⠀⠀﹙ the PURSUIT. HE'S ON ALL FOURS RIGHT AWAY, KNOCKING DOWN FURNITURE IN THE PATH- ﹚

⠀⠀﹙ another slow blink..
⠀⠀he rubbed at his own ears with both paws with a sheepish, bright grin. ﹚

⠀⠀❛𝘖𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘩. 𝘖𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘩. 𝘖𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘖𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘸-
⠀⠀𝘐'𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥?❜

⠀⠀﹙ he's immediately rushing after her, tail fluffed up, visibly giddy- ﹚

niel.

AWH they're so CUTE...

⠀⠀﹙ NOOO HE'S ALREADY MOPING AWAY- ﹚

⠀⠀﹙ sounds like a shadowguy tuesday.

⠀⠀he's in! ﹚

⠀⠀﹙ oh. he's looking so disheartened. what about his birthday-? ﹚

⠀⠀﹙ mrrrp-!! he slow blinks with his mask, trying to do the kindest greetings he could give. ﹚

⠀⠀❛ 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴.. ❜

⠀⠀💚🎲🙌

⠀⠀﹙ wink. he's teasing. ﹚

niel.

Man my ass is so befuddled- this is why mental illness representation is important honestly

⠀⠀🎷-?

⠀⠀﹙ up close, anyone could see a shadowguy's details for a change, rather than their unreadable silhouette. something comfortable, real. strands of hair, 8 o'clock shadow, though his hat kept his eyes out of view.

⠀⠀it's hard to look up anyways, as he leaned to kiss his forehead. ﹚

niel.

wait this is ocd stuff-?? huh.
oh my goodness

⠀⠀﹙ little gestures.. it was all he could do, not wanting to break the poor guy.
⠀⠀he lifted his hand once again, tipping his stare up from under the other's chin as best he could. to look in his face. try to see if he could read any returned sentiment there.. ﹚

⠀⠀👉💤..❔

⠀⠀👉

⠀⠀👎

⠀⠀﹙ a hard balance to keep, even as he tipped over enough to let his hat brim tap on the other's head.
⠀⠀one last ditch effort this time- he didn't want to Pressure, after all.. ﹚