jikan_rpg | January Catch-all

⌛ Who: Zhou Zishu and open! Some closed prompts within
⌛ What: Catch-all for January
⌛ When: January
⌛ Where: Various
⌛ Warnings: Smut and canon warnings

Cursed spoons: Locked to Wen Kexing
Of all the things he'd received or expected from this world, a set of spoons was utterly unexpected. He waits until getting home before opening the package though, then has to draw in a breath as a wave of heat washes over him. He closes his eyes, one hand moving to his head as he tries to figure out what happened, teeth gritted.

"Lao Wen!" He calls, voice rough as he says the only name that comes to mind. The only person who is always in his thoughts.

Spar: Open to Four Seasons Manor + guests
Zishu trains every day, not just with his student Chengling, but alone, to keep his skills strong and practiced. He meditates, just as if he were back home. But also, even after a couple months of being back to full health, he is a man who is well aware he'd slipped during his long 'illness'. He has some strength to rebuild, and health to regain.

And it shows. He no longer has to use a disguise to appear healthy. He can go out as himself, and feel like others aren't staring at him or waiting for him to keel over. Kexing's good meals every day, along with the efforts of those around him, have done wonders as well.

He'll grin if someone makes a move to join him and indicate them to begin - just forgive him for using live steel!

Gardening: Open to Four Seasons Manor + guests
He's a warrior, true. But he's also the lord of the Four Seasons Manor, with all the beautiful display of flowers and so of course he's someone familiar with how to tend to everything on his property. He enjoys the work, too. He moves between the trees, checking on the health of every single one as well as each bush. Anything that seems to be lacking, he tends to. Daily.

He's not a man afraid to get his hands dirty by digging into the ground. He also gathers herbs, and makes medicines out of them for the clinic Xingchen works in, and for their daily use. Sometimes he still has dreams that wake him, even with his soulmate's company.

Wandering various cities Open to all
Zishu still finds time with his busy schedule to explore the various cities, too curious about everything that is to be offered. And he enjoys the speed of travel that is freely given. So he can be found anywhere, heavy winter robes and cloak wrapped around him. Selling some of his medicines and taking orders for others.

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Of course he'll be there for her. As best he can. As much as she'll allow. She's not completely alone, though he suspects she feels like she is sometimes. Part of her is missing, and none of those here can fill that void.

Zishu doesn't care that he's transparent to those who know him. "Aah, fine, fine," he plays it up anyway. "Let's get these sold first, and then we'll look around."

No, she wasn't completely alone and she knew that, but she still felt it sometimes. Especially when there was that part of herself that would always be missing. Sure, she could probably find someone else, but they'd never fill that void. Never mean as much to her as her soulmate had.

She gives a smile and swishes her tail a bit before giving a nod," Okay! Maybe we'll find a few different ones for him."

Never completely. He'll never ask her to look for someone to fill that void, he doubts it's even all that possible. Sure, she can find someone to help. To grow close to, but only if she wishes to.

Zishu grins at that cute tail swish. "Probably. And let him decide which he likes best. Though, your opinion might help too."

She doesn't, at the moment, want to find anyone else. Doesn't want to be close to anyone just yet. She'd rather just take care of her family first and keep it at that. There is, however, a soft smile at his grin. Brother Zhou had a nice smile. Her master had a nice smile too.

"How many do you think we'll find?"

Her family supports her. Completely. She is their daughter/sister/child and is dearly loved.

He loves how she can still find smiles, despite her heartache. It doesn't matter how ridiculous he is, not if it means she smiles even a little.

Tucking his free hand at his back, he considers the question as they walk, basket hanging from the opposite elbow.

"In this world, there could be a fair number. I haven't really looked, though we should also look for a good walnut tree to plant for him."

At one point, she hadn't believed she could smile again. There were even days where laughter and smiling were harder than other days. Days where all she wanted to do was curl up, but those were days where emotions confused her. She wasn't human, after all, and hadn't been for a very long time.

Her ears twitch slightly as they walk, tail still swishing behind her. She's taking in everything around them. What she hadn't said was that she can hear things better and pick up on things better and she almost wonders if it was the same for them. Something she'd ask about eventually.

"Maybe one of your people will have seeds!"

Anything was worth looking into.

If anyone can heal, he knows she can. And emotions confuse him too, and he's human! She doesn't need to tell him her hearing is better, he can guess - those ears are far too curious in how they swivel for him to think anything less. Plus, when his ears and tails are out, he can hear better as well. (And smell).

"Aah," he hums in agreement, peering around before leading her to a particular stall that looks promising for seeds. "What do you think, A-Xiang?" There are nuts of various kinds as well!

Emotions were fickle things, that's what they were. Very fickle. She didn't need them. Not when she had the people that she already cared about. People that she'd live (and die) for. Even if that last part wouldn't be advisable, not again. Never again if she could help it. It was probably one of the reasons she liked where they were now. Her master didn't have to go through the hell of losing her and she didn't have to leave him.

When they get to the stall, she presses a bit closer to him, but at the same time not. Those eyes of hers even scan the stall before them as she takes in the scent of some of them, one particular one having her scrunching her nose up a bit," Not that one." Well, not that particular seed anyway.

He prefers it here too. For one thing, he's all healed now. Completely. No more looming death. No more lost senses. His Lao Wen doesn't have the terror in his eyes of losing him to his own stupidity, though there's still the normal worry any one tends to have for someone they love as fiercely as Wen Kexing loves.

And his soulmate's child is here, alive, healing as much as she can. He raises a brow at her nose wrinkling at a particular seed and studies it curiously before nodding and moving on to others. He makes sure to walk at her pace, keeping how closely they walk more subtle.

Strangers don't scare her. Fear is something that she doesn't do well, or often. There are some instances where it happens but it was few and far between. She knows that if anything scared her then she had Zishu there to protect her. He was there for her to hide behind, but she'd hate it. So, if she notices that his walk beside her is more subtle, she won't say.

There were a few different seeds but none really caught her attention, not until almost the very end. Her ears perk up and she gives a grin before reaching out to pick up one of the seeds. The scent, itself, was nice too. "These!"

None of them scare easily. Except when it comes to each other, and they don't handle it well. Zishu has seen first hand how well she can fight, and trusts her at his side and back. Just as he will keep her safe.

He grins at her sudden excitement and immediately picks out a few of those seeds, handing over the required number of coin.

"They do smell nice, don't they?"

When it comes to the matters of each other then the fear is different, more prominent. Something that sears right through their very soul, into their very hearts. However, if she needs to fight then she'll fight. She'd been dual training after getting her original whip back. Better two whips than one.

That grin just has her smiling, especially once they have their seeds. It meant that they could plant the tree and her master could have all the walnuts he'd ever dream of.

"They smell very nice. You could use it in your medicines too, couldn't you?"

She has two whips, he has his sword - between them, there are very few opponents skilled enough to get through their defenses. But then again, he's also been captured, caught completely unawares and held prisoner for several days.

But they'd stand a chance.

Zishu nods, fingers checking over some of the other seeds he'd also picked up. "Some of them, yes."

Things like that? They were never things that she learned. Oh, she knows what the most basic of things can do, but not enough (in her eyes) to be able to help. Her master was the one who helped people medically. Even Brother Zhou could do so.

Those eyes look to him for a moment even as she turns to fully face him," Do you think you could teach me?" It would be another thing for her to do in the big place, something other than training with her whip.

January Catch-all

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