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Post by Evzen Debray on Apr 1, 2017 4:14:08 GMT
 the world is full of darkness. Zen had thought going for a walk to clear his head would be a good idea. He had thought, mistakenly it seemed, that it would be a good way to find his fifth second wind of the day; at least enough to power him through some of his homework before his brain went completely numb from exhaustion. And, to a certain extent, he had been right. A brisk walk in the spring sunshine, with a gentle breeze that smelled faintly of new growth, had given him a little bit of a boost. He was still a bit muzzy-headed from several nights weeks of poor sleep but he was able to at least think in a fairly rational and linear manner.
He was at more of a slow amble of a pace, thoughts tangled up in how to best schedule his homework order for the evening, when brushed past a few other boys walking the opposite direction; he was heading back towards the dorms and they were clearly heading away from them. From the looks of it they were planning on shooting a few hoops before the sunlight faded. He hardly registered their presence so it was a surprise when he found himself pushed off balance and falling towards the ground.
Years of abuse had given him good reflexes so he caught himself on his arms and tumbled to the side as he hit the grass, instinctively absorbing the impact and moving out of the most direct line of follow up attack. The shortest of the three smirked down at him as Zen looked up, a bit bewildered.
"Come on you knock into us and didn't even apologize?" the tallest boy sneered, looking down his nose at Zen. He stepped closer aimed a half-hearted kick at his chosen victim. Zen managed to avoid it rather neatly before standing up and backing away... right into the side of the third boy.
"Wow, you did it again!" he exclaimed with feigned shock. "You aren't much good at walkin are ya?" Evzen bit the inside of his cheek and looked down, well aware that talking back would only escalate things for him.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled, glancing around furtively from behind the bangs that partially veiled his face. There were only three of them but even though only one was noticeably taller than him, all three looked to have a lot more meat on their bones. He might be able to outrun them but did he have the endurance to outlast them? He wasn't sure. |
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Post by James Williams on Apr 1, 2017 10:52:50 GMT
 James had just finished making a protein shake, he hated those things with a passion but his friends at the martial arts club recommended them before a workout. At least with his scholarship covering most things, he could afford it.
He was around two hundred meters behind a group of three guys who left just before him, he never really liked those guys so just avoided them where he could. It was why he was holding back and not walking at his usual speedy pace.
He soon wished he had have walked faster. Some poor guy bumped into them, and the three of them were giving the guy a hard time. He might not have stood up for himself in the past, but he was a lot more confident now even if he was still a bit shy.
He didn't want to start a fight if he could help it, it would be three against two and this poor kid didn't look like he could fight much. He had to try and scare them off. He took a stead breath, calming himself in case he needed his powers.
Walking straight up to the group and stood his ground, putting on his thickest British accent "Takes all three of you wankers to pick on guy half your size? Fack off before I bollock the lot of ya wazzocks" that could possibly have been the most British thing he'd ever said, but he couldn't smile or find himself funny now, he was staring these guys down
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Post by Evzen Debray on Apr 1, 2017 17:09:21 GMT
the world is full of darkness. "What was that?" the shortest of the three asked giving Zen's shoulder a shove, a cocky smile plastered all over his face. Zen took a step back and apologized again through gritted teeth, his face feeling chilled and palms a bit sweaty. It was just like his dad all over again. Couldn't win for losing. He just hoped that the inevitable beating would be less severe than his father's considering they were all adolescent boys not full grown men.
"Speak up would you?" the apparent ringleader said with a bit too much relish. "Couldn't hear you." Zen opened his mouth to apologize again when another voice cut in. He turned to the newcomer in surprise. Someone was sticking their neck out? For him? He stared at the boy all agog as the shortest of his tormenters swaggered up to him.
"Yeah I don't have a fuckin clue what you just said but scram." On the last word he threw a punch vaguely in the direction of the boy's face. Zen sucked in a swift breath and reached out a hand as if he could actually intervene. He didn't need someone else getting hurt or in trouble on his account! It's not like he hadn't had worse treatment in the past. He'd survive. His lavender eyes were wide and his mouth was half open but no words came to him. |
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Post by James Williams on Apr 1, 2017 20:31:22 GMT
Apparently, one of them didn't speak British given he didn't understand what was happening. Honestly, James was really nervous when his plan failed but outside he remained calm. He reacted on reflex as a punch came his way, parrying it inwards and down, moving his hips back slightly before firing straight into an elbow to the chin. This guy clearly didn't know how to punch properly so left his chin completely exposed.
The short guy was unconscious before he even started to fall back, elbows were amazing strikes for knocking somebody out quickly if they didn't know what they were doing. James felt bad knocking him out, but it had to be done. He just hoped the others wouldn't fight now "Final warning, now scram and take your friend with you unless you want to be decked too" a display of aggression could hopefully end any more violence, he just hoped he wasn't scaring the victim.
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Post by Evzen Debray on Apr 2, 2017 17:00:54 GMT
the world is full of darkness. The bully had no idea what hit him. One moment he was swinging his fist at some kid who thought he was tough and the next he was out cold. Reflexively, Evzen caught the falling, unconscious boy before he hit the ground as the other two bullies seemed to freeze in place. This was not how this encounter was supposed to go and their tiny minds were trying hard to play catch up.
"Fuck, dude," whispered the boy of middling height. "Fuck this," he said a bit louder before turning heel and running off, leaving his two buddies behind. Zen stood there awkwardly, supporting one of his would-be tormenters with his arms held stiffly out in front of him, as if the other boy was some distasteful and smelly specimen he wanted to keep away from himself as much as possible. He couldn't just drop the boy though.
Slowly, with an almost mechanical movement, he turned his head to look at the stunned ringleader of the trio. The taller boy's mouth worked silently for a few breaths. Zen's arms were getting tired so he turned his whole body, dragging the unconscious boy's feet over the asphalt and just holding him out towards the remaining assailant. His face, what there was of it that was visible from behind the fringe of obscuring bangs, was utterly impassive.
"Shit. Shit shit shit." It seemed to be the only word the tall boy could remember. He grabbed his "friend" from Zen and half dragged, half carried him away, giving the new kid a wide berth as he passed him going back to the dorms.
Zen sighed, relieved, and his shoulders sagged. "I'm sorry," he said softly to the redhead. "But thanks..." He offered a rather wan little smile. |
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Post by James Williams on Apr 6, 2017 15:41:19 GMT
Phew, the poor guy who was being bullied caught his aggressors before he hit the ground. It was kinda sweet how he still reached out to help the guy who had been his tormentor.
He kept a stern face on as the unconscious guy's two friends were half way between running away and collecting the downed guy. The last thing he should do was show sympathy he figured.
He let out a soft sigh and could finally relax his face to its usual friendly, soft appearance. His attention swiftly turned to Zen, poor guy seemed to feel guilty about the whole thing. He reached out to pat the guy on his shoulder "It's okay dude, not your fault they were being nasty" maybe he should change the topic? Yeh, that'd probably be a good idea "So what's your name? I'm James by the way" hopefully that'd distract him from what just happened.
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Post by Evzen Debray on Apr 13, 2017 1:02:39 GMT
the world is full of darkness. Zen sighed with relief as the remaining bully took the limp body of his friend from Zen and hustled off. His shoulders sagged a little but he squared them quickly, only to flinch slightly when he was patted on the shoulder. Instantly he felt bad and stammered another apology, just as the other boy, James, said it wasn't his fault. He ducked his head a bit and smiled sheepishly, feeling more than a little foolish.
"I'm Zen- er- Evzen," he choked out, words tripping over his tongue a bit in his haste. "Thanks," he added, repeating himself. "And sorry, again. I know you say I don't need to be but I am cause you got involved and it wasn't really anything big that would've been a real problem so I just feel bad that you had to jump in cause I'm--" With an almost audible snap, Zen shut his mouth abruptly, aware he had been rambling. A flush rose in his cheeks and burned at the tips of his ears. He felt suddenly twice as mortified and wished the ground would just swallow him up. |
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Post by James Williams on May 4, 2017 13:19:28 GMT
Evzen huh, he never heard that name before. At least it would be easy to remember given there was nothing else to confuse the name with. He repeated the name several times in his head just to double check he wouldn't remember it.
This guy kinda reminded him of himself, he said sorry a lot when most people would have thought he didn't have to. Evzen was the next level of meek though, it was kinda adorable.
He exhaled lightly and smiled lightly to himself, poor guy was really nervous which was completely understandable given what happened. He stretched his back briefly as he spoke as he softly spoke
"Let's get you back to the dorms, a nice tea or coffee should help you relax after that"
He had some nice tea and coffee ready, plenty of variety so he was confident that he'd have at least one thing Evzen would like.
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Post by Evzen Debray on May 10, 2017 17:51:43 GMT
the world is full of darkness. Truly, Zen felt awful for James having gotten himself involved with this little mess. Nothing really bad would have come of it, probably. Maybe he'd be a little worse for the wear but those guys weren't all that tough. It wasn't as if he'd have gotten anything broken. Surely James hadn't been heading this way to babysit an idiot like him. He'd probably had plans to enjoy the nice day. And Zen had caused a commotion and ruined it. The thought made him sigh softly, shoulders drooping.
So the offer to come back to the dorms for tea or coffee was a complete surprise. Zen stared at James, looking baffled and a little confused. "I, well," he stammered. "You don't have to do that. I mean, you don't need to interrupt your plans for me I'll be ok, really..." He had no way of knowing it, but just then he was rather like a dog, more used to being kicked than pet, who now had no idea what to do with kindness. He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly and mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like yet another apology. |
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Post by James Williams on May 16, 2017 8:04:37 GMT
This guy was actually quite adorable but he was also getting the vibe that he'd had a less than happy life so far. He seemed to accept been picked on but kindness was alien to him it seemed. Maybe he shouldn't push it too much?
He waved his hand a little as he spoke "It's okay, I was heading to the dorms anyway, and I'm British, I can't go three hours without a tea fix so I'd have one of those too anyway" he did prefer coffee but a joke might help? Maybe.
Still, he had realised he might have been coming across as pushy so tried to give Evzen a way out if he really wanted it "You don't have to though, it's your choice" he hoped he didn't take that option though, poor guy looked like he needed a nice hot drink to relax.
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Post by Evzen Debray on May 18, 2017 21:07:09 GMT
the world is full of darkness. This was all new for him; this getting rescued business. Now and again someone might give him an escape or divert the attention of whoever was harassing him long enough for Zen to slip away. This was the first time, however, that someone had actively stepped up for him and then, to make things even more unbelievable, was inviting him over for tea and actually, genuinely, seeming to mean it. If Zen weren't so intimately aware of the differences between a realistic dreamscape and actual reality he might even think he was dreaming. This sort of thing just... didn't happen, did it?
Well whether or not it was possible, it seemed to be happening and Evzen was at a loss for words. It was easy enough to tell that James was telling a benign white lie about his destination but Zen just didn't have it in him to point it out. If anything, it showed just how kind and earnest he really was. It was enough to boggle the mind.
"I don't--" he began, then changed his mind and shrugged, shaking his head. "If you're sure... I mean it be kinda a dick move of me to turn you down after you helped me like that but you're sure?" He just had to reassure himself that he wasn't going to be a burden on James. "You're sure it's not an inconvenience?" He nibbled a little on the inside of his cheek. |
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Post by James Williams on May 25, 2017 12:33:41 GMT
James grinned softly to himself when Evzen accepted his invite, part of his mind was on the fact the dicks might come back to hurt him when James wasn't there. The small guy seemed like the sort to send his goons back.
He nodded and patted Evzen shoulder as he walked past, gesturing his head for him to follow "It's okay so you don't' have to worry" they weren't too far from the dorms thankfully and lead Evzen to his room. It was one of the low end rooms because he was here on a scholarship rather than parental funding but, he didn't mind.
He unlocked the door, glancing over his shoulder to make sure Evzen was still there. He walked into his room and glanced around, by most student's standards it was very clean, but to James, not so
"Sorry about the bit of mess, if I knew I was having guests I would have tidied up a bit"
In truth all that was wrong is that his bed wasn't perfectly made, his laundry basket wasn't stood up perfectly straight.... and there was the odd tiny bit of dirt on the floor you'd never see unless you were looking.
True to his word James already had the kettle full and on, taking two black mugs out of the cupboard as he turned to lean against the counter "So, which drink do you fancy?" he asked wiht a grin on his face, he liked making drinks for people for some reason.
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Post by Evzen Debray on Jun 1, 2017 21:08:08 GMT
the world is full of darkness. James really was a nice guy, thought Evzen. Grant it, he didn't really know how to handle all this niceness since he was the most awkward of the awkward turtles, but he appreciated it even if it did feel pretty weird. He smiled an only very slightly wobbly smile at the repeated assurance that he wasn't putting a cramp in the other boy's plans. He even managed to muster up a quiet, "Thanks... again..." as he followed where James led him, back toward the dorms.
Not being very good at small talk, Zen didn't really have any way to fill the silence but it wasn't an uncomfortable sort of lull so he supposed it all worked out. Looked like James wasn't a huge chatterbox either. He could appreciate that.
When they got to James's room, which wasn't far from Zen's truth be told, he was shocked to hear an apology for the mess. What mess? It boggled his mind that this comfortable lived-in-but-still-orderly room might be considered messy. Better not invite James over to his room then. It wasn't a disaster but it wasn't half as neat and tidy. It made him shuffle his feet nervously and mumble something, he didn't know quite what, that more or less expressed that the room was fine and that Zen wasn't bothered at all.
The uncomfortable shuffling ceased abruptly when James, holding a couple of mugs, asked as to what Zen preferred. Zen froze. "Uh..." He didn't know that he had a rather deer in the headlights sort of expression on his face. "Um, either is good? I mean, I like them both so whatever you'd want I guess." He clenched his teeth tightly. He had started rambling again. And god, he was tired... |
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Post by James Williams on Jun 8, 2017 14:10:06 GMT
Wow this guy was cute, he was just so shy and gentle it was completely adorable. If he didn't think he'd scare the guy he would give him a hug right now. It was weird how he never noticed it earlier, he guessed it was because now he was in his room he could completely relax, he didn't have to be on guard for anybody coming after him after the earlier incident.
He turned back towards the counter as he took out some carte noire coffee and placed a spoon of it in one of the mugs, putting a green tea bag in the other. He glanced over his shoulder with a gentle smile as he politely asked "Do you take sugar or milk with your coffee?" He'd make the coffee as instructed quite quickly. His movements were smooth and well practiced from making so much tea and coffee.
Once they were done he'd place the coffee on the cupboard and gesture to it, he didn't pass it straight to Evzen as he'd burn himself on the cup, they were usually still hot for a few minutes. James took a sup out of his own tea as he made an attempt at small talk "So, how were classes today Evzen?" Yeh, top quality conversation skills there James, good work.
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Post by Evzen Debray on Aug 10, 2017 17:25:17 GMT
the world is full of darkness. Yes, a hug would have most likely spooked the hell out of poor Zen. He wasn't especially used to much physical contact at all but it had seldom been gentle. It would take quite a bit of careful handling to get him accustom to tactile affection.
"Oh, um," he mumbled to the question posed him. "Both, I guess? More milk then sugar?" He smiled unsurely and shifted slightly in place, not quite sure what to do with himself. Coffee was probably a very good idea though. It might give him the perk he needed to stay awake long enough to get another second wind.
Once the coffee had been prepared and set down for him to partake of, Zen gingerly lifted the mug by the handle and blew gently on the contents to cool them enough to sip at. He took a rather greedy slurp of almost too hot coffee, uncomfortable but not actually painful. It made him cough a little though and the coughing made him flush slightly.
"Um," he replied, after clearing his throat. He scratched the side of his face in a slightly nervous gesture and shrugged. "Classes were okay," he hazarded. The truth was he only had vague, sleep deprivation fogged memories of the last couple of days and was having trouble differentiating the events of one day from the next. Or was that one day from the previous? To hide his confusion he took another, more careful, sip of coffee. |
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