03-12-2020, 02:33 PM
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— oh, god, rory was a mess. though perhaps it was for that exact reason that freddie liked him. or, liked what he knew of him, at least. the kid could be unapologetically an asshole and get away with it. that was just rory to some people. that was just badass in its own messed-up way. the man was constantly genuine, even if people tended to dislike him for it. fred couldn’t say he did the same- yet he could say that he acted that way on purpose. always changing who he was at times to be more likeable. hardly ever did he show his true colors around people who weren’t considered family. he couldn't ever be genuinely himself. he was a dark, immoral monster of a man; very few could handle it.
he huffed a short laugh at rory’s remark before the younger went into a fit of laughter. god damn, this kid.
rory answered the why of it all without much thought, as if he didn’t have to give it much thought at all. in his drunken stupor, rory talked about his mom being dead, his dad being an asshole. kicking damien’s ass - he didn’t see the wrong in that part but-- he blinked. jesus. this kid had some skeletons in his closet. he could only wordlessly stare for a moment, trying to formulate a reply, except for ed stepping in and ruining whatever “moment” could have happened there.
“suppose i should be heading to bed, yeah?” as he was saluted, he huffed at the man’s action before saluting back -- trying not to burst into laughter as ed was flipped off. “you need to watch what you drink,” ed called out. as if that would give rory any reason to stay.
it had to be evident enough that fred was trying not to laugh, catching his lower lip between his teeth. not at all fighting a smile that twitched at his lips. “sure thing, boss.” he didn’t know whether he sounded genuine or not. though, as he mimicked rory’s action - saluting oakley as he followed after rory, then flipping off ed - before wandering off, he wondered if ed actually wanted him of all people to look after rory in the first place.
— oh, god, rory was a mess. though perhaps it was for that exact reason that freddie liked him. or, liked what he knew of him, at least. the kid could be unapologetically an asshole and get away with it. that was just rory to some people. that was just badass in its own messed-up way. the man was constantly genuine, even if people tended to dislike him for it. fred couldn’t say he did the same- yet he could say that he acted that way on purpose. always changing who he was at times to be more likeable. hardly ever did he show his true colors around people who weren’t considered family. he couldn't ever be genuinely himself. he was a dark, immoral monster of a man; very few could handle it.
he huffed a short laugh at rory’s remark before the younger went into a fit of laughter. god damn, this kid.
rory answered the why of it all without much thought, as if he didn’t have to give it much thought at all. in his drunken stupor, rory talked about his mom being dead, his dad being an asshole. kicking damien’s ass - he didn’t see the wrong in that part but-- he blinked. jesus. this kid had some skeletons in his closet. he could only wordlessly stare for a moment, trying to formulate a reply, except for ed stepping in and ruining whatever “moment” could have happened there.
“suppose i should be heading to bed, yeah?” as he was saluted, he huffed at the man’s action before saluting back -- trying not to burst into laughter as ed was flipped off. “you need to watch what you drink,” ed called out. as if that would give rory any reason to stay.
it had to be evident enough that fred was trying not to laugh, catching his lower lip between his teeth. not at all fighting a smile that twitched at his lips. “sure thing, boss.” he didn’t know whether he sounded genuine or not. though, as he mimicked rory’s action - saluting oakley as he followed after rory, then flipping off ed - before wandering off, he wondered if ed actually wanted him of all people to look after rory in the first place.
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[size=10pt]*･ﾟ[abbr=24 years old, male, flintlock]✦[/abbr] COME ON AND BARE YOUR TEETH
[size=10pt]*･ﾟ[abbr=24 years old, male, flintlock]✦[/abbr] COME ON AND BARE YOUR TEETH