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

Started February 10, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Just gotta stop that damn tail from moving…
Tohru took advantage of Davin's pain and shock, and he went for his tail, trying to pin it to the ground.

Davin flinched at the touch to the tail. Only person supposed to be grabbing it is family or lover. He thought hazily, and twitched away.

"Stop… struggling…" Tohru grumbled, "You're a lot of trouble, even half-incapacitated. Jeez…"
He still fought for power over the other, but he was secretly afraid that he was going to lose.

"If our positions were reversed, you'd be struggling too." Davin forced out, voice strained from pain. His tail flashed again, whipping away from Tohru.

"What will it take to bring you with me?" Tohru pleaded, "I don't want to hurt you. I-I didn't want to."
He backed off a bit to avoid another lashing with his tail.

"Then you shouldn't have godsdamn shot me!" Davin snapped, standing straight again, though he was obviously in pain.

"I-I panicked, okay!" Tohru defended, "Sor- I'm sorry!"
He backed up again, hands shaking.
"Well… is there? Is there any offer I can make to get you to come with me?"

Davin let loose a volley of Kaythani words in answer. He was trembling with pain, his arm hurting so very badly.

“Here, I’ll help you with your arm. I-I swear I didn’t mean… oh god I fucked up…” Tohru muttered, rambling on.
“Do you have any medical supplies here? I’ll get them for you.”

Davin glared at Tohru. His hands were still cuffed together, and his black and white hair was falling into his face. "You're a terrible bounty hunter." he realized.

Tohru was shaking. His lip quivered a bit, and the sensation seemed to go down his whole body, but it was most noticeable in his hands.
“I-I’m better at logistics and the like… You were easy to find,” Tohru explained.
He rubbed the back of his head. He wasn’t going to be able to find the right words anymore.

He muttered a curse. "Easy?" he shook his head a little bit. "Godsdamnit." he went to move his hands, and a soft grunt of pain left his mouth.

“Here, let me see…” Tohru whispered, cautiously approaching.
He felt a tug in his chest- a very sharp pang of sympathy.

Davin lashed his tail again. "Don't." He snarled, backing away. Sure, he was in pain and cuffed, but he wasn't just going to let this guy approach him.

“Alright, then. What’re you gonna do? You’re cuffed and have been shot in the arm,” Tohru replied, an edge to his voice.

"I'll figure something out." He snapped, glaring at Tohru. "Besides, whose fault is it that I'm like this?"

"Ultimately yours. You've been dodging the Rebellion for years. And for what? There's a reason I was told I could use any force necessary, as long as I didn't kill or maim you. In fact, I'd say you're pretty lucky you didn't have someone more aggressive come after you," Tohru spat, crossing his arms.
"Well, anyway. I'm not uncuffing you."

"I've been avoiding them for a godsdamn reason!" He snapped. Golden skies and death and "daddy, what's wrong?". He swallowed hard.

"And what reason is that? Is it a good enough reason to be on the run for years? Gods, that has to be such a hard life to live. Such a lonely one," Tohru sighed, "I commend you for running this long, but it had to end at some point. Wouldn't you at least prefer them to the Empire? Sometimes… sometimes we do have to pick the lesser of two evils."

"Yeah? Rebellion uses me as a figurehead to restart a war that only ends in death. Empire wants to make an example out of me. Either way, I die." he glared at Tohru.

“Really?” Tohru whispered, “You think they’d just let you die like that?”
There was more surprise in his voice than anything else, which rose the pitch of his words.

"They let the rest of my world die." he replied with a shrug. "Where were they when my family was dying? Where were they when everyone else was dying?"

“They may not have been able to stop it. I admit I was only a child when it happened, so I can’t know fully, but…” Tohru trailed off.
What if he was right?

Davin shifted, and winced slightly. "No, you can't." His voice was cold. "You have no idea what it was like."

“I don’t…“ he admitted.
He paced the floor for a minute.
“So… do you have other reasons for hating the rebellion? Because you know, I thought they were supposed to be a force for good. I’m not technically affiliated with them, just a bounty hunter. So um… I do admit I don’t know as much as you do in that regard.”