"Exactly! The terrible and predictable questions are WHY I don't shift into a man often though! It's almost always one question, too..." (Mirage presses her face into her palm and shakes her head)

𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℭ𝔬𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢 🌹@nycbites.bsky.social · 3h ago

-Azmodea- “Ugh, tell me about it. Some of the questions that I get when I do it are funny, admittedly, but sometimes I just like to test it out every now and again!”

Er...no comment. (Clears their throat)

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 3h ago

Du liebst es.

"Tch. Infuriating, sexy German..."

"I really didn't ask for this level of sexual confusion."

"Yes of course, any time." (Mirage blinked and rubbed the space between their eyes) "...Fuck. Wait. Not any time, I meant to say it's no trouble." (Mirage is struggling to pretend this hasn't thoroughly scrambled their fucking brain)

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 4h ago

“Huh!? Oh! Scheisse! (Shit!)” Richtofen - who was suddenly VERY flustered and red in the face - wiped away the drool before huffing. “Yes! Absolutely! I’m very grateful for your help in this uh…” Shrug. Vague gesturing. Some ‘er’-int. “…science experiment?”

"Ahuh, sure...you still got a little drool at the corner of your mouth there, Mustache." (The shapeshifter scoffed despite being beet red in the face) "So, uh...you good now? Is this enough beefcake exposure for you?"

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 4h ago

Edward snapped himself out of it. His rapidly blinking while he shook his head a little to try and regain his composure. “AHEM! Uh! Ja! S-sorry! I vas thinking about zombies und space und stuff.” Cough, cough.

Listen, I don't shapeshift into a man that often but let's not make a whole big DEAL out of it.

(Mirage clenches their jaw and crosses their arms over their chest, unsure if they're flustered or frustrated by Edward's reaction. As best as they can they try to sound unbothered) "Don't...don't look at me like that, I'm just trying to do you a solid!"

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 4h ago

Edward doesn’t even respond. He’s just UNASHAMEDLY staring. Not a single thought in his head. Ritchtofen.Primis has crashed. Please contact Doctor Monty. Is he drooling…? Just a little bit?

"...Okay okay, FINE. Consider this your one free request." (With an audible crack of their neck, Mirage let their body start shifting, blurring from head to toe until they looked like themselves- just stereotypically masculine and toned.) "ALRIGHT HERE. HAPPY?"

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 4h ago

“HAHA! JA! SO FUNNY! HILARIOUS! UND SO UNSERIOUS TOO? JA? COULD YOU IMAGINE IF I ACTUALLY VANTED YOU TO DO THAT!?” He probably needs to unpack why a small part of him died inside after this very polite rebuke.

"...Oh! Hahaha! You're very funny, Mustache! You got me there, what a knee slapper!" (Mirage probably needs to unpack why she briefly considered it)

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 4h ago

Mirage! Could you be a pal und turn into a muscley beefake for me? Only for a few minutes! It’s not a creepy sexual thing. I just feel better about mein life when buff men are around me.

"Something told me you just really needed someone to understand and care, and I care about you. Seeing you in pain makes me feel....awful."

𝓟𝓡𝓞𝓕𝓔𝓢𝓢𝓞𝓡 𝓕𝓡𝓞𝓢𝓣@hellfirequeen.worm.skin · 6h ago

"There's a difference... many people will sit and let the sound go into their ears, but they won't do anything with it." She smiles. "You truly LISTEN, you understand."

"Hm. I suppose you only know if it's worth it if you're willing to put yourself out there for it...whatever that might be. Otherwise it's just meaningless guesswork~"

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 5h ago

“I didn’t say that! But how do you know? If it’s worth it? Sometimes you can’t know until it’s happened or if it’s too late.”

"Of course not, if it's worth the wait. I'm not UTTERLY miserable!"

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 5h ago

“Even if it’s worth the wait?”

"That's the bare minimum, though...anyone half-decent would stop and listen Emma. And I didn't exactly make knowing me easy. But...I understand, dear. I truly do~"

𝓟𝓡𝓞𝓕𝓔𝓢𝓢𝓞𝓡 𝓕𝓡𝓞𝓢𝓣@hellfirequeen.worm.skin · 10h ago

"You gave me an ear during a hard time for me, you still talk to me despite how I had viewed you... that's enough to be tucked into my book permanently."

"Mmm, perhaps one day! But I'm not the type to hold my breath on anything."

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 6h ago

“Maybe one day, hm?”

"Exactly. I doubt you can take much seriously let alone me. I'm not offended, Mustache~"

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 6h ago

“Probably for the best. Life is so tedious if you treat it as a big thing.”

"Mmm...if you're that old, I'm sure you've got plenty of interesting stories then." (She took another microscopic sip before handing the cup back to him. The tea was really delicious, and she gave a little dip of her head.) "Thank you. You're a sweetie for sharing~"

𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗶 𝗞𝘆𝗼̄𝗿𝗮𝗸𝘂@katen-kyokotsu.bsky.social · 9h ago

The laugh he gave was a hardy one, one filled with joy. The Captain even with all the stuff he'd done tried to enjoy the little things. " Few would— I believe I may be the oldest in the Gotei now... Ironic. " The tea was basically just jasmine with lavender undertone.

"STOP CALLING ME THAT"

Mystical Mercenary@mercofmultiversal.bsky.social · 9h ago

“Meow meow mommy”

"Okay, then...SHOO!" (Mirage starts snapping and clapping at the other like an impatient person shooing away a cat)

Mystical Mercenary@mercofmultiversal.bsky.social · 9h ago

“Not really” *shakes my head as it peek through the leaves*

"Oh, there's no fun in that...I barely take myself that seriously, dear."

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 9h ago

“Vould you rather I thought of you more seriously?”

"You WISH I'd bite you."

Mystical Mercenary@mercofmultiversal.bsky.social · 9h ago

“I know how you vampires suck tho”

"Alright then, you're a crazy bastard. Better?~"

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 9h ago

“There are no ‘gentlemen’ in science. Our vork is too ugly for such people.”

"I have never sucked on ANY part of you, buddy!" (Mirage is tempted to slice down the trees right now)

Mystical Mercenary@mercofmultiversal.bsky.social · 9h ago

“Like I’m some capisun” *hiding in the trees*

"Of course I don't...but am I really wrong though? Come on."

ʀɪᴄʜᴛᴏғᴇɴ@imzyklus.bsky.social · 9h ago

“Do you truly think so low of me?”

"You absolutely, 100% do not know how I do anything."

(Mirage is literally speechless.)

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Mystical Mercenary@mercofmultiversal.bsky.social · 10h ago

“You horny bish, I know how you suck” *waddles away*

(Yep, enigmatic as always. Mirage kind of shrugs in confusion and gives finger guns back.)

ᡕᠵデᡁ᠊╾━ 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒍. ✷@circlechase.bsky.social · 10h ago

fingergun. good, he's designed that way.

(Mirage isn't really convinced) "If you say so...I'm not in charge of your relationship, or whatever label you slap on it."

ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ@psycholoomis.bsky.social · 10h ago

There's a pause, and Billy grits his teeth. "He's not my boyfriend." That comment is sharp, defensive. Almost too quick.