#the jinx & the hound ; i ˢᵉᵉ ᵐʸˢᵉˡᶠ ⁱⁿ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᴵ ʰᵃᵗᵉ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘ

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Hound AU continued from here

At the nickname, Jinx stuck his tongue out in a playful way. He didn't seem all that annoyed about it, amusement gracing his expression instead. His legs swung a little more, back and forth, just like his gaze. It traveled between the brothel and the Hound in silent observation.

His eyes strayed down to his hand. Jinx shrugged and did as told, just so the annoying bleeding would stop. It was sticky and he didn't exactly want it on his clothes right now. Doing laundry was such a drag.

❝ So you care, ❞ he observed, a little giggle sliding past his lips. ❝ I mean, seriously? You don't even know me. ❞ Jinx considered his own words for a moment and tapped at his chin. ❝ Or do you? ❞ He gave the Hound a good, long stare. Simply studying, wondering if they would break beneath his intense gaze.

A scoff roughly tore itself from his throat. ❝ I'm no goon. I'm waaaay more important than that. You think a goon could have survived this close to you? Come on! Give me some credit! ❞ Jinx threw his hands up, forever chasing the idea of a spectacle.

He gave the Hound a passing glance before turning his attention back to the brothel. ❝ Gotta stay on Silco's good side, ❞ he grumbled. ❝ He reeeeeally likes her, so. . . Not much I can do! That's where you come in. Unless. . . Does the Hound have no bite? ❞ Jinx grinned and leaned back to contemplate. ❝ Are you really just a puppy? You can't hog such a good nickname if you are, y'know? That name. . . ❞

Jinx's gaze looked more far away all of a sudden. ❝ It belonged to someone special, ❞ he softly stated, his body sagging like a heavy sack without him realizing.

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Verses

Powder verse ; Rᵉᵗᵃⁱⁿ Iⁿⁿᵒᶜᵉⁿᶜᵉ

In Silco’s Care verse ; Tʰⁱˢ ᵇᵒᵗᵗᵒᵐˡᵉˢˢ ʷᵉˡˡ

Post-op Shimmer verse ; Dᵒⁿ'ᵗ ˢᵗʳᵃʸ

Shimmer Addiction verse ; Bˡᵒᵒᵈ ʳᵘⁿˢ ᵗʰⁱᶜᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᵈᵈⁱᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ ʳᵘⁿˢ ᵗʰⁱᶜᵏᵉʳ

Powder AU ; Hᵃᵖᵖⁱᵉʳ ᵗⁱᵐᵉˢ...?

Special Verses

Telepathy AU ; Tʰᵉ ⱽⁱ⁽ᵒˡᵉⁿᶜᵉ⁾ ᶜᵃᵘˢᵉˢ ˢⁱˡᵉⁿᶜᵉ

The Jinx & the Hound ; I ˢᵉᵉ ᵐʸˢᵉˡᶠ ⁱⁿ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᴵ ʰᵃᵗᵉ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘ

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❝ Oh it's got everything to do with me! But that's fine, we'll pretend you don't care, ❞ Jinx teased. His question about them knowing each other hadn't been responded to, but it didn't take a genius to realize there was something between them. The Hound had to have some sort of reason for being here. Maybe it was just to obtain a favor, but in any case, the Hound was here for him.

A useful tool, if anything. Jinx didn't even really care if they did know each other. That would just be funny and some dumb coincidence, not really anything noteworthy. He was so at ease about it, but then again, he'd been around basically strangers for most of his life.

His face wrinkled in slight annoyance. ❝ I'm no kid. Might be younger than you, but that doesn't make me a kid. I've got experience! ❞ Jinx patted his side. ❝ Especially with guns. They don't let kids have guns, y'know. ❞

❝ Probably one of the bars, ❞ he guessed, based on the fact he'd been watching her for a while. ❝ The brothel's got the cheap booze and Sevika likes the finer stuff, so she goes to this one bar... I could probably show you. It'd make things easier for you, too. Sevika's got a lot of people on her tail, and she knows how to throw them off. ❞

He shrugged, tapping at his chin. ❝ So you want Silco to know that the Hound did it? He might send me after you. ❞ Jinx giggled at the thought, covering his mouth with a hand. ❝ That might be fun... But well, what's your signature? Do you have a common way you kill people? The original Hound, he used his fists... He'd beat people to death. ❞