awashlogs | Event Twenty-Five.

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Event Twenty-Five.

I'd like to creep into the wood
And see the bonnets blue,
And hear the bluebells ringing loud,
I wish I could -- don't you?

t's another day, another month, and another time for people to show up in the well. You'd better go rescue them! Never mind the fact that you woke up with a flower in your hands.

It's probably fine. Don't mind it at all. It's not like it's hard to ignore a little flower.

(At least, not until the effects start to kick in. Better go rescue the people in the well before they do.)

Oh, right. Even the people in the well have flowers, so... things are going to be a little ridiculous very quickly, when all of those side effects kick in. Have fun!

Welcome to Awash's Twenty-fifth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to make your own logs and posts for this event!

If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[ Are you fucking kidding me right now, my dude? ]

Give them to me.

[ He already knows that he can't take them -- they have to be given. Shen Qingqiu takes a step forward to hold his hand out to him. ] This is not your responsibility.

[The thing is, with the cocktail of effects from five flowers affecting him, especially the air-headedness and the cute charm, instead of looking and sounding severe he's just...petulant. And acting a bit like he's being unfairly bullied.]

I said, no.

[And then there's a flick of his wrist behind his back and a golden coloured barrier springs up as a dome around him, separating the two of them. A pattern of haitang blossoms swirl on its surface.]

[ Why are you acting like I'm bullying you!!

In his heart of hearts, he is making strangling gestures with his hands. He almost yells out a: "Are you fucking kidding me right now!!" Yuheng Elder actually threw up a barrier!! Is he kidding him right now?! Is he?! ]

Please think reasonably, Immortal Master Yuheng! This issue... the issue that you're presently suffering... was originally this one's responsibility. Are you saying that you do not trust me to handle it? [ Why would he trust you?! He doesn't fucking know you! Yet he attempts to appeal to him since starting a duel over flowers is the stupidest fucking thing!! ]

[~~Isn't it because you're a bully?~~]

It's not a question of trust. I already said I can handle it. You're the one being unreasonable.

[Is he a child? No, but he's certainly acting like one right now.]

[ He is going to step up to the barrier. ]

Drop this right now.

[ Who is being unreasonable?! Huh?! Who!!! ]

I refuse.

[He could walk away right now and the barrier would move with him. But the very first flower he picked up made him not want to be alone so...]

[ ..........!!!! ]

Do it ... or this one will challenge you to a duel.

[ DON'T TEST ME! ]

[...you know. It's probably been years since anyone challenged him to a duel of any sort.]

I refuse to accept your challenge.

[He says as if the challenge had already been declared. Also how are you going to challenge him while he's in this barrier...?

He's not...pouting, exactly. But he definitely still had the look of someone being bullied.]

I already said I'm fine. I've dealt with worse.

[ If he wasn't aware of how inelegant it would look for him to slam his foot repeatedly on the barrier screaming: "GET OUT OF THERE!", he would have done it. ]

Such a declaration does not make it right.

[ Know what!! ]

My honor and pride has been stepped upon once too many. I challenge you to a duel. [ He's throwing down!!! Right now!! Fuck you and your not acceptance!! It's happening!!! ]

Right and wrong has nothing to do with it. I said I'll handle it so I'll handle it.

[...why does he have to put it like that? Now he sounds like a bad person. On a normal day he'd just continue to refuse regardless, but today he's...not sure what to do. His mind and emotions are a mess.

So he bites his lip, then he just turns around so his back is to Shen Qingqiu.

There's your answer.]

Are you --

[ Now he is beating on the barrier with his fist. ]

Are you ignoring me?!

[Like a cat that is, in fact, ignoring someone and wants the world to know about it, he turns enough to look back over his shoulder.]

Yes. [And then, just so he knows why...] I'm not dueling you. [And then he turns around again.]

[ ........... ]

Open this right now.

[Again, that same look over his shoulder.]

Only if you give up on the flowers.

Mn. I give up on them.

[ >| He is going to tackle this person as soon as the barrier is down. ]

[He turns fully around.

The flowers are affecting him, that's why he doesn't even suspect any foul play here.

So with another movement of his fingers, the barrier dissolves.]

Ha-ha. That's a lot better, isn't --

[ Shen Qingqiu takes a casual step forward and cuts himself off at the last second. He launches himself at the other to tackle the other. He would like to say with all his practice over the years that he could even make the act of tackling another cultivator look like it is elegant and poised. He would like to say that, but if it actually is, that's another issue. ]

You--

[He shouldn't have let his guard down. But he had, because worry was something that couldn't quite touch him. So he was surprised when he's suddenly tackled.

It would be fine, if this were an enemy. But he wasn't.

It didn't stop his instinctive response which was to retaliate. Having to put a stop to that and the delay of his surprise left him no time to actually do anything except take that tackle, without even the time to fix his stance.

Which meant they went tumbling down to the ground. Chu Wanning reaches out, without hesitation, to wrap his arms around Shen Qingqiu, trying to make sure his own body is the one that hits the ground first.

Of course he tucks his own chin in. He'd rather not court a head injury, all right?

Somewhere deep down, underneath all the weird effects he's under he's angry and embarrassed at the turn of events. But after passing through the filters of the flower's effects all he's left with is embarrassment and confusion.]

What was that for!?

[ Really. How did things get to be this way?

Shen Qingqiu really wonders how his life turned out like this. He really could have thought of a lot more things to do, but this is what he decided on? For real?!

Here he is, lying on top of someone that he barely knows, with that person's arms around him. All that is needed is some flower petals to come fall down around them! What is this?! This feels like the sort of thing that'd happen in a low-quality shoujou manga! What!! ]

You would not listen to sense. [ Doubling the fuck down!! ]

[It took him a beat to realize that they were...really close. Really, really close.

The Orange Lily, whose effect had been rather buried under the other four for a moment there, came back with a vengeance.

He blushed and looked away, his heart pounding. Now he kind of looks like an innocent maiden you just pushed down. Congratulations...?]

You were the one not listening!

[Also he's totally still clinging to you. He kind of doesn't want to let go...]

[ Shen Qingqiu takes the time to look at this scene.

He -- a very straight man -- falling on top of another man. Long hair falling down off his shoulders, framing his face, it's all messy. Their clothes are disheveled. Yuheng Elder is clinging onto him. The two are both very straight men and this is the sort of situation that gets a person thinking things!! No, wait! No one should think anything! THIS ISN'T THAT KIND OF SCENE!!

Please think of it, if one would, one bro falling on another bro! That's absolutely what -- DON'T YOU FUCKING BLUSH YOU FUCK THAT'S NOT HELPING THE SITUATION!!! There's absolutely nothing to blush about because they're two guys!! They're two straight men!! This isn't a blushing situation, okay?!!! ]

Those flowers are really making a mess of things... so please give them to me.

[Excuse you, he's gay.

Also he'll continue keeping his hands at Shen Qingqiu's back because that seems like the surest way to keep them out of reach at the moment. And it's strange because on one hand, he feels absolutely zero shame right now. But he's also flustered because he was so close to someone he--he--

Best not to think too deeply on it.

He sighed, long suffering.]

How many times do I have to say no before you'll accept it? [And then he turned back, his head tilting to one side which, because he's still lying on the ground, musses up his hair more.] Why are you so determined, Shen Qingqiu?

[ ...... where are my hands?

He pauses to glance down that his hands are resting on Yuheng Elder's shoulders. They're flexing and gripping lightly at his robes in an unconscious fashion. Goosebumps immediately run down his back.

His hands change to rest on either side of the man's head instead. Is this better?! It is better! I'm saying it's better!!! At least, it helps to emphasize his point. This sort of situation -- as a straight man, why is he in it?! ]

Why would I not be determined about this? [ He tilts his head to the side. But it's because his hair is getting in his face and he's trying to look at the person that he's scowling at! ]

[He's oddly okay with being held down by the shoulders, but they're gone after a moment and he didn't know why he was a bit disappointed by that.]

Why must you answer a question with a question? Nevermind...

[When Shen Qingqiu moved, it got a bit of hair in Chu Wanning's face. He scrunched up his nose and blew the hair out of his face. The whole thing left his nose itchy which in turn made his eyes water a little.

It's not like he's crying or anything but it could be a bit alarming.

His voice though was steady, though, past all the light, fluffy airiness clouding his mind, there was something almost lonely about the way he spoke.]

Yuheng of the Evening Sky, the Beidou Immortal. The cultivation realm's strongest grandmaster Chu Wanning. Who would ever worry about someone like that? I have carried heavier burdens all without help. Your determination is wasted.

[He hated introducing his titles into a conversation but right now, there's an airy-fluffiness in his brain that made all of that seem unimportant.

Also he may be playing with Shen Qingqiu's hair, twirling a lock of it between his fingers which brush against his shoulder blades every so often.]

[ You son of a bitch! Are you telling me I've been calling you the wrong thing this entire fucking time?!

He nearly wants to lift his hand up to slam the heel of his hand on the other's forehead. Strongest grandmaster?! Who? When! What time! What year! Shut up! The strongest is Luo Binghe! Yet he cannot bring himself to manhandle the person that he's lying on top of.

DON'T PUT IT LIKE THAT, ME!!!

He cannot help but frown considerably at Chu Wanning. Idiot!! I hate types like you the most!! There lacks a serious amount of venom and real anger in his words, but he puts it all on his expression. His gaze pauses to look at how the other is playing with his hair.

More goosebumps.

It's the flowers. It's the flowers. ]

This one! This one is the person that worries about you! [ He gets down so that he closer to his face. ] This one will worry about you and not allow you to carry any burden by yourself!

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