I live in my own heaven [OPEN]

[heretic_blade]

Who ⬤ Okada Izō and you!
What ⬤ Substories and catch-all stuff
When ⬤ The month of May
Where ⬤ Various
Content Warnings ⬤ Potential NSFW in one prompt, check thread headers for specifics


((OOC note: Izō is a CRAU from slumscape and has some interesting physical changes due to a tengu living in his body. He has black wings, crow legs from the knee down, clawed hands, lengthened and pointed ears, and fangs. ))

[ 1A. Moon Medicine (too hot ]

[ After his last experience with the gyokuto, you'd think Izō would be less keen on taking anything from here. You would be incorrect. What's a moon viewing without mochi?! By the time he's taken his first bite, he already has his kimono rolled down around his waist. By the time he's finished it, he's in nothing but his fundoshi. It's still too hot. ]

Oi, this heat is killer, ain't it?

[ Ignore the fact he's mostly naked. He's trying to make conversation for once in his life. ]

[ 1B. Moon Medicine (Fight or Fuck) - Potentially NSFW ]

[ The first one was a fluke, right? Right. That's what he tells himself as he returns to get more mochi. He hasn't quite connected the dots that the mochi was what made him so hot he stripped down to nearly nothing...It's fine. He's got his clothes back on and this piece isn't doing anything to him. It's nice and chewy and...

Someone bumps into him. Now comes the inappropriate flash of anger. ]

Ya gonna apologize for that?!

[ That's more like it. ]

[ 2. Vend Me A Dream ]

[ Izō isn't interested in trading down the line to get the information he needs. He's instead doing something extremely stupid: he's going to every vending machine in the city with an A5 option and bringing the results back to the Shirime. The problem is this is getting expensive. So, yes, he's going to ask a random passerby for change. ]

Oi, ya got some coins on ya? I need t' get somethin' outta here.

[ It's a drink machine. Maybe he's thirsty. ]

[ 3. Haniwhat? ]

[ After his time in Hakagemachi, Izō is extremely suspicious of objects just popping up everywhere. One of the haniwa statues appeared in his apartment and he's not in the mood to deal with that today. It gives him a weird vibe, so he's extra careful in the way he's handling it. He goes to set it in a patch of grass near the sidewalk. If someone gets too close before he walks off, he calls out. ]

Leave that thing alone. Ain't gonna let anyone take it outta here.

[ What if that comes back to him?? No thank you!! ]

[ 4. Wildcard ]

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for Emily [closed]

[heretic_blade]

[ Being encouraged to spend a night with Emily isn't the worst thing that could happen. He loves her (not that he can use those exact words, but it's fine) and likes to be around her! Izō even had the foresight to shower and make himself slightly more presentable than usual. A pleasant dinner and a couple of drinks has him in a good mood, good enough to let himself lean against her. Little signs of physical affection are still hard for him to show. ]

Ya look like ya got somethin' on yer mind...Wanna tell me?

[ Besides the ... situation with Majima at the moment. ]

[medicative]

You mean apart from the obvious?

[the concern that she feels can't be brushed aside with a text. but still, she has to trust him, and instead is happy enough that Izo's come to stay with her for the night. it's always nice to cook dinner for more than herself, and to be able to spend time - to demonstrate her care instead of verbally saying it, via the food she chooses and how she sits close to him. small things, to warm him gradually instead of shocking him with change.]

...It's foolish. You'll laugh if I say it aloud.

[heretic_blade]

I won't laugh at ya. [ He finds one of her hands with his own and gives it a little squeeze. He's getting better; her approach definitely helps him ease his way into it. ] Promise. Jus' tell me what's buggin' ya.

[medicative]

[the touch helps, and she smiles. maybe she's overthinking things again. because if you can't ask foolish questions to the people you care for, who can you really ask.]

It's about your body. Your wings, precisely...

[as a doctor, she has to know. has to understand if it's just her or not.]

...Does it feel strange for you when someone touches them?

[heretic_blade]

...Yeah. Th' closer they get to my back, th' weirder it feels.

[ Only Hijikata and Ryouma had really touched his wings in any significant manner and one was much, much rougher than the other. Hijikata tried to rip them off -- not really what he'd call a good time. ]

Guessin' it's th' same for ya...?

[ Well duh, why else would she have asked him? ]

[medicative]

Yes...I wasn't sure if it was an isolated phenomenon or not, so I had to ask, and you're the person I know best with the same condition as me. It's important to know these things, medically, just in case either of us ever needs treatment or the like.

[the words are a little rushed, betraying her bit of fluster over having to ask in the first place. but what was she going to do, simply touch him out of nowhere and watch the reactions? she has more decorum than that.]

Thank you, though. For telling me.

[heretic_blade]

[ He doesn't get to see her flustered often. It's so cute and gets him to smile, really smile for once in his life. ]

Yeah... [ His cheeks flush a little as he ducks his head. ] If ya wanna see how I act...I don't mind ya touchin' 'em.

[ In the name of medicine. And making him feel less like a monster. Maybe he can do the same for her. Their wings are just a part of them now. ]

Moon Medicine (Fight Option)

[swordofhisou]

[The half-pint staring right up and into Izo's eyes just raised an eyebrow in an 'excuse me' kind of way. Had she had one of those mochi too? Maybe, or maybe it was just that she naturally had a reaction to this kind of talk. She folded her arms and regarded him with a tap of her foot.]

I think you've got that backwards there, buddy. It's you who should be apologizing to me. My shoulder is affronted!

[great way to meet someone.]

[heretic_blade]

[ Size difference be damned, he's going to make this a problem. Yes, he shoves her away from him. ]

Well, that's jus' too damn bad, ain't it? I'll make ya regret fuckin' with me!

[swordofhisou]

Oh, now you're talking my language.

[She stumbled back pulling out her wooden sword in one hand and grinning at him in a way that she had absolutely no business grinning. Her powers were still sealed away, so the best she could manage was throwing a fist sized rock at him, and being tough by human standards. There were definitely limits here, but never tell her that. She wasn't one to not believe in herself, even when she really should think twice.

She barked out a laugh, pointing her sword an grinning cheekily.]

I am absolutely going to make you eat those words, you hear me? You ready for a good drumming, mortal?

[heretic_blade]

[ A wooden sword, how cute. Izō knows nothing but escalation so he pulls out his actual sword. ]

Yeah, sure, kid. With that stick? I'm gonna have an easier time'n I thought.

[swordofhisou]

Oh, now you're going to use that against a lady? You really are a cad aren't you?

[Said the girl who didn't even blink as she jumped in, trying to close the space between them so that Izō couldn't just bring the edge fully to bear. She might have been an over-confident, colossal idiot? But she did very obviously know how to fight, the butt of the bokken making a straight line for the gut as she moved.]

Never underestimate your betters!

[heretic_blade]

[ He uses the back of his blade to easily deflect the blow. ]

Ya ain't gotta clue who I am then, do ya? I'll show ya who the "betters" are here. C'mon!

[ Izō steps back, sword raised above his head. ]

Try it again!

1a. because i'm stupid.

[bratherine]

( Well.

This is like, the third person she's seen trying to get naked. Admittedly, of everyone, this guy is the most interesting. Mostly because he doesn't look so much like a guy. Is he one of these yokai things that keep running around here?

She's going to go on with her day when he makes the comment, and for someone who hasn't so much as found the mochi stand (yet), it's a truly bizarre question. )

... No. ( It's the same temperature it was before, dude. )

[heretic_blade]

[ Well, close. He's possessed by one.

Not the important part right now, though. He looks at Kate with mild annoyance. ]

Then why do I feel so fuckin' hot, huh? Explain that if it didn't get any hotter.

[ Is he going to fight with a teenager? Absolutely. ]

[bratherine]

( Luckily(?) for him, this teenager has no problem fighting, and definitely thinks he's stupid, if we're going by the eyeroll she throws before pulling out her phone.

Weather app... Loading... )

Same temperature as it were before.

( See? Maybe it's a degree hotter but unless this guy is like, from the Arctic, that shouldn't make a difference. )

[heretic_blade]

Ya think yer real cute, don't ya?

[ Izō, stop.

He does not stop. He tries to swat her phone out of her hand. ]

It's fuckin' hot out here.

[bratherine]

( Kate is not quite as fast, as experienced, as she will one day be, and that is proved no quicker than by the fact she doesn't manage to entirely avoid Izō swatting her phone — he catches the edge of it and it goes flying to the ground. )

What the fuck d'you think you're doing?!

( And, like any sensible person would when a giant half-yokai man knocks your phone out of your hand... Kate shoves his forearm in response. Dude. She needs that. )

That's your problem. ( Not hers, and not her phone's. Can stupidity cause fevers because this guy might just qualify for that. )

[heretic_blade]

[ And he shoves her right back.

He's really fighting a teenage girl, isn't he? ]

An' now I'm your problem!

not-talking about the elephant in the room

[no_kyouken]

[ They've gotten Nishitani out of the apartment... somehow. It probably wasn't all that peaceful. The old man isn't all that happy that someone else has Majima's heart. Which is its own fucking problem. Majima avoids it most of the day. He has a job to go to for most of the afternoon, helping load, unload, inventory some crates of cigarettes and other shit. When he gets back he... disappears into the shower for a while and then disappears into the bedroom and doesn't come back out. He is definitely lying face down with his hair wet.

When Izo comes into reach, Majima grabs him at the waist and drags him into the bed with him. He smushes his nose into the other man's throat and just lies there. ]

[heretic_blade]

[ Izō had his own shit to deal with, too. Too many little odd jobs all on the same day. It's...fine. He's tired, though. Which is also fine.

When he gets into the bedroom, he doesn't expect Majima to grab him. He yelps, but goes along with it. At least he's moving and not a depression blob like he is sometimes. Izō wraps an arm around his shoulders and chuckles. ]

...Missed ya, too, dumbass.

[ Affectionate. ]

[no_kyouken]

[ He says something so garbled as to not even be intelligible, since he doesn't pick his head up to say it. It's just warm breath and movement against Izo's shoulder. It's mostly that he doesn't even know what the fuck to say. How does he explain the psycho who wants to bite Izo's face off without going in to all of it. He doesn't even entirely know how he feels about it, let alone explaining. He heaves a sigh. ]

[heretic_blade]

[ It's fine. Majima doesn't have to explain anything. Izō is a champ of not asking questions and just accepting things as they come. ]

Don't gotta say shit...

[ Things have been rough -- rougher than normal. This is nice and comfortable. If Majima wants to talk, he can. ]

[no_kyouken]

[ He makes a frustrated noise, and in fact doesn't say anything at all for a very long time. He'd be half asleep if his wet hair weren't so cold on the back of his neck. Finally, he does actually turn his head to grumble; good eye closed and the other still uncovered from when he was in the shower, ]

He's done a lot for me.

[ And he can't disentangle himself from it now. ]

[heretic_blade]

[ Izō wants to touch his face, stroke his cheek, anything, but he stops himself. No need to add that into this already messy situation. He stays silent, shifting a little beneath Majima. ]

...Real piece'a work. [ But Izō understands loyalty. ] So long as he ain't gonna kill ya...whatever.