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[booty-hill]

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[wingsoar]

@koskiisms (requested Boothill)

Angel   meets   a   cowboy

[stratagemstone]

A flash of skepticism crossed Aventurine's face. Clearly doubting the ranger's reasoning, but it didn't last long. Soon replaced with amusement.

The cowboy didn't seem the type to play dirty tricks, but Aventurine didn't buy into the fact they weren't looking for something in return. Either way, this was benefiting the gambler and he could easily push it to last into the long run. Only time would tell if Boothill was being truthful. For now, there was no harm in playing along.

"If you say so. Well, if you're planning on sticking around, you wouldn't mind if I ran some errands, would you?" Aventurine shifted the hat on his head before he began to walk forward.Taking his time to see if Boothill would follow.

"I must say, never had a bodyguard before. I could get used to this."

[booty-hill]

               " Errands? Wh- Wait! I ain't no fudgin' bodyguard! " It was too late, though. Boothill just grumbled under his breath, almost tempted to take the hat back now- but that would defeat the point of keeping Aventurine safe.

               " Ugh, fine, whatever. Only 'cause I got myself into the forkin' mess. " He had to think of the long game here, Aventurine was his link to the real end goal, and if anything happened to him, the Ranger would be back to square one in his hunt. Folding his arms, Boothill begrudgingly kept in step with the blonde, deciding to go with the sudden bodyguard plan. He even went the extra mile and ensured his body was blocking Aventurine's flank.

               " Who're ya' here to milk money from, or is it some other kinda' business? " Although he was genuinely curious, it was better if he knew what to keep an eye on as they traversed the seedier side of this planet.

[booty-hill]

               " Leave it all behind - welcome to my world~ " Don't mind him, seems Boothill has a bit of an earworm stuck in his head.

[clock]

Please gods someone make them kiss I’m begging you

[lovesfolly]

Eros was quiet as the other pulled him closer. His trembling arms wrapped around the other as he pressed against the Ranger. Closing those purple eyes for a moment. Understanding-. It felt like something he never thought he'd get in any capacity. And yet here they were. Wrapped in each other's arms. "...least- we c'n be alone t'gether, yeah. Just...don't go and leave me by m'self alone...promise?"

@booty-hill || c.

[booty-hill]

                " Same goes fer' ya', sweetheart. Not that I'm plannin' on lettin' ya' go any time soon. " A deep chuckle reverberates in his chest as the Vidyahdara man curled them closer. Eros would be able to not just hear - but feel - the mechanisms in his chest buzzing at a steady tempo, filling the room with it's steady thrum as they sat in a comfortable silence.

                " If I could take ya' with me across the galaxy, I would, y'know? " But, it wasn't realistic. Belabog needed him. And the stars needed Boothill. So they would just have to savor small the moments like these while they could. " Don't wanna' see that pretty lil' face sad 'cus I ain't around, but I also don't wanna' see it get hurt. S'best if ya' stay here- and ya' can bet yer' bottom dollar that I'll always come back. "

                " You'll wait 'fer me, right? " He nestles his nose into the pink locks atop the other's head - a pantomime kiss - and his eyes looked out the window.

[cilorine]

girl dad

[yescking]

changing fate

[yescking]

power couple

[booty-hill]

"And then I think that maybe I was designed to be alone..." (Thinking about them now cuz if headcanons. Suffer)

                " Ya' and me both, partner. " Boothill moved to tuck the top of Eros' head under his chin, mechanical arms circling his waist to keep him held close. Although he no longer had a beating heart, he felt the pang of pain that came with the feeling of eternal loneliness - seemed like it was mutual. " Least we can be alone together, right? "

[stratagemstone]

Aventurine's smile faltered as Boothill explained. The brim of the hat brought down to conceal his eyes as he tried to catch a quick glance behind him. Of course, a hat alone wouldn't hide his identity well. Especially if he's already been spotted, but someone at his side may at least avoid confrontation for the time being.

If the ranger was telling the truth, he would prefer to know who he was dealing with.Gamblers who have been cleaned out and looking to get their credits back? A member of the Family? He wouldn't be surprised if it was higher ups from the IPC. Either way, it wouldn't be the first time he's been tailed.

"Aw, it's sweet you're so worried about me." The gambler teased under his breath, keeping the hat pulled down. "But something tells me you're not just here out of the goodness of your heart. What would you happen to be expecting out of this?"

[booty-hill]

                " Look, ya' little brat, don't think t' much about it. " Not that the Ranger was happy about outwardly associating with an IPC member, but they both had the same end goal in the long run - So, he couldn't just let anyone take a shot at Aventurine.

He continued to stand beside the Avgin, hackles still visibly up to ensure no one tried to make a move towards them. The hand previously holding the hat down moved to the other's shoulder.

                " Just chalk it up t' the gentleman in me. Not like I'm gonna' ask ya' t' spend the night just 'cus I let others know not t' fork with ya'. " He did have ulterior motives, but not just so he can ask any kind of favor from Aventurine - he was trying to build rapport between them for the future - nothing more.

[booty-hill]

[[ i have too much power ]]

[booty-hill]

[[ im making an absolute PROBLEM ]]

[booty-hill]

▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ⋘ cont. with @stratagemstone

                " Try not ta' think too much into it, kid. " The Ranger was confident that Aventurine wouldn't be wholly aware of the 'Hat Code', and if he was, he didn't say anything. Which was the best option right now.

                " Looks like ya' got some eyes locked onto ya' right now. " Surely, the Stratagem wasn't so daft to not notice some of the stares he was getting from some suspicious patrons. Boothill's voice was kept low enough for only the other to hear. " Ya' might not understand why I'm doin' this, but from the way they reacted, seems like those shirtbags understood. "

                  " Just keep it on 'fer now. It'll save us both a real headache in the long run. " A hand kept the hat firmly held down onto Aventurine's head.

[crownmemes]

Lonely Sentences

(Sentences for lonely muses, and those trying to help them. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"And then I think that maybe I was designed to be alone..."

"You're alone. You've been alone your whole life."

"Do yourself a favour and do what lonely people do: get a dog."

"I imagine you were lonely - a mind like yours in a place like that."

"You don't seem the kind to make friends easily."

"My books have been my only true companion since childhood."

"What's your plan then? To stay alone forever?"

"You are, in your own way, a lonelier man than me."

"So, what makes you think I'm lonely?"

"Don't get many visitors here, do you?"

"I just don't understand why you work so hard to be alone."

"I know what it's like to be alone."

"There's nothing wrong with being alone."

"Don't say that! You don't have to be alone!"

"Do you know what it's like to be alone? Really alone?"

"You must be so lonely."

"How long have you been alone? Are you lonely?"

"Does it ever bother you? Being alone?"

"If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?"

"We're better off alone. We suffer alone. We die alone."

"We're all alone in the world. I have you, you have me. Only for a little while, I mean."

"I have felt alone all my life, except with you."

"To one extent or another, I've always been alone."

"You're lonely, and sometimes loneliness turns to bitterness."

"Have you lived a lonely life?"

"I was lonely. Almost no one there thought like I thought."

"Some things are better left alone. Like me, for instance."

"I like being alone - at least, I convince myself that I'm better off that way."

"You might be one of the last friends I've got."

[starscrxssed]

"First of all, I'm not a child. Second, I've never even heard of such a thing. Tighnarians, sure. Foxians, no."

[booty-hill]

                  " Ya' got fox ears, right? "

[booty-hill]

                  " The kids forkin' with y'all. I've seen him in person. He's a old fluffin' Foxian. "