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Post by JULIO VEGAS on Dec 19, 2013 21:11:34 GMT -6
the hero vegas was not thrilled with the turn of events.
in fact, if anything the hero vegas was kinda bored. indubitably bored. a copy of brideshead revisited had been long abandoned on the comforter on his bed and even absent-minded flicks through a hero magazine had long stopped. that issue had turned into a makeshift workspace for one noble goal julio had devoted himself then: a task of great importance, a quest of prompt deliverance, blessed ornamentation of one's nails!! but with nail varnish balanced precociously on the edge of the magazine, julio was otherwise lying languidly out on the mattress. for it seemed that even that godsend task could not entertain him right then and, soon enough, he twisted his head to look at one particular cause of the boredom; specifically, one roommate sat on his xbox 360 for most of the day.
it would not do at all; at least, that was what julio had declared that when he realised what aries had been up. having arrived to the dorm not too long ago with his typical fumble of keys, and his typical battering of the door when he'd entered, he hadn't taken long to start a conversation. and he personally thought it a wise choice to go with the ancient proverb of “weren't you in the same position as that when i left this morning?”. of course, with far more fervour and a bigger vocabulary for vegas was no superhero amateur, even in his own dorm room!
and aries was still doing the same time then despite vegas' insistence that things should change up. in fact, he'd thrown an all power weapon into the fray: netflix. who could argue against the feared, omnipotent rule of netflix? … admittedly, aries, but that just meant julio had to make a tactical retreat and formulate another route of attack. because when you're staying in for the night for once the last thing you wanna hear is your roommate yelling over a headset, especially when both of you could be achieving ultimate tranquility by watching seasons one to eight of desperate housewives.
so it was close to sacrilegious that aries did not want to partake. and once a second coat of nail polish was done julio had decided: a second wave needed to commence. getting up of his bed, nearly spilling the varnish in the process but saving himself, while julio was determined in his goal to get back at aries. even if his task was handicapped, his drying nails a potential source of woe! but still, vegas assured himself would be victor this time around.
julio's first actions were leaning on the back of aries' chair, though. while he took care not to brush his nails on anything the chair still creaked under the extra weight the freshman put on it. he leaned down a little, head intending to be over aries' head, eyes lazily resting on the screen, “you finished yet?”
uncharacteristically short, no pre-modification in sight, but julio would assure you this was only the beginning of his cunning counterattack.
@aries
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2013 1:07:25 GMT -6
When Aries heard the fumble of keys in the doorknob that evening, he let out an audible sigh. That was it. His moments of peace and quiet were all gone. Thankfully he had his headset and Xbox to drown out any conversation Julio would try to make...not that he'd reply even if he was able to hear what the other was saying. And it was very true. Julio had left that morning and Aries had already been awake, playing campaign on COD and when he came back that evening he'd actually managed to switch to playing online. The only truly unfortunate part was that he couldn't yell profanities at the other players, because quiet hours were soon approaching and the RA would get really pissed off if he had to stop by the room yet again for a noise violation. Soon enough he smelled the familiar — yet nose-burning — scent of nail polish. Wrinkling said nose he tried to ignore the smell but after a few more moments of mindlessly punching buttons to shoot guns and shank a few nearby enemies, the scent of the nail polish got closer (why the fuck did he paint his nails anyway?) and the back of his chair leaned back and got much heavier. Even though his game's volume was quite loud, Julio's deep voice cut through it and he could hear him anyways. So much for noise-cancelling headphones, they were apparently a piece of shit. Letting out an annoyed sigh he took one hand and pulled the headset around his neck, glancing up at Vegas who was way too close for comfort. "Does it look like I'm done, Vegas? Fuck off," he said, keeping his voice level and almost monotone in an attempt to not fly off the handle too much just yet. JULIO VEGAS
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Post by JULIO VEGAS on Dec 29, 2013 5:03:10 GMT -6
such vitriol! such distaste!! it was what julio had come to expect out of aries. he hardly seemed that taken back by the terse but typical reply. keeping his eyes on the screen and doing little to acknowledge the other’s reply, perhaps because the tone was far too dreary to be accepted for the fresher, vegas considered where to go from there. for just because he had intentions of a cunning counterattack did not necessarily mean all aspects of it were planned just yet but improvisation was the key!
“if you must ask vegas, dear hero,” julio continued once he believed an ill-timed, sufficiently unnecessary dramatic pause had been served. “is it not obvious? to him, it does not only look as if you are finished but it sounds as if you are.”
putting more weight on the chair now that aries’ headset was off julio took that as an opportunity to get even more uncomfortably close, his head less than an inch above aries’. the chair creaked as he lifted one arm off, balancing himself against the back of it still, “hark! do you not hear that?”
then julio was precariously hanging over aries next when he quickly lifted his hand to the keep the other’s headset around his neck, staying silent despite the murmur of of whatever was sound in game from the headphones. yet it also was a cunning war tactic: deploying drying nail varnish as a weapon, the headset a hostage. a maybe less-than-subtle attempt to keep aries from just pulling up his headphones and continuing on. yes, tragically even justice sometimes had to use dastardly methods if the situation desperately called for it, as he attempted to lull aries into quiet with a hushed shush before vegas whispered, “listen.”
@aries
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2013 7:02:07 GMT -6
And there he went with being overdramatic again. Julio's grandiose way of speaking and even the fact that he pretty much only talked in third person sometimes wanted to make the lighter-haired boy put his fist through a wall, which would probably be pretty hard since these walls were apparently reinforced to withstand blows from those who actually had super strength and the like. "Why don't you do me a favor and—gah!" He was about to put his headset back up onto his ears when he felt Julio's hand pulling them back, the gentle coolness of the other's fingers brushing against the back of his neck. Aries definitely didn't like getting touched by people like Julio and he was about to revolt when the other simply said listen. The swimmer's blood was boiling. He didn't hear a damn thing, save for some gentle noise coming from the earpieces of his headset, but he couldn't pull said headset back on because Julio was just dicking everything up. Seriously, didn't he have friends with TVs that he could bum off of? Why did he have to bug Aries, especially when he was so visibly agitated? "I don't fucking hear anything, Vegas," he growled, loathe to use the boy's own name for himself but there was no way he was going to call him by his first name like a pair of schoolyard friends. "Maybe you're even crazier than I though." Because there was definitely nothing ordinary about Julio Vegas. JULIO VEGAS
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Post by JULIO VEGAS on Dec 31, 2013 4:18:10 GMT -6
aries' confirmations of not hearing anything seemed to be what julio wanted. giving a nod that could only be described as sagely to that he announced, “vegas could only predict so! for there is nothing out of hand here. the only thing truly mad is the tragic state of the ephemeral world as it is truly a shame - the truest shame - that aries is unable hear the cries of his own immortal soul.”
“it weeps,” julio's hands pressed more heavily on the headphones, anticipating a rather unfavourable reaction from the other. he could stop now though, not when his performance was so glorious. the raw emotion he kept in his trembling voice amazed even he, “oh how it weeps. strangled cries, smothered by a unfulfilling quest, where a heart yearns for something more, something further.”
“but vegas can discern its true desires,” cue switch to a triumphant tone. julio's hand finally left around aries' neck and from behind the chair but that did not the other was safe. rather, julio was also switching his position for now was the time for a head-on attack. pulling himself under the loft bed and past aries' chair - a tight fit but that was both a curse in a blessing to be able to block the view of the screen. instead, his index finger and middle were pressed against his temple, eyes closed, and his other hand was lifted to silence aries for a few further moments. for quiet was once again needed yet this time it was so that vegas coul listen to the wishes of aries' forgotten heart.
“it calls,” he whispered, breaking his self-imposed tranquility for the sake of a prophetic message, “it dictates to hero vegas, fated whisperer of aries' soul, that there is only one thing able to cure the malady it is experiencing.”
“seasons one to five of the vampire diaries, your heart moans over and over. the only remedy for such spiritual impotence.”
@aries
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2014 2:04:52 GMT -6
Julio squeezed past him, nearly knocking over his chair and the TV stand in one fell swoop. And if Aries wasn't glaring at him before, he was definitely glaring after what the other boy said about what his heart was supposedly saying. "Yeah right," he snorted. "Get the hell out of the way of the TV. If you wanna watch that crap you got a goddamn laptop, right?" There was no way he was going to watch some stupid vampire show. Why would he even want to do that? Then again, even if it was a show he actually wanted to watch, it definitely wouldn't be with Julio. Not now, not ever. Aries could say that with a very big amount of certainty. "If you're done being over dramatic and stupid, I'm gonna get back to my game." Pulling his headphones back on his head he simply leaned a bit to the side so he could see the screen around Julio's hulking frame and took the game off of pause, continuing where he left off. Hopefully his roommate got the very obvious hint that he was not interested. JULIO VEGAS // this is so short, im so sorry but i can't think rn and i wanted to get something out
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Post by JULIO VEGAS on Jan 8, 2014 17:16:27 GMT -6
”yeah right“? that was all aries deemed was to be spoken to the wishes of his immortal soul? to say julio was perturbed was an understatement. he seemed close to upset, big frown and disapproving look down on aries but what else could he do? vegas was making a full-hearted effort with this roommate deal! when vegas didn't have other duties he had to attend to anyway!
given aries' disappointing reply julio felt it necessary to stay firmly rooted in his place under the loft bed in order to consider another course of action. the hero justice was all ready to give up. for some might say a hero never gives up but, then again, maybe giving up was a-ok when he could put his sacred resources into dragging another companion who actually eagerly awaited the horrifying yet equally alluring sight of sir ian somerhalder's jaw. thinking over it, ignoring 'dramatic' and 'stupid' as per usual, he chose to keep up his supreme job of obstructing aries' view while deciding whether to consider bothering him further or not. after all, olly seemed like a far better candidate to ascribe a vampire diaries marathon to.
but after an languid stretch that meant to take up aries' vision he just heaved a sigh, choosing to keep at this for now. leaning in on aries. whether it was too close for comfort, julio didn't seem to care as he queried, “what's your problem?”
it was a serious question but after sighing again things returned quickly to dramatic - and even louder, given aries' headphones, “as it seems aries' problem is that is his ignored heart thirsts. yet he could solve it here save for one barrier.” a pause. “for is it really true: can these destined roommates not share a single moment of peace with each other?” he was pouting and it was the pout of justice, “a veritable armistice at last? and what better way to celebrate an armistice than with an armistice of hot vampires - name one better way, vegas dares aries.” and julio kept his eyes level on aries with an unnerving intensity to go with the shocking challenge.
@aries
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 0:00:10 GMT -6
For just a moment, Julio seems almost normal. Well, as normal as the boy could get, given that he was exasperated and entirely too close to Aries. Still, the other remained strong. If he could just ignore Julio for a little while longer he'd probably back off and leave him alone... Well, his theory proved false. It only seemed to exacerbate the problem, and Julio kept going on and on about justice and vampires and being dramatic — all in third person. Who talks in third person? Seriously, who did? Did Julio think he was regaling his life's own narrative or something? Well, he probably did. It was Julio. "God, would you shut up?" he cried out, obviously annoyed. More annoyed than he was just a moment ago, and that was saying something. He was beyond calling Julio names. He was beyond swearing. He was just exhausted with all of this and quite frankly he was going to just give up and let the darker haired boy win, as much as he was loathe to do so. Turning off the Xbox and throwing his controller on the floor, a few feet in front of him, he took off his headphones, set them down, and crossed his arms in a bit of a huff. Aries was making a big deal of this, for sure, but Julio just wouldn't let up. "Turn on your stupid ass vampire show, since you're not gonna leave me alone until that happens." JULIO VEGAS
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Post by JULIO VEGAS on Jan 12, 2014 6:25:34 GMT -6
as expected triumph was not received without copious celebration on vegas' end. initially further discouraged by aries' shut up commands - the time where getting olly in on a vampire diaries drinking game seemed a lot more fun - when the xbox was switched off he held his breath. and continued holding it as he watched the controller thud against the floor. and as aries retreated into the fine recesses of his chair.
vegas finally let the breath go when he heard it: the sacred confirmation that sounded sweeter than the chorus of heaven itself.
“oh aries,” emotion's welled up in julio's voice, a wiring mixture of relief and drama. for a moment it seemed like he could have started crying but julio's words soon turned into a titter instead, “oh aries, oh aries.” he let off his companion, leaning back to give the other the space now that the battle was over. the only casualty was an xbox controller and any hope for a good mood from aries'. the hero of justice wasn't that interested in the sacrifice of the latter, “today will be marked down in history! citizens shall remember this day for centuries to come as a blessed ceasefire.” an immortal victory over both aries and boredom! a harrowing tale with moments of suspense - he'd almost given up hope several times, especially with aries' petulant throw of the controller on the ground - but mass pay-off in the end!
crouching down to pick up the controller julio took a moment to examine his earlier coat of nail polish on his nails, deeming it dry enough to pick the controller up without any incident. given the war was over a hostage would barely be appropriate for a hero such as he, “aries has netflix on his xbox, does he not?” lifting himself up while he spoke to his roommate julio eyed the chair alongside the other. it was still cramped beneath the loft and julio had felt paranoid to try to stand up to full height. a place to rest his weary soul was ideal! especially a place where he did not have to be totally upright, “now may he rest alongside his blessed companion?”
@aries
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 9:54:56 GMT -6
For a moment, Julio seriously looked like he was going to cry. Aries gave him a weird look until he started going off on a prosey tangent again...and while this was normal for Julio, it certainly wasn't normal for anyone else. Sighing, he watched with a wary eye as the other picked up his Xbox controller, resisting the urge to tell him to put it down. "Yeah, I have Netflix on there, but there's no way in hell I'm using my Netflix to watch your stupid ass vampire show," he snapped. "Use your own." He certainly didn't want that kind of shit on his history. What if someone saw? Then he'd have to explain why he was watching the Vampire Diaries and that was a scenario he did not want to live through. When Julio asked next if he could sit down, he was again tempted to go the negative route and say no. He was half just not wanting to be near his roommate at all and half wanting to see how the other would react. But he was tired and he just wanted to get this over with, so he simply shrugged, rolled his eyes and looked away. That would have to do for a response. If Julio didn't know what to do with it, that wasn't Aries's problem. JULIO VEGAS
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Post by JULIO VEGAS on Jan 17, 2014 20:24:01 GMT -6
the battle was over yet not the war; aries was determined to fight julio on everything even now he was supposed to be in agreement. it would make the watching of the vampire diaries all the more sweeter, the hero of justice assured himself. the firm denial still surprised him. julio couldn't see why watching it on the other's xbox would be an issue apart from being villainously stubborn. and if aries was determined to resist still he would return with his own force, “nay.”
waggling the controller in his hand, vegas grinned “justice says nay! does aries hear that now?” he didn't speak again until he'd cupped a hand against his ear. once having apparently heard something he nodded sagely, “it must be this machination through which aries' heart experiences the salvatores. destiny commands it.”
without aries' spoken confirmation on where to sit julio took it on himself to sit down. he wasted little time in settling down in the chair alongside aries'. with such neutrality vegas assumed that he just couldn't complain now, “then he will make his sacred resting spot here then.” his voice was relieved to be sitting down, the happiness likely given that julio was no longer cramped beneath the loft bed.
julio couldn't relax just yet, however - a hero must always be vigilant! he tried to keep mind to keep the controller out of aries' reach. keeping his arm outstretched he thumbed the guide button absent-mindedly to turn the console back on, he looked back at his roommate while settling into the chair, “has vegas' roommate ever seen the beauty that is the vampire diaries before?”
given his resistance vegas supposed no but t'was always polite of a hero to ask.
@aries
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2014 23:21:56 GMT -6
Despite Aries's protests, Julio picked up the controller anyway and turned the Xbox back on, accessing Netflix. He wasn't happy about that, but he was getting way too drained to even care. Besides, if Julio wanted to do something, he would do it, and find a way to do so. Sitting back in the chair, he was actually contemplating just falling asleep. He'd stayed up late and woke up too early, not being able to sleep more than a few hours for some reason. And even though it went beyond all logic, the fact that he just sat around doing next to nothing all day left him quite tired. Julio would probably wake him but he could probably sneak in a few naps. And then he wouldn't have to be subjected to watching this damn show for however many hours Julio wanted to marathon it for. He was just about to nod off when his roommate woke him with his question. "No. And before today I was hoping that I'd never have to but unfortunately you ruined my streak, Vegas," he mumbled, too tired to be terribly snarky. Sleep beckoned to him again as the first episode started, and while Julio watched with bated breath, Aries napped. Of course he was woken a few times, and each time made him grumpier, the marathon commenced...even if Aries didn't want it to. FINJULIO VEGAS
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