text | un: fotia

[burningfree]

[It was like, 3 in the morning, and Lio was laying in bed while restlessly typing this on his phone, the subject of the post laying next to him and almost certainly drooling in his sleep.]

To whom it may concern.

If you see an idiot firefighter running around the city shirtless at any point, look with your eyes, not your hands. Actually, I'd prefer if you kept your eyes above the chin.

He's mine.

[Happy first day of Sanguis!]

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text | un: mrfancyhat

[thetaintedsorrow]

You do know where you are, right?

[burningfree]

Why do you think I made this post?

[thetaintedsorrow]

Just saying it's a little unrealistic to think that people aren't gonna ogle eyecandy in a world where the moons make you horny. Touching is one thing, looking is another.

[burningfree]

Moons or not, I'm pretty sure anyone with a modicum of decency can exercise the bare minimum of self control and not follow someone around with their eyes - especially if they know said person is taken.

Consider this a warning, regardless. If I catch someone staring, I won't be so kind.

[thetaintedsorrow]

You're banking on the fact that people around here have any kind of decency when they're that horny. You have more faith in them than I do.

[He can't talk, Cordis makes him absolutely shameless. Actually, hang on, which moon is in effect right now, he's so bad at remembering anything but Cordis...

Ah. Sanguis. Makes sense.]

Ah, I get it. It's a Sanguis thing, right? Gotta claim what's yours. Or what you think is yours, anyway.

What does your boytoy have to say about this?

[burningfree]

Wait, what?

[It's Sanguis?

Lio pulled up his calendar on his phone, checked the little moon phase in the corner...]

I don't even know if I'm Sanguis. I just got here.

And don't you dare call him that.

[thetaintedsorrow]

Well, have you been feeling any different lately? Sometimes your first mooncycle can be kinda mild. Especially if it's only the first day.

What is he then? Your boyfriend? That's cute. Either way I gotta wonder if he'd be into this whole possessiveness thing.

[burningfree]

How would I know?

[He was feeling irritable, and couldn't get the idea of others looking at Galo the way he looks at Galo out of his head, but he chalked that all up to it being a rather stressful day.]

It doesn't have a label yet - but it isn't him I'm worried about, he isn't the type to be unfaithful. I'm worried about others not keeping their eyes or their hands to themselves.

[thetaintedsorrow]

I mean, I'm Cordis, so I dunno exactly how you'd feel, but the whole possessiveness thing is pretty typical of Sanguis. So is bloodlust. If you start wanting to tear anybody that so much as looks at this guy apart you can probably safely say that you're Sanguis. Unless you're just like that normally.

I guess if I had an actual steady partner I'd feel the same way. It's a lot easier just to fuck around and not let feelings get involved though, trust me.

Sounds like it's a little too late for you on that front, though.

[burningfree]

[Lio... couldn't say, if he was like this normally. The way he felt about Galo, even before they arrived in this place, he could safely say he'd never felt that way about anyone before. They were connected, inseparably, after everything they'd done together, and wouldn't it make sense that he'd feel a little protective of that?

Wouldn't it make sense he'd tear apart just about anyone that sought to hurt Galo, or their relationship?

Maybe not.]

I don't want what's easy. I want this, what I have now.

[thetaintedsorrow]

[That's...certainly admirable, to not just take the easy route. Chuuya has been burned before, so maybe he's just a little bit bitter about the whole being in a relationship thing, but this kind of dedication is something you don't see everyday, and whoever this Fotia guy is seeing must be a pretty lucky guy.

Not that Chuuya will say as much.]

You're a pretty stubborn guy, huh?

I'm not gonna say it's not impossible to keep people from looking, but maybe some people will heed your warning and keep their eyes to themselves.

Who knows? Maybe he'll end up making a post like this for you too.

[burningfree]

You wouldn't be the first to call me stubborn.

[Though the last guy who called him that ended up thrown fifty feet through the air into a building.

That suggestion, that Galo would be jealous on his behalf, though, is a bit surprising.]

... I doubt it. People don't stare at me the way they stare at him.

[thetaintedsorrow]

Join the club. Better to be stubborn than just do whatever people want you to do, right?

[Tiny guys that can toss people around like ragdolls solidarity.]

Not gonna lie, I'm kinda curious to see what this guy looks like, if he catches that much attention.

I'll play nice and keep my eyes above the neckline if I see him at least.

[Maybe. Actually probably not. Galo is a fine specimen, and if he's running around shirtless it would be hard not to look. Good luck with enforcing that, Lio.]

[burningfree]

You make a poor first impression for someone I think I could actually get along with, you know that?

People have been jokingly asking me for pictures. Even if I were willing to share them - which I'm not - I don't have any to share regardless.

But it's not just the lack of shirt that makes him eye-catching. He's loud, and has a spiked head of blue hair. I'll admit, yes, I have my work cut out for me.

[thetaintedsorrow]

Hey, I just try and tell like it is. Plus it's harder to make a good impression online. Not like you can see my handsome face like this.

[Unless Lio clicked on his profile but that's not the point. The point is Chuuya is kind of a dumbass, but at least he made some kind of lasting impression, even if it isn't a good one.]

Take some then. Can't hurt. They've got all kinds of technology here. Even if you take some you don't have to share them.

Blue hair, huh? Wouldn't be the first time I've seen it here. If the guy is loud and built like a brick house on top of that then yeah, good luck.

[burningfree]

Somehow I doubt that would help all that much.

[Bit of a burn, there, but at least he wasn't denying Chuuya was handsome - not that he was about to go looking.]

I will. Just haven't thought to do it yet for some reason.

His spikes are more prominent than his hair color, I think, but maybe that's just me.

[thetaintedsorrow]

[Well, what did he expect, really? Obviously this guy isn't interested in looking at anyone else, so Chuuya's pretty face isn't going to help his case here.]

Gee, thanks.

Well now you can.

Spiky blue hair? Yeah, that's pretty distinct. I gotta wonder how guys like that manage to defy gravity with their hair.

Not that I'd have any problem with that. That's kinda my thing.

[burningfree]

Wouldn't you rather not be judged by appearances?

[Lio smirked, though obviously Chuuya couldn't see it.]

It partly seems to want to stick up that way on it's own, from what I've seen, though he does use plenty of hair gel.

I don't have any room to judge. I spend plenty of time on my hair, too.

[thetaintedsorrow]

Given how people like to call me small when they see me in person yeah, I guess so.

Sounds hard to keep up with. Glad mine lays down most of the time.

So do I. I have yet to find a shampoo as good as what I used at home though.

[burningfree]

Oh I understand that sentiment. I'm short too.

I'll use anything, but now that I actually have the luxury of choice, I prefer rose scented products - for my skin and my hair both. Despite having lived in pretty dire conditions in the past, it was my one thing I remained diligent about.

Call me vain, but I care about personal presentation.

Particularly since people have the same sort of reaction to seeing me in person as well.

[thetaintedsorrow]

Yeah? Well then, guess we have more in common than I first thought.

Rose-scented stuff, huh? You have good taste. I like the smell too. That and sandalwood are my favorites. And I know about roughing it from growing up on the streets, so I get you. Didn’t matter how poor I was, I always managed to keep clean and smell nice. Except right after a fight, of course.

That makes two of us. But hey, that just means we gotta be twice as loud and flashy as everybody else, right?

[burningfree]

Can't say I'm loud, but flashy has always been my style.

I didn't really think I'd run into someone else here that I shared so much in common with. You remind me of one of my generals, actually, if he were slightly more refined.

What's your name? I'm Lio Fotia.

[thetaintedsorrow]

Nothing wrong with that.

Always a surprise when that happens. Can’t say I’ve met too many people here that I have much in common with either. But a general, huh? That must make you some kinda leader then, right? If so we’ve got even more in common than we thought.

[Being called “refined” makes him preen though. Not something he hears very often, actually.]

Chuuya Nakahara. You can call me Chuuya if you want. And Lio, huh? Sounds kinda regal.

bff material right here

[burningfree]

The coincidences are stacking up. You're right, I'm the leader of Mad Burnish, a resistance group that was fighting the government's systemic oppression and imprisonment of our people.

[If Chuuya preens at being called refined, Lio snorts and feels a little pang of undeserved pride at being called 'regal.']

It's a nice thought, but I can't claim any sort of noble background. I was born in Detroit.

[A short pause.]

I have no idea if that means anything to you. It means something to people in my world.

Truth

[thetaintedsorrow]

Really? Holy shit. I hope you guys were able to come out on top. The kind of leading I do is totally different.

Detroit, huh? I’m from Yokohama, Japan, myself. Never been to the U.S.

It’s a city that exists in my world. Why? Is it gone in yours or something?