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unreachableside: yx; (☆ in silent moments)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-11 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
You deserve to hear it more often.

[Dan Heng is a very beautiful man and Blade isn't afraid to remind him of this fact.]

Ah, yes... Necklaces are no good for hands-on work. [It doesn't stop him from wearing the occasional choker, but nothing longer than that, lest he lose it to the saw.

His lashes flutter at the touch to his cheek. As always, he stills, and listens.]


I can't think of anyone else I'd want to wear them, [he murmurs. His cheeks are rapidly heating up. He peers at Dan Heng through his dark bangs.] ... Perhaps one day I'll come up with something that I can wear that says I'm yours.
unreachableside: (☾ i never needed you more)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-13 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blade would let Dan Heng touch his face all day if he wanted. But they are eating and that is a bad idea. Still, the way that smile brightens a little... he could live off that, he thinks.]

I could always get another tattoo, [he says, chasing some rice around his plate.] Dabi does good work.

[The sword and spider lilies on his back are very intricate, and he very much likes them, even if he knows now that the sword was the one he was killed with... It's fine. He doesn't hate the sword.

Anyway, he's not going to idle after an offer of cuddles. Blade wastes no time making the rest of his food disappear.]
unreachableside: (☾ to a place i once called home)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-13 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blade usually keeps his clothes on in Dan Heng's presence so he's not surprised he hasn't caught a glimpse of it before.]

I do. I can show you when we're done.

[BLADE DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT SOUND SO DIRTY.]

What kind of question is that? You have left a permanent mark on my heart. Why should my body be any different?

[He'll do dishes after the food settles. For now, he follows Dan Heng back into the living room, tail slowly wagging all the while. At first opportunity, he takes one of Dan Heng's hands and leans in to give him a gentle kiss.]
unreachableside: (☾ everything i could ever be)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-13 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[He makes everything sound flirtatious, it's just how he is. He always wants to be near, always wants to be as close as he can get away with. It was something he resisted at first, but Blade has since wholeheartedly thrown himself into this new-old love.]

I can be impulsive and also correct.

[The arrogance. Honestly...

He follows Dan Heng in sitting on the couch, though he's a little less careful about his hair. Blade's used to it getting everywhere. He has much less volume than Dan Heng, so it just kind of flops everywhere unless he has it done up.]


When I first moved to Kaisou, I had the strangest dreams. I still have them sometimes, though they've grown clearer. I drew up a tattoo idea based on what I saw, and had the tattoo done because it felt very important to me.

[Blade lets go of Dan Heng so he can grasp the edges of his own shirt and pull it over his head. Then he moves his hair in front of his shoulder and shifts to give Dan Heng a view of his back. It's scarred to hell, there's no doubt. There are burn marks, shrapnel scars, and faded but still present lacerations... But on top of it all is a vibrant, striking picture of the Shard Sword (unbroken) entwined with red spider lilies and their long fingery petals, resting between his shoulder blades.]
unreachableside: yx; (☆ a stream on molten virgin snow)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-13 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Dan Heng isn't right about something it's only because he doesn't know about it, or it's not his expertise. But Blade is fine with that.

Blade shouldn't have lived through the accident that changed the course of his life forever. That much is evident from the scars alone. He's not self conscious about them because he's ashamed, but rather because he knows that the obvious maiming of his body makes other people uncomfortable. He's seen others flinch and recoil in real time.

Dan Heng, however, has seen his arms. Perhaps he even left a few scars in his past life, though Blade has long since stopped counting. Blade trusts him without question or hesitation, though sitting like this with his hair pulled away from his neck feels so... vulnerable, and he's not entirely sure why.

He sucks in a soft breath at that first tender touch, his ears pinning against his hair. Oh. That's... more sensitive than he was expecting, but not in a bad way. Suddenly, Blade feels himself blushing all the way to his shoulders. This only gets worse at the compliment. He swallows hard, but the shiver is tangible.

It isn't often that Dan Heng makes him speechless, but here he is struggling anyway. He turns his head as if he could catch a glimpse of Dan Heng out of his peripheral vision, and reaches around to gently set a hand on his knee.]


I am, too. I would be lost without you.
unreachableside: (☾ for the heart i'll never have)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-14 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Blade's breathing slows, betraying him, even as his heartbeat quickens. Such is the paradox of being close to someone he loves. His heart can do all sorts of flips and jumps in his chest, but overall he's... content. Really, he could gaze into those eyes forever if Dan Heng let him.

The lips on the back of his neck earn a soft noise (don't call it a squeak). He leans into Dan Heng and covers the dragon's arms with his own.

... He could say something, but he doesn't want to ruin the moment. It's soft and sweet, and he understands what Dan Heng is trying to say even if he doesn't use words.

Every time Blade thinks he can't love this man more than he does, he finds a way.]
unreachableside: yx; (☆ together in all these memories)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-14 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Blade doesn't resist. He lets Dan Heng shift them around so they're laying down together. They've done that a lot on this couch, and it never fails to make Blade feel secure. He curls up a little despite being the taller one, his tail swishing contentedly over the couch cushion. It might be a little distracting. Sorry, Dan Heng.]

You say that like I don't want to spend every minute of my day with you.

[He finds a bit of Dan Heng's hair and brings it to his lips so he can kiss it.]

You will always be welcome here. No matter what the roommate thinks.
unreachableside: yx; (☆ your silent whispers silent tears)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-15 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...

[It's hard to resist the warm arms and the kisses, not that he's done a very good job of that up until now anyway. His ears wriggle in a way that gives away how much he likes the affection.]

I don't have to be in the forge all the time. Sometimes it's nice to just lean on you while we both read. Even if I'm working on my next design, it's... nice.

[Ah, nerd love.]

I'm...

[He lets go of the hair he captured, and squeezes one of Dan Heng's hands instead.]

Thank you for being here.

[When Blade says thank you to Dan Heng, though, it usually means those three words instead.

He really does love this man.]
Edited 2023-11-15 09:38 (UTC)
unreachableside: yx; (☆ in silent moments)

[personal profile] unreachableside 2023-11-15 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now that earns quite the blush.]

You do?

[Oh... this is... something that might have carried over from their last incarnations, and he is just now realizing it.]

... Should come by more often, then. I don't mind.

[His tail's wagging is not slowing. If anything it's only increasing. Dan Heng's tone is so soft and warm, like a hug all on its own. Blade's heart feels full to bursting with affection.

He lifts Dan Heng's hand to his lips and kisses the back of his palm, and he says nothing more, but simply soaks in the love he's feeling.]