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Xisuma could tell something was wrong with Keralis.
The big eyed hermit was avoiding eye contact with the admin.
They sit in Xisuma’s base. A cup of tea in each of their hands.
Keralis just sits here staring at his cup of tea, and occasionally taking a sip from the mug.
“Okay, Keralis, what's wrong?” Xisuma asks, setting his mug of tea down on the table in front of himself.
“Nothing wrong with ol’ Papa K.” Keralis says, “but spank you for asking Shishwammy.” he says lifting the mug to his lips avoiding eye contact with the voidwalker.
“No, I know you.” Xisuma says, staring at the other Hermit, “you're not acting like yourself.” he says, “what’s wrong?”
“I-” Keralis says, looking at Xisuma before looking away, “I’m just a little hungry.” he says, “that’s all.”
“Do you want something to eat?” Xisuma asks, pushing his chair away from the table they are sitting at and starting to stand up, “I have some food in my kitchen-”
“That won't work.” Keralis says, setting the mug of tea down. His hands move to his lap and he plays with them.
Xisuma sits back down, “what do you mean ‘It won’t work’?” Xisuma asks.
“I need to eat human flesh.” Keralis says, “regular food won’t work.”
Xisuma always knew Keralis was not quite human (what human would have that big of eyes?)
An idea hit him, “Would it satisfy your hunger if you ate my flesh?” Xisuma asks. Sure he is not ‘human’, he is a voidwalker, but he has the same anatomy as human, he just need a certain amount of void air to breath or he suffocates slowly and painfully, and he is immune to the painfully, withering, burn of the void, and his blood is indigo, but that's not to far from human right?
“ye-NO!” Keralis says, looking Xisuma in the eyes, “I can’t. I won’t eat you.” he says, “I don’t want to hurt you.” he says, his voice going quiet as he looks down to his lap again.
It’s so … un-Keralis. It hurts Xisuma.
“I’m offering you to eat me.” Xisuma says, “I don’t want you to be hungry K.” he says, giving the other Hermit a smile.
“But I would hurt you.” Keralis says, his big eyes glued to his lap, “I don't want you to hurt.”
“I don’t want you to hurt, Keralis.” Xisuma says, “I’ll be fine.” he says, “I can take some positions to help.”
“Are you sure?” Keralis says, looking up at Xisuma. His voice sounds small. Very unlike himself.
“I am completely sure.” Xisuma says.
Keralis sighs, “can you take off your armor and shirt?”
Xisuma nods his helmet-less head before standing up and striping off his armor.
He places it with his helmet that was already sitting on the wooden table. Next the admin takes off his shirt, folding it and putting it next to his armor.
Keralis stands up, and grabs Xisuma’s wrist, dragging the taller man to the kitchen where there are tiles that will be easier to clean of indigo blood.
Xisuma drinks a regen potion so he might last just a few minutes longer. He pleases another on the counter.
Keralis looks down at his feet as Xisuma stands in front of him, his torso bare.
he takes a deep breath looking up at Xisuma for consent one more time.
Xisuma gives Keralis a smile telling him ‘go ahead’ with the one expression.
Keralis’ jaw unhinges in a way that would be horrifying to someone not used to seeing unusual things. He bites down on Xisuma’s side, just below his rib cage.
Xisuma makes a sharp gasp as pain flares up his side.
Indigo blood trickles down his side, but Keralis’ tongue pokes out of his mouth and licks it up as he chews on Xisuma.
He unlatches from Xisuma’s side and bites down on his hip. He pulls away, spitting the bloody fabric he tore from Xisuma’s pants on the ground, before going back and biting more from his hip.
The big eyes hermit’s hands grip onto Xisuma’s side right about where he bit, and on his shoulder.
Blood pours out of the bite just below his rib cage on his side.
Xisuma’s knees buckle out from under him, and he collapses on the ground.
Keralis doesn't let go as Xisuma’s body collapses.
Xisuma lets out a small groan of pain as his body hits the floor, black spots encroaching on his vision for a few seconds, before clearing.
Keralis releases his bite on Xisuma for all but two seconds before he is biting Xisuma again, and again, tearing at the flesh with a hungry frenzy.
-♡-
Keralis pulls away, licking the indigo blood of his lips, his jaw going back into its normal phase.
Xisuma lays on the floor before him. His legs twitch slightly. The admin’s whole body is shivering from pain, as silent tears slide down his cheeks from hazy, unfocused eyes.
Keralis swallows the metallic takes of blood going down his throat from his ‘meal’. He looks at Xisuma.
The admin’s body is ripped open in many pulses, exposing ribs, organs with huge chunks taken out of them, and a huge bite is taken out of his shoulder.
He stands up, and grabs the potion off the counter. The big eyed Hermit uncorks the bottle and presses it to the voidwalker’s lips.
Thankfully Xisuma is conscious enough to drink the liquid.
The bottle of bitter liquid is drained and Keralis watches as Xisuma's body nits itself back together.
Bones crack back into place, muscle and skin reforms, and patches itself.
Xisuma groans as his body repairs itself with the help of the regeneration potion.
“Hey Shishwammy.” Keralis says, scared Xisuma will hate him.
Xisuma slowly sits up when his body is done repatching itself, scar taking the place of the injuries.
“Hey.” Xisuma says, “you full?”
Keralis nods.
“Good.” Xisuma says, “now I think I deserve some Keralis snuggles.”
Keralis can feel his face light up, “of course shishwammy.” He says, “I love giving snuggles.”
-♡-
They both lay in Xisuma’s bed.
Keralis is in Xisuma’s arms, little spoon.
Xisuma lays, big spoon, running a hand through Keralis’ hair as the other hermit tells him about his yacht he is living in this season.
Xisuma lays there a fond smile on his face as he breathes in the scent of Keralis, bringing the shorter man closer to his chest.