forum And the Skies Turned Gold (Reboot) // OxO // Closed

Started February 10, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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“Daddy? What’s wrong wif da sky? It’s da wong color.”
There was fear in the father’s voice as he set his son inside the containment pod. “The sky is dying, baby. It’s the Empire’s new weapon. Just remember that daddy loves you, always. Can you do that for me?”
The father closed the pod, and after that, all Davin remembers is gold.

Davin Day is the last survivor of the Kaythan people. They were obliterated in one day by the Empire. Or at least, that’s what the Empire thinks. They think that all of the Kaythani are dead, killed in that strike. The Kaythani had rebelled against the rulers, had spearheaded a rebellion. In retaliation, their entire world had been destroyed by a weapon that turned the skies golden. Davin, placed inside a containment pod by his father, was the only one to survive the massacre. Now, he is on the run from the Empire, as he has been his whole life. But there is a new Rebellion faction, and they want him too. They want him as a figurehead and a leader, a symbol to gather people behind.

But Davin wants nothing to do with them. Nothing at all. He has seen what happens to those who try to stand up to the Empire, and he wants nothing to do with it ever again.

So they send someone to hunt him down and bring him to them, willing or otherwise. A Bounty Hunter, who must bring Davin in alive. After a while, though, they grow a bond, and they begin to discover that not everything is as they thought it was. The Bounty Hunter doesn’t bring Davin in, and now they are on the run from both Empire and Rebellion, trying to discover the real reason for the massacre of the Kaythani people.

Basically I want a gay sci fi romance between Davin and the Bounty Hunter, along with on the run hijinks and adventure

Rules:

• andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer)’s rules apply
• This will be descriptive, four sentence minimum
• This will be gay
• This will have dark, mature themes, along with blood and cussing
• Steamy scenes will be taken to PMs
• I reserve the right to say no

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Gods, why did it have to be raining? Tonight of all nights? Felix had his hood pulled over his head, shielding his eyes from the torrent of rain as he wandered through the castle town. For days, he had stayed here, investigating rumors on how to infiltrate the castle easiest and to find where the prince's bedroom was. Finally, it was a good day to strike. Some sort of party with guests of high status was being held in the castle. Now, if he just came around the back and found a chink in the armor of the security, he could hide in wait for the prince to return from the festivities.
Although miserable, the rain was a most wonderful aid for his cover, and Felix was able to slip through a gap in castle guards, who were certainly more focused on guarding the ballroom and all of the royalty there. However, this gap on the side led to no entrance, so Felix had to start scaling the wall. He checked the length of the wall for vines in the cracks of stone and was pleasantly surprised.
"Help me out, would you?" he asked politely, "I'm off to do some dirty work, so we might as well get this over with, right?"
When he touched one of the plants, it sprouted a little more until it coiled around his wrist, just firmly enough that he was able to get a hold on the wall. Felix hoisted himself up and started climbing, using the plants to help his ascent. He used the gaps in between stones as footholds, which only worked because his feet were quite small, but he was still at a disadvantage, slipping because of the rain.
Once at a window near the top, Felix looked down. That would be a far fall. He sighed and peered up through the window, then wiped away a few raindrops carefully with his sleeve so he could see inside better. He was pretty sure this was the right place.

Name:
Nicknames:
Gender and sexuality:
Species: (must be humanoid (beastiality is a nope))
Age: (between 20 and 25)
Looks:
Typical clothing:
Other:

Name: Davin Day (pronounced Dahv-in)
Nicknames: Dav
Gender and sexuality: Male, gay
Species: Kaythani
Age: 23
Looks: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6c/58/e5/6c58e5f991e47e6f72213c71f213d9a4.jpg. Davin has dark horns that curve up from his head, along with a tattoo. His eyes are a warm orange-brown tone, and his skin is tanned olive color. His hair is black and white, and curly. He is about 5’9”, with a slim, well-muscled body. He has a few scars that run over his torso and upper arms, along with a small assortment of others. He has a prehensile tail, as well, that looks rather like an animals, with longer tufts on the ends. He keeps it tucked beneath the cloak to hide it.
Typical clothing: Dav usually wears a cloak with the hood pulled up to cover his horns, which are something that only a Kaythani would have. He wears long pants, with a belt, and a holster for his blaster, which he keeps on him at all times. He has multiple other pockets hidden on his person, in which he keeps a myriad of tools and supplies.
Other:

Name: Tohru Yamakawa
Nicknames: Ru, Yama; typically prefers his first name though
Gender and sexuality: male, gay
Species: half human, half elf (if that fits in? Idk what kind of species we have here)
Age: 23
Looks: 5'10, lithe and thin with a small amount of muscle tone, long sleek black hair that is usually tied back into a bun, dark brown narrow eyes, medium tan with cool skin undertones
Typical clothing: Gray and blue long sleeved raglan shirt, heavy black jacket that hangs similarly to a cloak, long black pants that are made of a stretchier material that's easy to move around in, black lace-up boots, has lots of straps everywhere and pockets on the interior of his jacket so his supplies and weapons are easily accessible
Other:

Davin was dancing. He had a cloak pulled over his head still, yes, and his tail was hidden beneath it, but he was dancing with another guy, hands wandering down to the other's hips as the music pulsed like a heartbeat through his mind. Times like this, he could almost forget what he was, could almost forget skies turning golden as his people died. He shoved those thoughts from his head, still dancing and losing himself to the music and to the drinks he had already had. The bar itself was dimly lit, of course, the better for drinking the day away, and the dance floor was filled with bodies tonight, filled with males and females and everything in between or otherwise, dancing, hands touching and roaming or in the air, mouths connected or apart. This was life. This was living. He just wished he didn't have to hide.

(Btw, he can either be dancing with Tohru, or someone else, IDC)

Tohru turned his head away as Davin reached down towards his hips. He was on high alert, but still flustered. He tried to regain his composure and passed off examining Davin as paying him full attention.
He hated dancing. He hated parties. He was a little overstimulated, but he had to do his job, and he had to do it here. Not to mention, hanging out with other guys tonight had been nice, even in the middle of the crowd.
Was Davin the one he was looking for? He wore a hood, perfect to hide horns. Then again, a lot of the partygoers were wearing hoods. It wasn't his ideal approach, but Tohru thought it might be wise to flirt some, maybe get a kiss and see if he could get a glimpse of this identifying feature of the Kaythani. Worst case scenario, he got a kiss and wasted some of his effort.
Tohru locked eyes with his dancing partner. He was tipsy. Maybe he'd be more susceptible to any advances.
Here's hoping…

Davin caught the look, smiling flirtatiously. He had no idea of Tohru's plans, simply dancing with the other male, using his hands to pull the other male closer, one hand sliding up his dance partner's back, along his spine. He was tempted to pull in for a kiss, but he wasn't quite sure that that was the best idea.

A little tingle went up Tohru's spine. He shot Davin a smile and a flirtatious glance in return. His hand tensed up a little where it rested on Davin's shoulder, but he played it off as a gentle, affectionate squeeze and then moved his thumb to rub it gently against the other's neck. He worked his hand up behind the hood as he pulled in closer, combing gently through Davin's curls. They were very close now, chest-to-chest on the dance floor.

Davin smirked a little bit, then pressed his mouth to Tohru's. His mouth tasted of alcohol and strawberries, sweet and bitter all at the same time. He could feel Tohru's hand in his hair, knew that the other male was starting to get dangerously close to his horns, but he didn't care. He didn't.

Tohru brought his hand up, just above Davin's ear, still giving the illusion of stroking through his hair. He pressed his lips back, keeping his breathing steady. Again, he lifted his thumb up to inch closer to where his horns might be, and-
This was it. This was the guy he was looking for. He continued to hold his composure, although barely. He had to get him out of this public space and figure out how to capture him. He didn't know how good of a chance he'd get again.
When he was ready, he slowly broke away from the kiss.

Davin's eyes opened when he felt the thumb stroke against his horn, swallowing and taking a deep breath. He looked at Tohru, raising his eyebrows just a little. His hands rested on Tohru's hips still, holding onto him. He watched the other male, a faint smile on his lips.

(Gtg soon, sorry)

(It's all good)
Tohru held his gaze steady.
"You're a good kisser…" he whispered, his hand trailing back down to Davin's neck, "Would you like more to drink? I could use another one."
Yet another lie. Yes, the kiss had been enjoyable, regrettably, but Tohru was completely sober among a sea of people ranging from tipsy to hammered. It was an odd sensation. But if he could get Davin's judgement dulled a little more, this would be easy.

(kk)

Davin looked at Tohru, smiling a little. "Yeah. A drink sounds good." He reached up for take Tohru's hand, leading the other male through the crowd and to the bar. He ordered two drinks, sliding one to Tohru and taking the other, sipping it.

Tohru sipped very slowly. If he got drunk, that might be a big problem. He leaned his head onto Davin's shoulder and let out a soft sigh.
"I'm awfully tired," he said, swirling his drink around a little bit, "but I want to stay with you a bit longer. I've had a great time tonight."

Davin smiled, leaning his head on Tohru's. "Mhm. Me too." he replied with another little smile. His tail twitched beneath his cloak.

"Would you like to leave the party together at some point?" Tohru asked.
He smiled a bit too, but he was feeling more nervous now than he had been before. His heart was pounding wildly. He'd almost done it. Now to snap the trap closed.

Davin smirked a little. "Mm. If you like." he replied nonchalantly, reaching an arm around to rest on Tohru's hip, light and gentle.