#ferrumira

[raiiryuu]

@ferrumira - ⚡︎

"Figured as much," he replies as he walks past, the fur-trimmed sleeve of his coat brushing over her shoulder as he moved. "Surprised the old man wants me doin' any of this at all, but he's the one makin' the rules." For the third damned time, somehow.

[pastelfates]

༶♡༶ ❝ is there something strange about me? ❞ / to sunny ♡ @ferrumira

༶♡༶ ❝Everyone is a lil strange.❞ not that it was a bad thing, in fact to the angel it was a positive. Strangeness was charming! ❝Although your eyes are strangely pretty!❞ it was the reason she had stopped to stare and the blonde can only hope the other didn't find that as weird or offensive.

[biisutoarm]

@ferrumira: “Why am I locked in here, now? I didn’t want to be here!”

BANG. BANG. BANG. ...nothing.

"Dammit!!!" Letting out his own frustration at his failure, realizing even his might wasn't enough to get them out. It's dark, it's damp, it's enclosed - it's plain uncomfortable. Even with some room to maneuver and move about, a jailed pair is still a jailed pair.

At the lady's general complaints - courtesy of both being likely riled up, a vein popped by the man's forehead as he turned with clear frustration; "That goes for both of us!!" He shot; "Y'think I'd wanna be stuck here with you too!!?" --Impersonal, but personally phrased. Temper kinda does that to people; probably why she bothered to voice out complaints instead of find a solution to their issue too.

"Be a Man and let us outta here!!" Elfman yelled, at no one in particular, returning to his evidently futile arm-banging against their walls.

[raiiryuu]

@ferrumira - ⚡︎

The glare he levelled at her after the blow held no recognition whatsoever. Orange eyes blazed as a snarl was ripped from him, the volume enough to feel like sheer force in itself. Violet energy swirled along the lines of his frame like ink in water, some sort of spell to instill control. Their enemy had done their homework, using his lightning against her.

Lip curling, his magic flared outward -- the thrumming of electricity was nearly enough to drown out his voice as it lashed out indiscriminately, leaving ash and noise in its wake. The stone of the wall behind her, the metal she wore, the cobbled street beneath them both -- the enemy directed his fury, but it seemed his magic was too much for them, going haywire as soon as they tried to turn it on her.

The close proximity the spell required turned out to be its downfall -- in the chaos, Laxus's magic spread to further and further targets, arcing from one to the next. This meant it eventually found its way back to the source of the controlling spell, sending the mage flying.

The dull roar from his throat and his magic, the searing sensation as the metal she wore started to heat up, his ruthless grip still pinning her to the wall at his eye level -- it all built to just under a breaking point before everything stopped, the absence of sound almost louder than the storm before. He blinked, growl dying in his throat as he tried to process what'd realistically only been a few seconds, but probably didn't exist for him and felt like hours to her. A second's hesitation and then she was lowered to the ground, steadied, the man's face cycling through several expressions at once though his eyes held a single constant:

fear.

Of or for what, it was hard to say.

He couldn't tell if she was conscious, or even alive, but he was afraid to reach out again to check after what he'd just done what had happened. She was sitting back against the wall, and upright for the moment, and he thought he heard her breathing but it could've been the crowd that show of power had drawn. He'd find out later, one way or the other, but first...

He backed off as someone broke off from the crowd and rushed over, muttering something unintelligible before taking off at a sprint. He'd heard the other mages retreating, vaguely registering it as he'd tried to check Ravyn over, and he had a heading.

They didn't have a snowball's chance in Hell.

[raiiryuu]

" You like them, don't you?" / akdj imagine she picks up on his 'not' crush on mira akld you don't have to go with it

"Dunno who you're talkin' about."

He had an idea, though, and that was enough to give him the slight worry his poker face wouldn't hold. He took a pull from his drink, taking the moment to think. Of literally anything else. Ravyn was one of the last people that needed to know anything about it.

[biisutoarm]

@ferrumira asked:

" If you can't stand to look at my face, then look away! Because for someone who just can't stand to look at me. You sure love to watch me from a distance"

The outburst came abruptly, though he probably had it coming. Elfman wouldn't know it at the moment it happens, but it was fact he was caught staring at her numerous times before; and even with his flatly grouching expression, few would say it wasn't at least an idea of a leer. This, unfortunately, stemmed from something he'd yet be able to put to words, and if asked would simply fall back to the usual phrase. The fact remained -- he'd been staring at her on numerous occasions, and at this point it justifyingly made her uncomfortable enough to lash out.

Every aggressive approach pulled a response; fight, flight, or freeze. Ravyn was probably well-aware that odds are she'd be getting a solid bickering if not an outright fight from voicing her concerns in such a way, but very possibly couldn't bear it anymore. It wasn't her fault at all, but to him, right there and then... Eyebrows furrowed further as his shoulders tensed visibly, chest flared as he prepared to fight back. "What's it to ya!!?" He roared back; "Whoever said anythin' about not lookin' at ya!! Maybe if ya didn't look like ya were tryina plot somethin' all the time, ya wouldn't be gettin' stares!! It ain't jus' me either, but ya have ta single a Man out, huh!!?"

In some ways, she reminded him of what his sister used to be in the eyes of others. It was an ironic comparison, a far-fetched one for sure, and Elfman couldn't help but capitalize on the awful starks between the two. Which is why, "Wear pink for once, dammit!!!" he somehow spurt out the first thing that came to mind.

Mirajane's signature dress, which conveyed anything but hostility. ...Why's that what he had to say??

[biisutoarm]

@ferrumira asked:

“If you are looking back all the time, you’ll never get ahead.“ / ravy getting deep with Elfman

It was that way for him, practically every day. A philosophy by which he lived, not looking back to what he'd done if he can help it. A Man can only go forward, and that's just the way it is. If he hadn't, he could never function properly after taking the blame for so many things he's done in the past, and hasn't done in his past too. It appears that finally his words resonated with someone, after all. Elfman was a firm believer that when posed with failure, it was best to look forward and push through -- as opposed to dwelling on it and letting the mishap haunt you for who knows how long. As one who's been on that end, he should know best.

"--That's right!" He affirmed decisively, a call almost akin to an announcement as he pumped his fist in pride. In more ways than one, he was glad she understood that concept.

"I was convinced you'd let yer problems get to ya fer too long, Ravyn." Elfman further confessed; It was no secret that the lady came from a questionable background, one surely filled with strife and markings made that couldn't be crossed. Her presence in the guild was in and of itself, a big step out of that life. In a way, she too decided to look straight ahead. As a fellow guildmate, let alone one who'd come in contact with her on frequent occasion, he was happy to see her mindset was in the right place.

"With that, I can say yer a Man!!"

[biisutoarm]

Ship Bias!

SHIP BIAS MEME

I am not particularly a fan of angst. I always thought angst is overrated, and that while it is fun and can be rewarding, there has to be a reward to be had. Angst for the sake of angst always bored me and I never saw the appeal. Imagine having a whole ship based around that angst-for-angst motif, only for it to serve that reward tremendously. This is basically what happens with Elfman x Ravyn (@ferrumira).

Fundamentally, Ravyn and Elfman don't get along -- or rather, they're not really on the same page as people. Ravyn comes from a horrific background full of abuse and Elfman is, well, Elfman. They're very different as people, but this ship just happens well because they actually mesh pretty well. Banter is a given and having them meet up is always entertaining on either end of the spectrum -- so much so that this ship spawned over two verses before it ever came to be realized. Now it's still in proper development as these dorks have no idea what to do with themselves but, I love this. This ship kinda wrote itself out; we had very minimal involvement in making it happen, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with it.