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Entry tags:
- be more chill: rich goranski,
- bioshock: jack,
- changeling the lost: erin peters,
- critical role: cassandra de rolo,
- geist the sin-eaters: darcy lejeune,
- generator rex: césar salazar,
- generator rex: six,
- groundhog day musical: phil connors,
- heaven officials blessing: shi qingxuan,
- identity v: helena adams,
- ikemen sengoku: nobunaga oda,
- lavender jack: honoria crabb,
- lavender jack: johnny summer,
- malevolent: arthur lester,
- murderbot diaries: murderbot,
- nier reincarnation: fio,
- original: april caouette,
- original: jeff calhoun,
- original: siffleur,
- original: valdis,
- original: ylva wolfsdottir,
- overwatch: bastion e54,
- sherlock holmes: john watson,
- skulduggery pleasant: skulduggery,
- stranger things: chrissy cunningham,
- stranger things: eddie munson,
- stranger things: steve harrington,
- the 100: clarke griffin,
- the black phone: vance hopper,
- the locked tomb: palamedes sextus,
- the umbrella academy: klaus hargreeves,
- westworld: maeve millay
10th Contraption: Mawwiage
Who: John Watson, Johnny Summer, and César Salazar with Rich Goranski, Fio, and Honoria Crabb AND YOU Oh god why are weddings like this
What: The throuple getting married by... the Captain?!
When: December 11th at 7pm
Where: John's
Warnings: I believe in us! But for now, nothing.
SEATING
John's has been transformed, the seating up front rearranged in rows towards the center dias with an aisle down the middle, the piano moved off to one side. The buffet for later can be seen off to the other. Decorations taken from Spirit Halloween appear here and there–flowers taken from cavalera flower crowns, sun and moon candlestick holders from the tarot collection, festively colored tablecloths draped down the walls like curtains or banners. A sign near the entrance says "seat yourself", although the front row on one side is reserved with a ribbon across the backs.
What can't be seen is who is officiating. Or the husbands, but at least that part makes sense. The dais is empty.
THE CEREMONY
As one of the few traditions in this wedding, music announces the start of the ceremony. Rich strolls in first, trying to look professional even if he’s clearly shaking a bit as he holds the small pillow with the rings laid on it. At least he’s dressed quite smartly, Johnny ensuring his red suit is wrinkle free and his cuff links are set in place. Fio, in a winged black dress and flowery headdress, follows after the ring bearer, adorning the path with paper petals as she moves along.
The first husband to be down the aisle is none other than Johnny, in a smart charcoal grey suit with a goldenrod pocketsquare, gold jewelry, and a wreath of orange blossoms on his head; and accompanied by Honoria Crabb in her perfectly tailored black tuxedo, worn with black gloves and a white bow tie. Watson and César take up the rear, arms linked together. César is wearing an equally fancy suitcoat with his tie held in place with a ruby and silver tie pin, and Watson is wearing an officer’s dress uniform, with the sword and without the helmet, and also his good cane. All three husbands-to-be are wearing green carnation boutonnières.
AFTER PARTY
It's time to eat, dance, and party!
The seating has been rearranged for sitting at tables around the "dance" floor. Food from Windjammer has been placed on some tables for a buffet. There’s a selection of fancy cheeses and crackers, sushi, premade sandwiches, and salad with dressings on the side. For dessert, to one side there’s a table with cupcakes, cookies, and chocolates arranged in a heart. On the bar are a couple bowls of punch (including one explicitly labeled as non-alcoholic) made by Johnny ahead of time, because he's been forbidden to bartend his own wedding, much to his deep chagrin.
There’s a space set just off the dancefloor for musicians who wish to perform, the usual John’s piano (bribed into behaving with a whole pan of beef brisket from the buffet) off to one side.
What: The throuple getting married by... the Captain?!
When: December 11th at 7pm
Where: John's
Warnings: I believe in us! But for now, nothing.
SEATING
John's has been transformed, the seating up front rearranged in rows towards the center dias with an aisle down the middle, the piano moved off to one side. The buffet for later can be seen off to the other. Decorations taken from Spirit Halloween appear here and there–flowers taken from cavalera flower crowns, sun and moon candlestick holders from the tarot collection, festively colored tablecloths draped down the walls like curtains or banners. A sign near the entrance says "seat yourself", although the front row on one side is reserved with a ribbon across the backs.
What can't be seen is who is officiating. Or the husbands, but at least that part makes sense. The dais is empty.
THE CEREMONY
As one of the few traditions in this wedding, music announces the start of the ceremony. Rich strolls in first, trying to look professional even if he’s clearly shaking a bit as he holds the small pillow with the rings laid on it. At least he’s dressed quite smartly, Johnny ensuring his red suit is wrinkle free and his cuff links are set in place. Fio, in a winged black dress and flowery headdress, follows after the ring bearer, adorning the path with paper petals as she moves along.
The first husband to be down the aisle is none other than Johnny, in a smart charcoal grey suit with a goldenrod pocketsquare, gold jewelry, and a wreath of orange blossoms on his head; and accompanied by Honoria Crabb in her perfectly tailored black tuxedo, worn with black gloves and a white bow tie. Watson and César take up the rear, arms linked together. César is wearing an equally fancy suitcoat with his tie held in place with a ruby and silver tie pin, and Watson is wearing an officer’s dress uniform, with the sword and without the helmet, and also his good cane. All three husbands-to-be are wearing green carnation boutonnières.
AFTER PARTY
It's time to eat, dance, and party!
The seating has been rearranged for sitting at tables around the "dance" floor. Food from Windjammer has been placed on some tables for a buffet. There’s a selection of fancy cheeses and crackers, sushi, premade sandwiches, and salad with dressings on the side. For dessert, to one side there’s a table with cupcakes, cookies, and chocolates arranged in a heart. On the bar are a couple bowls of punch (including one explicitly labeled as non-alcoholic) made by Johnny ahead of time, because he's been forbidden to bartend his own wedding, much to his deep chagrin.
There’s a space set just off the dancefloor for musicians who wish to perform, the usual John’s piano (bribed into behaving with a whole pan of beef brisket from the buffet) off to one side.
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"I mean maybe but also maybe not." Cause he doesn't want everyone to hate Nobunaga. That doesn't seem to line up with the overarching goal of things. "I dunno. Pratt thinks we're cute, so...I don't think he does. And I don't think I've made anyone think anything suspicious." There's a shrug. "Why do you think people feel that way. Anyone told you so?" Cause they want to know.
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"I think as your AU twin, Pratt would be contractually obligated to sacrifice himself to rescue you if he actually believed you were in danger." A head tilt. "No, it's probably just a matter of time though. What reputation do you think I have with most people?"
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“Why do you say that?” A beat. “Well, I know you’ve been a little intense for some people and not everyone is a fan necessarily, but…I dunno if you mean something in specific or not.”
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A huff. "Nothing specific. But I'm pretty sure, no one hears my title and thinks they want to deal with me except as an enemy. Those like you, Pratt, and Crichton are few and far between."
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Klaus lets out a small breath before nudging him with his nose. "I don't think it's the title, babe. I think you just forget that sometimes you have to take a gentler approach with people because you don't like to be reigned in and you feel like manners are a bad thing and people should be exposed to things the way you do them because that should change how the feel or view things and that's not always the case. Sometimes it is okay, to take a gentler hand in leading people to your way of seeing things. Some people have weird trauma stuff and don't react well to people telling them how they should do stuff...or like being so intense about it."
They press a few kisses to his temple to make up for the potential upset of the words. Just in case.
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But then he goes a little 180, completely hardening and frosting over like ice, although the kisses to his temple do assuage him that Klaus means well. "Klaus..." Huff! He doesn't want to be gentle, he doesn't want to be reigned in, he hates manners, and he'd rather just shoot cannons. "I don't want people to like me. I don't want to pretend I care. I don't want to be gentle." Because it's excruciating, and he'll fail, and that sucks too. "I know everyone has a past, but if they can't handle it, then it isn't better I don't deal with them at all?"
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“If you just want to avoid a lot of people, sure. But I do think maybe sometimes you’re your own worst enemy about things. Like you’ve already decided you’re evil and terrible and we’re all stupid for thinking better of you, but…doing bad things and all the stuff from your past doesn’t make you unworthy of love. You understand that, right?” Just gonna let that sink in for a minute. “So stop pushing people away on purpose and refusing to meet them where they are.”
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That's the reaction he was expecting, honestly. Always so huffy about being told he deserves love. "Would you tell me that I don't deserve love because I've done bad things?" And another sigh. "I don't love you because I think you're better than you are. I love you for who you are. I just don't want you to limit yourself. I want you to grow and change and be the best version of you that you can be, but I will love you through every single moment of it. Even if you mess up, I will love you. Because you deserve it." There's a light boop of his nose and they hold him a little tighter. "I'm here. But it's not me you're not meeting. It's other people. You're willing to bend more because of your love for me and I love that you are. I just want you to be able to meet other people where they are, too."
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They look down, chin hooked over his shoulder. "It's okay to want to be loved. To want to feel deserving of it. And it's okay to be scared that that's something you want because you're scared it'll be used against you. Because back home, it would be. It's okay to be conflicted about things. But don't cut yourself off at the knees because you're scared. I'm here. And if you wanted someone not to push you a little, you picked the wrong person to fall in love with, buddy. I love you. I love the parts of you that were there with Kipposhi. I love the parts of you that are Nobunaga. I love you even with all your flaws. Even with your past. And I'm gonna keep doing that. So just like...I don't want you to be better for me. I want you to do it for you. Which is annoyingly the same shit people said when I was in the rehab. It's what they always say. If you're not doing it for yourself, then it's not going to stick."
A light poke. "But we can table this discussion for now if you need me to. And talk about it later. Cause I want you to have fun at the wedding. Not be depressed at the wedding."
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Nobunaga's eyes widen immensely at Klaus wanting to protect him, and even more at being willing to be a weapon. He softens completely at the words, the profession, and all of it. Klaus once said Nobunaga was incapable of small emotions, and that's definitely true now! He glomps Klaus in a giant hug, the worry of being a spiky razorblade vanishing like smoke, just needing to hug Klaus -- though it probably topples them backwards in the chair to the floor.
Damn that's overwhelming. He still doesn't want to meet people on their own grounds. That's how you die. That's the exactly wrong strategy. That's the antithesis of Sun Tzu. But if Klaus can be a weapon to protect Nobunaga, then Nobunaga can learn to think of things in other terms than just war, right? Maybe?
There's so damn much! So so so much.
Lean into the part that wants to be liked? That's the most terrifying thing he's ever heard! It's almost hysterical. He wonders if the Captain is a little like this too. If Nobunaga's attempts to show others how to defeat the Captain by using himself as a prototype blueprint applies here too, or if it is worth it, even if it does not.
He won't be scared though. Because with Klaus, Nobunaga feels like there's nothing he can't do safely. Make friends, be a good friend, be safe.
He blushes furiously about Klaus loving the parts that are Kipposhi, and Nobunaga, and the past, and everything. Even though Nobunaga feels the same way, in ABUNDANCE about Klaus, down to the Number 4 and everything, it's weird to have it returned somehow.
Be better for himself?
A deep breath, still hugging Klaus like he's the only bit of gravity keeping Nobunaga from spinning off into space where even the gods couldn't find him.
"I don't want to save this for later, because I don't think I'll be strong enough to come back to it."
There was still a lot to unpackage!
"What made you change your mind? To be a weapon, for you. Not under my control or anything else? Can I still polish you?" The smile is nothing short of demonic, making sure Klaus knew exactly what Nobunaga was implying, even though it's pretty obvious.
"I don't really think you've done that many bad things, but I think I know what you mean." Just snuggles into Klaus' chest, giant lion kitty and all. This is fine. "I won't be scared. I'm not scared when you're with me. I don't want to kill anymore, but I will if I have to, but you're my sheathe. Always protecting me from everything, and ready to say it's enough now. I'll--" shit bright red. "Try to be as strong as you..." Don't look at him! Nobunaga is looking far far away!!! So blushy!
Does it matter if he's hurting from being seen poorly? What matters is what he does with it, right? And it's easier to lean into --
That's like the Captain, wasn't it? The whole using negative emotions instead of the positive ones because it's easier. "Ahhhhh this is what I get for loving an ex-cult leader!" But Nobunaga just snuggles into Klaus' chest all over again anyway, gently rubbing the top of his head to Klaus' neck and chin. Because it was like what Kennyo warned Nobunaga: not to freeze over his heart, or cultivate hate and sorrow from others. A weary sigh! "A world of sorrow and using hate is the one weapon I won't use. Other than you." This time he boops Klaus' nose in revenge! "Unless you want me to. But that's more you just using yourself," a nod!
And a huff! "It sounds like a lot. And I don't know that I can just do it right away. Be the kind of man you want me to be, but..." tsun tsun glance away and blushing again! "I won't give up, and I won't be scared. Because if you're here with me, then I'm safe, the rest doesn't matter."
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Of course, in the next minute, he's very suddenly falling backwards and onto the floor in a very undignified manner, letting out a squeak. So much for his suit not hitting the floor. "Ow," he whines. "I didn't know that was so exciting for you."
But yeah. That blush is adorable and once his brain adjusts from the surprise of being on the floor, but that's fine. This is fine. The mood has shifted once more. "I can bully us back to it if I need to." Cause that's the only way these conversations happen. Somehow.
"I talked with Valdis and...well...I don't think she actually agrees with me on my decision because she says I'm too good of a person...and I don't know. She said something and I felt like she was saying I was useless and I was upset about all the talk about how I shouldn't...and I didn't really like...know why I was so upset when I'd already said I didn't want to be...and...I dunno." They shrug.
"I guess I just sort of thought about it a lot since then. I think it's...I don't...want anyone to choose for me. Not my dad, not you, not the Captain, not anyone. I just...I need to control what happens in some respect. This place is going to make us kill one another or get into dangerous situations...and not being able to take care of myself puts you all in danger. Because you'll be worried about protecting me. I don't want that."
Klaus presses a little kiss to his red cheeks. "I don't know that I'd say I was that strong. I just...listen. And I guess know when to push."
They laugh a little. "Well, I can't help my previous profession. What's done is done." There's a nose wrinkle at the boop and he tries to bite it in further retaliation. "I can use myself."
He smiles a little. "I don't expect immediate perfection. But I hope you're doing this for you and not just me." Nobunaga truly is the most ridiculous man he's ever had the pleasure to meet. "I will be here for you. I promise. Through all of this bullshit." He blushes himself here. "Can't plan our eventual candy wedding otherwise."
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More head nudges to Klaus' chin. Fuck it, if he has to lean into harder things, this is easily the lesser of difficult things to openly admit wanting! "We kind of fought about it, her and me. That was our argument on the expedition. You not wanting to be a weapon, and then me doing the opposite and being one for Yato. I'm not sure which bothers her more, but I kept saying, you're zen. I think it's just associated with being used by others to hurt others and not you getting to protect them that you don't like, right? Same with the army?" All the head nudges and nuzzles! Nobunaga splits into a giant grin when his finger gets nommed on. "Yeah. I like you keeping me safe. It's new. I like it."
Resting his head back on Klaus' chest. "Mmn. I can adapt pretty well. I think. I'm not as flexible as you but--" he doodles a finger absentmindedly in circles on Klaus' chest. "I wouldn't do something like that if I could resent you for it. I don't need to be liked... but freedom... I guess being hated is still a chain of responsibility? And I want the freedom to... have friends. Even if I'm still learning what that means. I don't want to limit myself but... you're not going to escape being my better face. I'm the big guns that gets pulled out when peace and love aren't enough. You can pull me back anytime you need, and I'll reach my hand out to you, to say, 'not everything has to be a war.' But people still have to take that first step. I've had a lifetime of working for everyone else. I didn't think I could earn my freedom, but I did. I'm doing my best, Klaus. To enjoy it, still be me, and not hurt anyone else. Break conditioning without breaking the person." Impatient head nudge!
A soft smile finally. "Yeah. Everything candy." Doki doki!
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They are really just being attacked by a very affectionate kitten right now. Soon he's gonna start headbutting them. That will probably hurt. "Oh. But..." He squints slightly. "You wanting to be a weapon is different? Cause you chose it." There's a small nod of agreement about his assessment. "Everyone has their own ideas. I mean, I guess I could still be used to hurt someone, but I just want to...keep people safe. Like when the people who couldn't fight at the Halloween party were in danger. And like at the excursion when we had to go off on our own for a bit, but I don't think I could do much against the Bahamanal."
Klaus is really debating getting up, but...it's so comfortable like this. He hopes no one spills anything on them. "Yeah. Which definitely means considering your words and actions a little more. Juuuust a little." Cause that's part of it and they know that it's maybe a bit of an ask, but if Nobunaga is willing to try, Klaus is willing to support him in any way. "I'll be here if you need help or reminders or someone in your corner."
They feel a hot flush across their face. "I love you, you weird candy fiend." There's a beat before Klaus starts levitating them up in the air. "Hold on. I'm getting us back into a chair cause I don't want to be stepped on."
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"I still think the best way to handle the Bahamanal is probably just to stabilize its environment. Like combating typhoons. As much as human's inclination might be to try shoot it, it is better to bend with it, and be stronger than it, so you outlive it, and reduce its fury by robbing it of its power and drive."
An annoyed huff about the considering words. It's not like Nobunaga doesn't. That's the problem. He chooses things that will disrupt everyone anyway. Still, there's a difference between doing it for the short term gain of chaos, and the long term gain of progress. And he doesn't want to make things harder on Klaus, and he's not always sure as much what is progress here. Maybe there's some degree of kicking things just because they're there, and Nobunaga is too reflexively used to having to fight everything in his wake? It's weird too, when so many things he's been used to fighting are suddenly vanished. Good. It means he won, but also unbalancing, since he is braced to fight and lacking the force that he is used to opposing the same. So he'll have to move and adapt like fighting a typhoon instead. Probably. Still -- "It is difficult to tell what is truly beneficial to someone even when it's extremely uncomfortable for them until after the fact. Especially if they are unaccustomed to any resistance." Everyone should be more like Teyrey.
But then Klaus is the one blushing and oh. Suddenly Nobuanga gets it. Why Klaus is always doing it to him and likes it so much. Okay then. "Hah... okay." That's a little embarrassing too. Even if people missed the whole tackle glomp and kitty head nudges, the floating was probably more obvious, especially with Nobunaga laying his head on Klaus' chest, but whatever. Since when has that stopped him?
And another thing...
Maybe he could just trailblaze a path for others to follow, like Crichton did (albeit accidentally) and he didn't have to push the entire country (or ship in this case) into the direction Nobunaga wanted. Without the restrictions of the past, he also had an additional opportunity to be freed of those ties that he'd been used to having to use to drag people out of their comfort zones just so Nobunaga could get closer to what he wanted for humanity. Although speaking of comfort zones, it wasn't like Nobunaga always stayed within his own either. Comfort was boring.
"Konpeito of purple, lavender and orange.
Red, pink, and blueberry,
Humanity's greatest accomplishment,
Candy konpeito, the greatest treasure of all,"
He really did just start singing (for Klaus' ears only!) about candy. Listen... candy is great.
"Spiky and sweet, the greatest of treats
A konpeito wedding is a sight to behold
Candy candy for the young and the old."
Don't look at him.
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Klaus maaaybe glazes over at that bit because like what does that even mean? This is why Klaus is not great at war strategy. He was just a soldier and that was really all that mattered. “That could work.” Because likely, if Nobunaga said it, it could. They couldn’t tell you what the plan was again, though.
“Yeah. I guess so. It’s also fine to like slowly dive into shit sometimes, too. Like I don’t know anything about that, really, cause I just run into things and then things get awkward and…yeah. But sometimes I manage.”
Klaus shifts them back to sitting in a chair that isn’t toppled over and it’s probably for the best because that song is making the blush even worse and his whole face feels hot. It’s creeping down his neck a little, too. Whatever made this weirdo love them and sing weird songs about candy, Klaus hopes it never stops existing. “I love you so much,” he whispers before moving to steal a kiss. Part of them is of the mind that they’d probably probably marry him right now if he asked, but they’re just going to smother that for now.
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Heeeeee...
Klaus blushing and managing the levitation even with Nobunaga pushing the limits of his concentration makes Nobunaga extremely proud of him. He's at a loss for words though, because he has no idea what he did right or how, just so happy anyway! "Love you too, Babe!" Was it the song? He will sing him all the stupid songs! He doesn't even have to get drunk for it, he is already drunk on how much he loves Klaus.
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It was the song. Why is this a thing? Klaus doesn’t understand as they’ve definitely never been the type to blush over songs or ever. But this seems to be one of those weird exceptions. “You better.” He is just gonna cuddle his boyfriend like he hasn’t already been doing that this whole time. “I’m allowing us a couple more minutes before socializing with others because I continue to need your general presence. I still want to talk to a few people and you can check in with Yato or whatever.”
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A small laugh. "I don't have to, but I guess I could, I'm not sure how much his shinki usually have for independence from him, so it might be weird for him to go a long time. Or maybe not." A happy hum. "I still want to dance with you, but we'll have to find something not too sexual."
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There's a slight shrug at that. "I know, but I also know you and you're very serious about your duties. So I don't want to keep you from it." There's a smile forming and he moves to kiss him. "Think we can manage a waltz? That's the best I know."
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"They couldn't figure out how to bring pipe organs though. It's the most extravagant thing they have, very European, very Catholic church, Luis Frois was going mad with the logistics to bring one for Japanese cathedrals to spread their culture and tie it to the religion. But impossibly risky to deal with bringing all the way just to demonstrate or for homesickness, despite all the pirates in between us and Europe. Even just getting it to seas would have been tricky with bandits!" A laugh. "I said, bring me blueprints, and I will get Mitsuhide or others on it, but even that is apparently very secretive.
Imagine my surprise when the first similar music I finally heard was... piano from Billy Joel." More laughs! "They built it up so grandiose in my head! I thought it would be like a mountain, and cannon fire, an entire army of gongs of different notes, instead it is all plinky and light like a dulcimer. If I'd known I would have told the missionaries to not worry about European instruments, and just steal the countryside's music for themselves and make them better."
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Either way, the continued rambling about the difficulties of getting a pipe organ and then the mention of the piano being plinky make him laugh. "Trust me, babe. I've seen pipe organs and they are different from a piano. Wish I had the cds to prove it. It's probably not a big deal all the same. I've heard music from all over. It can be one of the cool parts of traveling. Outside of eating the local food. And then whatever sort of night life they have. Clubs and dancing and all that."
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"Yeah?" Nobunaga perks up! And then beams WISTFULLY about travel! He loves travel. It's his dream. "I always wanted to explore," a quiet happy blush. "Let's do that for both our honeymoon and retiremenent. And just the rest of our existences, okay? I get to cheat though!" A GIANT BEAM! "Because I get to learn music from the future! Although you could ask Tendi for future music, but I'm not sure you'd like it."
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They hope they'll always be happy like this. In these little moments. "Shall we dance, then? Just steal a little more time? Then we can check in with the others."
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