ruv | can you even be this guy's friend? let's find out
- here’s the one where you do the impossible and pry loose some of that personality from the big icy guy in the hat.
- calling ruv guarded is somehow both an understatement and inaccurate. he’s not out here about to start sharing his deepest feelings and thoughts, but a lot of that is mostly because if he doesn’t care about you, he just doesn’t bother? having traits?
- he will be prickly, and he will be cold, and sometimes he might cross the line into straight-up being rude. it’s a near-fool’s task to step into the inner circle that, canonically, is only populated by sarvente, but you’re patient. you’re so, so patient. and maybe a fool, too?
- don’t give him things, tbh. ruv is a hard-wired hitman and guy on the lam, and so closed off that offering him a snack or a drink will do Absolutely Nothing. he Will Not Accept and he might even think you an eye-roll deserving kind of naive, if he doesn’t just slap the offending object out of your hand.
- what might work is, over a very long period, you microdose him on your presence. despite the earth-shattering baritone, ruv is very quiet and given to listening to things. the best thing to do is to talk to him - at him, even - without expecting a response. little anecdotes; light musings.
- (he’s a cat but like the worst one in the world honestly. this process is excruciating)
- after you’ve been very patient - brief visits where you hang on the outskirts of the church, moving slightly closer in the tiniest increments every single time - you might have made enough of an impression on the tall spook that he might deign to respond to you.
- it’ll be an easy question that does it. the weather lately’s been very pretty, don’t you think?
- “it’s snow.” his voice is low and gravelly, and not even paired with eye contact. he’s staring off into space. “there is nothing special about it.”
- a milestone! Ruvyzat Is Unimpressed By Snow. groundbreaking
- you collect the tiniest pieces of ruv over months, maybe years if you’re dedicated. favorite color? “pink. purple.” does he like hot chocolate? “no.” he can do knife tricks, right? “yes.” no further elaboration.
- get the guy used to your chatter, and then sometimes, just ghost right in to his space and spend your visit in silence. how comfortable your silence with a person is a good indicator of how comfy you are with each other.
- ruv’s shoulders might drop, just a little, as he leans against a wall. he does have a knife, today, and he does twirl it between his fingers at an angle where you can see it. is it related to your interest in it? who knows?
- day 384832483: during a bitter winter, when your jacket is just a bit too thin to be comfortable and you’re honestly about to head home, ruv crosses the gap between you in one (1) step and, with a “you’ll freeze. here,” drops his jacket right onto your head.
- maybe it’s not complete devotion, and absolutely it’s not a fixation. but you’ve done what ruv doesn’t expect anyone else in the world to do, and that is prove yourself trustworthy.
- he’ll repay that trust tenfold, too! you need a guy killed? he’ll kill a guy for you. where is the guy you need killed. tell him.
- you might only want a hug from time to time, or maybe even to hear him sing, but at this point he’s willing to go the extra mile to murder.
- he. he’s getting the hang of it















