call me out v. 14.0

[misheard]

Call out one of the characters from my muselist with a starter, a prompt, a general 'hey can we do something with these characters' comment, a smoke signal, etc., and I'll get back to you with some kind of RP thread!

Old CR, new CR, assumed CR, canonmates, AU, crossover, whatever, it's all good.

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[gemuinemanagement]

I made it

I know I'm probably not very impressive as a bride
But I want to do my best, at least
So this is for you

1/2

[mearry]

[ he made it…

for him?

that’s the first time someone has ever— ]

[mearry]

[ ahem.

right. intimidating. ]

There is no need for you to go through all this effort is there? You aren’t here by choice.

[gemuinemanagement]

Even if that's true
I have a responsibility
To my village and to you

[mearry]

That village!?

[ okay, now that one is funny. he laughs coldly, ignoring the pang of pain in his chest as he glares at suga. ]

You are a sacrificial sheep to them. They sent you here because they think that I’ll kill you in their place. And you want to protect that village?

[gemuinemanagement]

[He nods.]

I have a friend
As long as I can protect her it doesn't matter what the rest of the village thinks of me

[She'd fought long and hard for his sake, even volunteering to go in his place. He couldn't let her.]

[mearry]

[ of course. of course there’s someone else. there always is.

the dragon tries to keep his smile steady. he shouldn’t feel hurt about this. he shouldn’t care about a person that has lived only a few months under the same roof as him.

but that face— ]

I’ll give you a lesson about dragons, Suga.

[ he walks up to suga-as close as they can, until their bodies are almost touching.

he’s not hurt. he’s not hurting, he’s not hurting, he’s not hurting he’s not— ]

We love precious things. But a stone is just a stone, no matter how high it can be sold in the market.

[ he wraps a clawed hand around suga’s neck—as gently as a feather, but with sharp claws running over his skin. ]

What makes anything precious are the feelings that people put into it. If it has no feeling, then it’s just an object that I can discard at my leasure. Do you understand, my dear?

[gemuinemanagement]

[Suga's eyes are wide. He's well aware that at any point this dragon could claw out his throat.

But his hands are steady when he writes.]

Then
Is the feeling of wanting to be a good bride acceptable?

[mearry]

…

[ he tilts his head. the hand on suga’s throat drops back to his side. ]

Do you believe that you’re not good enough?

[gemuinemanagement]

[He nods.

That must be why the dragon is ignoring him, right? He's not beautiful, he's inconvenient to hold a conversation with... He's not a good bride at all.]

[mearry]

…

[ …

seriously?

he huffs, raising his eyebrow. ]

Yes, it’s true. You don’t have any housemaking skills at all. I guess, to most, that would make you a most terrible partner. But don’t you think that I would have done away with you quicker if any of that were important to me?

[gemuinemanagement]

[He can actually clean... He just can't cook.]

I thought that was why you were ignoring me

[mearry]

I would rather just kill you, if that were the case.

[ just. said like that. ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[That doesn't explain anything.]

But you haven't

[mearry]

Can you think of why?

[gemuinemanagement]

[He understands, he does, but if he hasn't done anything wrong...]

If it's not because I'm not good enough
Then I would like to see you more often
If that's okay?

[mearry]

…

[ ?????? ]

Why?

[gemuinemanagement]

Your castle is beautiful
But it's also very lonely

And
I can't really be a good bride if we're never around each other?

[mearry]

You…

[ what… does he say to this?

the dragon steps back, trying to maintain a dignified aura despite the genuine requests from his bride.

he huffs, looking away. ]

You are doing a good enough job as it is. I don’t care if you can’t cook; that’s hardly a problem. Though I agree that this place may become too lonely for a human.

[ it’s lonely for him too. it’s too empty. it’s too many memories. bad memories.

he glances at the jewelry, and sighs. ]

If you wish, you can stay by my side. I don’t care.

[gemuinemanagement]

Thank you

[Suga smiles. It's soft, a delicate thing, but a genuine smile.

He sets the jewelry down on an end table. C-ta can take it if he wants.]

[mearry]

[ c-ta glances at the jewelry… and then at suga. back at the jewelry. back at suga. ]

I’ll tell you another lesson about dragons.

[ his voice is a bit softer. he eyes suga warily, like a cornered cat. hesitant to show vulnerability. ]

Every dragon has their own definition of “precious”. What I told you there was part of what I think is precious. I value loyalty. Devotion. You understand, right?

[gemuinemanagement]

[Suga nods. Loyalty and devotion. He's good at those two things.]

I can do that

[mearry]

You can do that…

[ with equal hesitation, he parrots suga’s message ]

Yes, they’ve all told me the same thing before. Out of fear. Just to please me. To get my guard down.

[ … ]

Then they try to kill me.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Suga doesn't attempt to hide his shock.]

That's horrible!

[He was their husband?]

[mearry]

Huh?

[ he blinks owlishly. ]

You think so?