IN THE FOREST OF THE LOST

[beathollow]

it's all too perfect.

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[cirquedesang]

Shit-

[Okay, he expected to be hit for that one, and braces for it... but it's the wash of Despair afterwards that makes him collapse to the floor onto his knees.

...Don't like how familiar this is from Jordi's palace.]

me late with starbucks but

[fullmoonmutt]

Celeste?!

[ Eli immediately pivots to leap to Celeste's side when he spots him collapsing. Yeah, okay, he'll be cleansed soon, but he's already trying to help him up? ]

I trade your starbucks for a knife--

[cirquedesang]

Hm?

[Sure, he can be pulled back to his feet, but... he pulls away from Eli as soon as he is, instead of leaning against him, or thanking him, or teasing him for worrying.]

Stop wasting your time with me.

i cannot believe u have done this

[fullmoonmutt]

[ ?! ]

I'm... not?

[ They are in the middle of a fight, but wow, that still stings. ]

<3!!!

[cirquedesang]

Aren't you?

[Really? Truly?]

I suppose you'll find out the hard way, then.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ lksndf is this just the Despair ]

I don't understand?

[ Well, now Eli's just confused and hurt. ]

[cirquedesang]

[This is like 95% the Despair, 5% genuine self-loathing yeah--]

Don't you? Or do you just not want to?

[He told you he usually plays with emotions, but like. Are you going to believe a magic red thread of fate or a status condition?]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ He wants to believe the magic red thread?! ]

Snap out of it! That isn't you talking!

[ C'mon, utilities, Energy Shower?! Now?! ]

[townmusician]

[sorry he already used his action for this round, but, uh, why's the hot guy being such a dick right now???]

[cirquedesang]

[YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ENERGY SHOWERED HIM, HARUKA-- But Despair is a dick is why]

[cirquedesang]

[Smart boy!! Believe it!!]

How sure are you of that?

[fullmoonmutt]

A hundred percent!

[ Grabbing Celeste's shirt and yanking him down for a kiss in front of Mafuyu's mom and everything. It's also timed exactly for Haruka's Energy Shower so, like, the kiss does nothing, but... shut up?! ]

[supherb]

[??????????????????

Arven is learning so much today.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ ...just wait until Arven asks about it and learns they've done way more than kiss lmao. ]

[supherb]

[HE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ELI AND CELESTE FUCKING]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ ARVEN BANNED FROM ANYTHING OVER PG-13?! WELL, HE BETTER CONSIDER SWAPPING ROOMMATES WITH CELESTE, THEN, MAYBE??? ]

[supherb]

[IT'S MORE LIKE HE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW OF HIS BROTHER FIGURE'S SEXUAL EXPLOITS. IT'S WEIRD.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ BUT NOW ELI CAN GIVE HIM TIPS AND EVERYTHING-- ok maybe not but

yeah ]

[supherb]

[aaaaaAAAAAAA]

[cirquedesang]

[In front of Mafuyu's mom and everything--!

Okay, but the Energy Shower's timing is impeccable, so Eli does get kissed back instead of, you know, being rebuffed.]

Ah-... Sorry...

[fullmoonmutt]

S'all good.

[ Eli draws back with a grin. ]

You were just being messed with is all.

[cirquedesang]

[There's that grin, ah-...]

I was... But I was still trying to hurt you.

[Aaaaand it was Mafumom's fault, so-]

So let's go on and fuck her up for it.