ᅠ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ᅠ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗂 . ᅠ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ᅠ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ π° i wear the 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘦 like 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 could °π ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

it's okay. ( shuffling away from the crumbs .. looking a bit concerned for him, holding a hand up. ) what have you been.. uhm, eating lately?

❝𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞. 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬. 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐎𝐡-𝐨𝐡-𝐨𝐡, 𝐨𝐡-𝐨𝐡-𝐨𝐡❞

ehh..?

( OH MY WORD. A MAN CAN'T EVEN WASH HIS FACE IN PEACE! ) ( deep sigh, retrieving the bell from his yukata, cupping it. )

i can hear you from where i am, laios. ( lifts the bell, dangling it carefully. with as much care, he speaks; ) it's for emergencies, you know?

a ..? ( for a moment, all he can do is clench his jaw at the request. deep within ... he knows it's so genuine that he must release the tension. ) what brought this up, if i may ask?

marcille ... ah .

HGH. la ios .

i — i am here, though

( a deep sigh, a coin held in his hand, flipped and carefully observed. he's trying to recall what he'd been told about those ... insects. )

( wilting a bit before straightening up. ) hien and benichidori are wandering the city ... i figured a bit a down time would do them well.

⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Meals are ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The Special Privilege of ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The Living. ⠀

⠀⠀ 𝐼'𝑀 𝑂𝐾𝐴𝑌 𝑊𝐼𝑇𝐻 𝐼𝑇, ⠀—𝑇𝐻𝐼𝑆 𝑇𝐼𝑀𝐸 𝐼'𝑀 𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐷𝑌 𝑇𝑂 𝐴𝐶𝐶𝐸𝑃𝑇 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑂𝑈𝑇𝐶𝑂𝑀𝐸. ⠀⠀