‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍

⠀⠀ 𝐻 ⠀⠀ 𝘰͟𝑛͟𝑜͟𝑟͟ ⠀⠀ 𝓲𝙨 ⠀⠀ 𝙩𝙝𝙚 ⠀⠀ 𝓸𝙣𝙡𝙮 ⠀⠀ — ⠀⠀ 𝘣͟𝑙͟𝑎͟𝑑͟𝑒͟ ⠀⠀ 𝐈 ⠀⠀ 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 ⠀⠀ 𝓬𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 ⠀

．

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

⠀ ⠀𝐀 ⠀ ⠀𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐄 ⠀ ⠀𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 ⠀ ⠀𝐍𝐎𝐓
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 ⠀ ⠀𝐈𝐓𝐒 ⠀ ⠀𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀𝐁𝐔𝐓 ⠀ ⠀𝐈𝐓 ⠀ ⠀𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐒 ⠀ ⠀𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀𝐓𝐎 ⠀ ⠀𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊. ⠀ ⠀

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Hollow or not, my point stands, and I gave you attention only to warn you, not to admire you.

Believe what you like about the fit; it changes nothing.

[netgunner witch — 💕 @URN3WDR3AM]

… coming from someone who just came to give me attention. Cute!

Besides you have no idea what this fit looks like so I feel like your words are a little hollow here.

[josh 🌱 post-shadowbringers @loidfloof]

happy birthday bisexual legend goro takemura

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Regina, hm .ᐣ Fine. I am in, but no more of your reckless detours.

[𝕍. @H3YW00DV]

Ha. Just picked up a new gig from Regina, you in?

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Bold words. Just remember, a succubus is only as dangerous as her audience is foolish. I, for one, remain unimpressed.

[netgunner witch — 💕 @URN3WDR3AM]

I’ll be going as a succubus for Halloween. None of you will be able to handle yourselves.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Capping the flask, he studies her hands gripping her leg, then meets her eyes.

“ A habit worth breaking. Meredith, you should not linger here. Can you walk .ᐣ ”

[꒷꒦꒷ ᶠᵃˡˢᵉ ᵍᵒᵈᵈᵉˢˢ.. @hmmerpwr]

Another scrunch of her nose , gaze shifting away after feeling the sting. Hands immediately grab ahold of her leg.

“ Just habit.. I’m Meredith, it’s nice to meet you.” Shyly meeting his gaze this time.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

. . . Fine. I will come. But do not make me regret it.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

A breakfast of champions, clearly.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ et̲h̲i̲c̲s̲ ‍ as ‍ 𝖆𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨. @soldersutures]

nah, i was gonna just make myself toast. slap some strawberry jam on, chug an enduro.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

and call it a loyalty discount.

( He glances at the cigarette, then back. )

Dying 'ganic is your choice. But dying stupid is not a philosophy.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

( A quiet, humorless sound escapes him, not quite a laugh. His fingers tap once against his forearm, a restless habit. )

Goro. And no, do not thank Arasaka. They would sell you the chrome and the cancer both,

⤸

[𝐄𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐍 .ᐟ @SANDOMOFIXER]

i can afford all the help i need, hermano. el capitán aint broke!

( he takes care to not dirty his sleeve when wiping blood away from the corner of his mouth after he turns back around )

there’s just no savin’ me unless i chrome out every part of me. i’d rather die ‘ganic. +

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

/ He's principled but not inflexible, proud but not arrogant, and underneath all that discipline there's a genuinely decent person trying to do what's right in a world that keeps telling him there's no such thing.

That's why I love him.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

/ I love Goro because he's so much more than he appears at first glance. People write him off as just another corpo loyalist, a rigid soldier who can't see past his own code, but that's such a shallow read of who he actually is.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

/ He wrestles with doubt, with shame, with the weight of his own choices, and you can see those cracks in his armor in the quiet moments, in the way he talks about honor and family and what it cost him to keep believing.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Mm. In theory, I could pay for your meal. But only if you stay silent for most of it.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ et̲h̲i̲c̲s̲ ‍ as ‍ 𝖆𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨. @soldersutures]

uh .. nothin' ? i don't think i want anythin'. i mean, m' hungry, but that's pretty normal, first thing in the mornin'.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Corpo leash kept me alive while you were busy burning bridges, Silverhand. Some of us prefer results over rebellion.

[— 🄿𝔲𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝚝𝚑r͟e͟a͟d͟ ͟ .ᐟ @rockerrisen]

maybe ditch the corpo leash and you’d find something to smile about.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

I am not so old that I cannot keep pace with you. Lead the way, and we shall see who falls behind.

[𝕍. @H3YW00DV]

Hey, 'f you wanna tag along on a gig, you're more than welcome. If you can keep up, old man.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Just pondering how a street mercenary like you survives in this city. Perhaps I am simply tired of watching you stumble through danger.

[𝕍. @H3YW00DV]

Somethin' up, Goro? Lookin' grumpier than usual.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

Cheerful people are usually hiding something. What do you want .ᐣ

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ et̲h̲i̲c̲s̲ ‍ as ‍ 𝖆𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨. @soldersutures]

unusual for you, maybe. m' always cheerful.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

We're all here to have fun, not to grade each other's homework.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

/ Just a quick note since this has come up on tl and I saw it.

As a non-native English speaker, I sometimes struggle with punctuation. I do my best, but it's not always perfect, and honestly, it's not my top priority.

[‍ ‍𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏 ‍ ‍ᵀᴵᴸᴸ ‍ ‍𝒅𝒆𝒂͜𝒕𝒉 ‍ ‍ @bladeofarasaka]

right place. That's what I'm here for – the story, the characters, the feeling of it all.

And if you make a mistake, misspell a word, mix something up, I'll either just let it slide or gently point it out, no pressure, no lecturing.