[...Yeah probably not good to go to her house directly, even if he had subconsciously headed towards that way, anyway. But he doesn't want to make her go out of her way. Hm.]
Can meet you at the beach, the one south of your house.
[And true to her word, she's probably already there when he arrives, and when she catches sight of him, Serah runs directly to him to basically leap into his arms. That's what he needs, right?]
[Rokurou more or less takes his time so that he could try and cool off some more,making sure all of his malevolence had calmed down. After all, he knows Serah could tell he was feeling off and he doesn't want her to worry more than she needs to...well, not that she won't anyway. Really, he has to wonder why he always ends up just "running to her and cry," as his brother had spat earlier, but the moment he sees her running to him?
He has his answer, one that's solidified when she leaps into the arms that were already reaching for her, as if knowing he would be catching her.
Immediately those arms wrap around her and he spins them around once, mostly in part to keep balance. But he doesn't let her go even after setting her down on the ground, instead pressing his face against the crook of her neck. She might recall him doing something similar the last time he was in a foul mood.
But even with this much he already feels calmer, her warmth thawing the coldness that had started to grow again. That dark, gloomy yet dangerous atmosphere like a hint of a storm that had surrounded him immediately disappearing so that those overhanging clouds disperse and the late afternoon sun falls through more clearly. So he doesn't care what his brother may have tried to imply with his words. He wouldn't give this up even for anything, not even pride.]
[The sky brightening up and the anger melting away is not lost on Serah; she feels it the minute he catches her up in his arms. There was something that was driving him toward the same anger and hatred that she had seen before in him, and she didn't like that.
What was a comfort, though, was that Rokurou didn't seem in danger of going down the same path he had when Gem was here. But whatever caused this-- or rather, whoever caused this, would get a very stern talking to.
Once he sets her down, she doesn't move away from him, figuring this would help. If anything, the hold she has around him only grows tighter, as if to silently tell him that she's here, and that she'll comfort him. When he wants to talk, she knows he will, so for now there's a comfortable silence around them.]
[He stays like this for several minutes, taking in her scent and warmth with each inhale and more of that negativity and darkness expelled with each exhale. As much as he wants to just forget what happened, he knows what he just heard will be on his mind for a while. But for now, he doesn't want to think about that.
For now, he just wants to focus on this beautiful light that he has no right in having, but selfishly claims all the same.]
...I know I said "five minutes," but mind if I borrow your lap?
[There's enough of a pull away from him to give him a sidelong glance. There's a moment of a little bit of "are you being your 'I'm a daemon' self and being lewd??" going on, but then she realizes that no, he probably means what happened in the dream they shared. He had laid his head in her lap there, and that's... likely what he meant...]
You wanna lay your head down, right?
[HOPEFULLY... but before Roku can even answer, she's breaking away from him to sit down and pat her lap.]
[There's a questioning look in response to her own glances before he follows her down to sit first and then plop his head down on one of the most comfortable pillows in the world. But his expression doesn't change as he looks up at her.]
What did you think I meant?
[He truly must be feeling off if he doesn't immediately go for the joke.]
[There is now a familiar glint in his eye as the corner of his mouth turns up a little bit for a small smirk. He could tease her with that. He could. And he's tempted.
But he also doesn't want to risk losing this spot so he'll be a good boy this time.]
Hmm...
[Just a low hum as he stares up at her for a few moments more before he closes his eyes and shifts a little bit to be more comfortable.]
Seems like a bad one this time if you're like this afterward.
[Thank you for behaving for now, Roku. She wants to be able to make him happy, not have him all cranky from her shoving him off her lap.]
You can tell me about it later though, when it's not as raw. I don't want you getting mad all over again, or making it worse. But you don't have any malevolence coming off of you, so that's a good start.
Well... you can tell me about it when you think you're able.
[She doesn't want him to feel like he's keeping things from her like during Helisium, so whenever he's up for it? He can tell her.]
For now you should stay here until you feel a little better. Just no napping like that, you might make my legs fall asleep too. [Just a little teasing, hoping it'll make him smile, even just a little.]
[It does make him smile a little, his eyes reopening to look up at her before he goes melodramatic, turning his body so that his face is towards her and his arms wrap around her waist.]
Whaaaat, no napping? But that's the best part about being like this!
[There's just a pout and exaggerated grumble as he shifts a little more before closing his eyes. But despite the childish display, he really does begin to relax and is quiet for a few moments before he speaks.]
Hey, Serah. Thanks for being here.
[He could mean right now, but he also means it in a deeper sense.]
[She doesn't deny him his holding on to her, and though it's awkward to try to hug back she does run her hand over his back and through his hair in a calming, but no less loving, manner.]
You needed me, so I'm here. Unless I'm crystallized like I was for Christmas, I'll always be here for you. ...though I guess you can always come visit while I'm a rock, too. Tell me all of your secrets, things I can't repeat like that.
[He rolls onto his back so that he can look up at her as his hand reaches up to lightly grasp the ends of her hair, fingertips coiling them.]
But guess that just proves how special you are.
[A person that could make even this sword freak turn his head and potentially think of her more important than his traditional values (or more likely, twist them to include her).
Of course, given how early their relationship is, what he had said before was mostly in jest. He's not that possessive of her. But it's also true that he'd want to be near her and would take her if there was no one else around.]
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Date: 2019-09-05 11:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-06 12:25 am (UTC)[In fact, she's already going out the door.]
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Date: 2019-09-06 12:35 am (UTC)Can meet you at the beach, the one south of your house.
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Date: 2019-09-06 12:59 am (UTC)[And true to her word, she's probably already there when he arrives, and when she catches sight of him, Serah runs directly to him to basically leap into his arms. That's what he needs, right?]
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Date: 2019-09-06 01:37 am (UTC)He has his answer, one that's solidified when she leaps into the arms that were already reaching for her, as if knowing he would be catching her.
Immediately those arms wrap around her and he spins them around once, mostly in part to keep balance. But he doesn't let her go even after setting her down on the ground, instead pressing his face against the crook of her neck. She might recall him doing something similar the last time he was in a foul mood.
But even with this much he already feels calmer, her warmth thawing the coldness that had started to grow again. That dark, gloomy yet dangerous atmosphere like a hint of a storm that had surrounded him immediately disappearing so that those overhanging clouds disperse and the late afternoon sun falls through more clearly. So he doesn't care what his brother may have tried to imply with his words. He wouldn't give this up even for anything, not even pride.]
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Date: 2019-09-06 02:28 am (UTC)What was a comfort, though, was that Rokurou didn't seem in danger of going down the same path he had when Gem was here. But whatever caused this-- or rather, whoever caused this, would get a very stern talking to.
Once he sets her down, she doesn't move away from him, figuring this would help. If anything, the hold she has around him only grows tighter, as if to silently tell him that she's here, and that she'll comfort him. When he wants to talk, she knows he will, so for now there's a comfortable silence around them.]
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Date: 2019-09-06 02:49 am (UTC)For now, he just wants to focus on this beautiful light that he has no right in having, but selfishly claims all the same.]
...I know I said "five minutes," but mind if I borrow your lap?
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Date: 2019-09-06 08:53 am (UTC)You wanna lay your head down, right?
[HOPEFULLY... but before Roku can even answer, she's breaking away from him to sit down and pat her lap.]
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Date: 2019-09-06 10:28 pm (UTC)[There's a questioning look in response to her own glances before he follows her down to sit first and then plop his head down on one of the most comfortable pillows in the world. But his expression doesn't change as he looks up at her.]
What did you think I meant?
[He truly must be feeling off if he doesn't immediately go for the joke.]
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Date: 2019-09-07 05:29 am (UTC)[It's up to him if he wants to talk about it, but she won't press it.]
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Date: 2019-09-07 05:41 am (UTC)But he also doesn't want to risk losing this spot so he'll be a good boy this time.]
Hmm...
[Just a low hum as he stares up at her for a few moments more before he closes his eyes and shifts a little bit to be more comfortable.]
Just another fallout with my brother.
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Date: 2019-09-09 10:15 am (UTC)[Thank you for behaving for now, Roku. She wants to be able to make him happy, not have him all cranky from her shoving him off her lap.]
You can tell me about it later though, when it's not as raw. I don't want you getting mad all over again, or making it worse. But you don't have any malevolence coming off of you, so that's a good start.
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Date: 2019-09-10 07:23 am (UTC)[A sigh as he closes his eyes.]
Some did appear back there, but it wasn't a lot. Cooled off within an hour.
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Date: 2019-09-12 12:31 am (UTC)[She doesn't want him to feel like he's keeping things from her like during Helisium, so whenever he's up for it? He can tell her.]
For now you should stay here until you feel a little better. Just no napping like that, you might make my legs fall asleep too. [Just a little teasing, hoping it'll make him smile, even just a little.]
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Date: 2019-09-12 03:02 am (UTC)Whaaaat, no napping? But that's the best part about being like this!
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Date: 2019-09-12 05:13 am (UTC)[Naps don't happen for a few minutes at a time!!!
...but that's why she said it, hue hue hue]
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Date: 2019-09-12 07:04 am (UTC)Hey, Serah. Thanks for being here.
[He could mean right now, but he also means it in a deeper sense.]
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Date: 2019-09-13 01:37 am (UTC)You needed me, so I'm here. Unless I'm crystallized like I was for Christmas, I'll always be here for you. ...though I guess you can always come visit while I'm a rock, too. Tell me all of your secrets, things I can't repeat like that.
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Date: 2019-09-13 05:06 am (UTC)I think your sister would get mad if she found me clinging to you if you were a crystal.
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Date: 2019-09-13 11:09 pm (UTC)[Meaning Serah would scold her if she got mad at Rokurou for visiting, as much as she could at least.]
I'd be hurt if you didn't come at least once to talk to me like that. I'm sure Light would understand.
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Date: 2019-09-14 07:05 am (UTC)[There's gotta be daemons who do, right?]
I thought you collected swords, like a yaksha or something.
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Date: 2019-09-14 08:45 am (UTC)[He rolls onto his back so that he can look up at her as his hand reaches up to lightly grasp the ends of her hair, fingertips coiling them.]
But guess that just proves how special you are.
[A person that could make even this sword freak turn his head and potentially think of her more important than his traditional values (or more likely, twist them to include her).
Of course, given how early their relationship is, what he had said before was mostly in jest. He's not that possessive of her. But it's also true that he'd want to be near her and would take her if there was no one else around.]
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Date: 2019-09-14 08:59 am (UTC)I'm not a sword, so that's something coming from you, Rokurou.
[He gets a nose boop.]
Feeling better now?
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Date: 2019-09-14 09:01 am (UTC)A bit. But i still haven't gotten that nap.
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