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[lord_it_over]

...Or similarly short bit of writing, but that's not as concise. Stolen whole from lambwolfandman so I probably don't know what I'm getting myself into. Take your pick, and I'll (try to) write it!

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It's so easy for young men to get confused in their identities...

[lord_it_over]

All the signs were there. The odd behaviour, the secretive sneaking out at night, the strange moods… Gnarl’s suspicions were confirmed when he caught the Dark One alone in his room one dawn.

“Master!” Appalled, he whipped around and shooed the more impressionable younger minions out of the doorway before he closed it. Privacy ensured, he turned back and struggled to think how to deal with this. “I understand this is a very turbulent time for a young Overlord, master, but some things… Cross-dressing? Forgive me, master, but you can’t do this!”

Lord Gromgard gave him a sceptical look that said plainly the boy didn’t understand how serious this was. “It’s just a cape, Gnarl.”

“A hero’s cape, my lord. Please!”

Gromgard turned, inspecting the swirl of the disgusting garment around him with interest. “Yes. I know. But how can you tell? How can I tell?”“It’s… ah, a gift of Evil, my lord.” Gnarl tried not to be queasy. There was a griffin emblazoned on the cape and it was all golden and… ooooh, he was feeling woozy already. “One of the

Re: It's so easy for young men to get confused in their identities...

[onemorebounty]

((I think I may have hurt myself laughing.))

[lord_it_over]

((Eeexcellent. >:D It was Gnarl's turn to get a heart attack anyway.))

Re: It's so easy for young men to get confused in their identities...

[vicioussweetie]

:D I especially love "his scrap of a heart". What an excellent turn of phrase!