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totherelentless2022-01-28 12:16 am
for lumine
Really, he's not sure the Saniwa will allow for it. So on their safe departures back to their homes, with a way to visit one another, he asks Lumine only for patience at first. Let him finish his mission, return home safely, and he would find his way to her. There is want that stirs in his chest, a mix of desire and excitement and anxious energy that feels too new, too selfish. But he is, at his core, still a Touken Danshi. A tool was still a tool, still bidden to its master.
...
He keeps himself composed as his team finishes their time with his former master, freeing him of the influence of a bitter tsukumogami. He leaves Sadachika behind to a nameless, forgotten future with an oddly aching heart.
But they're home now. He's tended to his own repairs, watched Akashi and Sengo both file in for long stays to be whole again, and successfully dodged Kotegiri's requests for endless dance practice for days on end.
Only then does he bother to pull out the same device they had used back in their shared space together, untouched for weeks upon weeks upon weeks. How it still worked, he would never understand... but at least the demons they once held inside would no longer be a problem.
It's bittersweet, to not see Keigo anymore. But Otegine tries not to dwell in the feeling, instead flipping to a new conversation, his stomach knotting as he types in Lumine's username]
UN: MATSUDAIRA --
lumine? can you read this?
it's otegine. i'm home. i'm safe.
[A pause. His lip slips between his teeth, worrying at it while he types a late addition--]
i've missed you
[--Damn it. No, what's something better to say... IS there anything better to say? Wow this is harder than he thought it would be.]
i hope everything is okay over there. i haven't forgotten what i promised but i know its been long.
im sorry i made you wait. let me know if you're okay?
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her body aches- even before their return home, there was little time to rest. there'd been so many fights both on and off the uneasy roads, both in japan and in teyvat, and she's weary for it.
and yet when paimon hands her the phone, everything feels light again. smiling softly, she opens the messages, and it's warmer than the rising sun before her. )
Is that him? That guy you told me about...? Paimon wants to meet him!
I know, I know. And we're going to figure out a way how.
( paimon tries to read over her shoulder, and lumine gently pushes her away like one might a cat trying to get your food, or a nosy little sister.
hah.
now then... )
I missed you too. And I'm glad that you're okay.
Everything's fine now, for the moment. It's
( ... you know what? she's not going to tell him she got accused of a murder that didn't actually happen. and maybe he'll appreciate the irony of having to fight an ancient god bordering on demonhood another day. but right now, neither of them need that, she thinks. )
One of the cities was under attack. But it's over now. We won, and no one got hurt. :)
You don't have to apologize. I know that what was done was important, and we both had things to do. But I'm okay, too.
Besides, I have plenty of time to wait for you. And you're worth the wait.
( ... did that all sound okay- was it reassuring? heck. )
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He has to bat Mutsunokami and Midare both off him for some semblance of privacy, quickly excusing himself to the outer grounds. She'd responded so fast...
She hadn't forgotten.
Relief settles as he devours her words carefully, letting the emotions of it come and go. Worry, of course, when she mentions an attack, but it's fleeting. She's more than capable, something she showed more times than he could count. But it's her last statement that catches him.
You're worth the wait.
His chest feels... strange. Full and warm and a little tight. It's confusing, but strangly... familiar, in a way, especially in how it fuels the smile that quirks up on his lips.]
good. i knew you would be able to do it.
i just hope you've had time to rest. you always take a lot on your shoulders. plenty of things break if they are under too much stress right?
[...]
you're worth it, too. i just want to keep my word even if it takes everything i have. and i won't disappear on you again so long as i can help it.
i think my master might be able to help with our problem. well, maybe.
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Which means I'll be taking a nice break at my favorite inn. I'd love to show you someday.
( he'd like the wangshu inn- how it overlooks the marshes and farmland, all the way to the sea. it's peaceful. something they both appreciate.
and then the next set of messages arrive and lumine can't help but smile, regardless of the people surrounding her.
it's warm like the sun. that even now he still holds onto this comfort he can offer, and wants to even despite the distance.... and-- oh? ohhh? hold on- )
I know. And I appreciate it.
To be honest if felt strange, waking up again without you there. It isn't anyone's fault, so don't apologize. You've just been good to me.
How so, though?
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[And a relief of its own as well, hearing that she is taking it all in stride. What kind of places would she like for a break, anyway? He can't quite picture it... nothing flashy or busy, maybe, not if she just went through an enormous fight... would she want something small and quiet? Large and bustling? Would she want her space, or to have her friends nearby?
It aches, to just have to wonder.]
describe it to me sometime? i'd like to hear what you see.
as for my master, i can't guarantee anything, but we already use technology that transports through timelines. maybe he would be willing to look at how my device works. there has to be a reason i can still reach you like this, right?
maybe we can find a way to bring you here
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( except the fatui. ... childe doesn't count, he's weird. like. she don't trust for shit, especially after that stunt in the vault, but he tries very hard to be friendly?? is he okay?
no. he's russian.
briefly, she considers just getting up to take pictures of the inn right now. but she's earned time off her feet, and the last thing she needs is to set everyone into a panic or something by dashing off. )
Imagine a rock structure kind of like a cliff, but standing tall above everything else. And on top of that rock, is a huge, beautiful tree with golden leaves. The Wangshu in is built around this structure and among the tree, like they're all apart of each other. And from there, you can see all of the Bishui Plain... and the ocean.
It's like you can see the whole world from there.
And the innkeeper is good at making your stay absolutely everything you need, too!
( it would be entirely possible to not see a single soul while there if she so desired, honestly. but that sounds terribly lonely.
but then she reads his next messages and-
and
she could travel worlds again? but... she still has to find aether. to bring him back, to unseal their powers. then she could visit him whenever she wanted- but...
is this selfish? and yet, there's also a joy at the opportunity to see him again. to have him at her side again, what feels right... )
Do you really think so? I never heard of mortals being able to do so... but before everything, my brother and I could travel the skies of different worlds with ease.
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It sounds... well. Kind of like her. He has to chuckle a bit at that.]
well we're not exactly mortal. maybe that's why it works for us? mutsunokami's the one that likes all the machines, not me, but even he doesn't really know how it all works.
i think he'd be pretty jealous if you told him you could go to different worlds that easily.
he'd probably beg to come with.
[...
Still, the topic of Aether isn't one he wants to just skim over.]
i don't know if it can help with your brother or not, though. i know how important that is to you.
i wish i
[-- could be there. To help. To see her happy and with whom she felt the closest. But he can't bring himself to finish the thought. It feels too selfish.]
never mind, sorry
i havent really asked master about all of the details yet because i don't know how he'll react to any of it
is it bad that i don't want him to say no?
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Anyways.
I
don't know what to do about Aether. I don't know if this will help either. But neither will countless what-ifs. And... if your master can unlock travel between worlds, then it would be possible to come back, right? Maybe you could even come too.
( it's a dangerously hopeful speculation. but after months with him, she just... wants him back, honestly. )
I don't think it is. Or we're both bad. I want to see you again too.
What were you going to say?