possessum: (some part of you covered me)
ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ɢʀᴀʜᴀᴍ 👑 ᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀɪᴍᴏɴ ([personal profile] possessum) wrote2019-08-07 09:01 pm

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NOTE: I am forever backtag friendly and absolutely open to doing things from past events that won't really have an effect on things at any given time. For example, if you'd like to do something with Peter aged down or when he was his spider dream guide, etc.

laminae: (hair pull)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-11-22 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's several long minutes of '...' appearing, as Fern types something, then deletes it, then types it out again. There is a lot to that answer, and Fern is sure that anything he writes is going to make him look like a psychopathic lunatic.

What he settles on isn't great, but at least it's an explanation.]


you're right, it was because of Will
he was
sort of like a dad to me
when he forgot me and remembered you
uh no it was even worse than that, he thought you were family
i lost it


[There is so, so much to unpack, but spilling all of it just feels like it would be making excuses. He doesn't want to do that, he just wants to give an answer.]

i was scared
that's all it was
i was scared he wasn't going to remember me and was going to abandon me for you
laminae: (uncertain)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-11-24 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fern isn't expecting to get anything out of explaining himself to Peter. Well - it's more like he doesn't think he deserves sympathy or pity. His feelings towards Will aren't an excuse, they're just stupid feelings he let get the better of him and led to the whole mess on the Titanic. So unsurprisingly, he feels a little worse when he sees Peter trying to apologize again.

He doesn't expect to see the other boy trying to be so understanding, either. That's a lot to take, and he figures all of this would be a lot easier if he'd just get mad or something instead of empathizing.]


yeah, same
this town is the worst for sending them home
uh
i'm not surprised you were close to Ben
it seemed like you were


[He could tell that much during that short time they all stayed at Ben's home.]

uh when you say you know what it's like losing a dad that's who you mean right
Ben?


[He's sure that's all it is, but he wants to be certain. There's no way Peter could be in a situation like his, with a dead dad or a negligent dad who doesn't want him or a controlling dad who only wants him to be a weapon.

... Probably.]
laminae: (tired)

cw: mention of parental death by..... burning up

[personal profile] laminae 2020-11-27 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's discomfort on both ends. All this time Fern's found it easier to deal with Peter using anger and hostility, and now they're kind of-sort of getting along and it's weird and the guilt is increasing as he realizes that he's been trying to hurt some kid who is going through the same kind of pain that he is.

It's all awful, and bringing dead dads into it makes it more awful. He knows what that's like - he knows exactly what that's like.]


no, he didn't
which is a good thing, mostly
my adoptive dad was really in-your-face and strong, he was great
he died too, though
my human dad and the wizard that made the Grass Sword are negligent, controlling jerks


[Ugh, he hates that he still has to use present-tense for the Grassy Wizard and Martin. It isn't fair.]

Will understood me in a way they don't

i know this doesn't help anything, but
sorry about your dad
laminae: (err)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-01 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fern's whole dad situation is endlessly complicated, and he hates it. He wishes he could just have one dad - or at least one who isn't terrible and is still alive.

... Peter probably thinks the same thing about his dad. That's a bizarre thought to have.]


they aren't great, yeah

i hope they are too
i'm not sure they were even from the same world, though


[That's a weird question.]

oh uh
he gave me his fishing rod
and a fly tying kit
laminae: (unsure)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-02 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
it might be better to assume they aren't
you know, just in case


[It doesn't make things emotionally easier, but it's more practical when you take secret multiverse portal plans into consideration. It means not wasting time searching in one world for both of them.]

ohhh
yeah, that makes sense
it's

kind of a nice thought


[He is never going to let go of that fishing rod.]

a ring?
i didn't know Ben liked jewelry
laminae: (unsure)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-04 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[With everything Fern has been through, being pessimistic comes naturally. The world is too shitty for any real optimism.]

wow, really?
dude, have you tried doing like
plant magic with it? do you know how it works?


[This is... weirdly piquing his interest. Though maybe it isn't so weird given it's probably coming from his octopus side. Either way, he figures it can't hurt to ask about.]
laminae: (awkward)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-05 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[A magic ring that makes plants grow from your palm checks out, in Fern's opinion. But more importantly, he isn't surprised to hear that Peter is reluctant to use it.]

i uh
i get it
cursed plant objects can be dangerous

oh uh i don't know


[... Well, that would be true if he wasn't aware of the whole octopus thing. But it - he might be able to figure it out, if it's similar to what he used to be.]

no guarantees, but i could try?
laminae: (oh)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-06 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[There are a whole lot of people here more proficient than him at magic, and probably people more skilled when it comes to plant magic. But he knows weird plant magic objects, and Peter is asking him and not someone else, so he might as well try to help.]

ha ha i don't really know much about plants
i never even did the gardening back home
i'm good at cutting plants up though, so if things go skronked sideways i can deal with it
it'll be fine
laminae: (nnnnope)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-10 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
nnnnope
you being fleshy doesn't mean you're an expert in uh
meat stuff
right?


[He worded that poorly, but he hopes he got the point across. Plants aren't his thing, have never been his thing, and unfortunately for him they're probably going to be his thing in the future, as he gets more used to this body.]

no
they never were
i'm grass because of the Grass Sword
back when i was Finn the sword i had before the Grass Sword broke
long story there
so i needed to get a new one
i bought the Grass Sword from the Grassy Wizard
it was eternally cursed
also it's me too
Finn got turned into the Finn Sword AKA another sword
and then both of the swords merged and made me
laminae: (anxiety)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-13 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
um, thanks
but i want to be his knight


[This is so surreal. Peter wants to help him, and he really doesn't deserve it. He really, really doesn't.]

i know it's weird and he's weird and you're
you're in a situation that sucks a lot


[As much as he likes Paimon, he can't deny that Peter is still in an awful situation that he didn't choose to be in. Peter doesn't deserve it.]

but i wasn't a very good knight back home
i'm not really a good knight in general
he makes me feel like i'm good at it, though
laminae: (wrong)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-14 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
we don't got a Hell back home
just Dead Worlds, and some demons are nice
so i don't think that part is a big deal


[Paimon being a king is a bigger deal than the whole Hell demon thing, and he knows that's weird, but that's just who he is.

The rest of that is... kind of sad. And understandable, given Fern went through the whole why me? What am I? phase back in Ooo. It hadn't gone well, but at least it means he can offer a little advice here.]


maybe there isn't a reason
sometimes there isn't
sometimes life is just totally unfair and sucks and there's nothing you can do about it
laminae: (unsure)

[personal profile] laminae 2020-12-18 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
i think it's ok, you already know about him so it's probably not a big deal
mostly scavenging stuff for him and trying to protect Luna
she's really important to both of us
uh he also likes the plants that grow on me? so i give those to him sometimes


[Really, it's a far cry from what you'd expect from a demon king, and Fern has had no problems doing it all.

He isn't really sure if any of this applies to Peter, he just hopes it helps a little.]


like karma?
dog i doubt you did anything really bad back home


[Certainly nothing that results in a punishment like this. That seems like overkill.]

you're just a normal person, right?
not like a serial killer or anything

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