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Started March 03, 2023 by @Wild

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I had this idea occur to me very randomly, but basically… What if there was a poor customer service employee working a graveyard shift, and maybe they don't mind it so much because they look forward to their nightly visitor who seems to come into the store at increasingly ungodly hours, and maybe they were both working up the courage to confess… And maybe one night when it finally seems like one of them might say something, BAM, they get caught up in an attempted robbery? And then they all kiss O.O

lol jk jk… unless?

That's a kind of crack way to simplify the plot idea, but essentially it boils down to a chaotic poly relationship. I'm also craving more fluff than anything too dramatic—the robber, for example, would actually just be a desperate kid or something that the other two end up "adopting" and falling for (age range I'm thinking is 17-22 ish).

I'm also a sucker for found family and fantasy, so I'd like to include those. Would anyone be willing to indulge in this plot idea with me? I'm looking for two people!!

Please note that I'm totally open to improvising if there's another idea you want to propose instead or somehow incorporate. I intend for this to be very lighthearted overall, with some angst sprinkled slightly throughout!

I AM SUPER INTRESTED IN THIS!!!

ik we have another rp going (may end up stalking if you want someone new) but this looks interesting,, i too love found family and fantasy with a passion lol

You both are more than welcome to join! I'm going to go ahead and post a character template here in a few. You can fill it out as much or as little as you'd like! Just keep in mind I might be using the templates as references for sketches in the future, so detail on their appearances will only help ^^

Name: Soren "Ren" Twokeep
Gender/Pronouns: Male, he/him
Age: Twenty-one
Sexuality: Pansexual
Species: Djinn
Powers/Supernatural Traits:
+_Can sense the wishes of those around him.
+_Can grant small wishes with ease, but only when the wish is spoken or communicated to him with intent.
+_Can grant most major wishes, but they take time and dedication from both him and the wisher.
+_One of the things he cannot do is bring the dead back to life.
+_While unable to revive the dead, he can talk to them. By astral projecting his consciousness, he can even allow a spirit to partially possess him. This allows them to communicate with the living for a short time, but often leaves him with a migraine afterward.
+_He is physically unable to leave the city on his own.

Appearance: Soren is an average height with broad shoulders and slim legs, giving him the approximate build of an isosceles triangle. His skin is tan with pink undertones, usually offset by his carefully coordinated sense of fashion that sticks to one color palette at a time. His face is proportionate to the rest of him, defined by a strong, squared jawline, soft, full lips with a small mole just below the curve of his lower, a long, delicate nose, and two fond, gray eyes framed by long lashes and arched eyebrows. Ren's hair is a thick, wavy brown often styled to cover his forehead, but is kept just long enough to tie back when necessary.
Personality: A complete introvert, but one who tends to do all the adopting of extroverts. Just because he enjoys his peace and quiet doesn't mean he dislikes engaging with others. While he usually lets others take the lead in conversation, Ren will often interject with his dry humor or wild anecdotes. He's a bit of a hardass when it comes to rules, a mother hen at heart who worries relentlessly for those he cares about—not that he'd ever admit it. He might be a little bit emotionally constipated, but that's okay because he's Trying His Best. He's also entirely unafraid of confrontation, although it's usually a last resort when he feels he's truly been wronged.
Backstory: All I'm gonna say is he's the poor customer service employee from the description.
Other:
+_I imagine his internal approach (or perhaps drunk approach) to love would be a lot like the song 'Afterglow' by Ed Sheeran.

By the way, I went with the poor customer service employee, but I'll let the two of you decide who will play who between the mysterious nightly visitor and the admittedly probably terrible robber.

we should rock paper scissors it /lhj

tbh you can pick if you want! idm either ^^
i'm also indecisive asf soooo

I can be the nightly visitor, I think I have a pretty good character in mind!

aight works for me!

Name: Milo Aquino
Gender/Pronouns: demiboy, he/they
Age: twenty
Sexuality: pansexual
Species: sea monster (i was going off of lagoona blue for this,, i love monster high and i am not sorry lmfao)
Powers/Supernatural Traits:

• he has the ability to breathe underwater
• can swim extremely well, since swimming is like walking for him lol
• some water manipulation, though he cannot create or destroy water, only use existing water
• hates the heat and is very vulnerable if he does not have access to water

Appearance: Milo looks a bit like a cross between Lagoona Blue and Luca (from the movie Luca). He stands at 5' 8" with a slim build and lean muscles. He is built a bit like a swimmer, considering he does a lot of swimming when they can. He has pale blue skin with darker blue freckles across his nose and cheeks as well as on his shoulders. They have darker blue hair which is short and curly. He has eyes that are a sea green shade, and they are framed by thin brows and delicate lashes. Their nose is on the wider side with a more flat bridge and they have full lips. Their cheeks are always a little bit flushed (though it looks more blue than pink since their blood is deep blue and not red like a human's). Milo has ears that look like Luca's and more fish-like than regular human ears as well.
Personality: Milo is generally fairly energetic, friendly, and awkward. They love meeting new people and making friends, but he can be quite intimidated by new people at times. He is easily peer pressured and will go along with the crowd rather than be by himself. He is a bit of a scaredy-cat and a cry baby sometimes, which he got teased for as a kid, but he does have a deep wellspring of courage he can draw on when someone he cares about is in danger. He can be fairly skittish and nervous around new people and situations, but is willing to do anything for those he is close to. They are unfailingly loyal and selfless to a fault. They don't really care what happens to them if the people they care about are okay, and can be reckless due to their lack of care about himself. Also quite creative.
Backstory: Milo's parents were never really involved in his life. His mother died when he was young, and his father neglected both him and his younger brother. Eventually, his father ended up getting killed and leaving Milo to watch over his brother by himself even though he had basically already been doing that since he was young. However, recently Milo's brother started having serious health problems and having to spend lots of the time in the hospital. The medical bills started adding up and Milo couldn't pay them all just working his current job that was barely able to pay the bills. This is why Milo tries to rob the store lol. He doesn't know what else to do to help his brother.
Other: uhhh idk man

Name: Valentine Sutton
Gender/Pronouns: Trans male, he/him
Age: 23
Sexuality: Homosexual
Species: Manticore
Powers/Supernatural Traits:

• Poison immunity
• Flight
• bestial form
• etc.
  Appearance: Valentine is a pretty average-looking man, with a mousey appearance and a short stature. He's got large brown eyes with some yellow hints and narrow pupils, giving him a slight cat-like appearance. His hair is also brown and often messy, covering his eyes just a tad. His face is round and his cheeks are almost always flushed in embarrassment or being flustered.
  Personality: Val is a very easily flustered person, often fumbling over his words, trying to find the best word to describe just what he's looking at. He's more introverted outwardly, but when you get to know him, he's very energetic and loves to ramble about the stupidest things.
  Backstory: He grew up in the foster system after being removed from his pack home. He was always the runt of the litter and eventually aged out of the system. He managed to put himself through med school and now works as a child's surgeon.

boom finally managed to put my brain to words

just wanna say i love y’all’s characters!!

Omg, I love yours as well!!! Milo my babygirl /pos

They're both perfect!!! A djinn, a sea monster, and a manticore. What a lovely-sounding trio ^^ Also Ren is going to adopt the crap out of both of them, flustered, anxious little babies. (Is Valentine older? Yes. Will that stop Soren? Absolutely not–)

I'll work on getting a starter up sometime soon. Tomorrow at the latest!!

Alrighty!!!

sounds good!

_{(Welp, this took longer than I thought it would. Thank you both for your patience!!)}

A dissatisfied hum sounded out from somewhere behind the dull, faux-wooden counter of the small twenty-four-hour convenience store known as Lucky Stars. Behind the advertised racks of sweets ranging from the classic Snickers and KitKats to the more adventurous Roulettes and Bubble-Bursters, a broad-shouldered man was crouched scrolling away on his phone with a small frown.

His swipes on the screen coincided with the ever-changing song playing on the speakers overhead, not a single one playing for more than a couple of seconds at a time until…

"Perfect," Soren whispered, hypnotizing bass growing in volume to accompany the trippy instrumental that had begun to play. Before long a low voice began to croon, and the djinn stood and leaned back, grunting at the way his spine cracked. He shook his hair out, stepping around the counter and reaching for what looked to be a pipe.

The pipe was made of copper and flaunted an impressively detailed design depicting a witch's garden. A single incense cone in the center emitted a few last vestiges of smoke before burning out completely, just in time for Ren to pluck it out with the special, thimble-like claw tips he'd been given by his boss. He tapped the chamber of the pipe against the inside of a nearby waste bin, then slotted a new cone in the center and ignited it with a quick breath.

Customers this early into the hours of the morning were rare, so if he took longer than normal to complete the routine cleansing, there was no one to call him out on it.

Ren took his time meandering through the small store, taking care to avoid tripping on a crease in one of the rugs by the automatic door. He smoothed out the wrinkle with his foot so it wouldn't be a hazard for others and continued on, pausing to ensure everything was in order and even fixing a few bags of chips that had been knocked over.

At the junction between the fortune-telling cards and soda coolers, however, the sound of the chimes above the door caught his attention. Excitement immediately sparked in Ren's chest as his thoughts flickered to the mysterious customer he often encountered around this time and, hopeful, he quickly finished his route and deposited the pipe on the counter once again.

"Welcome to Lucky Stars," he greeted, voice deep and smooth and only slightly less apathetic than his normal greeting as he waited for the customer to enter his line of sight.