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Independent FO4 OC blog for a wary baby.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

((Like or reply to this if you want a teeny starter with this shitty nerd))

[clearmyconscience-blog]

Wrists, Fingers, Tongue

Wrists: Have you ever broken a bone?

...well. It was stupid. Tried to climb a fire escape and fell when I was younger. I don’t plan to attempt that again. I’m stronger than I look but know better now. Why teach yourself to run when you can learn to stand your ground?

Fingers: Do you play an instrument?

Nnnno? I’ve...tried singing, but I’m unconvinced the results are worth listening to. At all. I don’t do it around others when I can help it.

...I like music, though.

Tongue: What was in your last meal?

Oh. It wasn’t anything that...interesting. Grandmother had a successful crop of mutfruit recently. I tried to bake a pie with...mixed results. I think I need to alter the ratios I used in the recipe. It wasn’t sweet enough. I might try again soon.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

Ask me about my body.

Hair: What hair color looks best on you and what's your natural color?

Skin: Do you tan easily?

Eyes: What is your favorite show to watch?

Nose: What is your favorite perfume/candle fragrance?

Mouth: Do you want to kiss anyone right now?

Tongue: What was in your last meal?

Windpipe: Do you sing?

Neck: Do you wear necklaces?

Ears: How many piercings do you have (if any)?

Cheeks: Do you blush easily?

Wrists: Have you ever broken a bone?

Hands: Are you an artist/writer?

Fingers: Do you play an instrument?

Heart: Are you in love? If so, does the one you love know?

Lungs: Do you smoke cigarettes?

Chest: Are your maternal/parental instincts strong?

Stomach: Do you feel confident in your body image?

Back: Are you a virgin?

Hips: Do you like to dance?

Thighs: Has anyone ever called you fat or ugly?

Knees: Have you ever cheated on someone?

Ankles: Have you ever been arrested?

Feet: Favorite pair of shoes?

Brain: Anything you want to ask

[hepaintshisface]

Down below, a tall figure emerged from an alley way. For the most part, he was an average looking man; if one ignored the black and white paint covering his face to make it look like a simplified skull.

Paleface glanced back to the alley, acting like he was expecting to see someone or something else behind him, but no one ever appeared.

The man then seemed as though he was scoping out the area before he set his sites on the apartment building; it definitely looked far less abandoned than the other buildings in the area. Whether or not he spotted Tobias in the window was unclear, but he chose to loiter in the area regardless.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

A shadow walked through Tobias’ light and he squinted down at the pages of his book quietly for a long moment. The corners of his mouth crinkled into a a frown. It probably wasn’t anything--there were some scraggly, gnarled trees outside that sometimes swayed outside the window. And hardly anyone ever came close enough by on the road to bother them.

But. Well. Better safe than sorry had kept his family afloat this long.

Against his better judgment, Tobias closed his book and turned to scan the surrounding area. When his eyes fell on the unwanted guest in his front lawn, he narrowed them and snapped the window open to lean out. “Hey. You. Don’t you know better than to just walk wherever you feel like?”

[clearmyconscience-blog]

@hepaintshisface

Tobias sighed and turned the page of his book. The noontime sun was making it pleasantly warm by his window, and he’d pulled his chair over to better enjoy it. It was nice that the days were getting longer, and to have a quiet place to enjoy them in.

He was almost tempted to go outside and enjoy the weather, but this was much less stressful. And certainly quieter, too.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

Tell me about your first best friend.

Oh. I guess the closest thing I had is Miela. We met when I was a lot younger, but she’s a few years older. Knowing her is a little like having a mom that’s. Well. Still around. A very young mom.

She’s one of those rare people who is a good person at her core while still being strong and able to stay true to herself. I wish I was half the person that she is.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

Tell me about your first time you punched someone

...nnnggngnhh. [He shifts uncomfortably.]

I was a kid. It was an accident. We had just arrived home in the Commonwealth for the first time and were in Diamond City and I guess he was trying to get my attention by tapping my shoulder. He got it.

Grandmother...actually almost seemed proud.

[drunkinmalik-deactivated2015082]

"Tell me about your first ____."

[psykercon-blog]

Get away from me.

“Aww, what’s the matter? I’m just a normal goodneighbor denizen, don’t be so prickly.”

[psykercon-blog]

“Well, why didn’t you say so? I also fancy myself a tour guide.” It seemed the more Tobias resisted the more Malcolm felt inclined to be a big asshole about it.

“I know all the greatest hotspots! All the trade outposts, and I even know where to get your dick sucked.. Yanno, if you’re into that kind of thing.”

[clearmyconscience-blog]

“...what?” Tobias crinkled his nose in distaste. He squared his shoulders stiffly and looked away. “No. I don’t need a guide. I don’t need any of those things. Why would you even...?”

He shook his head and held his hands up, “I’m asking you to leave me alone. That was not subtle or a request.”

[psykercon-blog]

Get away from me.

“Aww, what’s the matter? I’m just a normal goodneighbor denizen, don’t be so prickly.”

[clearmyconscience-blog]

Tobias frowned and leaned away. “...look. Whatever you’re after, I don’t want any part in it. I’m just here to trade.”

[ashlingkelley-blog]

Have you ever changed that bandage?

[she looks offended] Yes!

[clearmyconscience-blog]

[He’s silent for a long time, then frowns and looks away.] I’m…a doctor?

[ashlingkelley-blog]

…Oh. Well, alright. I’m sorry, I thought you were just trying to say I was dirty.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

...yeah. [Rubs at his wrist, looking just a smidgen guilty.]

[nevergetsbetter]

Have you ever had practical difficulty wearing so much armor?

Yes… catching on doorways and smashing picture frames mostly.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

[Winces sympathetically.]

[ashlingkelley-blog]

Have you ever changed that bandage?

[she looks offended] Yes!

[ashlingkelley-blog]

It’s not old! I change it every day. It just gets dusty. This isn’t exactly a clean environment.

Why are you criticizing my bandage?

[clearmyconscience-blog]

[He’s silent for a long time, then frowns and looks away.] I’m...a doctor?

[ashlingkelley-blog]

Have you ever changed that bandage?

[she looks offended] Yes!

[clearmyconscience-blog]

It looks old.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

Have you ever rolled around in the mud just for fun

[He looks like he isn’t sure whether to be sick or offended at the mere suggestion. Finally, he answers through grit teeth.] Nnnnnnno.

[musingxmemes]

Sᴇɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴍᴜsᴇ “Hᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇᴠᴇʀ (...)”s. Tʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ‘ʏᴇs’ ᴏʀ ‘ɴᴏ’.

[clearmyconscience-blog]

((Hoo boy is the Tobias one going to be long))

So. Let me lead with this: Tobias is grey-ace/demisexual and biromantic and that’s a constant regardless of if his hang-ups with severe mysophobia and panic over touch in AUs where those are either less severe or nonexistent. He’s romantically and aesthetically interested in others, but doesn’t really develop any sort of sexual attraction outside the context of a relationship. And even then, it tends to be on the low side.

THAT SAID his aversion to having other people he doesn’t know well touch him compounds having a relationship immensely for him and requires a heavy amount of communication and respect from both parties right from the beginning. Tobias isn’t really shy about that if he knows the other person well, though, because he’d rather set boundaries from the beginning than be surprised and made uncomfortable later on.

Half the reason he wants to become a doctor is because a medical context is one of the few times he can detach himself from the idea that there’s something bad about what’s happening. He wouldn’t want to distance himself from a romantic partner in that way, though, so it would be slow going and have to be with someone willing to back off when he needs them to without question.

He can get used to specific friends and such touching him from time-to-time and would get comfortable with a partner once the boundaries were clear, especially if they tend to give him a head’s up it’s happening. A quick HEY CAN I HOLD YOUR HAND or I’M GOING IN FOR A SMOOCH IF YOU’RE FEELING THAT goes a long way to avoiding Tobias having an anxiety attack right there in his own living room.

If you’re going to smooch Tobias, you need to be ready for the fact he needs to be ready for it to happen and having a rare day that he isn’t grossed out by how many germs your mouth has swimming around in it and it being a day his sex drive actually exists would be very helpful.