A Wild Region

"He would give me that gold. He foretold his own doom. Yes! yes! it was his destiny, and it has been fulfilled. His bones will bleach in this wilderness, and the spirit-hunter and his wolfish daughter are avenged." Matt Wilkins || werewolf || Frederick Marryat || dependent blog for hetabungou

[chasseurslune]

This snow is some good stuff.

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fakefairfolk:

Oh good, thought I was goin’ mad for a second. Or more mad than I usually am. [Smirk.]

Well… The bar needs some help so I’ve been tryin’ to think of somethin’ to get money for it. We aren’t losin’ any money, but we would be doin’ better with repairs. [Take a drink from his coffee]  Hopin’ that inspiration will find me in a Denny’s. [His eyes widened and a big grin took over his face] I’ve also been doin’ Christmas shopping! 

Not going mad yet, from what I can tell at least. [laughs]

Maybe a bake sale or something? I’d come to that. [taps his chin in thought] Have you thought of asking Arthur? ...To get ideas from him too? [close one] Oh? That’s coming up, isn’t it. Getting a lot done?

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fakefairfolk:

[3 am would be better.][Peek over the newspaper.][Confused. Happy, but confused.]

Oh, hey Matt. Did I invite you or did you just come back from doin’ werewolf stuff? [Put the cigarette out and fold the newspaper down.] Sorry, I canny remember. Just been stuck in my own head.

[maybe it would be] [casually slides into the seat across from Arlo and gets himself right comfy]

Doing werewolf stuff. Works up quite the appetite. You up to anything besides eating alone in a Denny’s at two in the morning?

[fakefairfolk]

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[2 am.][ Reading the newspaper at his favorite diner.] [Trying to sneak a cigarette.]

[Grumble] I’d be shit outta luck if this place wasn’ open all the time.

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[what better time to eat a shit tone of pancakes than at 2 am] [probably any time but who cares] [not him that’s for sure] [he’s gonna eat all the pancakes he can with Arlo, cause that’s what the cool kids do]

Talk about it. This place feels godsent at this time of day, you know? You’d totally know, yeah. 

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heukjangmi:

“30 ? Hmm, I wasn’t too off then !” 

Neela glanced back at Matt and pursed his lips. He could see it, honestly, the whole 30-ish age thing. Not like the other did anything to hide it, with the tired bags under his eyes and the scruff on his face. Still ! He was okay looking, and had that whole ruffian aesthetic to him. It was cute, in its own way.

“I’m 16, but I’m technically 18 if we were going by Korean standards. Oh, I’m Korean by the way. I’m turning 17 really soon, so just think of my age as that.” Neela spoke off half-consciously, his mind more turned to the issue of how he was going to explain to the baristas why he was back again. Hmm.

“Yeah, your guess was pretty good.”

Would be pretty good if he wasn’t lying. But someone you just met doesn’t need to know everything about you. Especially someone so young. Yikes.

“Oh, uh, you’re pretty young, huh?” Korean standards? Was that something like those dog years he keeps hearing about? “Alright. You still in school or something?”

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heukjangmi:

Neela raised a well trimmed brow. Matt ? It felt like such a manly name. Like, what you would name a hunter, or something. Hi, I’m Matt, the lumberjack that lives off of bacon grease and whiskey. Sturdy. Neela liked it, sort of.

“Just Matt ? Cool name ! My actual name is Neela, but I like Ao better. Feels more cute, you know ?” Neela rambled off, turning already and moving down the street. He was ready to get his drink, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to try and satiate his curiosity beforehand.

“Anyways, how old are you ? You look, like, 35 or something.”

Don’t be surprised if Matt says he has done that for at least a week once before. 

“Yeah, it’s just Matt. Nothing too fancy.” Matt followed behind Neela. Hopefully this place wasn’t too far away. So there would be no awkward gaps of silence because of Matt and his great conversation skills. “I guess? If you like it.”

“I’m, uh, 30.”

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heukjangmi:

Neela hummed in thought, putting a finger to his chin. So he supposed that paying for the drink and a sweet would be an overall gain, even though his original drink was a complete waste. 

“Okay, that’ll make up for it.” Neela straightened up and flashed a smile, raising a hand to gesture the opposite direction over his shoulder. “Just follow me, the cafe was just up this street !”

You know, Emily would probably yell at him later for dragging some random ass man off the street to buy him a drink (since, out of context that sounds pretty bad), but he’ll handle that when it happens. Before they could begin walking, though, Neela extended a hand.

“First, let’s introduce ourselves. I’m Ao.”

Matt got a little smile to hear that that would be enough to make p for the spilled drink. Hopefully the kid didn’t want the most expensive stuff. 

“I’ll be right behind you.” He glanced down the street before glancing down at the other. Still a bit awkward since this kid was like twelve, but Matt shook his hand anyways. “I’m Matt.”

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heukjangmi:

Neela nearly sighed in exasperation. Nope ! This guy wasn’t going to get it ! He slumped his shoulders in defeat for a brief moment along with a small sad sigh before straightening up again and humming.

“Well, I can order it myself, but you can tag along if you want I guess.” Neela drawled, reaching up to tuck a lock of hair behind his ear and crinkling his nose. “The order is rather complicated ! So it is best I do it myself.”

You’re gonna have to work harder than that to get Matt’s money. This dude is a penny pincher. 

“I could pay to make up for bumping you. You can order what you want and I can pay.” Would that be enough now? To have this kid stop huffing and puffing? Though this may end up being a bad idea. “You can order something else with it too and I can pay for that as well.”

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heukjangmi:

Neela had to scoff. Only five dollars ? Sure, that would be able to buy him a new drink, but this was a felony, here. This meant having to go back to the store and order this super complicated but delicious drink again ! And then having to wait for it to be made, again ! 

“Five dollars isn’t going to cut it, mister ! This was a special order !” Neela had to huff, keeping a cute act on because who knows ? Maybe the man had a lot of cash or something in his pockets ! And people tend to give more to those who seem nice !

This kid was really something, oh boy. This all seemed like it would be fun.

“Special order? Oh, um, I can order that for you again?” Matt hoped that would help. He really didn’t need some kid getting mad at him just because he bumped into him. Even though he did make him drop the drink. Oops. “Would that help?” 

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Neela watched in horror as the iced tea frapp he had just bought (with his allowance that he bribed from Baeoo) fall to the ground. A tragedy! A waste of money, sugar, and good things! The aesthetic, gone to the wind of fate and coincidence! And all because someone ran into him! Neela shot the offending stranger a glare and pouted. "You better be buying me a new one."

 Of course Matt hadn’t been paying full out attention where he was going. He had found a new game on his phone and was enjoying it was too much. Even while walking. Which was a bad idea. Which was made worse because he actually ran into someone. 

Someone who apparently liked their drink way too much. This was awkward.

Matt wasn’t even sure what to do now. It took him a few moments to actually say something.  “Uh- I can give you five dollars?”

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[ Steals all the chocolate and ruNS ]

[not his chocolate] [NOT THE CHOCOLATE]

Arlo! Fucking come back with that! I earned that all fair ans square, so I need to have it!

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fakefairfolk:

[ Arlo refuses to activate Dad Mode in front of Matt ]

Can I have a piece then?

[if Matt keeps eating you may just have to Arlo]

Yeah, you can have a piece. I was gonna share with all the mafia too. You count since you’re with Arthur so much.

[chasseurslune]

[ Steals all the chocolate and ruNS ]

[not his chocolate] [NOT THE CHOCOLATE]

Arlo! Fucking come back with that! I earned that all fair ans square, so I need to have it!

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fakefairfolk:

[Just watch him with slight fear]

All fun and games until you need your hair held back as you pray at the porcelain altar.

Well good thing I’m not gonna need that. [even though he’s one step away from just shoving his face full of chocolate]

[chasseurslune]

[ Steals all the chocolate and ruNS ]

[not his chocolate] [NOT THE CHOCOLATE]

Arlo! Fucking come back with that! I earned that all fair ans square, so I need to have it!

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fakefairfolk:

[ Squints ]

If you get sick I’m not helpin’ you. [ Lies, he couldn’t do that even if he wanted too. ]

You won’t need to help me because I won’t be getting sick. [he says as he already starts eating some of the chocolate] 

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[ Steals all the chocolate and ruNS ]

[not his chocolate] [NOT THE CHOCOLATE]

Arlo! Fucking come back with that! I earned that all fair ans square, so I need to have it!

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fakefairfolk:

[ Arlo stopped and walked back. ]

I will only give this back if you dinnae eat a shite tone of it a once, okay?

[he snatches back all his chocolate] [let him have his chocolate arlo] 

I’m not going to eat it all at once. I know how to pace myself. [no he doesn’t]

[chasseurslune]

[ Steals all the chocolate and ruNS ]

[not his chocolate] [NOT THE CHOCOLATE]

Arlo! Fucking come back with that! I earned that all fair ans square, so I need to have it!

[fakefairfolk]

[ Keeps running ]

Matt you will DIE if you eat this! I dinnae want to see you dead over some stupid candy!

[chasseurslune]

I will not die! Now give me back my candy!

[chasseurslune]

[ Steals all the chocolate and ruNS ]

[not his chocolate] [NOT THE CHOCOLATE]

Arlo! Fucking come back with that! I earned that all fair ans square, so I need to have it!

[chasseurslune]

Matt- Mattie- Matt. I got a super important question. Do you use bleach with bones? Er- Do you use bleach at all for anything with dead shite?

[????]

Uh, no? Bleach is too harsh. It makes the bone flake really bad. You wanna use peroxide for something like that. [pauses] Have you seen my rock?