“Yes…” He reluctantly admitted. “‘Not long before I ended up here, I was in a battle. I’ve been patched up, but my body is still feeling the after effects of it all…”
“Yes…” He reluctantly admitted. “‘Not long before I ended up here, I was in a battle. I’ve been patched up, but my body is still feeling the after effects of it all…”
“This is wonderful.” At the question, violet eyes were slightly guarded. He’d always —
“This is wonderful.” At the question, violet eyes were slightly guarded. He’d always —
He saw now the whole of Tseng, and it intrigued him more than words could say.
—
He saw now the whole of Tseng, and it intrigued him more than words could say.
—
“Yes, I’m not surprised he did. But I am glad to have been able to encounter you again. When you left … things were different.”
“Yes, I’m not surprised he did. But I am glad to have been able to encounter you again. When you left … things were different.”
When they both were drawn back into the moment, he chuckled and nodded.
“Yes. Let’s finish dinner,” He murmured as he wandered over when called over, moving to sit down —
When they both were drawn back into the moment, he chuckled and nodded.
“Yes. Let’s finish dinner,” He murmured as he wandered over when called over, moving to sit down —
Violet eyes held dark ones for a moment. A slight, but positive, tension in the air (or so he felt).
He didn’t react when —
Violet eyes held dark ones for a moment. A slight, but positive, tension in the air (or so he felt).
He didn’t react when —
A rueful smile graced the normally severe man’s lips as he looked to Tseng. A light blush spreading —
A rueful smile graced the normally severe man’s lips as he looked to Tseng. A light blush spreading —
He then chuckled softly and shook his head with a little smile. “Oh, don’t worry about it. You cook the rice, and I’ll see what else -
He then chuckled softly and shook his head with a little smile. “Oh, don’t worry about it. You cook the rice, and I’ll see what else -
“Would you like any assistance? I wouldn’t want to—
“Would you like any assistance? I wouldn’t want to—
Still, he coloured just a little, his cheeks a soft pink for a moment.
“Food?” He murmured thoughtfully as he was asked. “Perhaps something you’d consider —
Still, he coloured just a little, his cheeks a soft pink for a moment.
“Food?” He murmured thoughtfully as he was asked. “Perhaps something you’d consider —
“Where should I hang this?”
“Where should I hang this?”
“I will, however, remove the coat anyway as it’s warming up.” He unbuckled it with care and then removed the prosthetic first so he could slide it off entirely, before refastening the prosthetic.
Beneath, the slender man wore a warm, black form-fitting shirt and his—
“I will, however, remove the coat anyway as it’s warming up.” He unbuckled it with care and then removed the prosthetic first so he could slide it off entirely, before refastening the prosthetic.
Beneath, the slender man wore a warm, black form-fitting shirt and his—
“I’m hungry, but I would hate to get any food in the hot spring. Should we eat first and then retire to warm ourselves? That way my body can relax and digest at the same time.” He’s —
“I’m hungry, but I would hate to get any food in the hot spring. Should we eat first and then retire to warm ourselves? That way my body can relax and digest at the same time.” He’s —
“Indeed. Though I must admit I often enjoyed running through the snow as a boy. My mother always joked she’d struggle to find me, since I’m so pale and —
“Indeed. Though I must admit I often enjoyed running through the snow as a boy. My mother always joked she’d struggle to find me, since I’m so pale and —
“I am sad it has taken damage but it is a chance for us to rebuild when the time is right. Tenebrae still —
“I am sad it has taken damage but it is a chance for us to rebuild when the time is right. Tenebrae still —
“Let’s get there as quickly as—
“Let’s get there as quickly as—