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Good Thomicro Monday

chained life micro & Micr0

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thomas likes people who can entertain him. he is very drawn to folks who have large reactions to things, people he can get a rise out of, who he can poke and prod at because he knows they'll react in certain ways. he likes playing the role of the nonchalant guy who makes subtle snarky little side comments that get a rise out of people. it's quite possibly one of his favorite roles to play! so much so that it bleeds through into all of his characters! I consider him one of the best of the group when it comes to not breaking character during roleplay, yet given the chance to make a sneaky little barb towards someone while still keeping it technically in-character, he'll take it. (e.g. in decayed, when flux forgets he's supposed to be illiterate, and thomas innocently goes "wow mr flux you sure learned how to read fast! 😇" etc). he can't resist these little barbs because he loves getting reactions out of people -- and he's very drawn to those who are the most satisfying to provoke.

gray has very dramatic reactions to things. it's so laughably easy to get a rise out of her, and she is very funny when worked up. (she's also definitely self-aware about this; I think she understands that the dramatic reactions are a huge part of her charm.) I completely get why thomas is drawn to her. she's fun! she's entertaining! there are literally infinite ways to get a rise out of her, infinite ways to mess with her; her reactions are quite a predictable pattern that it's easy to take advantage of. and thomas loves all that.

now, flux. he's nothing like gray. his reactions aren't anywhere near as dramatic (unless you really get him riled up). but on the other hand, he's always fighting a (losing) battle with keeping a nonchalant exterior, and a lot of his reactions to certain situations come very close to making him drop that persona entirely. when he has a fail RP moment and ends up looking stupid, when he struggles not to rage over a game of risk because thomas successfully turned the other players against him, etc. he is also a very fun guy to ragebait and mess with, and no one -- not even saps -- enjoys doing that more than thomas. you know how thomas has that habit of constantly sounding like he's grinning ear to ear? you can hear that smile in his voice come out so much whenever flux starts getting worked up about something, it's awesome. making flux get angry or look stupid is simply enrichment for the humble thomas5200.

but back to my original point: what thomas gets out of his relationship with gray is very similar to what he gets out of his relationship with flux. the two relationships have noticeable differences, obviously, as I just explained. with gray, it's easy for thomas to get the desired entertaining reaction from her; with flux, he has to work a little harder and the end result is objectively more satisfying. but the reason I compare them is because they are the two people who thomas most loves to play this role with!

if you look at, say, saps; thomas doesn't really play the same mind games with him that he does with flux and gray. or at least not to the same extent. with saps, thomas will still toy around with the same subtly snarky role and make little barbs, but he doesn't make such a game out of it. and he doesn't make a game out of it with snowbird, either. or gotoga, or pili, or-- well, maybe rotation a little bit, but that's just because it's the easiest way to bully him. (and if there's one thing everyone in the friend group loves it's bullying rotation.) but anyway. I struggle to think of anyone else who thomas plays this role with to the same extent...? it's just flux and gray. they're the best to provoke -- for entirely separate reasons but the end result is the same (thomas' own amusement and satisfaction). does that make sense?

(crucial note: I'm not saying that this means flux and gray have, like, the ultimate unique and special relationship with thomas, that no one else can even come close to. I'm just saying that he gets something very similar out of his relationships with both of them, despite them being such different people, and that's really interesting to me.)

A college au whereas per usual, Thomas is known as the nonchalant vice-president of the student organization in their faculty. In a way, he’s part of the faculty’s biggest mysteries; nice enough to be acquainted with everyone, but constantly put most people at an arm’s length. Barely anything phases him, from the curriculum, public speeches, to sudden love confessions in the middle of the cafeteria; he will have that indifferent smile plastered on his face, the one that is barely readable.

And then there’s Micro, their resident boyfailure. He’s funny, constantly messes up, and has a side-job as a drug dealer. He’s at least three different archetypes fit into one person. Despite his monotonous tone, it’s very easy to get a reaction out of the guy, both small and big ones (which surprises a lot of people). Micro’s welcoming personality had made him a rather famous guy in their faculty even when he barely joined any organizations or communities; people are comfortable with him and that’s a fact.

There hasn’t been a single reason for Micro and Thomas to interact; they have different friend groups, different schedules, and sat on the opposite end of the classroom when they share a rare class together (Thomas often times chose to sit on the front, Micro unsurprisingly at the back). The most they’d do to acknowledge each other’s existence is through polite nods and simple greetings when entering the room.

When Banana had jokingly dared Micro to use a horrible pick up line on someone, Micro didn’t think much of it. When the only person passing through the hallway is Thomas, followed by Flux and Snowbird, Micro didn’t think much of it. When Micro had stopped the brunette in his tracks, leaning one hand on the wall, doing a bad wink, and muttering “are you Freddy? Because I’d love to spend five nights with you”, Micro didn’t think much of it.

(The interaction should’ve ended there. Thomas was supposed to give Micro that same smile he gave everyone else, or worst case scenario; awkwardly nods before leaving. Thomas wasn’t a stranger to people coming up to him for attention, and Micro was sure this would just be another day for him)

Micro did however, think about how Thomas practically froze on his feet, eyes going wide and lips parted. A bit of an overreaction for Thomas’ standards, if Micro had to say so himself. Maybe the guy wasn’t feeling well, or perhaps the FNAF joke is part of the few topics that crossed the brunette’s boundaries. Either way, Micro also froze from sheer awkwardness, ready to shoot himself if this silence goes on even further.

But then Thomas turned red.

Everything else that happened afterwards was a blur. Micro could only recall the way their resident so-called nonchalant man could only utter out a few incomprehensible words before giving up and practically running away. Following after him is his two friends who both looked like they were holding back their laughter.

Now Micro is left alone with his own thoughts, and dear god he can’t stop thinking about it—about Thomas.

(“I can’t believe it,” Snowbird wheezes between laughter, “first actual conversation with your crush and you fucking ran away!”

Thomas, face burning, wished that the ground would swallow him up right at that moment. There are very few people who have seen him at this state, where he had lost all capability to think logically and compartmentalize all his thoughts and worries. It’s difficult to make Thomas react, to the point where his friends had made a game out of who can make him crack that unreadable expression the most.

The winner will always be Micro, not that the latter would know—up until today of course.)

A college au whereas per usual, Thomas is known as the nonchalant vice-president of the student organization in their faculty. In a way, he’s part of the faculty’s biggest mysteries; nice enough to be acquainted with everyone, but constantly put most people at an arm’s length. Barely anything phases him, from the curriculum, public speeches, to sudden love confessions in the middle of the cafeteria; he will have that indifferent smile plastered on his face, the one that is barely readable.

And then there’s Micro, their resident boyfailure. He’s funny, constantly messes up, and has a side-job as a drug dealer. He’s at least three different archetypes fit into one person. Despite his monotonous tone, it’s very easy to get a reaction out of the guy, both small and big ones (which surprises a lot of people). Micro’s welcoming personality had made him a rather famous guy in their faculty even when he barely joined any organizations or communities; people are comfortable with him and that’s a fact.

There hasn’t been a single reason for Micro and Thomas to interact; they have different friend groups, different schedules, and sat on the opposite end of the classroom when they share a rare class together (Thomas often times chose to sit on the front, Micro unsurprisingly at the back). The most they’d do to acknowledge each other’s existence is through polite nods and simple greetings when entering the room.

When Banana had jokingly dared Micro to use a horrible pick up line on someone, Micro didn’t think much of it. When the only person passing through the hallway is Thomas, followed by Flux and Snowbird, Micro didn’t think much of it. When Micro had stopped the brunette in his tracks, leaning one hand on the wall, doing a bad wink, and muttering “are you Freddy? Because I’d love to spend five nights with you”, Micro didn’t think much of it.

(The interaction should’ve ended there. Thomas was supposed to give Micro that same smile he gave everyone else, or worst case scenario; awkwardly nods before leaving. Thomas wasn’t a stranger to people coming up to him for attention, and Micro was sure this would just be another day for him)

Micro did however, think about how Thomas practically froze on his feet, eyes going wide and lips parted. A bit of an overreaction for Thomas’ standards, if Micro had to say so himself. Maybe the guy wasn’t feeling well, or perhaps the FNAF joke is part of the few topics that crossed the brunette’s boundaries. Either way, Micro also froze from sheer awkwardness, ready to shoot himself if this silence goes on even further.

But then Thomas turned red.

Everything else that happened afterwards was a blur. Micro could only recall the way their resident so-called nonchalant man could only utter out a few incomprehensible words before giving up and practically running away. Following after him is his two friends who both looked like they were holding back their laughter.

Now Micro is left alone with his own thoughts, and dear god he can’t stop thinking about it—about Thomas.

(“I can’t believe it,” Snowbird wheezes between laughter, “first actual conversation with your crush and you fucking ran away!”

Thomas, face burning, wished that the ground would swallow him up right at that moment. There are very few people who have seen him at this state, where he had lost all capability to think logically and compartmentalize all his thoughts and worries. It’s difficult to make Thomas react, to the point where his friends had made a game out of who can make him crack that unreadable expression the most.

The winner will always be Micro, not that the latter would know—up until today of course.)

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