Meet and Greet
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esp_dragonFandom: Noblesse
Summary: Tao had been around for a long time and he finally meets a human that can see him for what he really is: a sphynx.
Notes: Sphynx-Tao!AU. :D
Birthday fic for Key! That they requested last year, haha…
I might just make Chin-Mae my default M-21 civilian name.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 732
Status: Complete
Tao could feel eyes on him. That wasn't something new -a lot of humans stopped what they were doing to pet him- but when he turned to look, a silver-haired human was staring at him. Not in the way where a human was deciding if they should come over and give him attention or not, but it was the wide-eyed look where they couldn't believe what they were seeing.
Tao licked himself and then stretched, unfurling his wings.
The human tracked the movement, his eyes going wider and Tao flicked his tail. Well, well, well, that was interesting. It had been several decades since he'd met a human who could see his wings, and that meant one thing.
He settled his wings back with a shake and loped over. The human stayed where he was, which made Tao like him even more. When Tao reached him and meowed up at him, the human hesitated for a second and then crouched down, hovering his hand just above Tao's wings.
Tao flashed his fangs. "Hello, human."
The human's face blanked as he drew back. "What." And then the human looked around, but no-one else had glanced in their direction. Not that it was that busy around them, the stars glittering above their heads, but still.
"All they hear is me meowing," Tao said, letting the human see more of the others' lack of reaction. "Only those with supernatural abilities can see me for what I am and hear me." He had to be the first supernatural being the human had met if he was reacting like that. Which wasn't surprising; Tao had been seeing less and less supernatural beings as the centuries ticked by, either through losing power through lack of faith, or being actively hunted down. It got safer to hide as best as they could rather than displaying what they were.
The human didn't say anything for a few seconds, his lips pressed together. "So what are you?"
"A sphynx," Tao said, flashing out his wings again because he could and because the human could see them. "Not the bald kind, obviously."
The time the human frowned. "You don't look like one…"
Tao sniffed. "And not all humans look exactly the same either." He just happened to have black fur instead of the golden fur that was associated with mythical sphinxes.
"Hn, fair enough," the human said with a shrug. "So why come to me?"
"Well," Tao said, sitting and wrapping his tail around his paws, "you're the first human I've met in a long time that I've been able to talk with." Talking was something he'd gotten unused to, his voice scratchy.
The human's face cleared. "You're lonely."
Tao nodded. "Yeah," he admitted, sighing. "People act like they know what I'm saying, and sometimes they make good guesses, but that's not the same as actually talking with someone." Having someone properly react to what he said… He'd missed that.
"Hm." The human ran a hand through his hair. "All right, fine." Tao's ears perked up. "But do you have anything…weird I have to worry about you eating?"
He laughed as he stood up and rubbed his forehead on the human's leg. "No. Normally I'm supposed to eat the people who fail my riddles, but I'm not interested in human flesh. And riddles take time to think up." He stretched, flexing his paws. "I prefer knowledge anyway – it lasts longer." He was immortal, so he ate only because humans could make such nice tasting food.
The human glanced away before looking back at him. "I've got a tablet and an internet connection. Can you use that?"
Tao grinned, his tail swishing. He was liking this human more the longer they talked with each other. "I've seen the adverts. It might take time to perfect, but I'll get it.
"Since we'll be housemates," Tao continued, "what's your name? I'm Tao."
"Chin-Mae."
"Chin-Mae," Tao said, trying it out. "Got it!" Then Tao leaped up onto Chin-Mae's shoulders as he stood up.
"…Hey," Chin-Mae said, looking at him.
Tao sat down, curling his tail over Chin-Mae shoulder. "It's a nice view."
Chin-Mae snorted as he started walking down the street. "Don't make a habit of it."
Tao purred instead, giving Chin-Mae's ear a light nip, just enough to feel. Chin-Mae was already his human, he had decided. He was going to enjoy living with him.
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Tao was supposed to give a riddle and M-21 Took A Third Option but I couldn't think of a riddle sooo.
Summary: Tao had been around for a long time and he finally meets a human that can see him for what he really is: a sphynx.
Notes: Sphynx-Tao!AU. :D
Birthday fic for Key! That they requested last year, haha…
I might just make Chin-Mae my default M-21 civilian name.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 732
Status: Complete
Tao could feel eyes on him. That wasn't something new -a lot of humans stopped what they were doing to pet him- but when he turned to look, a silver-haired human was staring at him. Not in the way where a human was deciding if they should come over and give him attention or not, but it was the wide-eyed look where they couldn't believe what they were seeing.
Tao licked himself and then stretched, unfurling his wings.
The human tracked the movement, his eyes going wider and Tao flicked his tail. Well, well, well, that was interesting. It had been several decades since he'd met a human who could see his wings, and that meant one thing.
He settled his wings back with a shake and loped over. The human stayed where he was, which made Tao like him even more. When Tao reached him and meowed up at him, the human hesitated for a second and then crouched down, hovering his hand just above Tao's wings.
Tao flashed his fangs. "Hello, human."
The human's face blanked as he drew back. "What." And then the human looked around, but no-one else had glanced in their direction. Not that it was that busy around them, the stars glittering above their heads, but still.
"All they hear is me meowing," Tao said, letting the human see more of the others' lack of reaction. "Only those with supernatural abilities can see me for what I am and hear me." He had to be the first supernatural being the human had met if he was reacting like that. Which wasn't surprising; Tao had been seeing less and less supernatural beings as the centuries ticked by, either through losing power through lack of faith, or being actively hunted down. It got safer to hide as best as they could rather than displaying what they were.
The human didn't say anything for a few seconds, his lips pressed together. "So what are you?"
"A sphynx," Tao said, flashing out his wings again because he could and because the human could see them. "Not the bald kind, obviously."
The time the human frowned. "You don't look like one…"
Tao sniffed. "And not all humans look exactly the same either." He just happened to have black fur instead of the golden fur that was associated with mythical sphinxes.
"Hn, fair enough," the human said with a shrug. "So why come to me?"
"Well," Tao said, sitting and wrapping his tail around his paws, "you're the first human I've met in a long time that I've been able to talk with." Talking was something he'd gotten unused to, his voice scratchy.
The human's face cleared. "You're lonely."
Tao nodded. "Yeah," he admitted, sighing. "People act like they know what I'm saying, and sometimes they make good guesses, but that's not the same as actually talking with someone." Having someone properly react to what he said… He'd missed that.
"Hm." The human ran a hand through his hair. "All right, fine." Tao's ears perked up. "But do you have anything…weird I have to worry about you eating?"
He laughed as he stood up and rubbed his forehead on the human's leg. "No. Normally I'm supposed to eat the people who fail my riddles, but I'm not interested in human flesh. And riddles take time to think up." He stretched, flexing his paws. "I prefer knowledge anyway – it lasts longer." He was immortal, so he ate only because humans could make such nice tasting food.
The human glanced away before looking back at him. "I've got a tablet and an internet connection. Can you use that?"
Tao grinned, his tail swishing. He was liking this human more the longer they talked with each other. "I've seen the adverts. It might take time to perfect, but I'll get it.
"Since we'll be housemates," Tao continued, "what's your name? I'm Tao."
"Chin-Mae."
"Chin-Mae," Tao said, trying it out. "Got it!" Then Tao leaped up onto Chin-Mae's shoulders as he stood up.
"…Hey," Chin-Mae said, looking at him.
Tao sat down, curling his tail over Chin-Mae shoulder. "It's a nice view."
Chin-Mae snorted as he started walking down the street. "Don't make a habit of it."
Tao purred instead, giving Chin-Mae's ear a light nip, just enough to feel. Chin-Mae was already his human, he had decided. He was going to enjoy living with him.
Tao was supposed to give a riddle and M-21 Took A Third Option but I couldn't think of a riddle sooo.