CRK oneshots lmao

♡"Stolen Lute, For Thy Whisperer"

𝙻𝚒𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚡 𝙲𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛

-𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚
~♡~

"Ugh.. Bat-Cat, where the HELL are you?!"
A man screamed, his voice echoing loudly through the seemingly empty forest. He heard some animals skimper away at the sound, rustling the bushes.
Licorice angrily stomped through the grass, pushing his way through a few bushes.
Currently, he was on a search for his friend, who had decided to hurry away due to some berries, and right as Licorice's back was turned, boom! He was gone, and now Licorice was enraged.

"I swear, when I find him..! He's reallyyy gonna be in for it..!"
He grumbled, annoyed.
But, during his angry stomping and speed-walking, Licorice stumbled over something hard, hitting the cold ground face-first with a high pitched scream.
He stood up quickly, brushing off his now muddy robe, and turning to see what exactly had tripped him.
Upon turning, he saw a..Guitar..??

"What the-?! Who the hell would leave a guitar in the middle of the forest?!"
Licorice blurted out, picking it up to inspect it better.
The 'guitar' was a vibrant shade of green, the ends curving to shape into a clover shape.
It may have not been his style, but Licorice wanted to keep it anyways.
"Ehh, I gotta touch up on some guitar skills anyways.."
He laughed a bit, using the strap to throw the item over his shoulder.
~~♡~~

It's been a full week since that day, and Licorice was absolutely loving his new artifact.
Practically everyday, he would be seen playing the instrument, even if it didn't sound that good.
He had already found Bat-Cat, and had made sure to give the hybrid a good scolding for wandering off. But, he was a bit grateful for it.
Licorice didn't know much about music, the only things he knew were from the times he snuck into Parfait's concerts..

But, that didn't really matter to him.
____

Later that day, Licorice had been sent out by Pomegranate, back into the same forest he found the instrument in.
He hoped, that by some kind of luck, he might find another useful artifact.

Licorice continued to wander the forest, humming as he walked. The green leaves crunched satisfyingly under his boots, as he held his scythe securely.

But, his aimless wandering was cut short when he heard a loud rustle, and it DEFINITELY didn't sound like an animal.
Gripping his scythe tighter, Licorice prepared an attack for a possible foe.

But, he saw another man walk out from behind the bushes. He seemed to not notice the necromancer, and Licorice saw this as the perfect chance to escape.
He swiftly dove into a bush, getting twigs in his hair (divines, THAT'S gonna be rough to wash later...), and messing up his newly washed robe.

Licorice heard a soft grumble from the other man, deciding to see what he was doing.

"Aw..Not here either.."
He sighed, continuing to wander around.
Licorice didn't think he was a threat, but he still decided, on impulse, to jump out of the bushes.

..He expected to land all cool, and epic-ly, but he simply faceplanted onto the ground, startling the other.

Licorice heard the guy literally scream in terror, and he immediately felt a bit bad for startling him.
"Damnit-! Oh- Er- uh..Sorry..?"
Licorice stuttered out, half-pissed off over the twigs in his hair.
Deciding to see the strangers face, Licorice raised his head to look at the man's face.

And oh my god he was BEAUTIFUL-
He had a visible emerald-shaded eye, one side of his face covered by a long fringe of white hair. He had a seemingly large hat, which drooped a bit at the ends.