Welcome to The Duality of Man, an original animanga role-play that features numerous supernatural creatures. Unfortunately, these various species have distanced themselves because of the war that occurred thousands of years ago, plaguing some with eyes that only see their dualism. While others meddle themself with their differences, two groups fight, each attempting to eliminate the other in for their definition of worldly peace. These two groups of the Terror Response Syndicate (TRS) and the Assembly of Phantoms (AP). With individuals fighting merely over their differences, it brings uncertainty to the outcome of this war.
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Heat has broken through into a glorious summer. The snow has entirely dried through the spring, leaving to the brilliance of the warmer months. Terror activity has risen as people are brought out of their homes, leaving the TRS in a position of consistent work. Each are attempting to maintain victory in the endless struggle for power.
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Takumi honestly hadn't thought that William would have known what 'date' was all that much, then again the boy had plenty of tv to splurge himself with so he should have probably known better. He blinked as the boy had darted away and ended on the other end of the bed. He turned a little to face the rather flustered, if not panicking, blond as he ranted on about kissing and whatnot. He stared at the boy before he got up off the bed and walked over to where William was, sitting down on the edge of the bed there. He reached a hand out and gently placed it over where his mouth was hidden by the blanket, an apologetic look crossing his face.
"Hey, calm down...that was my bad. I was kidding a bit on the date part. I didn't figure you would have really understood all that much as to what that was, and that's on me. I'm sorry I freaked you out." He spoke to him, keeping his hand where it was at the moment. "I know better than to touch you without any protection between us." He withdrew his hand from over where William's mouth was and leaned back a little to sit up straight once more. "We'll still go out into the city together, don't worry about that; and we'll have plenty of fun too." He assured him, giving him a smile as he placed his hands in his own lap. "Gomen'nasai, William." He apologized once more, this time in his own native tongue. He bowed his head a little as he did so.
However, after a few moments he stood up once more and gathered what snacks were still on the bed and moved to go place them in a better spot in the room. After he was done with that he moved back over to the bed sat on it once more, this time more towards the spot he had originally been to give the blond some space.
"I mean just imagine! And what if the TRS found out, do you even realize how much trou-" The flustered blond continued babbling. He was right to be worried about the consequences of contact. After all he had always had to be wary of such actions. And having Takumi insinuate such things… The thought of the two being so close causing the teen a slight panic attack. He began to bury his face more into the mounds of fabric as he continued to ramble. Until he was stopped by the feeling of the man's fingers pressing up to where his lips were.
Nervously his eyes peeked out of the blanket, staying very still as Takumi apologized for having startled him. And as the males hand withdrew, so to did William start to emerge from his blanket cocoon. Still watching the man carefully. He wanted to be upset, yet he felt conflicted about his feelings. "I-its fine." He said, quickly glancing away.
It wasn't like Takumi was even at fault. After all William had asked to go out with the man. He just hadn't thought about what that may entail. It was common for the blond to feel nervous at the prospect. He had never even been on a date before. Yet he knew Takumi would respect his boundaries. Even if it meant the two couldn't kiss. Wait… did he really want to kiss the man? He blinked several times at the sudden realization. Sitting there in silence with his thoughts as Takumi got up and collected the snacks. It wasn't until the man returned to the bed that William finally decided to speak up. A curiousness in his voice. "What's it like?" He said. Leaning just slightly closer to the scout. Kissing… I mean."
Takumi looked over at the blond spoke up, asking him what kissing was like. He blinked once and tilted his head to the side a little as he thought on how best to answer that. "Well...if you kiss someone you really like it can feel exhilarating. Your heart beats a little quicker and your stomach seems to get butterflies in it, now it's just an expression you won't actually get butterflies in your stomach. It...your stomach gets all jittery or something I guess if that makes any better sense. You also get this tingly sensation a little, but it's not a bad one." He tried to explain, having not really had to explain what kissing was like to someone before.
He knew he could, perhaps, actually just show the boy but the consequences from that would be...something. At least he knew touching William wouldn't lead to his own death, mainly because he might have learned that touching him wasn't really good so to speak upon first coming across him. Honestly it was great at first, but he did not enjoy the migraines that came after. At least he also carried pain killers with him for whenever one of his headache causing abilities triggered.
Shrugging internally he mentally just went 'fuck it' and scooted towards him. He reached a hand out and placed it against his cheek, sucking in a breath as he was hit by both the dizzying and empowering rush that William's magic gave him. He knew he'd probably regret it later but it was a bit too late now. Takumi leaned forward and pressed his lips against William's, closing his eyes for the duration of it which lasted about a minute. After that he pulled away and opened his eyes, hand still on William's cheek as he looked up at the boy and made eye contact with him. "That...was a kiss." He told him, slightly short of breath from that.
He pulled away from him and stood up, patting himself down for where he had kept his pain killers. Did he even bring them today? Oh well, he'd be fine later. He plopped back down onto the bed and leaned back until he was lying on his back, throwing an arm over his eyes as he raised his other one slightly with a finger raised. "Yes, yes I know, William... Lower your voice. Shhhh.... Sssshhhhhh..." He mumbled out, grimacing a little as he was preparing himself for a migraine. "I'll be okay, cutie. I just need to...let this run its course."
Needless to say Takumi's explanation was puzzling to say the least. As he tried to describe to the young man exactly what a kiss was. The act seemed simple enough. After all it just involved getting close to one another and locking lips. Yet the way the scout talked it almost seemed completely different. Something special. The description wasn't inaccurate by any means. Yet it only further confused the blond. After all he had felt that kind of feeling before. Whenever the Takumi got close, or spoke to him sweetly. Yet surely it couldn't have been the same. After all the two had never kissed before. Hell, William had never even kissed anyone. And yet, he couldn't help but feel like the two must be related somehow.
His head cocked to the side slightly as he tried to wrap his mind around the concept. Too busy with his own thoughts to notice the scout moving closer. "So it's like… hmm no that doesn't make sense.." He muttered to himself. His head started to turn back toward the man as he prepared to ask more questions. Yet before he could get out a word he caught sight of the man's hand darting toward him.
Everything that happened next seemed to go in slow motion. Williams eyes grew wide, and his face went pale. As quickly as he could William raised a hand, pressing it gently against the man's chest in an attempt to push him back. 'Takumi don't!' Yet the words never left his mouth. His lips parting only slightly as he felt the man make contact with his cheek. Williams eyes quickly snapped shut. His entire focus on trying to limit his magic from completely rushing out into the man unfiltered. The familiar feeling coursing out from his core and making its way through Takumi's fingers. Sending golden dust into the air as it did so. 'Did he forget the blanket? Did he not notice?! It's ok.. just back up.' He thought, doing his best not to make the situation worse than it already was. That's when he felt it. He could feel the warmth coming off the scout, the smell of his shampoo. As if they were right next to each other. And then, his lips.
His concentration was broken instantly. His body shuddering slightly with the feeling of release that came with letting go of his energy. But there was something else. An overwhelming pounding had started in his chest. Nearly drowning out his other concerns. His hand against the males chest involuntarily began to close, taking a slight grip on the fabric of his shirt. His toes began to curl under the blanket. And then as soon as it had begun, the kiss was broken. Takumi leaning back and leaving a rather stunned William sitting in place. 'That's a kiss…' William repeated in his own mind, still coming down from the high of the moment. His face stuck with a dazed expression.
Needless to say he had enjoyed it. He honestly felt like pinching himself at that moment. Still unsure if the exchange had been real. And he honestly wouldn't have minded if it had lasted longer. His eyes started to crack open after a few moments. And the first thing he noticed was the other male laying there. The second was the flakes of gold still drifting aimlessly through the air. And then the realization hit the young man like a ton of bricks. Takumi had kissed him. HIM He felt like he was on an emotional rollercoaster. Quickly going from joyous to panicked. "Takumi! You just! Why did you? Are you o-" His outburst was quickly cut off though by Takumi silencing him.
He let out a quiet grumble as he looked down at the man laying in his bed. He was happy to see he hadn't given the man too much. After all he wasn't acting crazy or anything. Or luckily hadn't teleported himself away. But that didn't stop William from feeling guilty for his current state of affairs. After all he had- err well Takumi had essentially drugged himself. And all because of Williams curiousness. "Idiot…" William mumbled. Slowly scooting closer to the man laying next to him. He reached over, grabbed the blanket and tossed it over the scout. And then proceeded to lay his head down on his chest. He wanted to scold the man for having thrown caution to the wind and kissing him regardless of the consequences. Wanted to call him an idiot more. But at the same time he was strangely happy that he had decided to. Slowly he turned his head to look up at Takumi. A soft blush forming in his cheeks once more. "Thank you…"
Takumi made a small noise as he listened to William calling him an idiot, shifting the arm that was draped over his own eyes to look at the blond as he felt a blanket being tossed over him. He was quiet as he watched the teen lay his head down on his chest, soon turning his head to look at him. He smiled a little as he took notice of the blush forming on the blond's face, shifting his arm to move his hand towards the boy's head, his fingers lightly grasping some strands of William's hair to gently rub them between his fingers.
He watched as the golden flakes drifted up, that rush hitting him once more before he released his hair and lifted his head a little to rest his head on his arm, enjoying the moment they were both experiencing. "Any time, cutie.." He responded in a soft voice, just remaining where he was so he could potentially take a nap once he got a migraine hitting him. It was nice to just lay there with William, his eyes closing as he released a contented sigh. "This is nice..." He spoke up, shifting his other arm to grab the blanket and wrap it over William a little so he could rest his hand on his shoulder. "Once I've...recovered a bit we can see about going into the city, yeah?" He added after a few moments, tilting his head to look at William once more as he offered him another smile.
Even if everything had been hectic moments prior William felt completely at peace as he laid there on the man. Watching him carefully as he recovered from the dizzying magic. His head rising and falling with each breath the scout made under him. He let out a small grumble as the man reached toward him once more. This time taking a few strands of his blond hair and twirling it around. By all means it was a safer alternative than touching him directly. But it did send some of his 'pixie dust' scattering nonetheless.
But William didn't seem to care all that much. The action was comforting. And besides that Takumi had already dosed himself. So what was the harm in only the faintest bit more. As long as Takumi was fine, well then so was he. He laid there in bliss, gently nuzzling into the man's chest as he felt the blanket being tossed over himself. His eyes closing as he slowly became more relaxed. "Very nice." He agreed with the scout. Nodding softly as he heard the man bring up their 'date' once more. "Yes, yes. The city." He said, letting out a yawn. The adrenaline he had felt sense running into the man finally seeming to wear off. And after a few short moments quiet snores could be heard from the blond. Having easily fallen asleep in the man's warm chest.
Takumi enjoyed the quiet that came after his reckless move, but at the same time he didn't find himself regretting such a decision. It had been a while since he last kissed someone and he had already felt so close to the boy he had been taking care of; at least he was of the legal age to not really get in trouble. Frankly he wasn't really wanting to take advantage of him, but it felt nice to just be close to the blond. He gently rubbed his hand against the teen's shoulder, the blanket in the way this time, as he closed his eyes and just listened to William's breathing. It was lulling to say, and it didn't take too long for the blond to fall asleep either. The scout yawned as he remained awake for a bit longer, eyes still closed, as he just took in the moment and eventually felt himself drifting off to sleep.
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Honestly Takumi had no idea how long they had been asleep for. A soft groan escaped him as he blinked a couple of times, his head pounding a bit as he lifted his head a little and carefully moved his arm out from being a pillow for himself. Ooh...yeah that was definitely sore and stiff now. He grimaced a little as he gingerly stretched it out before he turned his attention over to William, smiling as he took in his sleeping face. He looked so adorable when he was sleeping and the scout didn't want to disturb him.
He thought for a moment before he carefully used the blanket to gently grab him and lower William onto the bed as he slid out from underneath him; quietly getting up and stretching before he yawned once more. After that he patted himself down until he found his phone, unlocking it so he could see the time and if he had gotten any texts or calls from anyone. Seeing that he wasn't contacted by anyone, the scout pulled a pouting look briefly before his attention moved over to the time. Yikes. A couple of hours had passed. He shook his head and slipped it back into his pocket, glancing over at the sleeping teen before he quietly made his way into the bathroom for a couple of minutes.
After that was done he ventured back out into the boy's room, looking around it as he slipped a hand into his pocket. He knew he couldn't stay the night, he never could unless he was either on the floor or in a chair, but he also did have his own home that wasn't located at the headquarters. Though he wouldn't just leave without William waking up first of course, he still had some things to gather for their little 'date' out into the city later.
While pleasant dreams filled Williams mind time seemed to fly by. As seconds turned into minutes into hours. And before long the sun had set outside the headquarters. The majority of the staff having already headed home for the night. However the building wasn't entirely empty. There was the cleaning staff, and the odd hunter here and there working the night shift. But for the most part silence had fallen on the facility. No one had ended up wandering into the far end of the medical ward. And luckily too. After all if anyone would have stumbled into the room it likely would have raised some sort of alarm. Not only because of the sudden reappearance of the blond. But also because of the sight of seeing him sleeping on a hunter as if it wasn't a horrible idea to do so.
Yet his living pillow eventually had enough. Slipping out from under him without a sound. Only causing the young man to tussle slightly in the bed. Grabbing a handful of blanket as he did so. But as the warmth faded he slowly began to wake up. His eyes cracking slowly as he expected to see some sort of cafe or park bench. Yet he was met with the sight of linen instead. He turned his head glancing around, only to realize he was in his own room. 'So it wasn't a dream..' He thought to himself, slowly taking in the fact he had returned home. Until the sound of running water caught his attention. His eyes snapped to the door in the back of his room. His face turning a slight red as he remembered that indeed, it had not been a dream. 'Takumi!' He screamed in his head, replaying the kiss back a few times. It only furthered to continue his blush. The teen burying his face into the blankets as he heard the handle begin to wiggle.
As Takumi reentered the room and began to fiddle with his phone William tried his hardest to act like he was still asleep. Unsure if he should just let him leave or if he should say something. And if so what. After all what they had done was reckless. As much as William wanted to do it again he knew they couldn't. And if anyone found out the two would be in a lot of trouble. Yet… "H-hey.." He muttered through the blankets. Slowly peeking out of the folds toward the scout.
The scout turned his head to look towards the bed as he heard William, just barely, through the blankets. He offered the blond a smile as he caught him peeking out of the folds of the blankets, finding him rather adorable seeing him like that. He turned more towards the bed and walked over, kneeling down before it as he could be a bit level with the teen on the bed. "Hey, William, did I wake you?" He responded to him, tilting his head to the side a little.
The blond really was rather adorable hiding in the blankets, it did make him want to ruffle the teen's hair but he kept his hands to himself for the time being. "Looks like we fell asleep for a while. I'd say we could perhaps go in a little bit but it is dark out, which means it's even colder outside. I'll find you some gloves and whatnot to wear when we go out next. I should probably have something about your size at my home, after all you're only an inch taller than me so most of my clothes should fit you relatively well enough." He told him, smiling as he finally reached a hand out to rub the blond's hair as he made sure the blanket was on top of his head so he could do that.
After a few moments he pulled his hand back and let his arm rest on his knee, his other hand having been placed on his thigh as he was kneeling there on the ground. His smile faded a little though after a moment or two, his eyes scanning over what he could see of William. He knew he couldn't actually stay the night, it was dangerous after all. "I'll have to go home for that though and my house isn't protected at the moment for you to come with me. Unfortunately this is the safest place for you to be, I'd be failing my job if I just let you come and stay at my home without getting the okay from the higher up who set this up for you in the first place." He told him, an apologetic look crossing his eyes. That and he might do other reckless shit he probably shouldn't even try doing any further.
As Takumi drew closer William felt his heart race. Quivering with anticipation each step the man made. What was he going to say? What would Takumi say? His thoughts raced as he struggled to come out of his tired stupor. And as Takumi came to kneel at the side of the bed, William gently glanced over, Making eye contact. He gently nodded with the man's question. Happy the majority of his face was covered, just in case the scout were to giggle at his blush again. "Sorry. I must've dozed off." he said, propping himself up slightly.
And though he was a little disappointed to hear that their trip would have to wait, he fully understood why. As a matter of fact it was even a condition of his staying at the facility. As night time was… dangerous to say the least for the young man. As his magic was not just some sort of performance enhancing drug. But also a bit of a beacon to certain magical creatures. And the truth of the matter was. During those months, he had simply just got lucky. "We will go soon then?" He asked as Takumi began to ruffle his hair through the blanket.
Yet soon the moment was over. As the two both seemed to sense their time together was coming to an end. At least for the time being. The scouts expression drawing a slightly concerned look from William. And though Takumi was being very apologetic William didn't seem to care. His eyes growing wider as the man spoke.
~Thump~
"Y-you could make that happen?" He said, propping himself up even higher. The blankets being tossed aside in the process. "I could.. stay with you? At Takumi's house?" He said excitedly, with a puppy dog like expression.
Takumi blinked as the blond seemed more excited at the prospect of staying at his house instead of the room he had been given here. He couldn't help but smile as he chuckled in amusement at the pure excitement coming from him, tilting his head to the side a little. "No guarantees, but I'll see what happens okay?" He told him, still unable to help the smile that was on his face. He stood up after a few more minutes of kneeling and stretched his arms above his head briefly before he lowered them to his sides, one hand resting on his hip.
"Even if I get permission to keep closer tabs on you at my home it'll take a while to get everything set up." He told him, knowing full well of the dangers that William faced being out at night. How the teen didn't get attacked or hurt during his time being lost was beyond him. "Maybe if we have time tomorrow I'll take you by my house, hm?" He suggested to the blond with a smile, scanning his eyes over William's excited face. Perhaps after he parted ways with William to go to his own home he could scope out the place in a thorough manner to make sure it could potentially be suitable for the teen to reside in from time to time.
William could hardly believe the words coming out of the man's mouth. The young man becoming positively giddy with the prospect of venturing to Takumi's house. And though the possibility was slim that didn't stop him from getting excited nonetheless. "So there is a chance?" He said with a smile.
Even if it was dangerous, or ill advised, William didn't seem to care. As a matter of fact it was the least of his worries. As he was too excited at the thought of seeing how the man lived. "I-i promise I can be good. I won't leave your side or anything." He said, slowly beginning to lean toward the scout. Yet he knew the decision wasn't the man's alone. He likely would have to visit the higher ups. Plead his case. But William tried to stay optimistic.
After all Takumi had been the one to find him. To bring him to the TRS in the first place. An action that had been a bit of a double edged blade for the man. As on the one hand he had been the man responsible for finding essentially a walking talking magical artifact. But on the other, he had found William. A naive young man. And after his little stunt of getting lost in the city the chances were looking slimmer. But If anyone were to keep tabs on the blond it surely would have been the scout. "Please Takumi?" He said clasping his hands together. Once more giving the man wide puppy dog eyes.
The scout couldn't help but sigh in defeat, shaking his head. He couldn't say no to that pleading voice and the puppy eyes. Gods damn that kid. "Alright, alright... I can't say no to you, kiddo." He chuckled, giving him a smile as he moved to sit down on the edge of the bed by the blond. "I'll stop by the higher up's office before I head home to see if anyone is in so I can ask, hm?" He told him, scanning his eyes over his excited face.
"There is a chance you can stay with me, but you have to be good until they decide it is okay. No more getting lost and not having an escort for this entire time." He told him, knowing that the blond would surely agree if it meant he could come home with him every now and then. He would certainly have to go through his basement and see about preparing a makeshift room for the blond. After all, the basement was the hidden part of the house for the most part and it didn't really have any windows aside from a small shoe-box sized one.
He'd probably get some walls built and carpet put in for a room to be made should he be given the okay from the higher ups. Of course, just a room in the basement probably wouldn't be enough but it would be a start. "I'll give you a nice tour of my home and where you'd probably stay when we go out, hm?" He told him, smiling as he was rather happy to see how excited the teen was.
Even though it wasn't a definite yes the answer Takumi gave was enough. Causing the overjoyed teen to clap his hands several times. He understood there was always a chance that their request would be denied. William was a risk to have in the city after all. And if the higher ups were to find out about their little 'incident' the idea would be shot down in an instant. But the chance was still there that it could succeed as well. If only on the rare occasion. After all Takumi was the one responsible for him.
Though any new arrangements would have to wait for the time being. Preparations had to be made, permissions granted. As well as the caviots that Takumi had stated. "I can do that!" He said excitedly, crawling closer to the scout now seated on his bed once more. "Really, I'll be good. Extra good even." And he meant it too. Hell he wouldn't even leave his room if it made the superiors happy. Just whatever it took to try and get what he wanted. "I'm so excited!"
William began to lunge forward. Clearly not taking his actions into consideration as he opened his arms. And proceeded to grip the scout around the waist in a hug. His head thumped down into the males lap, sending a small amount of his magical dust scattering again. "Thank you Takumi."
Takumi chuckled at William's excitement to the possibility of getting to come to his home as well as being extra good in order for that to be able to happen. Ah, he was so adorable. "I'm glad you're excited, cutie. I can't wait to show you my place. I hope you'll enjoy the trip." He spoke up, chuckling as he tilted his head to the side slightly with a smile.
However, when William lunged forward Takumi blinked in surprise and raised an arm as he leaned away slightly. Wait, what was he doing? Though it was too late. Golden flakes scattered in the air as the blond's head thumped into his lap while his waist was being hugged by him. It took him a few moments before he sighed softly and lowered his hand to gently rub William's hair. Well, it was too late now.
"Anything for you, cutie." He told him, smiling gently as he just stroked William's hair slowly. Again the rush of empowerment and dizziness hit him, but he kept his focus on the teen who was hugging him. He really did come to care for him deeply, not to mention he just wanted to keep him protected and safe. Perhaps it'd be better to ask the higher ups the next day after this second dosage he had just received.
Okay, but he really needed to get his head out of his lap now. He didn't need to learn anything like that just yet. He gently used his hands to move him up off of his lap and just wrapped his arms around the teen's waist before he playfully pushed him down onto the bed, his blue hair brushing William's forehead. "Hey now, don't tempt me too much, cutie. I might not be able to hold myself back." He purred out, a mischievous glint in his eyes as he gently bumped the tip of his nose with William's. Oh he was probably being evil doing that buuuttt....he couldn't help himself.
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