Hace mucho que no publico nada aquí, así que decidí al menos publicar los fics que he escrito de ToG que aún no pongo por acá. El primero de ellos será el reto de este año de la semana de KhunBaam, que mágicamente logré hacer a tiempo porque me preparé un poco antes, en mi semana de receso, y también porque lo hice en la modalidad infernal, es decir, con un límite de palabras por día, lo que al final por alguna razón hizo que fuese más fácil terminarlos pronto o.o
Ah, y este año no hice todos los días en una misma continuidad como hacía antes, si no que son puros one-shot independientes entre sí. Aun así, hay algunos que no son independientes 100%, porque se conectan con otros fics (uno que ya escribí y otro que aún no escribo XD).
Este puntualmente es en medio de la parte del hotel de los Lo Po Bia, si es que en algún momento nuestros mijos tuvieran un momento para descansar XD
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Collection for KhunBaam week 2023
by RPMizu
Day 1: Sleep / Dragon
The battle ended, at least for now, and they are finally reunited. Baam, the crocodile and himself; the three of them can rest in this fancy hotel room for the night. This place is still enemy territory, of course, but they can relax for a while regardless, right? There are still have some hours left before the Family Leader summons them again, and it is enough if only Khun stays alert until then, so the other two can rest. Khun wants his most precious comrades to sleep for as long as they can. Yeah, that includes the alligator, even though he would never say it aloud.
So that is what Khun does; he sits on the border of the bed, watching Baam’s sleeping figure, with Rak’s mini form tightly hugged against his chest, which goes up and down in a calm and hypnotizing rhythm. A chuckle escapes Khun; Baam looks so peaceful, and Rak looks comfortable too, but who would not be if Baam is the one hugging you? Well, that might be Khun’s perspective only, biased by his affection for Baam. Smiling warmly, Khun moves aside Baam’s bangs so he can clearly see the serenity on his face.
“At least the worst already ended…” Khun whispers, trying not to wake up his two friends.
He wants to think it is true, but is probably not. The wife war has not even started yet. They managed to sneak into the Lo Po Bia hotel unharmed, but Traumerei still wants Baam married into his family. Khun knows Jinsung did not have many options to help Baam, but still, this idea is ridiculous. Having a tournament to marry Baam, who is a slayer candidate and also an irregular. Even if Baam is incredibly charming, and there are quite a few people (women and men alike) that Khun knows are quite a bit interested in him, most people will not want to get involved with either of those concepts. Therefore, unless they already know Baam, not many people would want to take part in something this stupid.
“…Well, I would want to.” Khun whispers again, letting out a soft sigh.
It irritates Khun that the women here gathered out of political interest and not for Baam, even though Khun would be more than glad to be him the one who takes Baam’s hand. But he will not say that to anyone, obviously, so he cannot actually take part of the tournament. And even though he is confident in his own strength, monsters like Yuri and Tiara would destroy him. It was not fair from the beginning. Well, he trusts Jinsung has something planned so Baam will not have to actually marry any of these girls. And if he does not, then Khun will have prepare something.
“The problem is that I can’t come up with anything yet.”
His hand pets Baam’s head now, earning a contempt smile and a somewhat relieved sigh in response. Khun cannot help smiling back. Baam is the only one who makes him smile like this. He is his treasure, the reason for his existence.
“If Baam wasn’t here, I would probably die.”
That is why he has to protect him, keep him away from the political machinations of the damned Great Families. The only thing Baam wants is to live in peace with the people he loves. However, if Baam sees people suffering, he will get involved in these affairs to help those people, even if he hates conflict. That is just who Baam is.
So Khun has to protect Baam from his own recklessness. Which is definitely ironic, since Baam is by far the most powerful on their team, and even so, Baam is still the one who needs the most protection, against these capricious and selfish high rankers who want to own him for his power.
Right now, Baam is a sleeping dragon. He even has a dragon inside him, doesn’t he? The serpent dragon Leviathan, one of the only things Traumerei seems to fear. Khun wonders why though. Baam absorbed it with ease, and does not seem to have trouble keeping it under control. He has already absorbed fragments of Enryu’s thorn, two Thryssa demons, countless souls that White gathered… does he still have Black March inside him? Khun lost count already, of which and how many things Baam keeps inside of him. He is a black hole that absorbs power. No wonder people are afraid of irregulars.
But Khun has never considered Baam to be terrifying, not in the slightest. For example, even in his sleep, the shinsu around him reacts to his calm emotional state. Most people would think he is a monster for that, because with that affinity, irregulars can make shinsu unstable if they were upset. However, Khun finds it incredibly cute. It makes the whole room feel relaxed. How can he not see it as adorable? It is as if bubbles of happiness are floating in the air.
“If only this moment would never end…”
For that purpose, he has to come up with a safety measure, in case Jinsung does not have anything planned to get out of this situation. Khun huffs, letting out his stress. How is he going to do it? He has no idea, but he has to do something. He has to protect Baam, he has to keep him safe from the Family Leaders and these annoying wife candidates. If only he could win the tournament and take Baam’s hand…
No, he needs to forget about that. Baam only sees him as a friend, and Khun will never say otherwise either. He will take his feelings to the grave if that means not confusing Baam. Khun shakes his head vigorously, trying to dissipate the gloomy aura around him. Instead, he should focus on the shinsu around Baam, which immediately makes him smile once more.
“There’s still some time left.” Khun pets Baam’s head again, and his smile gets more prominent as Baam leans against his touch. “It won’t be problem if I sleep for an hour or two, right…?”
Khun positions himself on Baam’s other side, keeping Baam’s back against his chest in a tight embrace. This way, they make a Baam sandwich, and both he and the alligator can serve as shields for Baam if anything happens. There is no other implication to what he is doing, of course. It is not as if he wants to feel Baam near him to be able to sleep in peace. Definitely not. He just needs to protect his sleeping dragon, from anything that wants to harm him.
He can hear Baam letting out a soft giggle, and then he relaxes against Khun’s body. This is perfect, simply perfect.
If only this moment would never end.
-END of Day 1-
