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[cellkey]

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[cellkey]

[Oh— there's a surprised blink as Kurama does that? And then his gaze softens as Viné relaxes a little...]

[byanyother_name]

[What? Don't mind him, he's fine here. Kurama closes his eyes and curls up right where he is.]

[beguiledcard]

[ SIIIIGH........... he's going to move.

To put his back against the headboard, that is.

After that, he's just flopping his head against the wall, looking kiiiiind of melodramatic about the whole thing. You both suck. ]

[cellkey]

[There's a tiny smile slipping through as his gaze flicks from the fox up to Viné, before the expression softens again.]

I'm guessing it's been awhile since anyone actually extended genuine trust towards you.

[beguiledcard]

[ He looks at Akira for a moment, quiet and considering. He shakes his head, sighing. ]

I'm used to it. Considering the 'trickster' label, it's understandably easier for people to default to a lack of trust.

[byanyother_name]

I have no idea what that's like, of course, being a kitsune.

[Sarcasm? Kurama? Never. Also the smol fox is judging you for all this moving around, Viné, he was comfortable.]

[cellkey]

[SNRK...]

[beguiledcard]

[ He lightly pushes smol fox with an exasperated sigh!!! ]

Shut up.

[cellkey]

[His expression softens in thought.]

And you're the trickiest demon to exist, no less. How'd you manage to earn a title like that?

[beguiledcard]

[ He lightly smirks. ]

I tricked some of the former kings of hell into believing one was going to betray the other. They took each other out and I took over in place of them.

[ He sounds very proud of himself.

Also, this should all register as truth. ]

[byanyother_name]

...that sounds about how I would have gone about things.

[Don't push, he's trying to get comfortable here.]

[cellkey]

[He hums thoughtfully.] So why become king?

[byanyother_name]

All things considered, I'm thinking 'to get closer to someone'.

[beguiledcard]

[ He's bristling as the hint of a blush appears. ]

... You're half-right.

[ Now he gives a wry smirk as he sighs. ]

The other half is that I needed a place.

[byanyother_name]

[...ah. Kurama gently noses at Viné's hand.]

[beguiledcard]

[ He blinks softly, a hint of that blush lingering. ]

... What?

[byanyother_name]

I know the feeling.

[The mental voice is soft and understanding.]

[cellkey]

[Tilting his head a bit...]

Is that what it's like for demons? Only those at the top get a place of their own?

[beguiledcard]

[ He nods. ]

Hell is... about what anyone could imagine - and then some. If you aren't at the top, you're trampled on. And, to get to the top, you have to be unforgiving, cruel, calculating, determined...

[ He smirks. ]

And willing to make deals with Satan herself.

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama makes a quiet chirping noise. He'd guessed about the Satan thing after finding out Viné's name, honestly, so the last part isn't a shock. As for the rest....ha...]

The weak and the stupid die, or worse than die, unless they are pretty and 'lucky' enough to be made a pet of someone stronger. Right?

[cellkey]

[Satan...

His lips thin at that. He's not— terribly surprised? Heh. . . not after what he was put through, for sure. But it does make him wonder...]

... heh.

[He finally shifts to sit beside Viné.]

Guess it's called hell for a reason, huh...

[beguiledcard]

[ His lips are pressing together tightly... ]

... Yeah.

[ That's to both. ]

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama is just quiet for a moment before licking Viné's hand.]

[beguiledcard]

[ Aside from staring at the fox with outright shock, he's now competing with the humble tomato for reddest fruit. ]

[cellkey]

[And now guess who's laughing, his own face red from secondhand blush...]