anomalydesignation-winter

[anomalydesignation-winter]

Is that really your name, though?

"... What?"

>[He's... confused. Bamboozled, even. What did you mean was that really his name? Isn't a name just basically what everyone calls you?]

"Y-yes, I'm sure. Why do you ask?"

>[He stutters out, trying to ignore the unease in his stomach.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

It's totally fine! Soooo... What's your name?

"M-my name? Uh..."

>[He pauses, thinking over the question. It's a bit eerie how he has to take a while on thinking about something as simple as his own name.]

"... Most people just... call me Winter, I guess..."

[anomalydesignation-winter]

Oh- Did I scare you? My bad!

"A-ah, no, don't worry. I'm just... a little bit more jumpier than usual. It's my fault for not noticing you, anyway-"

>[He sheepishly apologizes on his own end, shaking his hands in front of him as if to assure the other that it was alright.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

Hiiii!

>["Winter" flinches at the sudden greeting, raising his arms instinctively. He lets out a sigh as he realizes it's just another person. Nothing to be afraid of...]

"O-oh, hello..."

>[He shyly waves, trying to cover up his fight instincts from earlier with a laugh.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

stay safe.

>[The anomaly seems a bit at unease at the Anon's warning, feeling a sick feeling in his stomach. He pushes it down though, putting on a smile.]

"... Thank you..?"

[anomalydesignation-winter]

Do you like the summer?

"..."

>[The anomaly doesn't respond. He doesn't want to. He hates the summer. He hates everything about it. He hates how warm it is. He hates how it stings his skin. He hates how it was his favorite season. He hates how it reminds him of him.]

"... No. I prefer winter."

[anomalydesignation-winter]

Aggressive headpats

>["Winter" flinches at the sudden touch in his hair, immediately slapping off the hand. He seems startled.]

"... Please don't do that without telling me first..."

>[He quietly mumbles under his breath, keeping his hands up just in case the Anon would try and pet him again.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

OOC!

Daylified here but anonymous for no reason—want a random fun fact of my drawing of Winter?

Scratch that, here!

One of his ears are notched in the drawing~ That'd something people do to livestock, usually pigs, as a form of identification and to keep track of their health status, breed and age~

Basically I called him livestock.

Hope he isn't too upset about that.

OOC: Livestock Winnie is now canon. His ice is edible so people can feed on that/j

[anomalydesignation-winter]

If you were to die at this moment, who'd be the last person you'd talk to?

2. Does the sun hurt you.

3. Are you sure you're still safe?

>["Winter" pauses at seeing the amount of questions presented at him, not to mention how... unusual they were. He clears his throat and composes himself, trying to make up an answer for each of the questions.]

"W-well, uh... I'd probably talk to Angelica and Forcas before dying. They've helped me recover from where I came from, and I really owe them for that. And, yes, the sun-... sort of does. I don't immediately melt, though. It just feels like a constant stinging that chips away my skin. Also, my skin sometimes cracks if the temperature change is sudden so... there's that..!"

>[He awkwardly laughs, purposefully not answering the last one and leaving it at that.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

>[The anomaly slowly sits up on his bed, groaning and dreading the day that was about to come. They look over to the small pile of letters in their table, noting them as unanswered asks from... Anons, right? That's what they were called?]

>[He walks over to the table, pulling the chair back and sitting on it, cracking his knuckles as he did so.]

"I think it's about time I answer these, huh?"

>[He laughs to himself, starting to sort through the letters and opening them one by one.]

((Guess who's back, hos ^^))

[anomalydesignation-winter]

Hello little iceberg man!

>[... He smiled before giggling softly. He messed with his own hair in embarrassment.]

"Hehe... iceberg man... I like that...!"

>[What a surprise, he's slowly starting to grow more comfortable. Maybe it's because he finally has a place to sleep in other than the streets.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

You look like you're ten seconds away from a mental breakdown.

>[Winter looked... confused? He looked down at himself and then back at the anon.]

". . . . I do, don't I?"

[anomalydesignation-winter]

Uh...

Are you okay, sir?

>[So far, you've been at peace. Ever since that man and his daughter took him in, he's been doing much better.]

"Uh, yeah... I think I am. I don't want to get too used to it, though. I'm sure this won't last very long..."

[anomalydesignation-winter]

>["Winter" flinched when they heard the sharp edge in his tone, the heat of rage quickly cooling down to a shiver of fear. They felt the panic quickly coming back, their throat closing up and heart racing.]

>[. . . He fucked up, didn't he?]

>[When he saw the other start to step closer, he quickly turned and ran into the forest from where he came from. He hoped that the other wouldn't chase him in, considering how he hadn't remembered the majority of the forest yet.]

[cough, cough. a lonely man is walking through the snow. he's sick, clearly. maybe he's been out for too long.]

[he wanders about for a bit, before somehow coming across..you.]

[his eyes widen, and he looks like he might just cry. but he masks it with a look of frustration.]

"not you again."

-@ask-auggie-or-dont-idc

>["Winter" quickly turned to look at the familiar voice, a shiver running up their spine. They felt a lump get caught in their throat, tensing up as they started to panic.]

"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me."

>[Luckily for them, this. . . this didn't seem like him. Maybe it was just a coincidence on how they looked eerily similar. They took a couple deep breaths, trying to calm their shaking hands.]

"I-I'm sorry? Y. . . you must be mistaking me for someone else. . ."

>[Despite his words and his attempt to act nonchalant, there was a clear shaking in the back of his voice, his heart racing abnormally fast.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

"O-oh, haha. . . You sure know a lot about flowers, huh?"

>[He listened as the other went on and on about their rambling about flowers, a smile appearing in his face. It was almost. . . comforting, to say the least. Knowing that someone could ease up to him and talk about their passions with him.]

"Ah. . . Snowdrops too, huh? I'll keep that in mind. . ."

Ah, well....

Something flower-related, they all call me different things.

>[Something flower-related, huh? Let's see. . .]

"U-uhm, how about. . . Lily. . ?"

>[He sheepishly smiled at the other, looking for a sign of confirmation in her face.]

"I-Is that okay. . .?"

[anomalydesignation-winter]

"Wha.... I-I..!"

>[Standing up for themselves, huh...? This is new.]

"W-what did I even do to you?! A-a-all you did was.... Was go here, a-and be angry at me for something I-I had... no knowledge doing! You've been tormenting ME b-because I was some... some... some experiment! You didn't even care that I was your friend or something! A-all you cared about was the S-STUPID FUCKING PAYCHECK AND PRAISE, YOU UNREADABLE RAT!"

>[... The two of them seem to think they're each other's hallucinations. Must be why "Winter" suddenly decided to act so tough.]

>[It still didn't change the fact he was still afraid. The sad little runt is still afraid.]

[cough, cough. a lonely man is walking through the snow. he's sick, clearly. maybe he's been out for too long.]

[he wanders about for a bit, before somehow coming across..you.]

[his eyes widen, and he looks like he might just cry. but he masks it with a look of frustration.]

"not you again."

-@ask-auggie-or-dont-idc

>["Winter" quickly turned to look at the familiar voice, a shiver running up their spine. They felt a lump get caught in their throat, tensing up as they started to panic.]

"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me."

>[Luckily for them, this. . . this didn't seem like him. Maybe it was just a coincidence on how they looked eerily similar. They took a couple deep breaths, trying to calm their shaking hands.]

"I-I'm sorry? Y. . . you must be mistaking me for someone else. . ."

>[Despite his words and his attempt to act nonchalant, there was a clear shaking in the back of his voice, his heart racing abnormally fast.]

[anomalydesignation-winter]

>[He yelped as he felt himself get yanked closer, feeling a small line of burning across the back of his neck, being numbed by the sheer panic he felt.]

"I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please–"

>[He tried to hold onto the necklace while grounding himself, he didn't want it to break. He couldn't afford it to, otherwise, he'd get hurt.]

"P-please, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, just please let me go–"

>[He could feel his eyes start to burn, tears starting to form. He tightly shut his eyes and turned away, still trying to take back the necklace.]

"I-I'll do anything, just please, please–"

[cough, cough. a lonely man is walking through the snow. he's sick, clearly. maybe he's been out for too long.]

[he wanders about for a bit, before somehow coming across..you.]

[his eyes widen, and he looks like he might just cry. but he masks it with a look of frustration.]

"not you again."

-@ask-auggie-or-dont-idc

>["Winter" quickly turned to look at the familiar voice, a shiver running up their spine. They felt a lump get caught in their throat, tensing up as they started to panic.]

"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me."

>[Luckily for them, this. . . this didn't seem like him. Maybe it was just a coincidence on how they looked eerily similar. They took a couple deep breaths, trying to calm their shaking hands.]

"I-I'm sorry? Y. . . you must be mistaking me for someone else. . ."

>[Despite his words and his attempt to act nonchalant, there was a clear shaking in the back of his voice, his heart racing abnormally fast.]