text; un: maou (really more of a photo post)

[owarifool]

[ Those scrolling past their feeds on this fine day will find themselves greeted with an image post. A singular image, in all its glory(?)...



That's it. Just that picture. Of abs.

Just abs. ]

[[art by lempika]]

Comments

[owarifool]

behold the Fool of Owari, the Great Unifier of Japan, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven!

but u can just call me Kipposhi lmao

[botw]

that's a lot of names

why not just go by kipposhi
that's a nice name

[owarifool]

the titles are important! they set the mood, u kno?

[botw]

and is the mood being sexy as hell?

is that right?

[owarifool]

i mean i def think theyre sexy as hell but no

the mood is more letting u know that im kind of a big deal.

[botw]

i won't forget any time soon.

i'd like to see you in person, too.

[owarifool]

for real?

u havnt even given me a name, stranger

[botw]

it's link.

um... just link

that's it

[owarifool]

we shall see if ur "just" Link.

where do u wanna meet up, then?

[botw]

is there a place that you like
i can meet you there

[owarifool]

[ ... wait ]

hold up is this a date?

[botw]

a date???

i don't know

( can you eat a date... )

[owarifool]

[ Ah. Wait. He's starting to put it together.

This guy was... pretty clueless, huh?

He'd need to be a little more careful. ]

nevermind, u know where a club called Enchantment is? its closed rn but ill meet u outside.

[botw]

ummmmmmmm i can find it
i think
i'll try my best.

( he's clueless, but please be kind to him~ )

[owarifool]

[ Kipposhi wasn't certain what Link's best was, but he figured he could at least make himself obvious by... continuing to wear a midriff exposing top, along with a short vest.

Sure, he also had his signature cap on, but that had been less obvious in the photo sent. Link would, hopefully, find him on the bench outside the club soon. ]

[botw]

( link has a general idea of where some places are, but some weren't that... you know, interesting??? wouldn't stop him from jogging about, hair tied up so it'd stay out of his face, and...

...

that's a very familiar looking tummy. coming to a stop, he brushes some hair out of his face before getting closer and closer, eyes glued to the midriff. )

Hm...

[owarifool]

[ ... Yeah, that had to be him. ]

Link, I take it?

[ He didn't mind the staring that much, but... what kind of person just does that? He had to admire it, being a Fool, himself. This guy might even be on a different level than even Kipposhi was... ]

[botw]

( ah! he's been caught... well, it was bound to happen. link is pretty much making it as obvious as possible that he's been staring, right? the fact he now gets to see the whole picture as it were is nice though. )

Yeah.

( guess it means he can't not slowly reach out to maybe touch it... )

And you're Kipposhi...?

[owarifool]

[ Don't touch other people's abs unsolicited, Link, thas rude. ]

The one and only. You seem the curious type, that's for sure.

[botw]

( he gets close but does not touch! still a nice midriff tho. )

Is that a bad thing?

( backing off, link grins and shrugs. )

So you're a Demon King... hm. I don't get it.

[owarifool]

[ He sort of expected a remark like that. This guy clearly wasn't from Japan, or even really "human" in the same way Kipposhi assumed most were. Close enough, he supposed, but it was obvious he wouldn't quite get why the title mattered. ]

Impressions are everything. If you carry yourself as a Demon King, people will start to treat you as one.

Am I literally the Buddhist deity my title comes from? No. I'm not literally a demon, or a king, but I am all of that in a figurative sense. I am the flame that burns my name into the hearts and minds of the people, and leaves my legacy like a scar on time.

[botw]

( he speaks in such a grandiose and convincing manner, and link doesn't doubt kipposhi's convictions. not even in the slightest! )

So would you believe that I'm a hero?

[owarifool]

Well you can't just wear a label, you have to act the part, too.

[ Kipposhi hummed, adjusting the visor of his cap before scratching at his chin. ]

And right now, you more come off as a bumpkin than a hero. No offense.

[ Not that Kipposhi was doubting him. The guy had a sort of blunt earnestness to him that made it easy to believe what he said. But just what sort of 'hero' was this Link? He had to admit... he was curious. ]

[botw]

( 'act the part'... well, he'll stay quiet on that. boasting about saving his home, warding off the most dangerous being in his world? that's not something anyone else can say but it's also not him to say anything. )

Bumpkin? ( a frown, as he idly scratches his chin. ) I guess.

( outside of the domains, the hylian kingdom is villages. idyllic and beautiful ones, so... )

I'm happy with that.

( and it allows him to be lowkey. until action happens, that is. )

[owarifool]

[ Kipposhi could only laugh in response, clapping a hand against Link's shoulder in a patting gesture. ]

Alright, alright, I can respect that! It's not as if bumpkin's can't have ambition, and you did describe yourself as a hero...

So, Link, walk with me, talk with me, tell me what it is that makes this hero bumpkin's blood rush, huh? What gets you excited?