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POSTED ON Jan 13, 2023 14:43:41 GMT

"Sometimes subtlety is better though." He retorted though there was no question that the other had a point. Maybe if he more readily spoke up, things would be different for him. Maybe he'd end up in less difficult positions. Yet his experience was different from Fern's. Life had never valued his voice so he learned to make do in other ways.

"He's a good person... doesn't know when to give up." For that, he was usually thankful. Levy never made things easy, but Wren never gave up on him, or anyone for that matter. This was really distracting, when all they should be concerned with were the pikachu. He'd come out here for a job, not to discuss his convoluted romantic feelings for his best friend. He couldn't handle regular feelings, let alone anything more complex than that.

He scoffed at that. How could Fern claim that so boldly, all the while ignoring the fact they were stealing pikachu from the wild to sell? Wren would never have understood that or allowed it. If he knew, well things wouldn't be quite so peachy in the other's book. Levy felt himself seesawing between achy softness and this vitriolic hatred he'd always had. It wasn't easy to balance and he usually failed to keep it internalized.

Yet somehow, unsurprisingly, he'd struck a nerve. It still wasn't something he'd expected to do with someone like Fern who seemed entirely unaffected by everything around him. His frustration, of course, was understandable. Yet, simultaneously, Levy didn't really care about those repercussions. Once again there was that duality, battling in him between letting it all burn and yet wanting to keep going for Wren's sake. Still, he was quiet through the brunt of the lecture. "Yeah sure," He muttered, stooping to pick up pokeballs, though he might as well have grumbled a "whatever" like a bratty teen, which was a little annoying to stomach. "Can we just get out of here already?"

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POSTED ON Jan 13, 2023 14:27:28 GMT

Levy was admittedly pleased easily, though he pretended otherwise. Even the slight compliment the other paid him was enough to work a pleased smirk out of him, something of a rarity. Maybe he was a little starved of such compliments that it was nice to hear from the rocket beast. He nodded to Centiskorch, which whipped down the side of the hill with impressive speed. The fiery bug took somewhat disconcerting pleasure at the idea of cooking things alive so it really wasn't all that surprising when it lit the space around the Spoinks with an impressive inferno.

Oscar's Gliscor followed up with the same quickness. It was somewhat impressive, to say the least. wren rourke would have hated this, for sure, hurting Spoink for their own favor. He definitely wasn't going to mention this job to the other, not that he talked about any of this to him. One day, maybe he would have to but not today.

It was almost to easy, this job. Not that he was going to complain though.

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POSTED ON Jan 13, 2023 14:20:54 GMT

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Things were a little complicated, for sure. Maybe Levy was making it more complicated than it needed to be though. Wren didn't seem to blame him or hate him for his affiliation with Rocket. It was all out in the open, there were no more lies. So, he should've been relieved. He was relieved, but he also couldn't help but wonder if the calm was being forced to hide the ensuing storm. One day, their differences would intersect, right?
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"I like it too." He laughed at the other's uncertainty. Granted, it wasn't like him to accept this kind of contact. Usually, it scared or overwhelmed him due to past experience, but it was always different with Wren. Levy never wanted him to feel as if he needed to walk on eggshells.
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He noticed the Smoliv, "That's nice of you, thinking about others." Of course he was, Wren always thought about others in that way. Maybe if he lightened up some he could make friends with such ease. His own attention was drawn to a durant, definitively more ordinary than a smoliv, but for some reason he'd taken a liking to bug types. Galvantula was released then, giving the durant a little shock before Levy threw a pokeball.

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POSTED ON Jan 6, 2023 19:52:17 GMT

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The kingdom was just as he remembered it, though there was a certain stillness in the air this time. There was no music this time and the street was vacant, for now, of those soulless mechanical pokemon. It would be best to warn them ahead of time of both possible threats. Levy had nearly gotten lost in the music and there was no telling what would have happened to his group during the attack if they hadn’t been able to teleport out. Pokeballs didn’t work on those pokemon either and it was possible they could withstand attack too.
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He should’ve warned them ahead of time, but he couldn’t. Not without raising several red flags because as far as he knew, the only people that had stepped foot here were Rocket (aka himself and three other rockets). It was hard not to worry, regardless of what Wren said. The only thing he could say with any hint of a warning was, “Okay, well… stay close to me, yeah?”
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It wasn’t exactly creepy, in his opinion, which was somewhat skewed. It was old and archaic and there was something beautiful in that. “We should move.” He started in the direction of the first notable landmark, which was a clock tower.

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POSTED ON Jan 6, 2023 14:50:30 GMT

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This was what he was afraid of. Well, sorta. Things felt sort of awkward, uncertain. This was a date, right? Or was it just an outing? Levy felt entirely unprepared and he didn’t like that feeling. Not that he needed to plan everything, but he liked a little control so that he didn’t do anything potentially embarrassing.
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At the same time, it was also nice. The way the surroundings were coated in white. It was like one of those Christmas movies that Wren always liked to watch. Minerva was out, struggling to keep up with Juno (in more ways than one), but that was okay. He tried reassuring her that she didn’t need to race to keep up with others, she could move at her own pace. That had always worked with him. She had eased to him more, not quite so jumpy and yet still anticipating all the time for something bad to come. It was strange watching his life mirrored before him in a pokemon.
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He wasn’t anticipating the way Wren’s hands suddenly fitted to his own, a little breath of surprise. “Oh… yeah,” He paused, smiling and squeezing his hand in an attempt to be reassuring. “I don’t mind it at all.”

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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2023 19:31:19 GMT

"How could I not? You're loud..." Levy grumbled at that, not exactly wanting to be Fern's latest source of entertainment. That last thing he wished to do was discuss his apparent "love life", but there was also a sort of... strange desire to seek out answers. Fern was flirty, confident — right? He'd been around or whatever.

"Why do you even think that? How do you know?" He scoffed, definitely not prying for answers or anything. "It doesn't matter though, I'm no good so... it'd just hurt him." He paused, realizing he was saying far too much and rolled his eyes. This was just what the other wanted and he hated it.

"Because I'm complicated garbage, that's why. We're out stealing pokemon." He gestured at said pokemon, "Wren protects these guys... I'm just shitting on everything he believes in."

With a sigh, he called Centiskorch back and replaced him with Starmie, who quickly extinguished the flames with hydro pump. "Happy? Thought you were supposed to be chill."
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POSTED ON Dec 29, 2022 16:13:46 GMT

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Levy knew he probably wasn't very good at kissing. Unsurprisingly. It wasn't necessarily an insecurity of his, but it was right then knowing that he had those two seconds to repair the awkwardness he'd caused before when he'd practically rejected Wren. It hadn't been rejection, he'd simply been... panicking, for lack of better explanation. It wasn't easy being him or being around him, there were a lot of demons clinging to him and he didn't know how to shake them. Wren knew him better than anyone and hadn't run away yet. He was fairly certain that this wasn't going to be the straw that broke that numel's back.
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Granted, he'd had luxury of knowing Wren's feelings already. Wren had kissed him first, and he'd been cowardly enough to need that in order to finally do what he wanted so badly to do. When he pulled away, he wasn't entirely certain what to expect. Maybe just awkward silence, maybe more kissing, or maybe confusion. What he did get well...
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"I love you." Love had always been a rotten thing for him. It was lies and leers and broken promises. It was scrapped knees and bloodied lips and blood-shot eyes. Yet, with Wren, it was soft. Oh, how he felt only softness right then. Not the fear or the anticipation of pain or the expectation of doing things he didn't want to do to begin with.
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There was surprise at the words, of course. Considering how long this had taken, one could only expect it would be years to go before they got to those words. Yet, no, not with Wren. Unlike Levy, he wasn't afraid. Levy could have froze or overthought those words or demanded explanation. Maybe he could say them back, awkward and fumbling and red-faced. Yet Wren kissed him again before he could.
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"I love you too." He managed, slipping the words through heavy breath. It felt good to say them, even if yeah... they were as fumbled and awkward as was expected. Maybe even more so because they were still in Wren's childhood bedroom, kissing over a squashed psyduck beanbag.
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It felt very them, though.

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POSTED ON Dec 29, 2022 15:45:31 GMT

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Levy didn't often find himself the subject of anyone else's interest, considering he had the tendency towards seeming bleak and unwelcoming. He certainly wasn't expecting anyone right then, even if this drink in his hand had a certain way of enticing loneliness in him and he'd rather enjoy the company. Right then, as the voice spoke up beside him (not terribly loud and certainly lacking for words), he jumped in his barstool.
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"Oh—" Feeling a little stupid, he laughed though the sound was untrained and nervous. "Sorry, I was thinking... you scared me." He wasn't making up for his initial stupidity, that much was for sure.
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The girl beside him didn't look much older than himself. Very... blue.
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"Hey..." He paused. What did people say in these situations? Come here often? "Enjoying the new years?" She certainly didn't look it, but maybe in that they had similarity.

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POSTED ON Dec 25, 2022 1:07:26 GMT

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This was probably not a good idea.
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No, it was definitely a bad idea. Regardless of his shifting relationship with wren rourke , that didn't change the fundamental fact that they were misaligned in their ultimate goals. Not that he was going to tell this to Wren or even make him recognize the full extent of that fact. That would have been stupid. Things had gotten significantly less rocky and it was, admittedly, nice to work alongside the other. Even if he wasn't here for the discovery of anything beyond his own self-interests.
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As much as he should have loathed being in this place again, the faintest remnants of that song still echoed in the back of his mind, dragging out little telltale emotions. He couldn't afford to sleep on this opportunity. He told Wren he was going because he wanted to go for the other's sake. That wasn't false either, after all Wren was still in questionable shape even if the doctor said he was healing up fast. The same couldn't exactly be said for Levy, considering he'd refused to even see the doctor in the first place, but that was the price to pay, wasn't it?
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"Are you sure you're fine?" He asked Wren again in a lowered tone, not exactly wanting to drag their company's attention to it. He was nervous, for good reason, considering their company was also league and didn't have the emotional connection that Wren had to keep Levy out of jail. Even worse was the fact Wren couldn't lie to save his life, so he figured he'd just do the talking if it came to that. It was too late to turn back now though, not with the world unwinding beneath them like the ticking gears of a clock. It was just as it had been the last time he was there, as brief as that had been. Though, it wasn't like he could explain to the other two exactly how he had come to be there before so, as far as they were concerned, it was as new to him as it was to them.
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POSTED ON Dec 22, 2022 15:44:57 GMT

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There was no room for objections, that much was clear. Levy couldn't help the smirk that formed as the other insisted and finally softened once again. It was humorous, in hindsight, though he hated to have driven Wren so far as to raise his voice. It was already enough that he caused the other emotional turmoil and... well he hadn't forgotten the kiss (how could he?).
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He'd already messed up what should have been a sweet moment. It wasn't likely that Wren would ever want to even test those waters again, after how he was treated for it.
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It wasn't pretty, looking at the destruction left on him from the explosion. Yeah, maybe he should have stayed at the hospital for longer than he had, but that was a debate for another day. He sighed, looking away from the disapproval on the other man's face. "I hate it there." As soon as he said it, he realized he sounded like a pouty little boy. It was a little ridiculous to have such dismay for places like hospitals and school. Institutional jail cells, he used to call them.
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It's really not that bad, he wanted to insist, but the effort was pointless. Especially under the sudden contact that made him wince. He bit down on the whimper that formed. His hand had closed around Wren's wrist without realizing and he stared at it dumbly. His hold softened considerably, but he didn't release him just yet. He continued to stare down at his hand closed around the other's wrist. "You know— you're my best friend, you know that, right?" He felt stupid asking it. His thumb brushed down the vein, feeling the pulse point.
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"And I'm sorry... that I'm like this.. I'm just scared, all the time and I don't know why. But you're the best thing that ever happened to me and I didn't mean for any of that to happen. You're my best friend, but you're also more than that. So... uh.." By then he'd felt his whole face blaze as he rambled, looking back up at the other despite the embarrassment of it. Sooooo...
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Wren was closer than he'd realized before, tucked into the curve of his personal space as he'd always done. He'd made a nest there. It felt like spring when he was there and winter when he was gone. It was stupid, this sickening sort of anxiety that bubbled up. Head empty, don't think about it, right? Just do. Because that was what he really wanted after all, right? Yeah.
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He forced his breathing to slow. His hand migrated from the other's wrist, up until it cupped his cheek. Then he leaned up, ignoring the fact he was in pain and they were mutual messes and he was entirely too big for this stupid beanbag and they were too old for this room. All of the stupid little thoughts that normally buzzed through his mind, it was quiet. So, he kissed him. It probably wasn't particularly good or skilled or confident. Levy was none of those things and Wren probably had better to compare it to, but he had chosen to kiss him by the pond so he had to hope that it was wanted.
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All he had was to hope that eventually Wren wouldn't regret believing in him the way he did. As much as he'd said otherwise during their last meeting, he now realized he didn't want to go without him. Sometimes things were frightening, but he was tired of being afraid all of the time. It was a brief, awkward sort of kiss and he pulled back, eyeing the other with a subdued questioning look that said: uhh... was that okay?

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sleeping on the blacktop [bar crawl]

POSTED ON Dec 20, 2022 17:52:12 GMT

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This was him running away from all of his problems. Stationary, clinging to a bar stool as he tried to determine how much rum was in this Zombie drink that everyone wouldn't shut up about. Why the hell was he here? He was a college student. In other words, he was broke 24/7 and over-priced bar drinks were hardly worth the money he spent. Levy didn't really enjoy drinking, after all he had bad experiences with it in the past. There really was no success or failure worth the risk of drinking alcohol and liking it. His mother had an addictive personality, it ate her up and he knew he'd likely be the same.
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He knew this because he regularly experienced life that way — intense, consuming. Hellbent was another word for it. Things dragged at him and didn't ever really let go. So, sipping at this over-priced tiny tangerine-orange drink with the care one might give a car bomb, he allowed himself a moment to remove himself from all responsibility. Which was usually the first step in a downward spiral, but honestly, fuck it.
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Maybe he should've been happier, considering he hadn't permanently fucked up his relationship with wren rourke and that was as much success as he could hope for this year. There was just something eating at him and alcohol was better than therapy.

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POSTED ON Dec 16, 2022 19:48:02 GMT

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"Well I..." He stopped abruptly on the objection resting on his tongue, realizing there was no point in it anymore. It didn't matter because it obviously wasn't true, as Wren was trying to make clear to him. Levy could be stubborn in his own assumptions of things. At one time, it had kept him safe and it kept his heart in check, but not anymore. Now, it just seemed like more of a hindrance than anything and it certainly helped him in his fair share of unnecessary harm. "Okay," He muttered, quietly sulking.
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It was a relief, even with his tone. Even if he tried making it confusing or unreasonable of the other, he was relieved. They both spoke in different languages sometimes, he knew, and oftentimes that could seem foreign to the other. It couldn't always be helped, but it could be softened some. He just had to understand things from Wren's point of view, which wasn't as hard as he was making it out to seem.
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He had spent a very limited time in the hospital (not his own choice to go there at all), not enough to fix his problem. That was made quite clear by the blazing pain that relentlessly assaulted him with every movement. Despite any efforts to the contrary, he didn't stick around. Hospitals made him feel anxious and trapped. The same feelings he'd gotten being in school, until he met Wren and things got easier.
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Even years later, he was still a bit of a feral mongrel. "Oh... um well head wound, but I think the stitches are holding up. Cut on my leg, probably some elsewhere, and dislocated my shoulder. Passed out when I put it back in and woke up in the hospital. I didn't stay long." He pried off his jacket with difficulty, having warmed up significantly after entering the house until he was near overheating. The long-sleeved shirt, tugged along with it, exposing the blackened bruised under it. "It's not that bad, really." Even if moving made his eyes water.
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I found you [p][s]

POSTED ON Dec 16, 2022 18:44:19 GMT

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Wren always seemed to have this effect on him. Levy wasn't so stupid as to believe he had no idea why that was. He knew exactly why Wren had this effect on him. It felt like the other had him in the palm of his hands, moldable as wet clay. He was incapable of doing anything about it too. Instead, all he could do was soften under the other's touch, even when his body told him to bristle and bite.
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A little smile formed, eyebrow rising in amusement. "Really?" He huffed a little laugh, "That'd be a sight to see, but it's unnecessary." He made his own life choices and he wasn't about to have Wren pay for that. "Seems like you're already in enough trouble without me, rebel. So, no please... don't do anything dumb." No doubt his detention was earned from something entirely harmless. It wasn't likely that Wren could actually hurt anything, let alone do anything worthy of detention. Knowing him, it was probably pokemon-related.
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"You know, most people dig bad boys." Another teasing smirk, though was immediately distracted by the feeling of fingers tangling with his own. It was so very Wren, entirely innocent and innocuous of any intent. The question was how they were going to escape, so he focused instead on the possible exit. "West hall never has any one in it, no surveillance either." He pulled the other after him as he made way for the west hall. As to be expected, it didn't seem to have any hall monitors. They were bound for freedom.
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Outside, they could duck through the outer buildings, he knew most of the surveillance on school grounds. Maybe if he was a better student, he'd spend less time mapping out exits and more time studying, but he was awful at math and sciences. Unless it was literature, he didn't really care to pay attention.
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"Coast is clear, I think."

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