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[ashehole]

Open RP Post


⊛ find a character you want to play with and respond to their thread. can't find who you want? let me know!
⊛ we can make up a scenario, adapt a meme of some sort, or... something else? whatever the fuck we want.
⊛ if you need ideas, the random scenario meme has just about anything you could want.
⊛ wanna do a picture prompt? we can do some picture prompts.
⊛ FUCK YEAH WE'RE TOTALLY ROLEPLAYING RIGHT NOW!!!

Handy-Dandy Quick Links:
Vanessa Cleveland ⊛ Catty Turner ⊛ Finnick Odair ⊛ Belle Beaumont ⊛ Chloe Saunders
Commander Shepard ⊛ Piper McLean ⊛ Jordan Langley ⊛ Jaime Lannister ⊛ Eli Keaton
Sally Malik ⊛ Corey Carling ⊛ Shadow ⊛ Fenris ⊛ Meetra Surik
Revan ⊛ Keiko Nakagawa ⊛ Alyss Heart ⊛ Ava ⊛ James
Percy Jackson ⊛ Frank Zhang ⊛ Helen ⊛ Jason Grace ⊛ David Levin
April O'Neil ⊛ Galen Marek ⊛ Reyna ⊛ Jackson Swift ⊛ Jaime Reyes
Fran Zhang (AU) ⊛ Jasa Grace (AU) ⊛ Piper McLean (AU) ⊛ Gretel ⊛ Sirius Black
Cullen ⊛ Liv Durand ⊛ Maddie Moss ⊛ Daniel Bianchi ⊛ Finley Odair (AU)
Persephone Jackson (AU) ⊛ Derek Hale ⊛ Raleigh Becket ⊛ Allison Argent ⊛ Liam Hunt
Seph McCauley ⊛ Jonah Kinlock ⊛ Edward Kenway ⊛ Aveline de Grandpre ⊛ Gale Hawthone
Will Scarlet ⊛ Korra ⊛ Carswell Thorne ⊛ Scarlet Benoit

Comments

[alltumbledown]

She finally looks up and catches that smile. For once, his face doesn't make her want to hit him or push him over, and while she's half convinced that he's going to say something that's going to make her want to leave, she's glad when he doesn't.

"Don't call me that." A pause, and then she sighs. "I mean - I should probably get used to hearing it, I guess. But Cinder's fine." She looks down at their entwined hands, frowning. There's a moment of hesitation, before she speaks again. "Why, though?" Is she stuck with him, she means.

[rosyoutlook]

He grins again, eyebrows rising up high. "I think you'll have to get used to hearing Your Majesty, actually. But I'm glad I get to be that one person going around calling you Cinder. You know, there will probably be plenty of rumors about the new Lunar queen and her devastatingly handsome American."

Her question, though, has him quiet again. Mostly because it takes him a few seconds to understand what she's talking about. And then another few to figure out what to even say. "We're friends."

[alltumbledown]

She makes a disgusted face. She's trying to accept it, really, it's just.. difficult. And she feels safe enough to express that, around Thorne. "You aren't my American. If anyone's laying claim to you, it's our new friend."

She's not jealous.

She's not.

And she's also not sure how to handle that reaction from him. "You don't make any sense to me."

[rosyoutlook]

"Now I really feel like a piece of property, good for only sitting around and looking pretty. That's what you're thinking, isn't it?"

It's true that Cress has ideas that he's not really sure how to handle. But she's young, and she's been alone for so long, and... Well, what can he say, he's fond of the little satellite girl.

There's a flicker of a smile at the thought.

"You know, I find myself thinking that exact thing about you all the time."

[alltumbledown]

"I think we can all agree you're pretty terrible at sitting around," Cinder points. Are they still holding hands? A glance down confirms yes, and she's really not sure how to deal with that. Or extricate herself from it, more specifically.

She shifts a little when he smiles like that, though, because she's ninety percent sure it's because of Cress, and while she can't begrudge him a friendship with the girl, she's just - it's different. Cinder doesn't have a lot of experience with friends, or how to deal with them befriending other people.

"I don't know why. I'm not that complicated." She snorts right after she says it though, because even she can admit that she's turned out to be way more complicated than she ever thought she would.

[rosyoutlook]

Definitely still holding hands. The weight of hers is different. Not like it's heavy, just more solid than a human hand. His fingers tap along the back of it, testing it out. If she isn't going to move, he is going to explore where he can. "It's true, I am a man of action. Can't get anything past you guys."

There's a snort from him now as he shakes his head. "You're plenty complicated, Cinder. Even a blind man could see that. Oh, wait. Point proven."

Even if she wasn't a Lunar or some princess, there's something about her that's different. And not just the cyborg bits either. Still, who is he to go around telling someone who is complicated or not? He's spent a good chunk of his life trying to seem as simple as he can manage.

It's the best way to get someone to underestimate you.

[alltumbledown]

It's stupid. It's a stupid reaction to have, but she can't help the way her breathing just sort of stills when he starts tapping at her hand like that. It's not invasive, not objectifying. He's just curious, and acting on that curiosity with the same easy acceptance he seems to do everything else. When it comes to her, at least.

Cinder doesn't think she's ever been so wholly accepted by anyone except Iko before. So when she remembers to start breathing again, she leaves her hand where it is and lets him tap. "I met you when I was breaking out of prison, and you decided to come along," she points out instead. "You're a giant neon flashing sign of trouble. What I don't understand is how you managed to steal so many things."

He get nudged in the leg (with her human foot) for that stupid joke. "You won't be blind for much longer. Where does that leave me?"

[rosyoutlook]

Thorne notices that. When you're blind, you have nothing but your other senses to rely on. She doesn't exhale, doesn't inhale again. There's part of him that wants to make a smartass comment about how he takes women's breath away, but this is Cinder. If anyone could do that to her, it's probably going to be Kai.

Not him.

"And you're not? We're two of a kind, Cinder." He turns his head toward her and grins again. "That's my secret. Maybe I'll share it with you some day."

He pulls on a thoughtful look when she nudges him. "Then I'll be a man who was both blind and can see and still know you're complicated."

[alltumbledown]

We're two of a kind. Maybe he's just talking about the fact that they both seem to be magnets for trouble (she can't deny that, she did meet him in prison), but it still means something to hear. She raises an eyebrow at that grin, even if he can't see it. "Is it that you annoy people into a false sense of security by being so stupid they think you couldn't possibly cause any harm? Because that's not a secret."

Cinder rolls her eyes, hard. He can't see that either, but it's a refuge for her in the face of so many strange emotions flying about. "That's deep, Thorne. Really."

[rosyoutlook]

"Lull people into a false sense of security by being so incredibly charming they think I couldn't possibly cause any harm," Thorne corrects with a look of hurt on his face. Rude, Cinder. Just rude. "And no, that's not the secret. You can't know the secret just yet."

He doesn't see the eyeroll, but honestly, he can hear it in her voice. He tries to nudge her back with his foot - and completely misses. "I'm a deep man. Haven't you noticed yet?"

[alltumbledown]

Despite herself, Cinder leans in a little bit. It's supposed to be making fun of him, but there's a little bit of curiosity there, too. "So when do I get to know it?"

She laughs a little when he misses. "I'm right here, how did you go so wide?" And then her tone turns totally deadpan. "No. Not at all."

[rosyoutlook]

He can feel her moving in. It's not like the same kind of warmth that Cress gives off when she steps in too close, but he can still feel her nearby, hear her breathing, the shift of her legs. Sometimes, being blind has its interesting advantages.

He'd still rather be able to see.

There's a pause from him before he gives a choking laugh. Is she... flirting? No. Cinder doesn't know how to do that. Does she? He leans in, voice dropping to a whisper. "Do you really want to?"

A sigh. "I'm still blind, you know." He makes a face. "You're a cruel princess."

[alltumbledown]

The laugh surprises her, mostly because she doesn't understand what she said that's funny. And then he leans in and - surely he doesn't realise how close his face is to hers right now? Cinder thinks that if she could blush, she probably would right now. Which is stupid, because this is Thorne. There's no reason in the world why Carswell Thorne should be making her blush. She wants to make it a smooth transition, shifting away, but she mostly just jerks back in something like shock.

"--Well you've gone and made a big deal out of it, now," she huffs, trying to cover herself. "And I'm not cruel. You're just over-dramatic."

[rosyoutlook]

Thorne laughs again when she jerks away like that. He doesn't know her thoughts, but he knows her. The fact that they're still even holding hands - is it weird that they're holding hands? what does that mean? - is a big step up for Cinder of all people.

"I am over-dramatic. Thank you for noticing. And of course I made it a big deal. This is me we're talking about it."

[alltumbledown]

"Stop laughing," she grumbles, pushing his leg with hers again. She should let go of his hand. Or make him let go of hers. Whichever it is, it should stop.

"Are you going to tell me, or not?" She doesn't let go.

[rosyoutlook]

He'd let go if she told him to - maybe. But for right now, it's grounding. Real. He knew she was alive, okay, but this is just concrete proof. "As her highness commands." With his free hand, he zips his mouth shit.

There's a shrug now as he points to his closed mouth.

[alltumbledown]

She scowls at him. "One of these days I'm going to hit you, and it'll be with my metal hand. I said stop laughing, not stop talking."

Honestly, she really wants to know what the big deal is about this secret, even if she's pretty sure it's just more of his - Thorne-ness. Knowing him, though, she wouldn't be surprised if he just refused to speak for the rest of the day.

Actually, that might make for a nice change.

[rosyoutlook]

"Not if I keep hold of it. Also hitting a blind man is a little low, don't you think?" What was that about being silent? Oh, yeah, that's completely forgotten by now.

As for the secret, there really is none, but Thorne likes the way that it has Cinder interested. Has her looking.

[alltumbledown]

Honestly, the idea of Thorne being silent is way more disturbing than him being blind. And that's bad enough as it is. "Keep a hold of--?" It takes her glacing down at their conjoint hands again to realise just what he means, and she fervently thanks her body for not being able to blush right now. Not that he could see it, but she wouldn't put it past Thorne to just know.

"You won't be blind forever," she says after a beat, pretending like she hadn't just completely failed to finish her sentence. There are all kind of implications there that she'd probably read to much into, and would only confuse her anyway, if she tried to unpack them.

[rosyoutlook]

"Yes, your hand." He says that slowly, like he's trying to explain to her that this is her hand in his, not just some random object from nowhere. "The one that is currently holding mine because I believe you might have been a little bit worried about me."

Ruining moments, Thorne-style.

He's quiet for a second before snorting. "Definitely not. That would be too much of a shame to keep me blind forever."

But he worries, if he's going to be honest. Worries that he will be, that nothing will save his eyes again, that he can't be of use to Cinder. Can't help her win her throne.

[alltumbledown]

"I--" Stars, there can't be a man alive more frustrating than him. Without even thinking about it, she tugs her hand away from his, the metal fingers curling inwards. "You were holding it, not the other way around. And obviously I was worried. You'd have to be a monster to not care about someone hurtling towards Earth."

But she settles down again at that comment. Maybe he thinks he's hiding his worry, but she can read it on him. A beat passes, before she gives a heavy sigh, and reaches out to take his hand again. With her human one, this time. "We know it's reversible. We'll get it taken care of, and you'll be back to your usual obnoxious self. As opposed to your blind obnoxious self."

[rosyoutlook]

Ah, he knew that somewhere along the line, he was going to ruin it, and there her hand goes, leaving his empty. His fingers flex for a moment, before he closes his fist and drops the hand to his side instead. "You're not a monster, Cinder."

He's still for a moment, absorbing the fact that she knows, absorbing the fact that he is worried. But then he tugs on an obnoxious grin for her, because it's the best thing he can do for the both of them. "Assuming the good doctor will keep his word. I'm sure I'm not his favorite person."