woojin glances up to nico, slowing dropping his hand away from his neck before nodding his head. “everything is fine,” he says with a smile grin. “i had a close call earlier with almost stepping on a snail, but i caught myself in time…” probably not the most pertinent information to tell – he was rather thirsty, missed his mom, etc – but he prefers not to burden others with his problems. or rather, he tries not to dwell on them. “what about you? everythin’ all good?”
eyebrows raise. he didn’t remember the last time he saw a snail. a few months at least. “ i’m glad you caught yourself --- snails are pretty cute. ” nico let out a small laugh. he vaguely remembered what snails looked like. “ i’m good, yeah. ” smile. “ kind of wish i had a guitar to play but that should probably be the least of my problems, huh? ”
rifle spun on its support until it laid comfortably in her palms , taking lead , though she had no idea where he wanted them to go . ❛ you have any idea what you’re looking for , and where it is ? ❜
“ my , uh . . . ” heart sinks so far into his chest that he feels nothing but emptiness. nicolas hadn’t realized just how hard it was to simply talk about the necklace. a piece of metal that was given to him by the one person he wishes on everything he could see once more. “ my necklace. it’s a locket. ” he manages to get out. “ it should just be down the way here. not far at all. ”
— — there’s a small dead part of her that’d like to smile back , but jules’ lips remain unturned and unconvinced when he offers one her way . her eyebrows, however, furrow as she mulls over his proposition, minor wound temporarily ignored . ❝ just the two of us ? ❞ she inquires , looking the optimist in the eye . she’s never been the one to suggest companionship – hell, even the number two’s a little crowded for jules – yet still : ❝ look, i don’t care – but y’sure that’s a good idea, bud ? ❞
“ i --- i mean . . . we don’t have to , like i said . ” part of him was intimidated by jules. he cleared his throat ; scanning their surroundings before looking back at the other. “ i just thought it would be nice to have some time away from the hustle & bustle of this place . ” the boy explains. he placed his hand on his forearm. “ and guitars aren’t dealthy loud so it would be okay to play. ” probably.
every life in hartly was important to the development of a functional system . nicolas included , and now she was the self titled protector of his breath . ❛ we go , or you don’t go . ❜ creepy crawlies or not .
he couldn’t help but smile at her. truthfully - nico hadn’t really gotten used to people ( other than his sister ) caring for him much ; nicolas nodded. “ fair point. . . c’mon , ” a lot of him still felt bad that she was going with him ---- -- but he needed to get that necklace. “ we’ll make it quick. ”
no man left behind . that’s the second thought that popped into her head , right after the urging need to wring his neck passed through her . their troup would advance , with or without them and that was fine . they needed to get back to hartly , and she needed to get over that fence . ❛ wait . ❜ an order shot , her rifle slung over her back as she made her way over the metallic structure , feet landing just short of the other . ❛ whatever you’re doing , you’re going to need back up . ❜ @ofaprotector continued from here .
he looked back , following the order to wait . nicolas pressed his lips together ; he was thankful that he didn’t have to go alone but at the same time . . . she was risking her life . the man held his hand up , offering some extra held to get down. “ are you absolutely sure? . . there’s some creepy crawlies nearby. ”
⊰ ❛ okay .... question ( cause I am a nervous girl ) ; if I made 200 x 100 static icons of alberto . . . would y’all be cool with that ? cause I know some people don’t like the aesthetic of a static icon replying to a gif icon + vise - versa ??? pleAse lmk ❜ ⊱
a twitch in her lip indicates amused acknowledgement , but her focus isn’t on his next words , not as much as it is on his physique . ❛ couldn’t be better . my jeans haven’t ripped , i only have two holes in my shirt with no new additions , and considering my bra size has shrunk down a size , i’d say i’d even lost a few pounds this month as well . i’m in heaven . ❜ all spoken while she fixed the jacket on his shoulders .
he was honestly quite amazed at the girl’s enthusiasm. it was nice to see. he hadn’t noticed the smile wide on his lips during her sentence. “ nothing fails to get your spirits down, huh? ” chuckle. well . . . maybe if her jeans ripped and there were more holes in her shirt . . . “ i’m actually surprised how well our clothes are holding up. ” one glance down at his attire before his eyes glanced up & met with hers. he only had a few blood & dirt stains on his shirt and 1 hole in the left thigh of his pants. impressive for the living conditions in the apocalypse, he thought.
nicolas swatted his hands at the other. “ i’ll be fine. ” . . . . hopefully. with the knife ( the handle of it ) in his mouth, nico climbed the fence. a few of the undead were wandering on the other side but his locket had dropped on the ground during their run back. & every inch of his body was telling him to go back and get it. that was the last piece of his sister he had left ---- -- there was no way he could just leave it there. he dropped on the other side and looked back. “ i’ll be okay. there and back - quick. ”
appearance is everything to mabel , and somber didn’t suit her . neither did a frown , but surprised by the other’s disheveled look , she let it slip . ❛ wow , honey right back at you . you look like you could use at least a century worth of sleep . ❜
eyebrows raise . that isn’t the response he was expecting. “ everyone could use some extra hours of shut eye, i think . ” nico let out a small chuckle. he rubbed his forearm - -- something the boy often did when he wasn’t sure what to say next. “ you’re good though? ”
— — jules is inspecting the palm of her hand when nico approaches , skin pinched between two fingers as she’s trying to push a splinter out from under her skin . she barely looks up at him , eyes darting just to check who it is before returning to the task at hand . ❝ m'fine , ❞ jules mutters , readjusting her shoulder to hide the minor wound . ❝ we’re all good over here . ❞
without realizing it , his eyebrows had furrowed at the sight of her skin being pulled : what was she doing ? nicolas took note of the way she readjusted her shoulder & decided not to ask any further questions about what was up with her hand - it was obvious she didn’t really want to talk. “ glad to hear it. ” smiled nico. “ i actually wanted to ask if you felt like going scavenging with me? i want to try finding a guitar again. ” shrug. “ and also look for actual useful things, too . . . it’s no worries if you don’t feel like it though. ”
❛ what do you think you’re doing ? ❜
❛ you’re going to get yourself killed ! ❜
❛ i think … i think i might be pregnant . ❜
❛ what’s another day , right ? ❜
❛ i guess i’ll just clean up your mess again huh ? ❜
❛ why is it so hard to believe that i could love you ? ❜
❛ why would you ever love me ? ❜
❛ what are you so afraid of anyway ? ❜
❛ no please , don’t go ! ❜
❛ i need your help ❜
❛ they’re saying you killed someone … ❜
❛ come on , we have to leave now ! ❜
❛ i’ve been hiding out for so long ❜
❛ how did you find me ? ❜
❛ please don’t cry … ❜
❛ i’m sorry , i’m just so tired ❜
❛ where do we go from here ? ❜
❛ you’re all i’ve been looking for ❜
❛ can you stay with me tonight ? ❜
❛ here , do you want some wine ? ❜
❛ will you dance with me? ❜
❛ what if we got married right now ? ❜
❛ it’s not like that , i swear ! ❜
❛ i think there’s something in the house ❜
❛ sometimes i feel like i can’t trust anyone ❜
the man walks up to the other and manages to smile. it’d been a rough night of thinking about . . . a lot but still, he tries to stay positive : tries to not make it obvious that his heart is sunken into his chest during the interaction. “ hey. i , uh . . . just wanted to check up on you. ” - something he often did ; made sure everyone was okay. “ is everything good .. with you? ”
-- greeeetings !! I am legit so excited to have found this rp because I was PrAYiNg for a zombie rp to pop up in the tags. I’m also really looking forward to meeting everyone + your muses ! but okay ~ my name is amanda ( 18 / est / she | they ) & some lil fun facts about me are : I love sims & could play it for literal hours on end, my favourite colour is red, i have 2 cats & 4 rats annnnnd I love taking bubble baths ! but enough about me . . . under the cut you’ll find info + some wanted connections for ya boy :-)
introducing . . . . nicolas ( nico ) diaz !
( alberto rosende / male / he | him ) . introducing nicolas “nico” castro, the host for the caretaker. they’ll be twenty - five years old, and arrived at hartly two and a half months ago. you’ll always see a cleaver knife around wherever he is
BEFORE :
nico grew up in a loving family ; he, his parents + his sister were all very close and it was just ... very sweet
was born & raised in delaware and had plans of staying in the area during his later years in life ( which... i mean, did happen cause he’s still here )
he always had a caretaker inside him. when someone got hurt or was in need of someone to talk to, nico would always be there - it didn’t matter what terms the two were on, he was there for anyone who needed him
in high school, nicolas was labelled as a music kid ; though he never really had only 1 group of friends .. he didn’t believe in cliques and was friends with pretty much everyone
was planning on opening a daycare center! & got really close to the opening day. he spent a lot of his time and effort into decorating the center and making sure it was perfect ( + safe ) for kids
for nico’s 20th birthday, his little sister gave him a locket with a photo of the two of them in it & he has literally not taken it off since she gave it to her -- even nowadays. he just refuses to take it off
AFTER :
he was with his little sister when the outbreak first first happened. they were actually visiting a sick relative in the local hospital ( yikes fdgh ) and needless to say, getting back home was uuuh hard & took several hours
a month into the outbreak, he and his little sister were going to find their parents - who went on a supply run and never came back - & on their way back home, a horde blocked them off. they were absolutely surrounded and knew their only way out was to go up
^^ nico made his sister go first and he quickly climbed the ladder behind her but when he got to the top of the building . . . she was no where to be found. lost - gone - disappeared into thin air. he spent DAYS on end looking for her but just simply couldn’t
of course, he knew he needed to move on and he eventually did but he never stopped looking for her. & actually will often look for her when going on supply runs for the group
despite losing the people he was closest to, he’s still very kind and tries to give people hope. he hates seeing people cry and will make a complete fool of himself to cheer someone up
tbh though.... he has some damage. losing his sister was so, so incredibly hard for him & not knowing if she’s dead or alive or where she even is, is very upsetting for him to talk / think about
OTHER STUFF :
he started playing guitar when he was 10 - years - old & practiced every weekend since the outbreak ... so he’s very good at playing
nico is a sweetheart but he isn’t afraid to be tough daddy if it means protecting his loved ones
bisexual | ravenclaw | esfp | cancer | the caretaker
pos traits : welcoming, nurturing, humorous
neg traits : overly giving, stubborn, worrisome
his weapon of choice will always be a cleaver knife because 1) he lowkey thinks it looks badass dfjkgh & 2) he knows how to use it ‘cause his mother was a professional chef + taught him how to properly hold every single kitchen knife ---- he never uses guns unless he absolutely has to
if anyone finds a guitar + gifts it to him, he will literally cry. he misses playing & making music so much
WANTED CONNECTIONS :
platonic
↳ childhood friends
↳ best friends
↳ close friends
↳ supply runner group ( people he trusts to watch his back )
crushes
↳ mutual
↳ unrequited / one - sided
↳ long lasting ( aka a crush that’s been there for a long time )
enemies
↳ friends on bad terms / friends turned enemies
↳ mutual dislike
↳ one-sided hatred
↳frenemies
LOVE
↳ current partner
↳ fwb / one night stand
↳ flirtationship
↳ exes
literally anything else
annnnnd yeah - sorry this is a little long !! eventually, i’ll have a full bio + stats page for my dude. if you want to plot, please hit me up @ any time cause I would Love to :^)
“As a kid i used to love Snow White and i used to sing the song to my mom. Honestly now i don’t remember. It was like “someday my prince will come”. I used to sing it to my mom as a kid and i knew i had a crush on Snow White.“
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