ash .ᐟ

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀i am that i am & i am nothing.

[۟ @sidereumnoxe]

⠀and if i ever try to leave behind my body, at least i know it was never mine.
it was never mine.
it was never mine.

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

“yeah well. no thank you. i have a cat. a baby cat. he depends on me.” he’s probably saying too much, but at least he’s made up his mind, “you can totally get in the bowling alley for free. you can even bring your friends. hell, i will throw a party for you if you want.”

[݁ ‍ ♰ ‍ ‍ ͡┈ 𝒅ᵉ̲ᵃ̲ᵈ̲𝑒𝑦𝑒. @unendiing]

" jus' might. "

look. cain is 6'6", muscular, and broke as fuck. nothing to offer but violence.

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

if he had anything in his stomach right now, he would maybe vomit. this is the kind of shit he only hears inside his head, and this guy is saying it so casually.

“are you for real? you would… like… stab me?”

[݁ ‍ ♰ ‍ ‍ ͡┈ 𝒅ᵉ̲ᵃ̲ᵈ̲𝑒𝑦𝑒. @unendiing]

" i won't lodge a knife into y'a torso. "

:D !!

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

“oh!” he almost yells, then remembers he needs to lower his voice. this is something he does when he realizes he’s somehow fucked up, “oh. sorry, sir. didn’t mean to imply those birds would… you know… fight to the death in front of your children.”

[𝒸onnor 𝓇ipley, 𝘦𝘴𝘲. @PORTlNASTORM]

( blinks at him, looking at him sideways … before turning back to look at the nest, )

… would be particularly sad for my kids.

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

“i mean…”

he looks around, then back at him, as if his boss was right there to hear them.

“depends on what’s in it for me.”

[݁ ‍ ♰ ‍ ‍ ͡┈ 𝒅ᵉ̲ᵃ̲ᵈ̲𝑒𝑦𝑒. @unendiing]

" ... "

thinking, thinking, " can i get in th'a bowlin' alley for free ? "

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

@unendiing / just met this guy but he can and should call ash broke. he is fucking broke indeed

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

ash frowns. he thinks he feels slightly offended, but he will also keep the dollar. he takes it, folds it in half, and puts it in his back pocket.

“yeah, well. the bowling alley doesn’t pay much.”

[݁ ‍ ♰ ‍ ‍ ͡┈ 𝒅ᵉ̲ᵃ̲ᵈ̲𝑒𝑦𝑒. @unendiing]

" lord giveth 'nd lord taketh away. "

dismissive wave. " y'need it more. broke ass. "

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

he stares at the dollar and then back at him.

“uhhh… dude, are you sure i can take this? i mean. you, um, sounded kind of desperate for money right there.”

[݁ ‍ ♰ ‍ ‍ ͡┈ 𝒅ᵉ̲ᵃ̲ᵈ̲𝑒𝑦𝑒. @unendiing]

oh ... here, man. [ hands over a single dollar, ] y'need it more than me.

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

“oh, cool! finches…”

ash doesn’t actually know what finches look like. has he seen them before? surely, but he’s clearly no expert when it comes to the animal kingdom. he can’t /recognize/ them.

“yeah, you do that. it would be awful to have a bird bloodbath on your porch.”

[𝒸onnor 𝓇ipley, 𝘦𝘴𝘲. @PORTlNASTORM]

finches, i think.

i don’t think there are eggs this time of year … nor do birds eat one another unless there’s food scarcity. i’ll be sure my feeders are stocked.

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

man, i don’t know! sometimes i’ve bought bread with just coins when i was really broke, i thought it would help.

[݁ ‍ ♰ ‍ ‍ ͡┈ 𝒅ᵉ̲ᵃ̲ᵈ̲𝑒𝑦𝑒. @unendiing]

what tf am i gonna do with some lil coins. i need BILLS.

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

/ i like the concept of ash trying to be ridiculously nice to everyone because he hears so much awful shit happening to people inside his head due to the entity that he presumes anyone he meets could be Going Through The Horrors secretly

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

i don’t have one on me right now but you can have some of my spare change?

[݁ ‍ �� ‍ ‍ ͡┈ 𝒅ᵉ̲ᵃ̲ᵈ̲𝑒𝑦𝑒. @unendiing]

who here got an organ transplant bag i can borrow ?

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

dropped out at sixteen, he can’t see a future like that for himself.

“ah, kinda. um, i work at the bowling alley? night shift, always. i clean, make sure things stay in place… all that. talk about interesting.”

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

“um, both, i think?” he offers an awkward smile. he’s managed to place the cans on the table without making a fool out of himself—he now needs to avoid fucking up in general. not his forte.

listening to sophia, he nods subtly. their jobs are kind of similar, if +

[‎‍ ‍ runaway、runaway . . @effugiium]

⠀⠀
“ my big job or my normal job? ” ⠀⠀ she laughed, noticing the subtle way he placed the cans down. ⠀⠀ ‘sweet,’ says her mind. ⠀⠀ “ it's nothing fancy, i'm currently working at the store down the street. ” ⠀⠀ a small, ⠀⠀ ..
⠀⠀

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

similar means shitty payment (probably) and not-so-good employment conditions.

“is the store or the journalism that keeps you up?” ash asks, genuinely interested. he just met this girl, but she seems smart to him. you need to be smart to be a journalist. having +

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

what kind of birds? be careful! i read somewhere that some species of birds eat their siblings. it’s crazy.

[𝒸onnor 𝓇ipley, 𝘦𝘴𝘲. @PORTlNASTORM]

we have a birds nest on the porch. (:

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

of mr. evil schemer if you want. if not, that’s totally a cool title.”

he will /not/ mention the cans again. he will not. what he does, however, is subtly start to leave them both next to her. yeah. he’s an expert at subtleness.

“umm… is it cool if i ask what your job is?”

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

“oh yeah! completely understandable. cardiac arrest sounds painful.” he says, awkwardly, trying to avoid the cans falling out while he reaches out to shake her hand. his grip, unsurprisingly, isn’t very firm. “nice to meet you, sophia. you can call me ash instead +

[‎‍ ‍ runaway、runaway . . @effugiium]

⠀⠀
“ one will do, i promise. i don't wanna die of cardiac arrest so soon. ” ⠀⠀ his actions are appreciated, even when there's faint suspicion underneath, right on her subconscious. ⠀⠀ she looks at him, quiet and aware, ⠀⠀ ..
⠀⠀

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

@R1CHIEHARKNESS there’s a slight pang in his heart at hearing richie’s words. ash never had a loving relationship with his parents, and barely knows his mother.

“that sounds nice.” he smiles again, albeit it seems forced this time, “she, uh, lives very far away?”

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

yo, has this ever worked on anyone?

[𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩. 🇨🇺 @R1CHIEHARKNESS]

are you a burger because i'd like to smash.

[ash .ᐟ @holoccen]

/ ash is so fun to write so far he’s so cute. i can’t wait for the horrors to catch him and make him go through extremely painful situations regarding the entity