@scornedartist
i did agree to matching nails but / green /?
@bIoodrun. ⠀ ⠀ ooh, i know exactly what i’m gonna do. will you hold out one of your hands for me?
@bIoodrun. ⠀ ⠀ do you have a specific design in mind or am i just making it up as i go?
⠀ &&. ⠀ "i don't owe you an explanation. " the words echoed through his living room as they erupted from his throat. he'd left without so much as a text. which, in all honesty, was a habit he'd never thought twice about. there hadn't been a place he ever / really / saw as home. that made it easy to drop everything at the slightest emotional change and find himself hours away sipping a drink on a beach.
and yet, he found himself here again. and instead of the violent silence he was always greeted with, he found aubrey. and for the few moments he let the mask drop, the wall crumble, his face could be read like a children's storybook. there was shock and maybe a little bit of a / smile /. not at the disheveled appearance looming back at him but the single fact that there simply was someone to look back at him. but in a blink of an eye, the mask was once again in place.
he'd walked past her, throwing his bag on his sofa with a small huff, and that's when it'd all began tumbling. it wasn't initially tense but he could only go so long before he cracked. vulnerability wasn't a trait he was comfortable with.
@scornedartist,⠀ &&. ⠀⠀after a handful of moments that each felt like an eternity, he stepped back. he was no stranger to romantic embraces like this and yet it felt entirely different. he'd left everything once things got real; once he realized that something had rooted itself within his heart. and only after coming back and standing face-to-face with her did silas realize he didn't just / come / back. something pulled him back. attachment. a feeling of unconditional acceptance he hadn't felt before. a magnetic force pushing the two together. he'd been a runner for as long as he could remember. perhaps it was finally time to put that habit to rest. or try, anyhow. "i'm sorry i left without notice. " was the first words out of his mouth. the last thing he wanted was for her to assume the kiss was merely to shut her up, so he continued. "i run when shit gets too.. deep i guess. and you, smiley, have got me all sorts of fucked up. " he let a smile shine through his features, one that very few people got to see. "i left because you make me feel something new. and i'm not sure if you noticed, " he paused, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. "but i don't do well with new, or change. or really anything that involves adjusting. " he chuckled, an uncharacteristically nervous one for the mutant. man, if him years ago could see himself now. he'd probably have a stroke.
@bIoodrun ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ she did find reasons not to leave him, she didn’t even have to /try/ to do so before today. it had come easy to her after their first few meetups, even though he’d admitted to her from their first meet that he liked to be an asshole for fun, it was made clear that it wasn’t necessarily his fault. still, when he’d left with no warning and then had come in with that soul-crushing statement, she tried her hardest to not let him push her away. with his sudden silence though, it felt to her like she failed. like there was no more them anymore. ⠀ the idea of that terrified her for so many more reasons than one, but the main fact was that she couldn’t bear a world where she didn’t have him in it. he’d been her only real connection she had for herself, the only presence she truly valued in her own little world. and to think it all started in a park, somewhere she often was but had never noticed him until he spoke out of nowhere. how crazy that one conversation between them about her art would turn into an argument in his condo— what a world. ⠀ she didn’t falter when he’d pushed himself off of the wall, though her breath did hitch just a little bit. she wasn’t terrified of him, she just hadn’t been expecting it given his silence was deafening. feeling his slightly colder hands on her warmer face though? it was… kind of nice, actually. grounding, if you would. slightly teary eyes stared into the mutant’s, trying to guess what he could possibly be thinking before he’d kissed her. at first, she hadn’t even kissed him back, only wondering what caused it. ⠀ oh, who cared what caused it! it was happening and that was enough for her to carefully wrap her arms around silas and finally return his kiss.
⠀ he hesitated a moment, something he hadn't ever done, before locking eyes with the painter and pressing their lips together. and for once, this reaction wasn't driven by selfishness or a desire to escape reality. no, this was driven by something far less logical than that; his heart.
⠀ &&. ⠀⠀you made this? of me?
@scornedartist,⠀ &&. ⠀⠀i'm not surprised. your work speaks for itself. ( she picked it up gingerly, her fingers delicately running over the edges. ) how much for it?
@FLAMEFORGED. ⠀⠀ i’m glad you like it, that really means a lot to me. uh, i did! though it was through a full scholarship, so i don’t have to worry about student loans for that or anything.
@scornedartist,⠀ &&. ⠀⠀are you kidding? it's.. / amazing /. i love it. you're incredibly talented, did you go to school for this?
are you the girl with the coloured pencils? i think you left these yesterday— do you recognise them?
@humorguarded. ⠀⠀ oh my god, i have been looking everywhere for these! thank you so much, i appreciate you for getting them back to me. how can i thank you?
⠀ &&. ⠀⠀you make it a habit of painting in public spaces?
@scornedartist,⠀ &&. ⠀⠀"i've noticed. i'll grow on you though. i always do. " he turned his attention back to the painting entirely. the little things? he looked over the piece again. and sure enough, upon a further glance, he noticed more intricate details embedded within the background. of course, he preferred his interpretation but that was neither here nor there. "little things. very on the nose but i've heard worse. " he replied lightheartedly.
@bIoodrun. ⠀⠀ “i think there are certain situations where someone’s allowed to be an asshole, but when it’s just because they feel like being one? that’s unjustified and i can’t tolerate it,” she admitted with a half-hearted shrug, biting at the inside of her cheek in an attempt to think. it wasn’t what she had intended, not really anyway, but that’s what art was. what the person viewing it felt from the painting, how THEY interpreted it. sure, the artist could have a idea for it, but it’s what the person seeing it that matters most. well, at least to her. “it’s not what i intended, but it’s what you saw. to you, that is what this painting is about. to me, though? it’s the beauty of the little things in life, things that seem so insignificant that they’re overlooked.”
@scornedartist,⠀ &&. ⠀⠀"would you prefer i did it out of necessity? motive shouldn't really matter when the outcome remains the same, hmm? " he replied, watching her reaction as she thought over his words. he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile. it was honestly a little hilarious to see her momentarily stunned. "there's no way that's what you intended. what did you think it represented? " he wondered, his blue eyes narrowing slightly.
welcome to nelson, murdock, and page. how can i help you?
// i haven’t portrayed her in so long so we’re making this easy on me lmao
@-darkcorners. ⠀⠀ i’m all right with waiting, i just— i don’t want to leave until i have my answer on if they’re willing to represent me? i really hope that makes sense.
we should hopefully be able to, but both nelson and murdock are in a meeting right now, so you will unfortunately have to wait.
@-darkcorners. ⠀⠀ i need a damn good lawyer and i’ve heard great things about you guys, so i’m hoping you’ll help. i have money, but not very much. * i love it, even if it’s considered going easy on you lmao
@RAGNAROK_LAURITS / i saw that! (:
@gothambats / if you lose roleplays, you lose roleplays. it honestly happens, and i’m sure no one holds it against you! we all understand losing muse or not being able to reply, nobody is going to get mad at you for it, i promise.
@gothambats / oh hon, i’m so sorry to hear that! do you want to talk about it?
@gothambats / that’s good, right??