ambition ;

       ❝ oh, mother fucker ! ❞ come with me, luka said. we’ll be fine, he said ! yeah, of course they are ! they aren’t running for their damn lives at the moment, no, not at all ! ❝ this is why i wanted to say inside, god dammit ! if we die here, i swear to god, luka ! ❞ they couldn’t run into the nice little slimes people talked about, could they ? they just had to run into a damn monster. love it, wow, just aoi’s stupid luck. ❝ fuck, fuck, fuck — ! ❞ // @redgravejournals

       a part of him is amused, clearly indicated by the raise of his brow and smirk upon his lips. ❝ sure thought long and hard ‘bout this slime stuff, huh ? ❞ though, with how foreign the concept of magic is to aoi, perhaps he’s thought long and hard about it too. things like actual spells ? sure looks like he’s in some fairytale sort of place. ❝ i’m more curious about this mirror thing the message mentioned... ❞ aoi shrugs soon enough, arms crossing with a sigh. ❝  well, not like it’s any of my business. i sure as hell ain’t going out there to get killed. ❞ // @heartdetector

       ❝ i can’t do shit, man. ❞ his hand waves, other hand swirling his glass. maybe if he were prepared and truly knew the situation, he could attempt to fix it, but... well, all he has is his sister’s picture in an ugly frame and a phone to his name. no weapon, no nothing. not even his patron sage can do anything ! all he’s got is a little protection from the cold, after all. ❝ think it’s better to leave it to people that’re more willing, ya’ know ? ❞ // @sleptsin

       ❝ you’re good at fetch quests, right ? ❞ his tone is flat as he asks, expression clearly saying look, i really don’t wanna be out there. if you’re good at it, why am i being asked ? ❝ i’m sure lotsa other people would want to go with you, hedge. ❞ holding up his empty hands, aoi shakes his head, leaning back into his chair with a frown. ❝ i can’t do shit if we get into trouble. you’re better off askin’ someone else. ❞ though he says that, if they push hard enough, he’ll eventually crack... probably, anyway. man can’t protect himself, and that’s what’s making him just a tad reluctant is all ! // @hedgebud

       aoi drags his hands down his face, irritation building oh, so clearly. ❝ it’s a foam weapon... ❞ it comes softly at first, then he’s groaning and glaring. ❝ it’s a foam fuckin’ weapon ! it’s not gonna do shit, byleth ! ❞ used to be a teacher, they said ! don’t teachers require brains ? ❝ i don’t give a fuck about how strong you are, but bonking anything with a foam weapon’s gonna just make things irritated at you, not actually kill them ! ❞ oh, the sounds of a man desperately trying to talk sense into someone so ready to take monsters head on. well, between the two of them, only aoi isn’t used to actual combat, so that’s probably why ( poor guy ). // @flamepledge

       a scowl stretches across his features as he practically stomps along, a clear i don’t want to be here aura radiating off of him. normally, he’d mind his own business, sit back and just nature take its course... but he isn’t surrounded by adults that can take care of themselves and even shittier ones that’d screw everyone else over if they could survive. aoi can be a prick, but he’s not heartless ( though, he did wish people had common sense: ex. the girl he’s so keen on not letting out of his sight ). ❝ if this shit doesn’t work, i’m expecting you to haul ass, got it ? ❞ // @ulti1up

       he rolls his eyes, body leaning forward to point a finger at the man, head shaking. aoi likes to know things, that’s for sure, but sticking his nose into whatever the hell is going on ? uh, yeah. no thanks. ❝ hah ? have you taken a look outside ? even the locals are scared shitless. ❞ aoi’s raised hand gestures to their surroundings, the murmuring buzzing in his ears. ❝ and you want to go see what’s up ? hey, getting older’s hard ‘n all, but keep me outta your death wishes, date. ❞ // @order41205

      ❝ s’not so bad, ❞ he shrugs, hands finding their way into his pockets. ❝ ever heard about dorms and all that at during high school ? same thing. ❞ he pauses briefly, sniffing as he shakes his head. ❝ worse thing, your roommate’s a loud high school kid, but hey, that’s youth or whatever old people’ll say. ❞ the tease is obviously there for kasumi’s upperclassman, the joke punctuated with a small chuckle. ❝ anyway, like i said before ? a good smack with your, pfft, foam rapier thing’ll do the trick if anyone bothers you. ❞ // @cinderillxn​ ( s.c ) 

       he looks thoughtful as the younger holds up her crossbow for him to inspect, a hand upon his chin as he nods. ❝ a whole ass crossbow... it’s real too ? shit. ❞ not like he cares if whether or not she knows how to use it ( or why she can use one, for that matter. he’s seen and heard about a lot of stuff in his day. a kid knowing how to use a weapon ? whatever, honestly ). if anything, aoi seems genuinely impressed. ❝ pretty cool. got anythin’ else ? i heard there was some crazy thing that comes out at night. if anything, more’s better than less. ❞ he says as he only has a picture and the blessing to not get cold. which is more useful is debatable, honestly. // @harxmakis ( s.c )

       his face is in his hands as he continues to mumble, feeling frumpkin nuzzling against his bare arm. ❝ yeah, so fuckin’... there’s a jellyfish... it’s called turritopsis dohrnii... lives forever or some shit... it’s super small too. like... ❞ he scrubs at his face with a sigh, leaning back against the bench, opting to raise his pinkie finger. ❝ ‘pparently only grows as big as our pinkie nails. insane, right ? like what the hell... ❞ someone seems exhausted. the stress and fit he had earlier must have simply eaten away at his energy ( though, perhaps caleb prefers this quieter aoi rather than the initial yelling and cursing one ). // @firewebs ( s.c. )