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[tenebraecious]

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[tenebraecious]

[staying firmly where she is, what are you going to do huh!!!!]

I am not. I was only uncertain of your reasons.

[mind_blown]

[he can be perfectly respectable!!! he just!! doesn't want to be so distant. when she's still charming him.]

... You ever get a dumb impulse? It's a little like that.

[tenebraecious]

Mine are only to scale buildings, wield spears, and clear an entire card of bingo. But I can understand the sentiment.

[mind_blown]

Weild spears?

[it's light when he asks-- but it's the only one he can't quite square with the rest.]

[tenebraecious]

Where I come from, it is dangerous to venture too far without the means to defend yourself. Someone saw that I was taught well.

[mind_blown]

Ah.

[he weighs this for a moment...]

... Sounds less like an impulse than the other two. And more sensible.

Impulsive would be learning how to climb buildings because why not.

[tenebraecious]

Here, there are no daemons. There are, however, those who would scale buildings. To me, the latter seems a more sensible skill to learn given the circumstances.

[mind_blown]

Well, most people will point out the stairs.

But it's a pretty learnable skill.

1/2

[tenebraecious]

Mm, and I hope to learn it. With a proper teacher.

[tenebraecious]

[sighing]

Truly, I would like to enjoy your company, whatever form it may arrive in. Still, I hold onto that wish. But I cannot— No, do not want you to restrain yourself, so our friendship would be fraught, Jay. I do not fear this, only trust that it would.

[mind_blown]

Lucky for you, I remember being a teacher for stuff like this. I don't remember what kind of teacher I was, but I'm sure we can work something out.

As for our friendship....

[he considers this for a moment.]

Nothing's gotta be fraught. Nothing has to be anything.

[tenebraecious]

[softly starts to object then just — stops herself]

. . . No, I suppose not.

[mind_blown]

... I'd rather it not. Be fraught. Maybe it just is what it is.

[tenebraecious]

Mm, and whatever it will be is our choice.

[carefully holding a hand out to him]

[mind_blown]

[he just considers that, and slowly reaches our his hand to take hers, thumb running lightly over her knuckles.]

I'd like that.

[tenebraecious]

[holding lightly at first then squeezing]

As would I. —Thank you, Jay.

[mind_blown]

[he pauses for a moment-- and fuck it, he's going to steal a kiss, consciously, this time.

but he's still very soft about it.]

[tenebraecious]

[still with surprise for a beat, then leaning forward to chastely return that kiss, mouth formed into light smile as she does]

[mind_blown]

[he's brief with it for now. just a thought that-- maybe, just maybe, she deserved a kiss? even if it was from someone like him.]

No problem.

[tenebraecious]

[ducking her head with a slight blush, this is all very crazy but okay!! cool!!!!!]

I will need your help. To not think so much.

[mind_blown]

Yeah?

About etiquette, or...?

[tenebraecious]

I do not think that long on etiquette. [it's in her former princess bones] No, just my concerns.

[mind_blown]

[but he'd be a great person to teach about not thinking about it.]

I can try.

But concerns is very 'broad' as far as things go in hell.

[tenebraecious]

[wait until he is invited for tea...]

Yes, but I try to only mind those that I can control. Nothing would get done if I fretted over every possible outcome.

[straightening up, ganbare glacies]

How well do you know Baritones?

[mind_blown]

[he pauses.]

Well enough to know they're dangerous.

[he inclines his head towards her]