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Varian

I'm busy creating life-changing inventions, you're welcome. Leave a message.

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FROM: SUBJECT: JUN & HARU Hey Var, do you got a moment? JUN Just so you know, I'm fine, but I might be harder to contact. EVE Hey Varian, are you on this train? JUN Hey honey, where are you? GIL The Cube 4 GIL The Cube 3 JUN Hey Var, is this a good time to run a rather personal ethical dilemma by you? JUN Oh hey, lumber! GIL The Cube 2 GIL The Cube 1 RATIO Some while back... JUN I'm fine, I went to my room. KNI I am sorry. RATIO I will be going back to teaching on Monday. NOCTIS you okay there? JUN Date BLADE Varian. How are you doing? NOCTIS hey, you’re an engineer. JUN birthday NOCTIS hey, it's noctis. from the park? BLADE A little bird told me... ZHONGLI Hello. This is Zhongli BLADE This is Blade. Jusis told me to find you... ROSE You’re Varian, right? AMAL Loser gets adopted FERN Heyyyy V, you busy? DANNY Birthday AMAL Happy nameday to the best scientist I know! JUN Are you busy? There's something I wanted to ask you. AMAL hey varian FERN hey i just realized something great DANNY Hey. I know you're probably busy with everything... ZODIAC Happy Holiday from Zodiac! CLAUDE Hey Varian. You there? ZELOS Heeeey Varian! I'm sure you're busy... FIVE I know you might be busy right now but... FERN heyyy, did you see that guy...

TO: SUBJECT: JUN Two questions. BLADE Hey, hey hey, Blade. JUN Birthday VASH I figure it's probably about time we talk, huh? JUN 愛してるよ ???!!! AMAL Dad? You home? JUN Forgt anyting nuice I said aboout space KNI Happy birthday, Kni! MIKLEO Hey, Mikleo. Jun said it'd be okay to message you... YUUKI So hey, do you think you could... JUN So. Uh. That happened. ELLIOT Hi, Elliot. Can I talk to you about something? AMAL Dad, something happened to Fern. DANNY Hey, Bud. I've got some bad?? news? EVE Hey, Eve. I wanted to make sure AMAL Happy birthday, Dad! AMAL Hey, could I get your opinion on something? VASH Hi there! Texting ahead of time like you asked. FERN Happy birthday, you. FERN Day of Hearts WILL Hey, Will. When are you free? I've got your... ELLIOT ...Hey, Elliot. Can I ask your advice on something? SNOW Hey, you available? ELLIOT Elliot? I'm- I'm really sorry to bother you... AUGUST Hey. Can I ask a follow-up question after my last one? DANNY Hey. There's something important I need to talk to you about. FIVE Hey, I was thinking we should probably talk MOANA Hey. Remember me saying we probably needed to talk... ELLIOT Um. Hey. I wondered if we could talk. AMAL Hey. Are you busy? Can we talk? HUNTER Just so you're aware... AUGUST Can I ask some advice? DANNY Hey, Danny! I think I've figured out something... KEN Hey! The figure you wanted is all finished.

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Comments

text; un: fern

[laminae]

heyyy, did you see that guy who have that creepo vision about tentacles and drowning? it sounds pretty bad even though the guy didn't seem that concerned
i was gonna go patrol the beach
you know, just in case a giant squid decides to show up and attack the city
wanna come with?

[droptheious]

I did. Do people genuinely see the future here because that feels suspect.

[Maybe they're in cahoots with Zodiac? Still, the idea of going to the beach with Fern is...pleasant. It makes a fluttering happen in his stomach. ]

Yeah that would be cool. I mean. Better to be prepared, right?

8/08 text; un: RazaFive

[brightspot]

I know you might be busy right now but I wanted you to know that this isn't your fault. I don't care if it was your invention. Zodiac should be way more upfront with everyone about everything that's going on. If they were, you would never have felt the need to do what you did.

I know we don't know each other that well. But from what I've read, it seems to me like all you wanted to do was help people get back to their homes. Because Zodiac isn't doing a damn thing about that, or if they are they're not being transparent enough about it.

Anyway. I had to get that off my chest. Please don't beat yourself up too much. And if you need any help with what they're making you do, or anything at all, please feel free to ask me, or ask anyone? Just reach out. You deserve that.

[droptheious]

[Oh wow. He definitely wasn't expecting this. He does read it, quietly. This is both a comfort and a stab of pain in his chest at the same time. He wonders if Five would be as kind as she is right now if she knew the truth about him. About what he'd done in the past. He chose to hide his past so he could try and live a life here without being known as the guy who brought so much pain and destruction to his Kingdom.

Now he wishes he hadn't. It makes the guilt of what's happened today a thousand times worse. People are giving him sympathy he doesn't deserve.]

Zodiac not helping or giving any answers was why I pushed forward with it, yeah.

[That much is very true.]

Thank you, but I really don't deserve that kindness. I'll deal with whatever punishment they've got planned for me. I messed up badly, and I need to pay for that. It's only fair to the people who've been hurt.

Voicemail; After the Gate Incident

[wilder]

[What's this? It's time for Mean Girls o'clock]

Heeeey Varian! I'm sure you're busy cleaning up your whole dinosaur mess so I won't keep too much of your time.

I just thought I should point out that those coordinates you said you had for your world? Yeah, those are useless. Coordinates are completely relative to the place you designate as the point of origin. So the coordinates you had would only be useful on the world you got them from. In order to reach Corona from here, you'd need to recalculate everything based on this world being your point of origin. And of course, you'd have to consider things such as orbital rotation, spirit realm movements, weather conditions, time and day- and all sorts of other things!

Anyway, just thought you'd like to hear some constructive criticism now that everything's blown up in your face. I probably would've mentioned something before if you had only bothered to listen to me when I asked you to keep it down, but que sera sera!

Seeya! 💖

1/2

[droptheious]

[FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOOOOOOOOOOOU!]

UN: Zodiac; 8/14; text

[kaisoumods]

Greetings.

You are being contacted in regards to your involvement with the manmade portal constructed August 2022. Due to the damage done from the portal, in lieu of the ability to bring this matter to the courts, we've decided to assign you 150 hours of community service, to be completed by December 31st.

The nature of your community service work may be to your choosing from the list provided. Report your hours worked through the Libra app. Failure to comply will result in fines and stricter consequences. You may go to the Zodiac Office if you have any questions about your service.

Furthermore, Zodiac will be monitoring you for the time being, and may restrict you from certain activities should we decide it's in the best interest of public safety.

Thank you for using the Libra app.

[Attached to the message is a long list of different volunteer positions offered throughout the city (think the typical types of volunteer work available). You're free to decide what your character will do for volunteer work and can handwave it happening over the next few months or use it as a CR opportunity. Feel free to contact Yuff if you have any questions!]

action

[goldenherd]

There's a knock at Varian's door sometime in the evening, late in the month. Claude stands on the other side, a small stack of notebooks tucked under his arm, each noticeably thicker than their original widths with sheets of loose paper stuffed between the pages. Claude's own meticulously neat handwriting is visible on the covers and a few of the sheets threatening to fall out.

"Hey Varian," he calls, through the door. "You there? I've got something I think you might appreciate."

[droptheious]

Varian is definitely at home, and he opens the door- recognising Claude's voice. He's had a rough few weeks- and there's still a ghost of that worry on his face. August was a bad time, after all. Still, he manages a smile when he sees Claude, especially with all those books!

"Hi Claude, oh wow, those- those sure are some notes. Come on in!"

He'll step aside to let Claude into an apartment that's definitely inhabited by two teenage boys who spend a lot of time pilfering the junkyard. It's probably safe to be in here- just ignore the weird beeping from the Tamagotchi ghost. It's fine.

UN: Zodiac; 12/1

[kaisoumods]

Happy Holiday from Zodiac!

Congratulations! You've been specially selected to take part in our first annual Secret Santa holiday gift exchange! 🎁

This year, you'll be giving a gift to Jun! Please try to find a nice gift for them by December 25th! And remember, Secret Santa always works best when it's a surprise!

We highly recommend you participate, as no one wants to suffer on the holidays!

Thank you, and enjoy the season! ☃️

[As usual, any replies will receive no response from Zodiac]

[droptheious]

Well, gee. I really was thinking when I got up this morning that I needed a top-up of dread from ominously cheerful messages and here you guys are, like clockwork.

I'd ask what sort of suffering would be involved but honestly, November was a bad month and I'm not willing to test that. So fine, whatever. I'll get Jun a thing.

Secret Santa Delivery

[arrowtotheheal]

[Varian will receive a delivery in the form of a very heavy, wrapped box. It's got a cute bow and the wrapping paper is chemistry-themed. The only indication of who it might be from is a hand drawn sun next to 'Secret Santa.'

Inside the box is books! There's a book that covers the history of medical science in general, a college textbook on chemistry, a history of technology book, a book on the history and evolution of ethics in science, and a book titled "1000 Science Puns."]

[droptheious]

[Will knows what Varian's about- he will love all of these and this will definitely result in more experiments. Potentially more ethical ones? Who knows!]

text | un; Deja Boo (A few days after the explosion)

[schrodingersghost]

Hey. I know you're probably busy with everything. But there's something I kind of need to talk about. Not on the app.

[droptheious]

[THAT'S concerning.]

Sure thing, Bud. Where do you wanna meet up?

text; un: fern

[laminae]

[Fern is well aware of how stress Varian has been lately.

Well. Not so much lately....

There was the disaster with the gates and dinosaurs, then exploding their apartment and getting in deep with Zodiac. The weird fallout from getting peach guts all over them hasn't helped, and now all those Black Order jerks showing up have been making things worse. Fern can tell. Varian isn't exactly good at hiding his emotions when they're together.

Which is why, one day, he's sending this incredibly dumb text.]

hey i just realized something great
if those BO nerds turn out to be evil we'll be able to smell them coming!!

1/2

[droptheious]

[Varian really has been very stressed lately. Working in what feels like the hornet's nest has been deeply unsettling- even more so because on his first day there he quickly realised the people working in Zodiac aren't monsters. Unless they're exceptionally good actors, they're just...people. And the Black Order folks are just people too. Weird people, people who have high connections, but still...people.

Everything's making him feel unsettled and he doesn't know how to handle any of it.

And then Fern's post comes. He stares at it for a moment, confused. Is this a werewolf joke? No, no he said we.]

after the mid month zodiac post; text; un: riftdancer

[thavnairian]

hey varian

i don't know how to say this in a way that doesn't sound alarming so i'm just gonna come out and say it

zodiac is acting really strange and we're worried they might do something to the building people are living in. there's no evidence of that but they're just acting really off and i feel like the further away you are from their influence the better

do you... want to stay with me until we know what's going on?

i have an extra room as long as you don't mind sharing with fern. there's always the daybed too, you'll just have to work that out between you two

i have a couple house rules i'll lay down if you take me up on this but nothing too oppressive i promise

i think that's about it. let me know what you think

[droptheious]

[Varian's been living in a state of heightened stress for the last few months- since he found out what Zodiac were planning and his subsequent plans in how to throw a spanner into the works. He very almost drops his phone when the text comes through.

He reads it a couple of times over and his uneasiness doesn't really abate. He's not sure if anything WOULD happen to the people in the apartments- especially after what he has planned. He can't discount them acting in retaliation against him for that. Getting Fern out of the building would be...something. He's still fully expecting to have to get the hell out of dodge, himself. But if he can do something to protect his loved ones then that will be SOMETHING.

He checks with Fern first, of course. Fern doesn't know what he's doing either, and that's for the best. Maybe between the both of them Amal and Fern can be SAFE. ]

Yeah. They're acting super weird lately.

[He knows why he knows why and he's lying to the people he loves about it. It's making him feel sick in his stomach. Up until now, he never understood why his father hid his knowledge of the Dark Kingdom from him, but now he gets it. Sometimes, it's the only thing you can do.

The further away you are from their influence the better - he's glad this is over text- so Amal can't hear the panicked noise that gurgles out of his throat. Oh dear father figure, you have NO idea. ]

Thanks, Amal. That'd actually be...a really good idea. I checked if Fern and he's okay with it, too. It's probably better than sleeping in a place they control completely, right?

[It's probably suspicious that he's not even asking about what house rules there are right off the bat. ]

UN: hikari-vi | Text | 3/18

[whiteshroud]

Are you busy? There's something I wanted to ask you.

[droptheious]

[C O N C E R N.]

Well. That's not ominous at all.

Nope. Pretty much stuck inside doing nothing in case Zodiac decide to hunt me down and skin me like a pig. What's up?

action;

[thavnairian]

[On the morning of Varian's birthday, there is a suspiciously staff-like shape wrapped in shiny gold and teal wrapping paper leaning against the dining table. Inside the wrap is a quarterstaff. There's also a card next to the cake on the table, and it reads in crude handwriting:]

Happy nameday to the best scientist I know!
I know you're not the fighting type, but as they say: speak softly, and carry a big stick.
The smith told me it's enchanted to help focus the power of earth. Also to never break it in half. Not sure what that's about.
I can give you some basic lessons outside whenever you feel up to it.
♥ Amal
P.S. Don't eat the cake all at once.

[droptheious]

[Varian's birthday has never really been a Thing- big or otherwise. His dad always wished him a happy birthday and gave him a present of course, but then he was off in the fields, or managing the villagers or doing any other number of things his job required. His birthday is always such a non-event.

So he's surprised to find the gift and cake. He opens it up, and lets out a soft oooooh to himself as he tests the weight of the staff in his hand. He had one once before, but the guards took it away from him when he went into prison and he never got it back. He opens up the card and reads it over, and oh...that means a lot.

He's absolutely getting a huge slab of cake as he sits down to type a message to Amal's phone. ]

Hi Amal. Thank you so much for the present and the cake! That's really cool of you to get me something. I had a staff back home, a couple years ago but I could probably use a few lessons in using one properly.

Thanks again, this really means a lot. No promises on the cake.

[schrodingersghost]

[Whenever the first chance to safely hand over a package is, Varian will find a book and a small pouch.]

[droptheious]

[Oh well, that's a welcome gift indeed! Varian's going to send a message because this is honestly wild to him. He's not used to getting multiple birthday gifts.]

Hey Danny, thanks for the gifts! I'm gonna learn SO MUCH about tractors. Maybe I can even work on one in Stardew Valley? You know, when things are a little less crazy.

Bday tiiime

[laminae]

[Soooo there's been a whole heck of a lot going on for the last couple of weeks, but Fern isn't about to let that stop him from trying to do something nice for his boyfriend's birthday. Varian could really use it, even if it's a temporary distraction from Zodiac and all the guilt that's been weighing on him. He knows from personal experience how hard that is.

He's commandeered Amal's kitchen and has been doing his damnedest, and after a couple of hours he's knocking on his and Varian's bedroom door before poking his head in.]

Heyyyy V, you busy?

[droptheious]

[There's been SO MUCH. Varian's still not feeling super, but the general support he had when he made his announcement has helped a little. He doesn't feel he deserves people standing by him, but it's what he's getting and he's slowly starting to accept that maybe he's not a complete and utter fuckup.

He looks up from whatever book he's been reading- largely avoiding his phone in case Zodiac try to track him. He flashes Fern a smile as he comes in. ]

Hey, you. Nope, not busy at all.

3/31; action;

[thavnairian]

[Amal knocks on Varian's door once again. It's late afternoon, and there's some time before dinner needs to be arranged, so...]

Varian~ [Don't mind the singsong voice, he's a little nervous and trying to hide it.] You busy? I need your help with something outside.

[Really he needs a convenient excuse to get Varian and himself some privacy for an important discussion, but Varian doesn't need to know that.]

[droptheious]

[Varian doesn't immediately clock Amal's tone of voice as something to be suspicious of. If anything, he just chalks it up to Amal being Amal. So he is completely oblivious when he comes to the door with a smile. ]

I'm not busy. What do you need help with?

action | sometime after everything

[poisontippedcure]

[Rose, of course, knew of Varian’s existence. But she’d never actually met the boy. Something about introducing herself to Amal’s son felt like it would be crossing a line—-she wasn’t sure what line, but still.]

[Of course, things change and now she’s crashing on their couch. She doesn’t know when she’s going to be able to go home, or even if she’s going to be comfortable living on her own again. With her presence on the couch being extremely obvious, she figures it’s time to bite the bullet.]

[After all, considering that she is occupying their living room, the very least she could do is say hello, right? She finds Varian, and gives him a smile. This is what she can manage right now.]

You’re Varian, right? I thought I’d come introduce myself.

hell yes let's gooooo

[droptheious]

[For the first part of the month, Varian had done what was asked of him and he stayed put. He'd done it once before when Zodiac was on his back, but it didn't mean he liked it any. Now the threat is gone, he's glad to have his freedom back without having to worry about the threat of another shady group.

He's been giving Rose some space. He's glad their houseguest has somewhere to recuperate, but he's never been so good at the people thing and doesn't know the first way to comfort her after going through something so horrific. He's been on both sides of a kidnapping in his life, but it pales to what Krusnik did. He's a little lost how to help her.

But she finds him anyway, and he smiles, raising his hand awkwardly in greeting. ]

Hi. Yep- yep, that's me. Varian. Hi...again. You're Rose, right?

text; un: blade

[unreachableside]

[What's up, it's the most That Fucking Guy ever to exist. At least he's not out of his mind right now.

... Blade has no idea how to speak to children so he's just going to pretend Varian's an adult, that's easier.]

This is Blade. Jusis told me to find you for certain... upgrades.

I have a project for you, if you have the time. You'd be compensated.

[droptheious]

[At least Varian's much more used to speaking to adults than people his own age. He does tend to have a 'hello fellow kids' vibe to him when he tries. That's what happens when you don't have any actual peers until you are 16.]

Oh, hi. Cool name. And sure! I love projects. What do you have in mind?

text; un: freelancer; forward dated slightly to 10/5

[lapislazily]

Hello. This is Zhongli, of the Black Order. Are you accepting commissions at the moment?

[droptheious]

Oh hi! Sure thing, always open.

What do you need?

text; un: blade

[unreachableside]

A little bird told me that there was going to be a big fight next month. I've been working overtime making weapons that people can use for this if they need them, but seeing as it's supposedly a dragon, we might need even more than that.

And this is unrelated to whatever the prophecy is talking about.

I think we'll need something that's more durable. Tanky. But I haven't built one in this life and I'm not sure I can do it myself.

So I'm asking you. How good are you with mechanical armor?

[droptheious]

That's concerning. Dragons are pretty big.

[He's always mad he never got to see the one that showed up in the palace. And then Blade says that and !!! SIR??? SIR?!!!!!]

Oh my god, yes?!!! Absolutely!!! I've done that before! Built mechanical armor, I mean. It was a piloted automaton, it was pretty big and almost indestructible! [Also he tried to kill a bunch of people with it but he's just not gonna...mention that one. Just yet.] I don't have access to what I need to make it THAT durable as that only existed back in my old world and it's gone from there now, too. But I can make it pretty dang strong. It should be able to take a hit from a dragon.

Ooooooh! We can attach SWORDS to it! I didn't have time to attach swords to my first one.

text; un: midnightfishing

[illucesco]

hey, it's noctis. from the park? the guy with the short-range teleport?

found out i can make healing potions recently, and the tower's clear, so.

wanna do some testing?

[droptheious]

Oh hey, Noctis! I remember you.

Really? That's fascinating! Sure, I'd love to test those out! How do you make them? Is it a certain chemical compound you use? Is it Salicylic Acid?

3/24 Delivery!

[whiteshroud]

[On Varian's birthday, there will be a delivery left at his door. The delivery contains a carefully decorated raccoon themed cake, portioned out bags of treats for Varian's raccoon and his pokemon, and an extremely durable coffee travel mug.

There is no name attached to the gift, per usual, but Varian can probably guess who it was.]

[droptheious]

[Varian can absolutely guess who it is from, and he appreciates the gifts very much. Ruddiger and the pokemon are doubly so, as they to steal every potioned bag, thus negating the whole point of potioning. THAT was a fun half-hour of chasing them around.

As is their custom, Varian does not directly say thank you for this gift. He does, however, send Ruddiger to stare creepily through Jun's window for a spell. Thanks, Pal!!! ]

text; un: midnightfishing

[illucesco]

hey, you’re an engineer.

could you, hypothetically speaking, make a small bomb? how long would that take?

[He’s staring at the prophecy post right now and thinking about how his magic ice bombs might not be enough for whatever’s coming.]

[droptheious]

[!!! YES!!! His time has come!!! Be cool about this, Varian. Be cool.]

YES!!

I mean, sure. I could for sure build a bomb. How long it takes depends on how potent you need it to be. Also, do you want it to just explode or do something else?

text; un: blade; after the mid month post

[unreachableside]

Varian. How are you doing?

I will need your help a little more from now on. If you want nothing to do with my 'projects', this is your last chance to back out.

[droptheious]

I'm good. I mostly stayed clear of the dungeons. How about you?

Are you kidding me? No way am I backing out. If you need my help, you've got it! All the way. Does that mean we're making more of a headway?

9/13 | Action | THE DATE

[whiteshroud]

[After talking with Varian, the rest of the day was a matter of finding ways to fill his day so he wouldn't think too much about the upcoming dinner. He helped out in the fortress's kitchen, worked on homework, tended to the plants, and after all his chores were done- he occupies himself with a video game.

Was he nervous? A little bit. He certainly paused his game a lot more than usual to tidy up his place, and waffle over what he should order for dinner.

Eventually, he settles on burgers. Once he finally gets a text from Varian that he was finishing up with studying, he puts in an order for burgers, fries, drinks, and some custard. It's easy to pick it up, thanks to his teleportation power. Now the custard sits in his mini-fridge while the burgers sit on his dining table.

... Boy, he hopes this goes well. He sits there, fiddling with his phone as he waits for Varian]

[droptheious]

[Varian definitely felt nerves of his own, there's some quiet jitters in the back of his mind around going on a date with Jun. It's a simple, easy one at least, something he's glad for, but it has been a while since he's gone on one. Worse than those jitters is that it's been a long time since he sat down and told anyone about his past, too. He doesn't know how Jun will take it- it might very well end things before they've even begun, and that is terrifying.

So he focuses himself on continuing his work in the basement - and once he's finished up with that, he heads into this room to do his studying for the day. It's... not easy to concentrate on it, and he knows he's certainly further behind than he wanted to be when he finishes and sends Jun a text. But that's a problem for future Varian to deal with.

So all there is to do now is put on a clean, not-grimed-up shirt and make some sort of attempt to tame his hair. He knows he doesn't have to fancy it up for this, but he makes a little effort at least- Jun deserves more than him showing up like he's been crawling under robots all day. He heads off out of his room, walking the short way to Jun's room, knocking on the door. ]

Hyrule: Full Moon

[droptheious]

[Coming to rest in Hyrule had been a fantastic idea, truth be told. Varian knew it was a long way to recovery - he's been in therapy long enough now to know there's no such thing as an immediate cure. This will take time, and even then, the scars will likely remain for good. But being here with Jun and being able to just switch off for a bit has done wonders. He doesn't feel like he's going to fall apart at a moment's notice anymore, and that has to mean something.

The full moon day comes, as it always will. Varian knew it would, and he knew he and Jun would just have to deal with it. He's been a werewolf for a long time now, he's got a patter to the whole process. When he's in the city, he just takes himself off to the state park to be clear of people, let his wolfy self do whatever it wants during the night (he never remembers everything with crystal clarity) and then come home once the sun is up and he's back to himself. He figures he can just do the same here- they're already in the wilderness, they can just make sure they're clear of the village and it'll be fine.

But this isn't like normal. Not even slightly. Because he's felt hot and heavy all day long. The wolf doesn't normally make itself so known until dusk hits. But all day he's been... distracted. Whenever he's sat to try and work on the classwork Jun thoughtfully brought him, his mind has wandered, trying to locate his boyfriend. Wanting to be near him, to breathe in his scent and be close. He figured this was probably just more clinginess after the Event Horizon at first, seeking out comfort from a legitimate trauma.

But the day pulled on and on, and the distractions stayed around for longer and longer. As the day gets closer to night, he's given up his classwork completely, instead starting to pace around the room they've got themselves in the inn. He's never felt the wolf pull so much before. Is it because he's in the spirit realm? He doesn't know, but he's feeling more and more desperate to do something with the energy coiling around inside him. To focus on something other than breathing in his partner's smell all day long.

He glances at the window, then over at Jun- feeling something tug at the back of his head, wanting to be nearer to him than this.]

We- we should probably get moving soon. I wanna be clear of the village before nightfall. I don't think I'd actually hurt anyone, but I don't wanna take my chances, you know? [He takes another deep breath, smelling Jun on the air, his senses getting stronger- always a sign the change is coming closer.] I'm feeling... kinda antsy.

[whiteshroud]

[Jun would agree that coming to Hyrule was a good idea. After completing their mission on the first day... the rest of the trip had been relaxing, healing. He could tell Varian was doing better, getting a chance to get away and decompress. And honestly, the same could be said for himself. As much as he enjoyed the modern world, his upbringing had made him rather comfortable going without technology. It was nice having so few distractions out here, being able to just focus on spending time with Var.

Var... his mate, he found himself thinking for the not the first time today, his face heating up at the thought.

Today had been different from the other days. Despite the cool autumn weather, Jun found himself feeling hot all day. It wasn't a normal kind of hotness either, with certain parts of his body feeling more sensitive and tender all day.

And his mind... it kept wandering back to Varian. Up until now, Jun had taken care to be a gentlemen on this trip. They slept in the same bed, but it never went past cuddling. Varian was processing enough as it is without throwing sex in the mix. And honestly, it had been fine. As attracted as he was to him, Jun didn't need sex to enjoy Varian's company. But today, as the day wore on? It's scarcely all he could think about.

He doesn't realize that scent he was giving off now included pheromones. Nor could ha fully explain why every time he let his guard down, he found some excuse to touch Var: brushing of his fingertips on his arm, the rubbing his shoulders, kissing the top of his earlobe.

His brain was in the middle of another fantasy, when Varian speaks up- quickly snapping him back to reality]

O-Oh, yeah. Good idea. [He swallows. The full moon, it was almost upon them.] Do... do you want me to teleport us? I can think of a few spots that'd work...