#just kurtox things

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I love writing, but my writing process involves a lot of procrastination because 1) I’m lazy, 2) I tend to ramble, and 3) I’m not actually that creative lmao

Regardless!! Kurtox’s academy life is extremely important to his character, and it’s also a thing that i’m really proud of. For the longest time, I’ve been meaning to write about this to explain everything... Looks like i finally did it! It’s all under a readmore because I know it’ll get long and I don’t want to clog your dash

TL;DR - Super smart, super charming Kurtox Galwes is a legislacerator in training who hates law and has no friends. We’re all very sad about this but, y’know, it’s not like he made things easier so we get to be a little less sad about this whole ‘loneliness’ thing he’s got going on.

For those who might not know Kurtox’s character very well (probably due to the considerable lack of plotting and headcanon-ing on my part), Kurtox is a dude who got himself into a prestigious legislacerator academy because he thought it was the “right” thing to do as a teal blood, since the best legislacerators tend to come from his caste. He was also encouraged by his lusus. Probably. 

"Birdad” fell into a deep slumber shortly after the two finished building their hive. Kurtox, who is creative and really good with science, has actually managed to keep him alive through medicine of his own creation, but he still doesn’t know why this happened. He doesn’t know whether his dad will ever wake up either. Dad could die at any moment and Kurtox struggles with this.

Living without a lusus and friends (we will get to that part soon) can be lonely; thankfully, Birdad can sometimes communicate with Kurtox telepathically, though he only seems to do it for important situations as it does seem to take a tool on his already poor health. One day, while wondering if legislaceration was the right path for him, his lusus came to him and encouraged him to join the academy. Well, at least that’s what Kurtox assumed he meant. His lusus always speaks in riddles, after all, so it can be hard to tell what he wants. The point is, his lusus tempted his health to provide insight on this issue. Naturally, Kurtox valued what he understood from it.

And so, Kurtox started his adventure. He didn’t know much about law, and his true passion in life has always been science, but Kurtox likes learning new things and he was convinced this was the right thing to do. 

These academies start training young trolls (6 sweeps and up) who get in through suggestions or a series of tests. Kurtox was tested and passed with flying colors, being admitted to Ykrat Academy of Legislaceration.

He got into it wanting to be the best, mostly for reasons of pride. While Kurtox managed to ace whatever the academy threw his way, it didn’t even take him 1 whole “human year” to realize he really hated law and law school. He had to memorize theory, watch a bunch of grown ups work, and do their paperwork. Go to sleep, wake up, repeat! Maybe even spend the weekend doing this really troublesome essay that is almost entirely a work of research and compilation and doesn’t actually require you to think about the subject at all. Classes were repetitive and time consuming. The bounty hunting aspect of the job didn’t interest him either. Kurtox started to care less and less about his duties as a legislacerator in training, already thinking about dropping out. 

Naturally, his grades started to suffer. His teachers were infuriated. It’s common for the best of the best to be recruited as soon as they finish the course (it’s why the students of the academy are so competitive), and it’s all because of the teachers. In what may or may not be a series of shady arrangements, the teachers make deals with highly ranked professionals, or negotiate to have the graduates for themselves. Kurtox’s teachers already had plans and expectations for him. They would never allow him to be anything but excellent. The meaner ones even threatened him with the possibility of culling, since many of them negotiate with highbloods. A young Kurtox (who, to this day, is extremely afraid of death) was intimidated into staying and excelling, despite his complete lack of passion. Having to wake up everyday to sit in a class you hate, only to have another you hate even more after that one... It’s hard being a kid and growing up. It's hard and nobody understands.

Kurtox is really easy to befriend, okay? He’s fun and charismatic. When school started and he got to meet his classmates for the first time, he quickly became friends with pretty much all of them. Everyone was smart and witty in their own unique way, so even if they knew they would be each other’s competition in the future, it felt like they were all starting on even ground, all of them evenly matched, which is a healthy way to establish friendly rivalries.

Sadly, tests, essays and assignments eventually started happening, grades coming shortly after. Kurtox wasn't just excelling in one or two things, he seemed to always find himself at the top no matter what. His colleagues didn’t know how to react. Most wanted to feel happy for their friend, to be supportive of his achievements, but Kurtox was frankly heartbreaking to watch. The problem wasn’t just that he was getting ridiculously good grades; it was that, despite all their ambition and hard work, they still never managed to beat someone who obviously lacked the passion they had. He made it seem so easy too! 

Kurtox could feel the tension build between him and his friends. Slowly, as the sweeps passed, their conversations consisted of more and more bickering disguised as innocent teasing. Imagine a bunch of teenage lawyer-wannabes trying to outsmart the smart kid out of spite, with the smart kid talking back because he’s also an idiot and doesn’t like to stay quiet. Yeah, that.

Growing tired of having his motives and abilities constantly questioned and teased by the people who were supposed to be his friends, Kurtox got increasingly more direct with his replies, still playing along with a fake friendly demeanor but knowing just what to say to sting the other troll into silence. In the rare cases it got someone angry or aggressive, he’d still call it a ‘win’, since he looked like the better troll to an unknowing audience. This led to a few black relationships that went nowhere (more on that later... hopefully), as it made his friends want to pay Kurtox back in his own coin.

While Kurtox’s friends created the rift that ultimately separated them, it’s worth mentioning that Kurtox made matters worse. He never once tried to understand or be patient. He never went out of his way to help them improve. He assumed they were just jealous of him and unwilling to work hard, and he never refused to talk back, simply because he’s that prideful. Kurtox can say whatever he wants about his class but it’s obvious that he can be just as chatty and insufferable as them.

The friends he’d made in his class were no more, and he couldn’t get along with trolls from other classes either. Rumors about him had spread around the academy, as it tends to happen to anyone who stands out from the rest for whatever reason. 

Most people don’t actually care about what’s being said about him, only indulging in the gossip because talking shit about others is fun. When the concept of 'the ideal student' is just some random guy who might not even be all that great, it's easy to dismiss it. This, however, doesn’t mean that those people don’t act strangely around him. Kurtox tends to approach others in a charming & flirty way; he’s heard “do you think you’re that interesting just because others gossip about you?” quite a bit, and it became boring after a while. Included in this group are those smarter ones that hear someone’s a rude fuck and stay away just in case.

Some others value the gossip, choosing to believe he’s a terrible guy who happens to be a genius. Whenever he meets someone like this, they usually speak like they’re expecting the self-important asshole to make an appearance, which isn’t exactly a great starting point to a relationship. 

Once, a pretty girl approached him with no cares for the negative gossip going around, and the two got on marvelously. This eventually led to a red romance that also ended poorly (i’m also leaving this for later... hopefully... I will say her name was Coruna, tho).

After all those failed attempts at getting along with trolls from other classes, he pretty much stopped seeking their company, at least seriously. Currently, Kurtox does have a few decent relationships with trolls from other years. Still, while he manages to have civil conversations with them, he seems to keep them at a distance so they don’t get to hurt him like his first friends did.

Kurtox has accepted that there’s very little about the academy that he doesn’t dislike.

Well. At least the canteen ladies are nice and cook well.

I THINK THAT’S IT??? fuuuck this got long. If you got this far I’m just... Amazed? And touched. Hopefully I’ll manage to make these more interesting instead of hitting y’all with the info dump. I’ll try, at least! :’)

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Your name is VASILI TIGRIS and you were born to make history. No- but really, you’re just trying your best.

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Name: Vasili Tigris Nicknames: Ili (Cynrik only), Vas Voiceclaim: Hugh Dancy Gender: Cis Male Sexuality: Bisexual Age: 10 Sweeps Hatchdate: July 2nd Zodiac: Cancer Intro/Extro/Ambi: Introverted

Height: 5’8” Scars: Three thin scars that go over his left eye. Body Modifications: Two lobe earrings in his right ear, a robotic arm.

Blood: Indigo Loyalty: Previously hemoloyal, now leaning towards hemorebel. Lusus: A large, very cuddly Bengal Tiger. Species: Alternian Troll trollTag: perceptibleSuperior Quirk: replices i’s with }.

Occupation(s): Chairman/Heir of a security company. Socio-Econ. Status: High Class

Abilities: Nothing worth noting. Strengths: Physically strong, diplomatic, creative, honest. Weaknesses: Insensitive, ignorant at times, overly trusting, impulsive. Strife Weapon: Standard issue pistol.

Likes: Blankets, baths, cuddling, to-do lists, working, slow-dancing.

Dislikes: Gossip, secrets, crowds, yelling, disappointment.

Trivia:

Fond of puns, specifically science ones. 

Loves having his hair messed with, as it’ll put him to sleep pretty quickly.

Purrs when comfortable.

Falls easily for flirting, but is slowly learning that not everyone means it whenever they say sweet things like that.

Models for Sigrun at times.

Quadrants

Matesprit ▸ Kurtox Galwes (Vulnerable Connection) Moirail ▸ Avario Meharo (Superfruit) Kismesis ▸..??? Unsure. Auspistice ▸ None.