[Action | Closed] Nagging raven

[bunny_doll]

Who: Tannusen and Ni
What: Ni creeps on Tannu. Creepy creep crepp
Where: Velvet Lust
Warnings: It's Ni. Probably some sexual innuendo and general creepiness.


The tiger wasn't interested in him today. Since he'd started visiting Velvet Lust on a regular basis, Tannusen had approached him several times. He had this cute idea that he had some power over Ni and Ni hadn't yet gotten around to correcting him. It worked out well enough for both of them.

But tonight the tiger had spotted him and made no attempt to come harass the priest. Pity. With Tannusen around, he didn't want to cause too much trouble to entertain himself. He could, it might earn him a ban, however. That was less fun.

Driven by boredom, he finally hopped up from his booth and lazily made his way over to Tannusen's table, bunny under one arm. He leaned down, hand on the table, and his black eyes roamed over Tannusen's face, searching for something that wasn't obvious.

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[black_black_heart]

Tannusen tipped his head to one side to eye Ni in return, sidelong. He took a drink of his tea, and only once he set it back down did he speak, still watching Ni examine his face the whole while. "Yes?"

The blond just wasn't in a flirty mood, for once. And that's all Ni was any good for to Tannusen. Flirting and fucking, and not always in that order.

[bunny_doll]

Ni studied him for a few moments longer before smiling, a cold, thin smile, and straightening up. He took a step alongside the table, reaching to brush Tannusen's cheek on the way. If he was allowed to or not, he'd end up leaning on the edge of the booth, looking out over the rest of the useless patrons.

"Sometimes I find you terribly boring," he said in a cheery voice.

[black_black_heart]

Tannusen didn't bother to avoid the cheek-brush, though he quirked an eyebrow in response to it. "That's fine, sometimes it's mutual."

And he smiled into his tea, "And yet here you are anyway."

[bunny_doll]

Ni laughed his hollow laugh, one that was far too jovial for someone that was rarely truly happy. His smile didn't budge.

"This awful little scrap of existence bores me senseless," he said like he was discussing a favorite tv show, not his utter disdain for existence. "And here you are, for my amusement."

[black_black_heart]

"Is that so?" Tannusen set his tea back down, tapping his fingers against the warm mug. He'd taken to wearing his gloves less often, lately.

"If you're that bored, then I suppose you must be terribly boring."

[bunny_doll]

Ni's eyes narrowed and his face twitched, just for a moment before the facade was back. The smile was considerably colder than before and obviously so. He was not pleased.

"Oh? You think?"

[black_black_heart]

And Tannusen noticed, too, watching the human's reaction with some mild interest. One of his own smiles, slow and lazy, twitched at his lips. One of the well-polished ones; that's all Ni ever got from him. "Yes."

Who else could be so loudly bored in a Faerie-owned establishment like Velvet Lust?

"Perhaps you should take up knitting."

[bunny_doll]

"I'll make you a sweater," Ni replied, adding a hollow laugh at the end. Yeah he'd make him a sweater and strangle him with it.

"I think there are far more interesting things I could do. But, you know, if I break all my toys at once, then I can't play with them anymore!" Such a pity.

[black_black_heart]

"What a shame for you," Tannusen returned dryly, and took another drink of his tea. "Then you'd become even more boring."

[bunny_doll]

"And what a horrible thing that would be." There was just the lightest hint of irritation there. So close but not yet. "How many toys have you broken Tannusen? You're very rough with yours."

[black_black_heart]

"I'm not clumsy enough to have broken any, yet. Maybe you'll be the first, someday."

If Ni was talking about how rough he was with his toys, he couldn't easily deny being one of them, now could he?

[bunny_doll]

Oh he could, for if he was a toy, he couldn't so easily turn on Tannusen. He was a "toy" for only however long he allowed Tannusen any illusion of control over him.

"I wouldn't bet on that. Your grip's too weak to snap me, kitty cat." He could try all he wanted. "Don't you ever want to break one? Especially the ones already covered in cracks and tears? It's so tempting to reach in and make them wider, watch them pull apart."

[black_black_heart]

Why, yes. Yes, he was tempted sometimes. Didn't it take a certain kind of monster to even stand being around Ni long enough to do the things they did? He was under no illusion that the guy hadn't figured out what he was, under all the pretty polish.

Ah, but lying was very easy for a pooka. Far more natural than truths.

"And that's why guys like you can't have nice things," Tannusen's smile didn't even waver.

[bunny_doll]

"Who needs nice things? That sounds greedy." And Tannusen was awfully greedy with his nice things wasn't he? He even had his interesting, foul mouthed priest of a pet around didn't he?

[black_black_heart]

"And no one would ever accuse you of being greedy," Tannusen's tone was so, so very dry. Look at this asshole, couldn't handle being ignored for one night when the tiger didn't feel like throwing anyone down a flight of stairs for once.

That could change, of course.

[bunny_doll]

"Oh never." Even if they did, he'd just laugh. Of course he was. He was content to let Tannusen think whatever he wanted of him, up to and including that he might be 'jealous' of Tannusen spending time with someone else. People with inflated senses of self importance were the easiest to jerk around.

[black_black_heart]

Jealousy wasn't even really the assumption at play so much as a neediness to be entertained.

"So, are you planning to turn me into a toy and then break me?"

[bunny_doll]

Everyone needed to be entertained, in some way or another.

"Maybe. That's the kind of thing you're into isn't it, Tannusen? You wouldn't even have to pay me to do it." He'd take the money, sure, but torture was its own reward.

[black_black_heart]

Tannusen was indeed into that... done by total strangers who he would never have to see again, afterwards. Never have to look them in the eye. An experience contained, confined, and then easily tossed away afterward. Neat and clean, as far as such things could be.

Letting Ni even get near that particular... hobby of his? That would be a disaster and a half for so many reasons.

"I'm into a lot of things," the blond replied, seeming to pay more attention to his tea than to Ni. He pressed the silver ring adorning one finger against the cup, enjoying the way the metal slowly warmed to match the tea inside. "But I'll have to decline your generous offer."

[bunny_doll]

Ni saw plenty of what was involved in that hobby, but never got closer than that. For the best. One day he might step in to make things worse but he had an awful lot of time here on this stupid, boring world. For now, he'd keep his best toys in good shape.

"Aw, well, do let me know if you change your mind..." He wouldn't, Tannusen like to pretend he could make a clean break of those little encounters. Nothing involving Ni was a clean break.

[black_black_heart]

"Of course," Tannusen took a drink of his tea, and glanced up at Ni. "I look forward to that sweater."

[bunny_doll]

"I should go get started, right away! Wouldn't want to let you get cold." Ni pushed himself away from the booth and headed off towards the stairs with a lazy wave at Tannusen.

[black_black_heart]

"How thoughtful," Tannusen shook his head, and went back to what he'd been doing.