( r6 ) talking-head: minami.

[showhost]

Minami is invited to take a seat right in front of the cameras, while the overseer smiles at them brightly and waves.

And asks them questions, of course.

They don't have to answer truthfully, but they should be aware that every single last thing they're saying might very well end up in the final cut.

Have fun!

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[inparfait]

[ minami leans in, just short of where he was when he brushed his nose against tsukasa's cheek. from this distance it's easy to see the details and red hues, the slitted pupils which are striking. they glow even brighter in that moment, like they always do when he uses his magic to ensnare humans.

but hilariously if tsukasa is absolute fine just being on the couch with him, he'll feel nothing. if not, there's definitely a feeling of dread happening. ]

Well? What do you think of them now?

[aspirings]

[Tsukasa's thoughts are, of course, all over the place--

--First, there's the obligatory "oh my god he's really, really, really close" and the urge to lean back, and then--

--Oh, imagine being able to do that with your eyes! Imagine what you could do on stage with a performance like that! It'd be dazzling--

--And "is this something unique to Minami, or is this a thing all demons can do?"

But nowhere amongst his thoughts is anything where he's concerned about being on the same couch as Minami, given they've sat like this plenty before and it's been totally fine. So. I guess he feels absolutely nothing in that sense. He can't keep getting away with this.]

Incredible! I can confidently say I've never seen anything quite like them!

[Wow... what an experience. Maybe being in a totally different world isn't so bad.]

[inparfait]

[ minami on the other hand bursts out into giggles that his demonic gaze doesn't work on tsukasa. it would be fine if it did and that's what he had been expecting, but the novelty is more than worth him being taken off guard. ]

Of course not! There's only one me, hehehe. Aren't you lucky?

[aspirings]

[Hm...? Tsukasa really can't work out why Minami is giggling, but. Well. It's probably fine. It's fine!

Lucky though, huh...?]

Mm, I suppose I am! Things have worked out really well, despite a few more hurdles and challenges than I expected.

[For one thing, Minami seems so chill like this. Surely it will be fine with the other contestants now!

(Tsukasa is, of course, stupid.)

(Also too oblivious to realize what Minami really means.)]

[inparfait]

[ tsukasa, please. ]

And that made you stress, huh?

[ bringing them back to the start of this conversation. minami doesn't get it, but he doesn't really need to. ]

...if you're busy for the next hour or two, no one's gonna bust in here and complain right?

[ ignore that this probably sounds concerning. ]

[aspirings]

[maybe if Tsukasa had some brain cells to rub together, he'd consider the implications.]

Hmmm... interviews aren't until tomorrow, so... it should be fine, I think.

[inparfait]

Hehe, good. Come here.

[ he let's go of tsukasa's hand then gestures right next to him. like they're sitting side by side but not against one another so.

come closer!!! ]

[aspirings]

[There is once again the brief thought that maybe he should be concerned, but!

Tsukasa just gets told to do things and he does them. Act first, think later! It's fine!

So he scoots over, blinking quizzically.]

[inparfait]

You need to get more rest, Tsukasa-chan. You want to look and perform your best, right? I can help with that.

[ now they're nice and cozy, but not cozy enough. minami's just going to wrap one arm around tsukasa and hold him close against him.

he could do a lot more to him at this distance (or lack thereof) so be grateful! ]

Trust me. Okay? [ tacked on without thinking, as the sweet smell of chrysanthemums fills the room. tsukasa will find himself getting drowsy, but he won't conk out instantly. and if he really wants to fight it he can, since minami didn't use enough to make him passout, but enough to tip over the stress and tiredness he knows is already there. ]

[aspirings]

[Well.

First off, those are the magic words. Tsukasa does, more than anything, want to look and perform his best. He has to be the most incredible star, after all; that's his dream.

Secondly. Closes my eyes. He does trust Minami for some reason. Whether or not this is a bad decision will become clear in time, but for now? Minami says "trust me", and Tsukasa does.

And finally... as Minami well knows, Tsukasa is exhausted. He's had his world expanded in so many ways (some good, some bad), been threatened and menaced, and overall just bit off way more than he could chew--

So it doesn't take much, and he doesn't have much of a will to fight it. There's that smell of flowers again, he thinks hazily, vaguely... and then Tsukasa's drifting off, head tilting until it's pressed against Minami's shoulder, arms loosely crossed as he slips into sleep.]

[inparfait]

...you really are lucky, you know. [ minami knows tsukasa can't hear him, but that's the reason he's speaking. without the usual singsong or the heavy malice, his natural voice which is lower albeit not intrinsically terrifying. ]

I could take a bite out of you right now, just a nibble. [ he'd expected tsukasa to fight the drowsiness, to voice some type of objection, really anything but lean into him like this as if he really does trust him.

what's he supposed to do with that?

he sighs, frustrated with himself (even if he doesn't know why he is, he recognizes the emotion) and wanting to visit tsukasa in his dreams. but he knows he'll get a better sleep if there's not an unexpected visitor, so he doesn't. he'll wait here until tsukasa wakes up on his own from his much needed nap, enjoying the warmth he hasn't had in many, many years. keeping the nightmares away, because if they dared they'd need to get through him first. ]

...sweet dreams. [ he means it this time. ]