There's teasing your friends and being intentionally a little annoying and then there's going out of your way to infuriate people into despising your sorry ass.
[These are clearly two different things, Rosie.]
Shit first time I tried to talk to 'im he fuckin pulled a knife? Like... yeah I was drunk sure but I wasn't- we were just fucking talking.
[He cannot even begin to fathom why the fuck Ardyn did that and it had definitely been a distinct turning point in the conversation from petty sniping to real aggression. The fact that he doesn't get it might mean it's weighing on him, gnawing at the back of his mind, trying to figure out what the play there was meant to be.]
In his defense, I don't think the distinction is as clear when you haven't had any people to call friends for a long time. [ To a sane person, maybe.
She loves Ardyn but she also knows he's a little unhinged. Just a touch! Speaking of...
The blond listens though and can't help the amusement that follows. She's drunk, okay, and honestly the first thought that comes to mind is- ] Are you sure he wasn't just coming onto you?
[ It's (mostly) a joke. An attempt to bring back some levity into the conversation. ]
In the fuckin viper pit he's been in I can't imagine why.
[Okay okay that's not Ardyn's fault. Noctis told him he hated the empire as much as the next guy, really. And it's not like he asked to be some sort of fucked up science experiment for a psycho. That's just... a combination of venom for the Empire as a whole as well as his irritation with Ardyn.
Irritation that dies abruptly and Rosie will outright be able to hear the way he chokes on his next breath.]
He wasn't-
[Another pause, too drunk to find more complicated words than-]
[ She'll have to ask Ardyn about all... that. Eventually. There is a lot she needs to ask him still. There's no need to rush things though, right? They've got time.
Soon as Nyx chokes on his own breath though, Rose can't help the small giggle that follows. Okay, that was priceless. Worth it. ]
Look, he's my boyfriend. I know what he's into, which includes getting a little freaky with knives sometimes. Sounds to me like he might've just been interested.
There's a long long moment of silence from the other end as Nyx tries to process all of that. The implications of it. Things he'd been too drunk and too incensed to see at the time
You've clearly got some aggression to work off, and I heal very quickly.
I can't stand him and he knows it! I was trying to-
[A frustrated growl and then it sort of sounds like he... hit something? threw something? it's a soft muffled thump either way so no harm done.]
You people keep saying there's more to him than being a backstabbing prick! I was trying goddammit. Everyone I loved is dead because of him. Of fucking course I took it as a threat what the fucking hell is wrong with him that'd he'd think anything else!?
[The next growl is muffled as well. Oh. Maybe he just threw himself at the couch and now has his face buried in the cushions... which doesn't make it any easier to understand what the hell he's saying.]
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[These are clearly two different things, Rosie.]
Shit first time I tried to talk to 'im he fuckin pulled a knife? Like... yeah I was drunk sure but I wasn't- we were just fucking talking.
[He cannot even begin to fathom why the fuck Ardyn did that and it had definitely been a distinct turning point in the conversation from petty sniping to real aggression. The fact that he doesn't get it might mean it's weighing on him, gnawing at the back of his mind, trying to figure out what the play there was meant to be.]
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She loves Ardyn but she also knows he's a little unhinged. Just a touch! Speaking of...
The blond listens though and can't help the amusement that follows. She's drunk, okay, and honestly the first thought that comes to mind is- ] Are you sure he wasn't just coming onto you?
[ It's (mostly) a joke. An attempt to bring back some levity into the conversation. ]
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[Okay okay that's not Ardyn's fault. Noctis told him he hated the empire as much as the next guy, really. And it's not like he asked to be some sort of fucked up science experiment for a psycho. That's just... a combination of venom for the Empire as a whole as well as his irritation with Ardyn.
Irritation that dies abruptly and Rosie will outright be able to hear the way he chokes on his next breath.]
He wasn't-
[Another pause, too drunk to find more complicated words than-]
What!?
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Soon as Nyx chokes on his own breath though, Rose can't help the small giggle that follows. Okay, that was priceless. Worth it. ]
Look, he's my boyfriend. I know what he's into, which includes getting a little freaky with knives sometimes. Sounds to me like he might've just been interested.
[ stOP ]
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Hold the fuck on
He is way too drunk for this.
There's a long long moment of silence from the other end as Nyx tries to process all of that. The implications of it. Things he'd been too drunk and too incensed to see at the time
You've clearly got some aggression to work off, and I heal very quickly.
Oh- He-
Was that-]
What...... the fuck?????
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I mean, I can't say for sure not having seen the interaction but just from what I do know and what it sounds like... I wouldn't be surprised!
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I can't stand him and he knows it! I was trying to-
[A frustrated growl and then it sort of sounds like he... hit something? threw something? it's a soft muffled thump either way so no harm done.]
You people keep saying there's more to him than being a backstabbing prick! I was trying goddammit. Everyone I loved is dead because of him. Of fucking course I took it as a threat what the fucking hell is wrong with him that'd he'd think anything else!?
[The next growl is muffled as well. Oh. Maybe he just threw himself at the couch and now has his face buried in the cushions... which doesn't make it any easier to understand what the hell he's saying.]
e's oudda his godshdam mind
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I mean, hate sex is a thing...
[ She's just going to throw that out there. It might be muffled but she has especially good hearing even when drunk. ]
And yeah, he is. I can't deny that or pretend to understand what he was actually thinking, just give my opinion.
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[It's a little clearer, the grumbling audible. But... well he's certainly not scoffing or discounting the idea out of hand so maybe that's progress?
Or something?]
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Man, I love sex.
[ We know, Rosie. We know. ]
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[Another miserable grumble]
fuck no.
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This place has a way of surprising you. Especially when it comes to bedmates.
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This place sure does throw you for a loop though
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But it does, doesn't it? Sometimes for the better though, hate to admit.