Ask 'em my questions and get some answers

[sockdere]

ask questions from the heart: the remix Finally! You can ask all the questions about matters of the heart, love, and romance that have been burning that hole through your curiosity. Ask away! Delve deep! Nothing is off-limits! Except for that. RULES ○ Don’t leave your comment blank. This go ‘round, your character asks the love-adjacent and related questions!

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[headhooligan]

[You want an answer from an oft-childish 16-year-old not-soldier, right?]

I mean, you can start by not thinking she’s stupid. [Acting, whatever.] Define “stupid.”

[thecoordinate]

I mean stupid. Like...She's always putting herself in danger to try and help me when I don't need help. Always running after me, even when our superiors tell her not to. She thinks she needs to protect me or something, but I can more than take care of myself. That's stupid. And she's not like that with anyone else, even our friends.

[headhooligan]

That’s not stupid, you absolute walnut. [Frankly, that level of devotion speaks right to the romantic sucker in Aubrey, and she’s trying (badly) to play off a slight blush. (And for meme’s sake we assume the whole child soldier thing will not stop that sentiment dead in its tracks. Hasenpfeffer, 15-year-olds with military superiors, yeah yeah we’ve all heard of it.)]

I think she cares about you a lot. Don’t know what kind of “like” that is, but… come on.

[thecoordinate]

[The DWRP limbo-verse is nothing if not a bit nebulous. "Weird. This guy has the same name as the genocidal one."]

I know she cares about me, and I get why she makes a big deal out of protecting me - I mean, she's told me her reasoning. It's not that.

[He starts looking a little annoyed here, though.]

But I don't need her to do all that! And she puts herself in danger doing it.

[Not that he wouldn't do the exact same thing in a heartbeat. He finishes his thought outloud:]

But I know she can handle herself too. She doesn't think I'm capable of that or something?

[The fragile male ego begins young.]

[headhooligan]

Wait, wait, wait—she’s told you her reasoning and you’re still wondering why? And thinking she’s acti…

[Aubrey’s gonna bap him on the head for that.] I don’t think she’s the stupid one here, Eren.

[thecoordinate]

Hey! What was that for?!

[headhooligan]

[Sometimes Aubrey can be forthcoming with her feelings. This will not be one of those times.]

Eren. [Measured, mildly deadpan.] Do you think she lied to you about why she does all that?

[thecoordinate]

What? No. But having a good reason doesn't mean-- I mean--

[The boy is becoming Flustered(TM). Which quickly leads to...a stubborn frustration.]

Look, she made a promise to my mom. That's why she goes out of her way to protect me - I get it, okay? But she still doesn't need to. And [Previous thread reference incoming.] she shouldn't make someone her responsibility who never asked for it!

[headhooligan]

[Aww, it’s funny to see someone else get flustered for a change. Aubrey should probably be a little more sensitive about the mom part, but like… Eren. Eren “pain-in-the-ass frenemy* (*version-specific)” Jaeger getting worked up over a girl. Aubrey really can’t help but smirk.]

Right, so— None of that sounds like “acting stupid.” And yeah, she shouldn’t put herself in danger (besides, y’know, child soldiers), but I don’t see why it’s bothering you so much. It’s probably not a statement on your capability or whatever.

[thecoordinate]

So...she does like me, you're saying.

[He wrinkles his nose at that like he's eight years old.]

Weird...

[Yet, the blush endures...]

[headhooligan]

[Realistically? There was a vow involved, to his mother; what came first, the favoritism or the promise? At that point, does it matter whether the feelings involved are romantic?]

[That said: Aubrey rolls to fuck with him.] I don’t know. Maybe. [Still smiling at him, if not as intensely as the icon suggests. More of a closed-mouth “you like her, don’tcha squidward eren” tease.] That a problem?

also not as intense as the icon denotes

[thecoordinate]

Maybe? So, what? Do you know or don't you?

It could be a problem, yeah. Could be a big problem.

[headhooligan]

[She’s ignoring that first question. Aren’t teenage girls fun?]

And? What’s the problem?

[thecoordinate]

Haven't you been listening? She acts different about me, and it's messing everything up.

[Aubrey, you're a cruel person. This young man is flustered beyond levels he once thought possible. Over Mikasa? Seriously?]

This conversation is stupid. It doesn't matter how she feels, because she's gonna do whatever she wants anyway. Who cares?

[Ah! Teen boy backpedaling!]

[headhooligan]

[Alas, only woe and torment in the life of Eren Jaeger. …Uh, y’know, love life, that is. Aubrey’s having way too much fun with it. Her expression now mimics much more closely the icon’s depicted menace.]

Sorry, I missed what’s being messed up. [Accented with a hand cupped by the ear.] Besides you, I mean. You sure you don’t care?

[thecoordinate]

Yeah, I'm sure.

Like you're one to talk, anyway, Aubrey. I bet you lie around daydreaming all day about shit like this.

[headhooligan]

[Oh, you little—] Hey! Don’t change the topic! [Congrats, you got her face red again.] You’re the one who raised the question!

[thecoordinate]

[With a wicked little smirk now on his face, he points.]

Yeah, I thought so. There it is.

[headhooligan]

[Cue the world’s most dramatic arm-crossing, huff and eyeroll included.] Ugh, you’re no one to talk. I didn’t even point out how red in the face you got thinking about her.

[thecoordinate]

[Bad news, Aubrey. Now, you are the one being teased, and the blush is gone from Eren's cheeks. You have no proof.]

No one here's blushing except for you. Nice try, Aubrey.

[Wait for it. Wait for it...

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[headhooligan]

[That’s it, that’s the last straw. The blep, the insult upon injury…! A mere arm punch will not do.]

[Heck it. After a moment’s fluster, she’s gonna try to noogie him.]

[thecoordinate]

Hey-- HEY!

[A struggle ensues. Eren will definitely be trying to wrestle her to the ground. Equal rights, equal FIGHTS, Aubrey.]

[headhooligan]

[Eren has military training; Aubrey does not stand a chance. She tries her best to knuckle his hair at least once, though. He may not notice in the scuffle, but she’s got her tongue out in a very annoyed “P:<” in the process.]

I'm about to go full sibling energy on this

[thecoordinate]

[With the mun's permission, Eren pins her easily. And that means it's time for him to dangle some spit right above her face while her arms are preoccupied.]

[headhooligan]

[Mun loves it; Aubrey hates it. Eren is getting a front-row seat to her most scrunched-up aggravation, complete with the furious flush.] Ugh!!! You’re so—!

[If her arms weren’t deadlocked she’d shove him in the face. Next best thing: Kick ’im. Not seriously harsh, but maybe enough to throw him off. Where her leg lands, also, is none of her concern.]