alcove in the library. “i’m alright, i wasn’t in a coma tohil i feel the same as always - busy.”

with that she began her walk up the latter next to them, in her arm was a stack of books to be put away. “a boy, norse, lee felix. he’s a nice child, complete amnesiac and quite concerned with how boring my work must be.” the goddess’ tone remained unchanged as she began putting books away, well above the god she was speaking to.

“so i doubt there are any secrets to be learned from him as he woke me by accident. which i will admit was a first - the past few have always pulled me out on purpose.” she was careful to make sure that tohil could hear her as well as make sure her voice did not travel far. with a pause she looked down at the god below her, a paperback copy of an old korean language book held firmly in her small hand.

Krystal leaned against her apartment door, stumbling slightly with the effects of the wine she’d been drinking all night. She didn’t want Tohil to leave yet, he was fun and made her want to laugh and she wanted to have fun. It’s why she invited him to have dinner, she didn’t intend to get so tipsy - that was accidental. She only invited him at first because he was fun to talk to - he didn’t know about her trauma like other friends of hers just that she didn’t like fire. Which made it weird for her to think she wanted to be friends with the literal god of fire. Yet, here she was, standing between Tohil and her door, not wanting him to leave yet.

“Oh come one, it’s not even that late. Stay and hang out with me longer please?” She practically whined at him, her bottom lip sticking out in a small pout.

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zeus' eyebrows lift, his expression turning surprised, before the interested amusement follows. he pins the mayan god with his gaze alone, leaning forward just a little bit, putting his chin in his hand and taking in this most welcome yet unexpected sight.

"oh, are we?" he replies with a little twitch of his lips before his surprised expression melts down into one of warm appreciation. it comes easy to him, to regard other people as if they are the most important person in the world to him, because he likes to live in the moment and in this very moment, that is exactly what tohil has become; the most important person in zeus' life. for now. perhaps forever. one can never know. some people like to dream.

he doesn't think tohil is one of those, he's not quite so arrogant, but if good times are offered, who is he to refuse?

emotionally intense prompts | accepting

"You nearly killed me!"

Okay, maybe that was a touch dramatic. But that -had it been a legitimate ball of fire?- had felt awfully close when it shot past her. She could have sworn that it had singed some of her feathers. And she was one who could be prone to dramatics at the best of times, never mind when she had just been a few inches away from going up in flames.

“Who you are? Yes, of course. You are hardly-” Phobetor lets himself pause at this moment, slowly letting his coal black gaze meander down the man, as his eyebrow arches, trying to find the right word for the god. “-inconspicuous” he settles on, with another amused hum as he leans back into the back of his leather chair with a creak, threading his fingers together on his lap, still watching the man like a cat would a mouse, stood in the centre of his office. Truth is he has rather an ear to the ground with the Mayan Pantheon, what with his close friendship with Camazotz, gate keeper of all things, and a general interest for who’s who, especially with something fun like fire.