(New thread!)

[honeybee.]

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Ella Brie
Location: Coniston Station --> Palace
Tags: Royal Guard
Date: Day After Fivana Fiasco
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The train from Twodor pulled into the station at midday when the sun was high in the sky. The white buildings if Onetia glimmered as Ella left the train station. She paused to admire the blue sky, feeling bad at how relieved she felt to be out from under the earth despite how little time she'd spent there. As she headed towards the Palace of Swords she made various detours to finish filling her basket. Sandwiches, pastries and cakes from a bakery, more fruit from a groves & a large square of cloth to act as a picnic blanket. It was all part of her plan.
As she walked the last leg up the cobblestone path towards the palace's ornate doors she veered off towards the nearest royal guard, greeting them with a curtsey followed by a dip of her head since most of the guards were Twodorian.
"You wouldn't happen to know where his Highness Prince Alastair is, would you?" Her voice fell into the formal Onetian accent as she spoke. Hopefully the guard would at least know whether Alastair was inside or out being a do-gooder as usual. It would be easier to bring her plan into fruition if she could find the Prince as soon as possible and she truly didn't want to bump into the Emperor whilst hunting for him.

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Brenn Lucasta
Location: Midas Tower
Tags: Caleb; Other Caleb; Sonata; James
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Brenn very quickly decided that he definitely liked this rebel, his calm providing complete reassurance that their rollercoaster ride of a mission was truly over.
Brenn grinned at Sonata's trio of succulents, "They're cute," he cooed, "I bet one day those'll be in a museum, in an exhibit all about the liberation of Delra!" Brenn had no doubt that in the future this day would become part of history.
Once everyone was inside the lift he pressed the button for the ground floor, turning to Finn who continued to speaks whilst they waited for the lift doors to close. He asked about the whole confusion with the other Caleb but Brenn was still just as confused.
"Caleb got hit with a throwing knife and he... died, right there on the lift floor." Just retelling the story was enough to make his voice shake and Brenn looked to Caleb as he continued. "Then.. well, Caleb seaid he had a theory. Perhaps he can explain it better."
When Mr Hunter referred to them as Atlanta's second family Brenn put his hand to his heart, feeling warm inside. Atlanta did feel like an older sister to Brenn and he was sure every member of the Phoenix Squad felt the same way. She earned their live and respect equally. He felt a lump form in his throat from relief that they'd all my returning to their commander alive and together.

[hellb0und]

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NAME. jennifer dire ` ABILITY. fire manipulation ` TAG(S). none `
xxxxxxxx𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅.

xxxxxxxxShe watched him leave just as quickly as he came, an airy sigh passing through her slightly parted lips. It was only a matter of time now until they left and returned underground. She would have been relieved if she hadn't brutally murdered her assigned traitor and now not known what new beast awaited her. If Jen had not let so much of herself slip away within the heat of the moment, she could have returned and hidden away. The blonde knew all the best hiding places underground considering she had turned to solitary confinement as a way of coping for so much of her life. Somewhere to clear her head, alone, as she liked it. She wasn't even sure they'd leave her alone ever again. Jen truly doubted, despite their foundation being compassion, they'd show any at all to her. Her personal belief that it was all an act had long resided, now, it was just being put to the test. What if they decided she wasn't even deserving of living, though? They could easily cover it up. After all, whatever they told everyone, they'd believe. The Council could claim she "accidentally" shot herself with an arrow during training and all of their loyal rebels would nod their heads and move on. It was that easy. They certainly wouldn't grace her with a quick death, either. Maybe they'd even let Arietta in on it, Jen knew she and Atlanta were close. The rush of overwhelming thoughts drew a deep breath from her. For now, she kept thinking up what she believed were not-so-crazy scenarios and remained uncomfortably in the tree.

(Next up on, Jen can't trust anyone and sees the worst in everything: "Is this place really a cult?" XD)

[Pistol Annie #1 NPC]

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Sonata Thornwood
Female ❁ Pansexual ❁ Botanokinesis
Tags: hug

-----Emerald eyes glittered with excitement as Brenn remarked on the succulents' arrangement. His words evoked images of a happy future, where tyranny and war were stories of the past, experienced only through museums and history books. After the success of their first mission, Sonata felt confident they'd live to see a Delra at peace.
-----Soon, everyone had gathered in the elevator. Brenn pressed the button, and as the doors slid shut, Sonata waved goodbye to the scene of their first victory. A sense of unease returned as Brenn explained what happened earlier, so she slid closer to her friends. Their presence was reassuring and reminded her they'd made it out alive.
-----"Wow kid, sorry you died." Finn looked half apologetic, half confused, considering what he'd cleaned up earlier. "That sounds like a bummer, but hey. We're glad you're back with us now."
-----He looked to Caleb, no doubt wanting to hear the theory too. Sonata found it pricking at her own curiosity. Even though the topic still made her stomach churn, it was best they understood the situation. The more they knew, the better they could avert similar disasters on future missions.

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Ardai Fairchild
Male ➹ Heterosexual ➹ Invisibility
Tags: Arys, Naevys

-----The dimwitted redhead looked enthralled at the name idea of Moron Fairchild. He took great pride in his reputation as village idiot, making this more of an opportunity than an insult. A wide grin shone in the moonlight as he nodded to Naevys with a bit too much enthusiasm.
-----"I like that new nickname. Moron Fairchild?" He spoke it aloud, testing for himself how it flowed off the tongue. "Has a nice ring to it."
-----As Naevys began divulging his much more thought out plan, Ardai faded back into invisibility so he could see. As his vision sharpened, he grinned wider at the exasperated expression now apparent on his squadmate's face. He looked like he was dealing with an irrational toddler.
-----Naevys was such a dad, better than Gavotte though. At least the telekinetic had sharp comebacks and an attitude that Ardai liked. Killjoy waterboy, on the other hand, had a sense of humor that rivaled a dead leaf's.
-----"Even better!" Ardai wasn't going to argue. He stood, grabbing his spear, and turned his flashlight back on with an audible click. "Alrighty, nerds. Lead the way! I'll keep up, just don't ditch me - as much as you're probably tempted to. Heehee." It seemed easy for a flying telekinetic and a werewolf to get away from him, if they really wanted to. Then again, Naevys never seemed like the type of person who'd pull pranks on the prankster. Or on anyone for that matter.

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Alder Jin
Royal Guard
Tags: Ella

-----A permanent scowl seemed etched on the royal guardsman's face. Dark bags encircled his eyes from lack of sleep, all thanks to his sister. Acacia was going to get herself killed one of these days. Despite being past retirement age, she refused to acknowledge several dismissals. Not even being fired by the General could stop her. The insane old lady still went out at night, fighting crime, despite being old enough to be criminals' grandmother.
-----A familiar voice snapped Alder out of his annoyed thoughts. It was the Princess of Delra herself. Immediately, his expression softened into one of humble deference. The royal guardsman bowed low, making his 6'2" frame eye-level with the much smaller lady.
-----Now, there'd always been something vaguely familiar about Ella. Alder could never pinpoint what, nor did he question it.
-----"Lad came home late last night," Alder told Ella, straightening up but keeping his head bowed. His voice carried the broad and informal-sounding accent of a native Twodorian. "If I were him, I'd still be sleeping."
-----A faint chuckle rumbled deep in his chest. That young man was always out and about, acting like all the problems in the world were his personal missions to fix. He was lucky to have someone like Princess Ella, who could help him mellow out a little.

[TheFae]

Arietta
18
Truth-teller/Truth-knower
Location: The Sanctuary
Tagged: Atlanta and Lanette and Dakota and Onyx
Mentioned: Sonata and Jade

Arietta clutched tightly onto Atlanta as she tried to calm down. Thankfully, Atlanta's words were the truth which helped Arietta calm down a lot. The sobs slowed until she just had silent tears running down her face.
"His power has to do with willpower. You have to fight his spell in order to not be mesmerized by him. If you looked at him, the glow would enrapture you. You couldn't move, couldn't say anything, unless you had enough willpower to get out of it." Arietta answered, and then she stepped out of her commander's arms. She knew Atlanta had to attend to the other rebels. Arietta mustered up her courage and walked over to Lanetta, needing someone to talk too. She wished Sonata and Jade were present. She missed them, and really needed their strength and comfort.
"Let him sleep. It's a small mercy." Arietta smiled at Lanette, hearing her concern, and agreeing with Dakota. "He can process things more slowly in his sleep anyway."
"You look like you could use a nap too, Dakota. That must have been hard to get everyone back here." Arietta somewhat complimented. She was in awe of how much power the girl had in order to jump everyone back here. If she had that power, maybe she could have stopped-
"So what is everyone looking forward too, besides sleeping, when we get home? I really want to get out of these bright clothes. I loved them at first, but now, they are just annoying." Arietta tried to smile, asking Dakota, Onyx, and Lanetta. She was trying to push her negative feelings down, trying to change her thoughts, since they seemed to be bubbling up again. There would be a time to cry, and a time to grieve, and now was not it.

[cocogerber13]

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♠︎ // Phoenix Squad Recruit // Beast Summoning // Tags: Sonata, Brenn, James, Finn!

Caleb still stared at where the eagles had disappeared, a tiny bit dazed from all that had happened, but blinked a few times when he noticed Sonata come back from the kitchen with a knife. He trusted that she wouldn’t so anything rash with it of course, but the sight of the blade made him feel a strange sense of uneasiness. It was probably just a side effect of being killed by one, no biggie. The boy’s attention eventually drifted back to the garbage-bin traitor-transport, snorting softly again at the idea that someone was actually hiding in there. It was definitely more reliable than being carried by a squad of eagles for sure- although now James would have to deal with a squad of phoenixes.

Caleb gave a surprised glance over his shoulder at Sonata’s proud creation- a trio of little succulents. He couldn’t help the toothy grin that appeared on his face. “Heh, it’s like one of those stories where a master thief leaves a card, but it’s a plant this time.” The summoner broke in with amusement. At Brenn’s comment Caleb added, “Then they better give it proper care! We can’t have anyone dying on them again.”

The dark-haired teen took another big breath as he got onto the lift. It was really, truly, over now, and all three of them were relatively okay. He hoped that the other squads were just as lucky.

When Finn introduced himself Caleb listened intently, the relieved smile still beaming. “I thought Atlanta had already adopted us all the day we all joined.” He joked, having a good relationship with their ‘Big Sister’ notably since he didn’t have any known relatives. When the topic of his body came up Caleb looked sheepish. His arm went to the back of his neck and he looked just as embarrassed as if he had asked something odd, not exactly an “I FREAKING DIED” expression.

To be fair, when his death was brought up everyone did look expectantly at him. Caleb supposed they had definitely earned the right to know what he had learned up until them, and it would be a long ride down to the ground floor. “Um, so our abilities would definitely grow and change as we get older and have more practice with them, right? And so I was doing some extra practice with mine in my free time since I thought it was weird that I could summon any living animal aside from people.” He started, wondering briefly if he should just skip to his findings. “Mom- Er... Senegal tried to help me with it but I couldn’t actually do it. So then with her being a Phoenix and all we wondered if it would have something to do with my life force -uh, not that I was actually planning on dying, but-“ Caleb shrugged, finishing up with, “So I got to put it to the test today in any case and I kind of... subconsciously copied myself I think? I think it needs time to process everything though, so definitely no Oneta deaths.”

Caleb took a deep breath and wondered if anything he had said actually made sense aloud.

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♣︎ // Phoenix Squad Recruit // Acrobat // Tags: Lanette, Dakota, Keith, Sanctuary

Will try to do onyx tomorrow oof

[marimo.]

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~18~Female~Werewolf~Mood: yAy friends~Location: sanctuary~Tags: Naevys, Moron Fairchild~Mentions: the team~

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At the mention of Ardai's "genius" plan, Arys shakes her head. If that's the best idea they can come up with collectively, they may never get out of the forest. Luckily, Naevys pipes up with an better idea. Thank god. I was starting to lose hope. She nods her head towards Naevys to agree with him.
His quiet words of encouragement weren't missed either. The wolf lets out a bark as Naevys begins to get up. Noticing his struggle, she moves over to help him up. When he's finally standing, Arys peers over at the broken branches scattered from Ardai's storm and begins walking in that direction, assuming Ardai would follow. She doesn't bother looking around, trying to remember if she'd seen this place before. If she moves in the wrong direction, Naevys would warn her, and besides, now that her friends are here, her heightened sense of smell would allow her to follow their scents back to the rest of the squad. Relief flows through the wolf at the thought of seeing her friends again.
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˜”*°•.˜”*°•𝔻𝕒𝕜𝕠𝕥𝕒 "𝕌𝕞𝕓𝕣𝕒" 𝕊𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕝•°*”˜.•°*”˜

❝𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕞𝕖? 𝕎𝕙𝕪 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕣𝕦𝕟 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕞𝕖?❞

~18~female~umbrakinesis~mood: sleeeeeeep~location: sanctuary~tags: Lanette, Arietta~ mentions: Keith~

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Dak smiles and nods as Lanette as she voices her concerns. "Yeah, I think so. He's gone through a lot already, and plus he'll be easier to manage at HQ if he freaks out." As Arietta approaches her, Dakota gives her a half-hearted smirk. "It's cool, Ari, I'm good." The girl replies. She isn't sure if Arietta would believe her lie, but it's worth a try. Ick. Truthfully, I'm going to collapse if I don't sleep soon. Lanette sure helped, but I'm dead tired. "I'll probably toy with my shadows some more. After today, I'm definitely gonna come up with some new tricks!" After sleep, of course. And food. Wow, how she misses food. At the thought, her stomach growls, loudly. Dak pretends to reconsider and replies, "On second thought, I think I'll have some food."

[cocogerber13]

Onyx Carriado——————————
♣︎ // Phoenix Squad Recruit // Acrobat // Tags: Lanette, Dakota, Keith, Arietta

Onyx was still holding onto Keith’s arm when Dakota spoke up about Lanette calming him. The dark-haired teen was a bit visibly surprised at the gesture, though internally glad. Such a situation wouldn’t have been easy on anyone, much less someone their age. As saddens shocking as it was, Onyx did feel grateful that none of their own teammates had fallen. They’d keep that mindset even if the final group hadn’t returned yet- surely they would have heard something by now if anyone had been hurt, right? Hopefully Arys would be safe and found too.

Onyx realised only when Lanette used her ability that they had been grinding their teeth in concern. It was a habit they would eventually have to break, and it came a lot easier thanks to the smaller girl. The kid shot her a smile in gratitude. Part of the relief also came Atlanta’s explanation, and about how the passed out traitor was just that- passed out. As peaceful as it was now, the raven-haired recruit kind of wondered what violence had prompted Leroy’s unconsciousness. They knew better than to ask for details though.

When Lanette rounded from behind them, Onyx peered over their shoulder and then helped to lift the now sleeping Keith to the ground. Seeing the traitor snooze almost summoned a yawn from the acrobat as they realised their own exhaustion. They didn’t though, and instead looked to their mousey teammate with slowly blinking eyes. They nodded their answer just as Dakota and Arietta concurred. Onyx neatly settled themself to sit on the grass with crossed legs, positioning their body so it mimicked that of a cat sitting.

“I dunno about you guys, but I’m definitely gonna try to sneak out a bit to see the starry sky in the dead of night.” Onyx answered with a sleepy grin. It was a joke- a wish, rather- and as much as the kid did want to stay on the surface they knew that it was a precaution. Plus they likely wouldn’t even still be awake once they returned. Maybe if they pretended to still be sleeping when the Delrail pulled up to their stop, Atlanta would carry them in. Onyx recalled their mother doing such a thing when they were made to stay up late training by her. Despite the warmth from the recollection it healed no hostility Onyx held for her.

[Pistol Annie #1 NPC]

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Sonata Thornwood
Female ❁ Pansexual ❁ Botanokinesis
Tags: Brenn, Caleb, Finn, counter guy

-----Sonata had begun to fiddle with the first-aid kit. As she stuck random bandages over the worst cuts, she shot another grateful glance at Brenn. She'd hate to walk down the streets looking like a zombie.
-----She nodded in enthusiastic agreement at the comment of Atlanta adopting everyone. She was beginning to realize they'd always be family in their handsome commander's eyes, but she wasn't upset as she expected. Instead, she looked forward to seeing big sis again. I got over this crush so quickly, so maybe it wasn't a real crush. I was just uhh... infatuated with her heroicness! She told herself.
-----"Adopted?" Finn let out a laugh. "How about that, you're all my grandkids! My little demon spawn raised you well, I'd say so myself. You're much better behaved than her teenage days." He winked, no doubt remembering some memory with a rowdy teenager. Sonata couldn't really imagine their calm, composed commander misbehaving though. It was just too weird of a picture.
-----The subject quickly changed to Caleb's training and death. As usual, Sonata was too overwhelmed to form a coherent response. Instead, she sidled up and wrapped her arms around the taller boy in a comforting hug. It also served the purpose of steadying her.
-----"Makes perfect sense, kiddo. Glad it kicked in just in the nick of time!" Finn cracked a grin, then chuckled at the Oneta comment. "Good one. Make sure you tell Mom about this before the next mission, though. You might want more training, as painful as that sounds."
-----Sonata winced at the idea of it, but shook away the thought. Of course Senegal wouldn't repeatedly murder kids for training. She'd probably just... give him some phoenix related tips? She felt her stomach drop and assumed it was nerves, but then the elevator dinged and the doors slid open. Sonata was frozen for a second, staring down the open hall.
-----Finn led the way through the front hall, wheeling the garbage bin along. Sonata finally detached herself from Caleb with a nervous giggle and followed. She hoped they could avoid eye contact with counter guy.
-----Unfortunately, Finn shattered her hopes. He waved to the platinum blonde guy as he passed, wearing a huge grin. "Hey, Jerry. Taking the kids home early since Shorty here got into a fight."
-----Sonata quickly realized Finn was talking about her. She looked at the ground sheepishly and scurried along faster. It was a good cover for the numerous cuts and bandages, but embarrassing nonetheless.
-----"You do realize that kid's half a head taller than me?" Counter guy appeared deeply offended. "Finnegan! You should know better."
-----"You're not a short human, Jerry. You're just a tall dwarf. But I love you anyway." Finn shot him a wink before wheeling the trash bin out the front doors. They slid open and Sonata scampered out right behind him.
-----"Hate you too, Finn!" Came the voice behind them.
-----Once they were out, Sonata ducked around the corner and exhaled a sigh of relief. She took a few deep breaths, letting the fresh outdoor air in. They'd survived the party, the traitor, and even the scary receptionist. Now they were finally going home.
-----"Alright, kids." Finn wheeled the bin to a stop, right on top of the well-kept lawn. "I have to split. Do what you must with your 'friend', but make sure he doesn't suffocate in there."

(If either of you want to fast-forward/timeskip to arrival at the Sanctuary, feel free!)

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Ardai Fairchild
Male ➹ Heterosexual ➹ Invisibility
Tags: Arys, Naevys

-----The invisible idiot made sure to walk as conspicuously as possible. He stepped on twigs and crunched leaves loudly, reminding Arys he was right behind her. Fortunately for his friends' ears, Ardai soon became tired of this and stopped the loud obnoxious nonsense. For once.
-----The minuscule gears turned in his small caveman brain as he figured out their next moves. They were walking to the train station, right? Ardai wasn't counting on his commander to rent out a bus or something. That meant they had to act natural with a werewolf by their side, since Arys was stuck for tonight.
-----Ardai thought of ripping his hoop skirt to make her a 'collar'. He would be remaining invisible anyway, so nobody would see his destroyed skirt. But then an even better idea came to him. This idea was so brilliant, it had the potential to not be stupid - a lifetime record for him.
-----"Hey Arys, I was thinking. When we're heading back through Fivana, I could make you invisible with me." A grin formed on his face, even though nobody could see it. "Wanna give it a try?"

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Lanette Lane
Female ♟ Pansexual ♟ Pacifism
Tags: Dakota, Onyx, Arietta

-----Lanette smiled softly at her allies' approval. Allies and traitors alike, these teenagers needed peace after everything that happened today. She remembered how appalled she was before the mission, unable to understand why anyone would sell out the rebellion for money. After seeing the boys in person, learning why they made such poor choices, they seemed less like villains and more like misguided kids. No wonder Arietta had been worried about their fate.
-----Despite the emotional exchange earlier, the truth-teller seemed to be putting on a positive attitude. Lanette gave her an encouraging look. It was difficult to act happy right after a dark moment, but Arietta was strong enough to do it anyway. That inner strength was one of the reasons why Lanette admired her teammate.
-----Everyone seemed to be fighting exhaustion even as they responded. Lanette waited her turn, only speaking once the others had finished. "I'm looking forward to seeing my little sister. Kayla's bound to be excited to hear about everything, and we'll have so many stories for her."
-----"Do you think we'll have a mission in Fivana again?" She asked. There was a large chance Arietta was using a conversation to bury her emotions, since it seemed unlikely her mood would have shifted back to normal this fast. Lanette wanted to keep the talk going. It might help her, and the others for that matter. "It was a little loud, but I'd like to come back here, see for myself what Corazon and Midas Tower are like. Then again, the other provinces seem good too. I heard Thrinton's skyscrapers make Midas Tower look small."

[honeybee.]

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Ella Brie
Location: Palace
Tags: Alder --> Alastair
Date: Day After Fivana Fiasco
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Ella smiled warmly when the Royal Guard bowed low enough for her to see their face properly. It was Alder Jin, whose infamous sister Acacia was married to a Brie. They may have even met before her parents had left Twodor for a life of freedom under the ground, when Ella was just a baby. Thankfully, the man didn't appear to recognise her as the daughter of the vanished Bries, despite her resemblence to them, and if he did he certainly hadn't mentioned it. For the first two weeks at the palace she had felt a shock of dread every time some familiar name had popped up. Unlike before, if she was revealed here she was done for.


She was relieved to hear that the Prince was inside the Palace and she wouldn't have to go out on a wild goose chase around Oneta.
"Saving innocents as usual, I imagine." It was Prince Alastair's most redeeming quality, the care he took of the people of Oneta.
"I should let him know that I've returned." She dropped another deep curtsey. "Thank you for your help."


She headed back up the cobblestone path into the Palace of Swords. Inside the silent, white marble building her heels, which she wore to reach a more typical Oneta height, clicked on the floor as she headed towards the Prince's rooms. She knocked twice, softly so as to not startle him awake too harshly if he was still sleeping.


(I'll get a post for Brenn up next time, I'm happy to skip to the point they reach the Sanctuary though if a post for Caleb goes up before I can make my Brenn post though)

[passione]

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male ● eighteen ● telekinesis ● the sanctuary ● tagged - arys, ardai


naevys always liked taunting ardai in what friendly way he could. he may be serious most of the time, preferring to shy away from conflict or conversation of any sort in order to study alone, but once in a while, ardai was there to get a smile out of him and in return, naevys would play his games. only sometimes. ardai worked well as a stress reliever, but he also worked well as a stressor. naevys was pretty certain the jokester didn't have any idea what the definition of moron is.

regardless, they needed to start moving, and the support he got from arys was a huge help, both physically and mentally. naevys felt a bit pathetic if he had to be honest. he looked down on himself for lacking in the physical department because of his dumb dysfunctional leg. but he didn't scream at himself internally this time for being an embarrassment. he was too focused on the fact that arys could see that struggle and decided to help him out instead of leaving him be. it wasn't an action that stood out and naevys didn't need to overanalyze anything because he knew that the wolf was just being kind. yet, he could still feel the butterflies.

and up he went.

it had been his own choice to guide the other two the right way. naevys didn't have anyone to blame but himself. but seeing as there was a tiny tingle of jealousy in his gut, naevys came to realize that he felt a certain way that he has never felt before. was this... affection? did he like arys?

of course, the two have always taken notice of each other. it was quite difficult not to, as they were so similar, and grew up in the same small squad. naevys' existence was something arys knew of. and while they may not be close friends as she is with ardai... naevys respected her for being the way she is. and god, was she pretty.

ardai was starting up a conversation with her, and naevys opted to tune it out. he was tired from the whole fiasco tonight and he really didn't need another thing to weigh him down. he wished he could turn invisible. like ardai. and be outgoing and fun. like ardai. maybe he'd be closer with arys then. but that was just a useless theory. the telekinetic didn't even know why he was thinking like this. it was completely out of character and there were so many things to focus on other than a possible significant other at this very moment. so why wouldn't his brain shut up about this?

he needed to get this out of his system. maybe he'll talk to atlanta later. or his brothers if they're still awake. matters of the heart are familiar topics to the xyrcans, especially evren who is oh-so-gay. yeah. he definitely needed a conversation with someone more experienced in this field.