(Catch all) Ominous October Threads

[insinning]

Who: Sinclair and You.
What: Dungeon runs, trauma bonding etc
When: All throughout October.
Warnings: Gore, Emeto, Psychological horror in one thread, NSFW stuff in another

“I see now that the path I choose through the maze makes me what I am. I am not only a thing, but also a way of being—one of many ways—and knowing the paths I have followed and the ones left to take will help me understand what I am becoming.”

Comments

[justonezero]

A little?

...But if it happened on its own, I think that's probably fine.

[deto]

[ he thinks about that, finally trying out some of the overdone meat. the flavor is good despite how rubbery the chew is ]

Which one? The sad crying or the happy crying?

[justonezero]

Either.

...If it happens naturally, I'm sure I'd end up crying on your shoulder.

[deto]

[ smug relief ]

Okay, I’m no longer jealous. I’ll be good for the rest of the shabu shabu.

[justonezero]

[Laughing and leaning on him.]

Good. You should be making friends right now, not enemies!

[deto]

We are friends, but don’t you think it’s a good sign that I don’t hold back even with friends?

[ resisting the urge to wrap an arm around his waist, but he’ll lean back against him, tapping their heads together gently ]

[justonezero]

...Even when you're honest, you're still kind. So, I think that's good, too.

[deto]

[ his face says… don’t smile so cutely at him. the threat of a public kiss is real ]

What’s bad about me?

[justonezero]

[Tilting his head to think about that one.]

...I don't think I've seen anything bad about you?

[deto]

What do people call that? Rose-tinted glasses?

[justonezero]

Hmmm...

Maybe overprotective? [The plate...] But I like that about you, too.

[deto]

It’s just - [ he flops face first onto the table with a thud ] - I just want to take care of you. But I can only do it in this stupid way.

It’s hard to hold back because people here can see how special you are.

[justonezero]

I'm telling you, no one's going to ask me out...

[deto]

… The meat is going to overcook again.

[justonezero]

-Ack!

[FISHING IT OUT.]

[deto]

[ he’ll raise his head to help the bun out, using one of the plates to catch the drippings. ]

Don’t splatter yourself. How much did you put in?

[justonezero]

Not that much... sorry, guess I'm not very good at paying attention either.

[deto]

Well… [ he’s not surprised they distract each other but ] It’s still fun to do this together. Eat it while it’s still hot.

[justonezero]

Isn't it? It's cool they put all this together!

[He'll fish out the rest of their meat and veggies, setting aside the tongs so he can swap for chopsticks - grabs some of the meat and offers it to Deto, plate hovering to make sure nothing falls.]

You first!

[deto]

[ he doesn’t hesitate to take a bite. if nanashi is serving him, he’s not gonna say no

actually he thinks… this is something he wants long term. sharing like this, just with nanashi. the urge to blurt it out right away is strong, but he manages to hold it in. he’ll tell him… later. probably ]

Mm, it’s good. [ and not too overdone like the slices from before. ] Vogel is pretty nice. Are you gonna try to be closer friends with him?

[justonezero]

I'd like to. He brought a chess set over to the camp grounds the other day so we could play while I waited around.

[Taking some to eat himself. This is all perfectly normal, just like Zelkova's zeroeth birthday. Nom.]

[deto]

Chess? [ dang, the high IQ type of fun, huh ] How good is he? Did you win?

[ and knowing how much they can eat, he’ll grab the tongs to put in more meat ]

[justonezero]

We played a few times, so it's not like I always won... Why, do you want to play too?

[deto]

I’m just thinking you like all sorts of games, don’t you? Not just video games.

[ but he shakes his head at the question ]

Dunno how.

[justonezero]

Some of the video games I played has it as a minigame, so that's how I learned... but those matches get predictable after a while, and it isn't like I know any special moves.

Want me to teach you?