BLOOD RUSH.

affiliated WESTON ELWOOD (original character) luminous dwarf . H107 . fibonacci

[gullytine]

You find an old, well-worn student ID on the sidewalk...

plucked from the same universe as @vcinglcry and @divinedevourer

has since graduated from high school. is turning 24 years old.

top-ranked hunter, fights demons, blessed by heaven, blahblahblah

resting bitch face, but easy to get along with (most of the time)

prefers winging it and learns by doing. not a book person.

juliyah used to be his best friend, now he's just annoying

would help grannies cross the road but rarely gets asked to

deals well with pressure (except when juliyah is there)

exceptionally clearheaded (except when juliyah is there)

head injury survivor (doesn't worry about it)

enjoys food, fighting, and fandoms

would defend his bias to the death

blunt and uncensored

5'8", 172.2cm

spam.

[phantommirrored]

"Darkness is way nicer than the light!! It doesn't hurt your eyes, and it's pretty cozy once you get used to it." He's still on this.

[gullytine]

"Hm."

"You allergic to the sun or something?"

[gullytine]

STOP FALLING IN LOVE

AND GET BACK TO WORK!!!

[vcinglcry]

"Yeah..."

It's dinner time, Weston says.

He must have sat in this very spot since the realization hit. Phone on the floor, Yuki's toys scattered about.

It's so quiet.

"It's for the best."

"It's better this way. She's back with her brother and her mom." He felt so selfish to think that they could just stay here and be happy.

[gullytine]

"It is for the best," Weston huffs. He opens up one box of pizza and pushes it beneath Juliyah's nose.

"This city's no place for kids, you know that."

"Just take care of yourself first. Besides..." he trails off before puffing out his cheeks. "Who knows if she'll come next time? You gonna show her how pathetic you look now and make her cry?"

[occultacarne]

"I do not believe so. Now you have caused me to be curious as to what manga is." He will be sure to ask Vanth when he gets the chance.

"You sound as if 'datin' guys or dyeing hair' is such an awful thing."

[gullytine]

"It's good, all right?" Weston huffs.

"Yeah, who has time for that datin' stuff? I can do so much training instead of that."

[gullytine]

@vcinglcry // continued from here

"So, uh..."

"You want the one with pepperoni? Or somethin' else?"

It's quiet here, in Juliyah's place. There are still scattered traces of kids' toys and books around and...nothing else.

Just silence.

"'Cause you know, it's dinnertime. You gotta eat..."

[occultacarne]

"It just seems like something he would enjoy," he says with a nod. Limited figurine...he has seen it sitting on one of the counters in their shared room.

"I do not know what you mean by him having a type." It isn't a saying that has been used around him much. Vanth has so much to teach him.

"You and Vanth are supposedly enemies and yet you two couldn't be more alike." Funny.

[gullytine]

"It means he probably goes for guys like you. He doesn't show you manga or anything?" Oooh, was Vanth a closet otaku?

"I'm different from him. I don't go datin' guys or dyeing my hair—I got better things to do with my time."

[uwps001]

"Sheesh, okay!"

"Don't get your panties all up in a bunch."

[gullytine]

"Don't go guessing weird stuff, then."

"I'll ask him what's up. Worse comes to worst I'll just punch 'im a few times. Worked before."

[kleinstar]

" Deal! Hand over the phone then hehe ~~ " Eiden laughs, " ah don't worry I'm not going to peek at your nudes or whatever. "

Not that he expects there to be any. As soon as he's got the phone he does go obediently to the forum to give the vote (among some others polls actually).

" XL? " Eiden repeats, " it's no problem but doesn't that give you stomach ache geez. It's basically beer pint size! "

[gullytine]

"I've gotta stomach of steel," Weston brags back. "And I don't got nudes on my phone!"

"It's just abs. Abs!"

Because you know, he works out and stuff.

[fiestywolfchild]

Yuki can’t keep up much with how fast Weston is talking, her mind filled with concern for her guardian. Still, she can tell he’s trying to cheer her up and comfort her.

“You’ll stay?” Yuki asks, feeling a little better knowing that she won’t be alone. Apparently, she still has to wait a very long time until then— count to 2000?! That would take forever, and she doesn’t really know if she can, even with 100 on her math test.

“Umm, I can’t count that high…” Yuki says sadly, picking at a loose thread in Juliyah’s comforter.

“Um, Wes-tin, does Juliyah say I’m a good girl?” She asks, sounding nervous but hopeful. “Oh, um, are you scared of wolves? I’m a wolf too. Did Juliyah say I’m a good wolf?”

[gullytine]

Maybe he should've told her to count to twenty 200 times...

Clearing his throat, Weston listens carefully. He doesn't think he's too good at this little kid business—Juliyah was the actual big brother between the two of them, and even when he was some snot-nosed crybaby, he still could be a responsible little brat when he wanted to while Weston was off breaking bullies' noses.

"Yeah, I'll stay. Been meanin' to visit—sorry, should've come sooner." He's not sure who he's apologizing to exactly—Yuki or Juliyah—but keeps going.

"If you get stuck, we'll just start from 1 again. Or I'll count with you, okay?" I need to practice my numbers too...

"'Course you're a good girl. Juliyah's always braggin' about how you're a better roommate than me. If you're a wolf too, then the good carries over, too."

What did he feel about wolves, anyways?

"...Wolves are cool. I like it when they pose in the moonlight and stuff."

[vcinglcry]

@gullytine @guidingstarmira @blightsbite

"Hope none of you guys are scared of heights."

It's said in a teasing manner as he makes way across the bridge. It's a long walk, and while the swaying of it from their movement is unsettling, it does nothing to spook him. They just have to be careful, that's all.

He'd really hate to fall down, though.

FLOOR NINE – LAIR OF THE ECHOING VULTURE

[guidingstarmira]

To save space for them on the bridge, Mira decides that she'll float beside it instead. Not only will that help with less sway, but gives the three men she's with more room should they require it.

"Rest assuredly, if one of you does fall, I can catch you."

Then, as a familiar head with mint hair gives a tilt, she chuckles out softly.

"I do not think you'd hear anything hit the bottom if you were to drop something, Vanth."

@blightsbite -> @gullytine -> @vcinglcry

[blightsbite]

Now this is awkward. Vanth is pretty damn sure Juliyah hasn't forgotten their last encounter, the one that got him killed, so how is he acting so natural? Whether Weston knows about it is still up in the air, but given recent events, their status as enemies has never been further at the front of Vanth's mind with him to his back on the most shitty, precarious bridge he's ever walked across. If Vanth had eyes on the back of his head, they'd definitely be burning holes into the hunter just as they are to Lucifer's vessel in front—locked in silent paranoia, as he briefly feels an itch to push. Luckily for Juliyah, Mira's voice cuts through the instinct like a knife. And Vanth's neck eases out of the contemplative tilt his head had fallen into, resembling a lowered weapon. Like a mask, Vanth assumes his typical attitude. After all, outside of the Sky-Strewn Isles, Yophiel and Lucifer are effectively locked in a stalemate. ❝ Aw maaan... And here I was hoping to measure how far down the fall is. ❞

Vanth would pocket his hands if not for this terrible bridge. Every step they take, it sways. How annoying. ❝ When's the next time I'm gonna be crossing something like this, straight out of Illinois Holmes or whatever the Hell his name is? ❞ @gullytine -> @vcinglcry -> @guidingstarmira

[gullytine]

If Weston could read minds, he'd agree: Juliyah's being weird. But between staring a hole in his partner's head and a bald spot in the minty-haired sussy pactbearer in front of him, he picks the latter cause he doesn't want to go cross-eyed while they're miles up a bottomless pit.

Also, the girl next to them is way too sparkly. He can't get a read on her besides the fact that she knows the other two, and Weston doesn't know how he feels about that.

"If you wanna bounce so bad, just do it," he grumbles while jabbing Vanth in the back of his skull with a finger. "And who are you, anyways?"

His eyes flicker to Mira, suspicous. "Some kinda evil magical girl?"

@vcinglcry -> @guidingstarmira -> @blightsbite

[gullytine]

[kleinstar]

" I mean you don't have to, I just noticed your eyes glimpsing him. You could always go for the audio drama.... Listen while working out? "

He laughs.

" Bubbletea? Sure, I can do that much! "

He really cant seem to get the name right though... Eiden sighs. It's fine if he gets the name wrong but will he click the right target...

" It's Niptastic Pinch of Darklord CEO and it's Chikubi-sama", he tries correcting again, " the acronym is NipCEO - is that easier to remember? You won't accidentally vote someone else right? "

[gullytine]

"That's just a risk you'll have to take," Weston grumbles while picking his ear. "Or what the hell, you can just sign up for me and help me press the button. It's technically your vote, ain't it?"

"I want an XL taro bubble tea with milk foam and puddin' hot. Regular sugar."

[uwps001]

"I don't know," He says, smiling with a shrug. He knows exactly what Weston means, but who is he to say anything more?

Okay, so maybe he will say something.

"I get the vibe that you're in one hell of a denial. BUT, what do I know? I only know your name."

[gullytine]

"What the hell!?"

"I'm not denyin' shit. You go back to your beach talk, forget about anythin' else."

[occultacarne]

"There is no need to be hostile. I am only asking because I am curious." Sebastian laughs, though at Weston's further words. He shakes his head, "There is no brainwashing done between us. There will be no stabbing, so you may relax."

"I simply mentioned Vanth because the book you are reading looks like something he would enjoy as well."

[gullytine]

"He reads stuff like this?"

"No way. Last I heard, he snagged some limited edition figurine of the main character from Eiden just for kicks. You're tellin' me he was a superfan all this time?"

Although, now that he looks at Sebastian...tall, handsome, long hair...

"Ohhhhh, I get it. He has a type, huh."

[gullytine]

I guess I should get a real job...

So I can afford to roll Bryce in the Wedding gacha...

[gullytine]

"Man, this game takes so much space on my phone..."

"...oh shit, is that Jules? It's like they gave him a haircut, snrrk."

3 Hours Later

"Dammit Bryce, just kiss me already!"

"How many volumes of shoujo manga do I need to gift ya?!"