they seem very surprised by this gesture, actually. it's not really a flinch, but they do seize up, surprised? aquila may be someone who has not gotten that many hugs in their life.
...
but after a moment, they hug him back, making a quiet noise as they curl their fingers in the back of his clothes. ]
What's this, now...? [ softly, not chiding necessarily, but the tiniest warm tease. ]
they give him a little squeeze as he goes, then, and huff a bit of a laugh. ]
The best way you could show gratitude was taking care of that rat. [ but they tilt their head, and kaeya might feel them smiling. ]
But thank you, nonetheless.
[ there's a pause, and they glance down at themselves, and then; there's a little fuzzy wobble in the dream space, and they're wearing that raven feather bowtie and the gold necklace from before. there. ]
Really? Wish there was still something else we could do for Virgo. We're really wracking our brains down there trying to figure it out.
[ kaeya watches this cute little chain and bow tie appear and grins, moving forward to sweep them out towards the floor. there's music filtering in warmly, light perfect. for a moment, he feels like maybe he can breathe again just for a hot second or two. ]
Happy to, honestly. Just another story I can tell my good friend when I return.
Give them some time. They'll come around. [ for virgo, anyway. they seem fairly sure of this.
and, yes! they have to be in dress code, don't they? gotta be fancy!
they step gracefully out with kaeya - they let him lead, but, maybe surprisingly (or not), aquila is pretty good at this. something of a natural, as they turn through the dream dance floor. ]
You've definitely got a story. Which good friend? Or is the answer all of them.
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they seem very surprised by this gesture, actually. it's not really a flinch, but they do seize up, surprised? aquila may be someone who has not gotten that many hugs in their life.
...
but after a moment, they hug him back, making a quiet noise as they curl their fingers in the back of his clothes. ]
What's this, now...? [ softly, not chiding necessarily, but the tiniest warm tease. ]
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[ he pushes his face briefly into their shoulder a moment, head down to do so before he parts. ]
Besides. We also took care of our ghost problem. So I'd say it's relief as well. I could use a good party.
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they give him a little squeeze as he goes, then, and huff a bit of a laugh. ]
The best way you could show gratitude was taking care of that rat. [ but they tilt their head, and kaeya might feel them smiling. ]
But thank you, nonetheless.
[ there's a pause, and they glance down at themselves, and then; there's a little fuzzy wobble in the dream space, and they're wearing that raven feather bowtie and the gold necklace from before. there. ]
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[ kaeya watches this cute little chain and bow tie appear and grins, moving forward to sweep them out towards the floor. there's music filtering in warmly, light perfect. for a moment, he feels like maybe he can breathe again just for a hot second or two. ]
Happy to, honestly. Just another story I can tell my good friend when I return.
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and, yes! they have to be in dress code, don't they? gotta be fancy!
they step gracefully out with kaeya - they let him lead, but, maybe surprisingly (or not), aquila is pretty good at this. something of a natural, as they turn through the dream dance floor. ]
You've definitely got a story. Which good friend? Or is the answer all of them.