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[vitaelamorte]

Has this ever happened to you?!

The theory is beautiful but the practice is ehhhh, the spirit is willing but the flesh needs canon revision, the muse is new and the task is daunting, and people on plurk were like OMG GO APPLY but you were like eehhhhhhhhhhh again and entranceway, what is it with this weird game and questionable run-on sentences in its memes is there no law is there no order is there no country for old men or young men or a bigger animanga cast WILL I LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS AND THE EXPECTATIONS SOCIETY PLACES UPON ME WHY ARE YOU STILL TYPING LOOK I JUST WANT TO PLAY A FEW THREADS AND SEE HOW THAT CHARACTER WORKS OUT IN THIS GAME oh wait you just want to play a few threads and see how that character works out in this game this game of wonderful Wonderlands well then

THEN STEP RIGHT UP AND SEIZE OPPORTUNITY BY THE--



--uhhhh, beard. Beard! I meant beard. Seize... seize it by the... beard and come meet your fellow cast and players at the... family-friendly, wholesome and healthy, entirely safe for work

♥ ENTRANCEWAY
TEST DRIVE MEME ♥

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►► Thread out your character's arrival, have them act the long-established resident, let our past events inspire your scene, or write up literally any Wonderland-based scenario you feel like threading out!

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►► Please only note that any threads made as part of the test drive meme are not game canon, and cannot be used for the activity check OR as samples for any future applications. Thank you for understanding!

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Comments

[actualwizard]

[ Billy smiles softly at him, he remembers that day. It was a good day after a string of really bad ones.]

That was three years ago for me, Tee. A lot has happened since then.

[halfbredhero]

[He nods then, quietly. Three years means that Billy's nineteen. That's just about forever in relationship time. It's enough time for "I love you forever" to perhaps be less applicable.]

Did we break up?

[actualwizard]

[That was a loaded question. How was he supposed to answer it?

We did...at home. But not for very long. We had a few things to figure out.

...you've been here before though.

[halfbredhero]

[His brows knit together.]

You mean.. I come back here when I'm your age. And we fight then?

[There's a small tremor in his voice, but then he clears his throat, swallowing back the swell.]

Will it create a time paradox if I ask what happened?

[actualwizard]

[Billy looks down at his hands for a second trying to figure out how to say this.] You...

This place changed you. You started to pull away from me, to doubt yourself, doubt us. You pushed me away until- it was like you weren't even here anymore and I was alone. I started to learn how to be alone.

[halfbredhero]

[He chews on the inside of his cheek.]

But that means we were still together when I arrived here. The damage wasn't done until things affected us in this environment.

[Mind control? It seems likely in a place like this. Teddy was never very good at defending himself against magical attacks. He always relied on Billy for that. Maybe something got through.]

Are you happier now?

[actualwizard]

[Billy wonders if it was this environment or if it was always going to happen. Maybe they had always been moving towards this path- maybe they both needed to find out who they were alone in order to figure out who they were with each other.]

I don't know. I don't know if I'm happier or if you not being here made it easier to ignore.

[halfbredhero]

[Billy doesn't know if he wants him. And right now, Teddy's not sure how to process this information. It sinks deep into the pit of his gut, churning there.

Teddy ruined things. And Billy doesn't want him.

Without Billy, there's nothing.

Without Billy, there's just a sea of faces. A boy who can be anything, everything, but at the cost of something unique. A year ago, he'd go to his Mom about something like this. They'd get a gallon of ice cream and two spoons. She'd break her diet and he'd share his secrets and they'd hug and cry. A year ago, he'd text Eli about it. They'd play video games and vent. Mom and Eli are both gone.

But he smiles, because he has to smile. Billy likes it better when he shrugs off bad news.]

I -- understand. If you want me to back off a little. I don't have to-- we don't.

[What does nineteen year old Teddy look like? Taller, probably. Maybe his jaw is squarer. Maybe that's what Billy likes now. Maybe he wants something else.

The shape of his nose shifts indecisively, then resets to its normal place.]

[actualwizard]

[Billy had almost forgotten what it was like to be able to read Teddy. This is a Teddy he knows. He can practically see his mind working- he sees the shift and he frowns. He doesn't want to hurt this Teddy. That breaks his heart.

He reaches forward laying his hand on Teddy's arm. Touching him for the first time.]

Don't do that, Tee. Don't start thinking about how you can change yourself for me. I've never wanted to you be anyone but exactly who you are. You know that. A lot has happened- and I can't go back to being who you know me as. But that doesn't mean I don't love you.

[halfbredhero]

[It's his turn to tense at the touch. He needs it more than he'll ever admit. But at the same time, the schism between them is suddenly profound.]

You're wearing different cologne.

[Because he's a different person. Maybe it's brotherly love now. A distant sort of familial love.]

[actualwizard]

[ Billy doesn't pull his hand away.]

I am. You gave it to me. For my birthday the year we turned eighteen.

[halfbredhero]

[He slowly raises a hand to meet Billy's, sandwiching it between the softness of his upper arm and the warmth of his fingers.]

I think this is what it feels like when heroes develop sudden short-term amnesia.

But I guess that's why they call it Wonderland, right? Nothing makes sense on purpose.

[actualwizard]

Trust me. Nothing ever makes sense here. [Billy quicker his lips into a small smile.] Welcome to Wonderhell. Where things try to kill you every other week and people never stay dead. So just like at home.

[halfbredhero]

Any place is home when you're in it.

[it slips out despite his attempts to chasten this interaction. He's too used to casual compliments and romance. He'll have to train himself out of the habit.]

Sorry. I mean... Sorry.

[actualwizard]

It's ok. It's- well it's true, still. Even if things are...not the same.

[He sighs.]

I'm sorry. I know this must be really weird. I wish things hadn't happened like they did.

[halfbredhero]

No -- don't be sorry. I understand how these things can happen. It's like when Ms Marvel was abducted and impregnated by that alien entity and ended up with partial amnesia. She had a hard time adjusting too. But she managed.

[He tries to smile again. It comes a bit easier this time.]

I'll manage too.