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[ Tradition, of course, mattered to many but it held a special kind of importance for the selkie. Every little bit of their history existed through all their dealings and held a kind of binding force within the universe. Basically, no one managed to slide away from what a selkie deemed as a law, the very same for the fae. No one could ever break a binding to either one of them. For Kai, though, he never really focused on all the stories, laws and traditions. They were nice to hear about but he never imagined they would impact his life in a greater way.
Imagine his surprise then when he somehow managed to drop his coat. Oh, it looked like a regular coat but it was actually his selkie skin. How he even brought it with him he didn't know. An accident with binding purposes because the one to pick it up just so happened to be his brand new spouse.
Married. He suddenly found himself married! The desire for all selkie and with eager excitement, he grabbed for the ancient wedding bands his mother gifted to him on his thirteen birthday when he came into his full selkie powers. She told him all about the importance then of a bind with a selkie but how different could it be?
Pocketing the little black box in his coat on the following morning, he played in his mind what to say to the one who opened the door. He had all kinds of speeches prepared but in the end excitement over being wanted won out and he blurted out - ]
Hello husband! I thought you might want a traditional ring for our union too. [ Here he held out the little black box, popping it open and the rings looked like sea glass with ancient runes etched all over them. ]
Imagine his surprise then when he somehow managed to drop his coat. Oh, it looked like a regular coat but it was actually his selkie skin. How he even brought it with him he didn't know. An accident with binding purposes because the one to pick it up just so happened to be his brand new spouse.
Married. He suddenly found himself married! The desire for all selkie and with eager excitement, he grabbed for the ancient wedding bands his mother gifted to him on his thirteen birthday when he came into his full selkie powers. She told him all about the importance then of a bind with a selkie but how different could it be?
Pocketing the little black box in his coat on the following morning, he played in his mind what to say to the one who opened the door. He had all kinds of speeches prepared but in the end excitement over being wanted won out and he blurted out - ]
Hello husband! I thought you might want a traditional ring for our union too. [ Here he held out the little black box, popping it open and the rings looked like sea glass with ancient runes etched all over them. ]
[As for the one who opened the door ...
Well. He's silent for a long moment, just blinking and looking down. The person seems vaguely familiar - but Easal has met so many people over the years that that means practically nothing. You help someone by picking up a coat that slipped off a chair or off an arm, you don't think twice about it, and why memorize their face?
He is not usually this tongue tied. Maybe it's the genuine excitement on Kai's face that has Easal unsure of how to react. Or to respond. But at least half of that is quickly resolved as he shakes his head to clear it.]
Yes, how lovely. Do you have the wrong door?
Well. He's silent for a long moment, just blinking and looking down. The person seems vaguely familiar - but Easal has met so many people over the years that that means practically nothing. You help someone by picking up a coat that slipped off a chair or off an arm, you don't think twice about it, and why memorize their face?
He is not usually this tongue tied. Maybe it's the genuine excitement on Kai's face that has Easal unsure of how to react. Or to respond. But at least half of that is quickly resolved as he shakes his head to clear it.]
Yes, how lovely. Do you have the wrong door?
[ Truth be told, Dash's thoughts have been somewhat haunted by the encounter he so recently had while passing by a veritable stranger on the street. Something about it stuck in his head, despite the fact that it was a pretty simple interaction! He bumped into someone, they lost their coat in the process, Dash was there to help...
It has to happen a hundred times a day to people, right? So why is it stuck in Dash's head? For the last few hours, he's been distracted to the point where people working alongside him noticed and his boss insisted he go home. Even though the day has barely begun, it's obvious to everyone in the studio that Dash is just not completely with it. And therefore, not entirely ready to be productive.
Good thing, too, since it's not too long after he returns to his place that he hears someone at the door. He's still mulling over the coat incident when he wanders into the entryway and peers through the peephole, only to see...
His mysterious coat encounter! There he is! On the other side of the door.
But why? Dash is so wrapped up in his thoughts that he almost forgets to open the door. As if by simply thinking about this problem, somehow it'll all make sense and this poor person won't be waiting on the other side. Maybe he thinks he'll develop telekinetic powers and magically transport his visitor inside. Thankfully, he doesn't get too wrapped up in that thought, and instead, does snap out of it long enough to open the door.
Of course, when he does, there's only one thing he can say: ] Uh. S-sorry, run that by me again, please? [ Dash, let your guest inside. You're being rude. ]
It has to happen a hundred times a day to people, right? So why is it stuck in Dash's head? For the last few hours, he's been distracted to the point where people working alongside him noticed and his boss insisted he go home. Even though the day has barely begun, it's obvious to everyone in the studio that Dash is just not completely with it. And therefore, not entirely ready to be productive.
Good thing, too, since it's not too long after he returns to his place that he hears someone at the door. He's still mulling over the coat incident when he wanders into the entryway and peers through the peephole, only to see...
His mysterious coat encounter! There he is! On the other side of the door.
But why? Dash is so wrapped up in his thoughts that he almost forgets to open the door. As if by simply thinking about this problem, somehow it'll all make sense and this poor person won't be waiting on the other side. Maybe he thinks he'll develop telekinetic powers and magically transport his visitor inside. Thankfully, he doesn't get too wrapped up in that thought, and instead, does snap out of it long enough to open the door.
Of course, when he does, there's only one thing he can say: ] Uh. S-sorry, run that by me again, please? [ Dash, let your guest inside. You're being rude. ]
[ The bright smile only dimmed a little bit as Kai's head tilted to the side. Did he not remember what happened the day before? Worse still - did he not know of the traditions? Usually, he believed selkie laws were known all over but clearly the guy in front of him looked puzzled.
With a sigh, he lowered the ring box for a moment. ]
You picked up a selkie coat - mine - that means we're married now. Bound together. It can't be broken.
[ The cheerful look returned as did the ring box held out in from6 of him. ]
So we should probably put on our rings now!
With a sigh, he lowered the ring box for a moment. ]
You picked up a selkie coat - mine - that means we're married now. Bound together. It can't be broken.
[ The cheerful look returned as did the ring box held out in from6 of him. ]
So we should probably put on our rings now!
[ Rather than look offended or troubled by the rather non-response, Kai only looked fond, the ring box tilting back and forth a few times. The sea glass would look really pretty on his new husband and the ancient runes did things. He probably should have paid more attention when his mom went over the details during his awakening.]
I'm a selkie and you picked up my coat. It created a bond and now we're married. I know you've lived a mortal life and might appreciate rings! [ Kai explained all of this in practically one breath, the smile brighter on his face somehow, eyes all scrunched up because of it.
Shifting his feet like he did earlier with the ring box, he gave a tiny questioning noise. ]
Do you ...know anything about selkies? If not this must come as a shock. But I promise to give you a long and happy marriage!
[ Being so earnest made up for something, right? ]
I'm a selkie and you picked up my coat. It created a bond and now we're married. I know you've lived a mortal life and might appreciate rings! [ Kai explained all of this in practically one breath, the smile brighter on his face somehow, eyes all scrunched up because of it.
Shifting his feet like he did earlier with the ring box, he gave a tiny questioning noise. ]
Do you ...know anything about selkies? If not this must come as a shock. But I promise to give you a long and happy marriage!
[ Being so earnest made up for something, right? ]
[ Dash blinks a few times. He opens his mouth once, shuts it, blinks a few more times. Just a second, he'll get it together.
Eventually, his eye wanders to the ring box. Without even really telling himself to think it, he notes that the contents of the box truly are beautiful, and though he doesn't do it consciously, he does smile for a split second.
And then, more eloquence leaves his lips. ] Umm, maybe- you should come inside! Please, it was really rude of me not to say that before... [ He steps to the side, beckoning Kai inside. ] It might be easier to talk if we sit?
[ He clearly needs to plop somewhere and chew on all this new information. That's why it was bothering him! Not that he could've known and not that he knows what it means or what it meant or...
Well. He doesn't know a lot of things. Actually. He's pretty clueless. But he didn't slam the door in Kai's face or anything. He does want to talk. As he leads the way indoors, he tries to start organizing his thoughts. ] So, the coat... was... [ Gears are turning in his head. ]
Eventually, his eye wanders to the ring box. Without even really telling himself to think it, he notes that the contents of the box truly are beautiful, and though he doesn't do it consciously, he does smile for a split second.
And then, more eloquence leaves his lips. ] Umm, maybe- you should come inside! Please, it was really rude of me not to say that before... [ He steps to the side, beckoning Kai inside. ] It might be easier to talk if we sit?
[ He clearly needs to plop somewhere and chew on all this new information. That's why it was bothering him! Not that he could've known and not that he knows what it means or what it meant or...
Well. He doesn't know a lot of things. Actually. He's pretty clueless. But he didn't slam the door in Kai's face or anything. He does want to talk. As he leads the way indoors, he tries to start organizing his thoughts. ] So, the coat... was... [ Gears are turning in his head. ]
[Selkie.
Oh, that does it. That connects all of the dots. The fallen coat, the young man he'd assisted without a second thought, which is apparently the hottest form of proposal in the known realms. The recognition - and full understanding of the situation as it stands - hits him and shows easily in Easal's eyes.
Briefly, he also wonders what kind of magic is woven into the very selkie race for this, and what might have happened if someone else, without a care to the rightful ownership, had decided to snag the coat and sell it for cash. Who would that engage anyone to, if multiple people laid claim to it? Say, if they pawned it? And from the seller to the buyer to another buyer it went?
Honestly that sounds like something he would enjoy finding the answer to. But perhaps not this exact second. Seeing as he is standing in the doorway of his apartment looking at that beaming face.]
Oh. Yes. Well, that can't be ignored, can it! Would you like to come in then? It's warmer.
Oh, that does it. That connects all of the dots. The fallen coat, the young man he'd assisted without a second thought, which is apparently the hottest form of proposal in the known realms. The recognition - and full understanding of the situation as it stands - hits him and shows easily in Easal's eyes.
Briefly, he also wonders what kind of magic is woven into the very selkie race for this, and what might have happened if someone else, without a care to the rightful ownership, had decided to snag the coat and sell it for cash. Who would that engage anyone to, if multiple people laid claim to it? Say, if they pawned it? And from the seller to the buyer to another buyer it went?
Honestly that sounds like something he would enjoy finding the answer to. But perhaps not this exact second. Seeing as he is standing in the doorway of his apartment looking at that beaming face.]
Oh. Yes. Well, that can't be ignored, can it! Would you like to come in then? It's warmer.
[ It's amazing how two boys with similar origins can grow up so differently depending on what they are or aren't told. Haeju had never actually had contact with his mother, had never been gifted a pelt that would allow him to seamless slide into seal form, and had never grown up believing in magic. Of course, his dad hadn't exactly wanted to lose his oldest son either, and had always been cagey when questions about his mom came up. Haeju, easy going and overly realistic fool that he was, had just assumed that talking about his mom had been too hard on his dad.
That's how he ends up in weird situations like this, with a boy (that he admittedly did feel a strange connection with long before this coat dropping incident) who keeps insisting he's magic, Haeju's magic, the whole world around them is magic. It's all a bit much for Haeju to swallow, and he's already tried to write off several small feats of magic shown to him as actual smoke and mirrors, but it's getting harder and harder to do with each example.
And admittedly something had felt strangely important about picking up that coat and handing it back to Kai, but Haeju would be damned if he could put his finger on why.
Of all the answers he could have come up with, however, this never crossed his mind. He's standing there in the doorway now, staring dumbfounded at the ring box in Kai's hand as he tries to process what was just said to him. ]
Our-- wait-- I... What?!
That's how he ends up in weird situations like this, with a boy (that he admittedly did feel a strange connection with long before this coat dropping incident) who keeps insisting he's magic, Haeju's magic, the whole world around them is magic. It's all a bit much for Haeju to swallow, and he's already tried to write off several small feats of magic shown to him as actual smoke and mirrors, but it's getting harder and harder to do with each example.
And admittedly something had felt strangely important about picking up that coat and handing it back to Kai, but Haeju would be damned if he could put his finger on why.
Of all the answers he could have come up with, however, this never crossed his mind. He's standing there in the doorway now, staring dumbfounded at the ring box in Kai's hand as he tries to process what was just said to him. ]
Our-- wait-- I... What?!
Thank you. [ Kai responded softly, walking inside with widening eyes to try and take in all the new facets of his husband. What he liked, how he arranged things and how best to fit easily into his life. It meant a lot and he knew the adjustment period would take time.
What about a honeymoon?
Probably too soon to think such things.
Following after Dash, he stopped when he did, still looking far too curious for his own good at him. ]
It was a selkie pelt and you offered it back to me. That creates a marriage bond and it's kind of a deeper one than just ...marriage. [ One no one could break unless he died, which he planned on not doing any time soon! Thank you very much. There were still too many adventures to have. ]
A bond won't happen if ...there isn't something there to begin with. I'm not completely clear on that.
What about a honeymoon?
Probably too soon to think such things.
Following after Dash, he stopped when he did, still looking far too curious for his own good at him. ]
It was a selkie pelt and you offered it back to me. That creates a marriage bond and it's kind of a deeper one than just ...marriage. [ One no one could break unless he died, which he planned on not doing any time soon! Thank you very much. There were still too many adventures to have. ]
A bond won't happen if ...there isn't something there to begin with. I'm not completely clear on that.
[ Of course, there were many other aspects to the selkie pelts and how they related to a marriage bond. The first to touch the coat forged the connection, nearly a soulmate kind of red string tether. Completely unbreakable unless he died to end it but it left the remaining one empty for the rest of their life.
No one ever recovered after loving a selkie.
Eyeing the guy a little cautiously after his reaction, he still moved inside. His eyes slid over everything, trying to piece together the life and facets of his new husband. ]
From your reaction, I'm guessing you've dealt with or at least know selkie! [ Curious eyes took in the guy before him, trying to puzzle more out. Something almost ominous shifted through the air and he wondered how to handle it. More of the excitement ebbed away as be moved further inside. ]
What are you? You have a forest scent. Something fae?
No one ever recovered after loving a selkie.
Eyeing the guy a little cautiously after his reaction, he still moved inside. His eyes slid over everything, trying to piece together the life and facets of his new husband. ]
From your reaction, I'm guessing you've dealt with or at least know selkie! [ Curious eyes took in the guy before him, trying to puzzle more out. Something almost ominous shifted through the air and he wondered how to handle it. More of the excitement ebbed away as be moved further inside. ]
What are you? You have a forest scent. Something fae?
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[ Clearly magic existed, knowledge Kai tried constantly to impart to Haeju. The world around them held so many enchanting secrets and mysteries, both of them apart of the fabric in a more vivid way. If only Haeju believed in the mere possibility but in the very least he knew the other experienced the stirring. It always started there, followed by the intense longing and draw to the sea. Almost to any kind of water. Things just manifested from there.
But while the goal had been ease into things, the pelt dilemma kind of fast tracked everything. The frown tugging at his lips showed his slight remorse over it. The excitement over being wanted kind of made it difficult to swell on anything else, though.
Haeju might not have understood but the drawn meant a lot! It meant everything. ]
You picked up my selkie pelt and it forged our bond. We're married now. Bonded for all eternity. You're a selkie too and that makes this stringer. You'll start feeling more things ....soon. I'm not sure how my abilities will impact you. We'll see huh!
[ Way to give him information gently Kai. ]
But while the goal had been ease into things, the pelt dilemma kind of fast tracked everything. The frown tugging at his lips showed his slight remorse over it. The excitement over being wanted kind of made it difficult to swell on anything else, though.
Haeju might not have understood but the drawn meant a lot! It meant everything. ]
You picked up my selkie pelt and it forged our bond. We're married now. Bonded for all eternity. You're a selkie too and that makes this stringer. You'll start feeling more things ....soon. I'm not sure how my abilities will impact you. We'll see huh!
[ Way to give him information gently Kai. ]
[ Dash listens to this mutely, gesturing for Kai to sit if he wants. His own descent to the couch is something of a plop. A slightly overwhelmed plop.
A kind of curiously distracted plop. The plop of a person who is thinking very, very hard, but who outwardly seems the type not to mull things over a lot. It's a very significant way of sitting down, to be honest. He says a quiet 'oh' and then falls silent.
Of course, he then has another of those moments of realization where it occurs to him that perhaps his silence seems negative, so he quickly shakes himself and turns to Kai. ] Sorry, I don't mean to ignore you or anything! I'm thinking?
It's a little bit of a surprise, all this. [ The man has a gift for understatement. 'Little bit' of anything, this is not. ] Though I did have this feeling when it happened, that maybe- well, I didn't know what it meant, but I kind of felt something.
[ Dash makes an expression that looks like it's halfway to a frown. His brow furrows a little, anyway. ] I'm sorry if... well, I'm guessing maybe it'd be easier on you if this were with someone you already knew.
[ His acceptance level is pretty high here, but that may be because he's getting the impression from Kai that this is a non-refundable kind of deal. ]
A kind of curiously distracted plop. The plop of a person who is thinking very, very hard, but who outwardly seems the type not to mull things over a lot. It's a very significant way of sitting down, to be honest. He says a quiet 'oh' and then falls silent.
Of course, he then has another of those moments of realization where it occurs to him that perhaps his silence seems negative, so he quickly shakes himself and turns to Kai. ] Sorry, I don't mean to ignore you or anything! I'm thinking?
It's a little bit of a surprise, all this. [ The man has a gift for understatement. 'Little bit' of anything, this is not. ] Though I did have this feeling when it happened, that maybe- well, I didn't know what it meant, but I kind of felt something.
[ Dash makes an expression that looks like it's halfway to a frown. His brow furrows a little, anyway. ] I'm sorry if... well, I'm guessing maybe it'd be easier on you if this were with someone you already knew.
[ His acceptance level is pretty high here, but that may be because he's getting the impression from Kai that this is a non-refundable kind of deal. ]
[It has been a fair number of years since Easal had to study up on the selkie. Most of his time and effort has gone into the fae war and keeping up to date on things there, rather than the more pleasant subjects of other kingdoms, or other worlds or realms, and their ways. The finer details will take time in coming back, but at least he remembers ... the very basics. Look. It has been awhile.
At any rate, his apartment is incredibly swank. It is huge with lots of open space and huge windows and while the furnishings are sparse, they are all of incredibly high quality. He has nice things. Silk sheets. An entire bedroom filled with liquor.]
Know, yes. At the very least, I know of, and more than one might usually. Though perhaps dealt is not so incorrect. It's all jumbled in there. I haven't had to stop and think about what I remember of selkies in decades.
[Nnnnot that he ever really did, but you know what he means. He waves an arm toward a (n immaculate, overstuffed) couch, in offering. He doesn't mind being wondered about or letting the poor guy take a look around.]
Yes, you see? There are so many whats to cover! What am I? What is the rush? What will I write? What will I drink? That one, perhaps, I can answer in the least time.
But you are correct. I am fae. A Seelie fae, as it were. Also, I smell of forest? Dreadful. I'll need to change shampoo immediately.
[he will take a seat regardless and try to exhale. This is so much. He wouldn't even be as bothered by it if it weren't for the piles of Explanations and Paperwork this is going to involve. He is already having nightmares about having to write an essay on this event, and he hasn't even gone to sleep yet.]
My name is Easal. How do you do? I have no idea where to begin other than to dive straight into it.
At any rate, his apartment is incredibly swank. It is huge with lots of open space and huge windows and while the furnishings are sparse, they are all of incredibly high quality. He has nice things. Silk sheets. An entire bedroom filled with liquor.]
Know, yes. At the very least, I know of, and more than one might usually. Though perhaps dealt is not so incorrect. It's all jumbled in there. I haven't had to stop and think about what I remember of selkies in decades.
[Nnnnot that he ever really did, but you know what he means. He waves an arm toward a (n immaculate, overstuffed) couch, in offering. He doesn't mind being wondered about or letting the poor guy take a look around.]
Yes, you see? There are so many whats to cover! What am I? What is the rush? What will I write? What will I drink? That one, perhaps, I can answer in the least time.
But you are correct. I am fae. A Seelie fae, as it were. Also, I smell of forest? Dreadful. I'll need to change shampoo immediately.
[he will take a seat regardless and try to exhale. This is so much. He wouldn't even be as bothered by it if it weren't for the piles of Explanations and Paperwork this is going to involve. He is already having nightmares about having to write an essay on this event, and he hasn't even gone to sleep yet.]
My name is Easal. How do you do? I have no idea where to begin other than to dive straight into it.
[ it's a joke. or some sort of prank. he knows this guy, they met once ever so briefly, but neve remembers his face. it was a pretty, cheerful face, belonging to the kind of person that's too good for people like him. so he'd just returned the coat politely and moved on.
which apparently meant being stalked and then being the victim of some unfunny, ridiculous prank. ]
Is this supposed to be funny?
which apparently meant being stalked and then being the victim of some unfunny, ridiculous prank. ]
Is this supposed to be funny?
[ this... wait... what?
Ros freezes with the door still in his grasp, eyes wide and hair still damp from his shower. he was topside to make sure that things were put in the right order, but this? this was not what he was expecting to have to deal with. he knows the face of the being before him, knows the smell of him, of sea and the salt that is stuck to his skin, in his hair. what he doesn't know, is why he is here at Ros's door with a band of seaglass and magic calling Ros 'husband'.
the hound blinks a few more times, a little faster, claws digging into the softness of the wooden door before--]
Shit, fuck-- I mean, uh. C'mon in? I think-- uh, no just... come on in, would you like tea or anything?
Ros freezes with the door still in his grasp, eyes wide and hair still damp from his shower. he was topside to make sure that things were put in the right order, but this? this was not what he was expecting to have to deal with. he knows the face of the being before him, knows the smell of him, of sea and the salt that is stuck to his skin, in his hair. what he doesn't know, is why he is here at Ros's door with a band of seaglass and magic calling Ros 'husband'.
the hound blinks a few more times, a little faster, claws digging into the softness of the wooden door before--]
Shit, fuck-- I mean, uh. C'mon in? I think-- uh, no just... come on in, would you like tea or anything?
[ There were so many realms, beings and laws to keep up and it might overwhelm anyone who found out the sheer size. It came across as endless but everything held a beginning and an ending, even if shrouded by something or someone. An ending could, of course, be unending in a way, a sort of cycle through which marked various passing. All of which Kai knew of considering his newly discovered status as a selkie prince and the lessons they made him endure to one day assume control and run the watery kingdoms. Poseidon happened to be the patron guardian but the selkie held onto the seat of power. All other seaward beings looked to their rule.
Nothing at all to panic about!
Eyes lingering on the decadence, Kai's heart sunk more in his chest. The more standoffish tone to the place unsettled him and spoke more about the man he suddenly found himself bound to. What would the Council say? How would they deal with the newly forged alliances?
Sitting when prompted, the riddle like tone made more sense with the grand reveal. A seelie. Oh no. They were dreadful and always so tricky. A person could never place too much faith nor trust in a seelie because they knew just how to evade everything to achieve their ultimate means. The one in front of him had a younger appearance but no telling his actual age. ]
The forest smell is more of your seelie scent. I don't think you can just ...get rid of it.
[ With a frown, he pocketed the ring box and gave a tiny nod of his head. ]
I'm Kai and pleasure to formally meet you. [ He held out a hand, trying to mind his manners as best as he could.
The what will I write part kept twisting at him. ]
What do you write?
[ Seelies couldn't lie but they knew how to work around. ]
Nothing at all to panic about!
Eyes lingering on the decadence, Kai's heart sunk more in his chest. The more standoffish tone to the place unsettled him and spoke more about the man he suddenly found himself bound to. What would the Council say? How would they deal with the newly forged alliances?
Sitting when prompted, the riddle like tone made more sense with the grand reveal. A seelie. Oh no. They were dreadful and always so tricky. A person could never place too much faith nor trust in a seelie because they knew just how to evade everything to achieve their ultimate means. The one in front of him had a younger appearance but no telling his actual age. ]
The forest smell is more of your seelie scent. I don't think you can just ...get rid of it.
[ With a frown, he pocketed the ring box and gave a tiny nod of his head. ]
I'm Kai and pleasure to formally meet you. [ He held out a hand, trying to mind his manners as best as he could.
The what will I write part kept twisting at him. ]
What do you write?
[ Seelies couldn't lie but they knew how to work around. ]
[ Sitting down with more care than Dash, Kai leaned his elbows on his knees, still gazing around as he took in the cozy feeling of warmth. The place held a very homey air, much like his own home. It begged the question where would they live and who had to give up more of their own personal security? He had a much bigger place but that didn't always mean much of anything, especially with the shock he already gave to Dash in the first place. Giving up a few things would be fair and he liked the aura of the home. The essence Dash gave off appealed to him too. Nothing at all harsh or wicked. A helpful thing considering his newly discovered prince status.
He shuddered to think of his mother's opinion on the origin of the union. She just gave him his pelt and he nearly lost it, winding up married in the process of its return. How many oops could he say here?
Eyes drifting back to Dash, he responded with - ] It's okay. I understand it's a lot to take in, especially if you do not know selkie too well. We're a complex bunch.
[ So many traditions and laws to try and keep constantly in mind. It would confuse anyone even other selkies. ]
[ Wait a minute! It couldn't be - could it? ] You - you really felt something? [ He shook his head. ]
Actually, it's more of an adventure this way. There's so much to learn about you! I'm not - I'm glad it wasn't anyone I know.
[ He knew a lot of jerks and just not nice people overall in the sea realm. Mermen were the very worst imagine but another story for another time. ]
Would you like the ring? I'm sure my mom will still insist on a ceremony. But technically this would be our wedding night!
He shuddered to think of his mother's opinion on the origin of the union. She just gave him his pelt and he nearly lost it, winding up married in the process of its return. How many oops could he say here?
Eyes drifting back to Dash, he responded with - ] It's okay. I understand it's a lot to take in, especially if you do not know selkie too well. We're a complex bunch.
[ So many traditions and laws to try and keep constantly in mind. It would confuse anyone even other selkies. ]
[ Wait a minute! It couldn't be - could it? ] You - you really felt something? [ He shook his head. ]
Actually, it's more of an adventure this way. There's so much to learn about you! I'm not - I'm glad it wasn't anyone I know.
[ He knew a lot of jerks and just not nice people overall in the sea realm. Mermen were the very worst imagine but another story for another time. ]
Would you like the ring? I'm sure my mom will still insist on a ceremony. But technically this would be our wedding night!
[ A joke? The smile dimmed considerably on his face, arm slowly lowering with the ring box. A different reaction than he anticipated but he knew confusion would happen for sure. He just didn't foresee the look currently in the other guy's eyes.
Better explain things and quickly. ]
Hi. You must not know anything about selkies but that's okay we're usually rarer than mermaids or even sirens. [ You're rambling, Kai. ] I dropped my pelt, you picked it up and now we're bonded and married because you returned it to me. You provided for a selkie.
[ A forced smile worked its way onto his face but he looked far less happy and excited than a few moments ago. ]
It's not a joke.
Better explain things and quickly. ]
Hi. You must not know anything about selkies but that's okay we're usually rarer than mermaids or even sirens. [ You're rambling, Kai. ] I dropped my pelt, you picked it up and now we're bonded and married because you returned it to me. You provided for a selkie.
[ A forced smile worked its way onto his face but he looked far less happy and excited than a few moments ago. ]
It's not a joke.
[ A surprised reaction as expected! The smile remained on his face, a little shy ducking of his head as he moved inside, purposefully brushing up against Ros in the process. Husband privilege. He knew he needed to explain so lowering the ringbox, he started in -- ]
I'm a selkie and you picked up what looked like a coat but was actually a pelt. You returned it to me and created a bonding. It means we're married but it's deeper than that.
[ Selkies were apart of the life force of all creation - as in water and tethers to them were impossible to break. Nothing existed without water and marriages were never taken lightly. Selkies were intense. ]
What are you? You smell like the night sky. The moon and fog.
I'm a selkie and you picked up what looked like a coat but was actually a pelt. You returned it to me and created a bonding. It means we're married but it's deeper than that.
[ Selkies were apart of the life force of all creation - as in water and tethers to them were impossible to break. Nothing existed without water and marriages were never taken lightly. Selkies were intense. ]
What are you? You smell like the night sky. The moon and fog.
[ Watching Kai move around his space, Dash is struck by how natural it feels. Is that a normal thing to think when you have your new spouse-to-be in your home for the first time when you only met them as recently as Dash met Kai? He's not exactly sure. Really, he's not too insistent on trying to figure it out. In fact, he'd much rather get to know Kai.
He really isn't questioning this much. Most people would, right? There's probably a second or two where he has some minor anxiety about that, wondering if it's normal to be so serene about suddenly being married to a stranger, but it gets overridden fairly easily by his curiosity. Nodding when Kai says it's a lot to take in, he nonetheless has yet to offer any real protest or raise any actual concerns.
When he nods again, it's a bit more contemplative, the gesture in response to Kai asking if he really felt something. It's hard to put it into words, but knowing Dash, he'll get around to trying. ] Oh! [ he says, not exactly startled, but a little surprised. Wedding night...
Dash puts a hand to his mouth and laughs in a nervous kind of way. Not upset, but perhaps reflexively sort of scandalized at the mention. He's not prudish or anything, but that is another sudden revelation on his part. Right. Married... ] I really didn't expect to get married so suddenly, but it doesn't feel wrong or bad, so...
I guess I do want to know what we should do next. Other than the ring. [ At this point he nods toward Kai, then holds out his hand. ] We should do that.
And then maybe talk? Get to know each other? [ He hums. ] I have a lot of questions. I guess first I should ask, is it normal to have felt something when it happened? You seemed sort of surprised when I said that...
[ Normally, he might apologize for prying, but this seems like a situation where it's pretty warranted, really. Dash needs to know what he can going into this. Married...
It's a big step! And yet, really, he does seem so calm. ]
He really isn't questioning this much. Most people would, right? There's probably a second or two where he has some minor anxiety about that, wondering if it's normal to be so serene about suddenly being married to a stranger, but it gets overridden fairly easily by his curiosity. Nodding when Kai says it's a lot to take in, he nonetheless has yet to offer any real protest or raise any actual concerns.
When he nods again, it's a bit more contemplative, the gesture in response to Kai asking if he really felt something. It's hard to put it into words, but knowing Dash, he'll get around to trying. ] Oh! [ he says, not exactly startled, but a little surprised. Wedding night...
Dash puts a hand to his mouth and laughs in a nervous kind of way. Not upset, but perhaps reflexively sort of scandalized at the mention. He's not prudish or anything, but that is another sudden revelation on his part. Right. Married... ] I really didn't expect to get married so suddenly, but it doesn't feel wrong or bad, so...
I guess I do want to know what we should do next. Other than the ring. [ At this point he nods toward Kai, then holds out his hand. ] We should do that.
And then maybe talk? Get to know each other? [ He hums. ] I have a lot of questions. I guess first I should ask, is it normal to have felt something when it happened? You seemed sort of surprised when I said that...
[ Normally, he might apologize for prying, but this seems like a situation where it's pretty warranted, really. Dash needs to know what he can going into this. Married...
It's a big step! And yet, really, he does seem so calm. ]
[All true, and Easal knows it.
Perhaps I've simply never noticed. It is difficult to notice something like that about yourself.
[He may be foppish and grandiose, but he isn't callous. Mischievous, oh yes, but not cruel. He's no unseelie. He can see that mood drop and takes maybe just a touch more care with his response now, as it is certainly more serious.
He's a good handshake, at least. His hands are warm and his hold is strong.]
Kai. That's a nice name, isn't it? It is a pleasure to properly meet you as well.
[he will take a seat across from Kai to answer. try to make it as light and carefree as possible, when in fact it is the furthest from it.]
Letters, of course. How else do you deliver news between persons? I must be straightforward about this, I feel. You know what I am and I wish to leave no room for doubt. So, when I say that I must write a letter to the seelie king about this event, do believe me. If you can.
Perhaps I've simply never noticed. It is difficult to notice something like that about yourself.
[He may be foppish and grandiose, but he isn't callous. Mischievous, oh yes, but not cruel. He's no unseelie. He can see that mood drop and takes maybe just a touch more care with his response now, as it is certainly more serious.
He's a good handshake, at least. His hands are warm and his hold is strong.]
Kai. That's a nice name, isn't it? It is a pleasure to properly meet you as well.
[he will take a seat across from Kai to answer. try to make it as light and carefree as possible, when in fact it is the furthest from it.]
Letters, of course. How else do you deliver news between persons? I must be straightforward about this, I feel. You know what I am and I wish to leave no room for doubt. So, when I say that I must write a letter to the seelie king about this event, do believe me. If you can.
[ oh, fuck. that would teach neve for doing this sort of thing. he should've been colder, more distant, but he couldn't help but want to help, and this is where it lead. there was something in the selkie's face now, something unhappy in spite of his smile, and neve didn't know what to make of it.
is this even true? maybe this guy's just a little delusional. how can he be married when he didn't agree to it, when there's no paper to prove it? it must be a magical bond, one that he's already wondering if he can shake off with a potion. ]
I'm not — I don't want to be married. I don't know you. [ that being the last important reason. the foremost being anyone who's close to him gets hurt.
if they're married, kai is a target. ]
How do I undo this?
is this even true? maybe this guy's just a little delusional. how can he be married when he didn't agree to it, when there's no paper to prove it? it must be a magical bond, one that he's already wondering if he can shake off with a potion. ]
I'm not — I don't want to be married. I don't know you. [ that being the last important reason. the foremost being anyone who's close to him gets hurt.
if they're married, kai is a target. ]
How do I undo this?
[ this will teach him to be nice. or no, no it won't, he is not really suffering, just really confused because he knows about selkies and their customs, just-- never thought that he would find himself in this kind of situation. which is leading his apparent husband into the kitchen and living area of his frequented loft topside to try and figure out just how much shit he was in. or that the selkie was in, because it is clear that he has no idea what, or who, Ros is.
wiping some water from his brow, Ros gestures for the other to sit before taking a seat himself.]
Um, okay that-- right, I knew that. I think. I mean, I knew that was custom.
[ more of a passive knowledge than anything else, but still.
the question of what he is makes him pause though, hand rubbing the back of his neck as he bits his lip and sighs.]
Let's work on names, yeah? I'm Kerberos. Ros, if you will. [ because that should tell the selkie exactly what he is. ] And you are?
wiping some water from his brow, Ros gestures for the other to sit before taking a seat himself.]
Um, okay that-- right, I knew that. I think. I mean, I knew that was custom.
[ more of a passive knowledge than anything else, but still.
the question of what he is makes him pause though, hand rubbing the back of his neck as he bits his lip and sighs.]
Let's work on names, yeah? I'm Kerberos. Ros, if you will. [ because that should tell the selkie exactly what he is. ] And you are?
[ When it came to the seelie, Kai really didn't know how to feel having heard so many tales, very few the flattering sort. But the unseelie were far worse and at least he didn't accidentally bond with one of them. What could he do now? Nothing could break the bond, they were tied and tethered together in a irreversible manner. The respective kingdoms would need to deal with it as best as they could.
Gazing at Easal, he blushed a little at the compliment. Should he worry about such charm and the motive behind it? Things Kai had never been all too skilled with because of his naturally trusting manner. ]
Your name is nice too. I like it. As for the scent, every kingdom has one. But not everyone can pick up on it. Kind of a security risk you see.
[ As for the letter writing, he needed to hide his smile behind his hand because how old worldy! The seelie were really keeping to the old ways weren't they? He almost found it charming but it probably also meant they had a lot of very backwards attitudes about marrying outside of their realm. ]
The king. [ He married a prince of the seelie realm? Uh oh. ] Is he ....going to be really mad? Are you - uh next in line? I'm kind of ...a selkie prince. [ Talk about an unplanned alliance. ]
Gazing at Easal, he blushed a little at the compliment. Should he worry about such charm and the motive behind it? Things Kai had never been all too skilled with because of his naturally trusting manner. ]
Your name is nice too. I like it. As for the scent, every kingdom has one. But not everyone can pick up on it. Kind of a security risk you see.
[ As for the letter writing, he needed to hide his smile behind his hand because how old worldy! The seelie were really keeping to the old ways weren't they? He almost found it charming but it probably also meant they had a lot of very backwards attitudes about marrying outside of their realm. ]
The king. [ He married a prince of the seelie realm? Uh oh. ] Is he ....going to be really mad? Are you - uh next in line? I'm kind of ...a selkie prince. [ Talk about an unplanned alliance. ]
[ What a swelling of happiness deep inside of him with how easily Dash came to terms concerning the whole suddenly married to a selkie atmosphere. It changed everything and relief flooded through his system along with half a dozen other emotions. They could make it through everything if they had one another to rely on, he just needed to reveal a few more matters to see how Dash really reacted.
A few rather large pieces of information.
First, though, the rings! Eagerly grabbing for the black box, he popped it open and placed the ring into Dash's awaiting palm. The sea glass ring with the ancient runes sketched in it had been in the selkie realm for generations and held a lot of happy memories and luck as legend foretold. ]
Um - it's rare. It's said to only happen with destined pairs. But- [ He gave a slight shake of his head because few believed or wanted to even think about the notion of soulmates. ]
I should - also tell you I'm - a selkie prince so this kind of - [ He waved his hand as if the movement explained the rest of his words for him. ]
You feeling so drawn to - me might have more to it is what I'm saying. You - is that too much for you?
[ Not much to do about it either way but he wanted to be sympathetic! An important husband like thing. ]
But we should talk and get to know each other.
A few rather large pieces of information.
First, though, the rings! Eagerly grabbing for the black box, he popped it open and placed the ring into Dash's awaiting palm. The sea glass ring with the ancient runes sketched in it had been in the selkie realm for generations and held a lot of happy memories and luck as legend foretold. ]
Um - it's rare. It's said to only happen with destined pairs. But- [ He gave a slight shake of his head because few believed or wanted to even think about the notion of soulmates. ]
I should - also tell you I'm - a selkie prince so this kind of - [ He waved his hand as if the movement explained the rest of his words for him. ]
You feeling so drawn to - me might have more to it is what I'm saying. You - is that too much for you?
[ Not much to do about it either way but he wanted to be sympathetic! An important husband like thing. ]
But we should talk and get to know each other.
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