Open starter
Where: the park
For: Victor Hellstrom
Victor didnāt actually have a home yet. Heād gotten a job, because one of the only skills he really had was the ability to work a bar, and had been up until now simply storing his stuff at the gym, since he owned relatively little, but that wouldnāt work forever: for one thing, his normally endless funds were currently running a tad low and his family wouldnāt give him more money unless he could give them an address to send angry letters and packages to. It wasnāt his fault his mother was angry at him, she didnāt even know he was technically dead yet. And he only currently had four outfits. That wouldnāt do.
He hung out in the park with a book and a pack of cigarettes most days before work, playing with the pocket watch that kept him from dying in the sun. He kept it on a chain and liked so swing it around, which was almost certainly stupid, but what the hell, turns out you didnāt only live once.Ā
It was raining, and he sat under a tree and smoked silently until someone ducked under the branches and dropped down, probably not even realizing he was there.Ā āBoo.ā
Robinās biggest enemy was, as usual, time itself. Having too much of it, being so unoccupied that intrusive thoughts made their way into the forefront of his mind. Sometimes, it seemed like itād be easier to deal with other peopleās thoughts, drowning out his own. Maybe it had been a little bit too long since heād last dated, but that didnāt necessarily mean he should believe that voice claiming him to be utterly unlovable.
So it wasnāt exactly out of the ordinary for him to take a walk outside, even while it rained, in hopes of finding someone to talk to, distract himself with. Which didnāt precisely mean he was hoping for the shock of someone dropping from the trees in front of him, but he was more welcoming to it than others mightāve probably been.Ā āOh!ā he gasped, one hand going towards his chest, squinting at the man in front of him.Ā āThatās -- Thatās a well-played prank, I suppose.ā
The corners of his lips managed to quirk up just so, his expression slightly bewildered.Ā āHow many others have you spooked besides me today? Is this some gang-related activity one should be made aware of?ā he teased, only somewhat serious.
