oi_theoi | Tare

Tare [tair]
Romance, Courtship, Zephyr

❧ Played by Niyx

Appearance: Medium height and light of build, Tare is a very graceful being – though whether one sees hir as a god or a goddess is entirely to their own decisions. Appearing in the late teens to early twenties, xe is highly androgynous with hir basic form a slender youth with short, dark brown hair and dark eyes. Xe wears a light colored, loose sweater with a wide neck which leaves one of hir shoulders bare, and comfortable capri style pants in an light tan. Hir shoes are comfortable sandals with a slight heel, and xe wears woven hemp for bracelets and a necklace with a small, gold charm.

Tare has a tendency to only appear as a breath of wind or movement of air when xe doesn't feel like showing hir face or when xe dislikes someone. Xe will never not appear at all when called though.

Characteristics: Elusive, gentle, capricious, emotional, voyeuristic, polyamorous, easily miffed, passive aggressive, ingenuous.

Likes: Watching people, positive emotional connections and responses, happy endings, fresh scents, freedom of movement.

Dislikes: Prostitution, marriages of convenience, emotionless or cold people, unclean things, stagnant air, entrapments.

Shrine: A wisteria vine grows in the corner of the room with a delicate wind chime suspended within it. A simple metal hoop with four twisted glass bars hanging in the center of it.

Ritual: Blow softly across the chimes to call hir. Xe may or may not appear physically, but if xe is present and listening, the chimes will continue to ring softly as though caught in a gentle breeze.

❧ Will Take

❧ Will Give

fresh flowers
fragrant plants
love tokens (notes, poems, songs, gifts, etc)
confessions (of love)
romantic stories (romances, tragedies, and comedies)
wind catchers (wind chimes, pinwheels, etc)
winged constructs or models (sailed vessels, ultralights, hanggliders, etc)
hearts, lungs, windpipe, wings (animal)
mated animals (alive)
spider's silk

desserts and confections ingredients (flour, sugar, chocolate, etc)
”date” chocolate
delicate jewelry (rings, necklaces, earrings)
breath mints
perfumes or colognes
air fresheners
fans (hand held or room fans)
venting (for ovens or bathrooms)
curtains or screens
couches
light clothing (scarves, skirts, comfortable pants and shirts)
paired communications devices (think tin-can cellphones)
a charm to clear a room's air of pollutants

❧ Exchange Rate

Items to Units
Worth	Offering
1 Unit	1 love confession to another person (not a dedication to Tare) 1 bouquet of flowers given to another
2 Units	1 wind catcher or wind chime hung in an apartment or hallway 1 love song or poem
3 Units	1 of a heart or lungs or windpipe of a land or air animal, undamaged
4 Units	1 pair of undamaged wings
Units to Items
Cost	Reward
1 Unit	1 small box of date chocolates (6 pieces, plain chocolate) 1 package breath mints 1 deodorant 1 hand-held, folding fan
2 Units	1 Set of lightweight clothing (summer/date wear) 2 lb bag of flour 1 lb bag of sugar 1 lb baking chocolate (also other confections making supplies within reason; ask if questions) 1 air freshener
4 Units	1 piece of delicate jewelry (necklaces, earrings, rings, etc) 1 small bottle of perfume or cologne
9 Units	1 week of ventilation service for kitchen or bathroom (note: this is for normal air venting and will not handle clearing the smoke from an open fire inside)

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[flinches when xe touches them]

I was supposed to fight to save humanity.

[stills hir hands and settles for holding his fingers with a gentle squeeze]

And it was over?

[Looking towards the ground.]

That was what I was supposed to do... but I stopped caring about Earth's fate a long time ago.

[Though, even that isn't exactly correct. There were other things he had devoted himself to.]

What did you care about then?

It's a long story.

[squeezes his fingers gently]

We have time.

...

Did you ever had something you wanted so much that it didn't matter what others thought, or if it was wrong? Even if it made other people unhappy, hurt others, even if it was selfish - it was the only thing that mattered.

[the shiki flutters in, landing on hir knee and xe pets it lightly with a smile]

I have...

[a pause]

I wanted Seishirou-san to kill me.

[brushes his hair back from his face]

Was that wrong? With your war?

Because it didn't help anyone, except myself. A lot of people would be unhappy.

Why did you want it to be him?

Dying at the hands of someone who you love can make you happy, can’t it? I thought it would be enough, to just be worth killing.

[hesitant] ...He's an assassin - the Sakurazukamori. Powerful. Anyone who sees him kill will end up being killed by him, too. He thinks of people as things and to him, killing someone is just like breaking a glass - he doesn't feel anything.

[brushes hir hand over his hair]

... But you wanted it to mean something when he took your life?

[Inclines his head towards. If even a god couldn't understand, then maybe Subaru really was hopeless. So he speaks,]

When I was a child, I saw him kill a little girl. Instead of killing me, Seishirou-san made a bet with me - that one day, when we met again, he would live with me for a year... and try to love me. If he could think of me as special, then he'd let me live. My hands were marked... and he put a spell on my memories of that day.

A few years later, Seishirou-san found me. He, my sister, and I were together... we were friends. He stayed with me and helped me. Things weren't always easy, but it was warm. And then one day, it ended.

Edited 2012-08-13 06:48 (UTC)

[slides a hand around his shoulder and pulls him into a gentle hug]

I'm so sorry.

[Quietly leans into it.]

[just holding him close, petting his hair gently]

[is rather calm about it when he speaks, but doesn't move]

The day I realized what I felt was the same day he ended the bet. He said he won.

[doesn't speak, but there are tears sliding down hir face as xe continues to smooth his hair]

[when he notices, he's genuinely concerned]

I'm sorry... Are you alright?

[nods, smiling just a little]

I am, and you don't need to apologize for anything.

Even still... [gives hir hand a squeeze]

Thank you, instead.

[leans in and presses a gentle kiss to his cheek]

I'm always willing to listen if you need to open your heart to someone.

Tare

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