he does a really dumb thing which is that when he gets up he gives itsuki a quick kiss because he doesn't fully comprehend how makeup works and this is itsuki's first show with them so buzen has never had to like. kiss someone before so.
but mikazuki will just laugh then as he goes to rise from his own chair - buzen is on standby in case he might need help, like offering your arm to a grandfather - and just comment, 'To be a bridge between human and non-human... You have chosen an interesting route, Buzen Gou.'
to which buzen just goes :) ? ]
Seemed like a nice and quick one!
[YOU KNOW
LOVING A HUMAN AND BANGING THEM]
I can go looking for your layers, Mikazuki-san... Do you remember where they might be?
['Hmm... Perhaps you can ask Tsurumaru Kuninaga - he normally assists me with dressing. I would like to speak with Kagami Itsuki while you are gone, so it is good timing.']
Itsuki blinks fast for a moment, but before he can peer at Buzen's face to check his sword boyfriend's LIPSTICK, he catches sight of himself in the mirror instead. His eyes drop to the smear of pink on his lips, and his hand involuntarily goes up to touch his mouth.
...his ears are red now......... (itsuki voice) does this count as claiming
he's so caught up in his tiny little horny spiral that he only catches the tail end of Mikazuki's comment,]
-- With me?
[he's surprised, but he's not against it?? maybe it's better if Mikazuki stays in one place for now.]
I mean -- that's fine with me. Should I check your make-up, Mikazuki-san?
[buzen just kissed him with a perfect lip he needs to reevaluate everyone's l'oreal knowledge]
['Got it! See you both soon - I'll be fast!!' is Buzen's usual promise.... goodbye everyone he's running, he's nyooming.
Mikazuki will just smile serenely at that, tilting his head as he faces Itsuki,]
You may, if it would be agreeable to you. [itsuki can check out the makeup of literally the most beautiful sword who barely needs it. did you know that mikazuki munechika's pupils are in the shape of crescent moons. now you do. he's gorgeous it's infuriating]
But we have not had a human present in our home aside from Aruji before - but I consider it a welcome change.
I think it is nice to see - the ways in which we can help each other. So I have been meaning to offer my gratitude to you.
[Itsuki approaches so he can see for himself how it's impossible to fix perfection, wow.
he has gay bias so he'll always think Buzen is the most handsome sword in the entire world, but he can admit that Mikazuki Munechika's beauty is like otherworldly? it's a beauty that reminds him of stories and poems, a million different lines and metaphors to capture even the smallest essence of it. so blinding that it makes it near impossible to look at him and sense his thoughts. there's a poem here that itsuki's trying to remember but it's just out of reach... more importantly,]
Oh... Feels a little embarrassing to be thanked, but --
[he will humbly accept this gratitude.... he tilts his head]
I guess Aruji's pretty different from other humans, huh?
[he can see why him showing up at the citadel would be worth noticing in comparison... he's just a soft squishy twink]
[mikazuki smiles slowly at the bashfulness, as though endeared and amused by itsuki’s humbleness. there’s an undoubtable fondness in his expression, though it slips away just as quickly.]
… he is, but I wonder if it is in the way that you are thinking.
But it is true that our master has given us motivation and goals, as well as these bodies, when we may have had none before. Some of us were lost to battle, originate in myth itself, or were kept in museum archives only occasionally brought into sight. There is a great dedication that those in our Citadel feel for him -
But these bodies are curious. Our propensity to care is hardly limited. Yet at the same time we are occasionally clumsy, unable to even put name to what we feel… You have witnessed this yourself, have you not?
[what happens when objects are suddenly told to want, to feel, to do more than simply exist at the behest of others]
Itsuki nods, gaze a little far away as he thinks on the memories dredged up at the question,]
I don't think even humans understand our own hearts sometimes, but... I guess it's not really comparable to how swords must feel.
[especially from what he's seen. he'd been confused by his own emotions, but he'd been intimately aware of what every feeling meant. would buzen have been the same if itsuki had met him after he had more time in his human form? is lack of time really the only reason, when there are obvious differences between humans and tsukumogami?
he wonders suddenly how long Mikazuki Munechika has had his human heart for,]
Plus, you guys have your Aruji and your mission to protect history. ...I feel like dealing with all of that would make it harder to have a heart.
[humans can have causes and people they love, but itsuki doesn't know how he would have reacted if he was told to preserve history at all costs, no matter what. sure, he's decided to do just that, but that's because it's buzen's mission.]
[how long has mikazuki had this human heart - which is to say that he laughs a little, even though it's hard to say whether or not itsuki actually said anything intentionally funny. but there is a sense of amusement radiating off of him even as he cants his head to the side slightly, his hair ornament shuffling with the movement]
... it does. Questions of duty or self, when your duty is tied to yourself. What is to be done when your heart begins to ache for those that you may never see again, but is it not that same affection that gives us a reason to draw our blades in the first place?
I think there are many who carry that burden on their shoulders... perhaps to the point of breaking. After all, there are many who carry tragic roles in history - whether they be human or blade. I wonder, would it be enough to remind them that they are not alone?
So to be one who would still assist, and be a helper to those that were once objects... [mikazuki lifts his hand then, his fingers tucking underneath a loose lock of itsuki's hair, a light and gentle gesture] ... I hope to be able to rely on you, the same as I rely on those objects.
[the words he speaks are sincere, though they clearly carry a weight to them. there is the slightest glimpse of sadness in mikazuki's own gaze, a deep and unwavering devotion and despair.]
[ - and at the sound of approaching footsteps, he lets his hand fall away as buzen comes running back in, a shitton of fabrics tucked over his arm
but he also yells:]
Surprise!! Did I do that right, Tsuru-san?
[which is when the crane will duck in, eyes bright and grin gleaming. 'Bingo!!! What do you say, Itsuki, Mikazuki? Were we able to surprise even our two moons?!']
It would be a lie if Itsuki wasn't struck by this moment -- curiosity forming a question in his throat -- 'mikazuki-san, how long has it been since you've had this form? had a heart?' because the brief glimpse he can see in the other sword's eyes feels a lot like the clouds parting, just a little, to show the inscrutable moon.
it takes him longer to catch the sound of footsteps, which means he absolutely does jump when he hears Buzen's bright voice, followed immediately by Tsurumaru's triumphant voice.]
T-Tsurumaru-san... Buzen... The both of you definitely got me, so...
[THEN AGAIN HE'S THE EASIER MOON BY FAR TO SURPRISE????
he immediately goes over to Buzen to help him with the FABRICS in his arms, but also to take him by the chin to check over his make-up, just a little gay fussing over his boyfriend to put his world back to rights......]
[in comparison, mikazuki doesn't look surprised at all. if anything he catches tsurumaru's expectant look in his direction and just smiles back. 'Startling the calm of one moon is in and of itself quite the accomplishment, wouldn't you say?'
to which tsurumaru just laughs and goes to pick up the fabrics from buzen's arm since itsuki is FUSSING - 'The time in which we are able to capture both is coming soon, Mikazuki, just wait - I'll take these and help you then. Have you accomplished all you wanted?'
the two will begin to walk RIGHT BACK OUT OF THE DRESSING ROOM through some unspoken understanding they're going elsewhere but mikazuki will catch itsuki's eye on his way out as he smiles: 'What could be left for an old man such as myself to want? See you on stage, gentlemen.'
and then that's how they left just as quickly as they came....]
Later, Mikazuki-san, Tsuru-san! [waving as they leave since he can't pull his face away from itsuki's hold...
though he looks into his eyes a little bit after, curious,] You okay? Mikazuki-san's definitely got an aura, right? Is that what it is...?
[itsuki will wave too, idly noticing that familiar, easy companionship Mikazuki and Tsurumaru have with one another. He thinks both swords are on the friendlier side compared to the rest, but even he can notice that their bond with each other is a little different from the ones they have with other swords??? romance....???
but for now he shelves those thoughts -- along with the thoughts mikazuki managed to inspire in itsuki who runs from plot all the time, in favor of focusing on buzen.]
It is a pretty impressive aura. It reminds me of just how long he must have been around for.
[that brief glimpse of sadness reminded him of buzen...
`I wonder, would it be enough to remind them that they are not alone?`
Itsuki loosens his grip a little, but keeps his hand on Buzen's chin. the other arm slides around Buzen's waist to pull him a little closer,]
...Your lipstick's smudged.
[Itsuki murmurs, before tilting his chin up further so he can kiss him firmly on the mouth, open-mouthed and hungry. he thinks of sadness and hearts and breaking and loneliness, thinks of his short life compared to buzen's long one, and finally, thinks of how nice it would be -- if he could always be here for him]
[buzen rn: did they talk about something important or is itsuki just being needy
that said!
he has no reason to go against this either. itsuki was so careful about putting on buzen's makeup to begin with, but he's not really thinking about that? his lipstick's smudged but his boyfriend wants a kissy and that just seems immediately more urgent to him. he lets his own arms loop around itsuki's neck as he meets him for the kiss, leaning in and making a soft noise against his mouth.
though he does pull back a little early, if only because he's pretty confused]
Itsuki remembers just in time that he shouldn't smooch Buzen on the cheek with his lipstick stained mouth -- he ruined his lipstick but he can maybe salvage the rest of his make-up... how long do they have until buzen has to go on stage.....
so he settles for looking at his confused boyfriend instead,]
...Yeah. We just talked a little about hearts and duty. How it must make it harder... and how it also makes you stronger.
[he can't imagine buzen ever wishing that pain away, not when he's always been so open about carrying it with him]
I can't imagine how it must feel. But I'd like to always be here to talk about it with you, and the others.
... I guess Mikazuki-san is always thinking about stuff like that.
[thoughtfully, but then he'll just lift his hands up to itsuki's face to guide him back in for a kiss then - as long as nothing was said to make him actually upset, then buzen is willing to accept it. would buzen think about punching mikazuki for itsuki one day?
yeah, probably
but it's fine no harming revered elders on this day]
... you are here. You're supporting all of us. Not just me, but Kiyo-san and Yasu-san and all the Gous, too. You actually came all this way and still stick by us.
I know that well... it only makes me love you more.
itsuki huffs out a laugh, the tips of his ears turning pink. he'd call it luck again, except it really was a series of choices that led the both of them here,]
You're always so direct. I don't think you've ever been clumsy about your feelings...
I love that about you.
[especially when itsuki didn't dtr until later, he was messy]
And I want to kiss you again, but I should really fix your lipstick...
buzen will just pause then, pulling away just so he can try to find it - ] Oh, yeah...
[he'll reach for itsuki's hand to lead him even though it's like 3 feet away? but it's fine. buzen will just lift up the dangly earrings in his hand, they're probably just really sturdy clip-ons]
buzen smiles into the kiss, a little amused at that. he lets his arms loop around itsuki’s waist to encourage him closer as he gives him a simply absurd amount of kisses
buzen looks around to see if there’s a clock somewhere in the room
he’s clearly torn between it’s true that it’s right before showtime but itsuki didn’t answer the question and yet it was still obvious what he wants so
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he does a really dumb thing which is that when he gets up he gives itsuki a quick kiss because he doesn't fully comprehend how makeup works and this is itsuki's first show with them so buzen has never had to like. kiss someone before so.
but mikazuki will just laugh then as he goes to rise from his own chair - buzen is on standby in case he might need help, like offering your arm to a grandfather - and just comment, 'To be a bridge between human and non-human... You have chosen an interesting route, Buzen Gou.'
to which buzen just goes :) ? ]
Seemed like a nice and quick one!
[YOU KNOW
LOVING A HUMAN AND BANGING THEM]
I can go looking for your layers, Mikazuki-san... Do you remember where they might be?
['Hmm... Perhaps you can ask Tsurumaru Kuninaga - he normally assists me with dressing. I would like to speak with Kagami Itsuki while you are gone, so it is good timing.']
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Itsuki blinks fast for a moment, but before he can peer at Buzen's face to check his sword boyfriend's LIPSTICK, he catches sight of himself in the mirror instead. His eyes drop to the smear of pink on his lips, and his hand involuntarily goes up to touch his mouth.
...his ears are red now......... (itsuki voice) does this count as claiming
he's so caught up in his tiny little horny spiral that he only catches the tail end of Mikazuki's comment,]
-- With me?
[he's surprised, but he's not against it?? maybe it's better if Mikazuki stays in one place for now.]
I mean -- that's fine with me. Should I check your make-up, Mikazuki-san?
[buzen just kissed him with a perfect lip he needs to reevaluate everyone's l'oreal knowledge]
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Mikazuki will just smile serenely at that, tilting his head as he faces Itsuki,]
You may, if it would be agreeable to you. [itsuki can check out the makeup of literally the most beautiful sword who barely needs it. did you know that mikazuki munechika's pupils are in the shape of crescent moons. now you do. he's gorgeous it's infuriating]
But we have not had a human present in our home aside from Aruji before - but I consider it a welcome change.
I think it is nice to see - the ways in which we can help each other. So I have been meaning to offer my gratitude to you.
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he has gay bias so he'll always think Buzen is the most handsome sword in the entire world, but he can admit that Mikazuki Munechika's beauty is like otherworldly? it's a beauty that reminds him of stories and poems, a million different lines and metaphors to capture even the smallest essence of it. so blinding that it makes it near impossible to look at him and sense his thoughts. there's a poem here that itsuki's trying to remember but it's just out of reach... more importantly,]
Oh... Feels a little embarrassing to be thanked, but --
[he will humbly accept this gratitude.... he tilts his head]
I guess Aruji's pretty different from other humans, huh?
[he can see why him showing up at the citadel would be worth noticing in comparison... he's just a soft squishy twink]
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… he is, but I wonder if it is in the way that you are thinking.
But it is true that our master has given us motivation and goals, as well as these bodies, when we may have had none before. Some of us were lost to battle, originate in myth itself, or were kept in museum archives only occasionally brought into sight. There is a great dedication that those in our Citadel feel for him -
But these bodies are curious. Our propensity to care is hardly limited. Yet at the same time we are occasionally clumsy, unable to even put name to what we feel… You have witnessed this yourself, have you not?
[what happens when objects are suddenly told to want, to feel, to do more than simply exist at the behest of others]
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Itsuki nods, gaze a little far away as he thinks on the memories dredged up at the question,]
I don't think even humans understand our own hearts sometimes, but... I guess it's not really comparable to how swords must feel.
[especially from what he's seen. he'd been confused by his own emotions, but he'd been intimately aware of what every feeling meant. would buzen have been the same if itsuki had met him after he had more time in his human form? is lack of time really the only reason, when there are obvious differences between humans and tsukumogami?
he wonders suddenly how long Mikazuki Munechika has had his human heart for,]
Plus, you guys have your Aruji and your mission to protect history. ...I feel like dealing with all of that would make it harder to have a heart.
[humans can have causes and people they love, but itsuki doesn't know how he would have reacted if he was told to preserve history at all costs, no matter what. sure, he's decided to do just that, but that's because it's buzen's mission.]
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... it does. Questions of duty or self, when your duty is tied to yourself. What is to be done when your heart begins to ache for those that you may never see again, but is it not that same affection that gives us a reason to draw our blades in the first place?
I think there are many who carry that burden on their shoulders... perhaps to the point of breaking. After all, there are many who carry tragic roles in history - whether they be human or blade. I wonder, would it be enough to remind them that they are not alone?
So to be one who would still assist, and be a helper to those that were once objects... [mikazuki lifts his hand then, his fingers tucking underneath a loose lock of itsuki's hair, a light and gentle gesture] ... I hope to be able to rely on you, the same as I rely on those objects.
[the words he speaks are sincere, though they clearly carry a weight to them. there is the slightest glimpse of sadness in mikazuki's own gaze, a deep and unwavering devotion and despair.]
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but he also yells:]
Surprise!! Did I do that right, Tsuru-san?
[which is when the crane will duck in, eyes bright and grin gleaming. 'Bingo!!! What do you say, Itsuki, Mikazuki? Were we able to surprise even our two moons?!']
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It would be a lie if Itsuki wasn't struck by this moment -- curiosity forming a question in his throat -- 'mikazuki-san, how long has it been since you've had this form? had a heart?' because the brief glimpse he can see in the other sword's eyes feels a lot like the clouds parting, just a little, to show the inscrutable moon.
it takes him longer to catch the sound of footsteps, which means he absolutely does jump when he hears Buzen's bright voice, followed immediately by Tsurumaru's triumphant voice.]
T-Tsurumaru-san... Buzen... The both of you definitely got me, so...
[THEN AGAIN HE'S THE EASIER MOON BY FAR TO SURPRISE????
he immediately goes over to Buzen to help him with the FABRICS in his arms, but also to take him by the chin to check over his make-up, just a little gay fussing over his boyfriend to put his world back to rights......]
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to which tsurumaru just laughs and goes to pick up the fabrics from buzen's arm since itsuki is FUSSING - 'The time in which we are able to capture both is coming soon, Mikazuki, just wait - I'll take these and help you then. Have you accomplished all you wanted?'
the two will begin to walk RIGHT BACK OUT OF THE DRESSING ROOM through some unspoken understanding they're going elsewhere but mikazuki will catch itsuki's eye on his way out as he smiles: 'What could be left for an old man such as myself to want? See you on stage, gentlemen.'
and then that's how they left just as quickly as they came....]
Later, Mikazuki-san, Tsuru-san! [waving as they leave since he can't pull his face away from itsuki's hold...
though he looks into his eyes a little bit after, curious,] You okay? Mikazuki-san's definitely got an aura, right? Is that what it is...?
[to make him so out of it...]
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but for now he shelves those thoughts -- along with the thoughts mikazuki managed to inspire in itsuki who runs from plot all the time, in favor of focusing on buzen.]
It is a pretty impressive aura. It reminds me of just how long he must have been around for.
[that brief glimpse of sadness reminded him of buzen...
`I wonder, would it be enough to remind them that they are not alone?`
Itsuki loosens his grip a little, but keeps his hand on Buzen's chin. the other arm slides around Buzen's waist to pull him a little closer,]
...Your lipstick's smudged.
[Itsuki murmurs, before tilting his chin up further so he can kiss him firmly on the mouth, open-mouthed and hungry. he thinks of sadness and hearts and breaking and loneliness, thinks of his short life compared to buzen's long one, and finally, thinks of how nice it would be -- if he could always be here for him]
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that said!
he has no reason to go against this either. itsuki was so careful about putting on buzen's makeup to begin with, but he's not really thinking about that? his lipstick's smudged but his boyfriend wants a kissy and that just seems immediately more urgent to him. he lets his own arms loop around itsuki's neck as he meets him for the kiss, leaning in and making a soft noise against his mouth.
though he does pull back a little early, if only because he's pretty confused]
... is everything okay...?
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Itsuki remembers just in time that he shouldn't smooch Buzen on the cheek with his lipstick stained mouth -- he ruined his lipstick but he can maybe salvage the rest of his make-up... how long do they have until buzen has to go on stage.....
so he settles for looking at his confused boyfriend instead,]
...Yeah. We just talked a little about hearts and duty. How it must make it harder... and how it also makes you stronger.
[he can't imagine buzen ever wishing that pain away, not when he's always been so open about carrying it with him]
I can't imagine how it must feel. But I'd like to always be here to talk about it with you, and the others.
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[thoughtfully, but then he'll just lift his hands up to itsuki's face to guide him back in for a kiss then - as long as nothing was said to make him actually upset, then buzen is willing to accept it. would buzen think about punching mikazuki for itsuki one day?
yeah, probably
but it's fine no harming revered elders on this day]
... you are here. You're supporting all of us. Not just me, but Kiyo-san and Yasu-san and all the Gous, too. You actually came all this way and still stick by us.
I know that well... it only makes me love you more.
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itsuki huffs out a laugh, the tips of his ears turning pink. he'd call it luck again, except it really was a series of choices that led the both of them here,]
You're always so direct. I don't think you've ever been clumsy about your feelings...
I love that about you.
[especially when itsuki didn't dtr until later, he was messy]
And I want to kiss you again, but I should really fix your lipstick...
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buzen just makes the decision for itsuki then, closing the space between them with another kiss]
If you think the lipstick is that important, I guess...
[buzen has no idea he just wants to give his boyfriend what he wants]
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Mm -- it is...
[HE SAYS, BETWEEN KISSES]
But maybe we can leave that for the end... Is the jewelry on the table?
[time to clip an earring on buzen and give him a million more kisses bc earrings are sexy]
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buzen will just pause then, pulling away just so he can try to find it - ] Oh, yeah...
[he'll reach for itsuki's hand to lead him even though it's like 3 feet away? but it's fine. buzen will just lift up the dangly earrings in his hand, they're probably just really sturdy clip-ons]
These?
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Itsuki stares at these dangly clip on earrings like they're tsurumaru and buzen running into the room to surprise him,]
...Wow.
[he'll take them and hold them up to the light]
These are really dangerous...
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? ]
Eh? How? Do you want me to take them back?
[WHAT IF THE EARRINGS HURT ITSUKI]
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It's a good thing. [HE THINKS... the condition of his horny.... vs his jealousy is a long and passionate battle...
Anyway he'll carefully clip them on and then gently flick one with his finger,]
They make you look really sexy.
[immediately goes for more kisses]
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buzen smiles into the kiss, a little amused at that. he lets his arms loop around itsuki’s waist to encourage him closer as he gives him a simply absurd amount of kisses
when he pulls away it’s only to ask - ]
Do you want to have sex?
[DON’T BE SO DIRECT]
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Itsuki: ???? ??? god yes but ????]
We -- I don't think we have time to...?
[they definitely don't WHY DOES HE SOUND SO UNSURE WHEN HE KNOWS THIS]
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buzen looks around to see if there’s a clock somewhere in the room
he’s clearly torn between it’s true that it’s right before showtime but itsuki didn’t answer the question and yet it was still obvious what he wants so
dilemma (it’s really not that big of a dilemma)]
… maybe if we’re quick…
[which he
he’s not really against]
1/
I want to, but... I don't want to tire you out...?
[has,,,,
has buzen ever been tired after a quickie?]
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