𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

ʏᴇs ɪᴛ’s ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs
ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴡʜʏ ɪᴛ’s ғᴜɴ.

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

His face brightens up again at that.

“Me too! Well me and my sister. We don’t have a tent though.”

[𓍊𓋼 Mush and Shadow ⚠︎ (seperation event) @SappyRainlol_]

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"Yes! Well- I'm a houseless traveller! so.. homeless.. I live in a tent"

[ nodding furiously ]

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

He grins brightly. Oh he loves when he gets to talk about what he does!

“Explosives! Or well anything that I want to really. But mostly things that go boom.”

He sounds so excited, his hands moving quite a lot when he talks.

[⌛︎ 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ⋆ ˖ ⏱︎.ᐟ @TimeMoves0N]

They smile at him, the awkwardness mostly gone, considering he's not intruding in their personal space now.

⠀⠀`` That's so cool — what kind of things do you make? I haven't met an artificer in a while, they aren't the most popular. ``

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

Sherlock practically jumps out of the dumpster at their observation, his whole body seemingly vibrating in excitement.

“Yes, I am!”

[⌛︎ 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ⋆ ˖ ⏱︎.ᐟ @TimeMoves0N]

⠀⠀`` Uhm, you're welcome. `` They say, half lost in thought — what would he need parts for? Unless....⠀⠀`` Are you an artificer? ``

VII tilts their head as they await an answer, rocking back and forth on their heels slightly.

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

His face falls even more when they react like that and he tries to stammer out an explanation.

“Wai- well technically I’m—“

Though he cuts himself off when he processes the rest of their sentence, the embarrassment quickly replaced by surprise.

“Wait, really?”

[𓍊𓋼 Mush and Shadow ⚠︎ (seperation event) @SappyRainlol_]

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[ they blink for a moment. then blink again ]

"...you're homeless?????!!!"

[ oops, they didnt mean to sound THAT excited- ]

"I MEAN... that's terrible... but- Im - IM too!!" :D

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

“For my projects!”

Sherlock responds as if it were the most obvious thing ever. When they mention being able to get him the things he needed his whole face practically lit up.

“Really? That would be awesome! Thank you so much!”

[⌛︎ 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ⋆ ˖ ⏱︎.ᐟ @TimeMoves0N]

you'll find any in that bin. I can get some for you though... ``

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 @TheLeadingR0le]

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆’𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎.

[Rowan Thorn @immortal_tricks]

ℑ𝔱’𝔰 𝔬𝔫𝔩𝔶 •𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔤𝔞𝔩• 𝔦𝔣 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔤𝔢𝔱 𝔠𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱

~Heya there darling, wanna play some cards?~
~Rowan Thorn, at your service~
~he/it/any pronouns, if you will~
~My age? Well now, that’s not important is it?~
~I love cards, why don’t you play a round darling?~

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

He turns around to point in the direction of the bench just across the street.

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

His bright grin seems to dim a bit at their question and he gives a slightly awkward chuckle. Most people didn’t have the best reaction when he told them he slept outside but they seemed really nice. They definitely wouldn’t be mean about!

“Oh, I was just over on that bench.”

+

[𓍊𓋼 Mush and Shadow ⚠︎ (seperation event) @SappyRainlol_]

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[ they chuckle, visibly relaxing. They have a feeling this guy is not gonna drag them to the police. ]

"you do too!"

...

"can I ask what you're doing out here its a bit.. early...."

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

can also be—“

He cuts himself off when his brain seems to register that they had asked him a second question.

“Oh. Bolts, gears, scrap metal, anything useful really.”

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

“Yeah, I’m fine!”

He only leaned closer when they moved away, seemingly not noticing their discomfort.

“Wait… do you have heterochromia? I’ve never seen it in person. That’s awesome! Did you know that it’s cause by a genetic mutation affecting the melanin in your iris? But it+

[⌛︎ 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ⋆ ˖ ⏱︎.ᐟ @TimeMoves0N]

⠀⠀`` Are you.. sure, you almost hit your head— `` They laugh a little, nervous.

⠀⠀. . . 💧

Their pupils looked to be... the shape of X’s, completely unnatural, paired with heterochromia.

They leaned away.

⠀⠀`` What’re you digging for? ``

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

„Yeah, of course!“

He replied, completely oblivious to their worries, smiling brightly.

„Thanks!“

He pushed a few trash bags away and leaned closer towards them, trying to get a closer look at their eyes.

„Hmm….“

[⌛︎ 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ⋆ ˖ ⏱︎.ᐟ @TimeMoves0N]

They let out a surprised gasp, a worried expression on their face — it wasn't the clear in the dark, but their eyes practically glowed.

⠀⠀`` Are you alright—?! 💧 `` VII quickly asks before giving him a nervous smile,⠀⠀`` Thank you, I uh... you look cool. ``

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

Sherlock seems to hesitate for a moment when they extend their hand. But it’s only for a few seconds before Mush‘s shadow hand is met with a mechanical one.

„Mush…. You even have a cool name!“

He says, shaking their hand with a bit more enthusiasm than necessary.

[𓍊𓋼 Mush and Shadow ⚠︎ (seperation event) @SappyRainlol_]

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"Im Mush"

[ they offer a hand to shake.. their shadowed hand. The human one is occupied with flowers ]

"its.. its nice to meet you, Sherlock"

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

His head shoots up from where he’d been digging through a back plastic bag and he almost hits it against the dumpster in the process.

„Huh..?“

Once his gaze lands on VII, his eyes widen.

„Whoa, you have cool hair!“

[⌛︎ 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 ⋆ ˖ ⏱︎.ᐟ @TimeMoves0N]

⠀⠀Well, it certainly caught someone's attention... a teenager who looked around his age, albeit a little strange.

VII quietly approaches, watching Sherlock for a few moments before deciding to speak.

⠀⠀`` Uhm, excuse me? `` 😅

They're a little rusty.

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

„You must’ve been really lucky then! It’s soooo cool!“

He says enthusiastically, adjusting the goggles on his head. At their compliment his smile seems to brighten even further.

„Thank you! I’m Sherlock.“

[𓍊𓋼 Mush and Shadow ⚠︎ (seperation event) @SappyRainlol_]

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"...uhm.. no.. I.. found it?"

[ technically not a lie.. it kinda just appeared one day? on the market.. almost too good to be true but Mush learned to not question the Afterwards anymore ]

"I .. guess."

"uh,, thank you very much, I like your clothes" (^ ^)

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

@TimeMoves0N // yeah that works perfectly! Sorry again! //

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

@TimeMoves0N // I can delete it if the events over! I must’ve not seen it //

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

@TimeMoves0N // hshdhdb I‘M SORRY //

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

His whole face practically lights up when they address him. He does look like he’s about to address the glimpse he got of their face but gets immediately distracted by the mask.

„That mask is so cool! Did you make it yourself?“

[𓍊𓋼 Mush and Shadow ⚠︎ (seperation event) @SappyRainlol_]

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[ they have a small bouquet in their hands - startling at the sudden approach of someone they yelp, almost dropping the flowers ]

"uh- oh- h hi" 💧

. . .

[ they quickly slide their mask on their face. even if its a tad bit late to do so ]

[𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶 @Allgoesboom]

He’d been sleeping on a bench, rudely being awoken when he rolled off in his sleep and face planted on the asphalt. Once he manages to find his bearings he spots someone across the street. They look pretty cool so he decides to make his way over.

„Hii!“

[𓍊𓋼 Mush and Shadow ⚠︎ (seperation event) @SappyRainlol_]

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[ they're picking out flowers from the trash. it's very early in the morning, so they hope they dont get cought ]