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Could you possibly do Pierce?
Pierce:
MESSY, Fluffy, Charcoal-Coloured hair. Thin lips and eyebrows. Doesn't really smile that much. 6 ft. Diamond nose piercing on the right side. Mostly spotted in slightly ripped band tee-shirts and black jeans. One sky blue eye and one hazel eye.
Likes Dark humor, Bi, Sarcastic, Reads a lot, Talks to himself, Shy, and Kinda hard to talk to. Loner. Pisces. Loyal and Slightly Possessive and Clingy. Bad at Math. Likes Poetry.
In today's society, he'd be summed up like this: black heart emoji, dark academia, boba, button-up shirts, and (brown, beige, hickory, and black) plaid pants, and Doc Martens.
You bet! I pair Pierce with Arynalli Anuusi! Arynalli (or Aryn) has dark brown skin, short reddish-brown hair, and rust-brown eyes along with glasses. They're a librarian and author, love to read, and don't like fighting all that much. They come off as quiet to strangers, but around friends and those they trust, they can be quite loud and clumsy.
I imagine they meet at a park…
Pierce sat underneath the tree, focusing intently on his book. He didn't even notice someone else approach until they sat down next to him.
"Hello," they greeted cheerfully. Pierce looked up sharply.
"Oh. Hello," he answered, returning to his book. He only half-hoped the stranger would go away.
They didn't.
"My name's Aryn," they continued.
"Uh…Pierce."
"Do you mind if I ask what you're reading?"
Pierce looked back up, an annoyed look on his face, but it quickly disappeared when he saw the sheer curiosity in Aryn's eyes. He sighed and closed the book.
"It's called A History on the Kingdoms of Man," he answered. Aryn's face seemed to light up.
"Seriously? I wrote that book!" they said excitedly. Pierce furrowed his brow and looked at the front cover.
A History on the Kingdoms of Man by Arynalli Anuusi.
"Huh," Pierce said out loud. "Cool. I didn't know. Well, you did good on it. It's…very interesting." He glanced back up at Aryn, who's eyes were shining.
"Really?"
"Yeah, really." Pierce couldn't help but be slightly amused at the other's excitement. "A shame it's all fiction, though." He sighed, taking another glance at the front cover. The cover depicted images of soldiers riding into battle, their weapons lofted high in the air and winged people swooping down from the clouds, while mermaids splashed in the ocean.
Aryn's excitement seemed to die a little. "Fiction?"
"Well…yeah. I mean, you can't honestly expect me to believe that the…the winged people–"
"Ae-girans," Aryn said patiently.
"Right. Yeah. The Ae'girans. You can't expect me to believe that they were real! And the mermaids?"
"Tsi-dians."
"Whatever. They're all make-believe. But it's an impressive story, at least. Really creative."
Aryn laughed quietly. "Pierce…" They reached over and took the book from him, flipping it over so they could read the spine. "What genre does it say it belongs in? Read that out to me."
Pierce moved closer. "…nonfiction? But…but it's–"
Aryn laughed again and handed the book back.
Pierce was still stammering. "But…how? How is it possible? How can mermaids and winged people be real?"
Aryn stood up. "There's time enough to answer those questions, but how about over a nice cup of coffee instead of on the dirt under a tree when it's about to rain?"
Pierce stood slowly, his mind still reeling.
"So. Local? Or Starbucks?" Aryn asked.