#i dunno if i'm making sense or maybe being too mushy over this but it really does make me very happy

[tvrningout]

also!! while i'm thinking about it and feeling all happy and mushy, thank you for being interested in and writing with chiyo <3 i know i talk about her a ton and love her to bits, but i still get surprised when someone wants to interact with her without me suggesting it first. i worry sometimes that y'all will get sick of her :' ) i worry that it might be frustrating that my focus is on her so much when i have so many other muses who might be more interesting to some of y'all. but no one has ever proved those worries true, and i'm just!! very grateful and very happy that my silly lil dork has a place here where people enjoy learning about her (μ‿μ) ❤

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Meanwhile a figure stands from afar...

"Shishishi wow Jade... Wow," A certain hyena beastman snickered. "He's that charming ain't he eh Raven? What an icky yet lovely sight," Ruggie smirked as he leaned against the wall watching the scene that was unfolding right in front of him.

"Leona-san would be so grumpy when he sees this so lucky you I guess," He said while standing tall to leave. "This is a good day... For me of course, I'm not telling Leona-san but this would be a nice info to tell someone someday shishishi," he thought laughing to himself once again and left the two.

[Referencing this post!]

M-More rps in my inbox OTL

😷 Ruggie.................................................... Bro. BRO. OTL NOT COOL, MAN.

The Writing Raven Roosts.

“R-Ruggie-san...!” Raven startled and nearly choked on her cookie, jolting and straightening her spine once she took note of the beastman’s presence nearby. He lingered in the doorway to the attic, shoulder to the frame and a lazy, lopsided grin on his face. “Just... Just how long have you been standing there?!”

“Oh, for a while now—but hey, don’t sweat it. I don’t expect a bird’s senses to be as sharp as a hyena’s~” Ruggie snickered. “Nishishishi... And who knew eels could be so mushy, huh?”

Jade’s eyes narrowed. “I do not recall you being invited into the Crowley household.”

“From what I’ve heard, neither were you.”

His gaze turned sharp and dangerous, pointed like his teeth. “I closed and locked the doors after myself. How did you get in?”

“Lockpicking’s no sweat for a guy like me.” Ruggie wiggled his dexterous fingers. “I had to let myself in somehow to say hi to my best buddy Raven-kun.”

“We are NOT friends,” she protested, leaping onto her feet.

“Shall I remove him from the premises then?” Jade volunteered with a smile—a bit too eagerly.

“No. There’s no need.” Raven stared intently at the hyena. “Well... If you have the wits about you to leave now, that is.”

“I get it, I get it. I’m not welcome here,” Ruggie sighed in defeat, holding both of his hands up. “Gee, sure would be a shame if Leona-san hears about this, though~”

“Wha... Why are you bringing him up?!” Raven demanded, adopting a full-on glare. Her cheeks colored peony with annoyance. “Am I meant to take that as a threat? As if I’m concerned with what Leona-san thinks of how I spend my free time!”

“Heeeee~ So you’re saying you definitely don’t care if he gets so grumpy he starts skipping classes again? He’ll ruin his 2 day perfect attendance streak. The headmaster asked you to keep tabs on Leona-san for him, didn’t he? If Leona-san acts up, it makes you look bad too.”

Raven’s left eye twitched.

Beside her, Jade relaxed slightly, like a wave of relief had just washed over him. “Fufufu. I do believe that Ruggie-san is attempting to extort you.”

Raven looked at the eel with an exasperated expression. “Of course you would know. You extort people all the time yourself.”

“Ding, ding, ding! Jade-kun’s right on the money! And speaking of money...” Ruggie touched the tips of his thumb and index together, letting the rest of his fingers naturally fan out. “You can buy my silence and rescue your dignity for the right price!”

“You’re... You’re bluffing,” she scoffed. “Leona-san wouldn’t care what I’m doing. The basis of your entire threat is all wrong.”

“Is that what you really think?” Ruggie’s ears briefly flattened. “Man, for an animal that can fly, you sure are dense sometimes.”

“What is that supposed to mean?”

“I dunno~ Maybe you oughta use that bird brain of yours to figure it out.”

“Excuse me?!”

“Miss Raven. Ruggie-san. I think it would wise for the both of you to step back, take deep breaths, and calm yourselves,” Jade interjected, his voice an amicable croon. “No good can come of this aimless arguing.”

“Are you reprisin’ your role as Raven-kun’s hostage negotiator?” Ruggie said half-jokingly.

“Perhaps I am.” There was a subtle sharpness to Jade’s words, perceptible only to a beastman’s heightened hearing. A darkness set in the gold of his left eye. “I would highly advise that you stay hush about my interaction with Miss Raven. You wouldn’t wish any of your own dirty laundry aired to the public, now would you?”

“You drive a hard bargain.”

“It is Octavinelle’s specialty.”

Ruggie heaved a sigh as he scratched the back of his head. “... Alright, I got it. I’ll keep my trap shut.”

“That’s what I like to hear. Please kindly see yourself out.” Jade turned away, redirecting his attention to his small storyteller (who mumbled a terse “thank you”).

“... See ya. Enjoy your tea time.”

Ruggie pushed himself off of the door frame and slipped out of the house, quiet as a mouse.

Sure would be nice if I had gotten some fat stacks for coming all this way... The hyena lamented. But oh well. Leona-san’s still paying me for checking up on Raven-kun for him.

The sky was bleeding with warm colors, the sun sinking into the horizon and stealing away all the light with it. A beautifully somber sunset.

“... Man. He’s not gonna like this at all.”

Better leave out the mushy gushy stuff, I guess.