Gotta Accelerate at a HighPace
spindash
Red Line
Xenomorph
阿叶！！
Keep Your Eyes Peeled
~A lullaby for you~
I hate writing with mouse pad.
272 comments
RatsuFo[OP]
15.03.2023 17:42
LinkI will use Mercedes!(Mercy for short >:])
EdgeCraftYT
16.03.2023 02:13
Linkokie! does they know sign? i have a mute character I may use
EdgeCraftYT
16.03.2023 02:15
Linkshe can hear, its just her vocal cords were destroyed inna past event and uses sign to communicate
RatsuFo[OP]
16.03.2023 11:55
LinkOh, sadly Mercedes does not-
But i will- um idk lol
EdgeCraftYT
16.03.2023 18:58
Linktis okie! i can use others lol
EdgeCraftYT
17.03.2023 15:16
Linkreed :D
RatsuFo[OP]
17.03.2023 15:30
LinkReed- noicee!
RatsuFo[OP]
17.03.2023 15:31
LinkI thought that said "Read" for a sec tbh.. Lol
And do ya mind starting?
EdgeCraftYT
17.03.2023 15:38
Linknupe
RatsuFo[OP]
17.03.2023 15:43
LinkWhat kind of rp is this exactly??
EdgeCraftYT
19.03.2023 18:52
LinkUhhh how bout romance?
RatsuFo[OP]
20.03.2023 12:27
LinkOkay
Reed: he was walking towards the door zoned out and he walked into the glass door stumbling backward while holding his nose.
Reed: still holding his nose he walks through the door and walks up to the counter with the female attendant giggling harder than Mercedes was.
sounds of someone sitting next to her could be heard
Reed: he repositioned himself on the tall stool and laid his drink on the table(it's the same as hers) and put his hand back on his nose.
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(whoops) reed: he drinks his beverage and stares out of the window and slowly looks down and noticed the book she was reading.
Although he was curious he stayed silent occasionally peaking over to look at the abstract cover of the book.
(:']- Peeping Tom)
Mercedes was stil reading, but she felt as though someone was looking at her, which made her feel a little awkward. She then looked over and noticed that it was the boy who'd bumped his nose on the glass door. She looked back down at her book trying to hold in her laughter.
"..."
(lool)
Reed: as he took one last look at the cover he reached for his drink without looking and inevitably knocked it off the table and into his lap. He gasped in pain of the boiling hot drink hitting his lap and blurted out a random thing "AH BIP"
Reed: he froze in place when she offered the napkins then took them and place them on his leg. He sat back down. "thanks, and, uhhh sorry for causing a commotion"
the waitress walked up to Mercedes and handed her a bill for the drink.
Reed: he placed a 10 on the bill and smiled "its on me as thanks for your help"
Reed: "no problem, its my fault for the commotion anyways" he stands and hands the lady more money for his own bill.
"its a nice book, I will drop by the library later today if you would like to meet" he made a bright smile and walked off to the exit.
later that day-
Reed: he was laying on the library floor for an unknown reason and was just gazing at the roof in silence while he waited for the strange woman.
Mercedes walked in, quietly, trying not to make much of an entrance, and walked over to the front desk and handed the librarian the book she'd finished reading.
"..."
She then gazed around at all of the other books in the library, and caught her eye on something white on the floor. She walked over, wanting to see what or who it was. It was the man from before.
"..Oh, hello..!"
She said, somewhat quietly while smiling a little.
(ok imma go art some more :P)
Reed: he jolted a bit then looked over at her.
"yo! you finished the book I see"
he sat up and pulled the exact book out of the shelf and held it up showing its colorful cover.
Reed: he grabs his bag and pulls out several books. "sure if this means I like to read then yeah. How about you?"
Mercedes was kind of stunned at how many books the man had stashed in his bag.
"..."
She snapped out of her shock and looked at him, while stealing glances at his books a couple of times.
"Yeah, I like to read- A lot.. I have more at home, but... Most of them are one's I've already read.."
She mumbled under her breath about one of her books being "old" according to her.
Reed: "well how about this?" he pulls out a strange colored book with a strong cover and spine that would look as if it were a dictionary. he handed her the book. "I doubt you have ever read this one"
Reed: he pointed at the bottom of the spine where it says "by Reed Xiao Long"
"it's a pretty fun story of adventure and drama that takes a big reading level to comprehend, but it was really fun to write!"
(nope, tis the only copy!)
Reed: he chuckles a bit and nodded his head to confirm her question with an easy-to-understand non-verbal answer. "sadly it's my only copy but you seem like a responsible enough person to borrow it"
Reed: he smiled as he pulled out a huge binder full of papers and opened it up to a spot where the page was halfway filled with neatly handwritten words, he pulled out a pen and continued writing from where the words had stopped.
*The story was captivating! even though the main protagonist had nothing in common with her it felt as if she could feel what they felt... emotions, pain, mental instability, etc. the descriptive words made it feel as if she were in the story as the characters going on this seemingly endless adventure!*
Reed: he continues to write peacefully and pauses for a moment to think.
Reed: he stopped writing and put his book away and laid her head on his lap to let her rest peacefully and tossed his fuzzy coat over her as a blanket and waited for her to awaken silently while reading a book he yoinked from the shelf they were next to.
Reed: every time she moved he pause to check on her then went back to silently reading the sound of her snores and ignored the slobber she was ruling onto his lap.
a few hours later-
a security officer walked up the stairs to the library's second floor to see the couple on the ground. "excuse me but the library is about to close, I'm going to have to ask you to be ready to leave in around 10 or so minutes"
Mercedes would wake up shortly after the officer had left. She felt refreshed after the nap she had.
"..."
She looked around for a few seconds and then realized where she was and jolted upwards banging the top of her head into Reed's chin.
"Ow..!"
(She normally doesnt sleep in the library- loll)
Reed: He fell backward and slammed his head onto the shelf behind him and sat there dazed as a little bit of blood trickles out from the corner of his mouth. "my tongue" he said in a pained voice.
Mercedes rubbed the top of her head and looked over towards him, realizing what she did.
"...S-Sorry.."
She then noticed that his mouth was bleeding.
"..Uh.."
She quickly grabbed some spare towelettes from a nearby table, opened the top and wiped his mouth with it.
(teehee-)
Reed: he moved his tongue around a bit till the pain dispersed and shook his head. "it's fine, it's my fault for doing what I did..."
he looked at his pants soaked in her saliva and back at her.
(np)
Reed: he held his chin and stood up, putting his hand out to help her off the ground.
"ah? sorry I don't seem to follow"
Reed: he laughed a bit and picked up his bag along with hers and slung it over his shoulder.
"well, things are usually my fault so even if I'm not in the wrong I accidentally apologize... guess its resolved issues quickly"
Reed: he walked with her down the stairs, waved the receptionist goodbye, and paused at the sight of rain through the window.
"I hope you brought your umbrella" he holds his umbrella up
Reed: he let out a sigh and grabbed her by the hip and pulled her close as they exit the building with an open umbrella. "alright then, where do you live? i will walk you home"
Reed: he paused for a moment a little shocked and looked down at her (tall boi) forgetting how close they were standing.
Reed: he shook his head a bit. "no, just that I didn't expect you to live that close to me" he let out an embarrassed chuckle.
Reed: he walked her all the way to the apartment's underpass that had roofing and walked to his door first. when he opened the door and all the bottom-floor apartments seemed to have flooded from the rough rain.
"please tell me you live upstairs" he said trying not to shed tears for all his soaked writing tools floating at his doorstep
Reed: "that's a relief, I'm glad you won't have to deal with this"
he sloshed across the wet floor and lay down on the soggy bed and closed his eyes. "feel free to leave the door open, all my work is ruined and there's nothing worth stealing" he didn't even bother to go search for food... its probably soaked too.
reed: he turned his head on the soggy pillow and gazed at her. "sleep well, sorry for dragging you to the library" he closed his eyes again and tried to doze off on the wet mattress.
Mercedes looked at him quietly as he slowly started to dozed off, and blushed a little at the sight.
"..."
She then walked towards the door and looked back towards him, sighing. She walked back and woke up him up.
"...Hey... You can sleep in my apartment- I don't really mind, and... It beats having to sleep here..."
She said, making it somewhat obvious that she didnt want him to sleep there.
(Wheeze)
he sat up and got off his bed.
Reed: "real-" before he could finish his question he slipped and fell on his face right at her feet.
(it had been a few years since the image that I used for the ref so now he has long white hair)
water dripped off the ends of his long hair as he gazed in amazement at her kindness. and hugged her tightly. "thanks"
he pulled out of the hug and took a look at all his work soaked and looked at her with a smile and closed the door behind them.
"you said the top floor right?"
he walked over to the elevator.
Reed: he stopped the doors as they were closing.
"I don't mind stairs, let's go then"
he follows behind her slowly looking at the rainfall in the parking lot holding his work that was still dry closely. "have to say you have such a better view up here..."
Mercedes looked out of the nearby window as well.
"I guess.."
She added not very enthusiastic about the veiw. She continued to climb until they had reached the top of the steps leading to a somewhat bright hallway.
"We're here..!"
She said, excited to be back home again. She began to rummage for her keys and found them to be under her dooormat. After a few moments, she opened the door.
"Welcome to my home..!"
(Welcome to me homers, the place i sleepers)
(kek) Reed: "woah! the place looks so warm, I love the colors"
he hesitated to walk in his wet clothes. "are you really sure?!"
Reed: He sat on the doormat and removed his shoes and walked into the room after closing the door. his shirt was dripping water and he quickly removed his shirt to keep water from getting on her floor.
"Sorry if I'm making a mess"
he took out his hair tie and released his wavey white hair that was still drenched in water.
"do you have a towel I could borrow?"
Reed: He took the towel she handed him and ran it through his hair.
he only worked out when he isn't writing so he's built enough to not look chubby and his hair frizzled out. (bro isn't used to people so he doesn't know what he be doing lol)
"thanks" he slung the damp towel over the back of his neck and sat on the floor to take a break.
Mercedes looked away for a few seconds and then looked at him and took a seat on the sofa center from where he sat.
"You're welcome.."
She siad happily. She wasn't really quite used to having complete strangers in her house, due to her cautious reasons... But having him around her was a bit soothing..
Reed: he leans on her legs and quickly passed out. a piece of paper was sticking out of his bag with marked-out writing all over it.
upon reading, it was filled with tons of markets and different places to go to. even though he spent all day working he still opened some time for the library and walks everywhere due to not having a vehicle.
(he walked to her lol)
Reed: he slumped to the floor and slept till the next day but never woke up.
(ohh)
Mercedes woke up during the morning to find the he was now asleep on the floor.
"..."
She quietly got up, picked him up, and placed him on the sofa. After that she went into her kitchen, not far from the living room, and started to cook up some breakfast.
"...^^"
(Motherly mode frfr)
Reed: even as he slept he made no sounds, just the light breathing needed to keep him alive. he never put his shirt back of due to it still being wet and was curled up into a ball on the floor with his hair sprawled out like a hand-fan.
Reed: he jolted up while yelping "SILVER?!" as he jumped up and banged his head on the sofa.
Mercedes heard a loud thud coming from the livingroom and ran to check what it was. She still had the spatula in her hand and some of the food on it flew off and went flying straight at Reed.
"... Are you okay?"
She asked, not noticing the food fly across the room.
(This happened to me before- :'])
Reed: he was dazed after hitting his head and sat up to respond to her.
"yea-" the sizzling hot food hit him in the eye and landed on his abs "AHH HOT!" he jumped off the couch holding his eye with his face scrunched in pain.
Reed: he froze entirely to not cause any more hazards and bent down to her still holding his eye and holding out his other hand.
"well that was funny"
he chuckled a bit with a pained expression on his face as he held his eye.
Mercedes grabbed his hand, hoisted herself up and sat down, pulling him towards her so she could wipe his face with the towels she had got from the kitchen.
"Haha, very funny.."
She said somewhat under her breath. After a few moments of her wiping his face from the food, she went back into the kitchen and came back out with plates not even five minutes later.
(Wheezing-)
he had a burn mark over his eye but will be too embarrassed to tell the story of how he received it. (lol)
Reed: he held the towel over his eye and watched her walk in with the plates. "thanks a bunch, I don't mean to cause any mayhem in here"
Reed: he sat down and held the plate of food in his lap and stared at it with a blank stare.
"..."
Reed: he shook his head and picked up his fork.
"I just feel bad for crashing here and eating your food"
he froze again before the food reached his mouth as he stared at the food with a sad glare.
Reed: He took a bite and perked up in excitement. "it's good!"
his pointy ears wiggle in happiness and continued to nom on the food till his plate was cleaned off. he set his plate down and grabbed his bag and whipped out a pair of glasses and slid them on his face and put his long hair into a messy bun.
(few hours pass)
after a while of writing on the notebook of paper, he set down the pen and walked to an open space to workout. "I'm heading to the supermarket, wanna join me?"
Reed: he nodded "alright, just give me a few minutes to do my daily routine then we can head out" he took off his shirt and began doing pushups as if she wasn't in his presence. (buff boi lol)
(Indeed-)
Mercedes looked at him a little dumbfounded by how built he was (Oo lala~ lol). She quickly went into her room to change her clothes. She came back out wearing a white sweater with dark blue denim jeans and a pair of black sneakers.
"Ready.."
She said putting her hood over her head, covering her eyes.
(Her hair is curly by the way-)
Reed: He was already standing and sliding on a cloak and tossed the short cape around his shoulder and tied his hair back into a messy bun and slid on some black boots. (brev has that assassin creed look to him lol)
"This was all that wasn't soaked in the flood" he vocalized while sliding on a brace on his wrist. "ready" he smiled lightly
Reed: He followed her out and unclipped his scarf and wrapped it around her head before reaching the stairs. "here have mine, your shaking like a leaf" he chuckled
Reed: They walked into the supermarket and he saw a group of guys he recognized and quickly grabbed her hand in a way a couple would, pulled his head down, and put on his hood. his face seemed very disturbed.
"I-I'm sorry" he said in a shaky voice.
Mercedes blushed a little when he grabbed her hand but then looked at him, confused to why he had suddenly covered his face.
"..? Why are you covering your face..?"
She then glanced around for a while before looking back at him.
"What'd you want to go shopping for again?"
She asked trying to spark a conversation. (She know he's uncomfortable- lool)
Reed: "I-I... d.. ah...v.." Sweat pours down his face as he bites his lip and squinted his eyes shut tight. (he's having a mental breakdown, poor boi)
His hand started trembling and he started to try to walk away when one of the guys grabbed his hood halting Reed and choking him. "GACK"
-"Where you going ya sprig?!"
Reed recoiled and shook his head but the guy grabbed Reed and gave a small smile.
Creepy Man -"Hes isn't our friend but he is in relation with our boss"
A female walked out from behind him and started holding Reed and touching his hair. and reed shed a tear that rolled down his face.
Woman-"I really hope you two haven't been dating for too long to be holding hands
(WHEEZE- OML NOO A WOMAN ENEMY FOR MERCEDEs-)
Mercedes grew a little irritated, and stayed silent for a moment before speaking.
"... We aren't... But who are you tell him who he can and can't date..?"
She somewhat regretted her words a little.
"..."
(O.O Wait is the female the ringleader of those creepy men?)
(one could say that)
F- she clung all over him and looked at Mercedes with discussion. "oh you aren't! that's good!" she leaned in and kissed him and licked his tears; completely ignoring Mercedes's question.
the big men walked away and Reed was trembling all over and his tears were visibly disturbed.
(Huh- I spent about a minute rereading the first part- lol)
Mercedes grew a little angry for an unknown reason. but didn't say anything. She couldn't say anything.
"..."
She gained the courage to speak after a few moments.
"You can clearly see he doesn't like being touched like that.. At least.. Not by you."
She grinned a little from what she said. She was a bit more upfront with her words now.
(+1 Confidence boost for Mercedes! Lol)
F- "I flooded his damn apartment so he had no other option but to stay with me but he wasn't there at his usual time! He always goes from the coffee shop to his apartment! I know him best and that means he is mine!"
she hugged him tightly.
reed recoiled again and a crowd started to formulate around the three
F- "There is nothing wrong with me, sprig here is the one who has a few marbles loose" She fiddles with his hair. "He keeps forgetting that we are one and he is mine"
Reed stands there trembling and he starts to push her away and reaches for Mercedes.
Reed was being the rope in their tug of war and he finally gripped both his sleeves and ripped them away from both of them and ran out the door running to the left. it slowly started to rain again and Mercedes was left with the umbrella.
F- "damn i-"
Security- "What's going on?! the guys ran into the crowd pushing through the people
He's sitting on the steps in the rain drenched in the sky with tears. he's slumped over with his hoodie on while clinching his ripped sleeves and his messy bun now a soggy mop ball.
Mercedes was walking towards the stais when she noticed him sitting alone, drenched in rain water.
"..."
She felt like she had done something wrong for some reason, and didn't want to start a conversation. She began to walk past him quietly, umbrella still in her hands, with it leaving a trail of water as she walked up the stpes.
Reed: He grabbed the cloth of her pants and didn't let go.
"don't... don't leave me, I'm sorry I ran like that... I just got so scared I didn't know what to do"
he leaned over and laid his head in her lap and put his hand on his ear which had a scar on it, he turned in her lap and looked straight up ar her, his gleaming red eyes sparkle in the rain as he stared at Mercedes with a light smile forming on his face.
he closed his eyes and rested there still face up towards her, his hands resting on the wet stairs.
a woman's voice spoke from the bottom of the stairs Reed jolted up and slid off the step he was on and fell down the stairs, landing in a puddle at the bottom. he looked up at the woman who spoke and realized it wasn't the girl from the store and was just the landlord.
LL(landlord)- Mister Reed, I understand your apartment is flooded so you don't have to pay this week's rent, but I need you, Mercedes to pay this week's rent...
the landlord smiled and took the money and gave her a square packet that seemed very wrong and trotted away quickly.
Reed stood up from the puddle and pulled out the hair tie releasing his soggy bun into a bunch of long white streaks down his back.
(:OOO SHE'S NOT THE REAL LANDLORD!)
Mercedes looked at the packet wearly, feeling something was wrong.
"... I don't know if you felt it, but there was something very wrong with that landlord..."
She said, thinking back on her reaction to the money she had given her.
"..."
Reed walked back up the stairs to her and took the packet from her.
"what even is this?" he opened the packet and pulled a small plastic square inside with something wrapped by it that seemed circular and immediately threw it at the wall.
"that damn landlord really likes to mess with me just because she's my cousin! DAMN, YOU!"
the landlord giggled while running back inside and closing her door.
As she approaches the package the words condom that where printed on the plastic wrap became visible on the now wet packet.
Mercedes face became somewhat distraught as she blushed quietly to herself.
"... What in the actual @#$% ...?"
She looked back towards him a bit concerned, trying to keep herself from getting enraged, before starting to speak again.
"Is she really your cousin ...?"
(Wheeze, ngl I would probs ask that too.. TmT)
He pulled out his wallet and held up a pickture of him and the landlord with two other girls who look similar to the land lord and one older male who looks like Reed.
"That her and her sisters and my brother last year when went to visit tokyo for one of my job runs... she's a sadistic little prick who like screwing with me just because I'm still single, but i never knew she would go that far... sorry you had to witness that..."
Mercedes calmed down a bit.
"Oh..."
She felt a little embarassed for that minor outburst she just had.
"... It's okay I guess.. But just know that i'll probably punch her the next time she does that..."
She said, crossing her arms and averted her eyes from his for a moment.
He whipped over to where she was looking to force her to look at him.
"Don't worry, I will do it for you"
he gave her an adorable smile and held the umbrella above her head and started walking up the stairs, never seeing her reaction to his face.
He froze at the door and turned around quickly as water drips from all over his body and takes out his wallet, handing her $125.
"I will pay for my half of the stay here not only as thanks but also as an apology for my cousins behavior"
He stuffed the money in her purse and took his shoes off outside the door and left them there to dry as he walked inside and closed the door behind him.
(ok)
Mercedes didn't notice it and placed her purse on the sofa and sat down beside it.
"..."
She stayed quiet for a few moments before speaking.
"... I'm going to go change.."
She siad as she got up and walked to her room to change. After changing she came back out wearing slightly low shorts and a long sleeved shirt.
he stood there dripping in his soaked clothing and looked at her with an awkward smile.
"I uhhh... I don't have any extra clothing"
He stripped down to his undergarments and stuck his wet cloaths into the wash to be cleaned and wrapped a towel around his lower half and sat on the floor.
Mercedes just looked at him as he sat on the floor, practically clotheless.
Oh... I think I have a spare set of clothes.. Somewhere..."
She said going back in her room to look for some clothes. She came back out with two sets of dark colored oversized sweatsuit sets for him to wear.
"Erh... You can kepp them.. They don't exactly belong to me anyways.."
She said with a nervous laugh.
he looked confused as he took the clothing.
"I wondering whom they may belong to but I won't pry..."
he listened to her as he slid on the cloaths and realized the clothing was big on him despite being as tall as he is.
"Well I hope he's doing ok, he has a very friendly and kind sister"
he let off a bright smile that just felt as if it made him glow
he shot up and was face to face with her; his nose touched hers.
"there! that! your smile!!! it's so... so.. bright! why don't you do it more often!? it really blasts your beauty to 100!"
He didn't back away an inch and grabbed her hand and held it in his.
"why not? smiling brings out your beauty! Plus I like it when you smile..."
Mercedes was still blushed but not as much as she looked at him for a few moments.
"... I just-"
Suddenly the doorbell rang, causing mercedes to jump up a little startled from it. She looked at Reed once again, before walking up to the door to open it.
"... Oh..."
Who stood at the door was a musculine dark-haired man who looked somewhat like Mercedes did, but more of meaner look to him. He had on a suit and tie with a bit of dirt from- whatever he was doing before he came here.
"Erh... What brings you here.. Adam..?"
She said nervously as she somewhat tried to NOT let him in her apartment.
Adam just casually walked in, somewhat shoving her aside. He then noticed that there was a man in her apartment.
"... Mercedes..."
He said sternly towards her.
"Who is this man...?"
He asked looking at her then looking back at Reed.
After a few moments, Mercedes caught her breath before speaking.
"He's my friend... Why do you ask-"
He nonchalantly inturrupts her.
"Has he done any
He stood up slowly and walked up to the built man and held his hand out.
"erm... I'm her friend who has had their apartment flooded, she was letting me stay here till it's fixed. I apologize for intruding and making you feel like I've done something to harm her."
he lowered his head and closed his eyes.
Adam didn't shake his hand, instead let out a sigh. He then looked over at mercedes again.
"I didn't come here for... This.."
He said, gesturing his hands sarcastically.
"I came to tell you that... Dad's in the hispital.."
Mercedes caught her breath for a minute and didn't say anything.
(Ooga- Their dad has a very bad case of schizphrenic disorders..)
He put his hand down and backed away from Adam to let them speak to each other and went over to the couch completely ignoring Adam's rudeness to him and sat down and lays on the couch.
Mercedes looked at him for a few more moments before speaking.
"... When did it happen?"
she asked sounding uneasy and almost as if she was going to cry.
Adam shook his head, gesturing that he was unsure.
"But all I know is that he's having more episodes off and on.."
Mercedes went to sit down beside the sofa on to the floor.
".. I see."
Adam sighed again as he spoke.
"I just came to tell you.. In case it worsened.."
He handed her a pillow as if he tried to comfort her, he's sure Adam would fold him like some laundry and sat there quietly to respect their conversation. (Reed underestimates himself and could actually fight like a killer)
(Dang- wouldn't wanna get on his bad side....)
Mercedes nodded, and took the pillow that Reed had given her.
"Thank you.."
She tried forcing a smile, but couldn't.
Adam looked at the two of them for a minute or two, before breaking the silence.
"Well, i've got to go now.."
He said, nodding twoards the both of them.
"My deepest condolences, hope he recovers a little bit if at all"
He nods in Adam's direction as he hands Mercedes a handkerchief as soon as he saw a tear forming.
He slid down off the couch and took her head; placing it on his lap and slung a blanket over her.
"take a breather and rest" he said as he wiped her tears away with the handkerchief.
He hugged her back and embraced her for a while waiting for her to fall asleep.
He wiped all the tears off her face and leaned back onto the couch also dozing off.
(time skip :l )
he didn't sleep the entire night before so he was out like a light and prob wouldn't wake up for a bit.
he held her hand before dozing off to give her comfort*
He didn't make a sound as he slept peacefully, and looked as if he hadn't moved from the position in which he fell asleep in.
(-midnight munchies)
She slowly, but surely moved around trying to get to the kitchen but also trying not to wake him up. after a few minutes of struggling she was in the kitchen. She was hungry, but didn't know what to fix for herself.
"..."
She went in the freezer, grabbed a bucket of icecream, then grabbed a spoon and ate directly out of it.
*when she exits, the mfker is still asleep just in a different position*
(MAN CAN RLLY SLEEP lol)
Mercedes notices that he hasn't woken up yet. She doesn't do anything and just lets him sleep.
"..."
She goes in her room and gets changed to go outside. She comes back out wearing gray khakis, a gblack sweater and black sneakers. Before going out, she leave's a note on the side table next to the sofa that said:
"Going out for a walk.. Be back in a bit."
She added a sliley face and a heart for good measures ont the last bit of the paper and then leaves.
he snoozes for another hour and woke up drowsy and slowly begins to change in the middle of the room without questioning shit
shortly after changing, he sat on the floor staring into space... he didn't want to take her food without asking so he ignored his hunger and waited for her to return.
After a while she returned home not exactly empty handed. She had a couple of bags of groceries in one hand and a luggage of mail in the other.
"..."
She walked past him, not saying anything and went to the kitchen to put the groceries away and then went to sit on the sofa behind him, looking through the mail she'd recived.
he leaned back, laid his head in her lap on top of the mail, and revealed a significant cut down his cheek which was still bleeding.
(he was doing something while she was gone)
(Reminds me of a puppy when they want your attention.. 🥺)
Mercedes looked at him then took notice of the cut he had on his cheek.
"... What.. Did you do while I was gone..?"
She asked sounding concerned. Some of the blood had dripped on to some of her mail but she didnt notice it, most of it was probably junk mail anyway. She went to grab a bandaid from the kitchen cabinet and went back with a damp towel to wipe his cheek and place the bandaid on it.
"..."
She didn't say a word the entire time, waiting for him to tell her exactly what had happened.
"I... it's nothing there's nothing to worry about they are gone for now, I uhh... I should go"
(the cut was long and ran down to a little past his chin so the bandaid only covered a small portion of the cut and the uncovered bits started to bleed again)
he froze for a moment and he tried to release himself from her grip.
"I said that wrong, its fine, I meant to say something else... just ignore me and let me go before.." he gritted his teeth.
"j- just lemme go... ok, I don't want to drag you into this" he removed the hoodie she gave him showing a few more cuts and a hole in his upper arm from a blade... "this is yours, I don't want to take it, since its yours"
(ThIs GUY!- JUST TELL HER SO SHE CAN BEAT THEM TO A PULP!)
Mercedes didn't say anything as she watched him leave. She felt she couldn't do anything, but something inside her told her to speak.
"Stop. I know you didn't do it.. So.."
She paused for a few moments before speaking.
"Just tell me who did it.. And..."
A dark shadow started to loom over her a little bit as she continued speaking. She felt enraged as she spoke too, causing the shadow to loom farther over her.
"..."
She grew silent.
(She wanna kill them- 🫥)
he laughed a bit and paused for a moment to breathe.
"don't worry, I will handle them, but if you insist on joining me, go for it" he continued to walk outside and slowly closed the door; leaving.
a man in a police uniform was standing at the door with a stress ball in hand.
O: "Do you know of a man with long white hair and red eyes?" the man held the ball and kept squeezing it.
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"well, he is currently in the hospital due to being found with grave injuries on the side of the road. when he came to, we asked him if he had anyone he wanted us to call but all he gave us was a slip with this apt address on it."
he kept squeezing the stress ball
"would you like a ride there?"
he drove almost in complete silence to the hospital with the radio on low.
"alright we are here" he unlocked the vehicle.
the lady looked up at her and then started typing and clicking.
"what's your relation to this man?"
she paused for a moment and kept typing seconds later.
"he's in emergency room three"
Mercedes nodded and smiled politely to her.
"Thank you..!"
She said as she trailed off to find the room. Once she'd found the room, she caught her breath before walking in.
"..."
She began to walk in the find him uncounscious, just laying on the bed in total silence.
(>:{ He is unconscious- Cry ;-;)
He was laying there in complete silence, there were new marks on his face several bruises many cuts, and a stiched-up cut that went down his eye and lip. Even though it wasn't visible, his body was several times worse...
Mercedes went to grab a chair to sit beside him.. Once she did she started to speak.
"Hey, Uh... I know you probably can't hear me.. But um..."
She paused for a moment before talking again.
"I am.. Really sorry that this happened to you.."
She stopped talking and averted her eyes to gaze around the room. Hospitals really creeped her out and she didn't really like the fact that she was there, but she stayed there, for him.
"If.. If only I had been there... This wouldn't have happened..."
She just sat there, looking at him, hoping that he'd wake up any minute.
"..."
"if you would have been there... it would have been worse" *cough*
"you should see what I did to them" he lightly smiled"
he jolted at the hug in pain
"AHH Oww! chill, I'm not going to die or anything"
Mercedes let go when she realized she hugged him a bit too much.
"Ah, right.. Sorry..."
She sat back down in her cahir, fixing her glasses. Then she started to speak.
"Erh.. How do you feel..? -Besides the.. Hugging.."
When she said that, she couldn't help but left out a slight giggle under her breath.
he removed the blanket showing several gashes from a large knife and a circular hole in his shoulder.
"besides the several knife cuts and gun shot hole... I'm in constant pain, but I should live"
he laughed a bit before choking in pain and calmed down a bit.
"as I figured, the moment I left the appt and was alone they jumped me with several weapons, but I guess they weren't ready for me to kick their asses... I got slashed several times and when I was down to the last guy he pulled a gun on me. Got lucky he had bad aim and I put his lights out"
"When I made it to the street I passed out in pain and woke up here, so I only could think of asking for you"
He glanced at her for a moment then got out of bed.
"Alright, now that that's handled let's head home."
Mercedes wasn't so sure if he should move around a lot with the wounds he had.
"... I don't really think it's a good idea.."
She said with a sigh.
"Wouldn't want you getting jumped again... I'll"
She puased before speaking again.
"I'll stay the night here with you... If you want..."
She added with a slight smile.
He gave her a silent stare for a few moments, then nodded and sat in the chair next to her.
"fine... you win this time"
He watched her slowly doze off and had a note pad in his hands writing random stories as per usual.
(next morning)
He was asleep with the note pad in his hand and a word half written and the pen still in his hand>
Mercedes jolted awake from the sound, hitting the top of her head on the bottom of the chair seat.
"Ow..!"
She said, as she rubbed her head with her hand. She looked over at Reed, who was soundlessly asleep in the chair next to her and she couldn't help but smile to herself.
"..."
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Mercedes was still standing in place listening to them speak.
Nurse1(N1): "I don't know how long it will take him to recover.. With the current state he's in.." She said sounding fearful and worried.
THe other nurse chimed in, "Hmmm, I have five other patients i have to tend to.. Hope he recovers soon.." She said.
The footsteps of the two began to fade and Mercedes walked out of the room with her head down.
(She thinks they were talking about Reed lol)
the nurse jumped in surprise and shook her head no and ran to reeds room in a rush
Mercedes thought for a moment.
"... She looks a lot like Reed... Could they be relatives..?"
She asked herself as she continued to the bathroom. Once she was done she walked back still somewhat tired.
"...?"
When she entered she saw the woman from earlier sitting beside Reed.
she was staring at Reed and putting flowers on the tables with a tear in her eye, not noticing the girl at the room entrance...
the heart monitor beeps slowly at the average pace; echoing throughout the silent room.