forum I have no notifs and it makes me uncomfy, rp anyone?

Started February 12, 2021 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Kit sighed softly. "But I'm supposed to focus on not thinking, and that's really hard. Then I'm just thinking about thinking."

"It gets easier with practice," Marin assured. "It was har for me too in the beginning."

"Okay… is there anything I can do to make it a bit easier?" He asked, looking up at Marin tiredly.

"It just takes practice," Marin said. They moved to hug Kit close, offering a smile.

Kit sighed dramatically, resting his head back against Marin's chest. "But that's haaaaard…" He whined. "I just wanna do magic!"

Marin chuckled some, reaching up to lightly pat Kit's head.
"Well, we can practice the magic you already know how to do if you'd like. Learning this new magic will take time."

"Yeah…" Kit sighed softly and looked down at his small hands, obviously frustrated with them. Why couldn't they just make magic? He huffed, closing his hands into fists after a moment.

Marin moved to place their hand gently on Kit's hands, offering a small smile.
"You'll get this," the mage assured.

Kit glanced up at Marin again and paused before nodding. "I know, I know… I just… need to be more patient." He sighed. "That's what they always tell me…"

Marin was quiet for a moment. They moved to stand, holding Kit close still.
"Let's go do some magic," they said. "Together, just having some fun with the magic we do know."

Kit looked up at Marin curiously and nodded. "Alright… I don't know very much right now, though." He glanced over to Willow, humming softly to himself.

"That's okay," Marin assured. Willow settled on Marin's head as they started to the door, waving at Kit when he looked at her and offered a smile.

Kit smiled softly in return and huddled closer to Marin, looking down at his small hands. Once they were outside, he made a few sparkles dance in his palms, seeming pretty pleased.

Marin watched, smiling some. They moved to set Kit down, holding their hands out. They weren't able to do the same thing, but they did make a few flames appear. Willow came down as well, watching and giggling.

Kit floated in the air while he made little colorful balls of light for himself to toy with. It wasn't much, but it seemed to amuse him, and he was in better spirits now that he was actively doing something.

Marin was glad to see Kit in better spirits. The mage hummed some, letting their wisps of flame travel up and down their arms. It had been a while since they had done this. Simply enjoyed the wonder of magic.

Kit watched Marin closely, his eyes wide with curiosity. After a few seconds, he looked down at his own arms and tried to mimic them, managing to get tiny wisps of flame to flick around his forearms. He grinned brightly, clearly proud of himself.

Marin watched, smiling.
"Great job!" They praised. They had to admit, they were proud of Kit too. It might be easier for the boy to learn fire magic, since that was what Marin knew. If they could study up on water magic themself, though, they'd be able to help Kit with that later down the road.

Kit tried to make the flames bigger, but doing so put pressure on his head and he got a bit dizzy, which made the flames fade entirely. He put one hand to his head and closed his eyes, swaying for a few seconds.

Marin stopped what they were doing, their own flames disappearing as they moved over to Kit's side.
"You did really good," they assured, arms going around Kit to hold him close. "We just gotta be careful, okay?"

Kit nodded once the dizziness faded, taking a few deep breaths. "Y-Yeah, right. Sorry… got a little too caught up." He laughed weakly, hugging Marin back after a moment.

"You want to try again later?" Marin smiled softly, giving Kit a small squeeze as they held the boy. "You picked it up really fast."

Kit nodded again, resting his head on Marin's shoulder. "Yeah… maybe you could show me how to do it without making my head hurt."

"That'd be a good idea." Marin smiled, patting Kit's back. Willow moved to settle in Kit's hair, playing with a strand of it.

Kit looked up at Willow curiously, holding one finger up to her. "Mm. I guess magic just drains my energy a lot right now."

Willow looked at the finger offered to her, letting the small bundle of hair she had been messing with drop to put her hands to it. She hummed some, some of the first noises she had actually made, smiling.
"Mhm. It'll get easier with practice, though."

Kit smiled softly at Willow's humming, letting her hold onto his finger for now. "Yeah, that makes sense… practice is so annoying, though." He whined. "Why can't I just be good at stuff?"

"Well, then we wouldn't have room to grow," Marin pointed out. "And it feels really good when you master a new spell." Willow played with Kit's finger, humming still.

"Yeah, I guess so… it's just really frustrating when I can't do the things I wanna do." Kit sighed softly, huddling a bit closer to Marin.

Marin nodded, understanding.
"That's why we learn, though. So we can do those things, some day."