Proxy

RP for non-protagonist Wise from Zenless Zone Zero. Written by Mysty!

[hollowboundbelle]

"Alright, alright. I guess that's faaiirrrr." She rolled her eyes, but her face had gotten a little pinker. "I'm gonna go put this away, want anything since it looks like you're going to have a little trouble getting up?" She was surprised at what a sound sleeper Nicole was, the movie had hardly been on for thirty minutes before it was out. Probably was a necessary skill to have when the cunning hares were so noisy.

[wisecrackingproxy]

"Maybe just a glass of water. I'll probably go to bed soon." He glanced down to Nicole, who was snoring softly. "She said something about how Anby and Nekomata always fight about who gets to sleep beside her so it sounds like bed time is chaotic over there. Probably just enjoying the quiet."

[hollowboundbelle]

"Yeah, I see them hanging around more and more now. I hope it gets even easier in the future. Lighter always says the trip doesn't bother him, but I still feel a little bad sometimes." Once everything was boxed up she paused. "But I guess I will feel even less bad now when he can just crash here for a bit."

[wisecrackingproxy]

Wise stuck his tongue out at her. "And if I ever have to hear anything from you two, I'll send all the Bangboos in to get you to quiet down." He said it in a teasing, mocking voice.

[hollowboundbelle]

"I really doubt you would bother dating her if that was the case." She snickered, lowering her voice. "Even the with the bouncy assets."

Getting up, Belle stretched her legs before moving all the left over pizza into one box. "I'll let Lighter know. Things aren't too busy over there right now so he's been able to visit more."

[wisecrackingproxy]

"Her 'bouncy assets' have nothing to do with why I started dating her," Wise said as Belle went to take care of the leftover pizza.

At the second part, though, he tilted his head. "I guess it's a good thing that things have calmed down in the Outer Ring enough that he and his friends can come into the city more, huh?"

[hollowboundbelle]

“Nuh, uh. I would never lie about that.” She crossed her arms. “Like the leather clad broody thing is hot, but after awhile I think that would get annoying.” There were a lot of people she thought were nice to look at and fantasize, but dating them would be a whole other thing. “I mean, do you think a guy like that would stick with me?”

[wisecrackingproxy]

"I guess there's no harm in hanging out next time he's in town just to see," Wise said. A pause, and then, "And I shouldn't have to say this, but Nicole's about more than begging us to work for her for free."

[hollowboundbelle]

"Mmm we'll he's a big dork so I feel like you could probably find some common ground." She bumped him with her elbow. "Like yeah he's cool and rides a motorbike, but he also tells the lamest dad jokes." Which to her were good.

[wisecrackingproxy]

He paused at that, just staring at Belle.

"I... really can't see that," he said. "I don't want to call you a liar, but I feel like you're just trying to get back at me for not telling you I was dating Nicole."

[hollowboundbelle]

"Were toooooo." She stuck her tongue out at him. "I would think that makes it easier to accept than when it pops out of nowhere." They had known Nicole for so long, made her wonder if there had been signs she just missed. Plenty of girls had been flirty with Wise, but he never bat an eye.

"I can appreciate that you did pick someone I can also get along with though. Maybe you and Lighter can become total bros."

[wisecrackingproxy]

That made him pause and think. Had it really popped out of nowhere? He didn't feel like it had, but he hadn't thought too much about it.

At the suggestion, though, he shrugged, slightly jostling Nicole, who was laying against him. "He's a good guy. You've spent a lot more time with him than I have, though. I don't know how much we'd actually get along as friends."

[hollowboundbelle]

She rolled her eyes, reaching up to pat her hair back into place. "Pssshh, says the guy making googly eyes all through dinner. I never though I would see the day." It was slightly less surprising to see Nicole be so lovey dovey. "I was sure you didn't have a single romantic bone in your body."

[wisecrackingproxy]

"I was not making googly eyes," he said, reaching over again and flicking his sister's nose. "You probably just still think it's weird that I'm dating. At least I haven't been pining for her from the moment we met." Unlike Belle, who had been smitten with Lighter from the moment they locked eyes.

[hollowboundbelle]

Pausing, she glanced up from her phone and laughed awkwardly. "Sorrryyy. The movie is perfectly fine." Closing and setting the phone down on her lap. "Lighter was just letting me know he got back ok."

[wisecrackingproxy]

Wise shook his head, a smile on his lips as he reached over and ruffled Belle's hair.

"It's fine," he said. "You're in love, after all." His voice was definitely teasing.

[wisecrackingproxy]

@hollowboundbelle

Nicole had fallen asleep a while ago, though Wise and Belle were both still awake and watching movies. He glanced to his sister, tapping away on her phone, and said, "If the movie isn't interesting enough, we can watch something else."

[pinkharedontcare]

“Ohhh, so brave and bold of you~” Scrunching her nose, she nuzzled up to him. Still so giddy from the high of finally getting what she wanted. Now she was going to get to spend time with him even more in the future. “I should probably let the hares know I won’t be going home tonight. Don’t want them searching the town freaking out.”

[wisecrackingproxy]

That made him laugh. "To be honest, even before we were dating, the video store is probably one of the first places they'd look for you. You'd probably be fine." Not that he really liked the thought of the others showing up in the middle of something like earlier.

[pinkharedontcare]

"Honestly best case scenario." She smirked, standing on tip toe to give his face a few little kisses now that eyes were off of them. "I'll have to try extra hard not to make a peep. I don't want to face any wrath." Walking over to his room, she at least picked up her things from the floor. Grabbing his as well just to help out.

[wisecrackingproxy]

He could hear Belle's voice as she considered what toppings to get, so she hadn't gone far to do the order. Still, once Nicole had picked up their clothes, Wise pulled her close and gave her a soft kiss.

"I'll take any heat from Belle if she gets mad," he said quietly.

[pinkharedontcare]

“It’s not surprising? Not even like… a little?” Belle hadn’t realized how obvious she had been in her pining apparently. “Guess I’ll order some extra pizza, annnd the cheezy bread.”

“Ohhh, so you’re cool if I stay? Of course I wanna~” Nicole clapped her hands together. “Always down for a pizza party.” And free food.

“Yeah, because if you can stay over then I can have a free pass for Lighter.” Belle pointed a finger. “But if I have to hear anything I’m gonna send all the Bangboo in there to yell at you two.”

[wisecrackingproxy]

That brought a blush to his cheeks again, and he held a hand up. "On my honor, you won't hear a peep." A pause, and then, "...you know you don't need a 'pass,' as long as I know he's staying over."

A sigh left his lips as Belle disappeared to make the call. He glanced to Nicole. "Guess we're having a sleepover."

[pinkharedontcare]

"That's... true." She wasn't sure if it would be weirder or not if it was someone completely new. "But now I can't do my sisterly duty of interrogating your girlfriend." Belle crossed her arms.

"If it would make you feel better, you still could. I bet I can ace all the questions~" She leaned forward and smirked a little at Belle. "You can't be too upset at him hiding it though. You probably understand that reasoning pretty well~"

Now it was Belle's turn to look a little embarrassed. Did she know? Rubbing at her arm as she made a groan. "Riiiiggghhtt. Um... I guess I didn't figure it out sooner because I've also... kinda been distracted." Teetering on her feet. "Soooooo, haaaah guess we are more alike after all. I've also been secretly dating Lighter for like months."

[wisecrackingproxy]

A long pause.

And then, "...I really can't say I'm surprised." He glanced to Nicole. "Um, why don't we continue this discussion somewhere else?" Because it was getting a little awkward just standing out there in the hall. "Did you want to stay over, Nicole?" Now that they didn't have to sneak around.

[wisecrackingproxy]

Yeah, that was about what he expected in the couple minutes it took them to make themselves look halfway presentable. Or at least less like they’d just had sex.

“We’ve been dating for a couple months now,” he said, still not looking her in the eye. “…to be fair, this wasn’t how I planned on telling you.”

[pinkharedontcare]

"Dating? Months?" How did she not notice? Felt like a failure of a sister to not be able to figure it out, but he was so good at hiding his emotions. Well... except for right now. She had never witnessed him looking so embarrassed. Which it was only just clicking, seeing both of their hair was wet. Oh. O h. "I just, I mean, you two. So unexpected. I can't believe you hid it for so-" She stopped herself, feeling a little twinge of guilt.

"I guess he wanted to get a good solid few months in to make sure I wasn't just trying to trick him." Nicole laughed, reaching up to ruffle his hair. "Promise it wasn't one of my plans, well it might have been a super early plan years back when we first met. Did not work obviously."

[wisecrackingproxy]

He swallowed and then cleared his throat. “Something like that, yeah,” he said. He finally looked to his sister, really taking in the shock, as well as the guilt on the edges.

“Sorry. I should’ve just told you. But it seemed… weird.” He glanced back at Nicole. “But it’s not like it’s someone you don’t know.” They did tend to make fun of Nicole a bit, but they considered her and the other Cunning Hares friends.

[wisecrackingproxy]

He had, at least, grabbed towels and his own change of clothes, so he and Nicole were able to dry off and get dressed without the walk of shame back to his room.

His eyes wouldn’t meet Belle’s as they left the bathroom, Nicole behind him. “Hey, Belle. Nicole’s still here.”

[pinkharedontcare]

Standing there wide eyed, mouth hung open. Belle nearly dropped her phone and had to fumble to grab it before it hit the floor.

Nicole had nabbed one of Wise's big shirts, still rubbing at her dripping hair with the towel. "Heyyyy Proxy~" She looked to Wise, wanting to see how he was going to try and play this out. Kinda hard to really spin this into something else, so surely it was time to come clean.

"W-wha... huh?" Her hand just gestured back and forth between them. Poor Belle was trying really hard to process what she was seeing. Rubbing at her eyes like that would change something. Was Nicole really that desperate to clear her debt? Her brother was the last person she would expect to fall for any sort of trap like that so now she was confused.

[wisecrackingproxy]

Yeah, that was about what he expected in the couple minutes it took them to make themselves look halfway presentable. Or at least less like they’d just had sex.

“We’ve been dating for a couple months now,” he said, still not looking her in the eye. “…to be fair, this wasn’t how I planned on telling you.”

[wisecrackingproxy]

Shit. He’d been so focused on them getting to the bathroom without being seen he hadn’t thought to close the door.

He glanced over his shoulder at Nicole again.

And a sigh left his lips.

“…guess I’ve got some explaining to do. Just give us a sec.”

[pinkharedontcare]

"Us?" Belle emphasized, voice going slightly higher than her usual.

This should be interesting. Nicole gave him a pat on the back, pressing a little kiss to his shoulder. Whispering softly. "At least she didn't show up like fifteen minutes ago." His soul probably would have left his body.

[wisecrackingproxy]

He had, at least, grabbed towels and his own change of clothes, so he and Nicole were able to dry off and get dressed without the walk of shame back to his room.

His eyes wouldn’t meet Belle’s as they left the bathroom, Nicole behind him. “Hey, Belle. Nicole’s still here.”

[wisecrackingproxy]

Of course the Bangboo would cause a misunderstanding. He loved the little things, but they weren’t always great at communicating.

He glanced to Nicole before saying, “…uh, not Asha, Nicole came over.”

[pinkharedontcare]

Belle laughed. "Trying to get us to join in a new scheme or weaseling another discount?"

Nicole made a soft scoff, leaning towards him to whisper. "Ruuuuuuuude."

Pausing her pacing, Belle noticed the door to Wise's room was open. He was always keeping that thing shut. Probably to prevent her from ruining his perfect orderly space. Which was why it was odd to see his floor littered with clothes. "You sure you're okay? Either you've been replaced by a clone, sick, or someone ransacked your room and now you're being held hostage."

[wisecrackingproxy]

Shit. He’d been so focused on them getting to the bathroom without being seen he hadn’t thought to close the door.

He glanced over his shoulder at Nicole again.

And a sigh left his lips.

“…guess I’ve got some explaining to do. Just give us a sec.”