Altered Tundra

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

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• The Eoldysseus - Ifrise Forest, Sovereignty of Dryadalis •

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As Zestasia waited for the tall, dark-haired woman to say something back to him, he heard a couple more voices come from behind him. As soon as he heard this voice, he knew who it was, but he had to turn around to confirm it. Sure enough, he saw that red hair of the short, little swordswoman who, as Zestasia recalled, didn't like him too much. He couldn't remember if she had actually said it to his face, but that was the vibe he remember getting from her. And much like the one before her, she also had a word or two about his "stupidity", though she didn't seem to be as careful with what she said. If Zestasia was being honest with himself, he much preferred the worried, yet furious, tone the woman behind him had.

"I was just going to see--" As Zestasia went to respond to the red-haired girl, he was inturrupted by that guy with the silver hair. As it would seem, he wasnt necessarily criticizing Zestasia for what he was doing, but, as he soon found out, there was no sign of support. It wasn't like he expected any, but it was disheartening to know that nobody was going to come to his defense. His only hope was that Pagonia would, if he would hurry his up, that is.

He half-prepared himself to head back. He knew, just moments before the essential big sister type stopped him, it was a bad idea. He didn't always know when the right time was to admit he was wrong. He new it was now, however, so that's why he started to walk past the group, though something unexpected happened. Well, more accurately, something unexpected was said.

"Wait what?" Zestasia thought he heard wrong, but then he heard the redhead state her abilities. "It's really happening, huh? Fine, then I guess I should state my thing, huh?" Zestasia cleared his throat. "As if it wasn't completely obvious, I'm what you would call an Ignis Magi. It took me studying under Ignis Magi, Anatoli Solis, to know that I possessed an affinity to fire, though if we really want to get down to the finer details, I have more in common with the sun than actual fire. I use a special art of Ignis magic known as Sol Vibrante. It's a versatile one that allows me to draw in power from the sun and use it in a number of ways. I can absorb it and store it for later use. I can shoot powerful sun-based beams and streams at people. In rare instances, I can create a supernova-like thing, though that's my last resort. Additionally, I can use it to empower my fighting capabilities, though it's nowhere as powerful as my more general uses." Zestasia explained his magical capabilities, "I will say this. I am weaker in darkness and in the moonlight."

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

@Inkarnate Are you even surprised at this point?

Palm Beach Royals: Senior Year

_{I N E T E R A C T I N G W I T H / / Nerds in the Parking Lot}

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When it came to the school, Kavi Salvador wasn’t necessarily a fan. And as it would turn out, they weren’t a fan of him, either. Much like other colorful characters that Kavi has had the displeasure to know: JJ, Andreas, and Santa De La Clause himself - just to name a few - Kavi was one of those guys who you either liked because you knew him before he was a bastard or you were on his list of people to torment. Let it be known that Kavi is, without a doubt, the senior class’ president - well, the class bully, that is.. Last year he was the junior’s bully and same for Sophomore and Freshman years. A lot of fights and a lot of visits to the principal's office have been fond memories for Kavi, though he does get a lot of shit from the company he hangs out with.

Basically everyone.

It wasn't that Kavi was necessarily a bad guy. To his friends of the Misfits and general miscellaneous people at King's, Kavi has the potential to be quite pleasant company. He just has this attitude about him - an edge, if you will - that makes him, for the most part, antagonistic. Whichever social circle he hangs out with or whatever person out there he chooses to spend his time with, he does let his ego and anger get in the way and sometimes that does result in some unflattering shades of his usual brownish-gray to show. At its best, he just insults. At its worse, Kavi will resort to physical violence and would likely distance himself from that group for a few days. In the meantime, he resorts to him taking his frustrations out on everyone beneath him (his own words).

As he entered the parking lot, Kavi saw a lot of familiar faces. Not all of them were necessarily bad. He saw Archer and Marisol. They seemed to be heavily in some kind of conversation, so Kavi would leave them be. Traveling elsewhere - closer to the main campus - Kavi saw the one person he not only wanted to see, but he was so delighted to know that they weren’t scared off from last year.

Kavi walked up to the “nerds”. He didn’t socialize with them all that much, but they weren’t that boring sometimes. They spoke a different language than Kavi did,so obviously he wanted to know more about them. Okay, no, that’s actually a bullshit lie. He just wanted to greet the resident Jewish boy. He approached Elijah, seeing him with that black nerd, Aly or whatever her name was. He smiled at the girl and placed his fit arm on Eli’s head. “Oh hello, there’s my favorite armrest Have a good summer?”

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

@Jay Kalton And like most bratty little bratty brothers, Zestasia is using the "I'm an adult" excuse.

Iquenos: In Nomine Domini

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• The Eoldysseus - Ifrise Forest, Sovereignty of Dryadalis •

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When he felt the wind rush past his face, his golden hair flew to the back of his head due to how fast the blond teen had been running. He zipped past the trees, swung from branches to gain some height, flipping backwards as he flew through the air. Once he landed on his feet, Zestasia kept running forward, aiming to get to the source of everything that’s been happening to the area.

As he managed to get about halfway to the finish line - potentially even closer - Zestasia stopped in his tracks, skidding about three paces. He decided to look back. He didn’t know why but something told him that this really was a bad idea. The others weren’t following him like he thought (and hoped) they would. Perhaps they were being the smart ones. “Maybe I should head ba--”

He was interrupted by someone suddenly tugging at the collar of his jacket, whipping him back with such an alarming force that it had literally knocked the wind out of his body, forcing the teen to lose a breath or two. It was, as soon as he was able to catch his breath, he was able to see who the person was that had jerked him back so suddenly.

“You..” Zestasia said, coughing. He couldn’t remember her name, or if she even said who she was, but one thing that was clear to young Zestasia was that she was P-I-S-S-E-D. And that made Zestasia nervously gulp, afraid to say anything. He had never seen such a look on someone’s face before.

“I, uh..”

Get it together. Say something and it’ll be all fine.

“I’m not a boy. I’m practically a man!” Zestasia hissed back. He might’ve put on a good showing that he wasn’t afraid that it was taking everything he had not to collapse right then and there.

Shuffle your music player and post the first 10 songs

_{Astronaut (Something About Your Love) — Mansionair —
Company of Angels — WHERE GIANTS FALL (feat. Morgan Berry) — Company of Angels (Single)
Scary Love — The Neighborhood — The Neighborhood
Thought Contagion — Muse — Thought Contagion (Single)
Everybody Wants to be Famous — Superorganism — Everybody Wants to be Famous
&Run — Sir Sly — Don’t You Worry, Honey
In Cold Blood — alt-j — RELAXER
Up All Night — Beck — Colors
Roll Up — Fitz and The Tantrums — Fitz and The Tantrums (Deluxe Edition)
Los Angeles — St. Vincent — MASSEDUCTION}

Palm Beach Royals: Senior Year

I N T E R A C T I N G W I T H / / The Mifits

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So, it was the senior year already, huh? Where had the time gone? It seemed like it was only yesterday when Jackson Drake Jr was entering the halls of King’s Academy as a naive freshman, being overwhelmed by the sheer size of the massive high school campus. Everything that was around him was new and foreign. All of the major buildings for most of the main subjects were spread throughout the spacious campus (within reason, of course), but to a short and spout then-14-year-old, it was too much. And as one could expect, he had gotten lost so many times that it wasn’t even funny after the tenth time. At that point in his first semester, Sonny, as he preferred to be called, had his luck run out. He got detention.

And since that first day of sitting in the old 10th-grade history class (where detention had been held for 5 years), Sonny had eventually made himself in a seat in the back of the class. Over the past three years - now four, apparently - Sonny had grown accustomed to sitting in that seat at least once a week - three if he was feeling extra rebellious. Yes, Sonny Drake was basically the resident bad boy of King’s Academy. One would think it went to one of his best bros, Kavi, or even Archer, but nope! That bad throne is reserved for a special kind of degenerate. And it takes a special kind of misfit to continuously be sent to detention. Sometimes, people think that he enjoyed being sent there. And to that, he would reply.

“I mean, it’s getting me out of class, so why not, right?”

To those good-doers, it probably was a taboo and controversial response, but Sonny didn’t mind it one bit.

As Sonny sat at a table not far from the cafeteria, he let out a sigh. He didn’t know what time it was now, but he had to come in early because he assumed he’d be the first one. Oh sure, he’d get up early for school - let alone the first day - but he won’t apply the same commitment to his karate. The irony of Lazy Sonny at its finest. But hey! On this Tuesday, Sonny was actually in a good mood. And that meant he was likely not to get into any trouble for at least a week.

“Mr. Drake, you sure here early.”

‘And like that, Sonny’s self-promise to not get into any trouble seemed like a distant dream. And it was all because of the slightly-overweight latino man that was standing over him. His name was Nicko Gomez. The guy who holds the record for sending Sonny to detention the most. In just one school year, Sonny was sent to detention at an approximate sixty times by this man - this man whose class had always been English - found Sonny to be such a bother that he didn’t want to deal with him in Sonny’s sophomore year. Easily the one teacher Sonny came really close to actually decking.

Remain calm. This guy is not worth it, Sonny.

“Decided to set a good example for the rest of you. And what about you? Just get back from the local taco truck or something?”

Mr. Gomez laughed, “‘as ignorant as always, I see. But no, I’m here to open up my class. Do be good, Mr. Drake.”

Sonny watched Gomez walk away, the urge to shout some sort of racial slur strong within him but he, again, restrained himself. But god-forbid he wants have a little fun, huh? Man, this fucking sucks.

Sonny took out his phone, going on a texting frenzy. He sent a group text to the Misfits.

“Get your asses here to the bench close to the cafeteria. Gomez pissed me the hell off.”

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘶𝘴𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘸𝘯 | 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐 // 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂

What had started out as an innocent - albeit quite nosey and curious-based - thought to go explore the castle and find out more about what was happening, one thing Kai wasn’t expecting was for the temperature to drop nearly its entirety. Additionally, when this cold breeze had hit his face and body so suddenly, he was so taken by surprise that his brain had not fully prepared his legs. Before he knew it, Kai was flat on his face. Just as soon as he had fallen, however, he was pulled to his feet by Cielle, which in turned earned her a nod of appreciation from him. As it would appear, she didn’t see it. Kai soon saw why.

Kai’s eyes followed where Cielle’s eyes were fixated at; although Kai was slower than she was. It took him about three seconds longer than it had taken Cielle, but once he did, he saw that she was looking at Anna following Elsa out the door. Kai didn’t know what exactly had happened, but he was about to find out.

Kai followed the lead of Anna and Cielle, reaching the courtyard. It was at this point that the blond teen couldn’t believe what he was seeing. “It’s so...white.” He managed to say. The sky, which was blue with a touch of white clouds previously, was no longer that. It was pure white and the winds have picked up to where they produced a rather chilling breeze. Additionally, Kai noticed the temperature of the area had dropped nearly almost all of its previous levels.

The only thought Kai had running through his mind was the pure and simple one of how come it was so cold? And why didn’t he pack a parka of some sort? Kai sighed loudly, looking to Cielle briefly before actually running ahead to where Anna was at, but it was obvious to him that she wasn’t staying put. While Kai and Cielle adjusted to the new weather conditions, Anna, the dark-haired man from before, and the some creepy-looking short man had some kind of conversation that caused Anna to take off on a horse.

When he saw that, Kai took off following her, looking back at Cielle. “Well, c’mon then! We’ll lose her if we don’t follow her!” Kai said to Cielle, smiling as he, like Anna just moments before him, had ran through the castle gates.

Palm Beach Royals: Senior Year

Sonny Drake

"To start a kitchen fire all you need is some pots and pans."

______________________________________ Jackson Torvald “Sonny” Drake Jr ___________________________________________________ 17, 3/30 | ♂ | White American (of Hungarian, English, and German descent) ___________________________________________________ Senior | Pansexual (”No, I don’t get hard for pots and pans.” | Single ___________________________________________________ Laid-Back | Sarcastic | Difficult to deal with | Assholish ___________________________________________________ Asshole with a good heart ___________________________________________________

a p p e a r a n c e . d e t a i l s. Sonny, for the most part, is just an average, somewhat pale high school senior. He stands at an average height at 5’7, which given his parents and their above-average height, he struck high on the short spectrum. His weight also follows and his build is roughly lean with, well a lean, towards being skinny. Yeah, he’s been told he doesn’t work out as often as he should (both by his wrestling and football coaches and his sensei). As far as hair is concerned, some call it dirty blonde and some call it a medium brown. Sonny calls it a gift from dad. And his eyes? Well, they are definitely from his mother. In the right amount of light, a bright hazel is what you’ll see but in every other situation, an almost cream colored shade is seen, like honey, which is to offset Sonny’s own bitter, often mistakenly called “Rat Face”. It is a mug he adores and it is somewhat square in its overall shape. As someone who rarely gives two shits about his own appearance, Sonny doesn’t really have a very diverse closet of clothes. Sure, he has a lot due to his family really enjoying spending their money, but Sonny isn’t a man of diverse tastes. Give him good pair of jeans (name brand only of ocurse) and he’s a happy Drake. Shirts of varying lengths can be seen: tanks, tees, long-sleeve shirts, and a few jackets. All of them are either “ghetto” in design; the sort of t-shirt one might have seen on a 2000s kid’s myspace profile. He also fashions himself a fan of band apparel and, of course, his father’s business of Asgard Fitness. Everything else is a bit generic being that he has some shoes for the seasons as they come. Sonny has both of his ears pierced and had his tongue pierced until he got an infection on it when he was 16. He has a few dead nerves on his left forearm after burning it when his then dirtbike malfunctioned. The skin is partially burnt and, though it has retained its normal color, there is a rather noticeable black spot on his outer-forearm. Sonny has just two tattoos. One of them is on the back of his right shoulder blade. It is of a sun with sunglasses on, smiling. The other is located on his dead nerve blackspot. He turned it into its own yin-yang symbol with white being painted over it. u p b r i n g i n g. s y n p o s i s. By now, the names of Jackson Torvald Drake and Violet Jessabelle Banks-Drake are household names in not only the states but worldwide. Viola, the socialite daughter of Hungarian Real Estate Mogul, Evangeline Keller-Banks and International Banker, Cameron Banks and Jackson Drake, the ever-famous “Lightning Dragon” of MMA, has been the most unlikely of couples but when you two powerhouse names together in this unlikely union, something just works. And the sparks clicked almost instantly. Some say Jackosn wooed her in the most unlikely of ways. Some say that they had a blind date from their mutual friends and something just clicked. The most likely scenario was that, much like Jackson’s history, he wooed women with his unique charm. Truth be told the finer details are unknown, even to the public. What’s known is what people report on. Jackson Drake, a now-retired MMA fighter and co-owner of Asgard Fitness, and Violet Banks-Drake, CFO of Banks International (a banking conglomerate) together make one of the most well-known couples in the southeast due to their very public profiles. And together they had two beautiful children. Their eldest - a daughter, who was named after Viola’s aunt and sister, Andrea and given the middle name of Jacqueline, the female variant of Jackson’s name and also the name of Jackson’s maternal grandmother. In every sense of the word, she’s like her mother: elegant, has a powerful disposition, and above all else, goes after what she wants regardless of who it hurts. A few years after Drea’s birth, they had a son, who was named after Jackson right down to his middle name. Torvald, that name that has caused Jackson so much embarrassment happened to be the name that he came to love - well, Viola loves it. And he dare not fight his dearest. When it comes to Sonny, he grew up knowing that he was the son of a goofball and a powerful woman. Both, who at face value, never seemed to fit to what they were like back in their high school days. Both of these people who Sonny calls mom and dad were like ice and fire. Jackson is intense and passionate, but also has a temper and could consume all if it was left unchecked. And much like ice, his mother, while comforting in the heat, can also (at times) be emotionally distant and cruel, but at the end of the day, Sonny has always known his mother to be very loving; just that she has a way about her. The expectations, much like other children of celebrity couples, were high for Sonny, but as he soon found out, those expectations weren’t as high as he thought they were, though not like Sonny actually gave a damn. As a kid, he was the type who got into a lot of trouble and had a lot of pent-up energy and used it in all the wrong ways. So to rectify this and so that his son didn’t end up like he was a lad himself, Jackson set his son up in Karate classes. And the rest was history. He stuck with it from the age of five to, well the most recent year. He ended up securing a blue belt by the time he was fifteen and a brown one just recently, shortly after his 18th birthday. He would’ve been a black belt by now, but his sensei has noted that Sonny’s laziness and overall lack of a desire to commit to something entirely has prevented him from achieving this. Apparently, no matter how hard he tried, something about Sonny Drake never changed. Ah well, that’s just something he will have to live with. f a m i l y. Jackson Torvald Drake (Jensen Ackles), Violet Jessabelle “Viola” Banks-Drake (Natalie Dormer), and Andrea Jacqueline “Drea” Banks (Brec Bassinger) Misc Dylan Everett | FF8C00

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Sonny Relations

Delicate Pains in my Ass

_{Marisol Castillo, the only person who really gets him}

Sonny’s relationship with Marisol and how it became what it is now can be reduced down to three key moments: their birth when they came into this world minutes apart on the same day and the years of friendship that followed, the timespan of three months where they slept together (resulting in Marisol losing her virginity) and the latter developing very real feelings for him, and the events of The annual Drake-Castillo/Jameson Christmas party that resulted in the formation of their first relationship past friendship.

All three of these instances proved to be vital in a lot of ways. The history behind their friendship, up until a point, was wholesome and true. Sonny has always been grateful for Marisol but when he made the mistake of doubting her feelings for him, in retrospect, he knew that was a terrible mistake. But it worked itself out in the end. It took both realizing the error in their ways (more Sonny than Mari) and being honest in every sense of the word.

Sonny thinks the world of her and has been trying to make strides in being a better person even if his actions sometimes betrayed his words.

<sub>"Oh, Marisol, you're one wrecked car away from being escorted by two heavily-armed men to the funny farm for a more permanent residence, but I would be lying if I said that the unhinged skater girl look wasn't pretty damn attractive on you. I mean, just look at you and me: we've gone through four separate occasions of driving each other crazy and that's only our senior year. Might as well as just give us the award for most fights among best friends, but just look at us now: we've finally moved past most of that bullshit. You're not wrecking cars or hitting me in the gonads as frequently as you used to and I'm not intentionally shoving my tongue down someone's throat just to get a reaction out of you. We've seen it all and, for better or for worse, we're both crazy for each other -- well, when we're not driving each other off a cliff.

Marisol Castillo, you only get me because I'm the only one who can handle that basket head of yours."</sub>

_{Ariana Mossos, the one that let him go}

Their beginnings were as cliche as cliche gets. He and she were in the same history class and they got paired up for a project. Over the course of a couple of weeks, there was a gradual increase of attraction and at some point in time, something had to give, resulting in a secret relationship that lasted for a few months. And like all early-high school relationships, it ended due to Ariana thinking a fifteen-year-old Sonny Drake was too immature (which he was). He was a different guy back then so he didn’t take it that well. In fact, Sonny was heartbroken and grew to hold very bitter emotions for Ariana.

And this is where things got complicated. Their attraction continued from the back half of their sophomore year and well into their Junior year. A moment of weakness on his birthday later and they fell into each other’s clutches yet again. It was a one-time thing and Sonny has always felt as though they were better apart.

Despite a broken heart and a one night stand, Sonny never actually came to hate her. He’s grateful for what they had. He knows that without the trials she put him through he wouldn’t be who he is now. Sonny knows she let him walk away and now he’s happy with Marisol. In his honest opinion, Ariana made a big mistake but he’s not bitter about it anymore.

<sub>"Ariana, there might be a lot of things I want to say to you, a lot of things I should say to you, but with everything that's happened between us, with me, and most of all, how much I've changed, I think the only thing I do need to say is thank you. No, not because you broke my heart when I was most fragile. Two years ago, that Sonny Drake would have done anything to get you back, but let's forget about how pathetic that kid was and how foolish you were in letting him go. No, I need to thank you because you opened my eyes. I needed to stand on my own two feet and realize that nobody would respect me if I let them walk all over me, so I found my balls and enlarged them until nobody but Marisol has bigger ones than I did.

So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for being the person I wished you weren't but glad you are."</sub>

Misfits

<sup>"Dearest, Misfits,

It is I, the greatest ache in your asses.

I know I am quite the pain and have treated you unfairly and, at times, quite cruelly. Calling you names I thought were hilarious but were insensitive and making light of situations that probably shouldn't have been reduced to that. And for that, I am truly sorry. Nothing in this world can make up for it, but I like to think what we did to poor, not-at-all innocent Bradley was a start. I specifically hope that all of those times of giving you two, Kavan and Archer, the worst of my lame humor, can be let go. You two are among my favorite gays. I mean, technically you're the only gays I know, but truthfully, you two are swell.

And if anyone of Brad's friends tries and messes with you, I'll have Marisol re-introduce them to her famous wrecking ball of a bat. They're bound to remember what it did to Victoire's car.

P.S.: Ariel, I'm glad you're back with us. I couldn't say this until now but we've missed you!

Forever your champion and Friend.
Jackson T. Drake"</sup>

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Archer & Kavan ☼ Good friends and Protector — Sonny isn’t too proud to admit that he was terrible to both Archer and Kavan. He mistreated them, called them names he thought were hilarious, but in reflection, he was mean and didn’t treat them with the respect they deserved. When it came to Archer, Sonny was too brutal with all of the borderline-homophobic gay jokes and in Kavan’s case, not only did Sonny stereotype him as Egyptian, which he isn’t, he was unreasonably cruel to him by sticking to that the entire time. It wasn’t until Kavi’s Halloween Party where he rectified his friendship with both in one instance, though it was the last step for his own five-step program of being a better person.

It was because of his reflection and efforts to be a better person that gave Archer and Kavan a new perspective on Sonny and he in turn vowed to be their protector and defend them from those who would like to pick on them, such as Bradley Leone. Sonny happily kicked his ass with the other Misfits for his continued harassment of Archer. For Kavan, Sonny found himself being the number one supporter of his relationship and general supporter in general. Sonny has a lot of admiration and respect for both of them, especially Archer because he unashamedly puts himself out with his flamboyance for all to bear witness to. That takes guts — more guts than Sonny has, at least.

Ryland ☼ Ryebread aka Brother from another mother — There’s a lot of history Sonny, Ryland, and Marisol. The three represent the three families who were very close for a long time, dating back a couple of generations. The three were often inseparable and the same can truly be same about Sonny and Ryland. Though distance has killed so many opportunities for them to hang out, the bond never ceased and Sonny sees him almost like a brother. He never had the chance to experience what it was like having a brother. Kavi wasn’t really the type, so Rye was the closest thing he had to that brotherly bond. They crack jokes, take cracks at each other, but always, like their fathers, are so fucking money. Of course, they’re evolved enough to not be that lame ...most of the time.

Ariel ☼ Distant friends no more! — Sonny has always liked Ariel. To him, there was nothing bad about her, though he wouldn’t ever say that out loud to Marisol because she might do what she did to Vic’s car but to his bones. Truth be told, the only reason he and she became distant friends was because of Marisol. Sonny never blamed either, but he felt like that one friend who just gravitated towards one because the other was scarier. Over time, though -- especially after Kavi’s party -- things mellowed out between Marisol and Ariel. Their big fight was because of a great misunderstanding and miscommunication. So naturally, as Ariel was reintegrated into the Misfits and past sins were forgiven, Ariel’s previous acquaintanceship with Sonny was upgraded to good friends. They now hang out with each other as much as possible, especially since Kavi isn’t around.

Bottom line: Sonny missed Ariel and is glad all is well in Misfitland.

Good Friends

<sub>"How the fuck did I, of all people, wind up with so many friends? Jesus Christ, I'm not Stella, guys and gals! Oh shit, sorry Stella. I meant that as a compliment. People really need to stop making me look so good or I might let it go to my head.

Oh, right I couldn't do that because neither one of you would let me. I know Julie would firmly tell me to cool it, Kavi might judo flip my ass to the floor if I pulled another stunt like when I corndogged his ass last year, and lord knows during our next workout sesh, Max won't go easy on me.

Fine guys, I'll surrender. I'm awesome and you all know it ..despite none of you but Stella ever willing to admit to me for reasons already stated."</sub>

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Stella & Kavi ☼ Childhood friends — The three of them practically grew up with each other. Though not as close to him as Marisol or most of the Misfits, Sonny has a very close attachment to both Kavi and Stella. It definitely originates from the fact that their families were all very close friends when growing up, particularly their fathers. All three men who are now much older with their own careers all grew up in Haven Crest, New York, which is also where Stella's mother grew up too. So there's a certain closeness and fondness the three have for each other. And despite them diverting into different paths and having their own friends and own interests, they have always maintained a close friendship that not even Marisol understands but, then again what is there to understand? Sonny loves these two like siblings and that'll never change.

Julie ☼ Unlikely friends — Sonny and Julie, on paper, seem like they shouldn’t be friends. They’ve never really interacted much and have very different friends, but at Santiago’s Pool Party, as they had a brief conversation, Sonny found out that he once shared a ballet class with Julie back when his mother forced him into it. This was the bridge that connected them. Since then, Sonny and Julie have become good friends. They still have a lot of different interests and they’re not the best of friends, but Sonny considers her a dear companion and enjoys her company. She’s one of the main reasons he and Marisol found their way back to each other and he’ll forever be grateful for that.

Max & Sawyer ☼ Workout Squad

Max
Sonny and Max have a few things in common, but the one thing that is a main thing that they always get together for is workout session at Asgard Fitness. It doesn’t matter what Sonny has going on, be it appointments, homework, detention, or whatever, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sundays are spent hammering it away at Asgard Fitness with his good friend, Max Wallenberg. Despite just about everything, Sonny and Max their fondness for fitness to not only keep them in tip-top shape but they have a brotherly bond, one that involves many jokes and many instances of teasing. Their personalities clash well and make for excellent spotters.

Sawyer
Sawyer and Sonny have a friendship similar to that of his with Max. like with Max, Sonny can be seen at Asgard Fitness working out. the two of them became friends due to his association with Max and as such probably hanging out after school or even during school when he wasn't with Marisol or the other Misfits. Despite the shared hobby of pumping iron and getting fit -- something Sonny has been working to be more consistent at especially with Wrestling season underway -- Sonny and Sawyer have very little in common, but there’s not much else needed, not when a love for fitness is a strong enough bond.

Jasper ☼ Fellow rebel brother — Sonny thinks Jasper is pretty cool despite being one of those guys who keeps to himself. For a while, he used to be around Sonny and the other Misfits, but now he’s barely around. Sonny doesn’t quite understand it or what happened, but he thinks Jasper is pretty cool in all honesty. His style is his own and he doesn’t let anyone change who he is, though he could benefit from a little more socializing. Someone really should introduce him to Stella.

Barely Know you

_{"I'm sure some of you are really great people. I don't judge. Some of you might be just a little too weird for me. I'm not pointing any fingers at anyone Bea and Georgie, but don't take it personally. I can't befriend everyone who comes into contact with me. I'm not a saint. But hey, if you ever want to catch a movie or drink one of my father's beers when neither of my parents are home, just come over. I'm not as bad as some make me out to be."}

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Chanel ☼ Barely knows her — Admittingly, one of the more popular girls at King’s and Sonny knows little to nothing about her aside from what is obvious. She’s a highly fashionable member of the head bitches in charge, The Unholy Trinity. Chanel is extremely attractive (Sonny isn’t an idiot), and that she has quite the rep of having a bit of a diva mindset. But all of that aside, he doesn’t really know her. They haven’t crossed paths enough to know each other. At most, Sonny just knows her.

April & Santiago ☼ Leaves them alone — Sonny used to hold both in the lowest of regards. He hated them for Santiago’s active part in making Stella sad and April being a bystander in it and even going back to the devil. Regardless, they are each other’s problem now. Sonny won’t make any effort in outwardly disliking them. Plus, from what Sonny hears, Santiago isn’t such a douchenozzle anymore. At least he’s got that much going for him.

Bea ☼ Weird girl, huh? — Beatrice Endive has always stood out to Sonny, if not because of how weird she has always struck him. He heard she is quite difficult to talk to, though sometimes she surprises you. Whether or not either of those rumors are true, Sonny just avoids her entirely. This isn’t because he dislikes her or anything. He gets enough weirdness from his best friends. But hey, if Bea wants to chat with him, he wouldn’t be too rude.

Guy ☼ Kissed once; it was hilarious — This is someone Sonny probably petrified at Kavi’s Halloween party and has since apologized to, but he certainly stood out ot Sonny as being someone who took the kiss in stride. That aside, he doesn’t know Guy that well. He’s a good kisser, though. So that’s something, right?

Carter ☼ Everyone’s got a need for weed — The best weed guy in the southeast, or at least at King’s. Sonny has never had a bad high, which says a lot because he’s tried some whack-ass weed. But Carter’s product? That’s some high quality kush. He doesn’t know where C-man gets it, but it’s good shit and if nothing else comes from their relationship, Sonny appreciates Carter’s DL approach and is always chill. Any party Sonny is hosting, Carter is on that list under “special guests”. Gotta have the goods nearby in case you need something.

Sable ☼ Sonshine doesn’t know Sunshine — Well, it’s true. Okay, so maybe not so much. Sonny knows of her and is acquainted with her somewhat. New girl for the most part, right? Someone who hung around Shawna or someone of that name? Sonny can’t recall off the top of his mind, but she seems okay. Nothing bad, but due to lack of interactions, he really doesn’t know if there’s anything good about her, either.

Georgie ☼ Who are you again? — Sonny really does need to socialize more, but the truth of the matter is he doesn’t really know Georgie. She’s pretty and she seems like a sweet girl, but they don’t really frequent the same crowds enough for Sonny to have a solid opinion on her. He just knows she exists.

Shawna ☼ Ariel's drinking buddy — Sonny wasn’t really around when shit went down between Ariel and Kavi (he had his own mess at the time), but since Ariel had been hanging around him and the other misfits again, occasionally, so would shawna. Or if she wasn’t, Ariel talked about Shawna and the demonic succubus Kellie. Whateve rit was, Sonny became aware of her existance and probably another level, hung around her a few times. And from those times alone, Sonny doesn’t mind her so much.

Mac ☼ Far from home, ain't ya? — Sonny knows Mac through Stella. They might share a friend, but even when Mac was at King’s before, they didn’t really talk. Sonny wasn’t involved in sports and even now that he is, there’s still little reason for him to know her. That being said, as with all cheerleaders, she’s cute in her own edgy way.

Nicole ☼ Cheerleader or something — Truth be told, Sonny has no feelings either way for Nicole. She is cute, as all cheerleaders are, but outside of existing in the same high school, there’s very little reason for him to go out of his way to talk to her. Let’s just say he likes it that way.

Jack ☼ Name thief, you’re all right — Sonny lowkey judges his parents for naming him a part of his own but otherwise, Jack is okay. There’s nothing inherently bad about him but their usual crowds rarely mix. Sonny’s wrestling and Jack is straight up Basketball/Football, so there’s rarely been a need for him to mix and match with this dude. Cool name, though.

Chrissie ☼ Whomst? — Seriously, who is she?

Shrouds of Hatred | | Tundra ♦ QueenofWands

You’re going to be my ride or die.
With you till the end.

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When they had finally arrived in Seiki, Raiko found the moment to be a bittersweet one. In the ten years, he had stepped foot into his home village. He had thought about it, of course. For the first couple of years, he was with Ryoshi and the others, Raiko wanted more than anything to return home and be with the people he had known to be his family. The villagers were the closest thing that Raiko had to family. Even though Ryoshi was the closest thing he had to family, he felt as though it wasn’t what he needed - not at that age, at least. The elders and the villagers who had accepted him were the kind of people that Raiko wanted to be around.

And even now, as he stood next to Ren in Seiki, it wasn’t exactly how he pictured it. When he pictured his grand return after it was safe for him to do so, Raiko imagined he’d be greeted by the villagers and Elder Tanaka and there would be a grand feast with all of his favorites. There would be laughter, smiles, and a joyous energy as they all celebrated the return of Raiko. But...Raiko didn’t expect half of the village to be burned down with bodies of both critically-injured and those who have suffered mild injuries. It was practically a battlefield and Raiko felt guilty that he might’ve caused this for engaging with Ren and Kaito. He felt as though, somehow, he brought this terror to his home.

For a moment, Raiko felt paralyzed by his own regret. “If I had just stayed away, maybe this wouldn’t be happening,” he muttered to himself. Raiko quickly shook those thoughts away when Ren took off towards the forest. Raiko wasn’t far behind her.

As they ran through the forest, Raiko’s senses were overcome by the amount of demonic energy within the immediate area was so intense that it took him a moment or two to finally adjust to it. By the time he had, however, the duo of Ren and Raiko had arrived at the core of where the source of the strong demonic energy was. It was, quite fitting to the situation at hand, that in the middle of the forest, they were met by a strong demon. And what was even worse, the demon seemed poised to attack some human male and the Elder Tanaka. This demon had a flaming appearance. Everything from the skin on its body to the sword it held in its hand, all of it was lit aflame and it even had the temperature to match.

“Ren wait--”

Too late. Without warning, Ren charged forth with her staff in hand.

“Well, at least her courage hasn’t wavered,” Raiko noted aloud, standing next to the injured Elder Tanaka and the human male. Tanaka looked at Raiko warily, though he gave her a smile. “Nice to see you again, old lady.” He snickered, smiling.

“Again? Old Lady--wait. It couldn’t be…”

As much as Raiko would have loved to hear the rest of her thought, there were more pressing concerns. Specifically, Raiko and Ren had that demon with flames all over his body to deal with. Though, as Raiko noticed, Ren was already ahead of him on that front. She charged forward at the same time the demon did and their weapons clashed. Demonic and spiritual energy creating a shockwave of sorts; and though Raiko wanted to help, he saw Tanaka and how she wasn’t doing so well.

“You, human. Take the elder back to te village so she can get the aid she needs.”

“I can’t. I need to stay with Ren. She needs my help.”

“Ren will be fine. The Elder needs help right now!”

The man didn’t know what to do and Raiko knew this guy was afraid of both the demon and how Ren was here.

“Listen, Ren will be okay. I will be here to make sure this demon doesn’t hurt her. The elder needs help or she will die. Do you want that on your conscious?”

Raiko saw the man was stuttering to find the words.

“Goddamn it, man!” Raiko’s demonic energy flared up, though parts of it seeped into Tanaka, closing up the major wound. “That won’t last, but it’ll buy you some time. Now go!”

Without any further words coming from his mouth, the man sheathed his weapon, took Tanaka in his large arms, and ran back towards the village.

After Raiko had seen they were gone, he charged forward to the demon and Ren, both of whom were still locked in a struggle. Raiko unleashed a powerful wave of his demonic energy that flew over Ren’s short frame and hit the demon right in the head and allowed Ren the perfect opportunity to capitalize on it.