Beetle

【 ♡ 】Stressing over funds rn. Hit me up if you'd like to c0mmissi0n me.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMqCHsU1/

Now, they stand before a selection of keyboards.

"Most Royal Boyfriend, impart your luck upon me. Pick my weapon.

And pick your own if you want one."

He places the dice in a basket.

"It makes sense!

Don't think about it!"

+

He gestures using one of the boxes.

"And if I start to have bad luck, it's actually because there's no correlation, I'd just like it to be true.

But if I think I'm about to have good luck, I'll be more ambitious in my games and make better choices anyway."

+

He gathers his concentration.

"Sometimes, I have bad luck. When I have good luck, it's unstable.

But meeting you was extremely good luck, so if I use the things you pick, I'll have extremely good luck."

+

Ted picks up both of them immediately.

"That's what I brought you here for!"

+

1. Meaning behind my @?

It's a very basic USB cord joke.

The weirder answer: At first, I was considering writing out a very strange time travel plot where Ted kind of acted like a ghost attempting to make contact with his team. The ability to cut out the word "us" (plural) was relevant.

One like, one answer. BSKY RP edition. Full text for the questions (20 total): 1. Meaning behind my @? 2. Why I write this character? 3. Describe my layout? 4. Favorite thing to write? 5. The verse I'm in? 6. My last reply? 7. How long I've been roleplaying? 8. Favorite interaction? 9. Writing pet peeve? 10. How many accounts I run? 11. Least favorite character to write? 12. Favorite character to write? 13. Any SL groups I'm in? 14. First site I roleplayed on? 15. Detailed or simple? 16. Any plans for future writing? 17. Selective or open? 18. Quote or threads? 19. Future events? 20. Tag three other writers to hop on this bandwagon.

|| I was tagged by @eyes-for-disguise.bsky.social.

I'm using my free will to write every answer without waiting for engagement + I'm skipping 20.

He stops at a large wall of dice.

He gestures to the entire thing.

"Look at this!"

There are two sets of stairs, one up, one down.

Ted waves to someone he knows.

He begins leading the way.

"Watch your step!

And if you want anything along the way, I'll get it for you. It's my day, but making you happy makes me happy too."

+

Most of the store is shelves.

Shelves of boxes. Shelves of books. Shelves of accessories like shields or play swords. Shelves of games - some video games, some board games, some card games, some games that don't really look like games.

There's a door at the back marked "game room".

+

"BEHOLD!"

One trip later, they're standing at the entrance to a mess.

(Ted's favorite nerd store.)

It smells like freshly baked pretzels. Some sections of the floor are boxes with labels and a brief title or description. There are several glass cases, and some of them are organized.

+

"After that, we can do something that's a little more conventional."

He kisses him.

"I want to go several places while wearing this."

Ted sneaks in regularly. Most years, he sneaks in alone on his birthday to pick something that he likes.

This year, he has some very specific goals that he needs Rose to be around for.

+

It sells action figures, comic books, dice, games, and whatever else is trending for at least two weeks. It's not a place that has decided to limit itself, and the cumbersome nature of finding anything specific within it demands everyone be cool with that.

+

"There's actually somewhere I've been meaning to take you. Rose..."

He takes one of his hands and kisses it.

"I want to bring you to my favorite nerd store."

+

He smiles and points at the gold leaves.

"It was the festival, right?

I had a blue coat with fall leaves on the inside during the festival."

He sits on the couch with him again.

"Any other day, I'd pay you on the spot. This is a lotta work!"

+

"Next time, I'll let you take the measurements properly.

Surprise or not, I'm happier if you get to work on something without worrying about the details like that."

He points at him.

"And there will be a next time."

+

Does her invisible plane have an electronic mist beam?

YEAH, you can!

Ask away!

He goes into another room to change. He's slower than usual. It takes him an extra second to make sure that he's wearing them both properly.

Then, he walks out with the vest and coat on.

"How do I look?"

He turns around for him.

"Well, we won't know until I try it on, right?"

He kisses his cheek.

"I love it. Thank you."

+

He doesn't tap or try to shake it. He's very gentle with it, he's careful.

He doesn't want to risk breaking anything before he fully understands what it is.

"Sit next to me!"

He laughs.

"That's why you brought me something anyway."

He sits on his couch and starts to open it.

+

He opens the door.

"Hey!"

He gives him a hug.

"Sorry about the mess. Come in!"

Ted is in the middle of (relatively aggressively) making a table that looks like a cute grasshopper.

The top of the table looks like a leaf.

+

Instead, he explains what protections he has, and he doesn't explain why he has them.

Just the comfort, none of the alarm.

[END]

'I was trapped in a cave for several months, I don't care anymore.

I can't tell you how many random accidents I've had. Almost as many as the intentional ones!

If the threat seems moderately on my level and doesn't come from space, I'll deal with it.'

He did not say that either.

+

'You looked incredible out there.

An entire field of enemies on the ground, and no equipment! You didn't even reach for any telekinetic moves for a while.

Let me work with you to expand your tools, I could probably...'

He did not say that.

+