"Obviously. You've already got Reeha to semi-like you, and Jiji halfway there. That's quite the feat, believe me." She said, amusement tingeing her tone. "I'm looking forward to you meeting the Surutameni."
I don’t know what I’m doing but I wanna use this character (OxO| Closed)
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Tali beamed proudly. “Why thank you~ I’m quite the man I’ll Tell you.” He joked, feigning that stupid confidence he always sported. “You’re not bad yourself Toki. Beautiful woman, absolutely bright mind.” He gently tapped her head and chuckled. “You’re a wonderful person.”
"You are." Osora agreed, just a bit too tired to pretend she didn't think he was perfectly great. "Wonderfullness is subjective." The man who's throat I cut out wouldn't think I was. Regardless of what he'd been about to do to that guy. Subjective.
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He faltered slightly when she agreed, but recovered quickly. “I’m glad you think so too.” He winked, something he did often, and opened his hand to stare at the ring still upon his finger. “It may be but I still like you and think you’re wonderful.”
“I’m still waiting for the day you change your mind. Until then, I guess I can deal.” She shrugged a shoulder, popping one eye open to watch him look at his ring. “So is there a story behind that? One you can tell me?”
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“That day won’t come.” He replied simply. His tone implied there was no arguing over it. He believed it very strongly.
Tali tensed, eyeing her for a moment before he let out a long, deep sigh. “Have I told you that Black Onyx is the stone associated with my divinity?” He did not wait for an answer before he continued. “Well, my Shrine was and is not like Japanese shrines. It is not a Shinto. The place is a gathering of beings thought to be some deity or divine persons. It’s very much so it’s own religion - or so the people who worship us have created a religion around us… it’s not uncommon to come across worshiper’s of other religions, however.
“Onyx is a stone that supposedly absorbs negative and evil energies. It’s a stone that is supposed to trap that evil and hold it captive until the stone is broken. They thought I was an evil entity. My powers have no good to them. No benefits to the world and Earth around me. They only benefit me. This ring was my ‘shackle’ as they called it. They told me it bound the negative energy I let out and held back my destroying tendencies. If the ring was broken, my shackles were taken away and I’d be… a murderous spirit. I believed them for a long time too. Everyone else did as well. To them I was a being of evil.” Here he stopped, removing the ring and holding it out for her. “Here, you can look at it. It’s got a few words carved in it. Stuff like cleanse and whatnot.”
Osora, who had listened quietly and with no change of expression, pulled away just a bit to take the ring in her hand. "You keep an item that symbolizes a shackle that close to you." It almost sounded like a question, phrased like one but stated the way someone would state the weather. "Did you know black onyx is used to encourage happiness and good fortune?" She asked, studying the ring and turning it over in her palm to read the carvings. "It allows people to draw strength from past experiences, and functions as a support stone during times of grief or stress."
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He nodded very gently, looking a little ashamed. “I-it’s important to me still. It’s my talisman. Now it’s not a symbol of my shackles but something that is familiar.” He murmured.
Tali shook his head gently, staring at the small stone ring. “Really?” He asked gently, “Strength and support…”
"If it's something better now, then that's good. Carrying around shackles isn't, but familiarity can be." Osora said, nodding. "Strength and support. Reeha was telling me about a book she read once, about the meanings of a bunch of different stones. A few of them stuck out. Kind of funny." She watched him for a moment, before taking his hand and pressing the ring into his palm. Instead of pulling away though, she closed her hand around his, holding onto it.
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He smiled gently at her, looking down at their hands and blushing lightly. “Just a little funny.” He purred with a soft laugh. “Do you have a stone you like? That’s connected to you?” He asked gently, pressing his forehead against her head and sighing deeply. Her hair smelled so good. “You and I can share the same stone if you’d like: you could become a ‘deity’ with me.”
"Bloodstone has been a big stone in my family for as long as I can remember. A healing stone, grounds negative energy. And brings love to any situation." She mused, letting him press his face to her hair. "But black onyx is an interesting one. And I've always wanted to be a minor god." She joked, tracing his outer wrist with her fingers.
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“Bloodstone is pretty. It matches you too. Your powers.” He mumbled, relaxed and safe around her. She was a good match for him, he decided. She was exactly what he needed in his life.
“Be a minor god with me.” He laughed gently. “We’ll rule over our little shrine together, making little things happen.”
"It does. Not exactly the bone part, but the other part." Somehow, the comfort she felt around him allowed her to forget for a moment she had only shown him the bone control. "We'll be the best gods. Granting favors to people we deem worthy, helping those looking for divine influence."
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“Mm you can do more?” He asked gently, tilting his head. “You dont have to show me that side of it yet if you don’t want to.” Tali let his shoulders relax, looking out once again at the buildings around. “A skin-stealer and a bone manipulator. We’d be the best in the business.” He purred.
"Mhm. More. I'll show you that some day too. Though, you might like it even less than the bones." She mused, shifting to move closer once again, this time tucking her face into the crook of his neck without much reason. "Known all around Japan for getting shit done. Kick ass gods."
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Tali was a little shook when he felt her face press against his neck. He grinned and slowly wrapped his arms around her waist. “Kick ass gods indeed. We could wander around and surprise everyone with our presence.”
"Show up randomly, cause some mayhem and do some good, and disappear again. Travelers." Osora huffed that small laugh of her, her breath dancing across the skin of Tali's neck. "We'd be legends. Sukinsutīrā to hone no majo."
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He gasped softly and shuddered, her breath upon his neck triggered something inside of him. He bit his lip. “Y-yeah~ legends…” he murmured gently, nearly swooning. “I’d love that…”
She arched an eyebrow at his gasp and shudder, connecting the reaction to the laugh she'd huffed against his neck, and filing that away. Maybe for sooner rather than later. "We could hitchhike, or get some sort of trailer or motorhome." She continued, lips brushing his skin now as well with each word. "Go anywhere we wanted and help people who needed it."
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Tali let out a small whimper, hiding it quickly and leaning into her. He shuddered involuntarily. “L-lets get a motor home.” He purred. “And travel the world.”
He didn't hide the whimper quick enough for Osora to miss it, and she hummed thoughtfully. "We'll stop by back here everytime we're close. Get a good home cooked meal and visit. Then hit the road again, you and I. I wonder what fun we could have, outside helping people."
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“Are you implying we run away together?” He asked playfully, his breath controlled and shallow as he tried to stop his racing heart. Osora didn’t even know what she did to him. Her small actions made his heart leap into his throat and his blood run hot.
"Mmm. Maybe. It could be fun." She mused, well aware of his reaction to her so close to his neck. She was testing the waters, seeing how much it affected him. That, and why it affected him so much. "We could visit the Aomori prefecture, or Iwata. Or Yamagata, maybe."
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“It really could… I’m tempted to do it now.” Tali’s eyes slipped closed. He groaned lightly, tangling his fingers in her hair. “Do you know how much fun that would be? It’s honestly the best thing I’ve ever heard.” He admitted, letting a hand jump to his mouth when he shifted and her lips fell upon a spot he hadn’t known existed. It felt so good… he bit down hard on his lip.
“Toki. Can I kiss you?”
“You wanted to travel, so why not do it with some company.” Osora bit back a small noise as his fingers tangled in her hair, eyes widening slightly when he asked if he could kiss her. Lifting her head, though not without brushing her lips along the skin teasingly, she met his eyes. “Only if you want to.”
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“Company~” he repeated softly. He was more focused on the way her soft lips brushed against his skin, the way her scent drifted up to his nose, the way she spoke, the way she just existed so perfectly. It broke him.
Tali’s hands slipped out of her’s, cupping her cheeks softly and gently. His eyes flickered between her eyes and her lips, a soft want upon his face. “Why are you so damn beautiful…? I can’t resist you, Toki.” He murmured, leaning in so their lips brushed one another. “You’re so sweet and kind and caring too. I know this is too fast, but I want to- no I need to kiss you. I can’t get these emotions out.” He whined. Their lips connected in a sweet, lingering kiss.
Osora still couldn't quite get over how convinced he was that she was so great, but she was slowly starting to accept that that wouldn't change. And then he was kissing her, actually kissing her, and it sort of clicked. He was serious. He liked her that much. And the way he was kissing her furthered that, the sweetness and emotions tucked behind it. Letting her eyes flutter shut, she leaned into the kiss, sighing softly.
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Tali tried to control himself, he really did, but it was so hard to when she was just so damn perfect in his eyes. He would repeat it over and over to her until she got it into her head. *You’re perfect Toki…” he wanted to shove that thought into her brain so it would stick there.
Unfortunately - or rather fortunately - for him, his lips were preoccupied at the moment. His entire body went through twenty levels of shock when she leaned into it.
It left him breathless once he pulled away, staring at her in awe. “Holy Shit you’re so kissable…”
Osora slowly opened her eyes once he pulled away, her own completely unguarded for once and showing the flurry of decently light emotions she was cycling through. "Am I really?" She asked softly, raising an eyebrow at him as though startled by that.
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He suddenly grabbed her shoulders and brought her back in for another quick kiss. “Hell yes…” the skin-stealer was a bright red. He released her and brought a hand up to his lips, letting his fingers trace along the shape of them.
He seemed to realize what he had just done. He flushed and dove for his mask, slipping it on to hide his embarrassment from her. “Oh god! S-Sorry! I didn’t go to fast for you did I?”