Occasionally, there are instances in one’s life where regret embeds itself too deep to safely remove.
Standing here, your back against the literal and proverbial wall, you’re reacquainted with this humbling reality. A reminder of your mortality. What a delicate substance it is, easily extinguishable like a candle to some.
Violet eyes piercing enough to sever metal regard you, unamused and faintly malicious. You can’t say you didn’t bring this upon yourself. He pins your wrists above you with one hand. His grip is tight yet falls short of being painful. As much as you want to look away, he won’t permit it, so you maintain unflinching eye contact to prevent ruffling him further.
“Well?” There’s a sardonic lilt to his voice that makes you shiver. “I’m waiting.”
You part and close your lips in the same breath. Asking him for clarification won’t do you much good, he delights in watching you piece together his dubious intentions. The satisfaction he derives from it is a bit worrisome. Nonetheless, he offers you one saving grace he’d extend to no one else — patience.
What led up to this unfortunate development? Ah, yes, you saw fit to poke a slumbering beast with a stick. Scaramouche had been too preoccupied to entertain your whims. So, you being the genius that you are, offhandedly remarked that if he didn’t want to wrestle around with you, Tartaglia would certainly be up for it.
No sooner had his junior Harbinger’s name left your lips did you find yourself pinned against a wall.
He sighs, long and drawn out, as if you’re the source of all his woes.
“You’re the one who proposed this insipid game, the least you can do is see it through.”
One of the best boons from being in Scaramouche’s orbit is how many insults he adds to your vocabulary. His lexicon is vast and impressive.
Now that you understand what he’s getting at, you push back against your restraints, gauging how effective this method would be. He doesn’t cede any ground. His lithe body belies the immense strength he can wield. He restricts your writhing without overexerting himself in the slightest. Realizing a battle of physical prowess won’t end in your favor, you employ a new tactic.
The corners of your eyes crinkle as you smile at him softly.
“Kuni,” you speak the nickname he weakly claims to abhor, “Won’t you go easy on me?”
The tips of the Harbinger’s ears turn red. He scoffs, turning his head to hide how effortlessly you fluster him. “Of course not. If I always indulged you, you’d become more insufferable than you already are.”
“That’s rude.”
“The truth often is.”
While he’s preoccupied with your exchange, you twist your body, placing your best on the element of surprise. He’d need to quickly readjust the angle at which he’s holding your wrist to stop you. For half a second, you think you have him beat, but he leans in, using his torso to block your escape. A wicked grin spreads on his face at your little underhanded tactic.
You swallow thickly.
“Awe, don’t look so defeated! The effort was there,” he snickers. “Maybe next time?”
“Don’t you have things to do? It’s not like you can hold me here all day, right?”
He stares at you blankly.
“... Right?” You repeat, chuckling weakly.
“Hm, I don’t know. I’m starting to see the appeal to this game of yours. Let’s play a while longer.”
*BANGING POTS AND PANS TOGETHER* APPARENTLY VREL SAID HARPER'S FAVOURITE POSITION IS THE STAND AND CARRY!!!!!!!!!!!11111111!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HARPER'S FAVOURITE POSITION IS LIFTING UP THEIR PARTNER AND FUCKING THEM (WHILE FACING EACH OTHER) DO YOU HEAR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM GOING FAWKKING INSANEEEEE WAUUUUUUUGHGHGHGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
hi this is random but it’s very comforting to me that you’re still posting jatp stuff :) so many people i’ve followed since the early days™️ have moved onto other fandoms completely or deactivated so every time i see you being excited about juke on my dash it makes me go !!!!!!!!!!
aww anon!!! this is so sweet 🥺🥺🥺♥️♥️♥️
thank you!!! it’s so lovely to know that some people still enjoy my repetitive jatp posts 🥺♥️
i’m nowhere near as ‘fixated’ on jatp as i was when i first watched the show, but there are moments where i feel a burst of inspiration and want to delve into a specific jatp scene and then disappear again for a bit lmao
juke jeudi definitely helps motivate me to revisit our favourite soulmates at least once a week tho 😌