( it is stupid. this whole place is stupid. but, they all have to make do with the hand they've been dealt. until more information becomes available, things are going to be really annoying and really stupid. sylus is determined to make sure he comes out of this on top.
or something.
he glances back over his shoulder, knowing nothing is there but feeling the need to check all the same. he drags his tongue over his lip, but tastes nothing predatory on the air. they're fine, he knows it. yet oushi is still rattled over whatever happened and while sylus isn't overtly comforting he is feeling something. something he can't pinpoint but is definitely going to ignore. that seems like the best course of action and has gotten him by his whole life.
so, he takes a breath and lifts a hand to rub his chin and gives a thoughtful hum. )
I want answers. Sometimes the wisest action isn't always that.
[ not that... he envisions himself as the sort of person to go and actually do something with that information. no no, that kind of proactive go-getter attitude is much more suited to people like sylus, who are strong and capable and not riddled with self-doubt and indecision. but even if he can't quite see himself doing anything with the information, oushi feels like he would still like to know. one of the more frustrating things about all this is how much they're left in the dark about everything.
speaking of being in the dark.
as they walk, the terrain itself isn't the more stable. it's no forest floor, but the open grassy area right outside of valentia is still a little uneven, and oushi finds himself having to squint really hard in the faint evening light to make out what isn't immediately in front of him. ]
—watch out!
[ he flings an arm out, likely to slam right into sylus' sternum if the other man didn't stop fast enough. he tenses, peering desperately into the dark at what had (at the time) seemed like some kidn of projectile launching itself towards them...
but only a second after his shout, that murky shadow lands right before their feet and. it's a fucking toad. big, bulbous eyes look up at oushi, mocking, and then it hop hop hops away, uninterested.
( sylus does stop, but perhaps not fast enough. oushi's arm manages to bump into him as sylus is mid-step, already alert for whatever might be headed to them. how didn't he notice? how did he miss it? he upturns his head, lips slightly parted on a breath, but doesn't sense anything. hell, he doesn't even see anything until—
ah.
sylus makes eye contact with the toad and some measure of understanding passes between them before the toad hops along on its merry way. at first, he says nothing, just stands completely still. then, he inhales a slightly audible breath through his nose and exhales a soft chuckle. )
[ it looked like it was something else, okay!!! ears and face burning, oushi redoubles his efforts to get back into the dorms, quickening his pace the point he might as well have been jogging. ]
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or something.
he glances back over his shoulder, knowing nothing is there but feeling the need to check all the same. he drags his tongue over his lip, but tastes nothing predatory on the air. they're fine, he knows it. yet oushi is still rattled over whatever happened and while sylus isn't overtly comforting he is feeling something. something he can't pinpoint but is definitely going to ignore. that seems like the best course of action and has gotten him by his whole life.
so, he takes a breath and lifts a hand to rub his chin and gives a thoughtful hum. )
I want answers. Sometimes the wisest action isn't always that.
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[ not that... he envisions himself as the sort of person to go and actually do something with that information. no no, that kind of proactive go-getter attitude is much more suited to people like sylus, who are strong and capable and not riddled with self-doubt and indecision. but even if he can't quite see himself doing anything with the information, oushi feels like he would still like to know. one of the more frustrating things about all this is how much they're left in the dark about everything.
speaking of being in the dark.
as they walk, the terrain itself isn't the more stable. it's no forest floor, but the open grassy area right outside of valentia is still a little uneven, and oushi finds himself having to squint really hard in the faint evening light to make out what isn't immediately in front of him. ]
—watch out!
[ he flings an arm out, likely to slam right into sylus' sternum if the other man didn't stop fast enough. he tenses, peering desperately into the dark at what had (at the time) seemed like some kidn of projectile launching itself towards them...
but only a second after his shout, that murky shadow lands right before their feet and. it's a fucking toad. big, bulbous eyes look up at oushi, mocking, and then it hop hop hops away, uninterested.
slowly, oushi lowers his arm. ]
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ah.
sylus makes eye contact with the toad and some measure of understanding passes between them before the toad hops along on its merry way. at first, he says nothing, just stands completely still. then, he inhales a slightly audible breath through his nose and exhales a soft chuckle. )
Afraid of amphibians?
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Shut up.
[ it looked like it was something else, okay!!! ears and face burning, oushi redoubles his efforts to get back into the dorms, quickening his pace the point he might as well have been jogging. ]