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

Started February 10, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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He got to work on taping the baseboard and windows, listening to Tohru as he hummed.

Once he had pressed the last of the tape where he wanted it, Tohru dragged over the plastic to cover the floor and the painting tools.
He popped open the top of the paint can.

He looked over at the sound of the can opening. "We ready to paint?" He asked.

Tohru gave a quick "mhm" and handed over one of the paintbrushes.
With the other hand, he was stirring the paint a bit to make sure it was mixed in completely.
"I really like this color," he mused, "We did a good job."

He nodded a little in agreement. "Yeah, we did." He said, flicking the paintbrush a little bit and shuffling closer on his knees.

Tohru started at the baseboards and made gentle, arcing strokes up the wall.
"Wanna start here together and work our way in opposite directions?" he suggested.

"Mm…let's do opposite directions." He got to work on the opposite side of the wall, brush stroking over the plaster.

Tohru kept painting in gentle strokes. He had to stand on his toes a little to reach the ceiling, but he managed.

He continued working on painting the wall, brush moving gently against the plaster.

(Sorry I haven't really been replying. I haven't replied to many rps at all lately. Haven't really been in the right headspace.)
When he had finished the first wall, Tohru turned to check on Davin's progress. He smiled a bit to himself, pleased he had someone to share a home with. Maybe they hadn't met in the best way, but it wasn't worth dwelling over- even if he did think about that a lot still.

(you're fine, don't worry about it!)

Davin was still working, humming quietly to himself as he worked. He wasn't quite done, but was getting close to it.

(Thanks, I'll try to be a bit more active now that the holidays are over and all that)
"Looks good," Tohru called.
He gazed at the other, taking in the shape of his horns, his tail, everything that made him uniquely Kaythani. Even though he had known when they first met- even though he could see through the guise of hoods and sufficiently loose clothing- it was definitely different seeing those features in person, rather than seeing pictures, being told what this last Kaythani would look like. The way his superiors had described Davin was almost animalistic, when that was so far from being the case. The more he mulled over it, the more he realized Davin was right. The resistance didn't give a damn about him or his wellbeing. He was a figurehead, perhaps. And if he died, he died a martyr.

(alright! No pressure, though!)

Davin smiled, looking up when he felt Tohru's eyes on him. He had somehow managed to get a fleck of paint on his nose, but he looked happy. "Thanks, Tohru." He said, tail flicking faintly where it lay curled near his feet. He did his best to keep it out of the way, not wanting Tohru to trip on it or step on it. "What are you thinking about?" He asked.

Tohru gave a slight pause, then cleared his throat.
"Oh- I was just… I don't know, thinking about where things are going to go from here. Just for my life in general. I'm not bounty hunting any more, probably. Might draw more attention than I want, you know?"
He sighed.
What the hell…? What the hell do they think they can do that for? He doesn't deserve this…

Davin nodded a little. "Yeah. I'm sorry that my presence here is…changing how you normally do things." He looked down at his hands for a moment, then back up at Tohru.

"Oh, well, it's not a bad change. Not at all. Besides, for me to blame it on you would be stupid. I landed us here, more or less," Tohru replied, giving a light smile, "Things are just a little unclear right now, is all. I guess they weren't before, either. All of this has just made me stop and think. Doubt I could've lived my whole life- or a long life like that anyway."

He considered Tohru's words for a long moment, then nodded. "Ah. Right." He said slowly. "You probably couldn't have, no."

"I'm glad I didn't turn you in," Tohru admitted, "I've actually been ruminating on that a lot. I mean, I already think you're a wonderful person, and that's part of it. But thinking about how they regarded you, versus how I see you now… it's something else, really."

He cocked his head a little bit. "What do you mean?" He asked, unsure what Tohru was exactly referring to.

"Like, I know you said they wanted you as a Resistance pawn. And you're absolutely right. But in hindsight, it makes so much more sense now. I just never really thought about it until we met," Tohru replied, "I never really thought about how little they cared for you as a person. As a living, sentient being. It's sad. I considered joining them at one point in my life, too. Again, glad I didn't. I think I've made a few good decisions, when they've really counted."

He nodded a little. "Yeah." He said softly, eyes flickering away for a moment, then back to Tohru. "Thank you for not turning me in, though."

"I mean, you convinced me, more or less," Tohru said, "but just know, I don't regret my decision at all. It's even more depressing the more you think about it. There's no right side, it seems. But at least, not having joined them, I know I'll never have to take up arms against my family. And I'll never have an obligation to hand you over."
He sighed sadly.
"Did I ever tell you they supported the Empire?"

"Who, your family? I think you said it, but not much more." He replied softly, running his hands through his hair and looking over at Tohru.

"None of them necessarily fought for the Empire, but they've poured in a lot of funding. Well, except my older brother. He works as an officer. It never sat right with me," Tohru explained, "I made some money behind their backs and bailed before they could throw me out themselves, or worse. They were very… controlling, to say the least. A lot of my media consumption was very strict growing up. Lots of propaganda and the like. Most of the anti-Empire stuff, I stumbled upon on accident."