But everybody's gone and you've been here for too long

[sheriffwolf]

Who: Teenage Bigby Wolf (15) and YOU
Where: At the School Cultural Event, Class 1-3
When: Japanese High School AU Event (Saturday through Wednesday)
Rating: PG-13 for Bigby’s foul mouth
Summary: Bigby is a fifteen year-old rebel who is not into school shit whatsoever. On days he’s not in class, he can be found outside smoking and picking fights with whoever gives him the stink eye. Teenage Bigby will be played by bigbadwlf for the duration of the event.
The Story:



Bigby Wolf was swiftly working on ways of getting kicked out of school.

Not that he really cared. Fuck school. The entire place only stood in his way of proving himself. The only reason he was here at this high school was because of his rich father and fuck that prick. His six older brothers may have swallowed the Kool-Aid and bought into the dick’s lies and money but not Bigby. He couldn’t forget how the ass had left his mother all alone. He had been the only one who stayed and when she died, he vowed to never give his Father the satisfaction to see him cry. Because he was Big and he was Bad and he’d fight anything that walked in his way, just to show them who was the toughest son of a bitch around.

His class is 1-3 and there are few in there that he can tolerate but he mostly stays away, spending his time around the school. You can meet up with Bigby in different places throughout the week:

A) In the school yard, smoking and roughly avoiding anything and everything academic. Bigby will spend most of his time leading up to the school event here, probably hanging out with other degenerate kids. He has little control over his mouth or his fists so be prepared to have a barking Bigby in your face if he doesn’t like how you look at him or what you have to say.

B) The Kendo Club. Bigby doesn’t do organized sports but some of his mates practice swords after school so Bigby finds his way to the club eventually. Plus, there’s this girl… Well, the less said about her the better but he can’t stop thinking about her and he’s pretty sure other people are beginning to notice.

C) During the school event, Bigby will be hanging outside of the Onigiri area, probably munching on the riceballs he is supposed to be making. He’s trying to find some place to hide and he’ll probably make appearances through out the fair. Again, if anyone looks at him sideways, be prepared for a fight because Bigby punches first and asks questions later.

D) The Dance. Bigby is hanging out at the dance here. He is out with Mary Margaret but that's not to say he won't talk to anyone who drops by!

Enjoy the scrappy punk while he’s around. One of these days he’s going to end up on the wrong side of the law and he might not be around forever.

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[bigbadwlf]

Bigby takes a long drag from his cigarette and slowly puffs it out, one smoke ring at a time. He could turn his head but it irritates her into talking to him. Bigby will take any excuse to get a girl to notice him, sad, but true story.

"You don't have to breathe this air, you know," he points out. "What the fuck are you reading, anyway?"

[akapeanut]

She waves her hand in front of her face, but not enough to really keep the smoke out of her face. Part of her feels like it's almost a shame to ruin his rings. Not that she'd say that aloud, or think too hard about why she feels that way, of course.

"Jane Eyre." She inserts her bookmark, aware that now that she's started talking, Bigby will expect her to continue. Aware and annoyed. "I already read everything that's going to be assigned in class. Teacher gave me this. It's okay. The guy's a douchebag, though."

[bigbadwlf]

"Jane Eyre?" Bigby repeats, squinting over at her as though he didn't believe she was telling the truth. "Isn't that the one with the guy in the house with the girl who comes to stay and finds his sick wife in the room? That guy is a bit of a douche. Reminds me of Bluebeard. You want a fucked up story, read that. Now that guy was an asshole. Plus, not to spoil anything but, severed heads. Any story is better with severed heads."

[akapeanut]

George raises an eyebrow. "I wouldn't have guessed you were all that well-read. But you're right, that's the one. Bluebeard's...a pirate, isn't he? Or, no. That's Blackbeard."

She drums her fingers, feigning disinterest as she peers out at the schoolyard. "So. Severed heads?"

[bigbadwlf]

Bigby grins wickedly and flicks his cigarette away. He walks over to her and slides onto the bench, preparing to tell a story.

"You've never heard this one? Oh, it's grotesque. Bluebeard is a pirate, a regular scallywag. One of his weaknesses besides treasure and ships is women. He tells each of his wives on their wedding night that they can go anywhere in his grandiose house except for one room. Under no circumstances are they to go into this room.

It never failed - the ladies eventually would open the door and do you know what they would find? The heads of the wives that went before them. Bluebeard had a terrible temper, you see."

[akapeanut]

"Shit. How could he...I mean. Not even just in a moral sense." She waves her hand a little, putting that issue aside. "How could he stomach that? Over and over? It had to smell bad enough with just one head, but dozens?"

George shakes her head, grimacing. "Gross. Although I guess I appreciate the variation on the Beauty and the Beast thing. Instead of a rose, decapitated heads. Actually, maybe the heads are more realistic." She sighs. "No 'love' fixing that."

[bigbadwlf]

"He's a pirate," Bigby shrugged. "I'm sure he smelled worse things. I think the whole story is supposed to be a variation on Pandora's Box. Not to mention that old saying - curiosity killed the cat. It certainly didn't help Bluebeard's wives."

It was something of a hidden secret that Bigby loved fairy tales and fables. They were a big of an obsession with him, especially all the different ways they changed over the years and across the world.

"If you want my personal favorite, it would have to be Red Riding Hood."

[akapeanut]

"Oh, well, then of course it's a woman opening something that gets her in trouble." George can't help but roll her eyes. Not that she feels like getting into it, of course. But it's still annoying as hell.

She raises her eyebrows slightly, surprised at him volunteering that kind of personal information. It's not as if she asked. But now that he's said it, well, she is interested.

"Because of your last name?" Maybe that'd be kind of weird, but it makes a sort of sense to George.

[bigbadwlf]

"A bit, yeah, my name has something to do with it," Bigby admitted with a shrug. "There's just something very dark about that fairy tale that a lot of the princess stories don't have. The wolf eats them all up and the only way to save them is to split the beast open. Something tells me that a Wolf who is capable of conning Red Riding Hood into coming closer would be able to survive the Woodsman axe.

It's dark and perverse. Beware the woods, little girl, or the Big Bad Wolf will get you. I don't think it was meant only to beware of the animal sort of wolf."

[akapeanut]

George hums. "Just because he was smart and magic enough to talk doesn't mean he was super strong or anything, though. Maybe he was just a wolf in the end."

She leans her chin on her hand, looking up at Bigby with curiosity. "Do you identify with the wolf, then?"

[bigbadwlf]

Bigby shrugged. "I don't think it's like that but you have to wonder why he gets painted as the bad guy. I mean, isn't that what wolves do? Hunt things for food? Does seem a rather stupid viilain when you think about it."

[akapeanut]

"Except," George points out, "it's all meant to be a metaphor for not letting men trick you into bed with them, isn't it? Maybe they didn't think they could be that direct with little girls, but little girls still needed to, y'know. Know about it. Be wary of the possibility."

She taps her nails on the book's cover. "Of course, then maybe the better animal would be a pig. Or a dolphin."

[bigbadwlf]

"Why a pig or a dolphin?" Bigby asked, far too curious not to ask. "I can get the wolf - isn't it normal to think that a wolf is pervy? But a pig? Wolves eat those - taste like bacon."

[akapeanut]

"You call pervy men pigs. And dolphins have been known to sexually assault people."

Well, he asked.

Shrug.

[bigbadwlf]

Bigby laughed. He should have seen that coming.

"You have got a point about the pigs but, dolphins? Really? Remind me to never go in the ocean ever again."

His laugh had a way of lighting up his whole face and for a moment, that rough mask he always seemed to be wearing slipped and he was almost friendly, someone you could talk to.

[akapeanut]

She raises an eyebrow, then smirks. "Well, I don't think it happens all that often. You can still have beach days if you want."

Odd that she can't think of where the nearest beach is. She knows she's been to one. Or she thinks she has.

"At least dolphins can't impersonate grandmas."

[bigbadwlf]

Again, Bigby snorts, amused by the mental image her words conjure.

"I don't suppose 'Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Dolphin' has the same ring to it," Bigby laughed. "Stories like that need a bit more bite to them."

[akapeanut]

"And they probably thought it'd be inappropriate to have a dolphin humping a little girl. Somehow a wolf eating her works as a metaphor and isn't too risque."

She smirks a little. "Imagine if they taught it that way in our English classes. It'd be a banned book the next day, I bet."

[bigbadwlf]

Bigby laughs loudly, doubling over. "Oh, man, I can just see the image on the front of book. Give me the mildly sexual innuendo any day over the blatant flipper molestation. That is so fucked up."

[akapeanut]

She snorts. "You're really amused by this. I haven't seen you so animated in..." She isn't sure she ever has.

Are they making friends? Is this what that feels like?

[bigbadwlf]

Bigby pulled himself together, the smile large on his face. "I don't usually get this excited by that was fucking funny," he mused. "Guess you're cool. Not many can make me laugh like that."

[akapeanut]

"Well, thanks." She turns her face away to hide how this flatters her. "I've never been cool before."

[bigbadwlf]

"Fuck whoever said you weren't," Bigby said with a shrug. "Anyone who can talk about dolphins and pigs the way you do is cool in my book. And since my book is the only one that matters - looks like you're in the club."

[akapeanut]

Her lips quirk up just a tiny bit.

"Wow. What a prestigious book. I'm so glad my random trivia knowledge has gotten me into the big leagues."