Luca woke up after the god warped the world again, maybe it was the constant moving, or the noises that surrounded them, he wasn't sure. But he peeped out of the gods pocket when they came back into the clearing. "What were you doing?" He asks softly, sleep still heavy in his voice. He was awake now though, so there was no point in going back to bed. He'd sleep later in the day if he was tired. He climbed his way up to the gods shoulder and rested there instead, holding onto Derlik's shirt so he wouldn't fall.
Derlik sat the two dolls down where Luca couldn't ee them. He'd deal with them later, then.
"There was a wandering soul I had to deal with," Derlik said softly, looking down at Luca. He moved his hand up, gently rubbing Luca's cheek. "There's still a lot of time left in the night, are you sure you aren't going to sleep more?" The god pressed a gentle kiss to Luca's head, hand around him slightly to keep him safe.
Luca smiled a little and leaned into the touches. "A wandering soul?" He asks softly, tilting his head a little bit. He smiled when the god pressed a kiss to his head. "Yeah, I'll be okay." He assures gently. "I can take a nap later if I'm still tired." He hummed thoughtfully to himself. He climbs into Derlik's hand and smiles warmly, "Where to now?" He tilts his head a little bit, looking around. He recognized the clearing but he wondered vaguely where they were headed or what the god had in mind.
"It's nothing to worry yourself over, my little doll," Derlik assured of the soul. He held Luca close when he came to the god's hands, kissing him again.
"And I'm not sure. It's too late to go clubbing, but it's a bit too early to go out and about in any cities… Hm…" The god thought for a moment, gently toying with Luca's hair and all around being very affectionate with him.
Luca melted into the affectionate touches, smiling warmly at the kiss. "Okay." He hummed happily. He was sure that the wandering soul was in good hands. He hummed and tilts his head. "Star gazing is always nice. I used to chart them." He chuckles meekly as he held onto the god as he walked. He smiled when his hair was played with, looking up at Derlik in content. "We could wait until morning and then go wherever. It might be fun." He giggles softly and relaxed again. "Do you think we could go to that place again soon?" He wanted to see the place Derlik had taken him, maybe explore that era a little bit.
"Ah, looking at the stars is always nice." Derlik brought them to the boulder, sitting down with Luca in his hands still. He laid back, setting Luca on his chest.
"And I think it'll be fun to bring you with me there tomorrow, too." He hummed softly, rubbing Luca's head. He went quiet for a moment, smiling.
"Do you know what stars are?" Derlik suddenly asked. It was only the tenth century, after all.
He nods happily. He wasn't sure what stars were, but he loved how beautiful they were. He settles on the gods chest before looking up at the stars happily. "I'd like to go with you tomorrow. That could be fun." He murmured happily. He leaned into the gods touches and smiled a bit to himself before shaking his head at the gods question. "I'm… not entirely sure what they are. They could be gods, or diamonds, or beautiful balls of light. I'm not entirely sure." he tilts his head a little bit in wonder, a small smile on his lips. "Whatever they are, I think they're beautiful."
Derlik chuckled some as Luca tried to guess what the stars were, smiling some as he looked up.
"Your guesses were somewhat close. They're souls, actually, waiting to move on to the next part of the rebirth cycle." The god hummed some as he spoke, ruffling Luca's hair lightly. "They really are beautiful, though, aren't they?"
His eyes widen at that, and a blissful smile came across his face. "Really? That's amazing." He murmured happily. "It's nice to know that. What kind of star do you think I'll be?" He wondered after a moment. He was mortal, he would die. He wasn't sure how long until then, but it was still a thing he would have to endure. He was only human after all. He liked it when his god played with his hair. It was comforting really.
"You'll be a red star," Derlik said confidently. He pulled out a mirror from his pocket, then, holding it in his palm and showing Luca his reflection. "See that, on your neck side? That's my symbol, it shows everyone you're mine. When you die, you'll be my own personal, beautiful little star until we get you a new body." Derlik hummed, smiling some. "You'll never have to leave me."
He looks at the mark on his neck and smiled a little, gently touching it. "A red star?" He liked the sound of that. Would he look any different? He glanced at the god. "So I'll be able to stay?" He asks hopefully, moving closer to the god. "I won't have to leave?" He liked that idea. He liked being with the god. Derlik was kind to him. Gentle, even. "I like the symbol." He murmured softly, looking back up at the stars. "A red star." He murmured happily. He liked the sound of that.
"You won't have to leave," Derlik confirmed. "Not ever. And I'm glad you like my symbol, my little doll." Derlik hummed some, rubbing Luca's back after putting the mirror away. "It's very important to me." Derlik smiled once more, looking up at the sky.
"You are too, you know. My doll is very, very important to me."
He watches the stars with a bright smile on his lips. "Yeah. It's pretty." He murmured happily. He glances at Derlik and pauses for a moment. He hummed softly and pressed a tiny kiss to his cheek before looking back up at the stars. "Still, I think it would be fun to be a star. But I'm glad you want to keep me around." He hummed softly, sounding absolutely genuine. Slowly but surely he was falling into the trap and mind games that Derlik was placing.
Derlik kept his eyes on the stars, smiling still. He continued to play with Luca's hair as he spoke, relaxed.
"Ah, really..? I'm glad you like it too, then." The god hummed, lifting the small man up to kiss his chest. "And you can still be a star. My personal little star~" The god smirked some, nuzzling close.
"You'll be so beautiful~"
He leaned into the gentle touches, humming softly as his hair was played with. "I like the idea of being a star." He murmured and laughs when he was kissed and nuzzled, gently pressing a kiss to his forehead and relaxing in the touches. He loved the compliments, he loved being fawned over, he just liked being appreciated for once. But… "What… what if you don't want me anymore…? What if you get bored of me?" He murmured sadly, looking down at the god.
Derlik held Luca close, letting him stay against his face for now.
"Hey," the god said, a finger coming up to rub Luca's cheek, "No matter what, you're always going to stay by my side, my doll. I'm not going to grow bored of you." The god sat up, holding Luca in his hands. In a moment, Luca was full-sized, hugging him close.
"I love you, my precious doll."
Luca leaned into his finger, his eyes shutting and nodding slowly. Luca nods slowly, startling when he was back to his normal size and pressing close to the god. He nuzzled into his gods shoulder. Yes… he was safe. He was okay. His god would keep him. He was safe. He smiled at the words that his god spoke. "Thank you…" He whispered quietly. He felt better knowing that his god wasn't going to get rid of him… at least not yet.
Derlik moved to lay down, holding Luca close to himself.
"You're welcome~" Derlik hummed. He smiled, hugging Luca to his chest as they laid on the boulder together.
"You're my precious doll, of course I'm going to keep you around." The god ran his fingers through Luca's hair, smirk picking up. "You're mine forever, Luca."
Luca smiled a little bit and relaxed again, his body easing into Derlik and shutting his eyes. He was glad at least, that he was going to be kept around. "Forever sounds nice." He murmured quietly. He hummed and looks up at the other, pressing a small kiss to his cheek. He leaned into the hands in his hair, just allowing himself to be spoiled. He returns his attention back up to the stars above them an cuddles into his god. Yes… this was nice.
"Yes, it does…" Derlik's smirk stayed as Luca returned the affection in his own little way, looking back to the stars himself. He stayed there, cuddled with his human, his doll, pressing kisses on occasion to the man's head.
"Your eyes are so pretty when the heavens are reflected in them," Derlik noted.
He nods a bit as he looked up at the stars, humming softly. "Thank you." He murmured softly, glancing over at Derlik. "Do they really look that nice?" He asks softly. His eyes on their own looked like mini galaxies, but when the stars reflected in them his eyes seemed more majestic with the night sky. He offers a tiny little smile. He returned his gaze back up to the stars and released a soft sigh of content.
"They do," Derlik assured. "Even without it, there are stars in your eyes. You're beautiful, my doll, in every way. Every." Even with what had happened to him. Derlik smiled, pressing another kiss to Luca's forehead.
"My sweet doll… I love everything about you, and you're all mine."
He smiled a little bit and leaned into the kiss. "I'm glad you think so." He murmured quietly. He didn't see himself as beautiful, maybe odd, but definitely not beautiful. He curled up closer to Derlik and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek before looking back at the stars and relaxing again. He definitely happy here, in the arms of his god then he ever was anywhere else. And the more he was praised and loved, the easier he fell into the grasps of the god in front of him.
"I know so." Derlik let his eyes closed, relaxed. He could deal with the two men whenever Luca fell asleep again. He'd have to do something to make sure he couldn't hear the screams, of course. He couldn't let his little doll be afraid of him, after all. He wanted Luca so brainwashed he wouldn't react to anything at all without Derlik's permission, but it would take time.
He nods sleepily, a small smile on his lips. Well, that was reassuring. He noticed his god shut his eyes and he paused before doing the same. He slowly shut his eyes and fell asleep, curling up contentedly beside his god and slowly fell asleep as he curled up slowly. He liked how gentle his god was with him.
