Thread: Master (FavoredFox)

Yusuke watched the tall creature's hand as it pet over his husband's head. Despite the lit fire inside him that fed off that closeness, he couldn't help but wonder if the action looked so weird when he was the one doing that to his fox. The wonder didn't calm his gaze into that thoughtful, bubbly look that it usually might. In fact, nothing did. Not even as his redhead said his name in a way that could have soothed the churning feeling inside him under just about any other circumstance. After all, just hearing it fall from his lips tended to cheer him up immensely. What he didn't realize was that it might have to do with the hard to read tone and temper it was said in not that he recognized it at the moment. His attention lie elsewhere. Heavily. He did shift sharp garnet eyes to land on his mate when he made the larger movement in beckoning him closer only for them to land back on the unfamiliar beast as he followed the lead of it and settled beside him. Even despite the incredibly stunting height different between them, that cold gaze remained focused pointedly without so much as a tip from his chin. No matter how jovial or gentle the guy looked at the moment, every alarm bell Yusuke had had been alerted not just on his way over, but some had even rung out through just the few words that had been pointed at him up until that point. That look though, was almost purely in his eyes. The lack of tension in every bit of him below the neck was so fluid he'd even found the chance at some point before calling for his lover's attention to loosely pocket his hands. The absolute reverse came though, when his husband's human name left the new fox's mouth curiously. As his hands balled into tight fists his shoulders rose slightly as his posture straightened itself into perfection. But the tension in his neck loosened, his chin lifting to push his face to the proper level to have those golden eyes centered in his sights, and pressed lips and slightly furrowed brow both relaxing into a lazed, monotonous expression that would have been utterly unreadable if those fiery eyes weren't still exuding the slightly darkening expression. Kurama corrected the intruder, and the former king's head cocked to the side slightly in his lover's direction. When he felt a slim, soft hand touch his wrist in search of his own it was freed and their fingers were tangled instantly. He stepped closer purely out of habit. But it was as that smile crept across that guy's face. And though the need to move closer was habit, the fact that the step placed him beside yet slightly in front of his human husband was purely instinctual. It placed him visibly, yet just barely between the two. He would probably be glad for this later as it gave him just enough security to stop him from slapping the guy's hand away as it extended toward his husband again. It stopped him from doing any worse to that reaching hand too. He wasn't entirely sure why he was half expecting this weird dude to side step him, sweep Kurama off his feet, and up and abscond with his husband but he sure as Hell wasn't going to let a feeling like that go too easily. Of course, by this point it was obvious that he'd made this perfectly clear, as even the man himself had mentioned it in a round about way. The recognition served as a very weak balm on the burning wreck inside him. What utterly threw him off however, was what the man did next. Confusion and surprise boiled away a great deal of the heat inside him and marred his face as the man lowered himself humbly. Because despite the cordial attitude he'd presented so far the former detective had been incredibly convinced of the opposite nature he thought he was sensing from this guy. Something about him was just so wrong . So that confusion, as well as the reminder that this temple served as a sanctuary for passing and wayward demons alike, even had him taking a small step back. It wasn't necessarily in retreat, as it moved him closer to his husband purposefully. And maybe the guy could tell as much by the very skeptical look he landed on him for a nice long moment. Up to now Yusuke had been perfectly silent as he'd gone through his assessment of this creature. It wasn't a trait that befell him often by any means, but it was one that definitely did when he was thinking. Truly thinking as in taking stock of and forming an honest, thought out opinion of a situation. Thing was, it wasn't like they could just up and deny the guy. Cold-hearted Yusuke was not. Despite the look he'd had to offer that might have given off that impression in droves. And the knowledge that he was going to have to give in to the guy as long as Kurama didn't protest--which didn't seem at all likely at the moment-- put a quick shake in his head and had him turning sharply on his heel. The turn was taken in a couple of steps, distancing he and his mate from the weirdo just a little more. The grip he took on his husband coiled strong fingers in a sturdy grasp just below his shoulders. It also landed them in a position where both of their faces were about as fully in view as they could be as Yusuke lowered his chin and turned puppy brown eyes up from under thick lashes on those green gems that were barely half an inch above his own. As quickly as the disturbingly dark look had entered blood-colored eyes it had been utterly sapped away as they turned on the object of his affection through the quick move. As if he could ever land that look on Kurama. What replaced it was a look that was easily familiar to probably any and everyone who'd ever even interacted with the former king a childish, bubbly, puff of a pout. Hey! He piped up, just shy of under his breath, which for Yusuke was plenty louder than it was for just about anyone else. Which, again, was perfectly fine considering he wasn't trying to hide what he had to say but make an impression with how it was said. I get jealous enough as it is when you get all cuddly with Ma, Shuichi. I ain't about ready to share you with your old man all of a sudden too. He was serious of course, but only as serious as he could ever get when making such a comparison involving the woman--or anything involving her at all, really. The human name, this time, was purely on purpose. Knowing he had introduced it to the newcomer, and that it was there for his fault it was used had only sharpened his reaction to hearing it. But since it had been corrected, it was his again. And he felt the need to use the Hell out of it now. He moved closer, that pout still on his face as he brought it in all the way until their noses touched. And despite wanting to keep it on all the way through, there was no chance of hiding sparkling chocolate eyes and a happy puppy smile as he nuzzled their noses together in an affectionate, well trained manner as those tense hands loosened and slid their way down and around the small of his back and pulled him closer while doing it. He did stop short of leaning in for a kiss despite that being the next step in their usual routine of this affection. But only because he pulled his face away again and turned it away from both his fox and the other one in order to land that huffy pout of his elsewhere a little less moody as it came about this time, and muttered grumpily, Well, maybe a little. This of course was his way of telling the redhead he wouldn't say 'no' if he wanted him to stay. After all they'd only had the conversation he had played out the beginning of a million and a half times before. Kurama would remind him he wouldn't be so jealous if he had more time with him. And that he'd have more time with him if he hadn't gone off and brought home a bunch of rug rats that demanded attention every twenty minutes. And yada yada, et cetera, et cetera... In better words that now tended to lead to playful banter and maybe a little make-out session here or there even though it had led to actual fights to begin with. And seeing how that was how it tended to go, they barely ever got that far anymore before Yusuke gave in willingly in knowing he couldn't win. So in other words, he was leaving it up to Kurama. Master Kurama-- Only because Yusuke had pulled away and ended their closeness did Keichi pipe up. But he was cut off abruptly. Yeeeeeew, Lily exclaimed in a sing-song fashion as she covered her brother's large purple eyes quickly. Her own big blues tuned up on Karasori, seeking approval. After all, this wasn't something she'd come up with on her own. Granted, she was meant to do it over kissing or even kissy faces. But she had the general idea down at least. Keichi had a hold of Karasori's wrist in one hand, having tugged her out quickly with him once he'd gotten a better understanding of why on Earth Lily would ever willingly leave a lesson with his Master. Though to be fair he had sensed a churning of several confusing and deeply disturbing emotions in the air shortly after he'd noticed Cooryn sneaking by the door frame on her way to the front of the temple. As he had been quick to call his bunny friend by her proper name before grabbing and tugging her along, he had also seen fit to scoop up his little sister in a brotherly fit of protection. Thus both of his hands were occupied. And instead of finishing what he was about to say as it probably would have been out of line in the first place considering he'd been about to open his large, opinionated mouth about the stranger asking for boarding, instead his focus fell on the fact that he'd now lost his sight in the most annoying of ways. This hindered the deeply felt need to protect the people closest to him at the moment. So a short, scoffing grunt was let out instead. It wasn't just the three in the now open door jam who'd come to spectate either. While she wasn't standing in full view like the others, Cooryn was there as well. And, sadly, those big crimson eyes of hers that always seemed to catch a sheen off surrounding light weren't the worst hidden part of her as they peeked out from the crawl space under the porch. A long, thin imps tail was perked straight up with curiosity and swishing back and forth sharply above the floor of said porch. With her latest tendency to phase through just about everything without thought, the distracting appendage had no trouble finding its way out of the cramped space she'd sunk herself into. The other children that resided in the temple either didn't know what was happening, or weren't interested. Because they were not snooping about in any way, shape, or form. Last edited Mar 14, 2019