OPEN POST

[serenesuccessor]

1) Call out one of my muses!
2) Post a prompt, song lyric, picture, or anything really and I'll come up with a starter~ All AUs welcome!
3) Hard mode! No Enjolras

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[honey_silk_tongue]

Huh? Oh, that's my sister Rika.

[He offers a sheepish grin.]

I'm, uh, adopted. Technically by her. It's a long story.

[shylyintrepid]

She's lovely. Not my type since...well, female, but lovely.

[honey_silk_tongue]

She better not be any faes type.

[Said with the most protective tone ever.

No. Seriously. Zane would kill for his sister.]

You'd like her. She's been trying to find nice places for all the flowers.

[shylyintrepid]

There's a fae out there who'd want her, but they probably won't find her. It's rare that we do. She seems nice.

[honey_silk_tongue]

That's not reassuring, y'know.

[Because he's been found by two fae now. He's not sure how you define "rare", Jehan.]

[shylyintrepid]

[Yes, but he's Jehan's type.]

I'm sorry. Sometimes I'm not good at human manners. What should I have said?

[honey_silk_tongue]

I donno, you'll help me hide the bodies?

[It's a dark joke. Zane shakes his head, opting for a different subject.]

So. What now?

[shylyintrepid]

Oh, I can do that easily.

[Don't ask, Zane. Do not ask]

That's really up to you. I really do want to help you, Zane, and maybe actually date you.

[honey_silk_tongue]

You barely know me.

[He still can't wrap his head around Jehan genuinely wanting to know him. And date? This is surreal.]

[shylyintrepid]

And? Did you forget the faerie tales? We always fall fast and easily.

[honey_silk_tongue]

I was raised not to put much stock in that whole love at first sight thing.

... I'm generally really bad at following that lesson, but shush.

[shylyintrepid]

[He laughs. Still sounds like bells]

So am I. Maman, poor Maman, she's always having to pick up the pieces when I get my heartbroken.

[honey_silk_tongue]

Get it broken a lot then?

[shylyintrepid]

[A sad smile]

Oui. The last time...well, I know why the say never love the sea.

[honey_silk_tongue]

Because the sea is a cold, hard bitch?

[The sad smile doesn't suit Jehan...]

[shylyintrepid]

Essentially.

[Selkies. Sigh]

Humanity is kinder than she is.

[honey_silk_tongue]

Have you seen reality TV? Humanity is not kind.

[It's pretty horrible, unless you're lucky enough to find the right people.]

[shylyintrepid]

[He just gives Zane that sad smile again. That's rather his point.]

[honey_silk_tongue]

[That makes him frown, just a bit.

So much for breaking the tension with a joke.]

Want anything to drink?

[shylyintrepid]

Do you have wine? I don't like American sodas and modern water is too polluted for me. The less said about the milk the better.

[honey_silk_tongue]

We might have some wine in on of the cabinets, I'll check.

[Zane wasn't much of a drinker outside of special occasions, but he knows Rika likes her wine. The question is did she finish that last bottle or not.]

Don't tell me your milk-ist.

[shylyintrepid]

I just prefer European milk! I was born and raised in what's now France. I'm biased!

[honey_silk_tongue]

Milk-ist~

[It comes out sing-song-y as Zane gets up, heading for the kitchen.]

[shylyintrepid]

[Jehan laughs his bell laugh and moves to watch Zane go to the kitchen]

Biased! There's no such thing as milkism!

[honey_silk_tongue]

[The laugh is much better then the sad look he had been wearing. Which is why Zane backs up once he's entered the kitchen, just enough to poke his head out.]

Milkist.

[And then he leaves the room for good to search for some wine and glasses.]