Oh my, the week went by really fast. Last time we met Kiriya. This week I’ll post a snippet of the same scene but from Melker’s perspective, from his novella. And no, the greasy haired one is not Kiriya, that’s a third character that Kiriya didn’t mention. XD; Kiriya is “the tall guy”…and oh, all three of these characters are male.
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The other guy had black rimmed glasses, greasy black hair that reached his chin and he was all dressed in black. Black socks, black jeans and a black wife-beater, obsessive much? When I got closer to them I noticed that he even had a black labret piercing. “Hey guys, do any of you have a driver’s license?”
The tall the guy shook his head and frowned at me. The greasy haired one glared and shut the door to his room in our faces. “Wow, bad mood.”
The tall guy stepped away from me and hurried towards the room he must’ve chosen for himself.
Muttering to myself, I dragged my feet to the stairs. How was I going to be able to live with these people if they refused to interact with me?
Not the friendliest bunch ever. Looking forward to finding out why interaction and conversation are so important.
Not those two at least, luckily the others are more friendly. 🙂
Maybe he’s worried about clashing colors. Great descriptive writing. I like the detail you included about the labret.
Nikodemus is an unfriendly ass and Kiriya’s reasons were slightly apparent in the last snippet. XD Thank you. 🙂
Well, these guys are not off to a good start. Love the all-black description!
Definitely not a good start XD …thank you!
Love the snarky inner dialogue. Gives a nice insight into character.
🙂 Thank you!
Interesting snippet, vivid description. I had go look up ‘labret’ so I’ve learned something today too!
Thank you! Hehe, great! :3
You painted quite a picture. Good writing with humor. My favorite.
Thank you 🙂
Sounds like an interesting character, and I would definitely say she’s in a predicament. 😉
Thank you. Yeah, and his predicament is only going to get bigger. XD
Sounds like it’s going to be an interesting living situation. I hope it does get better.
Well, it’s going to become a bit worse before it gets a bit better. XD
Not friendly at all, are they? Enjoyed the snippet. Great imagery.
Thank you, and no, not those two at least. XD
I, too, looked up labret piercing. Didn’t know that’s what it’s called. Anyway, I hope she finds more friendly folks.
Yep, luckily for him there’s some friendly people living there as well. 🙂
Definitely not a warm welcome. Poor guy. A wonderful visual of the characters.
🙂 thank you!
You sent three of us looking for a definition for “labret.” Thank you for being so specific with your vocabulary. (Word nerd.)
Hehe, you’re welcome! I will have to thank the MC (Melker) though, as he needs to be specific with it…he has one himself. (And angel bites http://www.piercingmodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lip-Piercings.jpg )
Living arrangements sound…interesting. Good description of the man from mad vs glad. I’m cracking up at the labret squad above. As the mom of a nose and belly button pierced daughter a decade ago, I put my foot down a few times over labret…so had earlier referencing. LOL!
Thank you, XD Hehe! The things you learn when you have teenagers. XD;;
Well this is quite a strange bunch. They all seem to be real characters. The guy all in black didn’t freak me out too much since a lot of people affect all black clothing. But unfriendly is something else. Looking forward to more info on them all.
Thank you! 🙂 …Next week I’m going to go back a chapter and we’ll meet the landlord from this MC’s view. XD
I almost found myself envisioning him as a ghost whom none of his roommates can see.
I think that’s how he feels there in the beginning. XD
That’s a warm welcome. I wonder how many of them aren’t too pleased to be there? That’s explain some things…
Oh, great catch! None of these three wants to be there. 🙂
Who’d want to live with them, LOL. You did a great job portraying them.
🙂 Thank you!
Maybe he should enjoy the non-interaction time- these guys don’t sound like they’ll be a lot of fun. I’m interested to find out why they’re all there.
He’s going to enjoy the interaction with one of them a lot later on. *wiggles eyebrows*
Great character details and descriptions! I certainly wouldn’t want to be in her shoes, but I’m sure things can only go up from here. 😉
It’s going to go down before it goes up. XD
Interesting room-mates. Good use of actions/reactions to show character.
Thank you! 🙂
Excellent descriptions! I could visualize them while I read. I did learn something new. I didn’t know what a labret piercing was. 🙂
🙂 Thank you! <3
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Poor Melkor. Talk about awkward first impressions. I love the change in tone and voice between Melkor and Kiriya. Kiriya’s being more poetic and Melkor’s being more straightforward.
🙂 Thank you! Melker is getting this weekendss snippet as well and then the weekend after that we’ll be following another character. (The landlord) 🙂
I love black so wasn’t weirded out at all, hehehe. Although, I was wondering, how does she know he’s wearing black socks? Is he barefoot? I also had to look up the word labret, hehe I liked the interaction between the characters- they’re not exactly friendly, eh? Great snippet!
He’s not barefoot if he’s wearing socks, is he? XP …well, yeah, Melker sees the color of his socks because in the (fictional, based on both my own country, the USA and Japan) country they live in it’s considered rude to wear shoes indoors. (A Swedish thing)
Well, they both have their reasons for being unfriendly but I still feel a bit sorry for Melker. XD Thank you!