FAMILIAR, piyo ★

[PIYO]

[bg=#f2f2f2][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=align,center,true][atrb=width,550,true] PIYO; FAMILIAR male - 386 - biromantic demisexual - familiar - east the samba of the days with you the samba of my beating heart LET'S HOPE YOU HAVE A PERSONALITY! A pacifist, Piyo likes his surroundings to be peaceful; he is easily distressed by arguments (either by breaking down in tears or losing the ability to breathe), and always avoids unnecessary conflict by being passive, which is not difficult, considering his flexible personality. Furthermore, he is intuitive, using a sort of ‘sixth-sense’ to judge whether things are true or false. He is also empathetic; it is easy for him to understand the feelings of another quite well, and he does use this to help comfort anyone in need of consolation. Nonetheless, he is usually indifferent to the company of others, with the exception of his family and master, but can feel quite jumpy in crowded and/or confined spaces. It is difficult for Piyo to concentrate on one specific subject, especially if it bores him. In fact, he is easily misled. He has a tendency to daydream as well. Furthermore, he can be quite oblivious to his surroundings, preferring to live in his own exclusive world, rather than the one he is physically in. He is sensitive, though, not to mention pessimistic, often seeing things in a negative light – he (subconsciously) depends heavily on his wife, master, and children to brighten his day, for they are the only people he genuinely cares for. YOU GOTTA COME FROM SOMEWHERE! Born during the 1600’s, Piyo was the sole pet cat of an elderly couple, namely Saitou Kansuke and his wife, Tanaka Matsu. They did not have any children, as Matsu was sadly barren, but treated Piyo as a pseudo-son; they viewed him as more human than animal. For several years the trio lived in simple, peaceful bliss. One day, however, Matsu fell terribly sick, and was soon diagnosed with a fatal, incurable disease. Suddenly struck by the thought of becoming forgotten, Matsu, with Kansuke’s consent, decided to have Piyo carry each and every memory of the couple – in other words, Piyo was to become a bakeneko; that is, a cat with supernatural abilities, longevity included. For Piyo to become a bakeneko, he would have to live past at least the age of thirteen. While waiting for this to happen, both Matsu and Kansuke told Piyo many stories of their past – happy stories, sad stories, stories concerning the two of them, stories concerning them as individuals – whatever they could remember, they filled his brain with. Finally, not long before Matsu’s death, Piyo reached his thirteenth birthday. He became a bakeneko. When Matsu passed away, both Piyo and Kansuke were in grief. Nonetheless, both managed to recover from their depression in less than half a year – at least, Piyo did. Kansuke was good at hiding his sorrow behind smiles and laughter; even Piyo, now his closest relation, was fooled. Soon, Kansuke passed away as well, in his sleep. As a bakeneko, Piyo had the ability to shapeshift into a human. Still, he did not particularly like his human form, and soon began neglecting it (for he only put up with it due to Kansuke’s apparent favour for this form), spending nearly all his days and nights as a cat. Because of this neglect, Piyo’s human form still possessed the white of his fur and the green of his eyes – only his human eyes were considerably more human than feline, and instead of fur, he had snow-white skin as a man. Countless years had passed. Piyo still retained all those memories of Matsu and Kansuke. Sometimes he would think back, recall their faces, their voices and their laughter; how they cared for each other; how they cooked and cleaned together. Often he would think of them at night, look up to the sky and gaze at the stars while doing so. And it was during one of these nights when he met Tokuko. Higuchi Tokuko was the daughter of a relatively financially stable merchant. He first saw her, just outside her bedroom, in feline form, which she cradled warmly in her arms. Although Piyo enjoyed her affection, he left as soon as she fell asleep and did not return until the next night. Overjoyed to see the cat again, Tokuko proceeded to hug him once more, but Piyo darted away. She chased him. Eventually their cat-and-mouse game came to a close when Tokuko finally caught him again, even taking him in as her personal pet and - within the span of a few hours - friend. Piyo grew to love Tokuko. Not romantically, of course, but almost as a surrogate sister, if not mother. Not only did she feed and house him, but she also treated him as an equal, just like the elderly couple did. When she left the house, he would leave the house too; when she returned, he would return minutes beforehand, just to welcome her home. When she had something troubling her, he would always be there to listen; when he was feeling particularly down, she would be there to comfort him via feline massage. It seemed Piyo could relive a life similar to that he had before Matsu's known condition, but, once again, tragedy struck. Two years later, Tokuko died from cancer. Whatever it was, Piyo could not remember. He could, however, remember crying nonstop upon her death. He cried as a cat. He cried as a human; the tears that had spilt from his eyes were not transparent, but green - he cried so much that two green rivers had been dyed into his white cheeks. And he did not stop crying until the next day; by then he had left the Higuchi household. He would not be able to bear the pain of attending Tokuko's funeral. Tokuko's death was a major impact on Piyo's emotions. Now he could fully understand what Kansuke went through after Matsu's death. Twice did the bakeneko contemplate suicide, but no - he could not die; he had to carry on the elderly couple's memories, even Tokuko's memories. He had stories - real stories - to hold for eternity. Stargazing, by then, had become a regular part of his nonexistent schedule. Forty-four years later, Piyo met another human woman. Takiyama Sumiko belonged to a family that did not have as much money as the Higuchi. Nonetheless, they still maintained some free time, during which Sumiko would wander outside their house, often at night, when her parents were already sound asleep. It was during one of these outings where she first saw Piyo, and vice versa. They played an all-too familiar game of chase. This time, however, Piyo made sure not to be caught. He hid behind a tree and reappeared as a human, still green-eyed and white-skinned, with two green tear-lines forever painted on his cheeks. This was not the first time Piyo had to reveal his human form. He would always use the same old excuse to get away: "This is a horrible disease. Leave before you're infected." Besides, such a face would no doubt scare even a simpleton. Sumiko, however, was more fascinated than intimidated. She was in awe. And Piyo, much too used to the looks of horror in response to his humanoid form, found himself stuck. Should he leave? Or should he stay? Intuition told him to stay. So he did. He was quiet at first, unsure what to say to the girl, who spoke a lot and changed the topic every two minutes. She seemed smart, though, at least sensible - for she did not invite him to her house, nor did she (seem to) search for him the next morning. No, she would wait until night, when her parents fell asleep, before arriving at the same spot where she met him. He never told her this, but somehow she managed to add one and one together and get two: she knew he was a bakeneko. Oddly enough, she enjoyed his company, and he enjoyed hers. Within half a year, he was telling her every story he could remember (which was a lot) about the elderly couple. He did not tell her about Tokuko, though - intuition, again, warned him not to. And then, one snowy night, they kissed. Piyo was certain he loved Sumiko more than Tokuko. In the midst of depression came Sumiko, who plucked him out, albeit gradually, with her chatter, her laughter, everything about her, even. Nonetheless, Sumiko was human, and Piyo was not. Within two years' time, their relationship was discovered by none other than Sumiko's parents. They would not listen to their daughter's reasoning, and began dragging her away from Piyo. Sumiko, however, broke free of her father's strong hold, and - Well, they ran. Just ran. Simple running. With half of Sumiko's neighbours chasing after them with pitchforks in their hands. Now Piyo, being a stray feline, was a fast runner - but only in cat form, though. Still, he shapeshifted back into the white-furred cat he originally was, thus confirming his being a bakeneko. The two thought they could lose the mob, but oh no, they were wrong, do damn wrong - they stopped at a cliff. Now came the question: jump or separate? Piyo would have neither. Holding onto Sumiko's hand, he called for help with all the volume he could muster (this call would result in a horrible sorethroat the next day, but ANYWAYS). The first call did not work, so he called again. Still, nothing. He called and called and called, until finally, a demon appeared. Jun. Immediately a deal was made - demon beats up bad guys, tragic (?) couple becomes familiar couple. The mob was killed, Sumiko's parents included. Piyo, then, could not tell how she felt, but honestly? He could not care less - all he wanted, needed, was her. Of course, a deal was a deal, and straightaway Piyo and Sumiko were made the demon's familiars. They married not long after, and yes, Sumiko did give birth to three female feline-human hybrids. What she doesn't know, however, is that a (censored) part of Piyo's job includes attending to Jun's every sexual needs (and that Piyo likes being called "Peeta" by the demon anytime, anywhere). Damn. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PAPERWORK! NICKNAME: Qiu or Friedrich or Wind OTHER ACCOUNTS: Nagamasa FACECLAIM: BLEACH; ULQUIORRA SCHIFFER YOUR APPLICATION STATUS IS

[NATSU]

omg ha ha! he sounds so cute, Qiu - and it's not just 'cause of his name. |D! and... and that history. *dies* papabear is very impressed, m'boy. ACCEPTED OF COURSE. <3