fin
"all i do is finesse, man."
IVY
antonio zucco
A Cheshire grin painted Tony's face while he watched Eskarne look back over at the empty space. He held back a chuckle, and forced himself to look all about the room, but even he knew that Eskarne would obviously put two and two together with little time needed. It was Tony for Pete's sake. Tony took another glance back at Eskarne, and was met with two fingers to the head. His thoughts instantly flickered to the idea that she'd make a jest of him, and kick his ass there and then, something Eskarne had done the year prior in a combat training exercise lead by the would-be leaders. Tony gulped for a moment, and his sweaty palms clasped even tighter on the briefcase in his left hand, but at her words, he let out a breath. He pealed her fingers off of his head, and his cheesy smirk seemed to find its way back onto his face.
Eskarne was right, Tony was noticeably taller in his return to the Royal Intelligence Academy. His hair was done looser, with less mousse, and the smell of cologne now radiated from his person. Even his grip on Eskarne's hand once he'd removed it from his forehead seemed tighter, and stronger than usual. Now, Tony hadn't magically became a ripped, jacked bodybuilder, but he was noticeably taller, surpassing himself last year by a couple inches or so, and his voice was definitely deeper. "No, Eskarne, I went this whole day without taking a look at myself in the mirror." He retorted sarcastically, one hand in his trouser pocket, and the other over his briefcase. A splash of his ego was in his voice, as his expression painted him as visibly proud of his transformation, much due to puberty and testosterone than actually working out. "I'm damn near your height, Esker." Tony snickered, and this time he'd brought two fingers over to her forehead, something he definitely wouldn't have been able to do the year prior due to his struggling height.
His cockiness all seemed to fade though at Eskarne's next words. Instead, he piqued a brow, mouth gaped slightly at her suggestion. Eskarne was well aware that Tony hated running, or any physical activity for that matter, yet she threatened him with it! His mouth scrunched up along with his eyes furrowed in anger, he couldn't believe it, nor could he decipher whether or not she was being serious or not. Tony huffed and puffed in his place, "Well played, Esk. Well played." He thought to himself, but as of the moment, he still managed to appreciate the fact that he was up in their little game, whereas Eskarne had only just spoken words. That seemed to settle him, and calm him down in place as his eyes drifted back onto his fellow recruits. He took in the wary expressions of most of them, the uneasiness and nervousness that the whole welcoming process brought them. Tony could've sworn he was never this afraid at his arrival.
He just shook his head in the same fashion of a middle-aged teacher disappointed with their class. He would've continued analyzing the newbies, and old faces if it wasn't for an all-too-familiar voice in the background. It was Jax, his newly fledged house leader. Along with Eskarne, he loved pranking Jax all too much. Jax was one of the more chill, and flexible leaders (though he did get serious when it came to important business), unlike the Willow types, and more drastically, Bigby. He gagged at the idea of being lead by Bigby, likely restrained to a thick and heavyset rulebook of do's and do not's. Jax's methods were very unorthodox, but always seemed to have some truth and efficiency to them. Still, Jax's bad-boy aura only piqued Tony's interest all the more, which had made him the victim of a good amount of his pranks also because he was in his house, and exposed to him so often. He loved to break that cold, and hardened shell Jax loved to radiate, and in doing his pranks and jests, he'd even gotten to learn more and more about Jax.
The crease of a smile formed itself at Jax's words, and he turned his heterochromic eyes towards Jax. "Heeey, I can hear you, y'know. Nice to see that even with your new house leader job, you've still got your old babysitting one too." He looked over at Ashton with those words, and let out a chuckle before reeling his back to where he was standing upright before. Tony liked Ash's aloof personality, but with just how much it seemed to bother Jax, he often poked fun at Jax for it. Mentally though, Antonio jotted down the fact that Eskarne and Jax seemed to have a morning coffee, and were even in the process of formulating a nightly snack as well. He kept his ears opened, playing off his eavesdropping as just looking over the common room again. He hoped to set records with the pranks he'd be pulling this year!
Eskarne was right, Tony was noticeably taller in his return to the Royal Intelligence Academy. His hair was done looser, with less mousse, and the smell of cologne now radiated from his person. Even his grip on Eskarne's hand once he'd removed it from his forehead seemed tighter, and stronger than usual. Now, Tony hadn't magically became a ripped, jacked bodybuilder, but he was noticeably taller, surpassing himself last year by a couple inches or so, and his voice was definitely deeper. "No, Eskarne, I went this whole day without taking a look at myself in the mirror." He retorted sarcastically, one hand in his trouser pocket, and the other over his briefcase. A splash of his ego was in his voice, as his expression painted him as visibly proud of his transformation, much due to puberty and testosterone than actually working out. "I'm damn near your height, Esker." Tony snickered, and this time he'd brought two fingers over to her forehead, something he definitely wouldn't have been able to do the year prior due to his struggling height.
His cockiness all seemed to fade though at Eskarne's next words. Instead, he piqued a brow, mouth gaped slightly at her suggestion. Eskarne was well aware that Tony hated running, or any physical activity for that matter, yet she threatened him with it! His mouth scrunched up along with his eyes furrowed in anger, he couldn't believe it, nor could he decipher whether or not she was being serious or not. Tony huffed and puffed in his place, "Well played, Esk. Well played." He thought to himself, but as of the moment, he still managed to appreciate the fact that he was up in their little game, whereas Eskarne had only just spoken words. That seemed to settle him, and calm him down in place as his eyes drifted back onto his fellow recruits. He took in the wary expressions of most of them, the uneasiness and nervousness that the whole welcoming process brought them. Tony could've sworn he was never this afraid at his arrival.
He just shook his head in the same fashion of a middle-aged teacher disappointed with their class. He would've continued analyzing the newbies, and old faces if it wasn't for an all-too-familiar voice in the background. It was Jax, his newly fledged house leader. Along with Eskarne, he loved pranking Jax all too much. Jax was one of the more chill, and flexible leaders (though he did get serious when it came to important business), unlike the Willow types, and more drastically, Bigby. He gagged at the idea of being lead by Bigby, likely restrained to a thick and heavyset rulebook of do's and do not's. Jax's methods were very unorthodox, but always seemed to have some truth and efficiency to them. Still, Jax's bad-boy aura only piqued Tony's interest all the more, which had made him the victim of a good amount of his pranks also because he was in his house, and exposed to him so often. He loved to break that cold, and hardened shell Jax loved to radiate, and in doing his pranks and jests, he'd even gotten to learn more and more about Jax.
The crease of a smile formed itself at Jax's words, and he turned his heterochromic eyes towards Jax. "Heeey, I can hear you, y'know. Nice to see that even with your new house leader job, you've still got your old babysitting one too." He looked over at Ashton with those words, and let out a chuckle before reeling his back to where he was standing upright before. Tony liked Ash's aloof personality, but with just how much it seemed to bother Jax, he often poked fun at Jax for it. Mentally though, Antonio jotted down the fact that Eskarne and Jax seemed to have a morning coffee, and were even in the process of formulating a nightly snack as well. He kept his ears opened, playing off his eavesdropping as just looking over the common room again. He hoped to set records with the pranks he'd be pulling this year!
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