sword chosen.

i became she ra to help others.

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( ruby ) thuskindlyiscatter‌:

     oh. the gentle hands grasping ‘round her own stop ruby in the middle of her mental rifling through the list of various games to pick from. remnant: the game needed cards, a board, & multiple pieces she no longer had at her disposal, though she supposed a look around the mistral house might bring to light a spare set, & if not a local shop could do the same. she also ran through the idea of challenging adora to a match of soaring ninja striker, but the thought of both adora losing & losing to adora had ruby on the fence about the entire idea altogether.

     ruby stops her thoughts as adora’s eyes peer into her own & she sees the genuine confusion swirling in the depths of blue, & her own hand responds in kind by squeezing gently. though a mild sorrow sweeps across her features at the realization of just how sheltered adora’s early life had been, ruby cracks a smile before nodding. ‘ alright, it’s a deal !! uh —- c’mon. i think i left the stuff for that game in my room. ‘ her voice raises in volume just enough to subtly announce to anyone paying attention that they were leaving. ruby’s hand clasps onto adora’s, fingers entwining with hers as she led the other towards the upper level.

     just across the threshold ruby stops, then looks back towards her companion. ‘ adora … you know you don’t have to feel embarrassed, right ? no one’s gonna judge you. especially not me. ‘

THE BLONDE WAS   startled at the brunette’s sudden stoppage in their strides towards ruby’s room.  baby blues widened when she realized the fact that she didn’t fit in was being pointed out.  “ uhhh — pshh, i’m totally not embarrassed !  nope ! ”  she tried to play it off, but her facade quickly crumbled.  it was just ruby, someone who knew of adora’s woes growing up, someone who’d taken the time to genuinely get to know her, as adora, not SHE - RA.  grip on her hand tightened somewhat, and she sighed.  taking a deep breath, the warrior shrugged off her own emotions.  “ it’s just hard not to.  i ... feel like i don’t belong here.  i want to !  but — i dunno, people just normally look at me funny when i don’t know what things are. ”  scrunching her lips together, she shifted a step closer to scythe - wielder, and her voice softened in their close proximity.  “ this is just new to me, i guess — having so many friends. ”

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( ruby ) thuskindlyiscatter‌:

          ‘ i – i never said anything about a horror movie !! what horror movie ? ‘ & she makes a dramatic display of tossing the previously held disc case over her shoulder without looking to see where it might land, a solid clunk telling her it’s landed somewhere off in the distance of the room. ruby then smiles widely at adora, playing innocent as she jumps to answer her question.

          ‘ ah … yeah, we could play a game. what kind d’you wanna play ? board games, card games, video games ? video games inside a video game ? ‘

OH FUCK.  OH   god.  what do these words mean.  i don’t even know what a game is.  “ i — uhmm — SURE !  yeahhh, sounds fun— RUBY— ”  the blonde’s voice was suddenly in a low whisper as she leaned down to speak into the brunette’s ear.  quiet vocals were taken up so as not to alert the others around them as to adora’s complete and utter unculturedness.  her hands bashfully wrapped around one of the young rose’s palms.  “ can you, uh, pick one for us and show me how to do it? ”

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“ RUBY.  PLEASE.  ANYTHING   but a horror movie tonight. ”  wide eyes gave ruby the puppy dog look.  “ what about a .. game ?  i heard someone mention games earlier. ”

@thuskindlyiscatter.

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i have Baby icons now

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“ I DON’T UNDERSTAND !   i’m not some chosen warrior or whatever, and i definitely don’t know why some ancient gods would’ve picked me to protect ... an immortal guy ??? ” 

@herguidance.

[forceclaws]

every hero needs a sidekick, right ? / catra of she-ra & the princesses of power (2018)    as written by august.

[memories]

I’ve been silent for too long and can no longer bear to keep this inside: @thuskindlyiscatter is a good person and deserves many good things.

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@thuskindlyiscatter love u

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( catra ) forceclaws‌:

          ‘ do you seriously think i’m letting her call me wildcat ? psh —- jealous, much ? ‘ / @heroity

SHE JABBED CATRA   in the upper arm.  “ yeah, whatever.  you aren’t stopping her.  admit it, you just like the attention. ”  and adora wasn’t denying her jealousy, either.  whatever the case, catra had always played hard to get.  teasing, denying her feelings, and dodging adora’s questions and advances.  at this point, the blonde tired of dealing with the feline’s antics when adora’s feelings about catra were already made clear.  sighing, she crossed her arms and turned away from her with lowered brow.

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hey, adora

@forceclaws.

“ OH, DON’T COME   ‘ hey adora ’ - ing me after all this time.  aren’t you scorpia’s ‘ wildcat ’ now? ”

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( catra ) catrayal‌:

 “YEAH , YEAH . You say that but you know , I get the stinging sensation that I’ll just never know how much you really mean that . ” it ended with a scoff . thick layers of pride were like dams keeping back the building flow of emotion . she had to distract herself ; it was a quick and violent turn to more ‘important’ matters . “ We have to get out of here . If you really want to make it up to me you’ll start by not being useless and helping me find a way out . ”

THE BLONDE SIMPLY   rolled her eyes at catra, not giving a response to the verbal brutality the feline gave her.  funnily enough, it seemed like catra was always the one following HER into places she shouldn’t be, and then DEMANDING adora escort her out.  “ ugh, you seriously don’t remember how you got in here? ”  she mused, putting a hand on her forehead and sighing.  “ let’s go. ”  pushing her felid enemy to the side, the blonde began to walk around the maze they were trapped in, walking ahead to see what lie in front of the pair.  it hurt, like a throbbing thunder in her chest, to be beside her anymore, and in truth, adora wanted this to be over just as badly as catra.  

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“ CATRA, THE LAST   thing i ever wanted to do was hurt you. ”  adora knew there was no taking back everything they’d shared together.  but she didn’t know how to fix what’d been done either.  her mind did nothing but linger on her time in the horde when she was able to be idle, laying in bed alone, and that certainly didn’t help her emotions on the matter of a certain feline.

@catrayal.

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gay

unprompted @catrayal.

“ YEAH I AM,   what’s it to ya, catra? ”

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( ruby ) nowthorn‌:

❛    lame ??  no !  swords are still rad ,  y’know scythes aren’t exactly the most practical weapon.  i mean they’re pretty cool ,  don’t get me wrong ,  but swords are a lot easier to to use and look really cool with.  with scythes ,  like crescent rose ,  a lot more movement and energy goes into it ,  but swords are classic !  and you get to protect with it ??  that’s so awesome , dude !    ❜

“ IF YOU SAY   so, ”  the blonde jested, chuckling softly.  “ i hope it’ll be awesome.  i mean, admittedly, i don’t have complete control over all the powers, yknow?  it’s supposed to heal people, protect remnant, blah blah blah, but it can be pretty deadly too. ”  adora watched the light of the sky gleam off of the weapon’s blade before shrugging.  smugly, she jabbed ruby’s upper arm playfully.  “ hey, i say it’s a good thing the scythe wielder is on our side, and not salem’s.  i don’t think i’d know how to fight someone with one if my life depended on it. ”

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( ruby ) petalfates‌:

“Just..just give me a second, ok?” Over the last 20 minutes, Ruby’s breathing had become rough. She wheezed slightly as silver eyes looked around for something to sit on. A snow covered log wasn’t far thankfully. The two had gone to scout ahead, snow now falling quickly and the temperature dropping rapidly. Not even caring to brush off the log, Ruby sat down and pulled off her backpack to dig frantically. “I need my inhaler..It should be in here.“

“ ARE YOU OKAY ?   do you need help finding it? ”  the blonde stepped forward to assist ruby in digging through the bag.  adora made sure that the contents of the bag wouldn’t get lost in the piling snow falling from above while ruby grabbed the inhaler.  “ if i can do anything else, let me know. ”

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( ruby ) petalfates‌:

open

“Look..I’ll explain in a second. But we need to stop. Please.“

“ TALK TO ME   ruby, what’s going on? ”  adora stopped her tracks to turn to the crimson - cloaked warrior.  “ is everything okay? ”

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( ruby ) thuskindlyiscatter‌:

          ‘ let’s hope you’re right. ‘ she mirrors the other’s sigh, form slouching ever so slightly, one hand perched on the nape of her neck. ruby peers up at adora after a moment of silence & offers a soft, somewhat apologetic smile. ‘ that’s one way to put it, yeah. took a long time, but the important part is that we made it here together. ‘

     her eyes roam across the open space of the safehouse’s living room, taking in the sight of her team mingling together; most noticeably, nora nearly climbing over oscar’s body trying to figure out where ozpin was hiding. she chuckles softly at the sight. ‘ yeah, we’ve been trying to, at least. it’s only been a few days, but having a place to sleep that isn’t the ground has been really nice so far. what about you ? ‘

“ YEAH, IT’S BEEN   nice to be in one spot instead of on the road.  i’ll let you know how i feel once i’ve had a few days of sleeping in a bed myself, ”  adora laughed, hand falling to rub at the opposite forearm.  the chaos and laughter only reminded her of the brief time she spent at beacon.  memories of more smiles and laughter than she’d ever heard before flashed through her mind.  

she brushed it off though, ignoring the negative thoughts that brewed upon remembering things like tournaments and dorm rooms.  “ speaking of, uh — has everyone picked out rooms and stuff already?  if i need to sleep on the couch or something, it’s not a problem.  i get up early anyways. ”  old habits die hard — visions of mornings ( spent holding catra ) fluttered through her head along with a relentless wave of cold, throbbing guilt digging its way through her stomach.

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( mermista ) soughtbirthright‌:

           ❛            hey,  take  a breath. I think you’re pretty cool, yourself. I mean, it’s not every day I meet someone with a magic sword and mysterious past. Sparkle’s pretty wise - but you came such a long way, I hope you’ll at least stay for dinner, now that we’ve said hi. ❜

“ — DINNER?  OH, SURE !   um, should i go find some nicer clothes?  orrr is what i’m wearing okay? ”  the blonde paused for a moment, remembering what the other princess had said only moments earlier.  “ — right.  take a breath.  sorry.  thank you for inviting me to stay longer, mermista. ”  adora spoke calmly, but a bit hesitantly, and rubbed at the back of her neck.