I won't. [ It's not a lie, for once. He plans to keep it unless Saya turns against Diva again. She'd killed Diva once before, and while death in Duplicity isn't permanent, Tsurugi doesn't want to be totally powerless if the worst comes to worst. He has a family to protect.
As for trust, that question is a lot trickier. Does he trust her not to drain him completely? Diva would never hurt him, so long as she kept her senses about her. She had them now, so it was probably safe. Probably. ]
I trust you. [ It's kind of a boner killer though. ] But you know, I wouldn't mind seeing you a liiiittle crazy.
[And it's really that simple. Tsurugi asks and Diva is willing to give, yet again.]
I'll give you a taste of my blood lust if that's what you want.
[As much as she could control herself he was, well, delicious - the tastiest blood she'd ever had. Getting to have a proper drink of it is an exciting prospect to say the least.]
I want to sit in your lap and bite you while you're inside me.
Kinky. [ Tsurugi laughs at that, but it's a little huskier than his usual laugh. Unfortunately, there's a jingle of the door opening in front of him and the sound of Tsurugi straightening up in his chair. ]
Fuck. [ There's a pause as he greets a customer. ] I gotta go, babe. I'll see you tonight. Wear the strappy heels for me.
[ Tsurugi comes home around the time that he normally does in the evenings -- a little after the sun has started to set. Despite her insistence, he doesn't bring her flowers, but he doesn't come home empty handed either. As he pushes the door open with one hand, he balances a drink tray with two cups of hot cocoa in the other. ]
I'm home~ [ He practically sings the words out as he toes off his shoes, leaving them in their place by the door. ]
I passed Starcucks on the way home, so I got us some drinks. It's so cold outside~ [ He's bundled up from head to toe, but still freezing. ]
Eh, did you know they have a discount app now~? Normally, I just get shitty coffee, but I thought I'd try it today...
[She wasn't lying when she said she wasn't mad anymore. The thing about having next to no expectations anymore when it comes to Tsurugi is that she gets to be excited when he does do something sweet. When he shows up with a cup of cocoa for her she's delighted, moving to take the tray from him to set it aside. He gets a quick kiss to his nose first though.]
Mmhmm! It was expensive though, even with the app... [ He's going to stick with his shitty coffee in the future, but whatever, a treat every now and then was okay, right? ]
Yeah, I'm like a popsicle. [ To prove his point, he touches the back of her neck with his bare hands as she's setting the drinks aside. ] You should lick me before I melt.
[She immediately arches her back as his cold fingers touch her skin, yelping with surprise. That was cold! Turning around to face him her brows furrow before she's reaching up to wrap her arms around his neck, not caring that the scarf gets in the way.]
You're easy~ [ He teases, but he pulls away from her, going to get their drinks. ]
C'mon. Let's start the fire~ [ He carries their drinks into the living room, setting the tray back down on the coffee table before he moves to the fireplace. Lighting the fire, he holds his hands out for a moment before he works on unwrapping his scarf, setting it over a chair. Now that they're without a maid again, it will probably stay there overnight unless Diva moves it. The same goes for his sweater which he strips out of and sets aside before moving to grab his cup of coffee and sitting on the couch. ]
If I tell you the truth about why I want your blood, will you promise not to be mad?
[They're both incredibly easy, considering their libidos and how quickly they get in the mood for one another. She follows him into the sitting room, moving to rest beside him once he takes a seat. Her own cup of cocoa feels warm in her hands.
Once again, he's hitting her with a question she wasn't expecting.]
I promise...but I thought it was because you wanted a part of me.
[ It had been an easy lie, and he realizes he should probably just keep it up. What good could come of actually telling her the truth? Still, when it involved family...
... he almost didn't want to lie. ]
I lied a little. [ Or completely. ] You're... incredibly gullible. [ As much as she wanted him to trust her, she really shouldn't trust him. ]
[She seems...disappointed. Not mad but it's obvious from her expression that she's a little hurt. Even so, it wasn't often that Tsurugi actually admitted he'd lied to her. Whatever the reason was for it meant it was important.]
[ Things would be a lot simpler if she treated him for the liar he was. He wouldn't feel nearly as bad taking advantage of her like he did if she could just be smarter about him.
Still, for whatever reason, he did love her. Which was why: ]
I want to be able to protect you. The only way I can do that is if I can kill anyone who might hurt you.
[Unfortunately when it comes to Tsurugi Diva's wearing rose colored glasses. Even if he lied to her and did questionable things from time to time, she still believed in him. She just couldn't help herself.
His answer has her fall silent for a moment, as it all clicks into place. Ah...]
[ She'd said no when he'd asked for some, but the point stood: she was stupid enough to out her sister's weaknesses. He'd told Jon how to kill Chiropterans, yes, but that had been different.
He didn't give a shit about them. That wasn't his family. ]
I'm useless here. [ He stares at his drink. ]
No one stays dead. I can't protect anyone. [ It'd been the only thing he'd been good for back home, and now, he didn't even have that. ]
But if I could slow her down, that'd be good enough.
[There's a flash of bright blue as her eyes glow momentarily at the mention of Jon, her teeth gritting at the thought he knew what her weakness was. Why had Saya been talking to Jon anyway? Why would he have given her sister the benefit of the doubt? Were they friends? Her brows furrow further, only softening when she hears what Tsurugi says next.
He feels useless.
It's a feeling she knows all too well and despite her being stunted emotionally, she could feel empathy about what it was like to have no power. She reaches out with a hand to set it on his thigh, thumb smoothing over the fabric of his pants. If Tsurugi was actually being honest with her...this meant a lot to him.]
You're not useless. You protect me.
[Maybe not in ways that seem obvious to him, but to her she knows it's true.]
She'd be no match for you. You beat me and she's never been able to. [There's a pause, as she takes a sip of her drink.] But...I'll give it to you, if you promise to only use it if there's no other choice.
[ Her hand through the fabric of his pants felt nice, soothing, like the kind of loving touch that he imagined a mother might give. It doesn't occur to him that he could expect the same level of affection from a girlfriend; he understands romantic love even less than he does familial. ]
I don't. [ He sounds firm about that, almost mean. He doesn't protect Diva from anything, even if he wants to. There's nothing he could do here if someone hurt her, or worse, if LIEs decided to mess with them. Murder was a temporary solution at best. ] But I want to.
[ There's an obvious relief of tension in his shoulders when she reminds him how he'd defeated her. It's true that he could probably take Saya easily; he was trained to do so, after all. ]
I'll only use if she comes after you or the cocoons.
[It may be true that there's very little either of them can do if the powers that be decide to mess with them. Hell, they took Tsurugi away from her just to give him back. Both of them were powerless but that didn't mean sentiments didn't matter - they did, especially from Tsurugi when he was being genuine.
He may not be able to protect her but he wants to. That means more to her than he realizes.]
...Then I'll give it to you. I trust you.
[It's a big ask, what he's requesting of her, and as he's bearing his heart to her she's in turn doing the same.]
It's the one thing people wanted me for, you know? My blood. It's the reason I'm still alive and why I was treated the way I was.
[ Tsurugi leans forward to set his drink back on the table and then turns to her, cupping her chin with one hand and tilting her face so he can kiss her cheek. Knowing how she'd been treated, he feels a little guilty being one more person asking for her blood, but it's for her sake and the sake of the empty cocoons. If it came down to it, he'd hurt his family to protect them. He'd always hurt the people he wanted to protect -- even when he didn't want to. ]
I want you for your tits, too. [ It's a joke, one meant to lighten the mood because he can never stay serious for long. ]
Let me treat you really well. [ His hand slid from her chin down to her neck, fingers ghosting over her skin there, until it drifts even lower, brushing against her breast. It's his other coping mechanism -- fucking her until her mind is on something else, something other than whatever sin he'd committed that day.
As he groped her, he tilted his head to the side, leaving his neck exposed. It felt strange, being so vulnerable like this and knowing he was about to get bit, but even though he'd lied earlier, he hadn't lied about the exchange. ]
[It's so easy to just let him do whatever he wants. Leaning into his touch is second nature by now, as he tenderly kisses her cheek and runs his fingers down toward her chest. The squeeze he gives her is reassuring more than anything, his lecherous words getting a small laugh out of her. If he wanted to treat her really well she wouldn't say no, not when he was offering.
The flash of his neck doesn't go unnoticed either, her gaze honing in on it. Despite herself she can't help but feel her mouth water. At least she's not drooling.]
I want you.
[In many, many ways. He was simply irresistible to her. It's her turn to touch him, the pads of her fingertips feather light as she runs them over his jaw and down the side of his neck.]
But I want you inside me like I said, before I take anything else from you.
[ It's Diva's turn to lose her drink as Tsurugi plucks it out of her hand and sets it on the table beside his. She doesn't have to ask him twice; he's already pushing her sideways so she falls onto her back. He tugs her dress up and over her head, tossing it overhead so it falls in a random location. They can worry about it later.
For now, he just wants to touch her. His hands explore her body, her chest, her sides, and eventually one hand dips under the fabric of her panties, sliding a finger in between her slit. His lips find hers, forcing her into a kiss as he rocks his hips against her, the shape of his shaft obvious as it strains his pants. ]
[There goes her drink. While its fate was to end up cold she could, thankfully, warm it up later in the microwave. Right now she's more or less forgotten it once it's taken from her. Tsurugi, is, as usual, right front and center when it comes to her attention.
Back she goes on the couch, her dress peeled off her easily as she positions herself under him. They've done this song and dance thousands of times now and yet it never gets boring. Wherever Tsurugi's hands decide to go she's always eager to have them on her. There's a breathy gasp out of her as he kisses her, his finger already soaked from how wet she's become. If anything it just makes her greedy. As he rocks against her she lifts her hips eagerly, arms wrapping around his neck.]
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As for trust, that question is a lot trickier. Does he trust her not to drain him completely? Diva would never hurt him, so long as she kept her senses about her. She had them now, so it was probably safe. Probably. ]
I trust you. [ It's kind of a boner killer though. ] But you know, I wouldn't mind seeing you a liiiittle crazy.
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[And it's really that simple. Tsurugi asks and Diva is willing to give, yet again.]
I'll give you a taste of my blood lust if that's what you want.
[As much as she could control herself he was, well, delicious - the tastiest blood she'd ever had. Getting to have a proper drink of it is an exciting prospect to say the least.]
I want to sit in your lap and bite you while you're inside me.
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Fuck. [ There's a pause as he greets a customer. ] I gotta go, babe. I'll see you tonight. Wear the strappy heels for me.
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-> time skip to that evening
I'm home~ [ He practically sings the words out as he toes off his shoes, leaving them in their place by the door. ]
I passed Starcucks on the way home, so I got us some drinks. It's so cold outside~ [ He's bundled up from head to toe, but still freezing. ]
Eh, did you know they have a discount app now~? Normally, I just get shitty coffee, but I thought I'd try it today...
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[She wasn't lying when she said she wasn't mad anymore. The thing about having next to no expectations anymore when it comes to Tsurugi is that she gets to be excited when he does do something sweet. When he shows up with a cup of cocoa for her she's delighted, moving to take the tray from him to set it aside. He gets a quick kiss to his nose first though.]
Ah, you really are cold. Like a corpse!
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Yeah, I'm like a popsicle. [ To prove his point, he touches the back of her neck with his bare hands as she's setting the drinks aside. ] You should lick me before I melt.
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[She immediately arches her back as his cold fingers touch her skin, yelping with surprise. That was cold! Turning around to face him her brows furrow before she's reaching up to wrap her arms around his neck, not caring that the scarf gets in the way.]
What if I want you to melt though?
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I dunno. If anyone's gonna get wet here, shouldn't it be you~?
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Mm, yeah. If you keep talking like that it won't take much.
[That being said...fucking can always wait a moment or two. She pulls back just enough to start help peel him out of his winter clothes.]
We shouldn't let our drinks get cold though.
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C'mon. Let's start the fire~ [ He carries their drinks into the living room, setting the tray back down on the coffee table before he moves to the fireplace. Lighting the fire, he holds his hands out for a moment before he works on unwrapping his scarf, setting it over a chair. Now that they're without a maid again, it will probably stay there overnight unless Diva moves it. The same goes for his sweater which he strips out of and sets aside before moving to grab his cup of coffee and sitting on the couch. ]
If I tell you the truth about why I want your blood, will you promise not to be mad?
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[They're both incredibly easy, considering their libidos and how quickly they get in the mood for one another. She follows him into the sitting room, moving to rest beside him once he takes a seat. Her own cup of cocoa feels warm in her hands.
Once again, he's hitting her with a question she wasn't expecting.]
I promise...but I thought it was because you wanted a part of me.
[Was he really not being romantic?]
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[ It had been an easy lie, and he realizes he should probably just keep it up. What good could come of actually telling her the truth? Still, when it involved family...
... he almost didn't want to lie. ]
I lied a little. [ Or completely. ] You're... incredibly gullible. [ As much as she wanted him to trust her, she really shouldn't trust him. ]
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[She seems...disappointed. Not mad but it's obvious from her expression that she's a little hurt. Even so, it wasn't often that Tsurugi actually admitted he'd lied to her. Whatever the reason was for it meant it was important.]
That's because I trust you.
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[ Things would be a lot simpler if she treated him for the liar he was. He wouldn't feel nearly as bad taking advantage of her like he did if she could just be smarter about him.
Still, for whatever reason, he did love her. Which was why: ]
I want to be able to protect you. The only way I can do that is if I can kill anyone who might hurt you.
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His answer has her fall silent for a moment, as it all clicks into place. Ah...]
...You're worried because of Saya?
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[ She'd said no when he'd asked for some, but the point stood: she was stupid enough to out her sister's weaknesses. He'd told Jon how to kill Chiropterans, yes, but that had been different.
He didn't give a shit about them. That wasn't his family. ]
I'm useless here. [ He stares at his drink. ]
No one stays dead. I can't protect anyone. [ It'd been the only thing he'd been good for back home, and now, he didn't even have that. ]
But if I could slow her down, that'd be good enough.
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He feels useless.
It's a feeling she knows all too well and despite her being stunted emotionally, she could feel empathy about what it was like to have no power. She reaches out with a hand to set it on his thigh, thumb smoothing over the fabric of his pants. If Tsurugi was actually being honest with her...this meant a lot to him.]
You're not useless. You protect me.
[Maybe not in ways that seem obvious to him, but to her she knows it's true.]
She'd be no match for you. You beat me and she's never been able to. [There's a pause, as she takes a sip of her drink.] But...I'll give it to you, if you promise to only use it if there's no other choice.
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I don't. [ He sounds firm about that, almost mean. He doesn't protect Diva from anything, even if he wants to. There's nothing he could do here if someone hurt her, or worse, if LIEs decided to mess with them. Murder was a temporary solution at best. ] But I want to.
[ There's an obvious relief of tension in his shoulders when she reminds him how he'd defeated her. It's true that he could probably take Saya easily; he was trained to do so, after all. ]
I'll only use if she comes after you or the cocoons.
of course he does
He may not be able to protect her but he wants to. That means more to her than he realizes.]
...Then I'll give it to you. I trust you.
[It's a big ask, what he's requesting of her, and as he's bearing his heart to her she's in turn doing the same.]
It's the one thing people wanted me for, you know? My blood. It's the reason I'm still alive and why I was treated the way I was.
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emptycocoons. If it came down to it, he'd hurt his family to protect them. He'd always hurt the people he wanted to protect -- even when he didn't want to. ]I want you for your tits, too. [ It's a joke, one meant to lighten the mood because he can never stay serious for long. ]
Let me treat you really well. [ His hand slid from her chin down to her neck, fingers ghosting over her skin there, until it drifts even lower, brushing against her breast. It's his other coping mechanism -- fucking her until her mind is on something else, something other than whatever sin he'd committed that day.
As he groped her, he tilted his head to the side, leaving his neck exposed. It felt strange, being so vulnerable like this and knowing he was about to get bit, but even though he'd lied earlier, he hadn't lied about the exchange. ]
I'll fill you up tonight.
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The flash of his neck doesn't go unnoticed either, her gaze honing in on it. Despite herself she can't help but feel her mouth water. At least she's not drooling.]
I want you.
[In many, many ways. He was simply irresistible to her. It's her turn to touch him, the pads of her fingertips feather light as she runs them over his jaw and down the side of his neck.]
But I want you inside me like I said, before I take anything else from you.
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For now, he just wants to touch her. His hands explore her body, her chest, her sides, and eventually one hand dips under the fabric of her panties, sliding a finger in between her slit. His lips find hers, forcing her into a kiss as he rocks his hips against her, the shape of his shaft obvious as it strains his pants. ]
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Back she goes on the couch, her dress peeled off her easily as she positions herself under him. They've done this song and dance thousands of times now and yet it never gets boring. Wherever Tsurugi's hands decide to go she's always eager to have them on her. There's a breathy gasp out of her as he kisses her, his finger already soaked from how wet she's become. If anything it just makes her greedy. As he rocks against her she lifts her hips eagerly, arms wrapping around his neck.]