Posts by Gunmetal Grey

A D A M ☆ wrote:

(Revised mine. We posted at the same time lol.)

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Charles noticed Skye's eyes beginning to swell and glisten in the faint light, and turned away from the boys to approach her. Those guys and their excuses can wait, he thought bitterly. "Skye?" Charles kept his tone soft and light, not wanting to draw the others' attention to her. "What's wrong, what happened?" I'm losing patience fast with those dirtbags. I understand abuse, and it does not give them the freaking right to behave like this.

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"No, I...I understand completely." Charles glanced back to watch the quartet enter the room that he was expected to sleep in, then turned his attention back to Skye. He moved a little closer, wrapping one arm around her, while the other plucked the roll of gauze from his pocket. Not a tissue, but it is soft and absorbent.... He tore off a piece and gently wiped her tears as they rolled down. "It's the same thing with me." Charles' voice dropped to a whisper. "Apparently, Zack's had a history of abuse, and that's why him and his friends are like this. But heck, so have I. Everyone's had to deal with some bad stuff...." his voice trailed as he looked up at Floria. "Hey, wait," he requested softly. "What about you? Are you okay?" Charles kept his arm around Skye, the small strip of gauze still catching her tears.

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"I'm sorry to hear about your mother," Charles whispered to Floria. He put the tear-soaked gauze in the pocket of his button-down overshirt, and reached the arm to offer his embrace to Floria as well. "I'm here if anyone needs to talk to me. I understand father issues and stuff." He shifted his feet, listening to them talk about Andy and Zack, arching a russet brow curiously. "Who's Andy? Zack has a, um...significant other?" The word 'boyfriend' had been on the tip of his tongue, but never dared leave his lips. Charles had never heard of a girl named Andy, thus he pondered just what else he did not know about the mysterious Zack.

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"Girlfriend?" Well, I guess that makes sense. Charles sighed. "Huh. I've never met a girl named Andy. Wonder what it's short for." He cleared his throat, shifting his warm cocoa gaze between the two girls. "Love happens on its own, whether you'd approve, or not. And there's way more to it than money and sex." Charles paused for a moment, turning his line of sight to the stars above. "There's that urge, you know, just that urge to keep them safe and happy. Like, you'd feel like you could give your whole life for them. And if a time like that would ever come, you'd know in that moment that it's true love when you'd want to put yourself on the line for their sake."
It was then that Zack peered out. "No, dude, we're not really talking about you," he replied. "We're talking about love. Alright?" Charles sighed heavily, turning back to Skye and Floria. "And Zack, if you don't mind, remind the others that I wanna talk to them when I get back in." He recalled Skye inquiring about whether he was going to be sleeping with the quartet shortly before Floria arrived, and began biting his lip at the thought.
As Floria spoke, Charles muttered, "Well, we weren't talking about him...um, goodnight Floria?"

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Charles's fingers curled slowly, clenching into small, tight fists. Very seldom did anger surface in him, and it was even more rare for him to succumb to it. But it was more than just Zack's frail apology for all the stress and tears he had caused, not only to Charles himself, but to Skye, Floria, and the others. It was the last words of that last line, ringing like a warped bell in Charles' mind, 'I will kill you.' And had it been at any time before just a few weeks ago, before the crises prior to then, Charles would have taken it lightly and instantly forgiven.
However, that was not the case, and Charles decided, if not for more than just this once, to let someone know that they had crossed the line. "Hold on just a moment," he murmured to Skye and Floria as he trailed after Zack, and leaned into the doorway. "Listen, Zack," Charles began calmly, "I get it. Alright? You've had a rough life, and I get it. Someone's done you wrong." His soft eyes were now blazing with the emotion he had once tried so hard to keep locked away. His quivering hands gripped the edge of the door as he flung it wide open, revealing the others outside to the boys. "But look at them. Look at them. Look at all of us. We aren't the ones who hurt you. And you know what, Zack? And Harry, and BJ? We've been hurt, too. But you guys are the only ones who are taking all that anger, all that pain, and forcing it on everyone else. Now, don't get me wrong. I'd love nothing more than to talk to you guys. I'll help you through in any way I can, just say the word. But I've done nothing but be sincere and polite, and I don't feel I deserve your freaking death threats, and neither does anyone else here." His voice dropped to a low, subtly seething tone. "You know, you wouldn't be the first to try and kill me. And the way you treat others, it makes you seem no better than the people who hurt you." With that, Charles stepped back. He had been beaten more than enough times in his fifteen years to know what he was risking, but his eyes were on them.

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(I just voted for the love triangle thing so I could see what everyone else voted for. ;DD Soclevertrololol~ )

(Um. Umumum. Uh. EVERYONE LOVES EACH OTHER. It's just a tangled love mess. ;-; I don't know I only picked that so I could spy on the results. ;DD I noticed there's no option for boy+boy or girl+girl pairings.)

(Lulz. Two people said Ash and Charles. I don't think they've even so much as passed by each other yet. XDD)

(I think people are just picking 'em at random now. XDD *waiting for Adam* :3)

(Pretty much any of those, I could use a character for. XDDD Possibly even preschool. Oh the horror.)

(X3 Any of them, and I know what you mean. Most of the characters I use on here are between ten and seventeen. And get off...? o_O)

Just Another Story wrote:

a school for troubled kids

(I vote that. X3 Those kind of RPs never get old, at least in my opinion. :p Plus most of my characters would be considered 'troubled' in some way lol.)

A D A M ☆ wrote:

[shadow=red,left][glow=red,2,300]Millions of people in this world and you
Break my heart is like killing everyone
In the world in one second .. It's impossible[/glow][/shadow]

Should I just leave since none likes my cherry v-v

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(SDSAFSGFDG. Noooo. X3 They make things interesting. PlusIactuallyspentafairamountoftimeonthatlastpostherpaderp.)

(There's a Cabin Three? *threadstalking~*)

(Same with Charles, he's been friendly to Zack since the beginning. :3 Zack just touched a few nerves is all.)

(Even though Tara, like, fell off the face of the earth a long time ago. X3)

Gunmetal Grey wrote:

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Charles's fingers curled slowly, clenching into small, tight fists. Very seldom did anger surface in him, and it was even more rare for him to succumb to it. But it was more than just Zack's frail apology for all the stress and tears he had caused, not only to Charles himself, but to Skye, Floria, and the others. It was the last words of that last line, ringing like a warped bell in Charles' mind, 'I will kill you.' And had it been at any time before just a few weeks ago, before the crises prior to then, Charles would have taken it lightly and instantly forgiven.
However, that was not the case, and Charles decided, if not for more than just this once, to let someone know that they had crossed the line. "Hold on just a moment," he murmured to Skye and Floria as he trailed after Zack, and leaned into the doorway. "Listen, Zack," Charles began calmly, "I get it. Alright? You've had a rough life, and I get it. Someone's done you wrong." His soft eyes were now blazing with the emotion he had once tried so hard to keep locked away. His quivering hands gripped the edge of the door as he flung it wide open, revealing the others outside to the boys. "But look at them. Look at them. Look at all of us. We aren't the ones who hurt you. And you know what, Zack? And Harry, and BJ? We've been hurt, too. But you guys are the only ones who are taking all that anger, all that pain, and forcing it on everyone else. Now, don't get me wrong. I'd love nothing more than to talk to you guys. I'll help you through in any way I can, just say the word. But I've done nothing but be sincere and polite, and I don't feel I deserve your freaking death threats, and neither does anyone else here." His voice dropped to a low, subtly seething tone. "You know, you wouldn't be the first to try and kill me. And the way you treat others, it makes you seem no better than the people who hurt you." With that, Charles stepped back. He had been beaten more than enough times in his fifteen years to know what he was risking, but his eyes were on them.

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(Herp? :D)

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Charles stared in disbelief as Zack simply passed by him. If he wants me to give up that badly on him, then maybe I just might as well. Biting his lip, he nodded a silent farewell to the other boys, grabbed his suitcases, and headed for the girls' cabin. Floria did tell me that I'd be allowed to sleep anywhere. He settled on the bed closest to Skye's, grateful that there was at least one or two people that he could rely on. I bet my words didn't change a thing with him. Maybe I should tell him about my past, so he knows that I just might be capable of relating. Charles shuddered at the thought. So he knows, just before he beats me to a bloody pulp. Pulp...I want orange juice. His eyes closed slowly. He had not yet showered, or changed into more comfortable clothes, but a few moments of laying on the bed were inviting enough, and he soon drifted to sleep, only to be awakened by Harry's screams. With a slight groan, Charles got up and peered out of the girls' cabin door. "Harry?" he called, trying to intercept him as he ran. "Hey, hey! Hold still, what's wrong, man?"

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"Hey, Harry! Hold still, okay?" Charles caught up to Harry and reached out, gently flicking the insect off of him. "See? You're alright. It didn't hurt you." The surfacing of angst was over, and Charles was back to his typically polite self, offering a smile filled with sunshine to Harry. "If another bug gets on you, just calmly brush it away, alright?" Are...are those Hello Kitty pants? he wondered, his smile growing just slightly. Nice.

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