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

Started February 10, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Davin was quiet, letting the two coworkers have their conversation. He didn't want to interupt them, especially when he didn't know Kira all that well.

Tohru looked over his shoulder at Davin, and he fell back so the three of them could walk side by side.
Kira didn't seem so keen on talking anymore.

Davin gave Tohru a faint smile, adjusting his hood.

The rest of the walk was pretty quiet and uneventful. Kira thanked Tohru and Davin for walking her, wished them a good night, and went on her way home. Tohru stopped and watched her go, then gazed back over to Davin. He was grateful Kira hadn't said anything to embarrass him or out him on the whole secretly crushing on his roommate thing, but then again, Tohru was sure she wasn't that kind of person. She had decency. Understood what a mess it could cause.

Davin smiled over at Tohru once Kira was gone. "She seems like a decent person." He said, adjusting his hood again.

Tohru nodded slightly.
"I think so too," he agreed, "Haven't known her for that long, so we haven't really gotten into backstory or any of that shit yet. But she's been pretty welcoming to me, and she's nice to customers when they aren't being the worst. Just trying to earn a living, I'm sure."
Tohru looked at the ground slightly, avoiding too much eye contact with Davin. He thought he might melt.

"Aren't we all." he replied at Tohru's last statement, nodding a little bit. "I'm glad you seem to have decent coworkers, though."

"Yeah, but for me to be the tough one of the bunch…" Tohru laughed, "It's a little concerning. I don't have a problem with helping keep order, I just don't want anything bad to happen while I'm gone."

"Well, you are a bounty hunter, Tohru, so there's a reason you're the tough one." He said.

Tohru shrugged a bit.
"I guess. But I don't really look the part. At least, I don't think I do," he laughed, "But maybe that's all the more horrifying, especially when you find it out the hard way."

He laughed. "Mhm, it is." He smiled a little bit, glancing down at the bandage still on his arm, from where Tohru had shot him.

"Oh… gods… right," Tohru murmured under his breath to where Davin might not be able to hear.
That was probably insensitive on his part. Though all things considered, Davin got off very easy.

Davin looked over at him with a faint smile, bumping his shoulder against the other man's. "Hey, it's fine."

Tohru nearly melted at the slight touch, but he managed to collect himself enough to answer.
"How is it today?" he asked softly, "I can help rebandage it if you need."

Davin shrugged. "I haven't checked it yet today. It doesn't usually hurt, unless I hit it against something by mistake."

"Well… I guess that's good," Tohru sighed, "Blaster wounds are usually pretty clean, but you never know. I've had one get infected before. But then again, I think you'd know if something was that wrong."

"Yeah. I think if it was infected, it would fester and hurt more." he replied, shrugging again.

"Yeah, it would," Tohru agreed.
He pulled out his key as they approached the apartment, turned the lock and let the other in.
He was itching to get out of his work clothes and immediately went back to the bedroom, throwing his shirt into the hamper. His eyes wandered to the mirror, and he realized he'd just bared his bruises from the previous (?) night without thinking. He glanced back over his shoulder to make sure Davin hadn't noticed.

Davin hadn't noticed, as he wasn't in the room yet. He had paused to hang up his cloak on a hook and slip his shoes off, undoing the tie that held his hair back.

Tohru went to grab the towel hanging over the closet door so he could take a shower. He slung the towel over his shoulder to cover it, though it was still slightly visible from there. Tohru started towards the bathroom, relieved that Davin saw nothing.

Davin stretched, coming over to the bedroom and sitting down on the bed, yawning faintly.

"Getting a shower, I'll make a little something to eat when I get out, just instant noodles or something," Tohru said, turning to the bathroom door.

"Alright." he replied, rubbing his eyes.

Tohru stepped into the shower, letting the water run over his face as he thought. About Davin. About picking up bounty hunting again as a side hustle for that extra money. About things he shouldn't want to do. He was best off just living simply and quietly, but he wanted so much more than being a bartender at some shoddy place and living in hiding.
After pondering a while, he determined he'd pick up some side jobs first. maybe see how Davin reacted to a gift or nice gesture. But what if it was too much? What if anything at all was too much?
Tohru grumbled to himself. Why did this have to be so confusing?
He stepped out of the shower and started drying off before putting on something to sleep in.

Davin changed into his pajamas while Tohru showered, laying back on the bed and closing his eyes for a moment.