Penned by @pastellepinkie.bsky.social
all art by Shane Frost ♡
pfp by me
DISCLAIMER: Neth is part of an au storyline written by Shane Frost & is NOT canon to a hat in time or its story.
He's tired. The past continues to haunt him. It's been like this for as long as he can remember.
He's tired. The past continues to haunt him. It's been like this for as long as he can remember.
"What is this..?"
Coming over to investigate. He's never seen something like this before.
"What is this..?"
Coming over to investigate. He's never seen something like this before.
"Are you a flame?"
The being is drawn to him for his appearance. Flames mean warmth.
"Are you a flame?"
The being is drawn to him for his appearance. Flames mean warmth.
TEMPORARY PIN
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TEMPORARY PIN
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I MAY WELL YET CRASH AND BURN
BUT FOR NOW JUST LET ME HAVE THIS
Smiling at him.
( Putting his hands on his hips . )
" That counts for something I think . "
Smiling at him.
" I REALLY thought I was better at lying . "
( Though he's being a bit dramatic , his frown in geniune . An unpleasant foreign feeling of not belonging . )
Oof. Sometimes this guy is kinda creepy.
Oof. Sometimes this guy is kinda creepy.
" pssh, no ! Of course not. Cicero is around people all the time ! "
( this is of course not convincing . )
"You are just as lonely as I am."
Oof. Sometimes this guy is kinda creepy.
"You are just as lonely as I am."
" Yes yes , let's do that - "
"You are just as lonely as I am."
( A Chuckle and a shrug . Hiding that he'll be emotionally crippled if he ever gets separated from the other . He's a rather clingy person . )
( He wavers for a moment. Unsure how to voice his thoughts. He hadn't been geniune in so long , and the other was so kind to him. It was hard not to latch on . )
" Would you teach me how to paint ? Like you do ? "
( Only breaking away from the painting to look him in the eye. )
( Cicero had been in the homes of plenty of nobles. For staking or for assassination . But he had never seen any painting with such a geniune quality to them. It was lovely. For lack of a better word. )
Smiling, looking over his work again.
"It's all i do to feel normal again.. but it's also relaxing."
Smiling, looking over his work again.
"It's all i do to feel normal again.. but it's also relaxing."
" Oh wow.. "
( His voice is much softer. Seeming to be genuinely rapt by the artwork . )
" It's beautiful , friend. "
"Yes, of course! I never thought you'd ask.."
Taking out a few preserved canvases that he had stowed away in a pocket dimension.
They all seem to have a theme of warmth and the sun.
Smiling, looking over his work again.
"It's all i do to feel normal again.. but it's also relaxing."
"Yes, of course! I never thought you'd ask.."
Taking out a few preserved canvases that he had stowed away in a pocket dimension.
They all seem to have a theme of warmth and the sun.
" Can I see one of yer paintings ? "
"Yes, of course! I never thought you'd ask.."
Taking out a few preserved canvases that he had stowed away in a pocket dimension.
They all seem to have a theme of warmth and the sun.
( Thinking about that. )
" I have never painted before . I don't think I.. have a hobby . "
" Is it exciting ? What do you paint ? "