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ʜᴀᴢᴇʟ ʀᴀɪɴᴀʀᴛ | (18+) (ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ) (sᴇᴍɪ-sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ)

[bravecounsel]

Hazel had been keeping watch over Emerald and Mercury since Cinder’s disappearance, despite the fact that the two young teammates might say they’ve been looking after themselves since then. As much as he was a follower of Salem, he was also a man with enough heart left to keep an eye out for some kids in over their heads. Hazel entered the room where Emerald had been known to train, and found her there.

“Emerald,” he greeted her with a gruff tone, “are you or the other boy hungry? Dinner is almost ready.”

@theftless

[bravecounsel]

Hazel breathed slowly, and lowered his gaze when Emerald apologized to him. When the girl asked what his sister was like, he glanced off to the left, good and bad memories flooding his senses.

"She was everything I wanted to be, but braver," he sighed, eyes searching to bookshelves for something to focus on. "She knew who she wanted to be from a very young age, and she fought tooth and nail to get through life for the sake of her wishes as well as the people she cared about. She was just a child, she didn't know the consequences that her actions might bring to light... but she ran off in hopes of becoming something bigger, something... something. She wanted to be someone."

Hazel shook his head and his voice grew dark. "She went off to become a huntress and Ozpin and his school got her killed. She was a child who got into something so much bigger than herself and she couldn't have known." He finally made eye contact with Emerald again, and anger shone in his eyes. "I don't want to watch the same thing happen to you."

When he changed the subject back to Cinder, he kept his gaze trained on Emerald while she spoke. He found it...peculiar that the girl considered Cinder to be family, when it was plainly obvious to him that, to Cinder, Emerald was a means to an end. He realized that Emerald's view had been clouded by her intense need to have a caring family in her life, and his heart felt heavy.

"I can't offer you what you saw in Cinder," he responded, shrugging a bit. "But I will take the reponsibility of keeping you and the boy safe if I can. You two deserved better lives than this."

[bravecounsel]

Hazel had been keeping watch over Emerald and Mercury since Cinder’s disappearance, despite the fact that the two young teammates might say they’ve been looking after themselves since then. As much as he was a follower of Salem, he was also a man with enough heart left to keep an eye out for some kids in over their heads. Hazel entered the room where Emerald had been known to train, and found her there.

“Emerald,” he greeted her with a gruff tone, “are you or the other boy hungry? Dinner is almost ready.”

@theftless

[bravecounsel]

Hazel listened without speaking as Emerald began to explain, and he felt a little bit of tension lift from his body. She hadn’t snapped at him, or run away, and she was actually responding relatively well. He pulled his eyebrows together, not very please about the topic of his own loss being brought up by anyone except for himself. Then, he softened, and thought once more about Emerald’s words. She had said she was sorry for him. That, he hadn’t expected.

He raised an eyebrow when she said she had something to ask of him, as if inviting her to ask. Her question threw him off guard a little bit, but he regained himself and responded, “You kids shouldn’t be a part of this.” He hesitated before continuing.

“You shouldn’t be a part of a group of people who would die for Salem’s wishes. You should be living your full lives in the best way you can.” He looked away for a long moment, reading the titles of a couple books on the shelf. “And...you remind me of her.”

Gretchen had had the same strong will to train and be worth something that Emerald did. She had the same drive to help the people she cared for, and got in over her head. Emerald was in over her head in this with Salem, and Hazel knew it. A large part of him wanted them to be able to get out, but he knew that once they were in... Salem would use them until she was through, and then kill them. That grim thought was a burden on his shoulders.

“So, let me ask you. Why do you care about Cinder so much?”

[bravecounsel]

Hazel had been keeping watch over Emerald and Mercury since Cinder’s disappearance, despite the fact that the two young teammates might say they’ve been looking after themselves since then. As much as he was a follower of Salem, he was also a man with enough heart left to keep an eye out for some kids in over their heads. Hazel entered the room where Emerald had been known to train, and found her there.

“Emerald,” he greeted her with a gruff tone, “are you or the other boy hungry? Dinner is almost ready.”

@theftless

[bravecounsel]

Hazel ate slowly, occasionally glancing up at either Emerald or Mercury to make sure they were eating, themselves. He noticed how quickly Emerald was taking in her food, and he nearly smirked. She was hungry, and he’d known it. She was running herself dry. She finished her food before he did, despite having started after him, and when she stood up, Hazel leaned back in his chair.

He gave no response when she made to leave, but he was already formulating a plan to talk to her after he finished his dinner. On top of knowing she was hungry, he also knew she was grieving. He knew what it was like enough to catch the smallest, most uncontrollable signs.

Once he finished eating, he took care of his dishes, and walked silently out of the hall.

Already making his way to the study, Hazel rubbed his arm. He wasn’t sure he was going about this in the right way, but he was trying and he figured that’s what would matter most.

The door to the study was propped open, and Hazel knocked loudly on the door frame before stepping inside. “Emerald?” he asked, seeing her on the far side of the room. He approached her, not showing his hesitation, and leaned against a nearby bookshelf. “Bluntly put, you’re grieving. I can see it, I’ve been there. Just know... I’ll help, if I can.” He looked away for a moment, before making eye contact once more with an expectant expression.

[bravecounsel]

Hazel had been keeping watch over Emerald and Mercury since Cinder’s disappearance, despite the fact that the two young teammates might say they’ve been looking after themselves since then. As much as he was a follower of Salem, he was also a man with enough heart left to keep an eye out for some kids in over their heads. Hazel entered the room where Emerald had been known to train, and found her there.

“Emerald,” he greeted her with a gruff tone, “are you or the other boy hungry? Dinner is almost ready.”

@theftless

[bravecounsel]

Hazel had made his way to the dining hall, swalking to the complete opposite end of the table from where Watts currently sat, eating his own meal in peace. Hazel wasn’t much for talking while he ate, and he wasn’t particularly ‘friends’ with any of the people that resides in Salem’s castle, so he mostly kept to himself. He offered Watts a nod of his head, and began to serve himself food. He brought full plates for both Emerald and Mercury and set them down across from his seat.

When the two arrived, Hazel simply watched them from under his eyebrows as they both came to the table and sat down. He gestured vaguely to their plates and took a bite of his own food, chewing slowly.

“Don’t thank me,” he responded, once he had swallowed. “Just eat. You need your strength and I’m not gonna watch you two wither away, you’re already scrawny enough.” He cocked one eyebrow before returning to his food, already a third of the way done with his plate.

[popetato]

[bravecounsel]

Hazel had been keeping watch over Emerald and Mercury since Cinder’s disappearance, despite the fact that the two young teammates might say they’ve been looking after themselves since then. As much as he was a follower of Salem, he was also a man with enough heart left to keep an eye out for some kids in over their heads. Hazel entered the room where Emerald had been known to train, and found her there.

“Emerald,” he greeted her with a gruff tone, “are you or the other boy hungry? Dinner is almost ready.”

@theftless

[theftless]

emerald, to her unfortunate avail, was training by herself. the room felt empty now that cinder was nowhere to be found. normally, she’d be there with emerald, coaching her and helping her train. but, now, there was only silence, and the noises of the thief’s thoughts.

she had beaten herself to her core with her training, simply because she needed to distract herself. mercury had gone off somewhere else in the castle, but she didn’t really mind that. she knew he needed his space as much as she did. but, in the end, they were both there for each other.

they were all they had.

when she sensed a presence approach her and the sound of footsteps, emerald stopped, heaving and out of breath.

when the girl saw who was standing at the door, she blinked a couple of times in an attempt to figure out if it was just her semblance playing tricks on her again or not.

but, nope, hazel was really standing there. she hadn’t expected it to be him, out of all people. maybe mercury, out of everyone, or possibly tyrian—because he just loved to critique her fighting.

emerald swallowed before she spoke and tried to catch her breath.

“i’m... not hungry. but thanks...”

[bravecounsel]

Hazel eyed her warily as she tried to catch her breath. He knew she was overworking herself to try to make up for losing Cinder, but he was tired of seeing these kids rip themselves apart for someone else’s cause. Emerald looked tired, emotionally, and Hazel found himself pitying her. He wasn’t a fan of pity.

“Let me rephrase that,” he spoke, tilting his head. “Dinner is ready. I expect you there, so find Mercury and bring him with you.”

He turned away from Emerald, once again facing the door. With one last glance over his shoulder, he said, “Stop trying to kill yourself. Get some food and take a break for the night.”

[bravecounsel]

Hazel had been keeping watch over Emerald and Mercury since Cinder’s disappearance, despite the fact that the two young teammates might say they’ve been looking after themselves since then. As much as he was a follower of Salem, he was also a man with enough heart left to keep an eye out for some kids in over their heads. Hazel entered the room where Emerald had been known to train, and found her there.

“Emerald,” he greeted her with a gruff tone, “are you or the other boy hungry? Dinner is almost ready.”

@theftless

[infernalmemes]

❧    𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒.

FEEL FREE TO CHANGE PRONOUNS, WORDING, ETC. TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

❛ are you looking at me in my face?! ❜

❛ stop! stop running! ❜

❛ I heard you like to pick on women, do you want to pick on me?! ❜

❛ there are some things in this world we will never fully understand. ❜

❛ we want answers. ❜

❛ come on the bed and feel the vibrations with me. ❜

❛ being scalded by that potsticker has jolted my mind back to the task at hand. ❜

❛ we debunked this as not being not a ghost. ❜

❛ I can’t give you an explanation. ❜

❛ it’s an animal head skull! ❜

❛ bro, it just winked at me. ❜

❛ what was that?! ❜

❛ did someone just scratch me?! ❜

❛ go play with my balls. ❜

❛ there’s a teeny tiny figure on my recorder! ❜

❛ we’ve debunked that orb as not being dust. ❜

❛ come and harm me! ❜

❛ I would later regret that comment. ❜

❛ it’s a cow, man! ❜

❛ and I hope you hear me up there, in the damn attic! ❜

❛ oh my god, bro. ❜

❛ do you like us being here? ❜

❛ it feels like I got stabbed. ❜

❛ you want to tickle my big ol’ long toes? ❜

❛ I heard what sounded like a witch mixed with a bobcat. ❜

❛ your attacks on women and old people are gonna stop! ❜

❛ whoa, it said whoa after I said whoa. ❜

❛ why me? ❜

❛ hey, bowling ball, looking at you. ❜

❛ take the gold. ❜

❛ get out! ❜

❛ if this is the portal to hell, why don’t you come up out of that ground, and get us? ❜

❛ I’m gonna put this between my legs, because I hear that’s where the incubus likes it. ❜

❛ that spider went straight for my jugular! ❜

❛ we’re not here for beauty, we’re here for darkness. ❜

❛ what are the chances of a couple of guys like us hooking up with a horse like that? ❜

[infernalmemes]

❧    𝐙𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒.

    FEEL FREE TO CHANGE PRONOUNS, WORDING, ETC. TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

❛ who’s bill murray? ❜

❛ I’ve never hit a kid before. ❜

❛ I mean, that’s like asking who gandhi is. ❜

❛ who’s gandhi? ❜

❛ is that how you say hello where you come from? ❜

❛ oh, my god, I can’t believe I shot bill murray. ❜

❛ I don’t think we’re gonna be able to stitch this. ❜

❛ ah. that’s still tender. ❜

❛ you think you might pull through? ❜

❛ if it means anything now, I am so sorry. it was just instinctive. ❜

❛ I was never a very good practical joker. ❜

❛ so do you have any regrets? ❜

❛ I’m not great at farewells, so, uh, that’ll do, pig. ❜

❛ that’s the worst goodbye I’ve ever heard, and you stole it from a movie. ❜

❛ I don’t mean to gush. ❜

❛ This is so surreal. ❜

❛ I mean, you probably get this all the time. ❜

❛ where’s the fucking twinkies? ❜

❛ I hate coconut. not the taste, consistency. ❜

❛ oh, this twinkie thing, it ain’t over yet. ❜

❛ they’re in the back, aren’t they? ❜

❛ I’m really sorry. she was like a crouching tiger… ❜

❛ you got taken hostage by a twelve year old? ❜

❛ twelve’s the new twenty. gun please. ❜

❛ like you would ever use that thing. ❜

❛ don’t kill me with my own gun!! ❜

❛ are you fucking with me? ❜

❛ you ever see a lion limber up before it takes down a gazelle? ❜

❛ time to nut up or shut up! ❜

❛ 1997. was that a good year? ❜

❛ and nobody picked you? ❜

❛ take away a man’s son, you’ve truly given him nothing left to lose. ❜

❛ I haven’t cried like that since titanic. ❜

❛ the first girl I let into my life and she tries to eat me. ❜

❛ you are like a giant cock-blocking robot, like, developed in a secret fucking government lab. ❜

❛ finally got to first base. not bad for that scrawny little spit-fuck. ❜

❛ have you heard about pacific playland? there are no zombies there. ❜

❛ that place totally blows! ❜

❛ this is now the united states of zombieland. ❜

❛ okay. let me begin my three-part apology by saying that I think you’re a wonderful human, with great potential. ❜

❛ I have beat wholesale ass for a whole lot less than that. ❜

❛ oh, this is so exciting, you’re about to learn who you’re gonna call… it’s ghostbusters. ❜

❛ shit! fuck! ❜

❛ ow, I’m on fire! ouch! ❜

❛ the hell I am. ❜

❛ where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards? ❜

❛ it’s amazing how quickly things can go from bad to total shit storm. ❜

❛ are you one of these guys that tries to one-up everybody else’s story? ❜

❛ no. I knew a guy way worse at that than me. ❜

❛ there are no penguins on the north pole. ❜

❛ you wanna feel how hard I can punch? ❜

❛ let’s play the quiet game. ❜

❛ have you never played the quiet game? ❜

❛ poor flat bastard. ❜

❛ here’s the deal: I’m not easy to get along with, and I’m sensing you’re a bit of a bitch. ❜

❛ you almost knocked over your alcohol with your knife. ❜