( closed-ish ) you cried wolf, so i came running

[crystallomancy]

Who: Natsume Sakasaki & various
What: June catch-all
When: 06/01 onwards
Where: Various locations
Warnings: (SIGHING) izumi and natsume attempted to murder one another.

birthdaypigeon:

These man made horrors are beyond YOUR comprehension. I get it though.

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a little catch-all for natsume, for outside-of-event-logs-and-etc threads. you can toss your own starters for him in here too, but i appreciate being given a heads up first! we can talk at coordination

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[mermaidcursed]

( listen, they'll have to pick them up some time. )

Mm. Hanako-kun had me save some to use for bartering when he took me and a friend to a spirit festival once. But I dunno if there's anything like that here... ( oh man what if some of the scales could be used in the gardening club but also oh no she doesn't wanna have to explain that- )

... O-On the bright side, this is the last of my supernatural secrets? ... I'm... I'm really glad you know. It's hard, having to keep everything a secret from everybody else.

[crystallomancy]

( yes when nene is turned the other way. wait brooms exist, they can just sweep them up. )

Ah, so the little lamb only has personal secrets left for me to discoVER? ( a little laugh. ) If ever you should find your heart carrying a burden too heavy for you to bear on your OWN... you can come and share it with ME. I'm an excellent secret keePER.

( even with... people he doesn't get along with, actually. )

And I don't mind listening to YOU, Little Lamb. ( :3c ) You've got a sweet VOICE...♪

[mermaidcursed]

.... What personal secrets, I dunno what you're talking about- ( she only tries to keep her very, very bad pokerface for a moment before bursting into puffed giggles, because god. ... no, she never wants her secrets out again, not after the 4 o'clock bookstack-- but there's a difference between a grown man blackmailing you for your secrets for his amusement and a boy just a little older than you being kind. even if his compliments do make her blush and leave her absolutely baffled- ) ... Okay. I will, promise.

( when's the last time she even had someone she could tell everything? not just the mundane, but everything? even some things are hard to talk about with hanako-kun... )

[crystallomancy]

( personal secrets, you know, like who you have a crush on and what problems you're facing at school and things you're scared of. things that normal people might have, in spite of the fact neither of them are normal, and they aren't in a normal situation.

natsume pushes her hair behind one of her ears, then leans forward— ghosts a kiss on her forehead before he steps away, like he hadn't done anything at all. )

Good GIRL. Shake off the rest of those SCALES, and I'll find a BROOM... That'll make picking them up eaSY.

[mermaidcursed]

( secrets will always be necessary. but for the first time in a long time, they feel okay.

it's a wonderful feeling, honestly... although, she's quickly distracted with a brush of affection that leaves her heart skipping a beat and her cheeks flushed pink. he's gonna do bad things to her heart if he keeps this up!! after a moment, she just nods and manages to brush her hands and face clear before standing up to shake the scales off of her clothes. )

Sakasaki-senpai? Can you check my neck please...? I can't really tell if it's dry enough-

[crystallomancy]

Of COURSE.

( he'll move her hair over her shoulder then, gently touching her neck and brushing off any scales there, wiping wetness away. if he were a worse person, he'd take advantage of this trust; but he only reflects on it, reflects on how she probably wouldn't let just anyone this close to check. she's kind and sweet and a little innocent, like the nickname he's given her, but she's not dumb.

natsume still blows on her neck before he brushes her hair back into place, stepping away the proper distance a boy and girl should have between them. )

You're FINE.

i think its wrapping up, unless theres anything else u want from this?

[mermaidcursed]

( once he gives the okay, she sits back upright and smiles softly- but no less bright and warm- up at him. even if everything was... quite the shock- and she might have unintentionally just drastically changed natsume's entire world view, whoops- it didn't turn out so badly, did it? having more people in the know without being... exorcists, or people who hate the supernatural despite being part of it themselves. )

I know I already said this, but... Thank you, Sakasaki-senpai.

( this is why she thinks you're nice you big dummy )

nah we good

[crystallomancy]

( ...absolutely darling. )

Any time, any PLACE, Little Lamb.

( c': he will sweep up the mermaids scales after he sees her out, heheh )