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peepingtoad · 4 years

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THE POSITIVE & NEGATIVE; Mun & Muse - Meme.

fill out & repost ♥ This meme definitely favors canons more, but I hope OC’s still can make it somehow work with their own lore, and lil’ fandom of friends & mutuals. Multi-Muses pick the muse you are the most invested in atm.

My muse is: canon / oc / au / canon-divergent / fandomless /

Is your character popular in the fandom? YES / NO / 50-50 (There’s a lot of love and a lot of hate, but I think many are actually pretty neutral on him too!)

Is your character considered hot™ in the fandom? YES / NO / 50-50 (I’d say he may be an... acquired taste? Of course a lot of people I know here find him sexie so it’s hard to say for certain, heh. We may just be the weirdos of the fandom :P )

Is your character considered strong in the fandom? YES / NO

Are they underrated? YES / NO (Not in terms of ability, but underrated for just how complex and multi-layered he is, I’d say)

Were they relevant for the main story? YES / NO.

Were they relevant for the main character? YES / NO /

Are they widely known in their world? YES / NO.

How’s their reputation? GOOD / BAD / NEUTRAL (I honestly think he’s a man of many reputations, both in canon and in fandom :’D)

How strictly do you follow canon? — I’m very much a ‘use the bones of what we got in canon and do my best to flesh them out’ kinda roleplayer. There are some things that can be taken too easily at face value that I see fit to build upon. For example, I think Jiraiya’s feelings on the prophecy and his relationship with Konoha is something that could be too easily played off as simplistic, or like they were immovable constants. But that’s unrealistic for a man of his years and many experiences, so I try to put myself in his emotional setting at various points in his life, and trace how his feelings and behaviours change, if that makes sense?

I try to avoid saying that any of the writing was straight up wrong because it’s disrespectful to the creator. But especially for Jiraiya, who had such a significant role to play in the narrative that it sometimes took precedence over his actual character, I do find some of his actions, and the way some interactions were handled in the canon to be a little OOC... so I’ll work with it and try to spin it in a way that I feel fits how he was characterised.

Basically, I’d say that I follow canon, but I like to enrich it in areas that were lacking detail or a nuanced view that took in all the surrounding events of the time. After Jiraiya’s canon death, of course, that’s when more divergence comes in to my portrayal... otherwise I wouldn’t be able to play any post-war scenarios! But the essence of his character is the same, which I try to keep as close to canon as possible.

SELL YOUR MUSE! Aka try to list everything, which makes your muse interesting in your opinion to make them spicy for your mutuals. — A man of many experiences! You can bet that any topic that comes up, he’ll have some sort of amusing anecdote to share, or be able simply to talk shit about it. He's seen so much, and has a sensitive soul enough that he’ll give anyone a chance; he’s very open-minded and non-judgemental, and honestly is a humanitarian that wants to help those in need. Might leave your muse a little baffled as to how he could hold the status of ‘legend’, only to show it when they least expect it. You never quite know what you’re going to get with him: he’s generous and selfless, yet has many vices that seem selfish at times; he’s both a lover and a fearsome fighter; he’s immensely resilient at the same time as incredibly vulerable and damaged; he’s a himbo and a bit of a jock with the soul of a poet. Love him with no restraint and invite his love in return, and you’ll get not only a lover, but a devotee. Wears his heart on his sleeve... or does he? Chip away at him and find out!

Now the OPPOSITE, list everything why your muse could not be so interesting (even if you may not agree, what does the fandom perhaps think?). — The pervy, flirty, jokey schtick could get grating, or come across as disingenuous. In romantic situations, he’ll keep quiet about putting a label on whatever it is, and beneath his overall sweetness and devotion there may be an underlying reek of commitment issues and a fear of admitting he is afraid. He also has a habit of deflecting negativity in general, and playing things off as if they don’t matter or they’re a joke, making him actually rather a difficult person to get to know the heart of. One might feel as if they’re getting nowhere with him...

... Either that, or they get the complete opposite. Yes, as equally as he can be guarded, he can overshare like crazy, and has a tendency to become codependent with those he gets attached to, which is inconsistent with his free-spirited nature, and how adept he is at keeping others at arm’s length from his less sunny side. This inconsistency might make him seem unreliable—if the fact he’s always off who-knows-where doesn’t do the trick already.

What inspired you to rp your muse? — I’ve been a big fan of the Sannin ever since I first read the Deadlock, but being a very young person at the time I perhaps couldn’t relate enough to people who had experienced so much to do them justice in my teenage fic-writing endeavours, so I remained on the sidelines enjoying content by other people (there may also have been a little bit of ‘what the fuck, why do I dig the old dude so much’ denial in there haha). I’ve picked up and dropped my obsession with the series several times over the years, and my love for those three seemed to grow each time. They really are ‘the lost generation’, and as the sole survivors—alongside having a huge impact on the plot, how the shinobi world is shaped, and the three main protagonists—there’s a lot of juicy material there, a lot of emotional background, along with decades of history that basically goes untapped in the canon.

Anyway, I digress. Coming to the Naruto RPC for the first time around this time 2 years ago at the age of 25, I made this blog and my Deidara one on a whim, but focused on the latter at first. Villains were always comfortable territory for me in my other RP experiences, and I think it made me doubt that I could possibly do someone who is frankly a lovely guy any justice, no matter how much I loved him. I even had the intention of making him fully Akatsuki/Missing-Nin AU at first. Yeah. That’s how stuck in my villain/anti-hero zone I was! But, I think in the end, the fact he actually isn’t a two-dimensional typical ‘hero’ was something I chewed over and realised would be incredibly enriching to write, worth stepping out of my comfort zone for. And being a little more mature and less angst-ridden myself by that point, I found I could resonate with his feelings and ideals in a way that I know I couldn’t have as a teen... but I was still tentative.

Anyway, after leaving his blog empty for a bit (with its placeholder URL ‘frogdaddy’, which sadly got hoarded by someone else), I cosplayed the old bastard, along with my partner as Orochimaru. We’d been stanning that particular ship and talking about how great the Sannin are in general for quite some time by that point, but being casually in character for fun while drunk off my tits at a boat party, was a bit of an epiphanic moment. Not long after that, I threw myself right into writing this chaotic-good old bastard with gusto, and here I still am :’)

What keeps your inspiration going? — Taking breaks to recharge as and when I need to. Seriously. The death of all my other blogs has been pressure (mostly from myself) to be there and force myself to put out regular content, so I went into this not thinking that way and it’s really helped!

Of course, there’s also the fact that there simply seems to be no shortage of areas I can delve into with this guy. Again, it’s his age and all the missing years in canon... but I think it’s also how much love he has and his genuine eagerness to engage with others that makes him one of the most naturally bountiful muses I’ve played. Because honestly? Most of my villain muses wanted people to just fuck off :’D this guy is open to everything.

That aside, I guess I just gel with him more than I ever expected to. I’ve changed a lot as a person and gained more confidence since various areas of my life got better, and I really just vibed with this chill, funny, romantic, pervy, big-hearted energy. I enjoy angst, but my real love is peppering the serious and heartbreaking with romance and comedy—and isn’t that just befitting of him? Writing through his eyes also helps to keep my outlook positive, so that keeps me stuck on him as much as the seemingly limitless content potential.

And this is without even going into my cross-fandom AU ideas I have on the back-burner. Honestly, they’re there but I want to put a real effort into them while keeping his essence the same, which for some, involves brushing up on my lore!

Some more personal questions for the mun.

Give your mutuals some insight about the way you are in some matters, which could lead them to get more comfortable with you or perhaps not.

Do you think you give your character justice? YES / NO.

Do you frequently write headcanons? YES / NO.

Do you sometimes write drabbles? YES / NO / RARELY. (depends on whether I get a flash of inspiration—which mostly comes with random asks that happen to stir up an idea for a scene, such as this one (NSFW warning))

Do you think a lot about your Muse during the day? YES / NO.

Are you confident in your portrayal? YES / NO.

Are you confident in your writing? YES / NO.

Are you a sensitive person? YES / 50-50 /NO. (I tend not to take things personally but am also very passionate—call it my innate Leo-ness!)

Do you accept criticism well about your portrayal? — Hmmm. I haven’t actually had any critique on my portrayal, so I’m not sure haha! I’d say if it’s constructive, then I’ll take it into account and consider it, especially if it’s a case where it helps me realise I’ve perhaps not gotten across what I intended to very well. But I’m also quite fond of my portrayal in its essence, so I may end up just thanking the person for their opinion and carry on as usual :P

Do you like questions, which help you explore your character? — Absolutely! I’ve had some wonderful ones recently and it’s exactly the kick I need to get ideas out, some of which I’ve had on the back-burner but not had a framework within which to write it without it getting derailed. I definitely appreciate a question that will keep me at least a little on-topic, otherwise if I go off on my own volition I really tend to... well, go off! Even if a question is a similar topic to something I’ve already done, it’s a good exercise for me to go back to the similar headcanon and see if I can build further on it, deviate, and link it to show what past thoughts I’ve been working with. A great way of keeping some consistency in my portrayal while making improvements, I find! And then of course I’ve had some questions that are entirely new morsels for thought, and it leads me to something new and fresh, which I greatly appreciate.

Basically, any questions at all, fire away! I may take a while but I will get to them eventually!

If someone disagrees to a headcanon of yours, do you want to know why? — Yeah. I mean I think it’s just polite to present a reason as to why not, instead of just being like ‘this is wrong/a bad take’ or whatever. Source material is down to personal interpretation, so if I draw different ideas from it to another person after discussion, then we can simply agree to disagree on it.

If someone disagrees with your portrayal, how would you take it? — They are welcome to disagree with me I guess? So long as they’re respectful and don’t then treat me as if my interpretation is ‘AU’ or talk about ‘canon Jiraiya’ as if he’s obviously a different entity to my own, then disagree away. But if prompted enough, know that I will most likely defend my portrayal with what I consider to be justification from the source material :P I did pay close attention to it, after all, and I do consider my portrayal to align well with it.

If someone really hates your character, how do you take it? — Depends on the nature of it and the conduct, really? Like, people are allowed to dislike characters. I myself find a couple of characters pretty annoying or don’t particularly care for them (granted, usually it’s in a love-to-hate or simply a ‘this character doesn’t interest me’ way), but that doesn’t affect how I behave towards the RPer of a character. It’s just manners, really. People tend to RP characters because they like them, so why would you take negativity right to their doorstep, in this space they’ve made as an expression of enjoyment for, and to develop said character?

There’s been some people who admitted to me that they didn’t care much for Jiraiya, but then began to like him more with my portrayal and that’s more than fine; I take it as the highest compliment in fact. It’s also the kind of open-minded attitude I like to have with portrayals of characters I don’t necessarily like or have much interest in, because by and large, people do tend to add more depth and nuance than the busy and character-packed canon allowed.

However, if it’s the type of hate that’s got its own devoted circle of bitter bitches, who seem to use so much energy hating a character... then please, don’t engage me. Doesn’t matter who the character is, don’t expect me to follow/keep following your negative ass if it’s constant on the dash—and if the target character is any of the Sannin then frankly I’ll have probably blocked/blacklisted in a heartbeat. The ‘critical’ views of them tend to diminish them as humans, diminish the context and events that surrounded their choices, and in a way that I find is a gross double standard compared to what people will allow other (read: young, attractive, fandom faves, ‘babies’ or ‘beans’) to get away with and excuse the behaviours of. I don’t need that kinda negative energy sullying my hobby, nor do I need moral superiority that isn’t applied consistently across the board.

Are you okay with people pointing out your grammatical errors? — Absolutely! I meticulously fret and check, and cringe when I get a reply and happen to spot errors while rereading what I wrote before it! I edit a lot but don’t always pick up on errors, so I’m more than happy to have it pointed out. Chances are, I’ll be far more brutal to myself about it than anyone else would be!

Do you think you are easy going as a mun? — Overall, yeah. I’m not possessive or clingy (I don’t think) and don’t expect the world from people, nor for them to focus on or favour me or be super fast. I just expect the same respect in return. Having said that, I will express it when I don’t like something or it makes me uncomfortable, provided we’re familiar enough, because if we’re strangers I’d feel like I was coming across as entitled to your energy and emotional labour. I do my best to be diplomatic about it though, and rest assured it doesn’t mean I’m forever mad at you or turned off in any way just because I have a small grievance. I just find that being honest with each other rather than letting things pile up and fester makes a friendship more solid, and basically more genuine and long-lasting.

That’s about it, congrats for filling out!

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nightklok · 4 years

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[Jay x Gil] A Perfect Situation Ch. 4/4

A Perfect Situation (Chapter 4/4)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Gil/Jay (Disney: Descendants)

Tags: Volunteering at an animal shelter, Fluff, Light Angst, Implied abuse, Implied animal abuse

Summary: Anon's request of Jay getting Gil a pet. After a year of traveling around the world and settling down in Auradon, Jay and Gil decide to volunteer at an animal shelter. A particular cat catches Gil’s eyes. Chaos ensues.

Birthdays were celebrated depending on their families, mostly. Almost all of them had at least one birthday party as a child before their parents decided that they outgrew them. It seemed like living to one’s birthday was already something to celebrate silently so it was left to their friends to celebrate them as they should. Birthday traditions and rituals were created almost exclusively between groups of friends and for the pirate crew, it was no different, albeit it was a bit rougher than most. Gil never knew what they would do for his birthday and besides planning to spend the evening with Jay, he didn't know what his friends would do now with the unlimited resources around them.

He woke up to the usual birthday ritual his pirate crew had; it mainly involved shouting and lifting the birthday person through the bedsheets. Sometimes, it involved throwing water at them. Or taking them while they slept and placing them in the ocean (with the mattress as a raft, of course). It was a strange birthday ritual that was only equivalent to a more extreme birthday punch. To Gil though, it was home and something he looked forward to.

After that near-death experience, he headed to the dining room where breakfast was already prepared and ready for him. Uma had prepared his favorite breakfast which seemed all the better, most likely because of the fresh ingredients and creativity Uma had with unlimited foods and flavors. She seemed pretty pleased with it too considering how her eyes would light up anytime anyone complimented her food but, as always, tried to play off her excitement.

Back in the Isle, it was hard to find something new to do. That didn't mean they didn't try but there was always a longing that there could've been more if they were outside. Now that they were outside, they were right about the possibilities being endless. They could do things they always thought of and even do things that never crossed their minds. It was Ben who gave them a list of things they do for Gil's birthday and it was a list that certainly didn't disappoint anyone.

Gil, Harry, and Uma spent most of the morning walking around town taking advantage of the free birthday food and drinks. They quickly learned that most of the workers were either afraid of them or were students of Auradon Prep grateful for their heroism. Either way, they would end up leaving with more free things than usual. If they weren't full of that huge breakfast they were certainly from how many free foods they ate. By the time they were sure they raided any place possible, they had a bag full of all the free pastries they could get their hands on.

He noticed that Uma and Harry were excited more than usual but it was easy to think of it as the excitement of celebrating a birthday outside of the Isle for the first time. There were many things to be excited about in celebrating a birthday now; free birthday drinks and snacks, birthday cakes, balloons, candy, and more. They ended that morning by going to the cinema and watching a film. Despite it not being a horror film, they were certainly slightly terrified by the high definition and realistic sounds the theater had. Luckily, there was no one else watching the same film otherwise they might’ve just ended up being kicked out from making too many loud noises.

After that film, Harry pulled out his scarf and blindfolded Gil without saying much of a word other than 'hold still' as he tied the scarf.

With Uma and Harry holding his hands, he had no choice but to be at the mercy of them and hope that he didn't trip up over anything while they refused to let him know where they were going. Other than an occasional tug and guiding him which way to go, they didn’t give any other hint on their next location. It did feel like forever before he heard the door open, hushed whispers, and more doors opening before he felt the blindfold being taken off him.

When the blindfold was finally off of him, it took a few moments for him to adjust to the sudden brightness as a chorus of 'surprise!' was heard throughout the room. When he was able to see clearly, he saw he was in the animal shelter break room. There were streamers decorated across the walls, a 'Happy Birthday' sign, and almost everything needed to show Gil it was a birthday party. The sea of faces surrounding him was familiar; his pirate crew, the volunteers and workers he had befriended, other VKs, some AKs, and even Jay’s friends though Jay was nowhere to be seen.

It was hard to focus solely on him though from the chaos that was around him with shouts of birthday wishes to the pirate crew chanting ‘cake!’. It was the kind of chaos that reminded him so much of his birthdays back in the Isle only that there was something new. A surprise party was one of them but there was something else to it. He couldn’t contain his grin at this as he turned to Harry and Uma, “Did you guys seriously plan this for me?”

“Well of course we did! Who else would possibly do this-” Harry was interrupted by Uma shoving him which made him sigh, “Alright, we got ‘some’ help from that lover of yours.”

“Jay?" He asked, his voice still held some enthusiasm despite trying to hide it, "Is he here?"

"He will be soon," Uma stated as she looked at the clock in the wall, "He just has some last-minute things he needs to do."

"Really? I think everything here is perfect-"

"Gil!" Before he could react, he was immediately wrapped in a hug by Celia, "Happy birthday! Now let's eat cake!"

He couldn't help but laugh as he hugged Celia back, "Thanks Cel but we gotta wait for Jay unless there's like some birthday tradition in Auradon we have to do first."

"Wait for him? He's already here; my shadow saw him!" She answered excitedly. Ever since she was free from the Isle, she found there were no restrictions on her powers. It meant she was free and most importantly, gave more of a chance to use for bribes/blackmail. Her knowing look at Harry and Uma showed she had used her limitless powers to her benefit already. Gil was proud.

Harry grumbled and handed her money, cursing under his breath.

Gil had figured that it had something to do with his birthday present so he refrained from asking for the sake of Harry's wallet, "Then I guess we won't have to wait for long if he's somewhere here!"

"Perfect; that should be enough time to give you a reading! Come on, you'll get the birthday special and I won't even ask for money," She held his arm and pulled him away from Harry and Uma before he could say another word.

He ended up sitting in a table that was surrounded by his pirate crew, volunteers and friends. Celia gave her tarot readings which were a bit more accurate than usual but it was still adorable to see her excitement in giving the readings.

It must have been half an hour before Jay finally showed up. By then, everyone was mostly eating snacks and hanging around with Gil. They were either eating, playing video games, chatting, getting scammed by Celia, or playing poker with a Harry that was winning through rather questionable means.

Gil was enjoying himself though he would frequently look through the door to see if Jay was there. After possibly the umpteenth time of looking, Jay finally walked in through the door. Gil couldn't contain his excitement and quickly rushed over to him to give him a hug, “You finally made it!”

“Sorry I didn’t show up earlier, Gil.” Jay smiled sheepishly as he wrapped his arms around him.

"Way to be fashionably late for your own boyfriend's birthday." Uma glared at him and Jay didn’t even let it affect him. Mostly.

"I had a perfectly good excuse. I just wanted to make sure that everything was prepared."

“Prepared for what?” Gil asked.

“You’ll see later. I promise.” Jay pulled away from him and kissed his forehead briefly to prevent him from asking any more questions.

“As I predicted, he’s here now!” Celia exclaimed proudly. She stood up on the table to be seen more. She even threw some sort of dust for dramatic flair which caused one of the pirates to cough violently.

“You said that an hour ago.” Dizzy retorted.

“Doesn’t matter! We can finally have cake now!”

After they did this weird Auradon tradition of blowing candles on a cake only to remove them to eat said cake, Jay took him by the hand and led him to a separate room. It was mainly used for pets and potential owners to interact one-on-one so the room was as inviting as it could be. There was a cat carrier in the center of the room which was closed.

"You can open it," Jay said as he closed the door behind them.

Gil did as told and walked almost cautiously to the cage. The tactics he learned at the Isle didn't leave him so not knowing what was in a cage automatically created a fight-or-flight response for him. He soon found there was nothing to worry about because there Wolf was sitting on the cage. He was looking bored but quickly sat up once he saw him, meowing and clawing at the cage.

The moment he opened the cage, Wolf walked out immediately and sat on Gil's lap. He closed his eyes as he let him stroke the top of his head, purring pretty loudly. He smiled widely as he continued petting him, not saying any other word. He didn't know how his birthday could get any better than this.

Jay watched him from afar for a few moments. Eventually, he approached him and sat down next to him. Wolf had grown used to him so he didn't run off, leaving him relieved, "So I wasn't sure what to get you for your birthday. I know that technically you got it but I still wanted to give you something. You can open it." He handed him a yellow envelope.

"You really didn't need to, though." He smiled at him as he took it. He opened it and pulled out a birthday card. A few sheets of paper nearly dropped to the ground that was placed inside of it. The paper seemed to involve a lot of words and information but the first few words were clear.

Congratulations, your application for the Auradon Animal Shelter Foster Program has been accepted.

"Wait, you signed me up for this?" He looked up at Jay with confusion being clear that it was his only emotion at the moment.

“Not without some help. Someone had to forge your signature after all." He smiled lightly though it was clear he was just slightly a bit nervous, "You should read the other papers.”

Gil did as told and pulled out a page that didn’t have to do with the foster program. It was instead a paper that told of lots of information but only a few stood out to him. He looked at Jay with complete shock on his face, “this is for real?”

“Yep, everything there is real.”

“Oh...So I’m really fostering Wolf now? Why me?” He was feeling all sorts of emotions from confusion to excitement so it was taking him so long to process the reality.

“It seems like he won’t trust anyone else but you so who else would be a better owner than you?”

“I thought he wasn’t ready to be adopted or fostered...”

“Well, not really. But shelters get overcrowded at this time so he was better off getting fostered by you so his progress won’t get worse or something like that. There's a whole process of getting him home but Carlos can explain this better than I can. But the bottom line is that you can take care of him outside of here. Whether you want to adopt him or not is up to you but the option's there.”

"I don't know what to say...but thank you, Jay.” Gil grinned. All of his emotions had subsided except one: happiness.

“Hey, don’t thank me mostly. As much as I’d like to take the credit, this was a team effort.” He knew that they were outside the door to congratulate him but he decided not to bring that info to him just yet. For now, it was just the two of them so he decided that it should be fine to let them have this moment.

“I’ll thank them when I see them. But for you, really, just thank you.”

“You don’t have to thank me for everything. I should be thanking you. You were always the type of person to give people chances, even when we were back in the Isle. Honestly, I don’t think I would’ve been able to travel the world if it wasn’t for you. I don’t think I can imagine traveling the world without you now as cheesy as it sounds."

Gil wanted to speak but he was at a loss for words. He wanted to say the same but how could he word it differently? God, he nearly wanted to cry from the fact this birthday was so much more different than last year's. No barrier, no questionable ingredients in food, and no boredom at all. He got to experience actual sunshine, sightseeing and tasting food that he never thought would be so good in his wildest dreams. Somehow spending it at as well with one of Mal's friends as his boyfriend made it all the more different, and it was a good different. It was the type of change that was overwhelming but it was clear the result would be nothing but peaceful.

Thankfully, Jay had learned to fill in whatever words Gil couldn't say. He leaned over and kissed him. It must've been the first kiss they shared and what a damn shame they waited for so long. It was the kind that was soft and meant so much despite it being short. It was enough for them.

Eventually, they had to leave the room. The presents and leftover cake weren't going to be taken care of themselves. It was way too overwhelming outside for Wolf to come with him so they left him back in the cage for now. A volunteer had entered the room just as they left to watch over him. Harry, Uma, Audrey, Celia, Mal, Evie, and Carlos were waiting for them. From how they looked, it was obvious they were trying to eavesdrop and appear like they totally weren't.

"So..." Celia spoke up as casually as she could, "What's up?"

Gil laughed, "Seriously though, I never thought you guys would be able to pull this off..."

Jay and Carlos glanced at Audrey. She was with the group but in the back, making it a bit hard to see her until Carlos dragged her closer, "Well...we did all chip in but this wouldn't have been possible without someone especially..."

She smiled sheepishly, "I only did what was fair. And well, I suppose having some connections makes it easier to make things fair."

"And we did need to forge your signature too...with a threat or two sprinkled in, of course," Harry added in.

“You guys are honestly the best.” Gil couldn't contain his smile even if he tried. He was surrounded by people that must've chipped in, whether monetary or through the application process. He could never imagine being this loved, especially out of the Isle.

"You make it easier." Jay smiled as he wrapped an arm around him.

Uma rolled her eyes, "Okay lovebirds, before we need to gouge our eyes out we should head back. I didn't have Harry spend 30 minutes wrapping your gifts for nothing."

Gil had forgotten about that. He was honestly fine with the day spent with all of them. Everyone was happy. Happier than the time spent in the Isle and happier than before Jay and he left to travel. He got to try so many things and be surrounded by the people he genuinely cared about. He didn't say any of that, though. They already knew and were probably way too excited to see his reaction on actual new things as presents rather than used or refurbished items.

They walked together back to the break room. As they all kept dropping vague hints on what they had gotten him (thankfully they added in cat toys and supplies), he thought about Wolf and how to arrange his room to suit him. It would certainly be a transition to adjust from taking care of a cat a few hours at a time to 24/7 but he was up for the challenge.

Jay still had his arm wrapped around Gil, laughing at some joke Carlos had told. He could see it in his eyes that he definitely wouldn't be thinking about running off. Despite the past hardships and hardships to come, they have nothing but a great support system to call their second family. He couldn't help but laugh as well, even if he had missed the joke.

Once they made it to the break room, he was quickly sat down and had a random present shoved in his hands. There were small tears in the wrapping paper which made it easy to see what it was (and who it was from).

As much as he wanted to sneak off with Jay and go back to the room with Wolf, he definitely was still needed for the unwrapping presents portion. With everyone taking some leftover drinks and food, it felt almost familiar. It felt like he was back in the isle crowding around a table with his friends and sharing a bottle of totally legal alcohol. Auradon was stricter with its age limits but he didn't mind. There were worst things to throw a fuss over.

Being surrounded by the people he cared about the most was more than enough for him. He made a comment about the present before having another shoved in his hands by Celia this time. This time, it was perfectly wrapped.

With a laugh, he began opening the present. Each present he opened felt like he was officially shedding away whatever old traditions there were back in the Isle. And that was okay, anyway. The Isle can let him keep his friends and boyfriend and whatever useful skills they may need. He welcomed Auradon in letting him be assured he would see many more birthdays with the people he cares about.

Now, if only Auradon could be clear if Wolf would even allow him to dress him up in that taco costume Audrey had gifted. He'll figure it out.

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