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Post by Joseph Ravencrest✾ on May 25, 2023 9:37:39 GMT -5
There was a person with books and baskets, calmly keeping watch over the items. One book was handed out to groups, even when there were more than two people in the group. At least it seemed like each person gained a basket? Most of those taking part seemed to be in pairs however and disinterested in looking around others around them. On the topic of groups though, it seemed like people could take pages out of the book and hand it to other members of their group. He didn't like the idea, but it seemed like the thing to do in order to help each other find the tree decoration items hidden around the area. This meant there was no pressure in doing things fast, just do them properly. Were the pairs of people friends or couples? But Joseph was no better, face still flushed as they held onto Yugos hands. The silver eagle was so good at romantic gestures it seemed, that or just got very good at it in the past few minutes. Words and gestures effected the red heads heart more than anything lustful, but this didn't make him good at figuring out how to properly show reciprocation of affection after being won over. At some point in the months they had been together Yugo had gotten to know him very well without the Ravencrest noticing. Then again, isn't that what happens when two people live together?
That was exactly what happens. At the least, knowing nobody was going to pay either of them much mind was enough to give him a bit more confidence. It wasn't enough to get their scattered mind to think of anything romantic, but it was enough to do something. The young man leaned over, giving the other a kiss on the lips. “Sorry for dragging you away before asking if you even wanted to do the scavenger hunt.” The young man had realized a bit late and a bit close to their destination that asking probably should have been a thing he did.
[attr="class","polarPOSTIT"] Yugo didn’t mind at all being dragged away. He wasn’t one for such detailed things. To him flowers were meant to stay as they were, growing as best they can not to be plucked and used as beautiful decorations. Yet he understood why his lover and partner might see it a different way. His mother and father were like that. She was the Gardener, a wellspring of maternal life force that wasn’t just for him but for all living things under her care. She never once removed a single flower from her garden, she even found the weeds that grew could be tamed with her skills. Yet she was no plant magic user. Her garden was made by her hand and her hand alone. His father was the Winnower, the one who came in and removed problomatic plants and insects. He would never help to plant them, feeling it wasn’t his place to take his wifes activity and make it his. He helped only when she asked him too, as his magic made it easy to remove life without damaging the life around it. [break][break] The two walked for a bit before joseph leaned in and kissed him. The kiss was feather light on his lips, like a soft wind that graces the faceof a homeless vagabond reminding them that it was worth it all to live as a transiant. The experience of the wind upon his lips would have been well worth the trouble one might think this relationship could be given the past of both parties. But to Yugo it wasn’t trouble at all. To him…Joseph was the only one who could be there for him like this. No other could understand what he had gone through, not without being allowed into such a personal space such as his house and life. He pulled joseph closer as they kissed, the young Silver Eagle placed his hand upon the small of his partners back and pulled their hips together. He gently moved his hand from his lovers handheld embrace and using Josephs own hand he gave him the silent permission to remove his mask in a sign of loyalty and love. Only Joseph would ever see the inner Yugo. [break][break] The kiss seemed to last an infinite time, yet by the time it had ended and the two broke their soft yet passionate kiss only a single moment had past. Yugo would smile and replace the mask before kissing Josephs hand and signing to him through touch ‘I love you’. following that he would smile and gently pull his lover with him, using his hand on the small of his back to gently guide the deer like man with him. As the two made their way to the man with the book, Yugo would smirk and casually take one of the books. Yet as he showed it to Joseph and let him take the first look inside, his eyes would notice a group of around 4 people standing just outside of the man with the books notice. Yugo noticed them only because he was constantly looking for threats now, he would never let someone get the jump on him again like George had. “Shall we get going? We may be able to find everything before the tree event starts.” he smiled softly, and took note of the group of young teens looking and scoping out those that got a book.
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Post by Joseph Ravencrest✾ on Jun 11, 2023 19:20:20 GMT -5
One of the things Joseph enjoyed was collecting ingredients for food, or medicine in the wild. Roots, bark, and flowers were some of the things that could be used. A lot more things were edible than people typically knew, just as some things that seem deadly can be used as part of a medicine if processed properly. Flowers looked nice, but many were edible. It was a waste to let the useful ones just come and go in his opinion. He wanted to be creative, because a creative mind is better at thinking outside of the box. When confronting the wendigo with Sol, it took his friend poking him with questions to get the golden dawn out of the frozen feeling of helplessness that comes with relying only on data. It was a creature he had known nothing about until that day, so there hadn't been much in his mind to go off of. He had reacted the same way in Raque too, hadn't he? Even if he acted physically in both times, it had been like the majority of their thoughts and ideas had dried up. The man wanted to be better than the teenager that had been physically unable to speak, blind to the fact that he was better. The Ravencrest had an easier time speaking and could act without being told what to do much easier, even if they still had issues with thinking creatively. They always had been their own worst critique, sometimes blind to just how much progress they have truly made.
That's one of the reasons why it was good that Rizpaw was Josephs partner, their carbon matter elemental spirit. Her pushiness and confidence was good for him in some ways, Yugos love, understanding, and patience were forces that was good for him and made it easier to accept the spirits way of doing things. She had a way of thinking that the golden dawn member didn't understand, but that made sense when dealing with a spirit like her. The only way to actually do that would be to take a good portion of time talking to her about herself, though she was very good at focusing their conversations onto him. The touch of words from Yugo was a good reminder to Joseph which of the two were showing their romancing skills in full display. The two had just as long with each other to learn this sort of thing, yet somehow the far paler of the two had far surpassed him, it felt. When it came to his beloveds hands, he did not struggle against the touch against their back. Walking over was easy enough, taking the basket handed to him. The person gave out the basic rules as they handed things out. It was because of those rules that he closed his eyes when the book was moved towards his face. “You can read the page out loud or tear a page out for me to look at, but only one person gets to look at the book. What is the first riddle for the first item?”
This caused the young man to smile a bit, though face still quite flushed with color. It was a good reminder that his beloved may have an easier time learning some things than Joseph did, they still weren't perfect. It was nice, though the man wasn't sure why. Maybe because to be truly perfect would be a rather dull and boring affair. “Lets go.”
[attr="class","polarPOSTIT"] Joseph was adorable, Yugo had decided. He watched as the young man closed his eyes as he tried to let him see the book and he would chuckle before nodding. Though he didn’t say a word. He knew by his nature that Joseph would keep his eyes closed till he made it clear he had moved the book. And yugo would take full advantage of it. There were far enough away from the man now after getting their supplies and hearing the rules that yugo felt confident that a show of affection would not be too awkward. He leane din gently and with a loving and gentle touch he fixed a bit oh hair that had fallen over josephs face. He didn’t know what possesed him to do or say what he next did. It was like his energy had been spiking in a way he had not felt since he first gained his grimoire and was finally able to leave the confines of his home. He gently kissed him on the forehead and smiled. He had yet to even look in the book and he would smirk. “ the first one is easy. What is the most lovely flower a man can wear?” he would smile and smirk, and before Joseph could answer, but not before he let him have enough time to process the question he would pull hime into a deep and loving kiss.his new body was full of vital life energy, with the Spring came a new vigor for life, a desire to live and love and laugh and change and grow. [break][break] It all started with Joseph coming into his life and his home. It was like the cold bitter nature of the house he had been living in…well… not living, he realized mid thought. Just surviving… but now it was like his home, where once had been dust and cobwebs and a cold lonely home it was now once again coming to life. Two servents stayed in the house as they traveled and lived and moved around the country. Jervil, the Head Steward and Valet to Yugo and Mari, the fresh faced maid. Bothw ere children of the maids and servents of his father and mother and when contacted by yugo they gladly joined his house as their parents once did for his father and mother. Between them, and his partner and boyfriend Joseph… the home was clean,and warm and lively. He would finally answer the riddle. “Tulips, perhaps we can find it in the garden nearby. There are even rare butterflies that make their home within the gardens here. I doubt their beauty could rival yours but I would still like to see them. Shall we go?” his eyes looked for the 4 young men as he broke the kiss, but they were gone it seemed. Having moved on to somewhere else.
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Post by Joseph Ravencrest✾ on Jun 18, 2023 18:54:43 GMT -5
Joseph had full and complete trust in Yugo. It was one of the few people they didn't mind having their eyes closed for. To the golden dawn member? To see everything meant a lot to him. The full truth of the world, blinded not by any sights nor sounds. There was a reason the man had originally joined the magic knights as an azure deer, as well as why he had been readily accepted despite having been considered a commoner at that point. Not knowing nor seeing something and not remembering something or someone were all some of his greatest fears. There was no way to exaggerate how much the ability to see meant to them. His first spell was a map type in the sensory category. Even their magic felt built for collecting information and using it with how it was set up. Having his eyes closed towards their pale boyfriend was no small gesture, though the red head treated it as such. It felt like a signal that the books contents were certainly gone from the young mans direct gaze when the sensation of hair being moved by a gentle touch. The kiss on his forehead was a bit unexpected, a gesture that symbolized affection and respect for someone. This was certainly a bold statement. Respect for someone like him, with corpse like eyes and a past that seems to get darker the more that's uncovered.
No. As hard as it was for him to look well at himself, it was possible for Yugo to feel that way. The affection had been a given, but the idea of anyone feeling respect for him was harder. This made it hard to register the riddle, one that the man couldn't comprehend. At this point their eyes were back open. Each flower had a meaning behind it, could there really be a best? Josephs flushed face was increasingly looking more and more confused. His brain didn't have enough time to fully register and question things at a deeper level before something unexpected happened. Yugo kissed him on the lips? This was a first, maybe a sign the other had become a little bolder. It wasn't the sort of thing either of them were used to, though the Ravencrest had likely jumped to it first due to how pent up their emotions used to be. They still had a lot of emotions buried, but there were also more he had dug up from its hiding spot inside and let go. He also was now better at letting more out in the open, though not with everyone. This was definitely a welcome change, though it wouldn't mean the red head was going to crazily lean into kissing anytime soon. When it came to things like that, it seemed clear which one had more stamina in that area so far. If things started moving too fast they would say so, but everything was nice so far.
Having a moment where they could just be together and enjoy the event was nice. Was that the riddle Yugo had spoken before the kiss, or a way to mention love? It would be the best looking flower on any person, a blossom that could bring out ones most lively self. One of his hands raised up a bit after the kiss was over, reaching towards his lips a bit before the comment on tulips was made. Going from the first time Yugo initiated a kiss on the lips them self to back into the conversation of the scavenger hunt was quite intense for the red head. That was when he realized why Yugo might have picked it, because some cultures see it connected to the concept of a perfect love. There were other flowers that also symbolized love though? Well, he would trust the other with this. “Would they put tulip ornaments around a tulip garden? We can look there.” Yes, the items they are searching will end up as the ornaments to use for tree decorating.
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