“ Nice Choice.
grimesucker.
MOST PEOPLE wouldn’t have such a TOUGH TIME picking a weapon - a lot of people came in already with an idea of their FAVORED TYPE - something SHARP ? something BLUNT ? something HEAVY ? —but dox supposes there’d never really been much fantasizing towards PERSONAL COMBAT MECHANICS during fifteen’s time up on MED-LEV. lot less CRIME, lot more KUMBAYA.
…& in all honesty , he’s pretty surprised he got the kid to AGREE to come weapons shopping—DON’T GET IT WRONG, he’s GLAD that there wasn’t any HEEL-DIGGING, he’d just been prepared with a whole SPEECH that now he feels STUPID for rehearsing over & over in his head.
—though he doesn’t feel this way for LONG, self-criticism making way for something like PRIDE as fifteen’s attention seems caught by a KNIFE - dox’s own favorite type of weapon , & he wonders if fifteen’s into it for the TACTICAL benefits , or because he’s seen dox’s own proficiency & thought it NEAT .
…most likely the former , but the grimesucker still awards himself a ‘ 6 ′ .
“ nice choice. ”
praise given sincerely , dox more than a little SMUG in the face of any option taken that involves BLADES— a nod towards cipher, who recites ‘450 counts,’ these of which dox passes off with a quick transaction between cipher’s collection device & his online drive ; during which they make remark, ‘ corrupting the kids again?’ to which dox responds with a shrug , ‘ i’m only equipping them to better handle it. ’
—with purchase made cipher passes over a nylon of which fifteen may attach to his person, the knife nestled neatly inside. as dox loops an arm around the kid’s shoulder & steers him away, cipher bids farewell with ring-adorned fingers waving goodbye in disconnected intervals. half-joking , dox grins in fifteen’s direction—
“ wanna get some PRACTICE in ?”
with the knife, neatly sheathed, handed to him, shiro grips it in his hands and continues to eye it with some degree of WARINESS. this is his now. this is something he has to keep on his person at all times. while he may have been living in the undercity for a number of MONTHS now, it’s still difficult for him to grasp just how likely it is to wind up in a violent and dangerous situation at any time of any day.
giving a slight start when dox’s arm wraps over his shoulders, the boy blinks and PULLS his attention away from the weapon. allowing himself to be steered away, eyebrows raise skeptically at dox’s prompt.
“ that seems UNSAFE, ” he notes, frowning slightly. yeah, he’s going to have to learn how to fight with the knife SOMEHOW, but armed practice just seems like it’d be asking for unnecessary injury. ---dox’s healing abilities aside, shiro doesn’t want to harm him, and he’d really like to avoid a knife piercing his own skin. he’s still recovering mentally from the first time he experienced that.
“ maybe some hand-to-hand instead? ”
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VEHEMENT (adj): ardent, fierce, violent
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samsara: *thinks shiro hasn’t learned anything from him despite being his second* shiro:
@grimesucker sent: puts hands on his shoulders from behind , tucks forward & plants a kiss in his hair .
cozy on the couch, shiro doesn’t even hear dox coming up from behind. he’s too focused on the OLD BOOK on astronomy in his hands and the CAT in his lap. even when the weight of hands fall on his shoulders, he’s slow to pull himself from the paragraph he’s reading. the KISS placed against his head, however, is enough to tug him much more quickly to the moment, blinking in surprise. head raises and he glances over his shoulder in an effort to glimpse dox, honestly startled by the blatant act of affection.
“ feeling sentimental tonight? ”
though there is a teasing lilt in his voice, the smile on shiro’s face is PURE of intent. he’s always been a physically affectionate person but, in the undercity, it’s rare that he gets to express himself that way these days and rarer STILL that someone else is affectionate with him.
that said, it’s ALWAYS a nice surprise.
WHICH TWO GREEK GODS ARE YOUR PARENTS?
Atlas & Persephone
Oh, sweet child of penance and flowers! Your father eternally holds up the skies, and your mother the Queen of the Underworld. A life of greatness stands before you dictated by endurance, understanding, and compassion. No man can tell you what realm you preside over, but look to themes of weeds, wildflowers, and empathy as you grow into your power.
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alias. grey birthday. july 29th gender. nonbinary relationship status. married, i guess??? zodiac sign. leo siblings. just one brother. younger by 3 years time. 4:43pm type of phone. samsung love or lust. i’m aroace lemonade or ice tea. lemonade cats or dogs. cats coke or pepsi. coke day or night. i like both makeup or natural. natural bc i’m lazy. i do like wearing makeup sometimes though met a celebrity? uhm..... not any big names? chapstick or lipstick. chapstick last song you listened to. fake love - bts
tagged: stole it from @fearfcrged tagging: just steal it lmao
i need to do some grinding on my apex battlepass but after that i’m gonna try to write, focusing probs here, @forplikte, & @nokkiru,,
Unbreakable? Or untouchable when broken.
A friendly reminded it’s Shiro’s birthday and I still love him!
@vagasbonds sent: “ happy belated birthday , gramps. “ elias snickers , grinning at shiro , “ i was out late gettin’ this for you— and don’t worry it was ALL LEGAL ! “ instead of a usual toss he’d give any other object , he gently holds the somewhat wrapped out present to his friend. inside he’d find a high quality , state of the art telescope. ( SOBS ELIAS LOVES HIS FRIEND SO MUCH HES JUST DUMB )
belated birthday wishes
crinkling his nose playfully at the nickname, shiro’s expression is already cracking into a smile. just hearing birthday wishes, late or not, from elias is enough for him. and yet, there’s a GIFT held out in his direction, earning a surprised raise of eyebrows --- he never expects anything on his birthday, partially out of modesty and partially because it’s just been so long since it’s been a regular thing for him.
“ good to know, because that was my FIRST question, ” he teases as he accepts the present, although he has plenty of reason to genuinely suspect that anything elias hands off might be stolen. he wouldn’t put it past the punk to give him something illegally obtained PURELY for the amusement of it, too.
“ you didn’t have to get me anything, though, ” shiro continues, attention lowering to the package in his hands. shifting the weight of it to be held in one arm, his now-free hand raises to tear carefully at the wrapping, eyes WIDENING at the first glimpse of what’s inside. not even having to finish unwrapping to know EXACTLY what it is, shiro’s gaze lifts once more and he shakes his head. “ you REALLY didn’t have to. this sort of thing is so expensive, you shouldn’t have spent that kind of money... ”
features softening, all signs of teasing disappearing, he just smiles at elias for a minute. elias, who’s practically a LIVING MEME. elias, who uses ridiculous behaviour to cover his real emotions. elias, who’s trying to pass off an INCREDIBLE, PERFECT gift off as NOTHING.
then, all at once, shiro pulls his friend in close for a hug, giving the other a meaningful squeeze with his free arm.
“ thank you, elias. it’s perfect. ”
15 Associations
ANIMAL: wolf or lion tbh (lioness specifically. i have reasons!!!) COLOR: white / purple MONTH: february SONG: spaceman - the killers NUMBER: 11 DAY OR NIGHT: night PLANT: aconitum variegatum SMELL: sweat, ozone, fresh laundry SEASON: spring FOOD: mac ‘n cheese (& it’s still josh keatons fault) ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: pisces ELEMENT: air, aether DRINK: coffee
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