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[Home] You'd do anything for power, wouldn't you? [Toshi City]

[icewindprince]

「❆」 "Haha. So I take it you’re between jobs, huh…?" Nonetheless, he didn’t look like he was struggling to get by, but then again, it was possible they held different standards for ‘living comfortably.’

"If that’s the case, why don’t you help me move in?" And there he goes, turning on the charm. Fubuki was convinced he could hit anyone’s soft spots if he tried hard enough. "We can have some drinks after, too. Think of it as my welcoming party, and your re-welcoming party!”

[benchcrew]

"Mm. Hoping to give out resumes within the week, so if you know anyplace that's hiring..." The chances of him knowing anywhere needing a guy like him were probably small, but it didn't hurt to ask. If anything, there was always that one strip club town bulletin board.

Fudou paused to think about Fubuki's offer. Moving was such a hassle...he still had his own unpacking to deal with. Not to mention meet his roommate, that too had to happen eventually. But...drinks...Fubuki put up an offer (and charm) that was hard to refuse.

"Sure, why not, I'll help you. What apartment d'you even live in?"

[icewindprince]

「❆」 He laughed, lightly as ever. “I just moved here, actually! It seemed like a good place to ‘retire.’” Despite saying that, Fubuki was still eager to work and bustle around and cause an uproar—just the opposite of what one usually pulls from ‘retirement.’

"What about you? Have you been here very long?"

[benchcrew]

Retirement sounded nice, honestly. No work, no worries, the ability to do whatever you want...too bad that was a luxury Fudou couldn't (quite literally) afford.

"Eh, guess you could say that, yeah." he shrugged, "Stayed here half a year before movin' away for work. The business closed, though, so...found myself back here, again.

[icewindprince]

「❆」 "I sure hope I’m not unfamiliar," 

“Fudou-kun." It hasn’t been that long, has it?

[benchcrew]

"Ah?" That sure was a familiar voice...

"...Fubuki-kun." And that sure was a familiar face! "Didn't expect to see you here."

[benchcrew]

"So many unfamiliar faces..."

"Shit sure has changed around here."

That's what happens when you're away for a few months. Looks like someone's got some catching up to do!

[benchcrew]

i havent done anything on here yet so i suppose an introduction is a good place to start hhhaahaa,

im cammeron/gelk hey toshi! i used to roleplay here a few months back as sakuma jirou and fudou akio, some of you may remember me maybe? either way, this is my second run as this shitnerd, and second time attemptin RP on tumblr in general so treat me well~*~*~*~*~

iunno what else to really say about myself, i tend to hang around on my twitter more often than not. feel free to hmu there (@gelkmaros) or just message me here if you wanna plot/thread or just talk! im always open to suggestions im just a shy gay baby ahaha :'-3c

[benchcrew]

wow [open]

As exciting and lively as the fair was, it was all a bunch of kiddy stuff. Bumper cars, petting zoos, merry-go-rounds...kids stuff. Whatever. He might've been tempted to go on them, had someone forced him to go. But, Fudou was more than happy to hang around the food booths and, currently, the observation deck.

The urge to smoke was hitting him unusually hard...there didn't seem to be a sign stating "No Smoking" around, so...may as well light up.

That's what he would've done, anyway, if he actually had the lighter to do so. Shit.

Cigarette dangling, sigh escaping his lips, he took a glance around. Maybe someone would have one...?

Looking around, he caught the eye of and exchanged glances with another individual. Groaning internally, he asked, "Got a lighter I can borrow?"

[utsushi]

If he said he hadn’t seen that answer coming, it’d be a terrible lie. Aphrodi definitely knew Fudou well enough, but he’d just wanted to ask to make sure he wasn’t just making fruitless assumptions. And he wasn’t. Not that he was surprised, Fudou didn’t really surprise him anymore. (Try harder.)

The blond watched the older male lean back and flick his free hand through the bag, obviously uninterested despite the effort (minimal effort, might he add), eyebrows raising some. Not that Aphrodi wasn’t used to it already. He hummed as the grasp on his thigh tightened just a bit, head tilting at the grin he was given as well.

"Getting more personal," he repeated in a hum, a hand sliding to Fudou’s that currently rest on his thigh, fingertips dancing over the back of it before moving up along the brunet’s arm. But, well.. "If it’s" he leans closer "just a bit" closer still, their lips barely brushing "further, then I suppose—”

As long as Fudou didn’t catch him off guard and embarrass him again.

[benchcrew]

To be fair, there wasn't much Fudou could do to surprise the younger male - he was perceptive, he knew how to read people and god damn that made things a touch difficult sometimes. Namely, when Fudou was trying to catch him off guard. Sure, he could try harder, but that took actual effort.

He saved that for special occasions.

"Yeah, more personal," he replied, head tilting a bit further as their lips were brought ever-closer together, "you suppose?"

'Suppose' may not have been the solid answer he was looking for, but it was good enough - an arm slung over Aphrodi's shoulder, other hand creeping just slightly further up his thigh.

The tilt of his head made for the perfect angle for the slightly deeper, 'more personal' kiss he was aiming for...and he wasn't about to be the first to pull away, hell no.

[benchcrew]

Father? Son? Bonding Time? [closed]

[prominence-burn-deactivated2014]

Nagumo scoffed loudly enough for Fudou to hear. He sort of wished he was in the same room as Fudou so the man could catch him rolling his eyes as well. “Don’t be a dick, I was just checking if you wanted to do something new or original.”

Not that he minded soccer at all, in fact it was probably one of the only things that him and Fudou had in common.

He quickly kicked off his uniform and left it in a pile on the floor. It didn’t really matter if they were wrinkled to him, not like he was out to impress everyone. The only person he could see it bothering was a certain roommate of Fudou’s, but if he wanted Nagumo in wrinkle free clothes he could iron them himself.

Pulling on the first shirt and pants- one leg rolled up a bit past the other- he kicked up a nearby soccer ball into his hands. “Got it!”

"Where exactly are we going to play anyways? The school has a decent field but we might run into…" He approached Fudou, a slight frown pulling at his mouth. "You know."

[benchcrew]

The scoff and the comment elicited nothing less than a bark of a laugh from the older male. "Something new and original," he replied, "like what, want me to take you out drinking?"

Of course, it went without saying that he was joking...mostly. The thought of taking the redhead out was an amusing one...but like hell it'd work out. He barely looked fourteen, and chances were he wouldn't want to drink. With Fudou, anyway.

Oh well.

The brunet grabbed his sweater and pulled it on, pacing as he waited for the teen to haul ass to the entrance. Which, as it turned out, was that exact moment.

"Where...?" Now that was something he hadn't thought about. Damn. Nagumo was right, the school did have a nice field, but...was it nice enough to reckon with fate? Nah.

He gave a shrug, opening the door the apartment's hall, "Isn't there a park nearby the school? Or somewhere, we could figure it out."

[resistancedragon]

Gift hunting was definitely not his thing; he wasn’t good at choosing presents nor did he have the patience to aimlessly go shop by shop in search of something he considered his friends would appreciate.

Not to mention he couldn’t spend much either. 

"Too expensive…" Hakuryuu’s gaze lingered on the shop window he was standing in front of. Clothes and the like were really not an option if he wanted to get something for everyone. Should he go for sweets instead? He would probably please everyone with that, right? But a bag of candy wasn’t as flashy as… well, as pretty much anything else that came to his mind at that moment. He should have thought this through before going out, but complaining now was pointless. The only thing he could do was keep scouting the area and make sure he didn’t go back to his apartment empty-handed.

Letting out a soft sigh, Hakuryuu pivoted on his heels and resumed his walking. Something so simple shouldn’t be such a hard task for him. Being as concentrated as he was on the nearest shop’s window display, he realized a bit too late there was someone in his way, and inevitably, he bumped into them. “Ah, sorry.”

[benchcrew]

Christmas shopping was such a hassle...it wouldn't come as much of a surprise to say that gift hunting was not his thing either. It's not that he didn't want to buy his fake family gifts and nice things; it was more of an issue of what would he buy, and with what money? While the idea of gift giving was nice...

God, what a hassle.

Stores passed by as he walked along, in search of something that'd catch his interest (in terms of appeal AND cost). One store did catch his attention with a rather nice jewellery display...no pricetags in sight. Maybe it'd be affordable?

Yeah, fuckin' right!

Though the store itself didn't look anything special, the accessories sure did - with a price to match. Fudou should've expected as much, but being stubborn he just had to see if there'd be something affordable. Could've gotten something nice for The Boo, but with everything well over hundreds of dollars? Forget it.

He left the store as quickly as he came in, not bothering to pay attention to his surroundings. That was a mistake - within seconds, the brunet felt himself bumping into another.

"Ah shit- no, s'alright, my bad."

[benchcrew]

❇Rudolph: aphrudou in really warm but really lame matching christmas sweaters...... looks away..

cute sweaters for cute boifs :^)

[toshiboard]

☁ toshi christmas sunday !

Inbox any of these!

❄Santa Baby: You’re going to be dressing up in holiday clothes for the next 24 hours! Elf, Santa, Reindeer costumes are all fair game.

❄Blue Christmas: Feeling down? That is no more. You will sing happy carols to as many people as you can for 4 hours!

❄Ave Maria: Revive your mother instincts! For 6 hours you can’t help but mother people and not leave them alone. Take good care of the people around you!

❅Let It Snow: Does your muse like the snow? What kind of things do they do when it snows?

❅I Want a Hippopotamus: What does your muse desire most for the holiday season?

❅Winter Wonderland: What are your muse’s thoughts on winter?

❅Silent Night: Name something that will remain forever unsaid by your muse. Is there something they won’t tell anyone ever about?

❆Jingle Bell Rock: Write a drabble of our muses dancing together!

❆All I Want For Christmas: Write a drabble about your muse confessing to mine on Christmas Eve!

❆Baby Please Come Home: Write a drabble about your muse missing mine for whatever reason.

❆Silver Bells: Write a drabble of our muses having fun in the snow!

❆Cold December Night: Write a drabble about our muses cuddling together by the fireplace, keeping themselves warm.

❆Mistletoe: Obligatory kissing drabble! Make it good. :)

❇Frosty the Snowman: Free m!a/ask/drabble prompt!

❇Rudolph: Request a holiday drawing! (Strike this through if you’re not accepting them!)

Got any other brilliant ideas for Meme Sunday? Feel free to submit to us anything here or our trusty inbox!

[utsushi]

Worse things have definitely happened in this city aside from some messed up headmaster blowing up empty classrooms was his main point, really. That annoyance aside—

It was painfully obvious, the way Fudou perked up at his response. Aphrodi’s lips curved at the corners into an ‘innocent’ smile; more like cheeky. Innocence was easy for him to fake let’s be real, but Fudou could likely see through it by this point. He raised an eyebrow at the answer he received, head lolling to the side in thought.

He’d been thinking of going back to bed anyway— maybe not sleeping, but being back under a blanket sounded more than comfortable.

"I don’t see why not," the blond hummed, arms staying crossed comfortably as he approached the brunet, leaning up onto his tiptoes. Not quite letting their lips touch, “Your bed or mine?”

[benchcrew]

His own head tilted to the side, watching the other contemplate his decision. The smile on Aphrodi's face may have appeared innocent at first glance...but it goes without saying that at this point, Fudou knew it well enough to recognize the cheekiness behind it. It'd be surprising if he didn't, having gotten it so many times for whatever reasons.

Brows raised as the blond approached him, lips hovering just barely over his own. Fudou's lips twitched, involuntarily shifting forward to get just the slightest bit of contact. God, he didn't have to be such a tease, did he?

"May as well be yours," he responded, lips moving against Aphrodi's (god holding back was hard), "Since we're already here."

[utsushi]

'For the cause' was definitely an interesting way to word it. Especially since it was just Fudou being greedy, as usual. There was definitely a good amount of kitkats left in the bag, Aphrodi knew that much for sure, but that didn't mean he was just going to go along with this. Can't always give in, after all.

The hand that placed itself so casually on his thigh made an eyebrow raise, head cocking to the side at the expression on the older male’s face. Not to mention he hadn’t heard that nickname in quite a while.

"You’re welcome to look through whatever’s in the bag, I already said as much," Aphrodi conceded that, at least, expression practically angelic as he offered an innocent smile. The second question nearly made him falter, though.

Incredible. “Skip the candy in favour of what?” He had to at least ask right? He never did always know what Fudou was thinking.

[benchcrew]

While 'the cause' may or may not have been fueled by his greed, it was a good cause to contribute to nonetheless. After all, it was in both of their best interests...that's the way he saw it, anyway. Aphrodi was just being both stubborn and a tease, two things he was not-so-surprisingly good at.

He leaned back momentarily with a 'mhm', hand sifting half-heartedly through the bag of assorted sweets before turning back towards the teen before him.

A tilt of the head and a bit of a firmer hold on Aphrodi's thigh were given with a slick grin to match. "Ditch the candy in favour of getting more personal," he purred, "go a bit further than cute lil kisses."

It was a bit of a long shot to get the other to agree, but hey - it was worth that shot.

[utsushi]

The question made him hesitate before his head tilted to the side, eyes closing for a moment in thought. “I wouldn’t put it that way,” well.. “And that aside, there’s always something going on in this city.” Which was the truth too, not that it was anything Aphrodi wasn’t used to. Let’s not talk about what happened after Football Frontier (lol).

He’d turned his attention back to his closet soon enough though, picking through his uniforms somewhat. They were pretty much the same anyway, but it prolonged having to get dressed. ‘Having’ was used very loosely.

Given it was easy enough to catch the underlying sincere concern in Fudou’s words. Maybe one day wouldn’t hurt.. besides, it was likely no one else was going to go either. Aphrodi turned away from his closet, arms stretching above his head before crossing over his chest with a small hum of contemplation. More sleep sounded nice, too..

"I suppose one day wouldn’t hurt anyone," he conceded easily, for once, pushing the closet door shut behind himself, "Are you going back to bed?"

[benchcrew]

Was there really any other way to put it? Fudou couldn't help but raise his brow a little, there was no way the headmaster of the school wasn't fucked up. At least, there was no other way to describe him - 'fucked up' seemed like a gentle way to put it.

As bad as the headmaster was, that wasn't the main point here. He kept his eyes focused on Aphrodi, waiting with almost (almost) baited breath for the others' answer. He wasn't that desperate for Aphrodi to stay home...now was he? Of course not. Only nerds would make a show of how desperate they were...he was no nerd. Hell no.

Even so, it wasn't until he heard Aphrodi's answer that he perked up. 'One day wouldn't hurt'...he couldn't help but grin. Just a bit, enough to not look like some kind of goof. Hell yes...HELL yes. In all honesty, he didn't think the blond would agree to staying home, but...there they were.

"Back to bed?" the brunet shrugged before responding, "Maybe. If you're up to joinin' me, then yeah."

[toshiboard]

☁ toshi m!a sunday !

Inbox any of these for some anon magic!

Bull: Control that anger of yours! For the next 10 hours, all you can see is red, red, red! Where did this sudden temper come from? Let’s hope you don’t hurt anyone!

Cat: Nyan—! Wait, did you just say that? It’s possible you can’t stop saying it! All of these cat puns are going to have to stop right meow! Have some cute cat ears and tail to keep you going! Lasts 8 hours!

Clownfish: It feels like you’ve lost something important to you! For the next 6 hours you will try to find it (alternatively: anon can specify what they lost!)

Cougar: This speaks for itself: for a whole day, you’re going on the prowl! See how many people you can seduce, and you might find something actually blossoming? Probably not. You’re born to be a lady killer/man eater.

Crow: What an ill omen. Spend the day predicting horrific freak accidents for residents of Toshi. Hopefully none come true!

Ferret: You’ve shrunk and gone a bit slender. All the easier for making mischief for others. Prank the first 5 people on your dash.

Hawk: Your vision is remarkably better now…? What’s this… you can even, dare I say, see through clothing?!

Kraken: Suddenly it has become clear to you what this city needs: destruction. All of it. Right here, right now. You will now try to ruin Toshi City for 3 hours.

Lovebird: Love is in the air…!The first person you lay eyes on is who you deem your soulmate! Got the major dokis for someone? Go get ‘em Cowgirl!!

Mole: You feel a little lost about yourself. As if you cannot see yourself and are in the dark. For the next 4 hours; you will forget what your personality is like and dig around for clues.

Monkey: Monkey-see, monkey-do! Somehow, you’ve found that you’re acting just like (anon decides who) for 2 hours. This could go bananas.

Parrot: Why, it’s strange as to how you can’t say your own words? All you can seem to do is repeat another person! Repeat, repeat, repeat everything you hear in the next 6 hours!

Peacock Mantis Shrimp: For the next 3 hours you are incredibly ambitious about everything! Colours, fashion, fighting crabs; you name it! Flare that rainbow colored determination of yours!

Zoo: Counterclaims all magic anons, at the expense of your day as a human! You are now a (anon decides animal) for the rest of the day!

Special thanks to Shan, Harlu and Amber for helping us out with this week’s meme! Got any other brilliant ideas for Meme Sunday? Feel free to submit to us anything here! 

[utsushi]

Aphrodi’s eyes closed as he straightened his hair out at least a little before flipping the mass of blond strands over his shoulder, pushing himself to his feet; intending, maybe, to move towards the closet to look for his uniform. He paused at the question though, eyebrows raising for a moment before he glanced towards the open window with a small shrug.

"I’m not exactly surprised," the teen replied easily, closing the gap to his closet, pulling the door open with a small hum. Fudou’s next words made his lips twitch; it’s a good thing his back was to the brunet at this point. He was expecting as much, to be honest.

"Oh?" The blond hummed, head turning so he could look over his shoulder, red eyes meeting with teal easily. "But when do you ever think school sounds like a good idea?" It was teasing, definitely, but also true.

This wasn’t the first time Fudou had exactly tried to get him to stay home.

[benchcrew]

"Not surprised?" he asked, opening the door a little further and slipping in, "is your headmaster that obviously fucked up?" He leaned his back against the frame, a hand slipping into the pocket of his pants, other continuing to absentmindedly fiddle with his hair.

Head tilting to the side, the brunet held Aphrodi's gaze before responding with a smirk. "School is never a good idea," he teased back, "but now it's especially not a good idea."

Though Fudou was teasing, there were traces of actual concern in his words. Having actually had past experience with schools suddenly exploding thanks to their headmasters just made him even more determined to keep the blond from going to school, if only for a while. What would he do if something were to happen to the teen?

He didn't want to find out.

[benchcrew]

Father? Son? Bonding Time? [closed]

[prominence-burn-deactivated2014]

"Right, right." He wasn’t sure why he even bothered asking. Aside from soccer, there wasn’t much him and Fudou had in common. Maybe their less than stellar attitudes, but neither of them seemed the type to care about that.

Not even bothering to hide an eye roll at Fudou’s comments, Nagumo dismissively waved a hand. “Shut up, I’ve got it.”

There was one thing he had to get done before he and Fudou headed out, though. “Let me get out of my school uniform, don’t want to get it dirty or whatever.”

[benchcrew]

"I knew you'd get it!" Fudou chimed in a mock-congratulating tone. He didn't doubt that Nagumo would get it - of course he would - but it was still fun to dick with him whenever possible.

The emptied cup was taken to the sink, the tap being turned on momentarily to fill it with water. Just so any remains wouldn't dry up, those were hell to clean. Drying his hands with a paper towel, Fudou turned back to the other, leaning against the counter.

"That'd be a good idea," he hummed, "don't take too long. Grab a ball while you're at it, 'kay?" He pushed himself off the counter, heading towards the entrance to the apartment, grabbing his shoes from the closet and putting them on.