#⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark

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l i f t e d 

MY MUSE HAS JUST BEEN grievously INJURED…. SEND ME  ‘ l i f t e d ‘   FOR MY MUSE’S REACTION TO YOURS PICKING THEM UP AND CARRYING THEM TO SAFETY.  (x) / @reapcrbunny

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Dying... He's dying. There was hardly any pain left. His body trembled horribly, but shock had stopped the pain from reaching him. His own blood stained his clothes and he had thought for certain that he was at the end.

The amount of fear and shame is embarrassing. Had he fulfilled anything? Had he been redeemed? Such thoughts and regrets attack him. He had thought that at the end, there would be resignation. But he didn't want this to be the end. He clung to life despite feeling no love for it. Was it his instincts or something else? He didn't know.

Regardless, the severity of his injuries prevented him from moving. So in his limited awareness, blinking in and out of wakefulness, how is he moving? He tastes copper as he tries to speak. Warmth drips down his chin as only a pathetic groan leaves him. Ah. There was the pain. It makes him shut his eyes tight. He had been stabbed, a deep and ghastly wound. His enemy likely thought it was a mortal blow. Maybe it was. Dahlia... He finally realized it. Dahlia was carrying him. He uses the remaining embers of his strength to dig his fingers into the fabric of her clothes.

"Dah..lia? Uhg... Sorry..." He chokes up blood.

He didn't want to die. He didn't want her to save him only for him to succumb to his injuries. He didn't want her to suffer that guilt. After being returned to his allies, he finally slips into unconsciousness.

#reapcrbunny #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ unknown verse. || ˟ –––– countless possibilities #⌈ ♞ ⌉ answers. || ˟ –––– i told you i'd spill my guts; i left you to clean it up #/// blood #/// injury #/// stabbing #/// death mention

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tapes smile on the corners of roi's mouth to make him smile more.

"Don't make me BITE you." / @adenial

#⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ answers. || ˟ –––– I told you I’d spill my guts; I left you to clean it up

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@tenuuchlegch (continued.)

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Roi wondered if any would recognize him as someone working with the Garleans. He tried to push it out of his mind, but he had heard things. Stories about how much worse those in Eorzea would treat him if captured. Though, he wasn't sure if that was true or possible. This woman had been kind to him so far. Still, he couldn't deny that he was afraid.

He couldn't imagine her carrying him. He was utterly taken aback by the idea. Honestly, he wonders how pathetic he must look for her to offer such a thing. Despite his body wanting to lie down and rest, he pushed himself to stand beside her.

"I... I don't think it would be for the best for you to carry me." He didn't want her to hurt herself or something for his sake. He didn't really want the one person that had treated him with anything but scorn and contempt for as long as he could remember to end up harmed because of him. "I would prefer to attempt to walk if that's alright."

He took slow steps and he would not blame her for abandoning him to his fate. He saw no reason why she would honestly want to help him. Maybe it was a trap. Maybe they thought he had information. He couldn't get his mind to stop racing.

"Is it far...?" He asked.

#roi at the prospect of someone touching him: no thank you #tenuuchlegch #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ alt i.⁽ᵇ⁾ || ˟ –––– lightless ⁽ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵒʸ ʷᶤᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇʳᵒᵏᵉᶰ ʰᵃˡᵒ ⁾

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@milesducemdominus (continued)

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Roi smiles softly. He still felt out of place in such a house. Just like he had while living with the Fortemps. But it is easier to shrug it off knowing what kind of person Aymeric is. An invaluable friend.

"I happen to be quite partial to Hannish foods. Tea included." Roi had often enjoyed the food and spices from Thavnair. He knew many ways to prepare tea from there.

"Are you alright with me making something?"

#milesducemdominus #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ unknown verse. || ˟ –––– countless possibilities #⌈ ♞ ⌉ aymeric. || ˟ –––– a fitting savior

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@minarcana (continued)

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Roi is awful at comfort or anything else that requires one to behave like a person. In truth, he tried to remember the last time he had felt truly happy to be alive. To be excited at the prospect of another day. It was likely lost within those halcyon days before his mother was killed. It had been over ten years since he had felt that way.

"I get it." That was the human thing to do, wasn't it? A good person never wanted to see others suffer and die. Urianger, like all of the scions aside from himself, were good people. Even if Urianger had personally betrayed his trust... He understood why he had done it. But Roi, being a bad person, couldn't fully understand it. It wasn't as if Roi wanted the people he met to die. It was just that... he couldn't imagine having sympathy for someone like himself. But maybe he was just good at fooling people.

"It's not like I'm out here trying to die." He lies, whether he knows it or not. "I just want you to be realistic." Someday he would pay for his sins. He had to.

"My own personal feelings aside, you should try to be there for Thancred. He's struggling right now, even if he doesn't show it." Roi had lost the right to be there for him. Despite what Urianger believes, he had been entrusted with the task of protecting Minfilia by Thancred. And he had failed. "I doubt he's too upset about being tricked. He's not exactly an honest person himself."

#roi changing the subject bc yikes talking about my feelings is yikes #minarcana #i bet he starts yelling again soon tho lbr #⌈ ♞ ⌉ heavensward. || ˟ –––– unbeliever #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ urianger. || ˟ –––– noble liar

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@aetherbled

"G'raha... Are you busy? If not... Well... I..." He looks away for a moment. "Can I borrow you for a moment?"

#⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ endwalker. || ˟ –––– tales of loss & fire & faith #aetherbled #⌈ ♞ ⌉ g'raha. || ˟ –––– the optimist

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Can you fight God?

"Just another day for me, honestly."

#They don't call him the Eikon-Slayer for nothing ok #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ dash memes. || ˟ –––– and let my change of heart occur #Roi vc: fighting God? #Roi vc: that's just a Tuesday

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Zenos voice: you fight other men?

"I fight other men. I fight women. I fight kids. I don't give a fuck. You should do the same."

(@contemptim)

#⌈ ♞ ⌉ answers. || ˟ –––– i told you i’d spill my guts; i left you to clean it up #⌈ ♞ ⌉ mobile post. || ˟ –––– funny how the time flies when I’m gone #ROI VC: stop messaging me every time you beat someone too easily #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #contemptim

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@amaurotine said: Gives Roi a pumpkin cookie.

"ah-- did you make this?" Roi looked up at the other. He did not know if eating it right away would seem rude or not. He was not the sort to celebrate holidays, though he was partial to pumpkin in general. He had often made cookies or muffins, not that he would ever openly admit it. He usually tended to give them away with little explanation of their origins. It was not common for someone to gift him food. It made his cheeks feel a little warm. "Thank you. If you enjoy pumpkin, I have... err.... Some rather fresh pumpkin muffins that I have yet to find a home for."

#amaurotine #he is on the verge of tears #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ answers. || ˟ –––– I told you I’d spill my guts; I left you to clean it up #⌈ ♞ ⌉ endwalker. || ˟ –––– tales of loss & fire & faith

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@swerte said: "Rumour has it that you've killed good people." //main verse :eyes:

Rumor has it.... ⸻ ✸

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"Ah..." He was wondering when it would be mentioned. There were dozens of deaths he was responsible for. Some were good people. His mother and his villages. His uncle and aunt. Far too many people. But killed...? Yeah. Even if you counted the repulsive power-hungry clergymen he killed as good people because of their pretend holiness... However, he doubted Allan meant that. He felt SICK.

Sick. Sick sick. He took a drink of his whiskey, feeling it burn offered the tiniest bit of comfort. He finished the drink, hoping it would calm his shaking. He did not kill Nanamo. But he didn't prevent her death. And truth mattered little when the entire world thought one thing. Even if it was a fabrication. He balls his hands into fists, and the unhealed wounds on his hands ached. It was a punishment he needed to remind him how pathetic he had been.

"I was wondering when you'd hear about it." He laughs bitterly. "I doubt you'd believe that I was set up. It's too funny, isn't it? The Champion of Eorzea killing the Sultana... I gave my fucking everything for that place... And I still got used like that. Fuck it. Even if I didn't kill her, it's my fault for being so stupid and powerless. So yeah. I guess I have. What do you expect from someone like me?"

#swerte #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ heavensward. || ˟ –––– unbeliever #/// alcohol #/// death mention

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@ichoric • ₊°✧˗ˏˋ❤ˎˊ˗

 ⸻ ☄ Yellow eyes stared down coldly. He had heard about the girl, a granddaughter of a renowned scholar from Sharlayan. He had yet to see the island, and he likely never would. Even if he someday would love to see what secrets were hidden in the libraries there. 

His gaze remains steady. He doesn't know if this girl would try to be a hero. Roi knew it was likely he would have to kill her. Still, there was no reason to come right out with threats and hostility. This girl must be smart to so easily find him. Not that he made it difficult with this specific person. After all, he wanted to learn as much about magic as he could. And who better to learn it from than the granddaughter of a famous mage? 

He crosses his arms over his chest and gives a quiet sigh. 

"Did someone really send a kid to kill me?' He asks though he knows it is unlikely that is the reason she came. 

#ichoric #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ alt ii. || ˟ –––– let me drink your light

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Spotify wrapped starters (♥)

@swerte​​​ requested 69 for Allan and it was trust! (♥)

❝ How can you ask me to trust you again? ❞

#swerte #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ heavensward. || ˟ –––– unbeliever

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@nivaera said: "Such a good boy for me," he purrs, then... he's going to shamelessly pat the Warrior of Light's head. It is fortunate Roi is sitting, else Allan would not be able to reach at all considering the difference in their height.

Roi's cheeks seemed to suddenly catch on fire. Why the hells was his heart beating so fast? He wants so badly to hide his face. Honestly, Allan enjoyed tormenting him. But he wasn't even angry. Just... embaressed. He doesn't look directly at him. He lets out a defiant huff. He didn't hate it, nor did he mind the other touching his head. But it was actually infuriating that he didn't hate it. So far that, he still found himself frustrated.

"What am I? A damn dog?"

#nivaera #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ answers. || ˟ –––– I told you I’d spill my guts; I left you to clean it up #very normal!!!

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@solisura

"This is nothing..." He pants. He was still adjusting to fighting at close range. He didn't want Fray to decide he wasn't worth the effort. "I just need to... Catch my breath." He was hurt, but it wasn't so bad.

#⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ heavensward. || ˟ –––– unbeliever #⌈ ♞ ⌉ fray. || ˟ –––– the voice of the heart #Hope this is okay.

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@enavant • ₊°✧˗ˏˋ❤ˎˊ˗

  ⸻  ☼ " Could you perhaps settle a dispute for me?"

#enavant #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ancient. || ˟ –––– from some lost and distant shore #⌈ ♞ ⌉ amyntas. || ˟ –––– I could have been someone you don’t recognize

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@minarcana​ (uriganger) • ₊°✧˗ˏˋ❤ˎˊ˗

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 Roi had been avoiding the other since his near-betrayal. It wasn’t that he hated him. Nor did he blame him entirely. It was his own fault that Minfilia had been put into that situation. He had already thought she was dead. Yet it was even more like it now, was it not? The former mage was alone with his “ally” now. Crossing his arms, he averted his gaze.

❝ What if they had killed me? ❞  He asked suddenly. ❝ Did you even consider that? ❞ There was a certain feeling of missed opportunity. Had his death really been their salvation, it would have been the sort of end he wouldn’t be ashamed of. One that no one could blame him for. 

#minarcana #⌈ ♞ ⌉ ic. || ˟ –––– crawling in the dark #⌈ ♞ ⌉ heavensward. || ˟ –––– unbeliever #⌈ ♞ ⌉ urianger. || ˟ –––– noble liar