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ARCHER ♤ an unknown hero. ♤ ([personal profile] swordedpast) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2013-01-31 11:12 pm

The sky is red and the sea is blue

WHO: Tsundere #1 ([personal profile] swordedpast) and Tsundere #2 ([personal profile] gandere)
WHERE: Near the MAC
WHEN: Monday, January 28th
WARNINGS: Probably nothing except general emotional dysfunction.
SUMMARY: Archer nearly gets dragged into the Wild Hunt; Rin intervenes.
FORMAT: Prose.

He's late coming back from work tonight. Actually, he's not even coming back from work exactly, because he got off a couple of hours ago. It's just that since then, Archer has been weaving his way through the side streets and alleys of the City, trying to shake some pursuer he knows is after him. Whoever or whatever they are, he knows he can't bring them home to Rin. If he confronts them, it has to be somewhere safely far away from her. Or at least, that's what he spent about an hour and a half doing. After that point, he realized that there's no singular pursuer on his tail, but that something dark and magic is afoot. In which case, Rin could be in as much trouble as he is already.

The thought also crosses his mind that maybe Rin could help with this malady--after all, she's the master of magecraft here. He dismisses this thought quickly--he's already making plans to shield her from his troubles when he goes after that girl in Southwest Phoenicia, after all. He can't let himself rely on her for this.

He's still thinking that he can't let himself rely on Rin to help him when he's two blocks away from the MAC and the sky opens up above him. It's midwinter, but thunder roars in his ears and lightning blinds him. Hail falls--hail, at the end of January. Now he's certain this is magic, but that certainty doesn't help him, because he's just as certain that his pursuers are here. He goes from a swift walk to a run, trying to suppress the rising dread, or at least channel it into a productive urge. It doesn't matter if they're chasing him, but Rin may be in danger, and that's something else.

Archer makes it almost to the MAC itself before he realizes that it's not just rain and thunder he's hearing--it's hoofbeats. And they aren't just chasing him: they're asking him to join. He comes to a stop in the middle of a small park. The lights of the MAC would be easily visible through the rain, if he weren't surrounded by the ghostly cavalry roaring past him.

He's two hours late for dinner, and he's trying to remember why he shouldn't take up arms against all sinners and ride. It's something to do with what he's two hours late for, and who's waiting there with it.

[personal profile] gandere 2013-02-17 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
He's asking?

Maybe it would be alright if she got dressed and could sit up in bed with Archer nearby. Even then, falling asleep with him sitting beside her might be nice just as well. Before she knows it, her mind is off in another place where if she's cold, Archer's arms are there to warm her. With his breath on her ear, she wonders why he still has to breathe if he's a Servant and--!!

"GEEZ!" It's a sudden outcry to cut herself from thinking as she hides her completely red face in the pillow. "What do you think?!"

[personal profile] gandere 2013-02-21 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I can still put it to use. Come here and bend over so I can dump it over your stupid head!"

He may be unable to make most of that out due to her mouth eating folds of fabric as she attempts to hide. Maybe if she shoves her face in deep enough she'll disappear into the feathers.

"...This pillow does have feathers in it, doesn't it?" She doesn't wait for his answer before she's holding it out away from her despite how exposed that leaves her. "I've been sleeping with a cheap pillow this entire time?! I'm going to kill you!"

[personal profile] gandere 2013-03-02 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
"I want real feathers."

Mostly so she can bitch about them poking her in the middle of the night because Rin has to have something to complain about at all times. She doesn't even comprehend that she's baring herself for him. It's only after she throws the pillow at him in her frustration does she realize it.

"Don't you dare look, Archer! I'll kill you! Then I'll go to the tower and kill you again!"

[personal profile] gandere 2013-03-02 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Are you really that worried for my neck that you'd deny me the simple pleasures of life?"

Right now she doesn't catch on. Later on, when she's thinking back on this moment, she'll remember that Archer said that about himself and it'll make her smile.

"Please... please just make your way out of my room and get that tea."

[personal profile] gandere 2013-03-02 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Did you die?"

Rin doesn't bother to look over her shoulder towards him. If he doesn't respond, she may get up to walk over to his body to ensure he's passed out though.

[personal profile] gandere 2013-03-03 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"What if I'm distracting you to earn more of your attention?"

Rin doesn't stop there. "What if this is all some kind of stunt so you'll fawn over me and refuse to leave my bedside?"