You took all of me (December Catchall)

[esurientabyss]

🌊Who: He Xuan, and anyone else.
🌊What: A brief catchall.
🌊When: December.
🌊Where: Varies.
🌊Warnings: None, unless someone ends up convincing him somehow to do a NSFW bingo square or something.


i. silent nights (closed to Gaku Yaotome)

[ Well following the culmination of the activities of this, it is doubtless that the two had their own business to take care of. Maybe it would take a day, but probably not because when nightfall is upon them, it doesn't change the fact that sleep will be needed. Well, technically He Xuan could go without it, though it hasn't exactly...come up. ]

...It's late. I assume you're coming to bed.

[ He Xuan doesn't know how to phrase that less awkwardly, help. ]

ii. these abandoned fields

[ ...Well. These fields are not going to cultivate their damned selves, as much as He Xuan would like for them to. So here he is, out in the early morning, hair pulled back into a familiar ponytail, despite how long it is, and sleeves rolled up.

He's doing farm work, with the hoe and whatnot. Though, apparently not without a few curses. His family had a farm when he was young, yet it has been ages since he has been on a farm. Not to mention, they didn't go into misfortune until a certain point, so his experience personally attending to one is extremely limited.

Maybe a certain shovel would prove to be useful here, in retrospect. Or maybe not, because he doesn't know how to use it. Anyway, more effort is being exerted here, without trying to ruin the soil. ]

iii. responsibility is a heavy (annoying) cross to bear [various prompts]

[ He Xuan can be seen in town at various early points of the day. Though he looks annoyed to be there, and if for whatever reason someone comes closer to him, he frowns, but he does like...the minimum effort to look like he's not about to kill someone, expression more neutral. ]

What?

[ Later on, he can also be witnessed hanging around at the actual beach, seeming caught up in the way the setting looks in the late afternoon. He seems more at peace at this time, on account of the fact he is more at ease with this sort of surrounding. ]

iv. wildcard

[ Feel free to throw in a random scenario that doesn't fit the above if you'd like. I haven't actually gotten around to making a plotting post since I just commented around, but here is his bingo so far! ]

Comments

[esurientabyss]

You—

We're already doing stupid things by having to fill out some of those squares, is what I meant.

[ HE XUAN IS TRYING TO EVADE SAYING HE PLANS ON DOING STUPID THINGS?? Help. Now Gaku has just embarrassed him by pointing it out. Not that it could be evaded since they are, like, sharing a bed... ]

In order to evade living in squalor.

[ He absolutely refuses to experience living like that again. ]

[associative]

...I guess. Twister was kinda stupid.

[ Even if it was a little bit fun.

He finally sits on the bed, crossing his legs and trying not to look too nervous. ]

That's probably going to be the dumbest thing I do here, though.

[esurientabyss]

...that one wasn't as bad as this one.

[ He will point out, though He Xuan will be the last person to admit that he'd have had fun in anything.

Which he kind of did there, at least. ]

[associative]

No, but... I guess it's kind of a free space anyway. We don't really have any option other than sharing a bed.

[ Which is true, but still. He's nervous and he's fully aware that it's obvious he's never shared a bed with someone that wasn't a groupmate. ]

[esurientabyss]

True.

[ ... ]

You can keep all the blankets. I don't need them.

[ Speaking honestly here...that should help at least erase some of the awkward. Like, not all of it. But a little. ]

[associative]

[ Hmmm. Gaku frowns. It does make things less awkward, however— ]

Aren't you gonna get cold?

[ Especially in a house as drafty as this one... ]

[esurientabyss]

Getting cold is not a problem. [ For him, that is. ] Like the goddess, I'm not human.

[ He's also cold to the touch, but that's more noticeable if someone like, made contact with his hand or something. ]

[associative]

Oh. You're not?

[ He raises his brows, surprised. Meeting people who aren't human is so new to him... who would have thought one would be his roommate? ]

[esurientabyss]

No. Though, I still need to eat.

[ .....He Xuan points out just in case the other might think otherwise. ]

[associative]

Fine. I'd rather make food for both of us because you need it anyway.

[ Otherwise it'd feel like a bunch of extra work for no reason. ]

[esurientabyss]

...I'll make sure to my heavy lifting that doesn't involve cooking. [ Because that's a disaster, lol. ] Your kindness won't be wasted.

[ He leans down on the bed, though he's facing away from Gaku, looking right across out the window that's probably nearby. ]

[associative]

[ Gaku finally lays back on the bed, trying to not feel so nervous even though he's still laying on top of the sheets. ]

The view's nice, right?

[esurientabyss]

It is. The sky is unfamiliar, but whether here or there, they look the same. Might as well be the same.

Like animals. And people.

[ Cats are cats, dogs are dogs, and wherever you go...people are people; the latter of which for better or worse. Mostly for worse, as far as he's concerned.

...But, he doesn't have a bad room mate, so that's good enough. ]

[associative]

I guess that's one good thing, huh? Being away from home like this... there's still stuff that's familiar.

[ It certainly makes being away from home a lot easier, even though he's anxious to go back. ]

[esurientabyss]

Yes. But it must be hardly a comfort to you.

[ Gaku seems to be a very accomplished young man...he has no doubt about that. ]

...To me, it matters little either way.

[associative]

It's more of a comfort than you think.

[ He's glad he has a kitty here rather than some weird dinosaur... or whatever alien creatures are out there. ]

But why doesn't it make a difference to you?

[ Is this where not being human comes into play? ]

[esurientabyss]

It is?

[ Kitties are, universally, very preferential animal companions. Of course, He Xuan prefers fishies. But, cats are a close runner up. ]

...Because even after the position of the stars change, I will persist.

[ So, not a bad guess. And also, because he killed everyone he had been aiming to, but he's not going to just say that to needlessly rise the tension. That would be a pain. ]

[associative]

[ Speaking of kitties, their resident cat—who Gaku has named Haru—jumps up onto the bed. ]

Persist with what?

[esurientabyss]

Existing.

[ He Xuan turns over in the bed to look at the cat, and even sits up. He almost reaches for it, but thinks better of it before lying back down again. ]

In my world, those with long lifespans don't fade away or 'pass on' so easily. Gods, powerful enough ghosts, demons...

[associative]

[ Too bad, because Haru is walking up and bumping her head against his side. ]

What happens with them? They keep existing?

[ He isn't sure how to feel about that. Is that a good thing? Possibly, in some circumstances. ]

[esurientabyss]

[ Well, in that case, He Xuan will use a sleeve to pet the cat, hiding his hand in it so there isn't like...too much cold contact. ]

...They do, until they've a reason to stop existing or finally meet something that ends them.

[ He Xuan has been 'existing' for centuries now, and most of it had been out of spite due to refusing to let something be the thing that consumed him after his suffering, then it was to get revenge, and now...

...And now?

... He doesn't even know, if he is being honest with himself. ]

[associative]

[ Haru purrs, happy with this arrangement.

Meanwhile, Gaku frowns. ]

Huh. I can't imagine a life like that.

[ He doesn't mean anything negative by it, but it does sound rather empty. ]

[esurientabyss]

[ C'mere kitty, some more clothed scritches for you... ]

Better that you can't.

[associative]

[ He doesn't want to be rude but... ]

Yeah, I think so too.

[ That kind of life isn't for him, not at all. ]

So I guess all of this is just a pit stop for you.

[esurientabyss]

[ ...He Xuan doesn't find that offensive at all, honestly. ]

A pit stop I had no intention of being on, but yes. [...] I have no intention of staying here regardless.

[ Even if all he has back ""home"" is an dark manor full of ghosts as empty as him waiting. ]