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can't relax at all these days [temp closed]

Who: Anna Amarande and you!
What: February event catchall
When: February
Where: Anna's house, more locations as they come in

Content Warnings: Violence, violence a second time, sexual content, more as they come in

a. a dream plays a song out of tune [closed to satoko and kainé]

Well, texting a witch who looks several years her junior for 2AM cuddle sessions is not necessarily Anna's best plan, but she doesn't really know anyone else who's good for it. She could ask her new roommate, sure, but... ha. Yeah, right, like K is interested in cuddling. She'd probably just call Anna a fucking loser and tell her to go hug a pillow. Which leaves this text hanging in the air.

Satoko.
You wanna come over?

And, because she can't just leave it at that, she sends something else that should probably already be obvious a moment later. It must be something about the moon this month that's making her chest ache for physical contact. Maybe it's just February. She hasn't had a reason to celebrate the 14th in a long time and doubts anyone around here celebrates it either, but that doesn't stop her mind from wandering.

Having another rough night.

Now to wait. Should she warn Satoko about anything? Probably not.

((right now this is closed but i will add more open prompts as my brain begins to work better))

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[ Kainé doesn't say anything in response. She just gives a quiet, almost imperceptible nod. She's glad Anna said it for her. Even extricating herself to wash off the sweat and... other things, feels as though she's going against all of her instincts. In that embrace, she feels whole. She feels like she fits into something. She doesn't even have to doubt that it may have been a mistake.

It wasn't, right?

She only takes a few minutes, just wiping herself clean with a washcloth before drying off. She'll bathe properly in the morning. She returns immediately, going to Anna's drawers and picking a shirt without asking, putting it on. She's naked beneath. Body heat should be enough to keep them warm. Kainé proceeds immediately to the bed, sitting beside Anna. It's hard to pull her gaze away from her face, the whole time. ]

We should get some sleep.

[in the meantime, anna's just. going to pick up her shirt from off the floor and throw it on over her head. it still smells like her, but she'd love for one of them to smell like kainé one of these days. in the low light she can tell it's her homesick tee, and for the first time in a few months, she doesn't... feel that way anymore.]

[god help her if she starts calling kainé her fucking home or something, but. christ. it sure sounds like everyone is singin' la, la la la, la la la. the point is that she's ready to fall asleep next to her roommate by the time they both get settled again, and the way that kainé is looking at her just begs to be returned.]

Yeah. We can figure out the right names for stuff tomorrow if we need it. [she doubts they will. she drapes an arm over kainé, letting the weight of it hopefully give some additional security just in case she's the same way that some other people anna's known have been.] Let's get some rest.

[there's a long pause while she debates over saying something else, but this one isn't cursed. it's just... embarrassing. but kainé has heard worse tonight.]

Thanks for making me feel attractive.

[ Kainé isn't exactly optimistic that they'll have this all sorted out and categorized tomorrow, but that's not really what matters. It's important for both of them to affirm that it will be okay. To pretend that there can be order and stability, even if they know there's no such thing. No haven can last forever, but for now, this belongs to them.

She nestles against Anna, once again feeling their mutant bodies fit together in a way that makes sense. Kainé can't help smiling. She's never experienced this kind of tenderness before, never thought it was possible for her to be held and cared for like this. She's so tired, but this time it doesn't just feel like fatigue forcibly dragging her towards unconsciousness. ]

Yeah. You're a damn knockout.

[ She knows precisely the feelings behind those words. That's why she can answer like that, an answer that comes from those same feelings. Not denying how Anna feels about her body, not telling her how she should feel about it. Just sincerity. That's all Kainé has to give her.

Within a few minutes, she's asleep in Anna's embrace. ]

Edited 2022-02-21 06:01 (UTC)

[ when anna texts at two in the morning - waking satoko up, needless to say - she's of two minds. on the one hand, anna is a confidant and a friend, or at least as close as someone so much younger could possibly be, and it wouldn't do to leave a friend in need. on the other, it is two in the morning and satoko is greatly tempted to pretend she saw nothing.

she gets up, of course, responding with a subdued: ]

Of course.
I'll be there soon.

[ they both live near one another - the same building, even. it's simplicity itself to retrace those familiar steps by now, even in the pitch black. she sneaks through her own bedroom; locks it with silent motions. and with hardly any further notice, she finds herself in front of anna's front door. she lifts her hand to the door-

-and hesitates. she has a roommate now, doesn't she? that woman with the white hair. it wouldn't do to wake her up. she moves quietly, slipping the spare key she's been given into the lock and undoing it with a single click.

and with that, she pulls the door open. no need to fret - after all, she's done this before. this time will be no different. ]

[ Kainé hasn't been sleeping very well lately. It's all in little intervals of a few hours, when she can get it. Sometimes she'll just lie awake, but she prefers to keep herself occupied. She's never had the chance to read a book before coming here, so she's been making valiant attempts, which aren't proving easy with how agitated that damn curse is making her, making the words slide right off of her mind.

It's been hell. The agony fills her to the brim, and her mood is an unstable see-saw, tilting this direction or that. She's been spending less time here lately, so it's rather unfortunate that Satoko has to pay her visit while a paranoid, highly agitated Kainé is in, her sharp senses just barely managing to make out the sound of footsteps, and the key in the lock. She's so afraid that what she has is falling apart under the weight her own fucked-up, broken psyche, or that Anna doesn't really care about her at all. But nevertheless, she will protect that woman with her life.

The moment the door opens, Satoko finds herself with a fist slamming into her solar plexus with incredible strength, courtesy of a white-haired woman utterly delirious with fury. ]

Good morning, bitch! How do you wanna die!?

[ She'll protect the one she loves. Even though she always fails to do so, she is worth less than nothing if she doesn't give everything to that. ]

Edited 2022-02-23 19:41 (UTC)

[ the door opens, and satoko goes down like a sack of potatoes.

still in her pajamas like this, it's hard to process just what's happened. her mind immediately focuses on the most pressing concerns: breathing, or at least trying to, and pushing herself to her hands and knees. when she does manage to draw a breath in, it's to say- ]

I'd prefer- [ a muffled, wet gasp. she coughs out, a surprising amount of blood tinging the spit that lands on the ground. ] I'd prefer not to, if it's all the same. Do you always greet your guests like a wild dog?

[ If Satoko expects those words to sway the furious woman in front of her, she's sorely mistaken. Kainé shows obvious signs of corruption: she smells of flowers, her skin is marble-pale, and when she moves, the distant sound of bells can be heard. ]

Get the fuck out of here!

[ She doesn't even seem to acknowledge that the girl visiting lives in the same building. She is an intruder, and she must be driven out. She bends down to grab Satoko by her collar, dragging her back up to knee her in the gut. ]

[ satoko doesn't know enough about corruption to understand any of it. she doesn't know kaine well to begin with; for all she knows, this is just how the other woman is most days.

not that she has any reason to care. ]

With pleasure.

[ she raises her fingers up, presses them together - wheezes as kaine's leg makes impact, coughing out more blood - and snaps. ]

[ she finds herself staring at a closed door, key in hand. she's not one to repeat her actions; a failure is a failure. so this time, she unlocks it with a painstaking slowness; when she grips the handle, it is to slowly, slowly, turn it. and finally- finally! she moves to pull the door open, one painstaking millimeter at a time.

assuming she makes it that far, of course. ]

[ Ah, but Kainé, in her agitated state, can easily hear the slow creak of the door. As it opens, there's the sound of her throwing open the door to her room, swiftly darting through the small apartment to the door. ]

Good morning, fuckwad! How do you wanna die!?

[ And she's fast. There's a delay of about a half-second from last time, but Kainé's foot slams into her kneecap with terrible force. ]

Edited 2022-02-23 21:50 (UTC)

[ that warning is all satoko gets - and even if it's almost enough, almost isn't good enough. ]

I don't, so calm down and-

[ the door bursts the rest of the way open, and kaine kicks forward with an unspeakable force. satoko's knee buckles, then snaps backwards; she shrieks, grabbing at the doorjamb as she forces out: ]

You worm!

[ she doesn't even try to reason - not with her leg bent backwards. she pushes two trembling fingers together and snaps. ]

[ that woman can hear the front door. perhaps she can even hear satoko's approach. rather than stealth, trickery must be employed.

her setup is simple: a trap, controlled remotely, aimed to crash into anna's front door. when satoko gives the rope a hard yank, it will fall, causing all kinds of clatter. and that's all the time she should need to quickly open the back window, vault in, close it, and run to anna's room.

the plan isn't flawless. truth be told, she doesn't particularly expect it to work this time. but she can at least test it like this.

she tugs the rope - there is a crash and a clatter, several pots and pans falling against the door at once. and satoko, not giving herself time to think, forces the window open and leaps in. ]

[ As expected, Kainé is suitably distracted by the clattering of the trap, that she immediately rushes out to investigate it. But that doesn't mean that she can't hear other things. Her head snaps back as soon as the window opens, and in a few swift steps, she's upon Satoko again. ]

Good morning, shithead! You wanna die tonight!?

[ Before Satoko even has the chance to regain her balance, a fist cracks across her jaw. ]

Edited 2022-02-23 22:13 (UTC)

[ her jaw doesn't break and her teeth don't come out - somehow. she staggers back, collapsing against the window before pushing herself up.

she doesn't snap, this time. ]

I have words for your roommate. [ the word's spit out - quite literally, judging by the red flecks on satoko's chin. ] Let me through, and I'll be on my way.

[ she's willing to take this loss if this stupid harlot gets out of the way.

her fingers remain, ready to snap. she's not an idiot. ]

[ She grabs Satoko by the throat, pushing her up against the wall. She isn't choking her at least, but not an ounce of that violent tension has been released. The way she says "words" allays none of Kainé's concerns. ]

You came in through the goddamn window and you just wanna talk, alone? Go to hell!

[ She drives her fist into Satoko's gut. ]

[ the fist to her gut hurts, hurts in a way she's more familiar with than she'd prefer to be. internal bleeding of some sort, most likely. terrific. whether it's blood magic or something else entirely, she's not leaving this loop alive either. ]

I came in through the window because you'd break my legs any other way, you dolt!

[ she's not in any position to fight back. but at this point, she wants something. anything to have up on the other woman. so she draws her head back, slamming it forward with all the hatred her heart can muster.

(it's more than the other woman might be expecting, at least.) ]

[ Under more normal circumstances she might take care not to cause serious injury, but this is not one of them. Anna gave her an entire world, and she's going to defend it. She'll kill for it, if she has to. ]

Then knock, dumbass!

[ But whatever else she has to say is cut off when Satoko headbutts her. Kainé didn't think she was still in a position to fight back, and she stumbles back, releasing Satoko as brackish Vileblood pours from her nose and lips. ]

Fine! Next time I will!

[ satoko is smaller than kaine, in pretty much every way. she's a bit stockier in some places and a bit less curvy in others. but her center of gravity is nice and low, which does help her with one thing:

it means that when she charges straight forward and tackles kaine, she actually stands a chance of sending them both to the ground. ]

Why are you so insistent on keeping me out!?

[ It's because Kainé is still off-guard that Satoko is able to knock her over, crying out in pain as her momentum is broken when her back slams onto the side of the sofa. ]

You broke in through the fucking window and I'm supposed to believe you're here to talk!? I won't let you hurt her. I won't let anybody lay a finger on her!

[anna opens the door to her room and staggers out, her hair a mess and a shocked look on her face. the voices are familiar, but it's the words that get her. not letting anyone lay a finger on her? kainé said that? is this really even... oh, goddammit, she's going corrupt. fuck. that'll make this harder. she presses her hand against the doorframe and shouts at both of them.]

Shut the fuck up! Stand down, K, that's my friend!

[ satoko's fist comes up, and as small and pathetically human as it is she intends to use it to her fullest-

-and then anna staggers out. finally. satoko keeps her fist balled, but lets it drop as she spits out- ]

You should have told me you had a guard dog, Miss Amarande.

[ she spits out a bit of blood along with the invective. well - it should be blood. now that she gets a chance to see it, it's more like a coagulated glitter. goodness, how revolting. ]

Edited 2022-02-24 02:06 (UTC)

[ Kainé glares up at Satoko, but then looks up at Anna, and her expression softens slightly. She could throttle this intruder right now, choke the life out of her... but she goes slack. She doesn't understand the situation. She doesn't understand or trust anything.

But Anna cares about this person, right? (More than she'll ever care about Kainé, just here to ogle at and cook for her) So the wary paranoia doesn't leave her eyes, but she makes no further moves towards violence. Even if that bitch did just spit in her face. Gross. She wipes it off with the back of her hand, more of her own blood smearing across her cheeks. ]

You coulda told me you're friends with an insane bitch who breaks into people's windows.

Why didn't you just use the door?

[part of her suspects why. if this is the state that kainé is in already, then there must be... a history. she can't speak its name, and her eye focuses on satoko with that careful knowledge behind it.]

Stop fucking beating each other up. Kainé, go hit the goddamn shower or something. And if this is the way the rest of my night's gonna go, you can head back home, Satoko. Jesus fucking Christ, I'm sorry I asked. [she narrows her eye at her roommate.] You could ask me before you decide to start fighting for my honor next time.

I tried that the first few times.

[ why bother hiding it? it isn't as if she plans to stay here, after all. she has no interest in being rushed to a medic when she starts puking up blood in the next hour or so, assuming there was no critical organ damage in the taller woman's punches. (just how strong is she?)

she stands up, brushing herself off with what dignity she can muster. ]

Rest assured, Miss Amarande. I don't intend to leave your night in shambles.

Edited 2022-02-24 02:36 (UTC)

[ The first few times? Kainé doesn't understand anything. If this girl is really a friend, why is she sneaking in? Why is Anna okay with that? She sits up, pale and vacant as she tries to scan Anna for any fragments of meaning. ]

Anna...?

[ But why bother? The force of those words collide into her with devastating force. She doesn't even care that Kainé was trying to defend her. Dismissed the very idea of it. She'd die for Anna, and that woman would just consider it inconvenient, wouldn't she? She doesn't want to believe that, but how can she not? These past few days, when she's suffered and started to go corrupt, Anna never lifted a finger. She'd just make awkward small talk and leer at her. Is that why she really took her in?]

...Whatever. [ She gets to her feet, the flow of blood suddenly slowing as she uses her power. ] I'm cleaning up before another crazy fucker comes in to make more of a mess. Give a shout if you're getting murdered. Or don't.

Edited 2022-02-24 02:55 (UTC)

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