I feel like both Mr. "Use Me As You Wish" Aventurine and Dr. Veritas "I'm A Supporting Character" Ratio both have self-esteem problems. How do they prove their worth to the Trailblazer? Aventurine—by showering us with expensive gifts. Ratio—by offering academic opportunities, technical help, his consultation, and so on.
Imagine them together in a relationship (as friends or something more), constantly feeling inadequate, trying to prove their worth to each other the only way they know. Caught in an ever-escalating endless exchange of extravagant but useless gifts:
"I just happened to come by this diamond-encrusted marble inkwell. I thought you might like it, Doc."
"My friend Professor So-and-so is conducting a lecture series on "The history of monetary chance-based recreational activities in post-inductrial societies" next month. I thought you might be interested, so I asked him to reserve a place for you."
"I had my tailor embroider golden laurels on your favorite lab coat."
"I took the liberty to install a nanoprocessor and a holographic screen on your gun so that you could read the latest news while practicing at the shooting range."
Canon
IT'S DONE This was actually one of the very first ideas I wanted to draw for skk, because (as someone rightly pointed out in the tags) they are just so in synchro when they work together, I can't help but think that would translate for dancing as well
everyone trying to shoehorn in another celestial body theme for this season's winner but i think we're missing the obvious. guy with the car won the traffic series.
hello character who is desperate to be a good person; i want to play a game. in front of you is the one person you will never be able to save. you have the rest of your life to make peace with this. there are no defined repercussions if you fail, but we both know you're going to attempt to win regardless. your time starts now
can someone please be proud of me like fuck I’m trying
Sometimes when xie lian leaves ghost city for more than, say, a few hours, hua cheng defaults to sculpting statues of him to deal with the pining and the yearning
Which results in xie lian coming home to like three to five more statues of him in Qiandeng temple
"San Lang i was gone for...a day?"
"Actually, it was 26 hours, 32 minutes and 6 seconds but regardless of that...I missed gege."
yearning
so i couldn't stop listening to ruler of my heart
D: Oh beautiful lady of my heart, will you-
D: *sees Chuuya* Excuse me *immediately stands up*
Woman: Wha-
D: *tilting his head with a charming smile* I'll be right back pretty lady. *kisses her hand*
Woman: But we are in a date-
D: *not listening and walking towards him* Chuuya hasn't grown an inch.
these freaks (affectionate)