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[at_heart]

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Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[at_heart]

[ Still looking up at the sky. He murmurs, ]

I'd miss you, you know.

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[outofoffice]

. . .


You know, there was a time when I don't think you would have admitted to that.

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[at_heart]

Yeah, well. There was a time when you wouldn't have invited me to your world.

[ Mr. We Do Not Get Attached to Mortals In This House. ]

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[outofoffice]

Ehehe . . . that's true. I guess things have changed quite a bit.

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[at_heart]

[ His gaze lingers on Venti for another moment, soft, then he turns to keep — going. Vaguely heading for the karaoke bar. ]

Some of it even in okay ways!

[ He's not saying this — fixes everything. Today was still kind of the worst in several separate ways. But he does... feel a little better. A little lighter. Having plans, even tentative ones—

...Having talked about it...

It helps. ]

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[outofoffice]

[ Falling into step beside him ]

Hehe. Some of it, yes.

Did you decide where we're going?

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[at_heart]

[ A grin. ]

Where we can get something to drink without having to pay a delivery fee.

[ But it will be less Miserable Drinking in Silence now. ]

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[outofoffice]

Yes! Now we're talking!

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[at_heart]

[ Chuckle. He doesn't say anything else for a minute, maybe two, before: ]

—Thank you. By the way.

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[outofoffice]

There's no need for thanks. But you're welcome all the same.

Re: + Venti, Foul Toxins Aftermath

[at_heart]

[ Snorts softly. ]

We both know it's easier to just — not ask. To smile and laugh and redirect.

[ It's been a while but he still appreciates that moment after Ideal Worlds where he tried to deflect and you responded by telling him you felt like shit. It made it a little easier to let his own guard down, and he doesn't think it's ever been quite as up since. ]