Summary: In which someone makes a bet that they wouldn't catch you if you ran towards them at full speed while their hands are full. So, you decided to test it out.
Characters: Illuga, Lohen, Xiao, Kinich
Illuga
Absolutely, 100%
Would drop everything in his hands just to catch you even if he was holding something precious or fragile. The only time he wouldn't catch you would be if he was holding something sharp or dangerous, anything that could potentially harm you if he accidentally dropped you.
“!? W-Wait! I'm still holding onto Sir Flins’ supplies!! If you fall—”
Despite his increasingly panicked attempts at persuasion, his body moved quicker than his mind. In less than a second, his hands had already dropped everything onto the floor and his feet were planted firmly into the ground, arms spread widely to catch you just in the nick of time
Uses his entire body to cushion the impact and slow you down, making sure that even if the two of you were to fall, he would be the one hitting the ground first. Luckily, his feet were planted firmly enough into the ground that none of you ended up tumbling onto the ground, with yourself landing safely into his arms.
After double (maybe triple) checking that you weren't hurt, he proceeds to chew your ear off for the next hour or so, reprimanding you for your reckless and irresponsible actions. That was far too dangerous! What if he slipped before he could catch you!?
“Don't ever do something so reckless again. If you do, don't expect me to catch you again (｀ヘ´)”
He absolutely would. But he would also prefer if you were to greet him normally next time instead of giving him a heart attack
… At least the feeling of carrying you in his arms more than makes up for it
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Lohen
“Oh?”
He watched as you hurled yourself towards his direction, intrigue and a hint of puzzlement sketched onto his face
Depending on the time of day, there's a 50% chance Lohen would open his arms and catch you so that the two of you would fall together, as well as another 50% chance that he'll wait right up until the moment you're almost in front of him, step aside and then catch you just as you were about to fall face first into the ground. What can he say? An eye for an eye, a surprise for a surprise.
Honestly, he finds your trust in him rather endearing. Even though you know that he has a million tricks up his sleeves, you still chose to run towards him at full speed with your arms wide open, not caring if he was in the mood to catch you or not. It made his heart sing with pride, knowing that you had such blind trust in him.
Fortunately for you, he decided to play nice today and catch you immediately. The moment he tosses everything away and your body hits his, one of his hands curls around the back of your head while his other arm slyly snakes around your waist, keeping you pressed as closely to him as possible even when his back hits the gravel below.
“Too bad. Such tricks just aren’t enough to catch me off guard, darling.”
He doesn't try to fight back the wolfish grin surfacing on his face, nor say a word back when you start complaining. Only when you start trying to lift yourself off of him does he make his move. In the blink of an eye, he rolls over and pins you down into the same patch of gravel he was once lying on top, trailing his hand slowly from the back of your head down the back of your neck, all the way to your collarbones.
“Next time, don't announce yourself before you start running— not like that would stop me from sensing your presence beforehand anyways~”
Xiao
“Absolutely, 100%” the sequel
Wouldn't even think before dropping everything to catch up to you. He would even take a few steps forward to lessen the amount of time it would take for you to reach him before patiently waiting for your arrival with his arms wide open, counting down the seconds until you found your way home
Just like the first time he caught you back at the Jade Chamber, his arms are firmly wrapped around yours. Only this time, instead of them being over your shoulders, they are pressed closely yet warmly against your back, gently pushing you to fall deeper into his arms until your head hits his chest
“Did you need me?”
He asks in a calm, steady voice, thinking that any matter that required you to run to his side with such urgency without calling his name was one of utmost importance. If you had called, he would've undoubtedly reached your side in a moment's notice, perhaps even before his name had fully even left your lips. Too quickly? Nonsense. In his eyes, that was the least he should do.
When you told him that you simply wanted to see if he would drop everything just to catch you, he would blink in surprise before letting out a scoff so soft that it couldn't be called anything but fondness.
“If you think our bond was that weak, you needn't test me. I wouldn’t have appeared before you if you didn't mean anything to me.”
After a flicker of hesitation passed his face, he lowered his face and awkwardly nuzzled his forehead against yours, suppressing the urge to look away in order to whisper against your lips.
“... Since you're here now, can you stay a little longer? There’s a plate of almond tofu here that I would like you to try… Who made it?... I… cannot say.”
Kinich
“Ajaw”
“???”
“Catch”
“！？！？ KINICH YOU @%£@%@£@%£@@%@%£@££@%@%%@£@”
Tosses everything to Ajaw and forces him to catch it all before opening his arms as wide as possible, readily bracing for your impact
Honestly, if he had more time to prepare, he would’ve preferred putting everything aside to make better preparations on how to catch you. However, since the things he was holding onto were needn't to complete a commission, he had no choice but to rely his closest companion (which unfortunately had to be Ajaw) and improvise on the spot
Luckily, all that time he spent carrying you around his house before had taught him all he needed to know. Before you had even reached him, he took a few steps forward and waited for you to skid to a stop. Once you did, he ceremoniously placed one arm behind your knee, one arm behind your back and BAM— a princess carry.
“... Should I ask?”
He raises a questioning brow, waiting for you to speak. Once you finish your explanation, he simply sighs before pressing a tender kiss to the top of your head, looking down at you with a mix of exasperation and affection.
“The price for scaring me doesn't come cheap. I hope you're ready to pay for that stunt you just pulled tonight.”
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Oh, same anon who began their previous ask with “idk when I became a Ramb fan” to add onto this. Like Tenna gets his happy ending, we got no clue what happened to Ramb. I love the little thing so much, it manifests in my head as “I wish to keep you suffering because I want you to stay relevant, maybe someone will shed a tear” it’s weird for sure, othertimes I find myself leaning, “I like the idea of you suffering because it’s so very pretty. I could literally rip you on the insides to see your wirings, and plastic gaps, and metal pieces that keep you alive. And I’d still find the way you’re nothing but a husk now loveable. And i’d find a way to piece you back together by googling it just so there be more of you. Even if you have to be awake during the entirety of it” Pretty extreme compared to others saying they wanna eat Ramb or something, but it manifests a bit more morbidly in my case. I swear I am not a serial murderer irl. This is literally the best way I can word why I like Ramb that much to be a fan.
Just to clarify, I was ecstatic when I got this ask, this is extremely positive SGJDHDJDHK
I truly cannot judge you for any of this even if I wanted to, seeing as how half of my stories with Ramb are literally just him in agony with no comfort, both physical and emotional pain, usually at the same time-
You can psychoanalyze why we enjoy putting characters we love and relate to through extreme pain, but I honestly just think it's fun that we do this, even if sometimes the only reason is being edgy
Something about a character like Ramb in a situation like you described too... He won't. fight back. He'd let it happen. He doesn't care about himself enough to stop his own pain, canonically. He was turning to stone on the inside for god knows how long and did. nothing about it
He'd probably let you do whatever you want, not reacting to any of it. Unless you happen to tell him how beautiful you find him inside and out, only then he'd react again.
He'd wince.
That being said. The other half of my stories featuring ramb?
They're about him making friends, getting the help he needs, going out, hanging out, making amends with people he has strained relationships with, letting go of his old flawed and hurtful belief systems, getting gifts, getting hugged, getting kissed, having little snacks, having a wee nibble, getting appreciated by his peers, getting talked about when he's not around in a positive light, being thought of fondly, getting protected by his loved ones from physical threats and also from his own self destructive instincts, getting supported when he breaks down, slowly and gently healing from his years of isolation and loneliness, laughing and smiling genuinely for the first time in forever, getting to get better, getting to feel better, being loved, and feeling loved. As he is, as what he is, as WHO he is.
Cus as much as I love a good tragedy, I can't take much of it before I completely die forever. I want him happy, but I also want to see him bleed
Almost forgot to talk about the tenna bit here, yeah isn't that messed up? Ramb and tenna are nearly identical characters in many ways- they're both growing obsolete or already completely are, they both believe their self proclaimed purpose is above themselves as people, and they both need to be told that they matter as who they are regardless of them being not real
But only tenna gets to hear that and start believing it. What does ramb get? To either die alone, hearing the tail end of a conversation someone else had with the one person who ever showed him love, about how much of a tool he was and how no one will care that he's gone now, said person not even noticing he wasn't fully stone, OR he was given confirmation in his own head that his purpose as a toy is meaningful, so he was willing to give his life away completely for a chance to make the one person who ever showed him love happy, dying alone once again without as much as a glance his way from anyone, before something whisks him away. the only one mentioning his disappearance doing so simply because it scared them. How is this fair
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HI CAN I BEG FOR MORE NETSOD CONTENT ON MY HANDS AND KNEES I LOVE THEM I LOVE YOUR ART AND I BEG OF YOU KILL YESOD WITH THE BEER MAN. "I think I'm dying" was too funny. he would think he's dying the nanosecond he realizes heartrate rises not just with work anxiety, but affectionate social anxiety. valentines is going to send him to the ER watch
i was going to make a smaller post abt it. a simple shitpost. but it ended up being longer. about 9 pages or the sort in total. i tried to have it out during the literal date for it but most likely it will be out in the next hopefully at most 30 hours ... .. answering this now so you dont think im ignoring it. the actual finished result be posted in a seperate one. as you can see. dialog/planning plus four pages are done art wise already though!!
small sippets from progress plus yesod from the warmup doodles as a peace offering .. . ..
