[Kurama's shoulder is tense under his hand. He shakes his head a little and smiles at Akira, but it's half hearted even aside from the way his image is defensively curling in on itself.]
I'm very old, Akira. I learned a long time ago that you can't afford to hold onto things that ought to be water under the bridge.
His attention draws away from Kurama. Reluctantly, he allows his hand to slide away.]
... sorry.
[He's on edge, too. In every moment that they don't speak, the ticking of their chests seems deafening. But then he looks to the egg, and manages a small smile.]
[It's a minute or so and a lot more wobbly rocking before the reddish egg glows for a second and breaks apart.
It leaves behind a tiny red fox-like creature with a fluffy tail that curls like the egg's pattern. She shakes herself energetically and looks around with wide, curious eyes.]
[He can't help but give a little smile at that instant, protective reaction to the newborn.]
Spirit Beast?
[And then he looks as he hears his own egg and watches the shell pop off. And what crawls out has his breath outright catching, eyes going wide all over again.]
[Kurama... can't really stop the way his expression softens for a moment at the sight of that smile. Hopefully Akira is too distracted by his new friend to notice?
Because it does take him a second to squash that ember of dangerous warmth.
He looks away, down at his baby fox, and scratches her ears tenderly.]
[Luckily, Akira was, in fact, too enraptured by the little baby dragon to notice that warmth. He gently wraps his hands around the dragon's torso and lifts it up.
[Fuck. That's cute. Kurama ducks his head trying to hide a laugh. That might work better without the Vulpix lifting her head to nose at his face curiously.]
It can be difficult to tell with reptiles, particularly at this age. It might be easier to choose something unisex.
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Date: 2019-03-25 08:03 pm (UTC)[He reaches over and gently touches Kurama's shoulder, suddenly much gentler.]
It sounds like you're holding onto something pretty painful.
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Date: 2019-03-25 08:14 pm (UTC)I'm very old, Akira. I learned a long time ago that you can't afford to hold onto things that ought to be water under the bridge.
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Date: 2019-03-25 08:20 pm (UTC)[Despite the slight shift in demeanor, though, he isn't removing his hand.]
I might be young compared to you, but I wasn't born yesterday, either.
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Date: 2019-03-25 08:36 pm (UTC)[It's somewhere between a plea and a warning. His image is even tenser than he is, starting to look cornered and bristly but also... kind of hurt.
A faint cracking sound draws his eyes back down to his egg, which is starting to actively rock.]
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Date: 2019-03-25 08:44 pm (UTC)His attention draws away from Kurama. Reluctantly, he allows his hand to slide away.]
... sorry.
[He's on edge, too. In every moment that they don't speak, the ticking of their chests seems deafening. But then he looks to the egg, and manages a small smile.]
Looks like you're about to become a proud papa.
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Date: 2019-03-25 09:06 pm (UTC)[No one knows. Kurama wants it to stay that way. He lets out a slow breath, nodding to the last part.]
So it would seem. Of what is the question here...
[That question will probably get answered soon. That first tiny crack is growing and spreading over the eggshell.]
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Date: 2019-03-25 09:18 pm (UTC)[He doesn't know what that would be doing inside an egg, but after coming here, he's not outright dismissing any possibility.
He looks over as his own egg starts to crack as well.]
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Date: 2019-03-25 09:29 pm (UTC)[It's a minute or so and a lot more wobbly rocking before the reddish egg glows for a second and breaks apart.
It leaves behind a tiny red fox-like creature with a fluffy tail that curls like the egg's pattern. She shakes herself energetically and looks around with wide, curious eyes.]
Ah...!
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Date: 2019-03-25 10:02 pm (UTC)[Wh... There's no doubt she's adorable, but...
Why did a mammal just come out of an egg???]
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Date: 2019-03-25 10:34 pm (UTC)[Kurama looks nearly as confused as Akira does. The newborn Vulpix gives a cheerful, eager trill as she looks up at him, hopping on the bed.]
Be careful, those bits of shell are sharp!
[He reaches down to scoop her up off the bed.]
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Date: 2019-03-25 10:39 pm (UTC)Spirit Beast?
[And then he looks as he hears his own egg and watches the shell pop off. And what crawls out has his breath outright catching, eyes going wide all over again.]
That's—...
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Date: 2019-03-25 10:45 pm (UTC)[Oh. Kurama makes a softly surprised sound as Akira's egg hatches. His Vulpix chirps curiously and twists in his arms to look.]
A dragon, it would seem...
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Date: 2019-03-25 10:53 pm (UTC)Hey there...
[It sniffs his hand, then gives a small trill, pressing its snout into it and nuzzling it.
Akira can't help but give... probably what's the brightest smile he's given since he's gotten here.]
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Date: 2019-03-25 11:05 pm (UTC)Because it does take him a second to squash that ember of dangerous warmth.
He looks away, down at his baby fox, and scratches her ears tenderly.]
They're going to need names.
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Date: 2019-03-25 11:47 pm (UTC)[Luckily, Akira was, in fact, too enraptured by the little baby dragon to notice that warmth. He gently wraps his hands around the dragon's torso and lifts it up.
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... I have no idea if this is a girl or a boy.
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Date: 2019-03-25 11:59 pm (UTC)It can be difficult to tell with reptiles, particularly at this age. It might be easier to choose something unisex.
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Date: 2019-03-26 12:09 am (UTC)[The dragon tilts its head, making him give another grin as he sets it in his lap and gently pets its head.]
What about yours?
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Date: 2019-03-26 12:54 am (UTC)[Kurama brushes the eggshell on the bed into a pile before sitting down.]
A girl. [Something soft but distantly sad flickers over his face.] I think I'll call her Shiori.
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Date: 2019-03-26 01:08 am (UTC)He watches Kurama's expression, his own gaze softening.]
Shiori's a good name.
[He looks to his dragon consideringly...]
How about... Yuuki?
[The dragon looks up at him, trilling inquisitively.]
Doesn't seem like a no.
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Date: 2019-03-26 04:07 am (UTC)[The admission is quiet but audible. Kurama strokes his hand over the Vulpix's back and she makes a happy noise at the attention.]
Yuuki certainly seems fitting enough.
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Date: 2019-03-26 05:06 pm (UTC)And then he gets an idea, picking up his dragon and holding it in Kurama's direction.]
Look, Yuuki. You have an older sister.
[The little dragon gives a small, curious sound and immediately leans forward to sniff at the Vulpix, enamored with this other creature.]
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Date: 2019-03-26 05:58 pm (UTC)The Vulpix gives a curious sound of her own and bumps her nose against the dragon's. She trills cheerfully at Yuuki.
Kurama's focus settles back into the here and now and softens.]
I can't say much about dubbing a fox and a dragon as siblings given they both somehow came out of eggs.
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Date: 2019-03-26 11:05 pm (UTC)Akira grins gently, then places the dragon on the bed in front of them.]
I'm an only child. You might've known that already, though.
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Date: 2019-03-27 12:06 am (UTC)I try not to assume, given how drastic the differences can apparently be.
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Date: 2019-03-27 01:27 am (UTC)[Akira gives another little smile as he watches Yuuki give a happy little trill, tail thumping before it nuzzles Shiori.]
What about you?
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