bsd stormbringer (pianolipp) x alnst wiegeâŚ. made this a while ago in one night so it looks abhorrent and super choppy hence the filter but Iâm super sick rn & have final exams so i canât make anything new atm đ
lippmann and piano man definitely can. they are very elegant and smooth, making any dance look easy regardless of the style or pace. lippmann is an amazing lead and follow, while piano man only wants to lead. if youâre looking to learn, they would be great teachers.
chuuya and iceman are not as good, but theyâre not bad either. they know enough to get by and are really good at improvising (read: fake it âtil you make it) when theyâre out of their depth. both donât have a preference, but because of their heights, chuuya usually ends up following and iceman ends up leading.
doc â bless his heart â tries, though it takes a lot of convincing to get him to dance in the first place. his IV usually gets in the way, so he would eventually take it out if he were to actually get serious about dancing. he prefers to follow because he has zero idea what heâs doing.
albatross might actually know how to dance, but he does badly on purpose. heâs wild, unpredictable, and sharp â if he wanted to, heâd probably be good at hip-hop and breakdancing style. donât ask him to partner dance unless youâre prepared to be dipped at random moments and twirled until youâve got shaken baby syndrome â youâve been warned.
bungo stray dogs (stormbringer)
crack drabble about piano man and his jokes + the flags' reaction
   author's note and warnings;
my fellow flags enjoyers (there's actually so many of you out there, hiii!) I come bearing gifts. I need more of their friendship in my life. terrible jokes ahead - but other than that, no warnings apply. credit. inspo.
   laughter is the best medicine;
The Old World is, predictably, loud and busy on a Friday evening. Amongst the crowd is a group whom the staff are well familiar with. They're regulars, but even if they weren't, the sheer eccentricity of the group would ensure they were recognized anywhere.
They occupy a pool table in the back of the bar which has since been deemed 'their' table. No one dares to approach them - the bar staff are 99% sure they're mafioso - though there is the occasional brave fangirl that tries to shoot their shot with the group's resident dreamy actor.
Despite their intimidating looks, though, the bar staff have come to understand that they're just a regular group of guys hanging out and being guys.
After all, it's hard to take someone seriously when they don't even take themselves seriously.
"So how are those supernotes coming along, Piano Man?" Doc teased, knowing damn well that the leader of their group had missed yet another deadline.
âYou canât rush perfection,â the man huffed. âTheyâll get done when I feel like theyâre done and not a moment sooner.â
âIâm sure the boss loves that,â Chuuya commented with a raised brow.
âHe can wait,â Piano Man said haughtily. He leaned forward, eyes focused on the 8 ball. âI have other plans that take precedence.â
At that, everyone perked up.
âOh? And what plans are those?â Lippmann asked curiously. He leaned against the table, sipping from his wine glass. It didnât matter if he got a little drunk now; the game was already over.
The leader of their little group aimed his cue stick and reeled his arm back to punt it forward. The cue ball strikes its target square on, ricocheting it straight into the back corner pocket. Satisfied, Piano Man straightened up. âI had some war plans drafted that I was going to share with you allâŚâ
Before anyone can open their mouth and ask him what war he was talking aboutâ
âBut I thought it would bomb.â
The line was delivered so deadpan and with the smuggest smile one could make.
A lot of things happened at once.
Albatross gaped at him for a second (like he couldnât believe Piano Man had made such a terrible joke), then started laughing so hard he couldnât breathe.
Doc sent the blonde a concerned (and appalled) look. âAlbatross, youâre the only one that found that funnyâŚâ
If any of them had been paying attention, they wouldâve heard a small huff of laughter coming from Iceman. Itâs quickly and smoothly covered up by a puff of his cigarette.
Chuuya held his cue stick in one hand while the other pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance. âIâm crashing out.â
Finally, Lippmann could only give their leader a wry, exasperated smile. âPiano Man⌠youâre so embarrassingâŚâ
Although his joke totally bombed (no pun intended) with its audience, Piano Man looked pleased, almost proud at the varying degrees of incredulity he managed to get out of his friends. So, against everyoneâs wishes, he continued.
âI lost the fight to battle those urges...â he said dramatically as everyone looked at him with wide eyes, unable to stop this train wreck of an evening. âBut at least I took a shot at it.â
âSTOP,â Chuuya was the first one to act after several seconds of silence. To anyone else, it wouldâve been uncomfortable, but Piano Man relished in it. âJUST STOP. I canât take any more of this!â
Albatross had already been precariously teetering on his seat from laughter. The second (worthless) joke only renewed it, causing him to laugh so hard he falls out of his chair and onto the floor (this does not stop him from continuing to laugh).
Doc sighs in fond disbelief as he gets up to help the younger man off the floor. He shakes his head, âThis is getting out of hand,â in regard to Piano Manâs antics, but the mischievous glint in his eye would prove he wasnât actually against it.
Iceman almost chokes on his cigarette at the sheer stupidity of it all. This time, heâs unable to cover up the spluttered cough, but fortunately, no one pays it any heed. Still, he has to look away from them (he knows heâll start laughing otherwise and that wouldnât be a good look for his stoic reputation).
Meanwhile, Lippmann has danced away and is pretending to ignore the group by initiating conversation with a random stranger. âWho, him? No, I donât know him.â All the while looking absolutely clueless.
âBut you all walked in together??â
âI have no idea what youâre talking about.â (Gaslighter.)
havenât used tumblr in actual years and have like. completely forgotten how it works so anyways first bsd doodle here!!!!! :) second ver was solely because the pose reference was the demolition lovers LOL