𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂

There's nothing more to me, so please...

Ｓｔｏｐ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

"There are special people in this world. This just means I was never one of them."

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

The young scout tries to speak but the pressure of their arms stops him from being able to make any noise besides the guttural sound of a person being strangled.

[♥ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 ♥ @TitanFucker3000]

“A-Ah.. ..” a line of pink dots along their cheeks.

“Blaaiine.. .. !”
Their arms lace around him and squeeeze.
“You’re such a sweetheart, blaaine!”
Crushing him to death via hug

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

Sometimes I ask myself the same thing.

[‍ᅠᅠᅠ ݁ ᅠ𝗰𝗈 ͡ⁿⁿ﹙𝗌͟𝗉͟𝗋͟𝗂͟𝗇͟𝗀͟𝖾͟𝗋﹚*ੈ𝐢𝚎 ̲ ̲ᅠ ۪ᅠᅠ @_RAGAKOSBLADES]

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⠀⠀where the hell did everyone go
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[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

"Maybe, but it takes a lot of courage to do that."

[♥ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 ♥ @TitanFucker3000]

“A-well—.. ..I’m just doing my part, is all….”

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

"Why not? You're a very dedicated leading mind in titan research."

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

Linda called THE Hange Zoe stinky?

[𝙃𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙨𝙚 @BuggingAnnie]

𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦?

[𝙽]𝚂𝙵𝚆 𝙷𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝙿𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚕
𝙼𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝
𝚂𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚘, 𝙰𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚖
❤️ & 🔁

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

Linda, be nice to Hitch please.

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

@BuggingAnnie "Would you like to change that?"

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

"What?"

[𝙃𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙨𝙚 @BuggingAnnie]

"Bleh."

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

@BuggingAnnie Well...

You do say it pretty convincingly, I admit that.

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

Oh, hi Hitch!

[𝙃𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙨𝙚 @BuggingAnnie]

Haiii

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

He leans his head back.

"Alright." He says with audible reluctance.

"I'll go look for my books."

[♥ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 ♥ @TitanFucker3000]

A little frown.

“I know what you mean.”

“It’s okay to take time for yourself, you know? Don’t overwork yourself too much, Blaine.”

“Consider that an order !”

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

"Heh."

He awkwardly puts his hand on his nape.

"It's not that I necessarily enjoy the work, to be honest, a lot of the time it can feel quite taxing, but I know it has to be done."

[♥ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 ♥ @TitanFucker3000]

“Aah.” nodding along.
A thumb finds their own chest.

“We’re two peas in a pod! I can’t help it. I get so invested in what’s left to be done!”

“Paperwork is fun when your hobby is your job! E-Eh, most of the time.. …”

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

"I guess? I dunno, I think it's more to do with me just getting so distracted with smaller tasks that I end up neglecting rest. Usually when I'm able to actually get myself onto a bed I sleep just fine."

[♥ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 ♥ @TitanFucker3000]

Their eyes widen, eyebrows lifting BIG as their hands follow suit into the air.

“Blaine! Aha.”
A delighted little laugh.
Then, down to their hips.

“Trouble sleeping?”

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

Rubbing his eyes.

"Hange? Sorry, I..."

He stops, mid-sentence, instead just pressing his hands to his cheeks to try to wake himself up.

[♥ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 ♥ @TitanFucker3000]

⠀
“Anybody awaaaake? Helloooo?”
Mouth quirking.
“Sheesh, it’s quiet around here….”
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[♥ 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 ♥ @TitanFucker3000]

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Like for an interaction !!
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[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

( He's just sitting there and slouching. )

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

@SeaOfRegretz - Compact higher intellect you

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

@CavenTraute - Missterious C

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

Even sober he had an immense distrust in his own perspective, his own memory, rarely allowing his recollection of events be prioritized over another’s. In a situation where he knew he was drunk it was all the easier to doubt himself like this.

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

“I'm doin’...” He droned, he wasn't sure how he was doing right now, and in his current inebriated state, his usual response to that question, ‘I’m okay’ didn't occur to him.

So instead he just gives a clumsy shrug. “I’m doin’.”

As his eyes catch her sealing the bottle,

[𝙱𝐢𝚛𝐝 𝖔𝖋 𝙿𝐑𝙴𝐘 @CavenTraute]

Yeah. Probably better to stop Happy Hour early.

She doesn’t need to lug around a drunk scout for the next hour.

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

that distant thought that was buried away, screaming from the dirt finally clicks back into him. ‘You are terrible, you hurt people’.

“Did I… Did I do something bad?”

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

He just utters a lightly inquisitive “Huh?” and calmly awaits an explanation.

[𝓝𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂 @BackgroundScout]

Eventually his gaze returns back to her and his lip hangs dumbly. For nearly half a minute he just sits there, slouched and vacant, before eventually he begins to actually process the confused expression on her face, though he fails to grasp the reason for it.

[𝙱𝐢𝚛𝐝 𝖔𝖋 𝙿𝐑𝙴𝐘 @CavenTraute]

Her eyes slowly shut as it runs down her throat, that lovely numbness to chase in its shadow.

Yet after a few swigs, it doesn’t come. Not for her.

The bottle lowers back into her lap.
Her eyes open again. She only blinks.
And glances back at him.

“.. ?” her brow quirks.