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Awwww poor kids
I get that
Most of my characters do something really active (like running or punching a punching bag)
which is probably why most of my Charries are doing martial arts XD
Do me a favor…. Tell Cress I meant it
-ThorneWhoooops didn’t catch that
We can pretend Marcel just raised an eyebrow and excepted it as another art ritual… 😎
“Everything is a mountain”
@smiley probably!
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#ProtectSeb@whalekeeper XD XD he’s just like “cool, cool.” XD XD @smiley
Paxton
Paxton stared at the bag of multi-colored candy that Marcel had suddenly dropped between the two of them. He looked from it to Marcel, a questioning expression in his eyes.
He knew Marcel had been shoving them in his mouth by the handfuls…but…what exactly were they?
He tilted his head, raising a brow. Marcel glanced at him.
Sighed.
“It’s taffy. Ya know. Chewy candy? Come on. You must have had it at some point in time.”
Paxton looked to the left and right, and then blinked again, a bit confused.
What was taffy…
Marcel seemed to understand, sunglasses sliding to the bridge of his nose. His mouth opened slightly. “You’ve never…” He palmed his face, muttering something before grabbing a piece of the taffy out of the bag, shoving it at Paxton. “Here, eat it.”
Paxton froze. Usually, when he was ordered to do something, it wasn’t anything pleasant…
“It’s not gonna hurt you. Trust me. Just try it.”
Paxton made a small, unsure grunt, but slowly took the taffy in hand. He unraveled it, and his eyes widened when he discovered how brightly colored it was.
“That one’s banana I think…”
He did know what bananas were.
With one more anxious glance at Marcel, Paxton put the taffy in his mouth.
He scrunched his face, trying to chew the hard, yet squishy item. His teeth stuck together and his tongue smacked as he tried to do so. (Oh my gosh this is hilarious/adorable to imagine XD)
Evelyn giggled from across the room, watching the two.
The taffy suddenly burst with flavor and his eyes widened. He looked at Marcel, who was grinning.
“See? It’s good isn’t it?”
Paxton couldn’t help the large smile on his face as he continued to chew the sticky substance; mouth closed of course. His mother would murder him if he dare eat with his mouth open.
He nodded brightly. Shyly he held out his hand, head lowered slightly, eyes glancing at the taffy bag.
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#ProtectSebGAH THAT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER!!! I was legit imagining him eating taffy like in fox and the hound 2 when Copper the puppy eats peanut butter 🤣
Him trying candy for the first time 😭 and shyly asking for some moooore
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#ProtectSebDude, you just unearthed a memory… I remember when I was eight, even nine, I used to randomly grab this bottle of glue and pour it on my fingers and palms. I loved to let it dry half-way and then rub it off. I did that a bit with paint, too, just not as often…
“Everything is a mountain”
@whalekeeper U ARE WELCOME FOR THE MEMORY XD
#corememory XD
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#ProtectSebSo I’m curious, I know ur charries don’t like bullies. But what are ur charries thoughts on abuse? Like obviously it’s WRONG but some charries have stronger feelings against it then others
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“Dude, you need to get cultured,” Marcel grumbled, not unkindly. “Candy’s my bread and butter, and I haven’t even existed too long.”
Not that Paxton would understand what he meant. The kid was too busy eying the sweet bag.
“Okay, okay.” Marcel stuffed a good bunch of the taffies into his big sweater pocket, and counted out a dozen for Pax. He didn’t want to give the kid a sugar coma. “Here you go. And don’t let them melt in those sticky paws of yours, and don’t get them melted in your hair. Got it?”
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#corememory YUUS XD
Well, yeah, they don’t approve of abuse. Especially Seb (excuse his outburst XD) and Marcel.
But like…if it seems like they don’t feel strongly about abuse…to be honest, it’s because I don’t really cover abuse in my stories, other than in Project Pheonix.
I think abuse is an important topic, but it’s not something that is just “on their mind” all the time… You know what I mean?
Yes, they’ll think about it. But it’s not a big issue for them rn, since they came from kind families and\or just neutral backgrounds. Which doesn’t mean they don’t have problems… But their problems are just different than what Paxton’s might be.
Yeah. Just not on their minds.
“Everything is a mountain”
@whalekeeper oh yea! I totally understand!! I was just curious 😊 @smiley
Paxton
Paxton nodded slowly, though he wasn’t entirely following all of Marcel’s instructions.
Why would he put the taffy in his hair? Or use it to get his hands sticky?
He took the pieces in his palms, staring at them with a smile. He turned back to his blank canvas, popping one in his mouth. He moaned with content, and then opened a side pocket of his backpack, slipping the rest inside.
“Never had taffy…tch…” Marcel muttered.
Paxton turned to the boy, tilting his head. Finishing his taffy, he pointed to the boy’s blank canvas, feeling a bit more at ease with him now then he had when they’d first met.
Maybe they’d just gotten off on the wrong foot…
Or…wings in the other boy’s case…
“What?” Marcel asked. Paxton pointed to his canvas and the paper over it, and then to Marcel. “You wanna know what I’m gonna draw?”
Paxton nodded, a bit shyly. He didn’t want to pry…
He was a bit new at this whole…friend thing…
“This would be a lot easier if you’d use your words ya know,” Marcel said, giving the boy a side glance.
Paxton flushed a bit, lowering his head, white hair falling over his ears. He shrugged.
He glanced at Evelyn, who was now preoccupied again in her own art.
Paxton fiddled with the ends of his vest.
“J-Just…don’t like…don’t like t-talking…”
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#ProtectSebActually Paxton would talk (and it would be a lot easier to RP him if he did 🤦🏻♀️ XD)
but he’s afraid to…and yea he’s a bit embarrassed by his voice, and afraid others will treat him different because of it.
Thats why he only feels safe talking around a certain few, because they made him feel safe doing so.
but he’s getting there.
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Yup, that’s okay. Let him learn at his own pace! Marcel won’t push it any longer – he likes to mind his own business.
Marcel
“S’okay, I won’t tease you or anything.” Marcel shrugged.
At Pax’s inquisitive gaze, Marcel casually looked over his glasses at the boy, with a spark of dramatic passion. “Don’t rush me. A cartoonist needs time, and an adequate sugar high.”
Paxton swallowed down some more taffy, and smiled back.
“Step one, completed.”
Marcel shoved back his sweater sleeves, and spread out his markers in one hand, like a fan, and closed his eyes.
What superhero in his arsenal should he draw next?
He knew the perfect one. Except this one would need a lot of colors.
He started with a thin black pen, sketching out the basic lines at a furious pace, letting the action and peril of the scene flash through his mind, and rustle the feathers in his subconscious.
Then the colors. Bold, bright spots, bleeding into each other in just the right places, as if the subject were melting away in the sun.
Movement, stretching up from below, as if climbing from the dark alleys of a forgotten secret identity.
Marcel paused. Then added a scrawled speech bubble on the side, and stepped back, grinning proudly.
“Behold. Zane Walker – aka, the Candy Kid.”
It was a drawing of a superhero kid, fist dramatically punching the ground, melted sugar spinning around him in melted rainbow waves.
Pax came closer, and wrinkled his nose.
“I can’t tell whether you’re curious, or disgusted,” Marcel said. “Give me a sign.”
“Everything is a mountain”
@whalekeeper XD confused is probably more accurate lol
Paxton
Paxton tilted his head, pursing his lips to one side. Than the other. He smiled, nodding, although he didn’t recognize the person in the picture.
It was neat though! And Marcel was…so talented. And quick! More so then Paxton could ever say about himself.
Gazing at the picture for a moment, he recognized the style to be a bit similar to that of the book Marcel had been reading earlier. Maybe that was where he’d gotten his inspiration
And the rainbows in the picture…all the colors were dizzying…Paxton couldn’t help but grin as he stared at them.
They kinda reminded him of the taffy…
Actually…the character himself reminded him of the taffy.
Oh!
Candy Kid…
Paxton let out a giggle, covering his mouth as the sudden realization hit him in the gut. (
ugh he’s just so precious XD…sorry I just love my baby)Marcel raised a brow, confusion evident. “Huh, well, at least you like it, I guess?”
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#ProtectSebBAH took him a minute XDXD
Marcel
The kid nodded enthusiastically.
“Good, because there’s a lot more where that came from,” Marcel said, looking closer at his drawing and sticking his tongue out, comparing colors.
Then he added a lollipop, sticking out from the superkid’s mouth. “Perfect.”
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I think I’m gonna sleep now XD But if I have trouble sleeping, what with my family sick and all, I might pop in again.
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