Princeling
Imp <3
08-27-2022, 03:13 PM
((Set before the challenge))
Recluse is an M rated character, thread at own risk.
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
08-27-2022, 03:20 PM
Ma was sad.
He could tell. While very happy that they were all getting one-on-one time with Ma and Pa, Imp still felt bad for her. Someone precious to her died, and nobody was really talking about it. They all seemed to avoid the name Kali and tiptoed around Recluse. Even as a child, he could tell something was wrong.
"I get to pick?!" He burst out, bouncing to all fours with a wag of his tail. The sadness didn't seem to leave Recluse's eyes even if she looked at him lovingly. Imp thought for a moment before deciding. Maybe it would make Mama happy... "can I see Kali?" But make it his idea.
The little guy puffed his chest out as if flustered. "I met, like, Ichor and Macabre. Widow and Ghoul too" And yet "I never got to meet Kali" He hung his head, frowning "c-can I see where she is? So I can go and talk to her sometimes?" That's what a family did, right? Talk to each other? Even if they were gone?
Imp looked hesitantly up at Recluse, wondering if his offer was too much for his mother. It was part curiosity and innocence, and a desire to make her happy.
08-27-2022, 03:44 PM
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08-27-2022, 04:00 PM
Maybe he was a bit too clever for anyone's liking. He puffed out almost defiantly before deflating. "I'm sorry, Mama!" He almost wailed, his plan backfiring. Imp rushed at his mother, wrapping his tiny paws around her muzzle and face. He didn't want to upset her. He wanted to make her happy! "I know...! Kali is gone...! I thought... you'd wanna visit her. I wanted to visit her. Put something there. Even if we can't talk to her, like... can't she hear us?" He wiggled his bottom lip a bit.
"What if you and Papa went away? Would you be able to hear us if we talked to you?" Death was a natural thing, but the thought of an afterlife was new and scary to Imp. His voice almost rose before he forgot himself. He was a prince, damn it! He... He shouldn't cry like a little puppy! Even if he was one. "I don't want Kali to be alone" he added, a few watery tears protesting but clear as day in his eyes "I don't want Mama to feel alone either!"
Because he was here, right? He was here. She could talk to him!
08-27-2022, 05:12 PM
Recluse is an M rated character, thread at own risk.
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
08-27-2022, 06:53 PM
The concept of actual ghosts was... scary and exciting to the boy. He listened with full attention to his mother, mouth open. "Ghosts are real?" He wiggled a bit, having hoped Kali could visit her mother after all. Recluse gently gave him a smooch, then again. The boy's face scrunched, fighting the urge to groan or admit he liked kisses from his family. In the end, he stuck his tongue out, tail wagging "yeah, yeah I wanna try! It'll make her happy, knowing someone was talking to her!" And maybe it'd help Recluse out too?
He followed diligently after her, hopping along on too-short legs. "What did Kali like to do?" There was no way of knowing now whether Imp could have gotten along or not, but he wanted to believe one not-full-blood sister would like him. Widow didn't seem to care about him at all "oh, I'll pick a flower... right? Girls like flowers?" He darted in front of Recluse suddenly, keeping in her sight still and approaching a marigold flower. He looked back at his mother with a questioning frown "does Mama like flowers?" he also asked.