#joclyn

Ro’s ex, Joclyn

"we aare talkiing abouut this later."

>> You hiss to your matesprit, glaring daggers at her. You know damn well she's going to try to weasel her way out of this conversation, but also-

>> "Oh, if you want to talk about it, we can talk about it now!" Snaps Joclyn in reply, raising her voice. She knows you hate arguing in public- She's trying to get you to back off.

"i said laater. we aare not taalking abouut this now."

>> You spit. For the past week, she's been walking on clouds, but she won't tell you why. You managed to get out of her that it had to do with the rustblood who punched you. And now she told you she did something to their moirail.

>> "I did it all for you, Ro! If it were anyone other than you, I wouldn't have cared- But no one should get to hurt my matesprit and just get away with it. Can I not protect and get revenge for my matesprit? Is that okay with you?" Joclyn now looks and sounds like she's going to cry.

>> You give an exasperated sigh, trying to push down some of your anger about this.

"youu went behiind my back to do this-"

>> "Because you never let me do anything for you!" Joclyn interrupts, her voice high-pitched and upset. A pair of trolls walking down the street stares at you as they pass.

"i said we'll talk about this later-"

>> "You brought it up! You always find fault in everything I do. I can never do anything right with you!" Jade tears form at the edges of your matesprit's eyes and she clenches her fists tight. You know she'll do that hard enough to draw blood, so you take another breath to try to calm down and reach out to take her hand- But she violently recoils.

>> "I don't know what to do anymore, Ro! Everything I do makes you angry! And it's scary... Feeling like I'm always walking on eggshells..." Joclyn angrily wipes away her tears, blocking herself from you with her hands.

"...i'm not tryiing to- pleaase, let's just take a breaath and calm down. i'm juust upset-"

>> Your gaze flicks over Joclyn's shoulder as you see a familiar troll moving towards the two of you.

>> Speak of the devil and she shall appear, it seems.

"Hi Corali!!"

He chewed the inside of his cheek. It was a roll of the dice. At worst, she'd get defensive and angry if asked about it. The most likely response was that she'd be dismissive about it.

Better to make it seem like he was just asking to make sure the purchase was hers. He leaned over, showing her his phone screen. "Joclyn, was this yours?" Rotavh hovered a thumb over the negative number.

"Yeah." Joclyn gave a coy smile and pressed her finger to her lips in a 'shh' motion. "It's a secret."

Rotavh looked at the screen again. "Is it related to your joyrides on my motorcycle?"

"Oh, you noticed? Whoops." Joclyn's smile became a bit sheepish. "You're not mad, are you?"

"Well, no, as long as you're staying safe and wearing your helmet..." Rotavh frowned, as Joclyn grinned and leaned against him. She tilted his face towards her- Away from the phone screen, and kissed him.

"You're always so thoughtful~ I'll be safe, promise." She said, leaning against him.

Rotavh gave her a small smile- He knew that pressing her further at this point would just make her angry, and so would continuing to seem concerned.