( be judged. )

ain from elsword. affiliated with hiraeth.

[stillelanze]

firebrought:

   “ yes , I suppose you can classify it that way.  for me , it is more about hospitality — in spite of that , the way people pour their admiration into food preparation is beautiful.  is there something from your homeland you’ve wanted to try?  learning foreign cuisine is , perhaps , the simplest path towards understanding another’s feelings. “

Ain thought over Mitsutada’s words, briefly reminiscing as he mentioned “homeland.” Things were drastically different in Elrios compared to Hiraeth—he couldn’t even maintain a stable existence, making him unable to eat together with the group he traveled with. All he could do was watch as the party all told stories and laughed in unison while sitting around a campfire. They all seemed to bond closely with each other throughout their years of exploring and fighting, and the days that ended with a joyous feast that helped unwind the group’s stresses had Ain feeling left out. But he couldn’t help but blame himself for his growing feelings of loneliness.

“I guess I’ve wanted to try a few things from my homeland,” he said, tone quieter than before, “but I’m fine with anything that you make. I...just wanted to share a meal with someone.”

[stillelanze]

tooriyo:

“There’s no need for you to be such a worrywart, Professor! I’m fine. Just a little longer, alright? I’ll be out of your way soon enough…” This was way too embarrassing. Kiretsu really regretted everything right now, and they started to reconsider their life decisions.

“I can’t help but worry, especially since you’re one of my students...” The other was cold, right? Ain was reminded about how members of the El Search Party would huddle up for warmth during chilly nights while camping out during explorations; his arms soon wrapped around Kiretsu as well, hugging him back and giving a gentle pat.

[stillelanze]

haltedsun:

“What irony, even though I easily crushed you during that battle. Why don’t you prove to me instead that you can complete your mission, you incorrigible dunce.”

“Things were different back then, but this time I won’t hesitate to show my true strength,” he said, spear forming in his grasp. “Perhaps by showing you the Goddess’ light, you’ll change.”

[stillelanze]

tooriyo:

“…Y-You’re just warm. It’s nothing, really, I’m simply thinking stupidly at the moment.”

“Are you sure you’re alright? Would you like me to take you to the infirmary? Do you need a blanket?” he asked as the other kept his arms wrapped around him.

[stillelanze]

“I don’t mind keeping you company.”

“…”

Ain’s initial thought was ‘No,’ and he had to bite back the word from leaving his mouth. Though he reconsidered his words and thought about how he had been sitting alone in silence for most of the evening—there was some kind of feeling of loneliness he had, wanting to talk to someone about his day. He gestured for Mitsutada to sit next to him.

“…you won’t believe what I heard in the halls today.”

( Lonely Starter Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

“This is supposed to be a party. You are supposed to dance, not sulk.”

Ain distanced himself from everyone; there were too many people enclosed in the area for his tastes, and he had no desire to interact with them. So naturally, he was being a wallflower.

“What benefit even is there for dancing? It looks like some inane ritual.”

( Lonely Starter Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

“Don’t you have any friends?”

“I have a few acquaintances and coworkers that I talk to…if that counts.”

He didn’t want anyone to get too attached to him, nor did he want to attach himself to anyone—there were a few perhaps that he really considered “friends,” although he was unsure of his own feelings. 

( Lonely Starter Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

“Maybe if you tried being nice every once in a while you would actually have people who cared about you.”

“…the last thing I would want is for anyone to develop emotional attachments to me.”

After all, it would hurt less.

( Lonely Starter Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

“I can barely understand you.” [From Vaenara/Gebuloth]

“You’re going to have to get used to it, Mister Umfeus. Otherwise you’re going to fall behind.”

( 5 Word Sentence Starter Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

“What are we doing here?”

“I want to prove whether or not people unable of utilizing Creation Magic are capable of wielding weapons that I project. I don’t normally test things like this, but my curiosity got the best of me…”

Ain made some kind of motion with his arms, manifesting a semitransparent blue sword. He then held it out for Misa to take.

“In other words, please try holding this sword.”

( 5 Word Sentence Starter Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

Sorry Sil ♒

♒ = lying to them

“…I refuse to believe that your homework got blown away by the wind into space, Kiretsu. You are to come here during lunchtime today and write ‘I will turn in my homework on time’ fifty times on the board.”

( Reaction Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

▤

▤ = falling asleep on them 

“…and that is why I believe that one should follow Ishmael,” Ain muttered, finishing up a good half-hour talk about his goddess. “Would you ever consider accepting Her? She…”

He glanced over, realizing that Misa had slumped against his shoulder and fallen asleep. He gave a soft sigh, but he couldn’t blame her—it was nearing curfew.

“…let’s get you to your room, Miss Amane.”

( Reaction Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

✏

✏ = teaching them a different language

Ain glanced down at the little characters Hanamaru wrote down on a piece of paper, raising an eyebrow. “You’re telling me that each one of these symbols all have their own meaning…? Isn’t that too complex?”

( Reaction Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

✖ ~

23. drunk kiss

Ain had barely noticed Mitsutada’s presence in the staff lounge up until the other teacher had gotten alarmingly close to where Ain was currently seated at. He looked up from the papers he was grading, furrowing his brows briefly. Something was off, he speculated; and his speculations proved to be true the moment Mitsutada’s lips had suddenly pressed against his own. It left Ain in a stupor, completely dropping all thoughts he currently had.

When the kiss had broken off, Ain stared down at the table for a few seconds while attempting to process what just happened. There was a faint scent of alcohol—and Mitsutada had suddenly kissed him.

“Are you… Are you drunk?”

( Kiss Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

✖(aaa i hope you don't mind..)

29. accidental kiss

Ain made his way through the hallway seemingly in a rush, heading over to his office; he had roughly five minutes to grab the book he had forgotten in his office and return to the classroom before his second period class started. The moment he turned the corner, however, he accidentally ran into a student and started to lose his balance. He stumbled forward, shouting out a foreign word presumed to be an obscenity of sorts, and collided with a student nearby.

He closed his eyes while bracing himself for the impact, and felt his lips make contact with Izumi’s face—more specifically his cheek. He barely had time to realize what happened, because next thing Ain knew, he was atop the poor student he crashed into. He hastily got off of Izumi and rose to his feet, dusting off his attire.

“Never speak of this again,” he uttered, scurrying off to his office to hide his reddened face from students.

( Kiss Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

“Are you flirting with me?”

“Since when was complimenting one’s features considered ‘flirting’?”

( 5 Word Sentence Starter Meme — No longer accepting! )

[stillelanze]

“...I will be extending my office hours for those that would like to repent.”