𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚.

✧. ┊⠀ ❛ ⠀the nonsense has 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.⠀ ❜ ⠀ volleyball player, ex—otter.⠀ a silly guy striving for pe̲rfection to avoid disappointing his parents.

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝚎𝚣𝚛𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚐𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚢. LIS oc. brother to gilbert. ex—otter, now in the volleyball team. fears disappointing his parents. 𝒎𝒗. both muse 𖬺 mun are 18↑.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lisrp #lifeisstrangerp

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[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

@swimminginhaze ☺️

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

ʷᵉᵉᵉᵉᵉᵉᵉᵉ

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

playing basketball by himself —- he's been at it for about two hours now. something fun to get his mind off things.

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

https://t.co/y5BqvEBNUk

plot twist, it was ez again

[ROZANOV. @EMPATHlCS]

i'm not paid enough for this.

( teens are shoving each other into lockers and fighting in the hallway again. )

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

pets a baby goat, smiling a little. god, they're so cute --

[ً @holyaches]

i'm sorry. i'm sorry. this may be me at my best.

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

second question, not yet. he can't.

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

ezra feels like he's been caught doing something illegal. something bad. his cheeks are flush with colour, warmth spreading down his neck and up to the tips of his ears.

he's ashamed.

” . . . ”

𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. it reminds him of kevin, earlier, when he'd seen ezra +

[⋆˚࿔ 𝚐𝚒𝚕𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚐𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚢. @swimminginhaze]

- clearly surprised by the revelation, before they soften.

". . . Are you okay?" he faintly asks, reaching down to hold Ezra's hand, eyes wide. There's a slight waver in his tone as he gazes imploringly at the other's face - a wanting to connect again.

"Who did that to you?"

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

knife, gaze now lingering on the hand that gil is holding. ezra blinks, again and again, his throat tightening as something prickles his eyes. he sniffles.

“ no ”, he whispers, so softly it's barely even audible, voice wavering, “ i'm not okay. ”

he doesn't answer the +

[Animated Text @animatedtext]

too tired to be productive, too guilty about it to have fun

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

clearly embarrassed now, and shrugs. he pokes the knife at his pumpkin.

“ it's no big deal, honestly. wells already gave me a lecture, too. ”

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

funnily enough, ezra had forgotten about it for the most part, until now. he looks at gil, and swallows thickly, rapidly blinking.

“ i . . . i had a scuffle with —- someone. ” it's clear he changes his mind about telling who it was at the last second. he looks down, +

[⋆˚࿔ 𝚐𝚒𝚕𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚐𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚢. @swimminginhaze]

With the excitement of what's been happening all around them, Gil hasn't had a chance to properly look at Ezra.

In the middle of carving pumpkins, he glances over, and what he sees makes his chest tighten.

A hand reaches out - fingertips gently brushing the skin around it, -

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

. . . maybe he could get something painted on his face to cover up the bruise. hm.

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

“ yeah. good on me. ”

he listens, his mind buffering as he attempts to think it over, still not meeting kevin's eye. he closes his own, sighing softly.

yeah. what does he have to lose at this point .ᐣ

“ … sure. what do you suggest .ᐣ ”

[Kevin Connolly (Parody) @HisUncleKevin]

"And we'll want to keep it that way! Nothing worse than the licks you have already taken. Good on you for hitting back, though! Maybe that'll catch you a break."

He sets his hands on his hips, thinking this over.

"If you want, we can workshop an exit strategy for you ~

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

right away, probably. i did —- i punched back, you know, this time. ”

his voice quietens slightly at the admission, and he lifts the ice pack back to cover the bruise.

“ wells is just worried, i dunno. ”

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

“ nah, it ain't the worst i've ever got. ”

he chuckles softly, a smidge of playfulness entering his voice despite the topic being quite dark. but humour is the best way he knows to cope with anything, including this.

“ don't worry, i … it won't happen again. at least, not +

[Kevin Connolly (Parody) @HisUncleKevin]

Kevin hisses in sympathy as the bruise is revealed beneath the ice pack.

"Ssssss... ouch. That looks painful." Glancing in the direction Ezra came from, the principal's office... yeah, this runs deep.

"So I'm guessing the guy who did this can't be pinned down by the ~

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

“ i like that plan. ~ there should be a contest because that would win. ”

[𝐞𝐳𝐫𝐚. @fearsfailure]

ezra follows his brother around like a puppy, checking out stands and stalls to see what's on offer. he grabs a piece of pumpkin pie there and a mug of apple cider here, and there's a small smile on his face for the first time in ages.

he even lets out a laugh, grinning.

+

[⋆˚࿔ 𝚐𝚒𝚕𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚐𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚢. @swimminginhaze]

- nods toward the pumpkin carving area.

"Fuecoco is going to be reborn as a pumpkin, Ez."