#Like oh Look 😒 the pot's calling the kettle black. <-They both think the other's only alive bc they're there to keep him in check?

[yeonban]

Send ❓  and my muse will answer all questions honestly.

@cinderlynx asked: ❓ tobias ^_^

Does my muse trust yours?

❛ Heh. ❜ The huff indicates amusement at the odd circumstance he's found himself in, and although Tobias briefly contemplates offering half-answers as he typically does... for these questions regarding Ash, the genius figures he might as well be entirely honest. It's not as if anyone can take advantage of these fun facts, not when he's already been visibly violence-happy with anyone who so much as looked in Ash's general direction for a smidgen too long. What would they do with this newfound knowledge? Try him? ❛ I do, shockingly enough. Didn't think I'd live to see the day. ❜

Does my muse dislike yours?

With a calm tone and an almost sympathetic gaze, Tobias softly utters his response without breaking eye contact. ❛ Are my eyes bright purple? ❜ It's a mocking inquiry in broad daylight, and he makes sure to point that out, lest the sarcasm flies over the other's head. ❛ That's how stupid this question sounds to me. Your question has the same answer as mine, by the way. ❜

Would my muse kill someone for yours?

❛ Would I? Take a wild guess. ❜ He already does, some of which Ash is aware of, and a greater number of which Tobias goes out of his way to keep under the wraps. Not due to their identities so much as because Ash's compassionate heart is bound to start counting them eventually, and inevitably end up feeling guilty over the piles upon piles of corpses killed for his safety and happiness. Why cause such a hassle for their future, when Tobias can deal with these wastes of space without having to ever involve Ash in it? Ignorance is bliss, as they say, and the brunette intends to keep it that way. ❛ I'll kill every living being on this planet and beyond if I have to. What's the world to me compared to Ash, anyway? It can burn down for all I care. As long as he's fine, I don't give a rat's ass about what happens to anyone else. ❜

Would my muse kill your muse?

❛ ... ❜ The question leaves a sour taste in Tobias' mouth, and the dragged out silence does nothing to alleviate the tension in the air. He doesn't enjoy wasting his time thinking about this subject, and prefers to avoid having to. ❛ I don't plan to, that's for sure. But I don't take kindly to betrayals, so here's to hoping Ash won't do anything to betray my trust and force my hand. ❜ That's the only scenario in which he can imagine potentially killing Ash, but he's cognizant of the fact that the gang leader wouldn't betray him in the regular sense of the word, or there would be far less trust involved in their relationship from Tobias' end of the deal. Still, who's to say that Ash won't one day choose someone else over him, as that blunder too would lamentably be counted as a betrayal in the mafioso's eyes?

Would my muse save yours?

❛ Duh? ❜ The condescending nature of the noise escapes by accident, but it flawlessly explains Tobias' personal thoughts on the matter, as well as his opinion on the level of intelligence of the person asking it. ❛ I guess contextual clues are a bit hard for you to grasp, so let me put it this way: If Ash is with me, all is good. If someone tries to take Ash away from me, it becomes a problem. Temporarily for me, permanently for them. You'll find I'm pretty creative when it comes to getting rid of people who want to lay a finger on him, and I feel especially inspired when I come across those who try to act on that idea too. ❜ It goes without saying that he would intervene in any other life-threatening scenario as well, but Tobias heavily doubts his fellow genius would find himself in any such situation without someone plotting to get him there.

Does my muse find your muse attractive?

❛ Sure I do. ❜ Only he knows how hard he's had to research this topic to be able to answer as effortlessly as he is now, however. ❛ He's a real special guy, y'see. Usually when I'm attracted to people it's either because of their looks or their smarts, but in Ash's case it's hard to figure out what I'm not attracted to. If I hadn't personally met this guy, I don't think I would've believed someone as up my alley as him even exists. ❜

Is my muse disgusted by yours?

❛ N~o~p~e. ❜ And if his childish response is an indication, the question weights about as much relevance to the mafioso as a child's inquiry would. ❛ What's there to be disgusted about? ❜ A veiled threat towards the nosy stranger rests behind his seemingly flippant query, alongside a fleeting yet fiery glare that warns against unwise comments: Be careful about what you say next, or your body will become one tongue lighter.

Would my muse go on a date with your muse?

A chuckle of cartoonish desperation precedes the genius' reply, and it alone amounts to far more words than Tobias could ever hope to utter in a timely manner. This dramatic teenager. ❛ I mean, I would, and technically we could say we've been on a few, but sadly Ash's head is stuck too high up his own ass to notice that, so poor little me is banished to the amical hangouts realm for the foreseeable future. Light a candle for me next time you go to church, won't you? ❜

Would my muse kiss yours?

❛ Definitely, but I'm not going to. I've worked so hard to earn his trust, I'd be the dumbest man alive to make all of that effort go to waste. ❜ Now or ever, really. With anyone in Ash's position, it's best to take all of the possible precautions before doing something that could imply crossing a boundary, and although his friend has become touchy-feely with him as of late, there is no world in which Tobias would equate that sort of physical affection with consent for a kiss. The former can be cordial, while the latter can only be romantic or exploitative; and the brunette isn't too keen on testing out which of the two Ash would consider his kiss to be, not when their entire current relationship hinges on Ash's trust that Tobias is not made of the same ilk as the grand majority are. ❛ If Ash ends up wanting to kiss me, that's another story. But I'm a patient guy, so even if we do eventually reach that point, it'll be him who'll have to initiate the first kiss, not me. ❜ Though he might test the waters by waddling a tad further into Ash's personal space and flirting as he's been, that's about as far as Tobias is willing to go without his friend's explicit permission. He can live without the hypothetical kisses, but he doesn't want to live without Ash.

Would my muse betray yours?

The teen painstakingly refrains from making an unsavory remark about his interviewer's mental capacities (it's always the run-ins with ordinary people that frustrate him, whatwith the room temperature intelligence suddenly put into the equation), but Tobias succeeds in finding a nicer answer, one that would be socially acceptable to offer to anyone below the age of four. ❛ No. You can assume anything that'd make Ash's trust in me dissipate is something I'd never do. Want me to write that down for you, too? Let me know if there's any word you don't understand. ❜

My muse’s favorite thing about yours is____

Hard to say when Ash is the human amalgamation of all of Tobias' favorite traits inconceivably meshed into a single person, but he supposes the first thing that drew him to the blonde should be accurate enough for this occasion. ❛ He's the funniest guy I've ever met, and if you know me, you know that being entertaining is the one trait I appreciate the most in people. ❜ That, as well as the fact that entertainment derived from Ash requires neither the other teen's conscious effort, nor a lack of Tobias' self-preservation. There is no need to account for threats to his own life during their time alone together, nor for ways to keep the exciting times going as he ought to do with everyone else. With Ash, life is easy. With Ash, life is fun. With Ash, life is worth living.

The thing my muse dislikes about yours is____

It's hard to rein in the urge to roll his eyes at the one quirk that regularly tests his patience, and it doesn't take long for the pathway to a rant to form. ❛ That dumbass is too kind to others. I wouldn't be surprised if I turned around for five seconds and by the time I looked back Ash would be bleeding on the ground after protecting some "innocent passerby" that got caught in a crossfire. I wouldn't put it past him to spare an asshole and get stabbed in the back by the same guy two days later, either. This idiot's "benevolent" heart is going to get him killed the second I let my guard down, and somehow he still thinks he's in the right about it. Delusional and stupid, I've really struck gold here. ❜ Made all the worse by Tobias' sheer inability to comprehend his friend's absurdity. He's never felt compelled to be altruistic nor merciful to any capacity, and watching the blonde be as persistent about being exactly that day in and day out is likely akin to Ash's failed perceptions about the brunette's suicidal actions. At least, Tobias figures, he receives an adrenaline and dopamine rush in return for his near-death undertakings. What does Ash receive in return for his? ❛ And imagine he has the gall to think I'm the reckless one, too. Maybe I should gift him a room full of reflective glass for his next birthday. It'd be his first time looking in a mirror. ❜