#orphus

Kel was… a funny guy sometimes. The way that he spoke, the way that he carried himself. He could be so uplifting, and he didn't even seem to realize it. How much positivity could lace itself through almost everything he did before it became staggering? How much could he be everything Sunny wasn't before it had to be intentional?

'Is that a threat?' were the first words that rose to his mind, prompted by the phrasing.

Kel didn't know about what had happened. There was no way that he could know, or he wouldn't be so quick to offer such words to him. If they had even a clue about what he'd done, none of his friends would offer him such kind words. Kel wouldn't have waited so long for him. It felt so terribly dishonest to accept those words of his, to attempt at all to hold him to them when there was so much that he wasn't aware of.

And yet Sunny wanted to. So badly did he want to hold onto those words, to clutch them close to his chest and repeat them to himself again and again later like a prayer. When his dreams turned sour again, and he had to wander through the worst moments of his life again in his sleep.

He raised a pale hand, as if to place it on Kel's shoulder, as a friend might. As he'd seen Hero to do Kel many times over in his dreams, a gesture he recognized as being friendly. His gaze lingered on his dominant hand. It was… the very same one that— Swiftly, he returned it to his side. No, he was too short to do that anyway. Hero was much taller than he'd ever be. It wouldn't have the same effect.

His response was soft, his eyes kept down. “I hope that's true.” Truly, he did. With every fiber of his being. Sure, Kel's persistence could be annoying sometimes, but he was so genuine. He'd never given up on him yet. If Sunny were to allow himself one hope, it was that this might remain after the truth broke. Whenever that would be.

❛  01 .   a  kiss  to  say  hello . // takumi giving tempera a lil hello kiss , maybe after they reunite from their first meeting

Given it was summer, the sun stayed up longer, but Tempera still managed to not leave work until dark. It was becoming a habit of his, one he realized he should probably work on. But he did enjoy his work, so a work-life balance wasn't something on his mind.

Just as he stepped out of the building, he was greeted by Takumi. Before any words were exchanged, he found his lips stolen in a soft kiss.

A smile spread on his lips as he pressed his forehead against the other's.

❛  02 .   a  kiss  for  the  first  time . from takumi 👉🏻👈🏻

Perhaps he was getting ahead of himself, but the moment just felt right. Sitting on a walkway over a waterfall, observing the rainbow of colors bouncing off the water from the setting sun. Tempera was always happy to show visitors what Veloria had to offer, both in its culture and its natural beauty. And perhaps he’d gotten caught in the moment.

There was no protest from Takumi when Tempera reached up, tilting his head around to catch his lips in a soft kiss. But neither had time to truly indulge before one of the large fish living in the water below leapt in the air and back into the water, managing to splash and thoroughly soak them both despite how high up the walkway was.

Veloria was no stranger to visitors from other planets, especially during holidays. They held so many festivals in celebration of Xipe that it was hard to not know of at least one if you knew of Veloria. In this particular case, it was the summer solstice, and the capital city was brimming with activity. Music was everywhere, hanging thick in the air and mingling together into new sounds as Tempera made his way through.

He wasn’t patrolling as the captain of the guard, though. He was a festival-goer like everyone else. At least until he spotted two strangers passing by, and one reach quickly into the other’s pocket, emerging with a wallet and continuing on.

It took Tempera even less effort to snatch the wallet from the thief’s hands just as the owner turned to look.

@orphus said: ‘  too many songs about love. not enough songs about sword fights  ’ // from akechi to joker !!