You still kind of are

A little bit yeah

oh my god no, do not fear me, my kohais

I will pet you both

pETTING INTENSIFIES

Oh god yes. At first, definitely.

Like Maxie, you hold yourself so formally that I was like "oh no"

And also like Maxie, it all went away once I realized you were a dork

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of Max holding himself formally

WHEN I FIRST MET HIM

AND I READ THE CUSTOM KINKS FOR SIMON'S PROFILE

YEAH...

at the very least he seemed way more mature and adult than me

Okay, fair, I'll give you that

haskdfhas;

and like that, you've lost me

you actually seemed way more together than me or Max at first

omg

Nah, I'm a mess and I know it. I'm just a really compassionate mess who wants to be there for people because I know how much life can suck firsthand.

same

that's kind of the secret of adulthood

you don't stop being a child, you just kind of go through enough bullshit blindly and eventually you stop to help other people also stumbling in the dark

and then they think you know what's going on when you really don't

Yup.

Also, like, yeah. I have some shit holding me back from school/working atm and thus I have to live with someone else (my Dad), but in a lot of ways I'm more mature than some people I know who have moved out?

(Dad says I'm really mature for making the call of not being able to live alone, or knowing that driving and me are things that should not mix atm.)

Of course. Maturity is knowing your limits, at least in part

LMFAO YES YOU'VE BEEN INTIMIDATING TO ME

patches

why does that sound familiar

coyle

ah, right

the eyepatch

so, storytime

everybody sit down, you're gonna want to hear this

So, when I was in high school, I decided to go about wearing all black, like you do when you're an angsty teenager that hangs with goths, but I didn't just stop at black but otherwise normal clothing

every day, in addition to black T-shirt, jeans, and shoes, I also went about in a heavy black leather jacket with bits of metal just hanging off of it, including a bent nail around the zipper

black leather gloves that look like they could be used in a murder

and, to tie it all together, an eyepatch over my left eye

I did not need this eyepatch. My eyes were completely fine

However, I just liked eyepatches, and I still do to this day, but I don't think I could get away with wearing them at work like I could at school

As a result, my creative writing teacher, Ms. Coyle, called me Patches, as an affectionate nickname

I wasn't trying to project a big tough image, you have to understand, I just liked these things and decided to wear them

you struck me as a funny guy with good taste

so imagine suddenly finding yourself in debate with the strange kid in the corner that doesn't really try to make friends, looks like /that/, but still acts like me, Mr. Sunshine

That's how Max and I met

we were debating whether or not High School was a positive or negative experience, as part of an assignment, and at some part of it I decided to dramatically rip off my eyepatch

Thank you, antbear !

I am both of those things, as you can see

but yeah, add to that bizarre mix of ingredients an ego the size of a dump truck

Not in an "I'm better than you" way, just in an "I'm awesome" way

and just as trashy as the dump truck. the dustbin.

I will fight you

don't you fall asleep on me

Dustin has amazing taste.

He likes many of the same things that I do.

That means if he's eating or drinking something I like when I visit, it won't be safe.

But wow, Dustin

Somehow I am not surprised that you used to be Goth As Fuck

The goths were my people back in the day, and still are

Dustin does have good taste. uwu Fellow Wadanohara fan~

WADANOHARA AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA WAS THE SHIT

I WILL FIGHT ANYONE WHO SAYS IT WAS BAD

god, I remember somebody having a hard time with some boss, and someone I know replied "Have you tried leveling up past level 1?"

dustin, shut up, you don't know how to fight.

I KNOW HOW TO FIGHT

YOU PUNCH THE NOSE AN DMAKE THEM CRY

as long as i have my attack beagle, i am untouchable.

i have an attack LICKER

...just kidding, he will just cuddle against you and lick

you will die of cute

yeah no if you want an attack cat send baggy

lmfao yes

I can't imagine dying of cute from Licker

not if i can survive Lexi

everyone knows how evil bagheera is

--grgvtrhguvrthgutrhu DUSTIN /)////////(\

however. nobody can demolish my aid.

and that's what's REALLY important here.

mom is in here trying to tell me it's bad to ask for wish's help. lmfao

dad wouldn't tell me it was bad to ask for bagheera's help

he'd encourage it