assorted non-canon and AU threads

[aesculapian]

who wants delicious post-forest terribleness

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[miraculess]

[ nods quietly and finally goes for her own tea. ]

[miraculost]

... Going forward, should I keep my distance? To give her the chance to approach me first, or stay away.

[miraculess]

Ah...

...I don't know yet. She's... "asleep?" Or— "out" is closer in some ways, though not quite accurate... I'm not going to let her avoid you entirely, but I don't know if what I'm doing now will change her unwillingness to engage or not.

[miraculost]

Well... let me know when you find out, if you would. After what I just dropped on her, I feel I'm the one who ought to accommodate.

[miraculess]

[ nodding, awkwardly ]

...in the meantime...

[ pausing for a long moment, apparently trying to work out what she wants to say ]

...please don't avoid me. Our feelings have some bleed over even when I'm not taking responsibility for the both of us. It'll be easier on her in some ways if she comes back to memories of you that don't have her... ah. That don't have anything negative to them.

[miraculost]

[momentary surprise flickers over his features, and softens into a smile]

That's a request I can take to heart.

[miraculess]

[ crooks half a smile of her own ]

Thank you.