|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 11:44 am
Narcissus hadn’t moved away from him. Rakovanite was extremely acutely aware of this fact. Even back on his own two feet, standing in front of him, Narcissus had stayed near when Rakovanite thought for certain that his flighty nature would lead him to retreat. But he hadn’t, so it fell to Rakovanite to be the one to remove his hands from Narcissus’ frame. They fell back to his sides.
Even if the senshi wouldn’t look at him, Rakovanite was still openly staring.
He didn’t know how to be the one to initiate appropriate communication. He didn’t know how to be the one to express an interest if he wasn’t drunk enough that all of his uncertainty was abolished. Regardless of Narcissus’ interest in him, it still seemed unwise to pursue more than a functional alliance. Rakovanite accepted and acknowledged this. He just wished he didn’t have to.
He took a step back, presumably to have the space to see the trinkets the senshi offered him. He slipped one from Narcissus’ grasp and examined it with a critical eye. It didn’t look useful. It looked like just a spare metal scrap with strange markings etched into it.
But he’d only had to take it from Narcissus’ hand to feel… something. The coolness that nipped at his face and arms abated just a bit. The fear seemed less poignant. He felt lighter, it seemed… He wondered if Narcissus felt it too. He still looked extremely uncomfortable, but such feelings were so tangled… Rakovanite wouldn’t hold it against him.
“Should we keep them?” He asked quietly.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 11:45 am
That was the route they were going. They weren’t going to talk about it.
Cool. Cool, cool, cool. That seemed reasonable, and like, the obvious course of action. Narcissus bit his lip and twisted a strand of hair tightly around his finger. So long as no one was upset, and things didn’t get awkward, this was just for the best, probably? Bodies occasionally acted on their own, and it shouldn’t be made a big deal of- He should dismiss it from his mind.
Yeah, obviously Rakovanite looked good, and if the opportunity was there for any engagement, of course he would take it, but not at the expense of making one already-socially-stiff man uncomfortable. He didn’t want to make anyone uncomfortable...
With a soft inhale, Narcissus finally looked back in Rakovanite’s direction. “Couldn’t hurt?” He offered with a small shrug and tiny smile.
He exhaled and drew the remaining piece close to his chest. It was enough for him to have someone to work with him while they were trapped here. And this thing with the runes, whatever it was, maybe it just felt nice to hold something solid in his hands, when the only other option was to reach for Rakovanite, but he thought… Well, he didn’t know. Maybe things would be okay.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 11:46 am
’Couldn’t hurt.’
That summed it up.
And even if the interaction was small: just Narcissus looking at him and giving him a little smile and shrugging, that seemed perfectly acceptable to Rakovanite. In his home, he may have been fine with silence. His thoughts could be occupied by games or books. But here… Here he did not think he preferred silence from his comrades. He would not want to be ignored just because things had gone awry.
So this was fine. Rakovanite gave a small affirmative nod of his own as he pocketed the little scrap. Nothing else had been of use, with no tools or nails being found, but at least they hadn’t left empty-handed.
He eyed the wooden shelves next to him and came to a decision: they were about to leave even less empty handed.
Rakovanite moved toward them, braced his shoulder beneath the one nearest his height, and pressed upward, to be rewarded with a splintering crack as the shelf dislodged from the wall with much less effort than he may have expected. “Here.” He shoved the board in Narcissus’ direction before proceeding to dislodge the next shelf. “We will still need to find something to secure them, but these will be fine boards for the windows and door.”
Crack. The next shelf came loose, and he set that one in Narcissus’ direction as well. Three to go. “With a few blankets to cover any gaps, maybe we will be able to have just a small fire safely.”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
