Prompt 7 (Snowbunnies): Winter seems to bring out the cutest of all rodents; this isn’t the first time that small, white rabbits have infested Destiny City. They’re small, rarely larger than a guinea pig, and have large eyes and wiggling noses. They are always pure white and seem to show up whenever there’s snow. They aren't menacing or evil, they're just everywhere. They seem strangely domesticated; they are sweet, curious, and friendly creatures that will eat anything you give them. They always seem cold to the touch, and when they shake, little snowflakes sprinkle off of them.
While they seem to be social creatures who seem to appreciate anything warm and will cuddle up to steal body heat, they are too skittish and fast to be kept for pets. They can show up just about anywhere, either alone or--often--in pairs. They tend to wander off on their own without any trouble, but if you surprise them or try to catch or hurt them, they may bite. Their little teeth are enough to break skin, but after one bite they run away. The bite itself isn’t bad, but the effects are a bit unpleasant: for roughly two days after the bite, the injury is cold and the victim will feel random, cold, shooting pains. Their core body temperature will drop and they will often be sent into random fits of shivering. No medicine seems to help, and no amounts of blankets or hot baths can soothe the chill. You're just going to have to deal with it and hope it gets better…
Most experiences with the bunnies are perfectly pleasant, you just have to worry about them burrowing. There are holes peppering Destiny City, and with the fresh fallen snow it can be impossible to tell where they are hiding. The holes range from small holes to several feet deep, so can be a minor inconvenience to a potential hazard. On the bright side, sometimes you wind up covered in bunnies looking for warmth from their sudden guest. On the other hand, there are a rising number of trips to the hospital for twists and sprains. The bunnies always leave with the snow, so best to enjoy them--or avoid them--for as long as you can.
"I'mma sling you over my shoulder if you don't pick up the pace, Cela. I mean, it's fun right!! Consider it -- uhm...Official Training n' s**t!"
As he spoke the spotlights that were his lovely orbs buffed up around Celadonites head. Made a glowing halo before forming into a fat, warm, hat of belighted fuzzball. Staticky enough to cling n light the way.
Even if they were just getting in the way at that point...
Albites plan to turn his glorbies into spot lights in order to follow the string of tracks he'd found in fresh snow outside his house, was rapidly unraveling into a mess of trudging into deeper powder that only seemed to disappear into increasingly dense woodland areas.
All manner of rodent, rats, mice, marmots! Between Sylvi going on about faries and thin magic, and the startlingly white critters that'd seemed to magically crawl up unscathed and clean outta every sewer, ceiling panel and manhole cover alike. Albite'd had it up to the tippy top of his dreads, his mouser Haymitch was only halfway good at murdering small fluffies -- n' he was about at his wits end with the infestation of it all.
Was gonna maybe try n find the big fat momma rat n' put an end to the snowbound nonsense. Found something else instead....
Soft quiet shifting snowdrifts...curiously puffy round mounds of...something twitching? Only to disappear when he got too close. Maybe he should've brought bacon, no, wait, that was crayfish? Maybe he shoulda brought cheese! Yeah, that was it, cheese!
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:44 pm
“I apologize for being overly cautious, my Himbo Overlord, but the s**t we’re hunting is just. They’re ******** monsters. Monty Python had it right. I got bit by one of these things and I swear to you, I’ve never felt so cold in my life. I was seriously ready to just jump into Fausitite’s stomach to warm myself up. And then to add the icing to the cake, some stupid senshi showed up and tried to tell me off for you know. Trying to murder rabbits.”
Celadonite took a few more steps, wary of where he was stepping. “And, not just yelling at me she threw a snowball at me, and I swear to god, Himby, there was a big yellow spot on it. Disgusting b***h.”
One of the rabbits stuck it’s stupid, fluffy cute head out of the snow, and the lieutenant made a noise that was reminiscent of an elk in heat as he scooped the thing up by the ears and flung it…
Flung it right at Albite.
“...Oh s**t.”
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Albite made a noise reminiscent of a donkeys bray, choked on cold air at the image of Cela getting beaned by a ball of ‘do not eat’ yellow snow after getting half nibbled on by bunnies — ********, bunnies of all things!?
Thought maybe he shoulda put his boy up against him for some real ‘one on one’ - fight or flight s**t. Shoulda probably gotten ahead on getting some actual work in with him; especially if he was gonna get Cela trained up good and well against Senshi….or…as well as he could when his newest recruit only had a toy on a string to work with.
“I—-I’m sorry you —you wha—?!“ Half stuttered syllables as he twisted round, mouth fulla mirth that spread to his eyes and stayed lit there - looked just in time to see a ball of white flung at his face. Vision fulla furry fluff — first thought ‘soft’ then thought ‘claws!!’ As he grabbed around the fat furry lump that clung.
The bunny got volleyed straight up - the poor adorable baby squealing like a helium loosed balloon the whole way - as albite tossed it off. The himbo bellowed, flailed, at the awkward momentum that carried him into tripping a** backwards over a suddenly deep dip in the ground.
The dip became a drop - the ground cracked open — and the Himboy, Senshi of ‘did dun ******** up’ looked on wide eyed and frantic after his subordinate.
“OhshitCela!!”
Shocked string of syllables as the hole gave way —— and swallowed Albite whole.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:54 am
For as much as Celadonite enjoyed rolling his eyes at Albite and trying to undermine him at every chance he had, he didn’t want to see the poor b*****d be swallowed by the earth…forced to endure the torment of those demon rabbits feasting on his flesh for all eternity.
“Jesus ******** Christ you useless animal!” Celadonite moved with speed he didn’t even think he was capable of and thrust his upper body into the hole, fingers clutching at whatever he could reach. One hand wrapped around Albite’s wrist, and the other tangled in the pathetic excuse for a shirt that the senshi wore…
And if Celadonite copped a feel on one of those fantastic pecs well. That was neither here nor there. “Aren’t you supposed to be the one in charge? ******** lump. Teleport you idiot. What are you even good for? If you die, General Faustite will take it out on my hide.”
There was worry in his voice, hidden, but. Worry all the same.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:04 pm
Ooooh yeahhh....teleporting...totally a thing he could do! Just - absolutely -- a thing. He took his sweet a** time though, stole seconds longer then he shoulda. To stare up at Cela with wild, joy packed eyes. Wound him up in 'Binding Retribution' tight enough to tie himself nice n close to the boy hanging on threadbare to whatever piece of him he could snag.
Oh, how Albite almost didn't care at all that there were frosty bunnies nipping into leather at his heels and toes, or little bleeding lines across his face. An immediately penetrating frost that made him swear he was playing footsies with dry ******** ice - cold enough to burn - Ohno, not a damn bit of that mattered over the heart-warming swell of pure PRIDE he felt for Cela.
Strong - fast - vicious. The best Lieutenant ever!
Not only had his boy saved him, but he'd obviously read the handbook too!! Knew all about teleporting and -- demon bunnies? An absolute Genius - Proof of pudding that Albite could totally, absolutely, keep a lieutenant alive. Best Senshi award was his, he deserved seven whole new medals for ******** sure.
"I mean -- you've clearly got this all handfulled! Sides, I thought you liked being in charge?" quick clipped phrasing, hissed around several winced curses for all the way's he kicked at whatever clung to his booted feet. Tore his mind away from all the gravity pulling down, on him, on Cela, and hissed them right through subspace --- sideways, into a thick as ******** snowbank.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:31 pm
The magic…at least he figured it was magic surprised him, but it made it a hell of a lot easier to keep his hold on Albite, even though Celadonite felt himself starting to slip too.
The quip about enjoying being in charge made the lieutenant bark out a laugh and the absolute crushing relief he felt when they were both teleported away from that chasm to rabbit hell was…
Completely overwhelming and fantastic. So fantastic that he lost his head completely and pressed his lips angrily to those of the corrupt senshi, pressing him deeper into the snow and then pulling away. “******** s**t you’re heavy. What the everlasting <********> Albite. You ******** idiot.”
He was safe. They were safe.
This was fine.
“Did any of those ******** break your skin? You’re going to be really cold soon if they did. It’s agony.” Maybe he’d think about inviting him back to his place. Maybe he’d think about drawing him a bath, giving him some searing hot tea. Maybe he’d even consider sharing a blanket with him if he got unbearably cold.
Maybe.
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:30 am
A kiss with *bite* for all the ways it bruised, lips chapped with cold and crushing softness. Albite was brief with the return, covered his fleeting fascination with a manic smile — with a bright rough laugh for all the ways Cela made him think of — so many ******** things. Spitfire, poison, and purple nettles — good fashion wrapped around someone who had far more sense than he did.
*Liked that*. Oh, he liked it a lot.
Followed Cela up, dug his elbows into the snow for leverage and shivered. It was almost warm, in spite of the cold.
Or maybe that was his face? Or…
“Sorry I weigh a ton, I blame the Magic. Makes us solid ********.” He teased as he reached for his — shins, feet, heels — realized the stupidity inherent in checking at all when they were half buried in snow and too covered or froze to note at all; especially not when he’d been trudging through it.
He was sure he’d been nibbled though — possibly - maybe. Couldn’t say unless….”I should probably check. Like, check for real — not that I wouldn’t love to skip outta my clothes a** deep in snow, but..” going somewhere warm sounded best in his head. As dismayed as he was that there would be no hunting of mama death bunny and her ice-hare hoard.
“Whatdya say Cela? We can ditch the mission n go somewhere warm, yeah? I kinda — uh — botched it anyhow.” his smile stayed though, despite the admission of failure. The task had mostly been for fun anyhow. Shits n giggles. Bonding time. Minutes well spent with Faustites chosen boy. All enjoyable as hell, especially if he could scratch out more.
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 5:34 pm
Celadonite nodded. “You’ll come back to my place. I’ll get a warm shower for you and make you some coffee. Or tea, whatever you’re in the mood for. Hot chocolate maybe, knowing you.”
His hand wrapped around the stronger male’s and began tugging him, and Cela shed his powered form when he was sure they were alone.
This was fine. After all, his boss was nothing more than a himbo, and he was sure that there was nothing wrong in taking advantage of that.
…Or whatever.
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 11:44 pm
Albite wore a warm, knowing smile. Felt it simmer on his face even while he shivered for the cold. He let Cela leverage him up — found his feet beneath him — and pulled the purple haired youth in, wrapped a strong arm around his middle; an extra line of solid warmth against his form.
It was always interesting, to watch power peel away. To see what lay under one guise, and became another, truer to form. “That? Sounds like my kinda plan. Whatever you’ve got, I’m into. Especially cially if it’s hot-coco. With like, tiny marshmallows in it even.” What Albite was into — what Waru was into at that very moment?
Was Lionel.
“One more free ride….”
Words grinned as he pulled them through subspace — loosed his form once he was on the other side - close enough to walk without putting a spot light on Lio’s residence. To be Waru, fully at his side.
