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inkuranmaricchanbrainrot[Once Upon a Time, there was a village not far from an enchanted forest.
It was a normal village, filled with normal people living normal lives. Truly, it was a place ripped right out of a storybook that a particular young man enjoyed reading to his sickly little sister.
A sickly little sister that, one day, passed away.
So the young man lived alone with his father: an explorer who often found himself wandering into uncharted territory and disappearing for weeks at a time. Both were considered 'strange' by the town's standards, often ignored and treated as outsiders by any who knew them. Truly, the man's father was all he had, even if the two had a strained relationship and were hardly what one would consider 'close'.
The boy's name was Ryou, though some of the men in town jokingly called him 'Beauty' for his feminine looks and gorgeous long hair. He took it in stride, spending every day working odd jobs to keep himself fed while his father went off on his expeditions...
Unbeknownst to him, though...
His father's eyes fell onto the castle in the Enchanted Forest.
He found a Ring there, and had to leave with it.
However, a Beast confronted him, and threatened his life. Told him that for trying to steal what was his, he would take his life.
The man, Mr. Bakura, was desperate to survive; there were things to find, and he wasn't ready to join his daughter and wife in Heaven. He had things to see, things to do, and wanted desperately to leave the town behind that had so many horrible memories...
But.
Thinking quickly, the man begged and pleaded:
"Please," he said, "I have a son! He's young and beautiful, and his life is worth far more than mine. If you let me go, I'll bring him to you, and I'll give him to you! No questions asked!"
He didn't intend to give Ryou away, of course; he just needed to find a way out.
To his surprise, the Beast even acquiesced! Told him to return home to his son to have one last day together before the Beast would take him into his castle to take his life.
So Mr. Bakura went home, and did not tell Ryou anything of this encounter, not knowing that the Beast was following behind him to take Ryou once he arrived home...]
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Date: 2024-08-14 12:54 am (UTC)No, I'm not. I promise; I'm not lying to you.
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Date: 2024-08-14 12:58 am (UTC)But he looks up to meet his gaze, red eyes studying Ryou's blue.]
Ryou...
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:03 am (UTC)[He swallows, and his face...
It's soft. Almost sad.]
What can I do...to reassure you? To convince you that I am attracted to you? That I want to stay with you?
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:07 am (UTC)[Now would be a good time...]
I will allow you to go home and gather your things to bring here. Should you return, I know you're telling the truth.
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:12 am (UTC)[Ryou blinks.]
One of the servants was kind enough to get me my things when I asked. My...art supplies and journals, at any rate.
But...
[His smile grows wistful.]
I do have a dear friend I want to see again...to at least tell him and his brother that I'm alive and well.
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:17 am (UTC)I... I see...
[Zorc clears his throat.]
... Yes, you may visit them. Return and I'll know your words are true.
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:21 am (UTC)Or--
[Wait!]
Oh! I could cast a spell! It's been a while since I've spelled myself anywhere, but...!
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:27 am (UTC)[Blinkblink.]
... You know magic?
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:29 am (UTC)Ah...y-yes. It's nothing extraordinary, but I started learning as a child, and I can do...some.
Mostly healing and teleportation magic.
[Let that sink in. He could have gotten out the second you left him alone.]
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:33 am (UTC)Zorc reaches back up to cup Ryou's cheek.]
... Then I will be waiting for you. Take a servant with you, just in case.
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Date: 2024-08-14 01:35 am (UTC)Okay, I will.
I'll be home before you know it.