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off to the underworld they go.

[necrophor]

[ a sense of excitement bubbled up within adder as he readied the portal to head to the underworld for a few hours. normally, he would disappear on his own to check on some things but this time to decided to bring someone with him. not just anyone either even if they had a very unlikely bond with one another, adder found himself drawn to hyunki. he could not explain it at all but for once he did not feel the need to.

once he had everything set, he went to find the guy in question. when he did find him, he tried to hug him from behind. touch being a new experience for him as well, especially someone not recoiling from it. ]

Ready to go yet? If you need someone to tell you that you're the fairest in the land.... [ a light tease, really. ]

[fagaceae]

[ Hyunki was close to bursting with excitement. Someone like him, who craved seeing the world in all its angles, all of its facets, getting to visit the Underworld. There were no words to describe how grateful, and amazed he was to even get the chance. He's still trying to find the words when Adder finds him, and the hug is a surprise, even if Hyunki heard him come in. He gives a tiny, pleased yelped, his hands curling on top of Adder's immediately, keeping him in place, right here.

He has to grin, shaking his head. ]

I could never be the fairest with you around. But I'm ready. I'm very very ready. [ He leans in a little. Take him away, Adder. ]

[necrophor]

[ there might be faint nuzzling of hyunki's neck but adder would claim the moving around made it happen. he still needed to gain confidence in being able to touch and the very same with being touched. the fear of being pushed aside or worse lingered and probably would for awhile still.

the words earned a huff of breath, which with their proximity puffed out against hyunki's neck, close to his ear. ]

Sorry, dear, you're absolutely the fairest of them all. But yes, let's go. [ pulling away, he led them to the portal he created, the shadows twisting and turning in the area, which pulsed with a green like energy. everything with adder surged with green. ]

You might feel a little cold when we pass through but it'll be warmer inside. [ if adder had more of a dirty inclination he would have added a that's what she said after that.

but instead, he pulled them forward and after they made it through the portal they stepped into what literally looked like a jungle mixed with a rain forest. it even had a waterfall and a cave tucked behind it. ]

Welcome to my secret - lair.

*secret garden*. wink wink.

[necrophor]

[ nightmares pounded through adder's body, the visions of blood poured over him and screams clawed away at his skin. he jerked awake with a gasp, twisting himself out of the bed, he moved towards the door to lead him outside. heaving in air once he managed it, blurry eyes looking everywhere until they landed on something. no, someone.

hyunki. ]

Do - you ever go inside? [ he asked, tone sounding more fragile than usual, frayed right at the edges. ] Do you - mind if....can I sit with you?

[ he felt foolish to ask but the memories of not too long ago were too fresh in his mind to be alone at the moment. ]

[fagaceae]

[ Hyunki's sleeping patterns were strange. And there were nights where being indoors didn't sit well with him, and he chose to curl up in a tree to sleep instead. Tonight, he just wasn't really tired, and so he just sat on the porch of the house, communing, replenishing his energy with meditation and communication.

His mild trance is disrupted by the door opening, though, and Hyunki looks up, seeing Adder staggering out of the house. A frown immediately sets on his features, as he gestures to the empty floor next to him. ]

I go inside, sometimes. But I don't need that much sleep. [ He cannot help the way he reaches out, fingers carding through the hair at the side of Adder's head. ]

Are you okay? You look - out of sorts. Breathe slowly. Follow mine, if you need.

[necrophor]

[ sitting down, adder easily leaned into the touch and by extension hyunki's body. a kind of warmth flooded over his body and he decided to follow his breathing. in and out slowly, a kind of ebb to it, which reminded him of the river styx. a place he greatly missed and the swamp just did not compare whatsoever without charon there in his boat. ]

You keep - taking care of me. [ adder muttered, a twinge of a smile pulling at his lips, which surprised him. ]

What would you like this time? You already have my name. [ his fingertips brushed along the side of hyunki's hair in a similar way he did for him. ] You remind me of moonlight sometimes.

at some point, some time.

[unfurious]

[she is thankful for text. even so, she stood in front of her mirror for a good ten minutes first, brushing her hair, applying a little gloss, fixing a dress and a smile that he couldn't even see.]

hyunki? i'm allie. i don't think we've ever properly spoken before. i hope you can forgive that rudeness.

[fagaceae]

Hi, Allie. It's nice to meet you.

What rudeness?

[unfurious]

the rudeness of not introducing myself sooner, of course! it's unforgivable.

fortunately i'm led to believe that you're the gracious type.

[minsu]

[as promised, there's a little box outside of hyunki's...well, adder's room not long after their conversation. contents: condoms, cherry flavored lube, two bottles of water, washcloths, some flower petals, a container of dark chocolate brownies and some of the strawberries that devan is helping him grow.

oh, and a hand-drawn outline of a body with x's in various places, along with the advice "try touching here!" and "lick here!" etc. just in case you needed some ideas.]

[fagaceae]

[ Hyunki spends a long time, sitting in the hammock and rocking gently, looking at the contents of the bag. Especially the drawing.

Maybe he tries tasting the lube. Maybe it's weird. Finally, he does text Minsu, his heart full of gratitude. ]

thank you for the supplies, Minsu. I will let you know how things went, once Adder is back from his business trip.

So if you'd like to visit and tell me more about this drawing of yours, the door is open. He is not currently here. He is not even in this realm at all. I miss him.

[minsu]

[business trip. the words put a little pout on minsu's lips, because it means hyunki has to wait to be with him. it's a lot like when sage has to go to the swamp, days and nights when minsu misses him too.

so of course he'll come and keep hyunki company, and hopefully distract him from his loneliness. and brings him a snack while he's at it.]

I made pumpkin bread! It's almost that time of year, you know?

[minsu]

[it's early, but hopefully not too early. minsu's in the kitchen, fixing himself some toast before he starts on the house breakfast, looking out the window at the trees when a question occurs to him:]

are you awake?

[that's not the real question. unfortunately.]

[fagaceae]

[ Hyunki has had his customary couple of hours of necessary, proper sleep - actually, he's had some more than that, because well, these days, he was spending a lot more energy than he was used to, after all.

But he's awake, half of his face smushed against Adder's shoulder as he spoons him, content - that is, until he blinks at his phone, frowning a little. ]

yes
is there something wrong?

[minsu]

oh no, everything's good! everything's perfect. that's what made me wonder, actually.

do trees orgasm? i mean, i know they don't, not like us. but is there like, a tree equivalent to pleasure?

[strewn]

[ Dal couldn't have predicted that shopping for clothes would be so much fun. For some reason, he thought it was going to be stressful.

But the company was really nice and Hyunki's a good person to have at your side when you need help being patient with yourself. Dal's grateful for that. And for the fact that he has clothes that fit now.

There's a good chance he's said his thanks about fifty times since they started back to the house. He's saying it again as they walk up to the door to Hyunki and Adder's room. ]

I'm really grateful for your help today, really, [ he says, clutching his bags of treasure. ] I'm- I'm excited to show off what I got.

[fagaceae]

[ Hyunki, for the fiftieth time, waves a dismissive hand. He loves shopping, he loves helping, and getting to combine the two, as well as making a new friend, is a complete win for him. Especially when Adder is absent and Hyunki misses him. ]

Please, I loved it. [ He all but throws himself onto the hammock, letting it sway into the tall grass, Hyunki immediately making himself comfortable, imitating a small cat as he waves Dal closer. ]

Make yourself at home! Anyway, it really was my pleasure. You can consider you did me a favor, I need the distraction when Adder is away, otherwise I just mope around.

[necrophor]

i love you so fucking much.

[fagaceae]

And I love you just as much, baby.

Is there something the matter, or did you just want to say that? Not that I’m complaining, mind you.

[necrophor]

[ the first time it happened, they were cooking together with nothing out of the ordinary until hyunki reached up to grab or something, gifting adder with the sight of lace. at first, he thought nothing much about it because topsiders wore plenty of things he never understood. the fashion trends throughout the centuries had been odd at best but he tried to adapt as best as he could.

when it happened again, though, adder took a little more notice of the red lace this time greeting him as hyunki's shirt rose as he hugged someone.

interesting.

but they were not alone and adder never wanted to embarrass hyunki so he kept the questioning to himself and made a mental note to ask later.

sadly, they were too busy from there for him to bring it up but one night two weeks later after he first saw the sight, he could not hold it in any longer - ]

Are you wearing lingerie? [ to be honest, he probably could have worded it in a more gentle way but tended to be blunt more often than not.]

I might - be mistaken but it looked like you were wearing something lacy here and there the past couple of weeks.

[ he let out a slow breath, moving onto his knees on the bed, trying to reach for hyunki. ] You know I'll be into anything you are, right?

[fagaceae]

[ It was kind of a new fancy. He'd talked about t with Rae, one day, when he'd seen him wearing a full set of lingerie, and curiosity got the best of him. After all, Hyunki was curious about most things, especially when it was about humans and their quirks. Rae had talked about how much he enjoyed it, the way it made him feel and how it looked on him and how he wished it wouldn't be so associated with being too feminine.

Which, honestly - Hyunki cared very, very little about that part. He was aware that toxic masculinity was a thing, for humans, but he was not really affected by it; he had been raised in a pretty matriarchal society, and didn't see any flaw in embracing feminine traits.

And, so, he found himself getting a few pairs of lacy underwear for himself, just to try it out, for the sake of it. He didn't talk to Adder about it, mainly because he didn't think there was a need for it - it was nothing, really. He just... liked, how pretty the underwear was, how it made him want to sway his hips a little more as he walked, how he had this lacy, sexy secret under his pants.

He didn't think anyone had noticed, including Adder. But - how wrong he was. The day Adder brought it up, Hyunki was wearing his favorite pair - a red, tight, mesh-and-lace combo that felt heavenly against his skin, and then Adder asked, and Hyunki found himself flushing, looking sharply from his book. ]

I - um. [ He was about to just say yes, but then Adder talked again, and Hyunki's brain kicked into gear, his look turning a little more heated. ]

Are you saying you're into the idea?

[necrophor]

[ from the very beginning, the titans were underestimated by all the others, chained and locked away like animals with little regard for them again. other than the taunting and sneering comments, of course, so who should really be surprised by what ended up happening? the titans were released, freed, by sources unknown but the endless list offered little clues when the queen of the gods had countless enemies. she created chaos worse than any other being in all the cosmos combined. a feat and because of this the elders of the universe allowed the for the uprising.

for his involvement as one of the big three, the titans targeted him too and stole him away to the land between lands. the breath between breaths. a thin line between what could be and what should be. night and day, the crows feasted on his flesh, tearing him apart before he snapped back together. pure agony radiated from every inch of him until he found himself blinking against a sudden darkness.

his hands clutched onto - sheets? blood clung to his skin as he moved and whimpered to sit up. the room he shared with hyunki sharpened into focus around him much to slowly for someone with his abilities. speaking of, the pain should have left him already and yet.

stumbling from the bed, he left trails of blood on the way to the bathroom, almost gasping at his own reflection. he looked like actual death, paler and with the darkest circles underneath his eyes. shivers ran up and down his entire body now covered in the ugliest scars. it looked as if someone had sewn together his skin in the wrong way. why hadn't he healed already and looked like himself?

he tried to call onto the fire and shadows but nothing happened. instead, another wave of pain shook him and he had to clutch onto the sink hard to keep from buckling. had he tried so normally he would have jerked the entire sink from the wall but now? it only ached his fingers and left his nails bloody where he dug them in too hard. ]

[fagaceae]

[ Sometimes, there were days, weeks, if not even - more rarely bust still - months, in between times where Hyunki got to spend time with Adder. It'd been worse lately, worse in a way that worried him, because he couldn't get in touch with Adder. He could feel him, knew he was alive, but sometimes that knowledge stuttered, sometimes it hurt, and Hyunki didn't know what to do.

What to do, who to speak to, where to try and find Adder. Before, he knew not to worry, because Adder would communicate, would tell him about his whereabouts, or his plans, or the work he was doing. But lately... nothing. Absolutely nothing, aside from the flashes of feeling through their bond.

Hyunki used his new powers to travel to the Underworld, to go look for Adder, but he was turned back and away quickly, for his own protection. Asked for help from the Hounds, begged and pleaded as they forced him to go back home, to wait for Adder's return.

As time went on nd their bond felt stretched like a rubber band, thin and ready to snap, Hyunki became... listless. Tried to involve himself into other things - he was still putting together his plan to smuggle orphans and oppressed people from his home realm, working on it to try and not just obsess over Adder's whereabouts.

But he's still feeling lost. There's a hole in his chest, growing wider every day, making him feel numb but also sort of always snapping, feeling coiled like a spring, or - a snake. And after another evening of gritting his teeth through everything, suddenly, there's a shift in the air. Hyunki drops the plate he was washing back in the sink, soap suds flying around everywhere.

The rubber band of the bond didn't snap, it suddenly tightened. Hands shaking, Hyunki runs off from the kitchen to the room he shares with Adder, finding himself staring at blood on the bed, trailing along on some flowers, and Hyunki's breath catches in his chest as he follows it.

Here he is. Here he is, here he is, here he is. Here he is, covered in blood, looking unlike himself, looking - in pain, looking half dead, looking - Hyunki's eyes widen, and he rushes forward, not caring about the blood he gets all over his hands and clothes as he holds onto Adder without hesitation. ]

Adder? Adder. Oh Gods, Adder, sit down, shit, I'll help you, I'm here, love, I'm here. Oh shit, shit, shit, careful, careful.

[packin]

[ Rock fell asleep dreaming of doing the same thing he was doing when he was awake: running and running and running. He doesn't even remember why he was running, but there's a sinister feeling to it in his dreams.

Running away from something? He can't think of what he'd be running from. Whatever it is, it feels like it's getting closer.

And closer. And closer and-

He bolts upright, shaking and panting and with the feeling that his head's in a vice. Pressing his palms to his temples, he tries to get his bearings. Where is he? How did he get here? When did he transform back? Everything's very... muddy. ]

[fagaceae]

[ The morning dawns in the same usual way on the forest - dew on leaves and the steady rise in sounds as the animals wake up, as the fae wake up, too. It's a normal day so far, not much to say about it, and so Hyunki does the thing he does most days - off to the stream he is for a wash.

He doesn't expect to find a boy curled up on the ground by the stream. A boy that obviously isn't fae, which means he was led here... He looks like he's extremely confused, too.

For a little while, Hyunki observes, concealed in a nearby tree, looking down at the boy and waiting to see what he's about to do. And then, finally, Hyunki drops to the ground on his feet, almost soundless despite the 10 foot drop. ]

You're not meant to be here. [ He says the words slowly, but without any aggression or threat to them. He's just stating a fact. ] You're in danger, being here.