OPEN SEASON 2.

[crawly]

1. pick a character.

☛ optional.
☛ character list here.
☛ full list.
☛ specify in the subject line if you want one character in particular.

2. provide a prompt.

☛ image, words, music, whatever you want.
☛ i like to think at least one of my three tumblrs has something interesting. (be warned that all three blogs contain nsfw material, including porn.)

3. gotta go fast.

☛ not actually. this is a permanently open post! tag at your own speed.

previous post here.

Comments

[brandedloyalty]

It's kind of nice.

[ As he settles in, the music feels more relaxing once he's used to it. He takes out some of the worksheets he has to finish and starts working, looking up once in a while at the stage. ]

Which one of them is your classmate?

[seaclipsed]

[ she points to someone holding a violin near the back of the stage. ]

Her. She's pretty good, I think. [ not like katara is an expert on music, but she does enjoy praising the people she likes. ]

This sort of thing kind of makes me wish I'd get more involved with school activities.

[ like... she does, but more involved. katara's a busybody. ]

[brandedloyalty]

You already do a lot of things...

[ Zuko had to squint a bit to see who Katara was pointing at. He doesn't recognize her, but that's not much of a surprise; he doesn't know a lot of people. ]

Do you really want to do more?

[seaclipsed]

I don't know. Maybe...

[ she trails off, like she's thinking of something-- and then katara suddenly turns towards him. ]

We could do something together!

[brandedloyalty]

[ But they already do things together... why do more school activities together? Zuko doesn't voice that thought, at least not immediately, knowing Katara will probably fire back. ]

Like what? This?

[seaclipsed]

[ zuko you fuckin loser ]

Well... is there anything you've wanted to join but never got around to?

[brandedloyalty]

[ What did you expect from Zuko okay. ]

Uh, not really... [ Having interests that weren't something like debate club or student government wasn't very encouraged in the household of Ozai, and Zuko hasn't thought much on it on his own. ]

What about you?

[seaclipsed]

Hm... I like the idea of volunteering for something.

[ of course she would. ]

They do a lot of events here.

[brandedloyalty]

You already volunteer for things...

[ Like, a lot of things. Zuko can't handle nearly as much as Katara can in terms of responsibilities. ]

You mean you want to help the drama club?

[seaclipsed]

Oh! We should do that!

[ katara, he didn't mean "we" ]

[brandedloyalty]

[ UHHH. ]

Really? I mean, you really want to?

[seaclipsed]

[ katara only knows how to steamroll through everything. please stop her. ]

Sure. It could be fun, you know?

[brandedloyalty]

[ Zuko's not very good at expressing himself, but here goes..! ]

Maybe. But you already have so many things taking up time, are you sure it's a good idea to start something else?

[seaclipsed]

... huh. You think?

[ there's a pause as she considers this. some people have bad habits of charging into ideas without actually thinking them through too clearly, and those people are named katara. ]

[brandedloyalty]

Yeah! [ Uh. Wait, he'll try that again. ] If you just want to try new things, you don't have to take on a whole new responsibility or a whole new club...

[seaclipsed]

I...

[ hm. ]

I guess you're right? I got a little excited there.

[brandedloyalty]

Yeah, maybe a little. [ Zuko lets out a soft exhale of relief. ]

Not that that's a bad thing! It's good that you get excited by stuff.

[seaclipsed]

But it's not good when I try to drag you into joining the drama club?

[ she's teasing. ]

[brandedloyalty]

Um... [ Zuko tries to to shrink, and fails, deflating with a sigh. ] I'm not really interested in drama? Sorry, Katara.

[seaclipsed]

You would look good in tights.

[ is it a joke? it's a mystery. ]

[brandedloyalty]

I've never thought about myself in tights and I'd like to keep it that way.

[ Zuko is serious about never thinking about it, but his tone is light, and he shakes his head a little before looking back at his work. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ it's obvious that she is trying very hard not to laugh.

she's quiet for a moment, giving her attention back to the people on the stage. eventually, though, she'll talk again. ]

They're pretty comfortable, you know.

[brandedloyalty]

[ ...is she really trying to get him to wear tights?? ]

Are you trying to suggest something?

[seaclipsed]

[ not seriously, but it's a funny mental image. ]

Me? No.

[brandedloyalty]

I feel like you are. I mean, just a little. Like you're hinting at something...

[ Zuko is squinting at her more and more suspiciously. ]