[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.
[Kurama smiles at him, propping his chin briefly on his hand. His image is smiling, too, though it's more bittersweet and wistful. Still tainted with that deep rooted pain.]
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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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Date: 2019-03-27 06:57 pm (UTC)A stepbrother. It was a bit odd to suddenly become an older brother, but he's family now, so I do my best.
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Date: 2019-03-27 10:59 pm (UTC)I'm sure you're a great older brother.
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Date: 2019-03-30 08:52 am (UTC)[It's light and teasing.]
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Date: 2019-03-31 07:49 am (UTC)[Evidently having a baby agrees with him? This kind of overt, teasing flirting is something he hasn't been doing much of.]
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Date: 2019-03-31 05:21 pm (UTC)What kind of ulterior motives were you hoping there were, exactly?
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Date: 2019-03-31 05:36 pm (UTC)[Kurama smiles at him, propping his chin briefly on his hand. His image is smiling, too, though it's more bittersweet and wistful. Still tainted with that deep rooted pain.]