welcome to the masquerade // aurum

[wormwood.]

Everything stays, right where you left it.

But it still changes, ever so slightly, daily and nightly.

It wasn't exactly surprising to Aurum, that Kaito got a mite too cocky for his own good. One minute he was ranting and raving, talking about how he felt sorry for the proxy and his past regrets, and the next moment the male was unmasked, his brief moment of relaxation betraying him as the monocle and hat were swiftly swiped away. Kaito was quick to flail indignantly, evidently panicking over what had been pulled from him, but the damage had already been done. The angel saw Kaito's face clear as day, and he felt a heavy sigh leave him, his eyes darkening a little bit. He had really hoped that his assumption would be wrong, and that he could've laughed at himself for even considering not trusting Kaito, but his judgement had proven to be reliable, at least this time. He shook his head a little bit as Kaito put the monocle back on, his mane shifting with his movements as his entire body language seemed to change. It didn't reflect anger, or even sadness, just... disappointment. He wasn't sure when exactly he had started to care to Kaito, or hold him to the same standards that he held Roy to, but it was obvious that he had been hoping for better from the boy. It was obvious he didn't have the full story, but he wasn't sure that even if he did get all of it, he wouldn't still be feeling this unpleasant wave of betrayal. A sigh left his lungs as soon as Kaito began to ramble again, regaining his false composure and asking if Aurum was going to turn him in.

Aurum finally seemed to respond after a long moment, shifting and straightening up. The proxy looked rather intimidating at his full height, his wings outstretched and his one blue eye focused downwards on Kaito, full of sheer disappointment. He rumbled after a long moment, a soft snort leaving him as he shook his head, "I'm not going to turn you in, Kaito..." It was a bad decision, and he knew it. He was supposed to be the second in command of this place. He wasn't supposed to be protecting thieving little kids, yet... he couldn't help it. Another sigh left him, this time directed mostly at himself, before he continued, "You shouldn't be doing this and you know it, Kaito. These people are your clanmates. We're like family around here. We don't steal from family. We don't like to family. Don't you feel bad about that?" He fixed Kaito with his intense disapproving gaze again, challenging the teenager to answer him.

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