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"I want to." He stated bluntly. "I want to help you…" He blushed lightly. "I like you Toki…" He murmured softly, watching her carefully as she chugged the milk carton. "You shouldn't have had to manage on your own. I'm worried about you, Toki. I want you to have someone you can turn to."
Osora closed her eyes, feeling around to test how much energy she was slowly regaining, and debating what to say. “Tali, for all my life, being alone has been a choice. Even with Shou-“ There was that familiar name again, both as one she and her family had said, and just a general back of the mind type familiar. “-and my friends, I kept myself somewhat separate, for their own sakes. That’s why I keep my secrets and deal with things on my own. Because I’ve nearly gotten the people I cared about killed. And I don’t want to put you in danger like that, because I really like you too, and that scares the shit out of me.”
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Tali took both her hands in his, pressing a small kiss to her cheek. He momentarily wondered who Shou was to her, and who they were. "I don't care about what danger's come with being around you. I want to stay. I want to help. I can take care of myself too, you know, but it's much less lonely of a road when I have others with me… even if they only stay for a night." He told her softly, rubbing small circles into the backs of her hands. "I won't be killed because I know you won't let that happen. And I'm pretty good at keeping myself alive."
Osora leaned forward, eyes still closed as she pressed her forehead to his for comfort. "It took so much to keep them alive. No matter what I tried, death was always there, lingering over their shoulders and watching, waiting for me to fuck up. I can't guarantee I won't fuck up, Tali. I can't guarantee your safety from the things I do and fight. But-god, I want you to stay. I want to stay with you. And it's horribly selfish of me to say, or think, I know-"
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"It's not selfish at all." He interrupted, closing his own eyes and leaning closer to her as well. Their connected foreheads brought comfort to him as well. "It's alright to want something, Toki… to want someone to stay." A very soft smile lit up his features. "I've been around death for long enough that I know how to flirt with him. Don't worry, Toki, I won't disappear or leave your life anytime soon. I'm dedicated to staying, even if I have to cheat death a couple of times."
"Please don't cheat death. The Shinigami do not take lightly to being tricked." She said, huffing a soft sound like a laugh. "And they're vengeful little fucks, too. Jihi." Tilting her head, she pressed her nose to his as well for a moment before kissing his cheek, a little close to his lips on accident. "I want you to stay, definitely. Even if it means I'm the one cheating the Shinigami. But I want you safe as well."
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"Oh it's fun though." He joked, laughing softly. His face went a shade of pink at her kiss, his lips aching to feel her's against his once more. "We'll both be safe. We'll keep each other safe, Toki." He smiled and brought his hands up to cup her face. "Can I kiss you again, Toki?" He whispered, opening his eyes to stare into her face.
"We'll keep each other safe." She whispered, tilting her head slightly to lean into his touch. "Of course you can. Do you really need to ask?" She asked, raising an eyebrow at him and opening her eyes to meet his. They were somehow even closer now, like she subconsciously kept moving closer.
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He smiled and nodded very gently so as not to disturb their position. He smiled wider and her response and laughed softly. "I feel like I should ask…" he said softly, leaning in. His eyes flickered shut just as their lips met, a soft sound escaping him. She was so soft.
Thank the gods for chapstick, or Osora might possibly have had lips so dry they could have rivaled the Sahara. The thought was quickly pushed out of her mind as Tali kissed her, lifting an arm to wrap one loosely around Tali's neck to draw him closer. Even in his actual form, or half in his usual one, he still felt strong. Like he'd carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, something Osora understood, something that drew her in a bit more, to a like minded person who happened to be a really good kisser. You got so damn lucky.
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Tali really should have given himself more credit. He was still well-built and handsome in his own ways, but he hated the way he looked nevertheless, having been cursed and feared and even hated by those he grew up with because of what he was. They ridiculed his form, claiming he couldn't be a deity because he wasn't pleasant on the eyes. A god had to be handsome.
However, those thoughts were the furthest from his mind at the moment. He was only concerned with Toki's sweet taste and soft touch. The way she so lovingly held him and kissed him with just as must passion back… Tali melted at it. His arm looped around her waist, pressing her closer to him.
He broke the kiss sooner than he would have liked, biting his lip as he stared down at her. "Gods Toki. You can't kiss me like that and expect me not to fall in love with you." He mused, pecking her lips once more.
"If that's all it takes to make you fall in love with me, then it's about time I showed you the things that scare most people away." Osora murmured. It didn't quite show, but because he was close enough, he might catch the slight breathlessness in her voice. "But at least my sort of lack of experience isn't too much of a turn off."
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He smiled softly and leaned his head against hers. “Oh hush. I don’t fall for just anybody, Toki. You might not be able to shake me, so fair warning.” He mused, letting his hand drift down to her’s, tangling their fingers together. “Now why would that be a turn off? Inexperience doesn’t mean you’re not desirable.”
"You never know. For some people, it is a turnoff." She brushed her nose against his, thumb tracing shapes and patterns along his hand. "It's not me you have to worry about scaring you off. It's the things I've done and the things I do. I'm surprised you stuck around after the bone thing, honestly."
"You never know. For some people, it is a turnoff." She brushed her nose against his, thumb tracing shapes and patterns along his hand. "It's not me you have to worry about scaring you off. It's the things I've done and the things I do. I'm surprised you stuck around after the bone thing, honestly."
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(I’m so sorry. I’m not doing too good in keeping up and I still haven’t posted the character sheet ahhh!! I’m trying I promise! I really like to rp with you!)
Tali sighed softly, his lips parting ever so slightly as he let her speak. “I’ve seen many things that have disturbed me, Toki. I’ve seen people who could crawl out of their skin, creatures like us that scoop out eyeballs, beings with poisons and venoms that melt flesh… I’m not too put off by your powers other than in the way that you have to harm yourself in order to use them.”
((Don't worry about it! I have the same problems sometimes due to losing motivation or becoming too busy, so I get it. I like rping with you too, so I'm totally willing to wait!))
"Cutting open my own flesh with a controlled and sharp blade is preferable to drawing the bone out straight through my flesh. Believe me." Osora murmured, breath mingling with his as she scooted a bit further on the chair despite her knee, as close to him as she could get herself. "It's a painful process. A blade is quicker and something I'm more used to blocking out."
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(Ah I’m really trying to get it back up. Thank you for understanding. My brain doesn’t want to make enough serotonin anymore.)
Tali seemed to scowl at her explanation, letting one hand slip up her arm and trace along a scar. “I don’t like it. I don’t like you hurting yourself…” he pouted. “Can you take it from someone else? Or just your own?”
Osora shivered, his fingers leaving little sparks along the scarred but not burned skin, a pleasant tingling. “I can. But-“ She shook her head slightly, something flickering across her expression. “It’s different. Seeing it happen to someone else. And harder, too, and absolutely not worth it.”
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He nodded gently, pressing a lingering kiss to her lips. “I know… it’s much different and much harder… it’s hard to harm another.” He murmured gently, slightly guilty about his own selfish ways. He would harm another for himself and he hated himself for it. “I hate seeing you so hurt,”
“I’ve been in much worse pain, Shin'aina. This is not much for concern, and neither is my means for using my power.” She said softly, lips brushing against his with each movement. Blood, faintly, and the lingering taste of milk, along with the sweetness of some sort of bubblegum she’d been chewing. “But you’re right. At least…harming others the way I harm myself is different, because I’m used to it, to seeing it happen to myself, not others.”
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“Am I not allowed to worry about you?” He asked softly, Cupping her face as their lips brushed against each other. “Mm… I wish you didn’t have to.” He sighed deeply, bringing her face close in another kiss. “I’m glad I met you, Toki.” He murmured after their lips had parted once more. He sighed deeply and brought her into his chest.
“No, you aren’t allowed to worry. Not about me.” She said against his lips, growing quiet to kiss him back. When he pulled her against his chest, she wrapped her good leg around him somewhat, resting her head against his chest. “It’s Osora. You’ve…pretty much earned that right. And I’m glad I met you too, Tali.”
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Tali’s eyes softened as she rested against him, his arms holding her tightly, securely. He hadn’t felt such a strong want to protect anyone like he did with Osora. “Osora… Osora…” He said quietly, smiling. “It’s a pretty name, Osora. I love it.”
Osora had been a protector, and she had been an attacker of sorts. But something about how Tali held her made her want to be the one being protected. For once in her life, she wanted to be held and safe. “Is it? It feels like it’s just a name. Not as important as my last.”
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He laughed softly and rubbed soothing circles into her back. “It’s a beautiful name, Osora. I can’t help but to say it. I want to speak it over and over again.” Tali’s touch grew gentler as his brain whirred in thought. “Osora? How long will it take for your knee to heal?” He asked gently, lowering his head and breathing in the smell of her hair. “If you’d like, I can carry you everywhere.”
“The meaning of the name isn’t quite as beautiful.” Osora murmured, sighing happily as he rubbed the circles into her back. Quite the show of emotion in just that small response. “It might take a day or so for me to fully be able to mend it. But you don’t have to carry me, I can walk just fine. Sort of.”
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“Mm what does it mean? Can I ask that?” His eyes slipped closed, a soft sigh leaving his lips once more. The male was content right here, he didn’t want to leave her side.
“That’s not too long…” he hummed softly. “I wish I could heal myself. If I break a bone then I have to get a cast for it and everything. And it hurts like hell to use my abilities.
“The kanji that make up my name spell out blood and fear, loosely.” She explained, letting her eyes drift shut. “And it is a useful skill, though I can’t really heal exactly. More, bend the bone back into the right shape and hope it heals.”
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“Mm Osora is still a beautiful sounding name.” He said with a curt nod, biting his lip as he looked down at her. She was beautiful and he wished she could see it. “Let’s hope it does heal.” He said softly, pulling away. “Can I fix the rest of you up?”
