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sevenhorrors2025-10-09 07:55 am
sevenhorrorsmods) wrote in sevenhorrors2025-10-09 07:55 am
[feeling homesick?]
Who: the student body
When: October 9
Where: anywhere outside!
What: set fire to the rain
Warnings: some people might get chewed on by a fox
[On the morning of October 9th, a bright, almost ethereal glow flares from the rooftop]
[It lasts but a few seconds and can be seen from anywhere outside, as well as through the windows of the school. though it dissipates quickly, small bursts of light remain scattered in the sky, slowly floating down to the earth below. they are. . .]
[. . . small tongues of blue fire? they dance in the air like playful sprites, wiggling this way and that, inviting you closer with their whimsical shimmies. should you get too close to these sprites, you will hear a familiar voice echoing in your head. it is the voice of someone very close to you! someone you cared for. someone you once loved very, very much. someone you miss. someone you would do anything to see again]
[touch these tongues of blue flame, and that same person will appear before you, smiling with their hand extended. you will feel compelled to take it, almost as if you are in a trance. almost as if you cannot resist]
[the apparitions of your loved ones will attempt to guide you into the forest. characters who touch the flames will be reduced to a dreamlike state and compelled to follow them. this trance can be broken by another character with either a) a solid punch/stab/any kind of inflicted pain or b) a kiss. this knowledge is not known ICly, so you better get to experimenting!! if the trance is broken, the apparition will vanish in a whirlwind of blue fire with an irritated shriek, leaving nothing behind but a sense of loss and forlorn longing in the character who was affected]
[should a character's trance not be broken before they reach the woods. . . well. the apparition of their loved one will smile wickedly as it sprouts blue fox ears and three fluffy, blue tails at its back. its eyes will turn white, its teeth sharp, as its entire body shifts and morphs into a four-legged kitsune with blue fur and white-socked feet. the trance will be broken right as it attacks, as it attempts to sink teeth into its victim's neck and tear them limb from limb. whoops! looks like you got suckered into a miniboss fight!]
[the kitsune are pretty quick on their feet! they are difficult to hit, and their bites hurt, leaving an icy-hot sensation crawling across the skin at the site of the wound. they cannot be killed, but they can be injured with typical weapons (their blood oozes dark black), and they tend to balk when faced with more than one opponent. if you have a friend with you to fend them off, they are more likely to flee than not, curling up into balls of fur and popping out of existence with a bright blue spark of heat. the buddy system will be invaluable here!]
When: October 9
Where: anywhere outside!
What: set fire to the rain
Warnings: some people might get chewed on by a fox
[On the morning of October 9th, a bright, almost ethereal glow flares from the rooftop]
[It lasts but a few seconds and can be seen from anywhere outside, as well as through the windows of the school. though it dissipates quickly, small bursts of light remain scattered in the sky, slowly floating down to the earth below. they are. . .]
[. . . small tongues of blue fire? they dance in the air like playful sprites, wiggling this way and that, inviting you closer with their whimsical shimmies. should you get too close to these sprites, you will hear a familiar voice echoing in your head. it is the voice of someone very close to you! someone you cared for. someone you once loved very, very much. someone you miss. someone you would do anything to see again]
[touch these tongues of blue flame, and that same person will appear before you, smiling with their hand extended. you will feel compelled to take it, almost as if you are in a trance. almost as if you cannot resist]
[the apparitions of your loved ones will attempt to guide you into the forest. characters who touch the flames will be reduced to a dreamlike state and compelled to follow them. this trance can be broken by another character with either a) a solid punch/stab/any kind of inflicted pain or b) a kiss. this knowledge is not known ICly, so you better get to experimenting!! if the trance is broken, the apparition will vanish in a whirlwind of blue fire with an irritated shriek, leaving nothing behind but a sense of loss and forlorn longing in the character who was affected]
[should a character's trance not be broken before they reach the woods. . . well. the apparition of their loved one will smile wickedly as it sprouts blue fox ears and three fluffy, blue tails at its back. its eyes will turn white, its teeth sharp, as its entire body shifts and morphs into a four-legged kitsune with blue fur and white-socked feet. the trance will be broken right as it attacks, as it attempts to sink teeth into its victim's neck and tear them limb from limb. whoops! looks like you got suckered into a miniboss fight!]
[the kitsune are pretty quick on their feet! they are difficult to hit, and their bites hurt, leaving an icy-hot sensation crawling across the skin at the site of the wound. they cannot be killed, but they can be injured with typical weapons (their blood oozes dark black), and they tend to balk when faced with more than one opponent. if you have a friend with you to fend them off, they are more likely to flee than not, curling up into balls of fur and popping out of existence with a bright blue spark of heat. the buddy system will be invaluable here!]
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š© has a big sword but heās new
š© dead?
š© KONGXU IS HOLDING HANDS?
jogging to catch up]
Professorā¦! Whoās that?
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[ her voice is enough to embarrass him into immediately letting go of yqy's hand,
he speaks smoothly, clasping his wrist behind his back ]
... My sect leader. Zhangmen-shixiong, Eowyn is this shidi's 'classmate' here.
[ yqy tucks his hands in his sleeves, pausing in his step just long enough to offer her a small bow ]
"Eowyn-guniang. Thank you for looking after this one's shidi."
[ Kongxu shoots him a dirty look. yqy probably sees the dirty look but does not seem to react. they resume walking ]
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[she follows them, keeping up chatter as she sticks close to kongxuās side]
If youāre his boss, I guess that would make you the dean? So youāre Professor Zhangmen too.
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"Zhangmen means 'sect leader.' Technically, I no longer hold the title. I don't mind being called 'Professor.' I had students of my own, as well."
[ his smile is more reserved than bright, but his eyes grow very soft and warm ]
"Does he really?"
[ Kongxu does not look at either of them. ]
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[YOUāRE SUS SIR, but she can gush at a ghost about her favorite teacher, no conflict there]
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"That's wonderful to hear. His counsel has frequently been invaluable to me as well."
[ Kongxu, staring elsewhere, missed his body language, but he doesn't miss his words. he also cracks open. he comes to an abrupt halt, shielding his mouth with a hand like a woman daintily covering a laugh, except that the expression he half-conceals definitely isn't a laugh. what he wouldn't give to have a fan rn
the veneer of manners is as transparent as glass, voice dripping with something heated and derisive ]
Zhangmen-shixiong's words are too kind to this thorn in his side.
[ the man's smile falls, replaced with a faint weariness. he straightens up once more and looks at Kongxu silently. ]
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eowyn looks between them, she's missing SOMETHING here]
...Have you, um, known each other a long time?
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"Since we were-"
[ at the same time as Kongxu just says, ]
No.
[ yqy closes his mouth and looks up at nothing. even Kongxu has the decency to look slightly embarrassed at the absurd brazenness of his own lie, except it just comes out as more irritation ]
Enough. I don't need this farce. I hate it when you do this--pretending at sentimentality, clinging to my thighs and trying to ply me with your guilt. What point is there anymore? Honestly!
[ yqy slowly looks between the two of them, measuring his next words, his expression neatly blank. he settles on looking at Eowyn, and says ]
"Since we were children."
You-!
[ his eyes slide back to Kongxu, calm. Kongxu is poised and collected like a tightly coiled spring; yqy is poised and collected like a mountain. ]
"You said you don't need a farce. Then isn't it fine? There is no sect nor titles left to consider. I could tell her anything. I don't mind. There is only you and I. Isn't this the choice I made?"
[ Kongxu is dead silent.
after a moment, yqy sighs, and gives Eowyn a wry, apologetic smile ]
"Apologies, Eowyn-guniang. You truly... didn't need to hear that."
[ and he turns and strides more decidedly towards the woods. Kongxu copies his pace, jaw clenched so hard it shows in the lines of his tendons, eyes fixed on yqy's sheathed sword. ]
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No, it's okay, I— I asked. Sorry.
[she scrambles to keep up with them, WHY do tall men have such long legs, sticking as close to Kongxu's side as decency will allow. instead of clinging to his arm, she holds onto the strap of her red-knit purse like a lifeline.]
Where are you going?
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I'm sure he's taking me to my death.
[ pained and weary, ]
"I think it would be nice to live, if we can."
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I can't stay here for long.
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[she notices him slowing down and she appreciates it, so. he doesnāt have to answer.]
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... The less you know, the less it can be brought against you.
[ probably
he's a little out of it. his emotions are obviously all over the place, but the trance does have him that little bit extra uncoordinated, not fully aware of his own words or actions or surroundings ]
Eowyn-xiaojie. Thank you. To you, being brought to this place is misfortunate, but I was fortunate to come here.
I may be the only one who was so fortunate to come here.
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It has been all misfortuneā¦ I got to meet you here.
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May that trusting nature never lead you to suffer.
[ after a moment.
he changes his mind and takes her hand ]
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It's okay. Trusting people means I have back-up if someone's mean to me.
[squeezes his hand, just a little!!!]
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up ahead, yqy lets out a sound like clearing his throat. sj glares at the back of his head ]
Sometimes, it's not that people intend to be mean. It's only that you end up trampled in their path. I've also done the same.
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Hm... I don't know if I trample people. I hope I don't. But I know I'm sturdy enough to get back up again if someone runs over me.
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I can't withstand a life of being trampled. I've always killed them, eventually.
[ yqy stops and waits at the treeline, looking back at them. Kongxu meets his gaze. ]
This one, too, in the end.
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I donāt really get that, butā¦ Iāve been pretty sheltered, I guess.
I hope you can reach a place where you donāt have to fight for yourself like that.
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he knows he doesn't deserve that. he wants it more than anything. he doesn't dare hope.
he doesn't dare hope for himself. but is it so bad to want a sweet girl to keep hoping for him? ]
I'll look for it.
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[he can have a second, third, or hundredth chance.]
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yqy does not want to interrupt, except for the part where he is actually a fox spirit who very much wants to hurry up and eat Kongxu, so he eventually pipes up, pseudo-patiently ]
"Have you finished saying your goodbyes?"
[ Kongxu breathes in, and gives her a slow bow, cupping his hands ]
Please take care, Eowyn.
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but Kongxu is treating the farewell sincerely, so she will too. the feelings are still true. she waits for him to straighten again, then leans up to brush a small kiss over his cheek.]
You too. Good luck, Kongxu.
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2/4 actually
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