[ juno almost forgets about it some days. not enough that it doesn't matter, but just that it's been part of him for enough time, a weighty element to his body made of ink that reminds him of a time gone by and a crooked old house with a crooked woman inside of it. he pauses the moment that ren sets a hand on his arm, flinches only faintly when he draws out a few of the somewhat faded lines to indicate its age. he opens his mouth a moment, like there's some excuse he can come up with that isn't the truth.
but ben's too much to lie about when he's warmed over and flustered and emotions feel like strange beasts trying to claw their way out of his stomach. ]
Got me there. I'm not...
[ he's not the religious type. hell, he'd scoffed when nureyev had pointed out the relation of his own name to the goddess of ancient myth. it's funny, their names.
were it anyone else, juno might not even give an answer, just say it looked cool or whatever or it was a mistake from when he was younger. but it's not a mistake and ren isn't a total stranger. he's saved his ass a couple of times, weirdly stuck to him. he's familiar at this point. a friend? a friend. wow. ]
My brother, Benzaiten. [ he pulls his arm away. had a brother. he doesn't elaborate on that. ] Benten. Funny, right?
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but ben's too much to lie about when he's warmed over and flustered and emotions feel like strange beasts trying to claw their way out of his stomach. ]
Got me there. I'm not...
[ he's not the religious type. hell, he'd scoffed when nureyev had pointed out the relation of his own name to the goddess of ancient myth. it's funny, their names.
were it anyone else, juno might not even give an answer, just say it looked cool or whatever or it was a mistake from when he was younger. but it's not a mistake and ren isn't a total stranger. he's saved his ass a couple of times, weirdly stuck to him. he's familiar at this point. a friend? a friend. wow. ]
My brother, Benzaiten. [ he pulls his arm away. had a brother. he doesn't elaborate on that. ] Benten. Funny, right?