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a nice girl who is definitely your age ([personal profile] fishingforcompliments) wrote2020-06-06 12:53 pm
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-16 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they're stuck in a deadly murder camp. any sort of noise can be threatening, which means when the noise goes, yin yu also startles like a cat, his arm immediately tightening around flayn's waist to pull her closer, protective, his other hand up, ready to fight -

....

and then it's nothing. all of the pent up tension goes out of him like a balloon, and yin yu glances over her shoulder to the tv screen. the ghost bride is haunting the main woman, shrieking and yelling and now making a ton of noise as they attempt to do some kind of exorcism. ]


...the movie. [ he says, shaking his head at himself for being too jumpy, a quiet chuckle in his voice as he loosens his grip. ridiculous... so ridiculous... ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-16 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sorry for your lack of romance novel hero flayn :( you are the romance novel hero all along

yin yu's observant nature means he does not miss out on that wish of hers, and... though he'd already started to let go, he pauses.

this emotion share thing is... you know, it's been kind of terrible all week long? but right now, it's. it's really useful. some of the flush returns to his cheeks, but, slowly, he replaces his arm. the grip is less "incoming danger i will protect you with everything" and more holding her close to him, his fingers hovering briefly before his arm settles around her waist a little tighter than before. scandalous.

yin yu absolutely can only look at the screen while this is happening, too embarrassed to look at her properly, because the minute he does he will give into propriety and move. ]


I suppose that's one way to make things 'scary'... [ like startling a little kid during a game... well, ok. it did make yin yu jump, even, so it's not like he's immune. ] ...it startled me, too.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-17 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ that is. such a lie. he can tell pretty much instantly.

....he's absolutely not going to call her out on it. ]
...If that's the case, then...

[ his emotions come across bashful, but, he's definitely not complaining. settled close like this with her at his side, yin yu feels more content, than anything. a perfectly warm, comfortable feeling of contentment that seeps into his bones and finds the dark places he's been hiding in. it's not such a bright light that he wants to scuttle off and away from it. it's just.

it's nice. it's a tentative grab at a happiness that he hasn't had in a long, long time. for a moment, it seems like that's all he has to say.

but, a bit of muted, fond wryness laces his tone. ]
...then, please protect me as well.

[ it feels a little embarrassing to say something like that, but. he has a feeling it might make flayn smile, and that's really - it just knocks him out, every time. someone could get used to such a tiny, muted warmth. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-17 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
As ever, I will do the same...Flayn.

[ from anything. from everything, be it monstrous residual versions of their former island comrades, to too cold weather, to a jump scare in a film. if yin yu can protect her from it--keep this candle of hers flickering, the light of hers shining, that smile on her face-- he will give his heart and soul over to it.

so, as light as the moment is, it's a little meaningful, too.

she'll feel his heart swoop when he says her name, clearly still trying His Best, but it comes out anyway, and he doesn't tense up at the proximity or anything, either. rather, yin yu moves to reach for one of the blankets in the seating area to pull it up and over their laps, fussing to make things just a bit more comfortable and trying not to jostle flayn at the same time.

he, too, is not paying any attention to the movie. at all. he hasn't been in a while. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-17 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ meanwhile tomorrow there will be like 10 people stuffed in this cabin and one of them is going to die -

for tonight, it's just yin yu and flayn, though. there aren't many places in this camp that could be deemed acceptable for something like a 'date', or something 'romantic', maybe, but this seems to be pretty close to it. it's easy to forget about the outside world, just for a few hours, sitting comfortable here with flayn.

as she relaxes against him, yin yu takes a moment to take a breath. as ever, he is meditative, reflective - it gives him a moment to center himself, to marvel at the moment quietly from afar. this sort of happiness is something he'd like to hold onto, for when things are rough. there is someone and something worth fighting for, outside of simply doing his duties. a bond of his own, he'd forged over weeks of companionship, of flayn's gentle coaxing. no matter what happens, there will be this present moment of warmth to fall back on.

slowly, yin yu tips his head, so his cheek falls gently against the crown of her head. it ensconces them a little further, into this more or less comfortable little nest they've created, and the last bit of tension winds out of his shoulders, too. tuning back into the film puts the family in the middle of an opera, and the familiarity of the scene pretty much mitigates any weirdness of it being so modern; the sights and sounds are soothing, even if the opera is designed to be some kind of a ritual exorcism.

hm. as the scene plays, he comments; ]
I can assure you that removing demonic presence does not often include singing or performance in reality.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-17 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ maybe they have. i hope so.

mm... at flayn's question, he pauses, a bit thoughtful, watching the exorcism on the screen with detached interest. it's all very bloody and gory and horrifying, but it seems to be successful... so there's that. ]
It's usually a messier affair. Talismans or ceremonies, or sometimes through pain to the host person.

It's not unheard of, but I don't believe I've ever participated in one like this. [ that's for sure. masks or otherwise, you will not catch him singing at a demon anytime soon. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-17 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a bit more solemnly. ]

It is not common for the host to survive. [ which is the same in the film, apparently. the soul of the woman reawakens in the underworld, at a lake of fire and blood, and nearly immediately gets into a fight with a pair of the ghost bride's concubines. ah. unfortunate. ]

There is a reason why a ghost bride is a particularly dangerous ghost to encounter. General Xuan Ji was extremely powerful-- only a level below my master.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-17 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ haha. looks at xuan ji. sure yeah

flayn's sadness echoes, a little. he glances down, and she'll feel the concern, and a hint of something... a little touched, at her worries. there's no need for them, but that she would be worried is still surprising, and it means a lot. yin yu gives her a small squeeze, trying to be reassuring. ]


I've faced worse, my lady: there is no need to be concerned. Besides, I am not her target - while I may have to deal with her in some capacity, she most likely will not even know I'm there. [ if xuan ji does show her face again - as yin yu predicts that she might - he only knows one person she'll be chasing after. he and chengzhu will be able to clean up the mess. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-18 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ aww, flayn....

it's so novel to have someone care that much. so strange, but so nice, too. it reflects back in his emotions - a bit of surprise, warmth, and then the fact that he's touched - and yin yu looks down at her and away from the film, the corner of his mouth lifted in a small smile.

how did he get lucky? for once in his life? ]
...That's very kind of you. [ he. he will do his best to stay safe. yin yu has something that isn't work to live for, doesn't he? for these little moments of warmth, fleeting snatches of happiness he's allowed to have. for her. for flayn.

the urge to kiss her again is there, muted, quiet. ]
I'll do my best to be safe.
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-18 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ ha ha!!!

that looks is so much more troubling than anything. yin yu had made her a promise, to stay there, and he doesn't want to break it. watching her bite her lip like that stirs a small wave of compassion, concern.

he has to try to look out for himself, as much as he can. it's something he can put to the side, for the most part, because he knows he's capable. (tomorrow evening, he will learn his capabilities are the very thing that will be the end of him.) ]


I'll do everything I can to stay safe. [ a pause. ] I... very much feel the same, for you.

[ because he's seen it. he's seen flayn injured. he's seen her worse than that. he's carried her lifeless body to a trial that he only now knows the cause of. each time, he can't seem to protect flayn, enough. but he tries. he's trying. as he reflects for a brief, quiet moment, on everything they've been through, yin yu does lean over. flayn's close to him, now, and their height difference is hard to reconcile in just about any situation, sitting or standing, but here, it's perfect: he's able to press a small, lingering kiss to the top of her head.

because flayn looking up at him like that just makes him want to ensure she doesn't have to make a face like that, again. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-18 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he's a little embarrassed after such an intimate gesture (forehead kissing, how scandalous), but flayn's surprise and pleasant warmth helps keep him from overloading emotionally, and he's able to focus away from her face so he can actually like, have this conversation.

it comes with a little chuckle, half of an exhale. ]
...it's as you said, we tend to worry each other. [ because they care. ] And, I...certainly wouldn't change your bravery, my lady. If you will get into trouble, then I will always do my best to ensure you return from it safely.

[ even if that trouble is just a jumpscare. ]
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[personal profile] shixiong 2020-07-18 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed. [ yin yu's small smile returns to his face, at that. ]

I think we've done well working together so far. [ their break in went - well, it could have been worse! and they've been on investigations together, talked through problems together, set up memorials, learned flower language... there've been many things they've done together, and worrying or not, the still as ever confused part of him collects them as something incredibly dear. each one of those little interactions is a reminder that he exists. ] It's been my honor to stay near your side.

[ ... ] ...in many capacities. [ .//. ]

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