Welcome to The Duality of Man, an original animanga role-play that features numerous supernatural creatures. Unfortunately, these various species have distanced themselves because of the war that occurred thousands of years ago, plaguing some with eyes that only see their dualism. While others meddle themself with their differences, two groups fight, each attempting to eliminate the other in for their definition of worldly peace. These two groups of the Terror Response Syndicate (TRS) and the Assembly of Phantoms (AP). With individuals fighting merely over their differences, it brings uncertainty to the outcome of this war.
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Summer 2024
Heat has broken through into a glorious summer. The snow has entirely dried through the spring, leaving to the brilliance of the warmer months. Terror activity has risen as people are brought out of their homes, leaving the TRS in a position of consistent work. Each are attempting to maintain victory in the endless struggle for power.
Since the wonderful members of TDOM enjoy the site enough to play around on it, this thread is to assist with the site's tidying! Functionality is important and we want to make the site functional even if its activity will be minimal at best!
More chuckled escaped Desmond's mouth in response to Elysia's flustered expression. A broad smirk remained evident across his lips, the nephilim obviously being amused by creating the reaction. These were the times where the male ginger would be surprised nobody attempted to date his sister, she was extremely sweet and a hard worker. From a sibling prospect, Desmond considered his sister a perfect potential girlfriend, but the problem was finding a good suitor. Eventually arrived vengeance for his playful teasing when Elysia decided to shift the conversation to Zachary. Fixation was placed on the gentle swirling of the orange liquid, Desmond's whisk thoroughly stirring the tomato soup. Maintaining a placid expression during conversations about Zachary was nearly impossible for the nephilim, his handsome crush always causing his heart to rapidly beat. It pounded hard against his chest, rallying for escape because of Desmond's intense romantic feelings towards the angel.
Everything about Zachary was attractive to Desmond, including his endearing and kind personality; he simply could not resist. The ginger's green eyes remained trained on the whisk stirring through the bowl's contents, extensive breaths leaving his mouth in a desperate attempt to calm himself, however, Elysia noticed before Desmond could keep his reddened cheeks hidden. The question accompanied by the friendly poked resulted in the nephilim's heart rate elevated, his cheeks deepening in colour. The proceeding inquiries caused Desmond heartbeat to continue increasing.
"NO!" Desmond shouted, cheeks red. "J-just hanging out... N-nothing more... n-not like he said he... l-liked me or anything..."
The stuttered answer was accompanied by an awkward laugh, the nephilim already knowing he said too much. The male ginger silently placed the whisk into the sink before carrying the bowl over to the table. After his first relationship, Desmond remained hesitant and frightened at the notion of entering another one, thus he could hardly contain himself when Elysia mentioned possibly dropping hints. While he craved to hear those sweet words, receive hugs and other displays of affection from Zachary, Desmond's heart feared to break again.
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no matter what it was, pulling tricks on her or asking the right questions. he did seem to enjoy teasing her. she maybe be bad at trying to pull her own tricks on him, but she did have a few things up her sleeve, so to speak. it was his own fault for asking about it first. surely he must of known she would retaliate with asking about his love life.
it wasn't to say hers was nonexistent. she's had people she fancied, but that was it. she had too many things to worry about to add on the stress not of a relationship, but the stuff before it. i like them, but do they like me? though she had to admit maybe it was because she was too timid or perhaps hesitant? she hadn't found the right person yet. if it happens it happens. right now she had more important things to finish, like her schooling.
she giggled softly as she saw his reaction."you are! look at how rosy your cheeks are."she said as she poked him one last time before moving back to the table."that's so cute des!"she couldn't contain her little victory. she smiled it had been a bit too long since she'd seen him like this."not yet. im sure he likes you! i mean who wouldn't? he's probably scared you don't like him. should i set up a date? oh maybe i can make you two a lovely dinner!"she continued a bit too excited about setting up this date.
she dished out the soup and started to rip off a piece of her grilled cheese to dunk into her soup. giving her brother time to process everything she had just said.
Maintaining a calm disposition when asked relationship based questions was nearly impossible for Desmond, especially considering it was particularly aimed towards the attractive Zachary Everett. The angelic doctor captured his broken heart quickly once they began spending time together on a regular basis. The man was extremely sweet towards him, displaying a genuine kindness and respect to personal space, although, each second caused the ginger to believe he would become the victim of a heart attack. There were memories of days where Zachary pleaded for the chance to be closer, resulting in Desmond's cheeks reddening further from the sheer thought. When the horde in the coastal area occurred, the ginger recalled his begging to lay next him while he proceeded to rest after being devastatingly injured in an altercation with his ex and a medium risk terror.
The soft giggled accompanied by another poke resulted in the male ginger's blush deepening, allowing it to cover the bridge of his nose alongside the tips of his ears. It was obvious Elysia noticed his sudden fluster when Zachary was mentioned; his heart always skipped beats whenever the handsome doctor was mentioned. There was an evident smile of triumph on his sister's face when the pair sat to enjoy their lunch. As the soup was dished out equally, Elysia mentioned the possibility of setting them on a date. Immediately, the nephilim's eyes widened as his heart began beating wildly.
"Wh-what?! I... I don't know if I can do that! What if I mess up and make him hate me?!" Desmond inquired anxiously.
Uncharacteristically, Desmond was nervous about interacting with another person, which contrast against his usually carefree attitude. After being alienated from romance after an abrupt heart break, he remained concerned over the past reoccuring, leaving him upset and more distrusting of the emotion. He prayed, somehow, he could manage to gain the opportunity to date Zachary and have everything proceed as he desired. Once the soup was dished out, the male ginger slowly began eating from the bowl, leaving his grilled cheese for the time being.
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she was happy for him. how long had it been since his last horrible relationship. that guy seemed so nice, but after it was over. her sweet baby brother wasn't clearly not the same. he didn't go into detail and she wouldn't expect him to. there was nothing anyone could do when their hurt got broken. she was so angry with that boy. she didn't care what people did to her, when they hurt her brother that was completely different.
not that she would of done anything extreme, but still. pushing those thoughts away she continued to eat. enjoying the moment, her little victory. she was so excited she had suggested a little romantic dinner here. she was already five steps ahead when he was hesitant."okay okay. we can start out with something small and then work our way to the dinner."she told him with a smile.
she smiled sadly at her brother. she understood his fear. everyone felt it."how long have you been hanging out? i doubt you'd be capable of something so drastic that makes him hate you."she tells him with a nod."but alright, then let's do something small. how about bringing him a lunch where he works? or a movie? a walk in the park?"she continued spouting off ideas. this was going to be harder than she anticipated.
clearly this guy wouldn't get offended super easily. des was nervous and that was understandable. she didn't want to rush them, but a small date wouldn't be so bad would it?
Admittedly, Desmond knew his excuses for not asking Zachary out were rather profound considering he was aware Zachary possessed mutual feelings. The text was permanently burned in his head, those three words he never expected to see again. Witnessing the words I love you had caused Desmond's heart to skip several beats; he had never imagined the attractive angel stating he loved him. The nephilim adored the black-haired man, but in that instance, he failed to reciprocate the words because of his cynical feelings towards love. He found it difficult to trust the rose which had thorns, for he feared the possibility of being pricked again and left in a similar emotional state as before. Fortunately, Elysia's insistence left limited options for the male ginger, forcing him to possibly attempt asking Zachary out and perhaps confessing his deeply ingrained feelings for the doctor.
The mentioning of having dinner with Zachary already caused Desmond's heart to flutter madly. The image of him sitting with his crush while they enjoyed delightful food and conversation made his heartbeat elevate to extremely high amounts. Promptly, Elysia began her questionnaire to assist in gaining ideas for a potential date between himself and Zachary, the first revolving around how long they had hung out together.
"A year or two I think," he responded quietly.
Silently, Desmond began eating spoonfuls of soup, occasionally leaving it for a bite of the grilled cheese. His bites were slow as he anxiously conversed about the beautiful angel who stole his heart. The small ideas were surprising but still resulted in a faint shade of red touching the ginger's cheeks. Once he swallowed the delicious food, he prepared to answer Elysia's next barrage of questions.
"M-maybe," he murmured. "I've... had lunch with him before..."
There were plenty of moments where he and Zachary spent time together, specifically during his crush's vacation days where they enacted a deal for Desmond to spend the week with him. Those were the most nerve-wracking, yet, pleasant moments of the male ginger's life; he loved Zachary to bits. Slowly, the nephilim proceeded to eat his food, praying he could temporarily avoid the conversation by finishing his lunch and heading to bed. While he appreciated Elysia's attempts to help, speaking about Zachary caused great anxiety for Desmond.
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she needed to settle down. she was excited and that was fine, but she didn't want des to think she was going to push him to do something he wasn't ready for. tearing off another piece of her grilled cheese she dipped it into her soup while she gave him time to answer her multiple questions. she nodded at his response."really, that's nice."she told him with a smile.
"well that's a start."she responded after he had told her that they had had lunch before."i didn't mean to rush you into anything. i was just a tad bit too excited."she told him with a laugh. she really hoped it hadn't come off that way. she was the last person to want to pressure her brother into anything. she truly desired his happiness more than anything.
Steadily, Desmond proceeded to consume his lunch since finishing his meal could allow him to hastily flee for sleep. While he adored Zachary, conversing about the heavenly angel who entered his life was extremely fluster inducing; Desmond could hardly keep himself composed! His heart was beating a million miles per hour, threatening to decimate his ribcage to escape, proclaiming his emotions for the delightful doctor. There was a steady heat radiating from his face, maintaining a deep, red colouring to his complexion. The nephilim wished he possessed the courage to confess his intense feelings for Zachary, but he constantly found his thoughts lurking to the horrible break-up he went through with Leon. He provided a brief nod when Elysia stated it was a start, although, he mostly fixated on eating his food. Once he swallowed down his share of the wonderful lunch, he heard his sister's comment about rushing.
A soft smile touched his face, albeit, nervous before he answered, "It's fine... I should go to bed before I am too exhausted for tomorrow."
Afterwards, Desmond wiped his face before exiting the kitchen to head upstairs to where the bedrooms were; where the house lacked in width/length, it made up for in height. Once in his room, he closed the door, changed and finally snuggled into bed where he would sleep, hoping the silence would allow his flustered emotions to soothe.
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