#loyalnerdlinger

[marginalfighter]

@loyal-nerdlinger for some sweet angry F!Zig

Another slow day sorting through reports and constructing Trainings to fix any glaring problems. If he managed to finishing his work before sundown, he might call in early and go bag some monsters for the hell of it. No amount of time getting used to a desk job stopped Zig from getting the urge to stretch his legs and not let his Last Ranker title be just a fancy title. 

In his laser-focus, Zig didn’t hear someone knocking on his door; his visitors usually walked on in anyway so he usually only responded if he heard someone else in his room. Whoever was at the door eventually got the hint and invited themselves in. One look at them and Zig was already up on his feet. 

“You’ve got some nerve to waltz on in here.” Zig’s tone as he approached showed no fondness-- only pure anger. “Maybe you think disappearing for years without a word’s no big deal, but it sure was for me. Did you think I wouldn’t worry something might’ve happened to you? Because let me tell you, abandoning my work as Last Ranker just to find you caused more than than enough grief for me and the other Seven Knights.” 

Now in front of Atsuro, Zig had to physically restrain himself before his emotional state caused him to lash out beyond a bit of yelling. Funny how worries from years ago felt just as fresh as if it happened yesterday. “So, are you finally going to tell me where you’ve been the past eight years?” 

[bloodoffer]

     ❝  they  would  kill  you,  given  even  the  slightest  of  chance.  ❞  the  outcome  is  the  best  naoya  had  hoped  for,  and  naoya  is  in  a  good  mood  --  he  almost  sympathizes  with  atsuro.  whatever  naoya  feels,  it  would  be  a  shame  to  lose  atsuro  as  an  ally.  atsuro  is  not  unintelligent,  nor  is  he  weak  on  the  battlefield,  despite  his  lack  of  stomach  for  death.  ❝  what  is  it  you  struggle  with  ?  the  intimacy  of  seeing  someone  die  ?  ❞             /            @loyal-nerdlinger       (  x.  )

[roppongirunaway]

@loyal-nerdlinger from here

“Well I did turn it up so I could cuddle with you.” she said softly before grabbing a strand of her hair. Rubbing her fingers that held the strand together she slightly glanced at him. While yeah it was hot outside there is nothing better than cuddling. 

A sigh left her before she shifted herself so she could lean against him. “I just want to cuddle and feel at ease next to you. Is that wrong?” she asked him gently. If he didn’t want to cuddle she’d move away from him.

[yuzuisms]

@loyal-nerdlinger [x]

☆ | “A friend broke in your house?” Isn’t that considered intruding? She thinks. Did Atsuro even lock his doors and windows at night? “At least it wasn’t burnt. I don’t know if I should be amazed or concerned about you even cooking.”

[roppongirunaway]

@loyal-nerdlinger

“Hey Atsuro are you okay with hand holding? I mean not as friends or anything.”

[marginalfighter]

@loyal-nerdlinger

Oh boy, this experiment was certainly turning into a huge mess by the seconds. Zig expected the incentive to be someone more... personal. Like, possibly getting to see a loved one or unlimited money so you could buy something ridiculous to keep yourself protected the whole experiment. But no: the incentive was not getting over half of them murdered. 

The best part? If that did happen, either himself or Atsuro would die for sure; through fiddling with the bracelet, he caught on he could switch to Atsuro’s number/color. That’s most likely what Zero meant by “pairs”.

And the crazy didn’t stop there-- a loud metallic screech sounded outside. It somehow spooked the Sentinels, as they were shoving everyone outside and then zipped by them in quite the hurry. Was this ‘disturbance’ a good sign, Zig opted to decide later.

--Mostly due to Atsuro getting the most disturbed look on his face. Even worse than when they first met up.

“Uh... Atsuro? You doing okay over there?” 

[marginalfighter]

@loyal-nerdlinger​ cause baby boi here owes you something.

Somewhat uncharacteristic of him, Zig actually knocked on Atsuro’s door and waited for an answer before he walked inside. He kept his head down as he walked to the couch-- both to hide the bruise on his face and... some other reason. It was hard to put to words why.

Once he said down though, he immediately started talking, “Atsuro, there’s something I’ve neglected to tell you for far too long now.” 

"I knew about your feelings for me. I didn’t get them at first, but I noticed how you’d act towards Kazuya started happening to me. And when I realized that, I panicked.” 

“I remember thinking, ‘You’re going to get that boy killed if you let things get that far’. And even though I knew talking about this with you was the right thing to do, I was scared I’d say something careless and hurt you, so my solution was to convince myself I was assuming things and steer your feelings towards anyone that wasn’t me. It’s taken me until now to realize that by avoiding the problem how I did, it wouldn’t be a surprise if I hurt you in the process.”

“So... Please take this as your long-deserved apology for me being a self-centered coward.” 

[marginalfighter]

@loyal-nerdlinger cause Zig still can’t believe you’re here. Muncantho

Zig felt relieved more than anything to not see any familiar faces. Kuma made it obvious people were going to die (although the means shown to them weren’t real; the death itself was though), so the less people he knew here, the more he could take satisfaction nobody he cared about would die. There was always the threat of his own life as well, but that was a bridge he’d been willing to cross. 

--And then he saw someone he knew leave the theater.  

“Atsuro...?” Zig called over to the boy who at least had a frightening resemblance to his friend. He hoped his mind was just playing tricks on him, but that’d be too easy. “The hell are you doing here?! Do you see what the supervisor did to that kid? This is the last place someone like you should be!”