MAN WITH NO FACE

i think it’s been a decent enough amount of time for me to feel less weird making this post. i remade this blog, if we’re still mutuals you can like this post for me to re-follow you there.  my apologies to anyone who took my extended silence there for my mutuals here as me having issues with them ‘cause that is not the case.

❝ So your ego is more important than all of our safety,  is that it?  Never mind the rival buck,  the Mazrats still know we’re here,  too.  We could leave in an instant and be halfway across the world,  but we stay in the crosshairs instead because you’re too stubborn and arrogant to leave?  This place doesn’t even belong to us. ❞

To avoid saying anything he would regret later, Ardaka keeps his jaw clenched and only bows his head in what he hopes is a universal greeting of respect.

❝ Um.. Don't mind me? ❞

It’s very difficult to get under Ardaka’s skin if he doesn’t know you,  and you don’t know him.  It’s only when people know more about him as a person that he becomes very anxious and sensitive;  when he cares about your opinion,  it’s quite trivial to hurt his feelings — especially when it has to do with his rather blatant insecurities.  This contributes a lot to him not really wanting to truly get to know people.  If you don’t let them in,   they cannot hurt you so easily.

been cheated on   /   been bullied   /   had your heart broken   /   broken someone’s heart   /   told a horrible lie /   been betrayed   /   been framed or set-up   /   stolen something of value  /   overdosed on drugs   /   been drunk    /   cheated   /   bullied   /  been publicly humiliated   /   punched someone in the face   /  been beaten up   /   broken a bone  /   been admitted to a hospital  /   put someone in the hospital   /  had a near - death experience   /   been drugged  /   done drugs  /   smoked   /   been arrested   / been homeless   /   been forced to commit a crime  /  died and came back to life   /    kissed someone you weren’t attracted to   /   bled severely   /   killed someone   /   been forced to kill someone   /   had an attempt on your life  /   made an attempt on your own life   /   lost someone   /   loved someone   /  watched a loved one die  /   failed to save or help a loved one   / felt helpless  /   watched your world die , disappear   /   had your life’s work stolen or destroyed  / gone without food for over three days   /   gone without sleep for over three days   /   been shot   /   been stabbed   /   been poisoned   /   been held prisoner   /   been trapped  /  been held hostage   /   held someone hostage   /   been stuck in a different world, universe, time   /    been abused by someone who should have loved , appreciated , valued you  /   had a panic attack /  had night terrors   /   been in a car accident   /   lost your job   /   lost a fight   /   been divorced   /   been abandoned   /   passed out from pain   /   cried yourself to sleep  /   spent a whole day in bed   /   hurt yourself  /   taken your anger out on yourself   /   taken your anger out on someone you love   /   been used  /   been manipulated  /   felt used   /   manipulated someone else   /   had your memories , mind wiped , stolen or tampered with /   been taken over by a hostile force   /  been terrified  /   played a cruel game on someone   /   been forced to smile   /  felt too many things at once   /   laughed when you felt like crying   /   been in denial   /   been denied   /   faced your demons

Stares down at him.  Tips their head a little as if to emphasize how much Talon had to crane their neck just to meet Mirage’s gaze,  as they muse a hypothetical;   ❝ — If I held something away from you with one hand, and used the other to hold you back... Could you even reach it? ❞  Amused chuff.  ❝ Not with those tiny arms. ❞