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[attr="class","AudenHidden"]The Flamboyant Start

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Auden

"I'm getting a roommate?" Auden looked at the text message that he was given by administration. It caused him to string out of bed, half-disgusted and half-excited to know that he was going to have someone around him. Doing a quick scan of the room, he'd begrudgingly get up and clean up the other side of the room that he'd be using as a place to store his clothing.

After a few minutes of cleaning up, he'd move into his bathroom and clip his hair away from his face. With Agnis being with his company's staff, he wouldn't have to explain that he had a pet pigeon. Nonetheless, Auden would get changed into non-pajamas so that he could set a better impression to his new colleague. Were they going to be nice? Was Auden going to have to try to conserve how he acted? He would most likely just live at home if that was the case though, because he didn't want someone that was going to put himself in a box of someone else's ideas of who he should be.

Putting his arms over himself, he'd tried his best not to bite on his nails out of nervousness, but after a few moments it went away completely. Auden knew that he was a good person, and that whoever gets to be his roommate should be lucky! He was pretty, kind and had a lot of money. Plus, he was good at school, somewhat, so maybe he could even be a tutor! With this new emotions, he would sit down on his bed, legs crossed, and await for his new roommate.

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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[Panya Echiiro]

“Roommate, Auden Verchetty.” Echiiro read the roommate assignment out loud, scrolled down the email, and noted the dormitory number and building. The name sounded familiar but didn’t totally ring a bell. Admittedly, Echiiro had a hard time remembering names, faces on the other hand. Well, they were much easier to recall. He also just lived underneath a rock. Echiiro sighed dramatically and placed his phone in his pocket. He was really hoping to get a room to himself, that way, he didn’t worry about bothering someone with his early morning routines or running into issues with an obnoxious roommate.

After reading the message, Echiiro finished packing some things and then took a shower and brushed his teeth. When he was done, Echiiro helped his older sister pack her car, and then did a last few checks to make sure that he got everything. Then he and his sister went to U.A University to move into his dorm.

Arriving at U.A. University, Echiiro grabbed a bunch of boxes from the car while his sister grabbed about two or three suitcases. The two siblings were loud coming down the hall, both arguing about whether they were going the right way or not. Eventually, when Echiiro found the dorm, he unlocked the door and then used his butt to push it open. That, of course, was a mistake, and as he backed into the dorm, he tripped and fell. The boxes came colliding down on him, and his sister, his wonder sister, started to burst out laughing.

“AH-HA-HA, you idiot! You should’ve put the boxes down normally!” She said, placing the suitcases at the doorway and running a hand through her white hair. Homare was a muscular woman with a tomboyish-like look and horns protruding from her head. She wore a simple tunic and slacks.

“Shut up, you idiot!” Echiiro growled. He threw the boxes off of himself. “If you hadn’t carried those suitcases, you could’ve opened the door!” He snarled.

“Oh right, right~~ because you wanted to make multiple trips.” She stifled more laughter. "What's the matter? Afraid you'd miss your big siss?"

“I TOLD YOU I’D GET IT.” He shouted.

“Watch it, Magma-Breath, you don't want to burn down your new dorm with that temper of yours.” She grinned, paused momentarily, and turned to see Auden. “MY GOD, ECHIIRO, YOU DIDN’T TELL ME YOUR ROOMMATE WAS A MODEL.”

She stepped on him to get to Auden, pushing Echiiro back down to the ground.

Auden

[Auden]

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[attr="class","AudenHidden"]the flamboyant start

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Auden

It took quite a while for his roommate to show up after he was told that he was going to be there, but that was fine for Auden; the longer the wait, the more he could enjoy the silence that came with no roommate. He would surely miss all the late night calls with his brother, or squealing whenever he got a text message from Alexandrei. Moments like those made him feel alive, but he supposed that he could always just go home if he wanted a bit more privacy.

With a racket of noise outside of the door, he assumed that the mess of a roommate was behind it. A feminine sounding voice beside a more husky one made his ears perk up though. Was this dude bringing his whole ass girlfriend here too? The look of disgust on his face wasn't going to go anywhere when he realized that he would have to see some sappy ass kissing as they parted ways from one another.

As the door opened though, the vibe of a couple isn't what he got at all; instead, something like what him and Felix did felt more akin to call it. He'd jump at how the door swung open with a lot of force, his eyes darting between the two of them as he'd hold onto his ankles and cup his knees with his chin. They were super loud, and he wondered if that was their natural state of being or if it was something that came out when they were around each other.

He stayed silent, only blinking as they struggled, before what seemed to be his sister would recognize him. "Hey." Auden would say faintly to Homare, a small wave coming from as he tried to keep a modest expression on his face. "Echiiro is it?" Auden would look past her for a moment to focus on her brother. He'd wait until they made eye contact before giving a confident smirk and winking to him. "Nice to meet you cutie~ Seems that we are going to be roommates." Depending on how he reacted to that, it would show if there was going to be a bigger issue that he wouldn't be able to look past. "That's your side." He'd motion with his head to the empty bed to this left.

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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[Panya Echiiro]

Throwing a sock that rolled out of one of the boxes at his sister, Echiiro got up. The young man got up, cracking his neck with a satisfying pop! Wearing a simple white shirt, crisp blue jeans, black shoes, and a jean jacket– it was clear that Echiiro wasn’t dressed to impress, nor had any sense of fashion. “Eh?” He said, glancing up at his sister, who seemed star-struck by Auden. “A model? What’s a model doing at UA? Trying to make heroes fashionable?” He snickered devily.

“Shut up!” His sister hissed, smacking him on the head. “I should’ve known that heathen like you wouldn’t know a fashion icon like them.”

“Yea! This idiot here is named Echiiro! But you can call him Magma-breath. Our great-grandma calls him lava cake! I wouldn’t call him that though! He might get mad and burn down the building! We’ve had that happen twice before!” She paused momentarily, tilting her head curiously like a cat when Auden called her brother cute.

Is Auden’s eyesight okay? She thought momentarily before grinning and nudging her younger brother.

“Ugh, one of those people,” Echiiro blushed, a feint almost molten orange glow dotting his cheeks. He used his hand to cover his face and immediately broke eye contact. “Fashion is for people with weak quirks,” he stated bluntly, turning his back to Auden and picking up the stuff he dropped.

Homare smacked him again. “What did I say about being nice! Huh? Especially when someone gives you a compliment” She sighed, massaging her temples. “I’m sorry for my brother, he’s an asshole! Good-hearted but an asshole nonetheless.”

As she spoke, Echiiro shot her the middle finger while unpacking. “I’m still in the room!”

“So?” She stated, clearing her throat. “Hopefully, he won’t give you too much trouble! Anyway, I’ll be right back! I got get some stuff out of the car!" 

With that, she was gone, leaving Auden and Echiiro alone.

Auden

[Auden]

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Auden

"It's my job." Auden would say plainly, confused as to why he was upset that Auden was making money. It was good of him to be able to support not only himself, but his brother at such a young age. He didn't have to worry about money or about his future, since if he ever wanted to not be a hero, he could easily fall back on his other skills.

"Echiiro..." He'd state it again, trying to remember it and think of how it was spelt since he couldn't see it. As he disregarded being called cute, Auden for sure noticed the blush on his cheeks. "Seems that you aren't too offended by the compliment." The model would stand up, adjusting his dress and looking over to both him and his sister as they bickered. "It's okay." He'd smile to Homare, not really caring either way; the fact that Echiiro thought he was weak because he knew what he was good at was more than funny though. "Magma, right? Good to hear." It seemed they both had pretty dangerous quirks.

He'd nod to Echiiro leaving, before moving over to be in front of his new roommate. Cracking his knuckles, he'd stare up at the towering man. He was intrigued by him, and wondered how this living situation would suit them both. "You said I'm weak right? That's not very nice to say to someone that was complimenting you, especially when you seemed to be receptive." Auden would touch his own cheek, trying to point out that he saw the redness of Echiiro's from his one statement. Auden would get closer, his neck and head bending to an uncomfortable angle. "If you think I'm pretty, you can just say it. I don't like men that hide their attraction to me behind toxic masculinity."

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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[Panya Echiiro]

“That’s my name, don’t wear it out,” Echiiro said absent-mindedly, not paying attention to the fragile figure behind him- Dandelion; that was gonna be Auden’s new nickname; he looked like one after all, and he was fragile like one. He honestly did not overthink about the blush or being called cute– after all, in high school, both men and women flaunted over him– it was obnoxious. “Magma production and manipulation– I usually think of myself as a living volcano; it's much easier than explaining the actual science behind it.” He paused for a moment, “What about you?”

As Homare left the room, the Dandelion crossed over the invisible line separating him from Echiiro’s side and stood directly in Echiiro’s view. The hot-headed lad blinked twice, obviously confused at this sudden betrayal of boundaries. “Oh? Is the dandelion threatening me?” Echiiro said with a cruel smirk but made it seem like he was talking to no wall or himself.

Then he snarled when he realized what Auden was insinuating that he was attracted to them. “I don’t know what you're talking about. Be careful, dandelion, I wouldn’t want your wings to get burned.” Echiiro had clenched his fist, activating his quirk so that the “molten-orange” skin discoloration would occur. He was flustered in more ways than one. “Are you sure you are not deflecting your attraction to me? Don’t you know volcanoes are dangerous and explosive?”

“So tell me? What do you want? Eh, Dandelion?” He snarled

Auden

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Auden

"I see." He'd look back to the huge dove wings on his back, finally letting them go out in either direction as they had been hidden behind his back. "You can say I'm like a phoenix." His hand would open slightly as he'd produce a small amount of flames inside it. "Fire is my specialty. I can heal with them too." Suddenly, the flames would go from their pink color to a cool blue before disappearing.

"Oh, your temper is as fiery as your magma I see." Even with slight jabbing, Echiiro got defensive of his stance and sexuality. "I'm sure I could beat you up pretty easily, yeah." Auden wasn't afraid to get hit a few times, especially not by someone that felt that he was on top of the world compared to him. Looking down to his fist, Auden would raise an eyebrow to it; was he supposed to be scared of fire and heat? Him, a phoenix?

"I'm not the one that started insulting you the second I saw you, big boy." Auden would place his fingers on Echiiro's chest, his fingers just barely touching his clothing. "I don't care how dangerous or explosive you are; if you're going to come into my dorm room and be an asshole, I won't let you down so easily." If Echiiro allowed, he'd slowly slide his fingers down to his hand, touching at the fist that he'd just changed the color of. "You think some fancy words and a big ego are going to scare me? Fuck off and think again."

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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[Panya Echiiro]

Great, I gotta rechoose my hero name now, wouldn’t want this asshole to think I’ve named myself after him. Echiiro thought after the other explained his ability.

“That’s not the only thing that is fiery,” He hissed, it sounded stupid and he knew it. It was obvious that Echiiro was not comfortable talking about his sexuality; after all, the topic was something that Echiiro himself had difficulty understanding and accepting– he knew he was different in that manner, but simply couldn’t explain “how”. Auden was dangerously pushing on a subject that simply infuriated Echiiro. He was struggling to hold back the urge to sucker-punched this Dandelion in the face. “Careful,” he stated coldly, a note of pure rage behind his voice.

“If such small jabs can get you this rowd up, I’d hate to see what an actual insult can do,” Echiiro said, he flinched a little when Auden touched his chest, and his heart skipped a beat; but he couldn’t tell if it was from anger, being flustered, or something else. Echiiro did not stop Auden’s hand from wandering to his enclosed fist– the Dandelion would find it to be warm, comfortingly warm, but slowly getting hotter. “Don’t touch me, I don't know you like that.”

The last time a conversation like this occurred, Echiiro ended up losing his temper, and accidentally hurting his mother. Memories of the fight he had with his dad started to flood his mind, and his heart beat harder. He snapped his arm away from Auden and turned his back to the striking male, holding his hand a little in thought. “You are invading my personal space; back off.” He forced himself to calm down, his skin returning to normal. "I didn't mean to sound homophobic...."


Auden

[Auden]

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Auden

"Oh really? Sounds exciting! You do seem to be... Raging with anger, or is it another emotion?" Auden didn't care about how he acted, because to him this was just fun. He wasn't going to room with someoen that was this angry all the time, so he had to text the limits.

"Me? No no, I'm just having fun." He'd smile, looking straight into his eyes. "You could say or do whatever you wanted to me, and I wouldn't be offended." With the people he's had to deal with in his life, some kid his age was the least of his worries. "I'm only touching down here to make sure you don't make a mistake and punch something. I wouldn't want to have to get you written up because you can't hold your temper."

As he was shoved away from his touch, Auden would in turn back off as requested. He'd stand there with his hands behind his back, watching him from a distance. "It's okay, I just wanted to make sure you were okay." Even if Auden touching him had been a bit too personal, he knew Echiiro's type all too well; people that thought with their fists and got upset and every instance of a subject that they didn't understand. Auden was more worried about something getting broken than himself getting hurt. "Sorry for invading your space, should we try again?" He'd offer out a hand to Echiiro, not close enough to be in his space, so that the man would have to move closer to Auden in order to shake it. "Auden Verchetty. I'm a model, and I like men. It looks like I'll be your roommate."

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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[Panya Echiiro]

It was rage, it was always rage. Sometimes, Echiiro felt like rage was the only thing that he could feel– the only thing keeping him alive. It hid the shame and confusion, but at last, despite him thinking that it was the only thing he felt right now; there was something else, but that emotion was foreign to the magma brat. “Rage …. It's always rage,” he said a bit distantly, clearly ready to be done with the conversation. He didn’t know Auden, but the little dandelion made him feel…strange? Uncomfortable maybe? Whatever the case, he made a mental note to keep an eye on his “roommate,” he was clearly more than meets the eye.

“You're an odd one, little Dandelion,” Echiiro said, doing everything he could to avoid eye contact. He gave a devilish grin, “Say and do anything? Careful little Dandelion, if I was like you I might have taken that as an offer of sorts. I don’t like being touched unless a. I know you personally, b. I’ve taken a liking to you in a special way, c. your family and well, you're none of those things.” He spoke bluntly but truly, but then paused for a moment, “At least, not yet.” he decided to add in order to sound ‘nicer.’

“I’m not some sort of crybaby that likes to talk about my emotions,” He went to start unpacking and folding his clothes. If Auden paid special attention, he would notice that there was a particular rhythm to how Echiiro folded his clothing; when that rhythm was interrupted he’d curse and start all over again– it was somewhat mechanical, programmed. He nodded in agreement but didn’t shake Auden’s hand. “Panya Echiiro, a first-year student within the Hero department, hero name Suzaku, quirk personally named ‘Living Eruption’” another pause. "So ... you are gay? When and how did you find that out about yourself?"

Auden

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Auden

"Thanks, I wouldn't want to be normal." Why would anyone want to blend it? Auden was Auden, and no one else could be him. "Hm?" He'd put his hands on his hips, listening onto every word that he said. "You're welcome to take it as an offer, but oh- seems you're not like me, shame. I'm really good." He assumed "like him" meant being into men, but Auden never liked to assume what people were into.

"Oh, well I wonder which I would fit into out of those three options." A close friend, a lover or a family member; some would be a bit easier than others. "Do you think that talking about your emotions makes you a crybaby?" He'd snicker, moving to sit down on his bed and watch him unpack. "If you're not able to show your emotions, then you're just emotionally undeveloped. Most men are, because they're told that crying makes them look weak." Auden paused, trying to read the room and Echiiro's emotions. "It's not."

"Cool, I go by Pyrrhus. I'm also in the hero department." Seems they'd be seeing each other out of the dorms as well. "Yeah." Auden would look to his phone for a moment as he said it nonchalantly. "I guess...Let me think." Moving to lay on his stomach, he'd prop his head up with his hands and watch the man's movements. "It started from a desire to be protected I think. Didn't grow up the best, and the people that were most powerful were men." A pause, as he realized that it sounded fucked up. "Once I realized that it wasn't really that, I just... I don't know, didn't like the idea of girls doing me." He'd shrug as he bluntly stated it, since that was the main reason for it. "I like what masculinity has to offer, excluding the toxicity that it can spread when people down know how to be themselves and what appease society and shit." Auden was glad to explain it to him, especially if it'd help in some way. "I've kissed and fooled around with some girls, but I never got excited about it. I guess I see all girls as friends; I doubt I could ever be serious about one." Moving closer to the edge of the bed, he'd used a more hushed tone on his next sentence. "What about you?"

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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[Panya Echiiro]

“Normal? What is normal nowadays?” Echiiro found himself saying. Seriously, though, everyone is a freak nowadays. “I mean just think about it, nowadays, there are people who are living nuclear reactors, volcanos, and piles of goo. No one is normal.” He scratched the underside of his chin and finished his clothes. “Ha, even if I accepted the offer, I don’t think you could withstand me. No one would be able to withstand or handle me; I’m simply too much.”

The magmatic brat rolled his eyes. “I was being nice,” he said flatly. As Auden began his rant about men and emotions, Echiiro could not help but roll his eyes in annoyance. “It’s not that simple,” Echiiro said flatly, “People, especially people like you, talk about how ‘it's pathetic that men can’t show their emotion,’ or how that there emotionally immature and whatever, but, in the end, they are the same people who leave when those emotions get unlocked and that vulnerability shows.” He paused for a moment, “They don’t even consider the trauma revolved around revealing emotions, instead, they preach, and preach, and bitch, and leave when those emotions are shown!”

He stopped what he was doing when his phone buzzed. Echiiro received a message from his sister, asking what they wanted for lunch. “Oh, do you want anything to eat? My sister is apparently abandoning me to get us food.”

Auden went on to explain how he came to understand his own sexuality, and honestly, Echiiro found himself relating to some of the things that he said. Admittedly, Echiiro secretly had trouble finding an attraction to the other sex but didn’t want to admit it. He reasoned that it was because he simply hadn’t found someone who was interested in him– but, he was now in college and nothing changed. Save for one guy. “A desire to protect?” he said, half-listening, “Yea, your right, that is kinda fucked up……” He paused, considering Auden’s words carefully, “There was someone ….. But that was a long time ago …. And since then, I’ve been having issues in romance and sex…”

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"Sounds like you're full of yourself." He'd shrug, feeling as if saying that Auden "couldn't handle him" was a bit far fetched. "You don't know what I'm like or what I can handle, so I wouldn't make a fool of yourself and underestimate me." Auden didn't care either way, but it was pretty rude of him to assume that he was that intense and cool that no one could handle him.

"People like me?" He retorted, raising an eyebrow to it. "Leave? Are you scared?" Auden wouldn't let his emotions make him hide; he would proudly show and say is emotions to whoever. Images of Alexandrei flashed in his mind- okay, maybe not everyone. "I understand the trauma, I just... I'm at a place where I can show my emotions and got get hurt or ashamed for it, so I'd hope that people can get to that point too. It's unfair that people can't be comfortable with themselves or what they're experiencing." Auden hoped the same for Echiiro too, though he wouldn't say that.

"Um, I'm fine with whatever." The offer was odd to Auden, but he wasn't one to turn down free food when it was offered to him so honestly. "Thank her for me, then. I'll pay her back." Still, Auden would listen and look to him, curious. The fact that he was able to resonate with what Auden said so easily meant that he wasn't as homophobic as he once thought, right? "One person?" He'd comment, wanting to know more. "What's the issue you seem to have?" Was it because he hadn't tried, was too nervous, or turned down people like he had Auden. Moving to lay on his back, Auden would "If you want to test if you like men, you can always kiss me." He'd shrug the comment off. "Otherwise, if you need help figuring out your type, I can try to help. Looking at characteristics of both their body and personality, you may find your ideal type."

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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[Panya Echiiro]

“Nah, I’m not full of myself, I just know what I can do,” Now, Echiiro was being a bit cheeky and sarcastic. “Oh? And you think you could handle me?”

Yes, people like you. Echiiro thought silently to himself, but admittedly, he did not understand what he meant by that; it was, however, not a reference to Auden sexuality. More so, his carefree attitude and laid-back nature. For every person free to be themselves, free to be carefree and laid-back, there was someone like Echiiro. Someone bound by a sense of duty, guided by shame and hatred for himself– it was a necessary thing– a necessary evil. “Afraid?” He said, confused by Auden’s question, “What do I have to be afraid of? I’m merely stating facts. Shame is a necessary evil…. it's how society enforces conformity and instills order– its human nature, sadly.”

“Fine, you’ll get what you get and won’t pitch a fit,” He said. Homare was too nice at times. Echiiro certainly didn’t want to get Auden food, but he also didn’t feel like arguing with his sister. The magma brat was a bit uncomfortable with Auden listening and watching him, he hated that curious gaze. It bothered him. “Yeah, one person,” he said, a bit deadpan and somber. “Just a lack of interest on my part,” he was referring to the opposite sex, he had taken interest in members of his own sex, but if his father found out. Well, if his father found out he’d be in big, no, huge trouble. “What?” He was honestly surprised at Auden’s offer, “You mean, you’d let some random guy that you barely know just kiss you?” He paused, “That’s gay, very gay.”

But tempting, a voice said in Echiiro’s head.

[Auden]

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Auden

"Yeah, I could." Auden said it plainly, knowing that he could for a fact. Auden had no doubt in his mind that he could handle him, whatever that entailed. "That fact that you think I can't is funny to me, really." Kicking his legs back and forth, it was a funny thought that people underestimated his skill, and his experience with others.

"I guess so, it's just sad. I... I know someone that has a hard time expressing themselves, and it just makes me think that he's trapped and suffering. I'm sure that if he was able to say and do what he wanted, that he'd be much happier." Eventually, he wanted Alexandrei to be able to act on his own and speak his mind as much as he wanted.

"Fine by me, I'm not a picky eater." Auden couldn't be, since he'd had to eat whatever was offered to him. Putting away his phone and laying it on his chest, he'd look to the side to be able to see Echiiro. "Sometimes it happens, I'm sure it will happen again, with someone that you really like." Auden knew all about missed chances, and he knew that it may have just not been meant to be.

"Yeah." Auden would blink, unphased by what he asked. "It's not as if it'd make me fall for you or anything. Intimacy and romance are pretty separate for me. Me kissing you is more like a favor for you than me wanting to be with you." Auden's explanation was bland but direct. "What, you interested?" As if to make it more enticing, he'd causally put some lip balm on from his bedside table. "It's not an offer you're going to get casually again, most likely."

Notes

☼ Felix || White button dress [o]

Auden Panya Echiiro

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