[For every small shred of happiness Mallory gets to experience, a wave of Despair always follows closely after it, it seems. Melodramatic? Perhaps. But matters of the heart always are, and now that he's finally exposed what he denied for so long, everything's going about as well as he expected it to. There's a reason he tried to keep his feelings to himself.
Luna didn't abandon him over it, which is a huge relief. But Peony's gone and run off somewhere (he knows she'd love to announce a big job in person) even though she was the one who pushed him to make the move in the first place. And now Luna's been called away by the Witch not a day later for who knows how long, which might as well be an abandonment of its own. Either way, it's only Mallory and his own regret to keep himself company.
The one-man pity party largely takes place in 1-01, where Mallory has switched his bedding out for Luna's and spends a fair bit of time gazing at the ceiling. But it's not like he's gone and become a hermit or anything-- he still attends to work, goes through his workouts in the mornings (without destroying the sand bags!), feeds himself (a little less than usual), and responds when spoken to, however half-hearted. He's also taken to spending his evenings in the bars around Koriko, not getting shit-faced or anything, but looking appropriately broody.
At least for as poor as his mood is, he isn't particularly snappish for the time being. Sullen, yes, but his aura says is a little more like leave me alone instead of I want to smash your face in, so that's something.
22-25ish; Open
Luna didn't abandon him over it, which is a huge relief. But Peony's gone and run off somewhere (he knows she'd love to announce a big job in person) even though she was the one who pushed him to make the move in the first place. And now Luna's been called away by the Witch not a day later for who knows how long, which might as well be an abandonment of its own. Either way, it's only Mallory and his own regret to keep himself company.
The one-man pity party largely takes place in 1-01, where Mallory has switched his bedding out for Luna's and spends a fair bit of time gazing at the ceiling. But it's not like he's gone and become a hermit or anything-- he still attends to work, goes through his workouts in the mornings (without destroying the sand bags!), feeds himself (a little less than usual), and responds when spoken to, however half-hearted. He's also taken to spending his evenings in the bars around Koriko, not getting shit-faced or anything, but looking appropriately broody.
At least for as poor as his mood is, he isn't particularly snappish for the time being. Sullen, yes, but his aura says is a little more like leave me alone instead of I want to smash your face in, so that's something.
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