rue
design by rain, [custom]
[edits by _silentsiren_] sclera [nr], tattoos [nr], shine [s], hair [s], tail [c], horns [r] hex codes・ #334455, #9999AA, #AABBCC, #667788, #224466, #8899BB, #99BBCC, #5577AA |
telling me the things I should believe in
I’ll show you what I’m made of
Rue is a 'you only live once' type of dude and lives his life with exuberant gusto. He's smug but mostly in a charming way; knows he's pretty and doesn't mind folks appreciating it. He enjoys flirting but he's never interested enough to actually follow through and he gets easily bored with 90% of the people he meets, no matter how beautiful they are. He's selfish with the singular exception of Keahi, who is basically his adopted brother; Rue always jokes that they were supposed to be blood brothers but their parents got mixed up. They showed up on the doorstep of the orphanage on the same morning at the same age and they agreed to celebrate their birthdays together years back. Rue has always chafed at the orphanage and desperately wants to leave but is waiting for Keahi to get comfortable with the idea. Rue loves Keahi deeply, if someone offered him a trade for Keahi at the cost of the world Rue would trade for Keahi without hesitation. He's extremely loyal once he's given his friendship to someone but Keahi is really the only person who's ever earned it. Keahi has a terrible habit of grabbing Rue's horns and yanking him down to his eye level as Rue is over a foot taller than him.
He's a helluva fighter, scrappy and determined and liable to give up only when he's knocked unconscious and literally cannot go on. He's not afraid to take a punch; he's liable to burst into laughter in the middle of a fight just to piss his opponent off. He's exceptionally good at reading body language and he uses this skill for evil; he can basically read someone's sore spots in a minute and then pushes those buttons mercilessly. Rue was the one to figure out that Keahi's powers were linked to his emotions and the one to help Keahi get a handle on them. He's never been afraid of Keahi, even that one time when they were little and Keahi lost his grip on them; Rue is fearless around Keahi because he knows to his bones that Keahi would never hurt him. He's an incredible liar and can control his own body language to an extreme that would amaze people if they ever knew; he can lie convincingly to anyone about anything he wants. He's very protective over Keahi and would never abandon him, no matter what. He comes off as very flippant and uncaring but he really isn't. Admittedly his moral compass is kind of greyed out but he doesn't mind doing what needs to be done. Rue hates being touched by people but is very physically affectionate with Keahi. He hates when people try and touch his hair and is liable to lose his temper over it.
He's a helluva fighter, scrappy and determined and liable to give up only when he's knocked unconscious and literally cannot go on. He's not afraid to take a punch; he's liable to burst into laughter in the middle of a fight just to piss his opponent off. He's exceptionally good at reading body language and he uses this skill for evil; he can basically read someone's sore spots in a minute and then pushes those buttons mercilessly. Rue was the one to figure out that Keahi's powers were linked to his emotions and the one to help Keahi get a handle on them. He's never been afraid of Keahi, even that one time when they were little and Keahi lost his grip on them; Rue is fearless around Keahi because he knows to his bones that Keahi would never hurt him. He's an incredible liar and can control his own body language to an extreme that would amaze people if they ever knew; he can lie convincingly to anyone about anything he wants. He's very protective over Keahi and would never abandon him, no matter what. He comes off as very flippant and uncaring but he really isn't. Admittedly his moral compass is kind of greyed out but he doesn't mind doing what needs to be done. Rue hates being touched by people but is very physically affectionate with Keahi. He hates when people try and touch his hair and is liable to lose his temper over it.
they can’t cover up for me
because there’s nothing I’m afraid of
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