idealism | Fuda #39 [video]

Fuda #39 [video]

Just how long can someone stay dead here? Draco has been gone for over a week and he still hasn't come home.

[He sighs, running his fingers through his hair. It's worrying. Hisoka won't take it well if Draco doesn't return soon, and he doesn't know how much his sensitive partner can take.]

[Already regretting he put his thoughts in the journal, he changes the subject.]

Anyway. Welcome to town, new people. I'm Tsuzuki. If you need any help finding a place to stay, or just want to find a temple, I'm always around.

[In fact, if anyone is out to find him, they will be able to find him just where he'd sending the video from, the Tsukino Shrine. Later in the day he will take a walk in the woods to clear his head.]

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Aha- so you remember my name. Excellent.

[He cracks an easy laugh and reaches out with a gloved hand to pat Tsuzuki's shoulder. It takes a great deal of restraint not to reach back and smooth his feathers down, but Zev manages it. Besides.

When they're all fluffed out it is somewhat adorable.]

Hunting. I was tracking a doe for the past hour, but I think I've found more fascinating prey.

[Tsuzuki shakes his head at first, smiling softly. Of course he remembers Zevran's name. He left an impression on him that night. When the hand lands on his shoulder, he blinks rapidly, as if in recognition. It's been a while since he was flirted with, so his first instinct is to look over his shoulder to see if he can see the prey in question.]

[Instead he looks onto Zevran's eyes. They're nothing at all like Muraki's eyes. These are the eyes of someone he could grow to like, even trust.]

Do you always look for prey out here?

Mmm...depends upon the prey. I find that a quick jaunt in the woods can be quite invigorating with the right incentive or company.

[While there is an edge to him- there always will be, sadly, it's not one twisted into something violent. It's wrapped in mischief and flirtation and an easy grin.]

It makes you feel alive, doesn't it?

[He smiles warmly, reaching up to touch him but thinking better of it. There's a strand of pale hair that falls into of Zevran's eyes, and Tsuzuki wants to brush it aside to see if it's as soft as it looks. He'll think about why, later, when the denial isn't working in full.]

[Instead he uses a hushed, cheerful voice, as if he's sharing a secret.]

I know of a bird's nest not too far from here. Come on, I can show you.

There is nothing else quite like following a skittish doe, unseen and unheard for miles and getting close enough to touch her without notice. Better still when she realizes you are there and then does nothing. Just stands, perfect and pure in the winter air.

[He wasn't even hunting for a meal. Tracking is familiar and comforting for it, and such a chase and encounter was an ideal end to this particular hunt. Though finding Tsuzuki instead was more than welcome.

The aborted gesture pulls a puzzled sound from Zevran, an incline of his head, a faint quirk to his brow.]

Oh? This I would like to see.

[The way Zevran describes the hunt calms Tsuzuki, and he has no idea why. It makes perfect sense to him that Zevran would be able to gain the trust of a nervous doe that easily. ~~He had reached out and touched him with no problem, hadn't he?~~

Tsuzuki pulls him along as quietly as he can (which is not that quiet, all things considered) until they can see a nest with two grown birds in it. They show signs of being fed through the summer.]

There they are. They came close to my garden when they had eggs. Their babies are all grown now, though.

[Zev follows without comment or question, though he does snort a bit and lets up on his own attempts to be silent- while following Tsuzuki it does not matter for much. He does make a mental note to offer lessons in stealth.

They weren't crows, and for that he's glad. The fragility of the birds and the compassion presented by this man is interesting to him. A gentle soul. He'd gotten that impression from him when they'd met.]

And you continue to care for them, yes?

[There's only so quiet you can be when you've not been trained to be. Tsuzuki wouldn't say no to some helpful pointers, if Zevran had any.]

[Tsuzuki turns to the elf, eyes shining with contentment since he got to share the secret with someone. Someone that could appreciate how rare and precious it would be to be able to gain a wild animal's trust, nonetheless.]

Yes, now and again. It would help if they could come closer to my house, though.

It may be too noisy for them- or perhaps you've a cat in residence that would make them uncomfortable....besides.

[His eyes flick back to the birds, a soft, somewhat fond smile curling over his lips.]

There is something to be said for the beauty of a free bird.

[There's something about what Zevran says that hits home. Tsuzuki hadn't realized how much of his freedom he willingly gave up, and how much he secretly still hunger for it. Perhaps that's why he likes the birds so much. They can appreciate the freedom in ways he cannot.]

You're right. But I don't think you can really appreciate the beauty of freedom until you know what the alternative is.

So you would cage them to bring them further joy upon their release?

[He quirks a brow at the taller man, puzzled.]

Even if they might appreciate their freedom more afterward...something is lost. Something that cannot ever be regained. [His voice dips into something soft, distantly pained.] Bars linger even after one has been set free.

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Fuda #39 [video]

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[action] i'm so sorry he's so dumb

[action] it's part of what makes him adorable

[action] awww. <3

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