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𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐅 his phone did Axl’s attention depart , looking up *& over to Ozzy from his seat on the bed , back resting against the wall. it was silent moments earlier , for the most part —— - save for the faint sound of paint *& brushes against a canvas *& the two of them gnawing on some candy - —— so then sudden breakage of the quiet was a tad surprising. but Axl was more than happy to pay attention to his closest friend , *& he didn’t regret it either.
𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 sight of the painting , slightly amazed at the sheer skill it must’ve taken. it was , by no means , PERFECT —— - but it was a decent painting nevertheless ! he admired for as long as Ozzy presented the piece , *& when he put it *& himself back in place , Axl didn’t hesitate to crawl towards the edge of the bed to get a better look at it.
❛ 𝐈 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐓 , dude. ❜ Axl finally spoke , leaning closer to the canvas. ❛ the colors are pretty. i think it’s cool how you did this yourself , ‘s not dumb. ❜ he offered an encouraging smile , sitting criss - cross *& nudging his shoulder.
And to think that he was worried! He felt such warmth at Axl’s encouragement, his fake aggression peeling away to reveal just how happy he was. He smiled, a hand rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment. ❝Uh... Thanks, Axl, that means a whole lot.❞ He smiled but was quick to see just how vulnerable he must have looked. Ozzy had to change the topic, turning away to look back at his canvas, mind racing for a topic change.
That’s when it hit him. He moved away from the bed, back to his art and carefully tore away at the paper until it was completely off. He gently set it against the nearby shelves, letting it dry as he turned back towards Axl, paintbrush in hand a fresh new canvas just waiting for art to be on it.
❝You gotta give it a try, Axl! It’s a lot of fun, just paint whatever is on your mind.❞
