Hiei starts to relax and Kurama takes the chance to wrap his arms around him as the action is reciprocated. He'd deliberately left the fire demon an escape rather than close him in with a proper hug, allowing him to communicate his own comfort level if he'd rather pull away, but Kurama was not expecting the response he did get, instead. Everything is still so tentative and fragile, with neither of them really knowing what they're doing, the fox had anticipated stiff acceptance at best. Which means when Hiei does break the silence between them, he's almost afraid to move.
“I did suggest it. Besides, I haven't been there since winter… it could probably use a little cleaning up.” He doesn't say it will be the first time he goes anywhere near the woods since their month of solitude, but he's sure he knows what Hiei is thinking, even if he's not planning to venture any farther than the clearing itself.
As new and unusual as things like quiet affection are … Hiei would be a liar if he said he didn’t enjoy it. Curled up with Kurama in the woods, or here nuzzled in to him was just the same. It quieted some part of him that he had never known pined for something like this.
Someone to trust and lean on, despite how many misgivings he has about just that from his life before meeting Kurama.
Red eyes roll as the fox says it could use a cleaning up, of course, bumping Kurama a little with his nose in a little exasperation. “You just want to go there to do your tasks.”
… Making fun of people is fine as long as it isn’t him, apparently.
At any point upon first arriving in Aldrip, if someone had suggested even half of what they'd been through in the past year, Kurama would have doubted almost all of it. The glitches alone, where he'd spent so much time as a fox that it began to feel like second nature to fall back on. How much of that time had been with Hiei, and how much of that had been hidden away in their little corner of the woods, just outside the property. Kurama is not unaccustomed to affection and physical contact, especially after being reborn in a human body, but their time together in those conditions had been unusual, already blurring the dynamic between them before the added confusion of kissing and emotions started during the Solstice.
The wish seed transformation only made things more complicated. Already used to an unusual amount of physical contact than they would have been otherwise, the shared feelings between them and the complexity of Kurama's inability to fully recognize allies as opposed to enemies while transformed, compounding the whole experience. Spending nearly a full month incapable of being soothed without the fire apparition's presence lending itself to a certain dependency he would never admit to.
His head tilts at that accusation, leaning back a bit as if to get a better look with that nudge - eyebrows lifted in apparent disbelief at Hiei's response. “If you're that concerned about it, you'll just have to keep me occupied.”
Hiei is far too used to things being complicated, really. There has been very little time in his life where things had been anything like uncomplicated or even happy that even the emotional turmoil and confusion of all of this seems usual enough. A new challenge and new things to learn, sure, but his life would be rather boring in Aldrip if there wasn’t something new going on.
It has not yet struck him how codependent they have become over time. How having one another as their closest ally and confidant, however normal that had become prior to this place, had changed somewhat. Just enough that being curled close like this was beginning to feel comfortable instead of awkward. Enough that Hiei knew he was going to crave Kurama being this physically close more than he will be willing to admit.
“Keep you occupied?” Hiei’s nose wrinkles in confusion and annoyance as Kurama says it, eyes narrowing at his partner in suspicion.
“How the hell am I meant to do th-“ The fire demon stops mid word, his confusion quickly morphing in to realization about what Kurama is implying … and rapidly turning his cheeks and ears a little pink even as Hiei attempts to tuck himself in against Kurama again in an attempt to hide it.
Kurama has gotten used to the presence of Hiei nearby, the weight of another body against his becoming almost second nature in its frequency. Things were certainly different when he was a fox, almost as if the fire apparition felt more comfortable with the physical contact, but having shared a proper bed since the beginning of April, even that seems to have changed over time.
The confusion isn't exactly unexpected, but then Hiei interrupts himself with realization and burrows in against him to hide the reaction. Not the anticipated response, but Kurama will take it over the fire apparition threatening to leave again.
“Am I?” He sounds genuinely confused by the accusation, though not in the least bit offended, “That was what you wanted, was it not?”
“Kurama -“ Hiei sighs, still catching himself. Yes, his preference was when Kurama was being a menace just… not with him, of course. Not with him when he is fumbling his way through every thing and trying not to see mundane things as a criticism even more.
“Before yes but not now.” A huff as the fire demon feels he’s pulled himself together enough and moves to slowly pull away. Not like he’s going to run, at least.
Hiei pulls back, and at this point Kurama is more than half expecting him to leave. It didn't matter, in the long run, he'd come back eventually and they had danced around the topic for months, already. There wasn't much else to do in this place and the fox wouldn't exactly fault him for needing a break with all the back and forth in this conversation alone.
Instead, Hiei says let's go and Kurama simply motions for him to lead the way. He can't imagine why the fire apparition would still want to, if he's not in the mood. Which is, naturally, what he thinks must be meant by his response. He isn't about to question it and risk restarting the cycle of bickering all over again, though, content to follow Hiei's inclination for now, wherever that might take them.
Curiosity, instead of killing the cat, is driving Hiei to not run off for once. He's tired of talking at this point, and whether going to their spot means he learns how exactly he can keep Kurama's attention or the fox gets to work on whatever it is to do out there... They both sort of win, right?
Hiei with learning or some stretch of silence, Kurama with being occupied in some fashion or another.
In usual Hiei fashion he makes quick work of the travel to their favored clearing, taking a moment to scan the area around them as he steps in. Things have grown a little wild in their absence, but nothing that Hiei would count as egregious or in need of much work. Red eyes turn back toward Kurama, expectant.
"Is it so overgrown you want to tame it?" Or would he be more interested in showing Hiei exactly how to keep him occupied?
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“I did suggest it. Besides, I haven't been there since winter… it could probably use a little cleaning up.” He doesn't say it will be the first time he goes anywhere near the woods since their month of solitude, but he's sure he knows what Hiei is thinking, even if he's not planning to venture any farther than the clearing itself.
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As new and unusual as things like quiet affection are … Hiei would be a liar if he said he didn’t enjoy it. Curled up with Kurama in the woods, or here nuzzled in to him was just the same. It quieted some part of him that he had never known pined for something like this.
Someone to trust and lean on, despite how many misgivings he has about just that from his life before meeting Kurama.
Red eyes roll as the fox says it could use a cleaning up, of course, bumping Kurama a little with his nose in a little exasperation. “You just want to go there to do your tasks.”
… Making fun of people is fine as long as it isn’t him, apparently.
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The wish seed transformation only made things more complicated. Already used to an unusual amount of physical contact than they would have been otherwise, the shared feelings between them and the complexity of Kurama's inability to fully recognize allies as opposed to enemies while transformed, compounding the whole experience. Spending nearly a full month incapable of being soothed without the fire apparition's presence lending itself to a certain dependency he would never admit to.
His head tilts at that accusation, leaning back a bit as if to get a better look with that nudge - eyebrows lifted in apparent disbelief at Hiei's response. “If you're that concerned about it, you'll just have to keep me occupied.”
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Hiei is far too used to things being complicated, really. There has been very little time in his life where things had been anything like uncomplicated or even happy that even the emotional turmoil and confusion of all of this seems usual enough. A new challenge and new things to learn, sure, but his life would be rather boring in Aldrip if there wasn’t something new going on.
It has not yet struck him how codependent they have become over time. How having one another as their closest ally and confidant, however normal that had become prior to this place, had changed somewhat. Just enough that being curled close like this was beginning to feel comfortable instead of awkward. Enough that Hiei knew he was going to crave Kurama being this physically close more than he will be willing to admit.
“Keep you occupied?” Hiei’s nose wrinkles in confusion and annoyance as Kurama says it, eyes narrowing at his partner in suspicion.
“How the hell am I meant to do th-“ The fire demon stops mid word, his confusion quickly morphing in to realization about what Kurama is implying … and rapidly turning his cheeks and ears a little pink even as Hiei attempts to tuck himself in against Kurama again in an attempt to hide it.
“You are a menace.”
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The confusion isn't exactly unexpected, but then Hiei interrupts himself with realization and burrows in against him to hide the reaction. Not the anticipated response, but Kurama will take it over the fire apparition threatening to leave again.
“Am I?” He sounds genuinely confused by the accusation, though not in the least bit offended, “That was what you wanted, was it not?”
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“Kurama -“ Hiei sighs, still catching himself. Yes, his preference was when Kurama was being a menace just… not with him, of course. Not with him when he is fumbling his way through every thing and trying not to see mundane things as a criticism even more.
“Before yes but not now.” A huff as the fire demon feels he’s pulled himself together enough and moves to slowly pull away. Not like he’s going to run, at least.
“Let’s go. Before you have time to be worse.”
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Instead, Hiei says let's go and Kurama simply motions for him to lead the way. He can't imagine why the fire apparition would still want to, if he's not in the mood. Which is, naturally, what he thinks must be meant by his response. He isn't about to question it and risk restarting the cycle of bickering all over again, though, content to follow Hiei's inclination for now, wherever that might take them.
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Curiosity, instead of killing the cat, is driving Hiei to not run off for once. He's tired of talking at this point, and whether going to their spot means he learns how exactly he can keep Kurama's attention or the fox gets to work on whatever it is to do out there... They both sort of win, right?
Hiei with learning or some stretch of silence, Kurama with being occupied in some fashion or another.
In usual Hiei fashion he makes quick work of the travel to their favored clearing, taking a moment to scan the area around them as he steps in. Things have grown a little wild in their absence, but nothing that Hiei would count as egregious or in need of much work. Red eyes turn back toward Kurama, expectant.
"Is it so overgrown you want to tame it?" Or would he be more interested in showing Hiei exactly how to keep him occupied?