๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐พ๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐พ๐๐
๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ท๐๐๐
โณ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
B E N H A N S C O M
-AU, 17, senior year
-No Pennywise unless separate from main SL. Plotting in DMโs
-NO LEWD, MDNI
@_MARSHmxllow_ Right. His earsโฆand wingsโฆand skin.
โOh! Yeah. If weโre needed long termโฆโ Ben touched his shoulder, his wings disappearing and his skin and ears turning to resemble a human. โโฆthe color just moves to our eyes, and the wings are hidden.โ
@_MARSHmxllow_ languages if you teach me about human stuff. Howโs that?โ
Ben stuck his hand out. He was making a deal that would get him stuck in the human world forever, while benefiting his โvictimโ.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ!
@_MARSHmxllow_ โGood, I donโt normally come to the human world outside of work soโฆโ
His cheeks blushed a darker blue when she smiled. He wanted to make her smile like that again.
โUm, Iโll get pulled back to the Faewild soon if we donโt make a deal,โ he sighed, โSo. Iโll teach you deadโ
@_MARSHmxllow_ โItโd be more fun than working at Starbucks. And you seemโฆcool.โ
Ben hesitated.
โHumans call each other that when they like each other right?โ Ben knew how to make a Frappuccino, but when it came to menial human manners he didnโt know much.
@_MARSHmxllow_ He wouldnโt comment on the rudeness of her thanking him.
โI can teach you! You wonโt even have to owe me anything! I think I have some mushrooms from the faewild, too, they grow on my shoulders sometimesโฆโ Benโs voice trailed off in thought, โBut they would help in the spell.โ
@_MARSHmxllow_ โThatโs a pretty name. I wonโt steal it! I promise. And IโmโฆI donโt promise things easy.โ
Oh god, what could he say that would impress a human??
โI have seventeen other ones if you need one. And, uh, your spell wouldโve worked if you pronounced two words differently.โ
@_MARSHmxllow_ โIโm Ben.โ
He knew what he was supposed to ask next. ๐๐ข๐บ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ? But gods aboveโฆwhichever fairy told him witches were evil could go to Hades.
This human was ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ and he was keeping her.
โWhatโs your name?โ
@_MARSHmxllow_ He groaned. He knew this day would come.
Some witch bigger than their britches probably wanted to control him. Wonderful.
He stepped out of the mist, his skin and wings glowing more blue in the dark of the room.
@_MARSHmxllow_ Ben was ending his usual shift at Starbucks. His day went ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ, albeit a bit slow. He had went through at least eighteen names, and nowโฆhe was Ben Hanscom. Cool name. He had even started to fly home, when out of ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ, heโs being summoned. โ
@_MARSHmxllow_ โPurple. Is that okay? Otherwise my mom can sew a different outer layer for it.โ
Ben grinned when he heard the smile through her tone. โIโll teach you! Itโs easier than you think. Youโll be a master carpenter in no time.โ
@_MARSHmxllow_ โThatโs fine,โ he said gently, โI can just be a distraction for now. Maybe that will help. Umโฆโ
He knew the topic of Bill was tense. He didnโt know anything had changed yet.
โI finally found a bean bag chair for you. I was going to keep it a surprise, butโฆIโm updating theโ
@_MARSHmxllow_ โOh, okay.โ He could tell she was upset, but he knew she wasnโt ready to talk about whatever it was yet. โAbout anything in particular? Or just random stuff?โ
Ben would talk about anything as long as it made her smile.
@_MARSHmxllow_ Ben had just finished painting the walls of the clubhouse when his phone rang with Bevโs special ringtone.
โHi love,โ he answered, tossing the paintbrush down into the leaves, โWhatโs up?โ