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Aventurine is known as a difficult skater to work with. He's pushy, argumentative, and a self-proclaimed slacker. He has rushed through a series of coaches, none lasting more than a month, as he either gets tired of them or they give up on him and his tendency to mouth off. Next in this long line is one Veritas Ratio, who has his own difficult reputation to wrestle with. Known as strict and impossible to please, Ratio always gets his way in the end. As Aventurine runs out of potential coaching options, their two skating worlds finally meet while Aventurine struggles to pass this final level: the Gold Singles Test.
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05 Dec 2024
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Aventurine cuts him off. They both go silent. He stares at the darker spots where the rain has dampened his pants.
“I would see you happy,” Ratio says, eyes forward. Knuckles white on the umbrella.
Aventurine turns toward him. The sharp line of his jaw. The waves in his hair. “You don’t know what you seem to think you know.”
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Being loved is a horrible, vulnerable thing. Aventurine wants no part in it.Bookmarked by Seraphion
02 Dec 2024
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Aventurine had his eye on the handsome guy at the bar, but he had no idea about the trouble he got himself into.
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10 Nov 2024
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“Well, now I’m here, doc,” Aventurine says, nonchalantly, as he pushes his shades up the bridge of his nose.
“I can see it,” he says, his eyes not leaving Aventurine’s.
“Getting cold feet?” Aventurine asks, ignoring what he perceived as a jab and forcing his lips into a wider smile. “This isn’t your scene, after all.”
“Quit wasting both of our time. As I said before, we’re already behind schedule,” Ratio says, not even considering his words. “Let’s go.”
“Oh, c’mon, doc!” he exclaims, tiptoeing to lean over Ratio’s ear, invading his space and laying a hand over Ratio’s chest, “you’ll have to do better than this, if you want anyone to believe we’re dating.”
“No need to remind me,” Ratio says, catching Aventurine’s stray hand and pushing it away. “I’ll play my part, worry for yourself.”
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or, Ratio and Aventurine pretend to be dating for a mission. Surprisingly, it’s not a complete disaster.Bookmarked by Seraphion
10 Nov 2024
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Bets are, by their nature, Veritas Ratio's worst enemies.
Risking a high value on something that could, most likely, cause irreparable damage is nothing more than madness in the eyes of the mathematician. There is no logic, there is no explanation. Ratio didn't understand the impulse to gamble.
Coming from Aventurine, it was to be expected that he would try another of his tricks, as it was customary to try to drag him to the table. What I didn't know, however, was that the current bet had no physical value. What was in the game was immaterial, emotional, personal.
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10 Nov 2024