Cover up the poison with poetry

Hanako · 09-01-2020, 02:19 PM

Hanako didn't fight him as she was tugged back into Azure's embrace, he clearly thought she needed some more cuddles and who was she to deny him? Instead she leaned back into his touch, slotting perfectly against his chest as she felt the rumble of his words reverberate against her ribs. When she closed her eyes she could see the future he spoke of with stark clarity, a crown atop Azure's brow as he ruled unrestrained and free of the Empire's influence. She wanted that future for him, to have his wishes fulfilled but unless she tugged at Empire's strings then there was little she could do to support his claim for the throne. She doubted asking Sirius nicely would go down well either, as much as he seemed to like her it really was none of her business how the Fatalis' handed their family affairs. So all she could really do was watch and support the prince from the sidelines and if things didn't go his way then...Well they'd deal with that bridge if and when they got there, like a team. Her heart swelled at the thought, of the possibility of them being somewhat close to equals and she pressed her face further into his fur to hide her smile. The hurt still remained a little but it was far easier to ignore when Azure was here, keeping her worries at bay with tooth and claw.

He then told her to change the topic in an attempt to steer his thoughts down a lighter path. She wouldn't have minded Chimera getting his penance sooner rather than later but Azure was right, now wasn't the time. She hummed in thought, nuzzling against his chest as the tears dried at the corners of her eyes. Something light and easy, maybe if she tried hard enough she could get him to laugh. She liked it when he laughed. The story that came to mind was a little uncouth but it was honestly the funniest thing she'd seen in a long time.

"So Toshi is kinda grumpy sometimes and Ruri really likes to annoy him. He was sleeping the other day on the beach, just there with his belly up and Ruri just came down and real sneaky like...pecked his um male parts? And he let out this noise-" She giggled, despite her efforts to bite it back. It was so bad and awful and she felt mean for laughing but- she snorted and hid her face back into Azure's fluff. She was so unladylike, she ought to be ashamed! "And he just made this GUH! noise, and since he doesn't talk it's the closest he's got and I- I just found it really funny. He chased her for an hour after, tried to eat her tail feathers but every time he'd get close to catching her she'd just fly to the next tree. She's really bad."

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