crau2 pcs: rupert

[unbested]

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[agleam]

I think it's a little worrying that you're assuming people are thinking you're stupid or talking about you behind your back.

[sebastian your self esteem!!!]

[unbested]

[ look he has reasons!! ]

W-well... whatever.

[agleam]

Come on, it's not whatever...

[he sounds legitimately concerned]

Doesn't thinking like that make you unhappy?

[unbested]

I mean, yeah?! It's not like I like hearing it! A-and it's wrong anyway, because I was the best in my class and everything...

[agleam]

Who are you hearing it from, though? I mean, did people back home actually say those kinds of things to you?

[unbested]

Yes!!

[agleam]

...I'm sorry. It's hard to go through something like that. But, just keep in mind that it doesn't mean the people here are going to do the same thing, okay?

[unbested]

Y-yeah... I guess...

[agleam]

...It's not always such a bad thing to believe people aren't going to be cruel, you know. Though I know that's hard, when your experiences say differently.

[unbested]

...Yeah. I know... there've been some people both here and in the last thing who've been really nice and listened to me and everything. It's just...

[ it seems like he's trying to decide how to put this for a while — how when a bunch of people pile on him all at once he thinks the worst and panics and gets really defensive.

eventually he just shrugs instead of saying anything. ]

[agleam]

[after a moment, still concerned:]

What is it?

[unbested]

I don't know! I didn't have an end to that sentence!

[agleam]

—Okay! Sorry. I just wanted to make sure you're alright.

[unbested]

Oh.

...Um, okay. Thanks.

week 2, wednesday night

[unbested]

[ does rupert still have that bestest boy superlative pinned to his shirt, because if he does, sebastian is just standing somewhere sipping his drink and staring at it sadly.

and if not then he's just staring sadly at the memory of it instead and probably looking like he's inordinately interested in his chest. ]

[agleam]

[he has probably taken it off by now! and he's pausing to look down at his shirt, assuming he's spilled something on himself accidentally. when he doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary:]

...Um, do I have a stain I'm missing or something?

[unbested]

[ i'm sorry in advance for this entire conversation ]

Why did you take that thing off!

[agleam]

[it takes him a second to realize what he means, and then, in a move that will definitely make this worse:]

Oh - the pins? Which one, the best one or the smart one?

[i'm also sorry]

[unbested]

You got a smart one too???

[agleam]

Yeah, Rin gave it to me...

[...]

Are you okay?

[unbested]

No!! Why did you get all the—

[ he starts to ask why rupert got all the best ones, but then remembers he also SAVED A KINGDOM and was really brave with the whole eye thing and is generally a lot more likable so that kind of answers his own question actually ]

Why are you so much better than me?

[agleam]

[that is very far down the list of things he expected, so he just pauses for a long moment, surprised.]

I - what? I'm not, don't say that.

[unbested]

Yes you are!! You did all that really cool stuff and everybody likes you!

[agleam]

You did really cool stuff, too, though! You said you were top of your class, right? And you have a really cool job!

[unbested]

W-well, yeah...

[ as i personally stare into the camera and then close my eyes for reasons ]

But that just made lots of people like me less 'cause they were jealous! A-and even then...

[ he stops and shakes his head ]

Anyway, it's not the same! And everyone here likes you way better!