He's just sleeping peacefully, despite being a little cramped in this bathtub, when suddenly-- Thonk!
"..." He slowly opens his eyes, squinting at the figure in the doorway. This was not the nice(?) lady who helped him out, but instead... some dude, staring down at him.
The piece of paper is floating in the water, getting soggy... He grabs it, and without a word throws it, aiming at Guzma's face.
@nolongeraqualeader
Plumeria has told you there is a fish guy in her private bathtub. When you go look, there IS actually a fish guy in there. He's currently asleep, snoozing half submerged in water with a pained expression on his face. Plumes had attempted to patch him up with bandages, her knowledge of medicine coming in handy, but was it enough? He briefly stirs, shark-like tail twitching slightly and splashing some water out of the tub. Seems like he's out for a bit more, unless someone wakes him up?
Well fuck me running there sure is a fish guy in the bathtub. At this point, would anything surprise him? Anything at all? He saw enough whacky shit in his life-- nah, fuck it, in the past decade alone, to not even make him particularly surprised.
He's kind of. Just staring at this point. An eyebrow up, a rolled piece of paper thrown up and down, his head tilted slightly on the side as he leans on the side of the door.
...and then throws it at his head.
"Wakey wakey."
Whatever. Let's deal with the umpteenth bullshit, too.
@gnzma i think i deserve a little respect. [ bc i had to hold him back from sending the ass one ]
"...I ne'er said I didn't respect ya?" Huh. Confusing. He did actually have some respect for the other at least. "But fine. What do ya want me t'do t'prove it?"
"...Until I feel better?"
"BWAHAHAHA!!" So he was planning on starting shit with him when he felt better? Now that's funny. No, really, it hurts to laugh but fuck he's doing it. At this rate he's gonna pop his stitches.
"Lookin' forward to it." Archie grins, leaning a little closer. Been a while since he had a good fist fight, and a laugh, too.
"...I guess I can't force ya t'like me, tho'. Jus' felt like ya'd understand me a bit. Even if I'm a merfolk."
"Daaamn, really? Who would've thought bein' forced to be nice doesn't woooork."
Hey, he's shit at that. Who gives a shit. As far as he knows, he's not yelling or insulting him, so that's nice enough.
"Dude, don't flatter yourself. I don't hate ya.
Just don't like ya." a shrug "Simple as."
For no reason at all, of course. ...at least until he offers to punch him?!
"--huh??? Nah, hey-- nah. I promised Plumes I wasn't gonna start shit until ya feel better, and I'm fuckin' not taking a punch in the face and just sit here like, hoh, thank you for the free therapy!"
"I don' really like flyin' either."
Okay, he slowed down a tad. Still going waaaay too fast for his liking though.
"Why do we need to get to the malasada shop this fast??? Ya worried they're running out o' them???"
Vicious let out a chuckle at that.
"You know we get there faster if we speed, right? Besides, I'm a good driver, never crashed or hit anything."
At the I'll walk comment he did slow down a bit, taking some pity on his company. "Better? If you prefer I can lend you Coviknight for you to ride."
Archie lets out a soft gasp at the push, staring in bewilderment for a split second, before his grin reappears.
So they were doing this.
Thankfully he's healing up just fine, so he has less of an issue shifting his tail into legs. Still, the cheekfins and sharp teeth remain. Was it because he thought it looked cool? Or was it because it was still a bit of an effort to shift back to a human form fully? Doesn't matter much.
Still... He's not gonna be forced down so easily. He refuses to give up without a fight.
So he gently reaches for Guzma's sides, before suddenly and roughly trying to roll over on the bed so he comes out on top.
Well fuck. He got you there bug boy.
"Shut the fuck--!", he starts, any complaints muffled in the umpteenth kiss. And hairpull.
…okay. We're gonna sit here and let the fish manhandle us for much longer, Guzma? Absolutely fucking not. Still keeping contact and not really caring if that would lead to a much harsher grip on either his throat or hair ( whatever, man, it's not like he doesn't like it! ), obe of Guzma's hands pressed harshly on the other's chest, pushing him down - taking control of the situation.
80% of the ocean is unexplored by YOU GUYS. i've seen the whole thing
Well, he's seated now. Ugh, he hates this. He's supposed to be the tough one here.
"Thanks... I'll b' alri' from here."
"H-here, lemme help ya up," he rushes over to help the merman up and to a seat.
swimming - kero kero bonito
Swimming across the sea The current battles way down below me Drifting, but holding on I keep my head up to watch the shore
this fits so well???
and it's super catchy too aaa ))
Indie AU/HC-based Archie from Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, written by Nikki
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