tiir rumibul; oo1

[contemptibility]

Who: Tiir and vatheon!
When: Early afternoon?
Where: In the forest, near the lake.
Style: [I'm lazy okay]
Status: NEVER MIND this suddenly became open thanks to Cal—

[It might sound a bit odd, coming from someone who tries to be honest, but Tiir hates this curse.

... Granted, he hates most of them, but still.

It might've been fine another time, or under different circumstances. Half the time, Tiir wouldn't care if others could see his thoughts, as he'd already be saying them out loud.

With Guriko to look after, however, it's a different story. He can't afford to let her see.

... And he's not as confident as he was months ago.

Thus, his thought bubble blank as he forces himself to think about nothing, he escapes to his usual hiding place: the forest. That is, the one place he can usually count on to be unoccupied.

... Except for right now, apparently—]

Comments

[contemptibility]

[He smiles when he sees her, his own bubble turning pink to mimic hers, as words flicker through it:]

(For her sake—)

I'm never too busy for you, Guriko. Thank you.

[medama]

It's no problem! Guriko is always happy to help Tiir-nii.

[ ... though there is something strange about seeming so happy, despite who (and what) she is.

(Monster.)

An image flashes across her bubble, before she shakes her head, shooing it away. ]

We can stay here for a moment though, if you'd like.

[contemptibility]

I'm very grateful.

[He takes note of the image but forces himself to not think about it for her sake, instead thinking a simple sentence:]

(Please don't suffer.)

[Not entirely meant for her to see, but he makes no attempt to hide it either.

He shakes his head.]

No... we can return now. I can always come back later, if I want—it's not as if the forest will be moving anywhere.

(And I don't want you to see—)

[medama]

[ Guriko nods once, and turns to walk back into the woods. Away from his bubble. She always felt like this was an invasion of privacy... unfair.

Her bubble flashes through the image of Tiir atop a tree, and before long, Tiir launching himself to attack her.

Before she starts walking-- ]

Tiir-nii can tell Guriko anything. He knows that.

(I love you.)

[contemptibility]

[He freezes.]

(What?)

Guriko, I'm sorry [for invading her privacy], but... what was that?

[medama]

[ She freezes. ]

Oh, it was...

[ She hadn't really meant to think about it, but it keeps playing around in her head--mother, father, her brothers, her classmates, her "friends", Tiir--all lashing out on her. Hurting her.

(I deserve it.) ]

Just something I thought about. Guriko is sorry of thinking about you in such a light.

[contemptibility]

[His bubble reflects his conversation with Ryner that day—namely, the question he asked him, as it's the first thing that comes to mind:]

(Do you think of me as a monster, too?)

But this isn't about his issues, and so he shakes his head lightly, both to get rid of the thought and to Guriko's own.]

However you were treated in the past, Guriko... you don't deserve any of it. I won't ask you further if you don't want to talk about it, but know this: you can tell me anything too, all right?

(Because I love you too. No matter what.)]

[medama]

[ Automatically-- ]

Tiir-nii is no monster. Of that, this Guriko is certain!

[ But she nods lightly at his claim, retracing her steps so she's back in front of him, so she can hold his hand.

("It has nothing to do with you, Guriko. You're simply... at the wrong place at the wrong time, as they would say.

It's me. After all, I'm always the problem, aren't I?"

"Tiir-nii, it's not— You're not a problem! Why would you even say that?!

You've been so kind to Guriko... how could you be anything other than wonderful?" )

She sighs. ]

Before Guriko left, there was a curse. A curse which... caused Tiir-nii to not be himself. [ Quickly, she reaches up to press a finger to his lips, silencing whatever apology he might of said. ] There's no need to say anything, because Guriko knows that you were not the Tiir-nii she knows.

It's okay.

[contemptibility]

[He squeezes her hand, allowing her to finish, even though a part of him doesn't want to hear this.]

(I—that's—it can't be—)

[He attacked her.

... There have been many times where Tiir has hated himself, even if he doesn't like to admit it. This is one of those times, right now.

Still holding onto her hand, he kneels down so that he's at eye-level with her, and quietly—]

... Did I hurt you?

[medama]

[ ("Guriko will never see Tiir as a monster. No matter how much you hurt Guriko, or how much of her blood falls today, you are a friend! A brother!

I love you very very much, Tiir-nii, no matter how you or anyone else sees you! You're my hero, and my best friend! So when you call yourself a monster...

... I know you're lying!")

With her free hand, Guriko moves away some of Tiir's bangs, and then forcefully slams their foreheads together. Not too harshly, but enough to "knock him out of it", in a sense. ]

You did not hurt Guriko, you would never do that. Stop being dumb dumb.

[contemptibility]

[He blinks in surprise at that, before laughing.]

Sorry, sorry. I'll try not to be dumb dumb in the future.

('Dumb dumb', indeed.)