Curse/Kizuna Catch-All for September

[dragonrising]

⌛ Who: Runyu and anyone he encounters
⌛ What: For about a week he'll be cursed (close CR) and then he'll experience his first full Kizuna transformation...
⌛ When: Mid-September
⌛ Where: Various locations
⌛ Warnings: Childhood trauma will be mentioned as part of the dragon transformation. May include implications of child abuse/neglect.

A. Cursed (Closed to Close CR only)

The tea set he'd been given was an odd one. Still, he was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, even with knowing the curses this place had on offer. It was one chipped cup and something about that drew him in. One chipped up in a set... No, he shouldn't apply personal experiences to something as simplistic as a teacup.

Still, he prepared tea in the set and set the chipped up before his own place. The other cups were for anyone who wished to join him.

Of course he was noticing that the more tea he sipped the more bitter it became. And dry? Confused, he frowned and looked into the tea in the pot curiously. Which was likely how someone would come across him if they were at the Four Seasons Manor.


B. Transformation (Open to all)

Of the three of them living in his rooms, he was the one who hadn't yet experienced a full transformation. Probably for the best given what his transformations had been so far. However, today was about to change that fact. Because today he felt the pain in his body as he changed and quickly rushed outside. The large and unexpected dragon form meant that some things were broken on his way out of Four Seasons, rushing into the sky to go into the forests.

There he moved into a pool of water, his scales glistening. He didn't want to be seen. It wasn't the pain that caused it though. Instead it was the idea that someone could see this body of his. His true body. Only a few had been allowed to see it and now here it was on display without him having control of the fact.

Anyone coming across the water in the forest would likely see the large silvery dragon shy away from them. Between pain and panic, he was stressed. In need of reassurance honestly. But he certainly didn't know how to ask for it...

Comments

[dragonrising]

Runyu was surprised by the reaction honestly. Especially after the reaction his true form had taken. Still, he tried to keep his distance to respect the caution from before.

"I will understand if you'd prefer not but I'd like for us to get to know each other better."

[bythewaves]

Maglor finally manages to relax enough to sheathe his blade, and shakes his head.

"You have been nothing but polite to me, despite my fears." He says honestly. "I don't know how long it will take for me to truly trust you - but I would like the chance to do so, for I deem most of my feelings are my own fears, and not a true reflection of you."

[dragonrising]

Cupping his hands before him, he gave the other a deep bow. Respectful and polite.

"Please take all the time you need. I will just be glad to be able to continue to talk to you in the future. That will mean a great deal to me if you will allow that."

[bythewaves]

"Oh, please do not." Maglor reaches to stop him.

"I am no great lord, that you should bow to me. I would be honored to get to know you better."

[dragonrising]

"Most would not match me in terms of station. That isn't why I bow."

Runyu smiled at him all the same though. He looked to the sword that had finally been sheathed then back to his face. "I can leave pillars of ice further in. That way when you practice you are less likely to sink so deep until you can get back to shore."

[bythewaves]

Maglor blinks, and then tips his head consideringly.

"That... hm. That's certainly worth trying.... It would not be a trouble to you?"

[dragonrising]

"Not at all. I can keep them just beneath the surface so you can still practice and they won't bother you. But when you need them they'll be there."

Turning away from him, he stretched out his hand and the water seemed to shiver before settling. One couldn't see the ice beneath the water but it extended all the way out to where Runyu had pushed him out in the first place.

"That should be good enough but if you need it further I can extend it."

[bythewaves]

"Thank you." Maglor smiles at him. "And I doubt you'll need to extend it too far - I haven't managed to get that far out before I drop!"

[dragonrising]

Runyu offered him a smile then stepped away from the water. "You can't see them but they're there. You shouldn't dip more than ankle deep to walk back to shore."

[bythewaves]

"That is definitely a relief" He says wryly. "I was fearing getting extremely wet on this training exercise - you have solved that problem neatly!"

He can Sing the water off but it always feels like a waste of energy and leaves him tired, so this is much better.

"I will likely not need my towel at all!"

[dragonrising]

Runyu laughed gently and lowered his head. Lifting a hand up, he covered up the laughter as best he could then smiled at the other.

"Hopefully not. This should make things much easier for you. I know that the weapons here are unique and the magic can be an adjustment."

[bythewaves]

"They truly are." Maglor agrees ruefully. "Tis definitely not something I am at all accustomed to! But it is interesting to learn, all the same. Has it been so for you as well?"

[dragonrising]

"It has. At first it was a lot to deal with because I was coming from a very dark time in my life. But this place has been very healing for me. Even the strange magics that show my dragons features to the world." That had been the true adjustment. But with a lot of love he felt that he'd come very far.

[bythewaves]

"Are they feared in your world as well, then?" Maglor wonders, and winces a little. "It seems very cruel, to force one to show parts that one would prefer hidden!"

[dragonrising]

"My body? It's...more complicated than that. And tied largely to my own childhood rather than anything else." After all, other dragons likely wouldn't feel like he did about having their true body exposed. They were what they were and that was all there was to it. They didn't hold the same history that he did.

[bythewaves]

"Ah." Maglor tips his head in apology. "I did not mean to stir up old memories - my apologies! I am glad that at the least, you have found happiness here."

[dragonrising]

"You have nothing to apologize for. This is something I've spent this past year coming to terms with. Even then it can still be hard for me to show my true body as I did." Runyu gave a soft laugh and shook his head. "That makes you one of the few who have seen it."

[bythewaves]

"I am sorry then, that I was so upset by seeing it." Maglor says simply.

"I hope that others here will be kinder than I!"

[dragonrising]

That causes him to shake his head again as he gives him a kind smile. "Truly, you have nothing to apologize for. I'm glad I was able to share something of my kind with you and to learn about the ones of your world. That matters more than anything."

He bowed his head then. "I hope you will not mind if I go home now. After the stress of the day I think I'd like to sleep awhile."

[bythewaves]

"Of course! I would not keep you." Maglor assures him, bowing back. "Rest well, and thank you for providing me a way to stay dry during my training!"

[dragonrising]

"I hope we can talk again soon." He smiled at him then gave one more bow of his head before he turned and willed himself home. For Maglor it would be like a blink and then he was gone.