fried: (twenty-nine)

[personal profile] fried 2024-10-22 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's nice. it's... life changing, actually, to feel happy all day. it's been so long since he has been. and he knows it won't be forever, he knows there are going to be ups and downs, but the thing is, he'll feel them. he'll be present for them. and that matters more than paradise, to him - having someone, something, to be present for.

he makes his little buzzy purr sound when therion rests his hand between his ears on his head. normally anybody trying to touch them gets batted away - therion's seen it, when sushang reaches to pat his ears and jiaoqiu leans away like liquid. but he's happy to let therion touch, to pet them if he wants. ]


Not entirely false. [ he muses, and lifts his face to rest his chin on therion's chest, peering up at him. his tail is still going, which makes him look like a stupid puppy instead of the elegant fox he usually is. a beat, and then: ]

Something wrong? [ curiously... why you looking at your bag, huh. ]
fried: (fifty-five)

[personal profile] fried 2024-10-22 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ nooo, his cuddles...

he makes a huffy sound, but he allows it. caps his food, puts it away, and then goes to sit on the bed, honestly, because he doesn't want to stand like a dingus in the kitchen by himself until therion figures out what he wants to do. it means that he's in a little better standing to catch the box when it's tossed to him - he still nearly fumbles it because he sucks, but he manages.

when he opens the box, he actually gasps a little. holy shit!! what a fancy knife... a paring knife, too, and he very obviously knows that it's not the type of thing a thief would use as a weapon. he pulls it from the box to look it over, twirling it a few times, getting a sense of how to hold it and how sharp it is. and then carefully, he puts it back in the box. ]


What do you mean it's useless? It's perfect. [ he says, fussy, scolding a little. he puts the lid back on the box and holds it to his chest, ears laid flat against his head, expression scrunched. ]

... I'm keeping it. [ a beat. ] Thank you.

[ he very kindly does not mention that he saw it in therion's bag ages ago, but the thought that he's kept something like this for so long makes jiaoqiu feel a whole lot of things all at once. ]
fried: (twenty)

[personal profile] fried 2024-10-22 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ugh, you tsundere!! ]

Come here.

[ insistent. he puts the knife down very gently on the bed. a little reverent. it means a lot. it means that therion knows what he likes, that therion knows what is useful to him and was looking for some way to give it to him, and look - while jiaoqiu would never say no to flowers or other things like that, the practical gifts are always going to be something he loves the most. he'll use it here. he'll find some sort of dish that he needs a paring knife for and he will make it, and he will make sure that therion sees him using it every second that he does.

it doesn't matter that they're somewhere else. it doesn't matter that he left his apartment behind. he doesn't really care where he is. he likes it here.

he holds out his hands. c'mere. don't be embarrassed. don't be grouchy, just c'mere. ]
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[personal profile] fried 2024-10-22 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he takes therion's dumb face in both hands and kisses him. sorry, he is probably a little spicy tasting, but he's going to kiss him or else. ]
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[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ dw bein homophobic i see

he laughs a little when he sees therion's face as he pulls back. ]


Ah. My apologies. [ he's not very sorry, his tail is wagging. ] You don't need to feel as though you have to justify kind things to me. Just so that you know.

[ strokes his face with his thumbs. ]

Let me go brush my teeth, hm?
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[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ heehee!!

he makes the most >:3 face in the world at therion getting flustered, but the joke's on him because his knee kind of goes out on him so he almost falls on his ass while walking to the bathroom, like an idiot. therion can probably hear him laughing in the bathroom, mostly at himself.

but he'll brush his teeth. he'll wash his face, and then he'll come back out with a brush, intent on climbing onto the bed to brush out his tail. it needs it, after the drive and being in public. ]
fried: twt: xxltty (twenty-seven)

[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Luckily for Miss Primrose, I don't groom myself like a cat.

[ he says swiftly, ear flicking. he sinks down onto the bed when therion makes room, pulling his tail into his lap. there's a moment where it looks like he might just start brushing it himself, and then he glances at therion, laying back with his phone.

a beat. and then he flips the hairbrush and offers the handle to therion. would you like to brush it? he doesn't have to, but... it is definitely something jiaoqiu has never offered him before. ]
fried: twt: utsuyeet (thirty-five)

[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
You enable my spoiling.

[ he says, amused, settling on the bed. actually he'll just lay down on his stomach because it's easier that way, and because he can, despite him protesting being called a cat, lounge like one while therion brushes. he stretches out, and sighs at the relief it puts on all his various aches and pains.

the first brush gets him to hum - the brush snags just a little bit, because there are tangles in his fur. he hasn't really gotten to brush it super well for a week because he's been healing. it's fine, though. he doesn't mind a little pain, obviously. he's very well behaved, settling his tail in therion's lap and resting his head on his folded arms, peering behind him over his shoulder. ]
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[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ the longer that therion does this, the sleepier jiaoqiu gets. or, rather, he just gets relaxed, his gold eyes slits as he watches. he finds that he's really enjoying therion doing this for him, actually - he likes the fingers in his fur, he likes the care and concentration that therion puts into it, and he likes that therion is slowly loosening up as well. the quiet is welcome, and it makes the room feel soft, safe, the chatter of people downstairs and in the streets just distant enough to be a low drone. like white noise. they're fed, and warm, and in a place where nobody is going to try to hurt them.

(there's a stupid part of him that says and you got to hold his hand for a while, which he dismisses on the grounds of he's not a twelve year old and doesn't need to get excited about that.)

it was a good day. huh.

jiaoqiu shifts an arm out from under his head so he can rest a hand on therion's leg. he just wants to be touching. ]


That feels nice.

[ he murmurs. ]
fried: twt: utsuyeet (thirty-five)

[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ he laughs, his tail coming up to wave in therion's face briefly. it's the only time he'll misbehave, okay, he's gotta. it settles back down into therion's lap after. ]

I've discovered gentle can be nice when I can feel it. [ like now. he still likes it rough, he still likes to be bitten and scratched and yanked, but he thinks that it's less necessary, now. he's not numb all over. he can feel therion's fingers running through his fur, and he can taste foods that aren't the hottest peppers he can find. it's new. wonderful, but new.

he stretches a bit. ]


That doesn't mean stop being rough in the future, however.

[ just so therion knows. and then: ]

Hmmm... maybe you're doing this even better than I can. Maybe I'll put you in charge of brushing from now on.
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[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he startles slightly when therion pulls his tail, but it's not a bad startle. in fact, as therion bears down a bit on him he wriggles. obediently lets therion have his tail, but also, full body squirms.

he grins over his shoulder at therion. ]


Why should I when you do such a good job?

[ ignore his voice being slightly, slightly breathless. ]
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[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ okay, well, he absolutely gets a noise this time - a little mmf that he tries to muffle. a beat. ]

At brushing. Of course. [ he says, after a moment. ] Don't be so smug. Brat.

[ there's no heat to this whatsoever, and he also has not moved, his tail shivering in therion's hand. ]
fried: twt: utsuyeet (thirty-five)

[personal profile] fried 2024-10-23 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ digs his nails into therion's leg like a brat ]

You are not. [ he squirms again when therion tugs, though - and exhales a little shivery sigh. ] Keep doing that and I'm going to make you responsible.

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