Xute | Binary II's Servitor

Prereq. Info

Seeing the physical form of an Overseer (if one is not the Spire/Sentinel) is impossible. Not many can percieve divinity outside of dreams or omens. Their body is imperceptible in all other instances except inside the Spire's wards.They maintain this enigmatic role mainly to avoid having involvement with mortals. The Spire's sake is to elongate the lifespan of the planet itself. To involve mortals is to put the spire at multiple risks (physical endangerment, dissension, political strife, sectarian conflict, etc).

BII's Spire is reminiscent of exogenic fulgurite (exogenic fulgurite is referred to as fossilized lightning). It happens when lightning strikes a sandy surface and partially melts into glass, creating an irregular shape with branching limbs as the lightning diverges beneath the surface. BII's Spire is about 23 feet in height (7m) and exudes a sharp, staticky energy that prickles the skin if too close. A low humming sound can be heard reverberating from the spire. The Spire and its wards are located within a large eolian cave system.

Xute's Characterization

Considered reticent and 'retired'. He tries to emulate a placid lifestyle, playing strategy games and making wood carvings. Embodying the Mania of a Servitor, the reticence will slip and when he finds something of interest, he grasps tightly. He thought nothing of Haoran at first, aiding him on a passing whim. It was only once he slipped into his purview again did he take interest.

Haoran, who didn't want anything to do with his birthclan, was furious at being thrust into the position of Sentinel- where his clan resides below at the cliff's bottom. The two's beginning relationship started with Xute trying to maintain his mask but the combination of having Haoran under his thumb and having a challenge made obsession grow deeper. Their relationship smoothened into something less vitrolic and overtly controlling after Haoran realized he had nobody else. It lead to Haoran reluctantly joining Xute during their downtime to play Go. Xute had offered to let him go free if he managed to beat him as a joke. Even after hundreds of losses, Haoran slowly started to look forward to the matches, and subsequently, looking forward to time spent with Xute.

Xute, as someone who's had to fight for every gain, every possession, holds very tightly onto things he considers his. Slowly gaining the trust and acceptance of another person (especially when he hasn't had any socialization in hundreds of years) had created a weird almagamation of feelings in him. Mostly obsession with deeply repressed and compartmentalized feelings. Haoran, who's also never really had a lot going on in the social development department, also has a lot of issues with boundaries and codependency. That and a dash of alexithymia and you have two horribly repressed dudes who are in a Not relationship.