The Liberator
he/him/his
24
April 10
Lavaridge Town
Figuring it Out
Penitent
Renegade
Turned on my friends and brought them pain. I have no right to show I can change. But I gotta try!
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Isaac Merlo
WINTER MASQUERADE [Holiday Event]
POSTED ON Dec 10, 2022 7:27:13 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]導通抵抗 [attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW? [attr="class","skullbody"]Isaac could feel the sea change in Cygne's demeanor. The adrenaline had faded, and now that feeling of not belonging was starting to take its place. Her face fell slightly, a motion all too recognizable under her transparent mask. Her hand seemed less steady in his. She had that faroff look in her eyes as she stared out onto the dance floor.[break][break] Frankly, Isaac understood. At the start of this year, he was living his life from route to route. He still was! But that was equal parts by choice and by necessity, rather than by pure desperate circumstance. The fact of the matter remained; he was not the kind of man to go to fancy masquerade galas. Hell, if it wasn't for the chance to dress like the dramatic ho he was, this couldn't have been further from his taste.[break][break] But if there was anything Isaac was good at, it was thriving in circumstances where he shouldn't have. He punched above his weight class against foes that should have left him in the dust. He had a contest ribbon and the Silph Cup to his name despite being a nobody. And he'd managed to charm the beautiful, brilliant, and sweet-as-can-be woman whose hand was currently intertwined with his.[break][break] If anything, it was the circumstances where he did fit in that scared him more.[break][break] Isaac's hand wrapped more securely around Cygne's, his thumb gently caressing hers. Even through several layers of obstruction, warmth seemed to radiate from his eyes as he turned to look at her. He didn't say any words. He didn't need to. Around Cygne, he was practically an open book. Just from the way his hand settled so perfectly into hers, and his smile turned up at the corners so lovingly, his thoughts were plain for the world to see.[break][break] You got this.[break][break] Cygne tossed down a drink. Damn, it was impressive how quickly she could finish those off. Though she seemed a little bashful about that fact, quickly switching gears to sipping instead. "Hey, you're talking to Mr. Hand-No-Eye-Coordination here. Trust me, anything you can't do, I can't do better," he teased, shooting Cygne a cheeky wink. Or was that a blink now? More questions for midnight philosophy with Professor Merlo. "We're totally gonna make assholes out of ourselves on the dance floor, aren't we?"[break][break] And there was that smile again. That damn smile. "Good."[break][break] For the time being, he eyed the bar. "See? There's our practice run. Lots of mingling. Lot less dancing. And if anyone is dancing, they're probably already so wasted we'll look better in comparison. Figure from here, we can scout out the dance floor, see what people are doing, and mangle together our own version when we're ready. Sound good?"[break][break] Were Cygne to accept, Isaac would lead them to a nice, comfortable wallflower spot. Close enough to the bar to not be That Guy at the edge of the dance floor, not close enough to the bar to be That Guy glued to a stool at the party. Perfection. He raised a glass to luka chêne as she passed, the two's paths cris-crossing as they made their way to their respective vantage points.[break][break] Huh. Were those two glasses stacked on the table next to her? Clearly, Cygne wasn't the only nervous one here. [break][break] [break] [attr="class","skullcredits"] TAIKO![newclass=.skullhover]width:420px;-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);filter: grayscale(100%);-webkit-transition:all 1s ease;transition:all 1s ease;-webkit-transition-delay:0.1s;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullhover:hover]-webkit-filter: grayscale(0%);filter: grayscale(0%)-webkit-transition:all 1s ease;transition:all 1s ease;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullimg]width:380px;height:200px;background-image:url(https://i.imgur.com/HOVZp0J.png); background-repeat:no-repeat;[/newclass] [newclass=.skulltitle]font-family:verdana;font-weight:700;font-size:50px;position:relative;text-align:center;color:#D9B800;margin-top:-36px;margin-bottom:0px;text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;[/newclass] [newclass=.skulloverlap]letter-spacing:1px;font-family:oswald;font-weight:200;font-size:12px;position:relative;text-align:center;margin-top:-0;margin-bottom:-5px;color:#e8e8e8;text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullbody]div-align:center;text-align:justify;width:380px;line-height:15px;letter-spacing:.5px;font-size:12px;font-family:roboto;color:#d6d6d6;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullinfo]width:380px;font-family:oswald;font-size:12px;font-weight:200;color:#767676;text-align:right[/newclass] [newclass=.skullcredits]width:380px;font-family:roboto;font-size:12px;text-align:center;[/newclass] [googlefont=Oswald] [googlefont=Roboto]
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