assorted non-canon and AU threads

[aesculapian]

who wants delicious post-forest terribleness

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[rootless]

[okay then. getting up on his knees (dat size difference) and bracing a hand on their shoulder so he can press a kiss to bone, above wicked teeth.]

[aesculapian]

[ she leans down obligingly and holds still for him, rock steady. their eyes are clearly visible through the eyesockets in the skull; although her gaze is slightly glazed and sleepy-looking in comparison to her host's, it's still focused on him.

after a moment, she returns the favor— nudging into that slightly, and then pulling back to press the blunt snout of the skull to his cheek before settling back again. ]

[rootless]

[he flushes, fond, settling back as well]

[aesculapian]

[ puts one of their hands on his cheek— not in a particularly intimate way, just. there, cool against the flush ]

[rootless]

[leanssss into it]

[aesculapian]

[

pets. with their thumb. ]

... I am sorry that you were hurt.

[rootless]

...It's not your fault. But thank you.

[aesculapian]

[ pets more. she's not guilty, exactly— he's correct in that it was the actions of other shades that made this happen. but.

...this is why she prefers her tasks to gamerunning, but fussing about that would be all kinds of insensitive. she keeps her mouth shut, instead. ]

[rootless]

[well he seems to approve of petting, at least.]

[aesculapian]

[ good, he's going to get a lot of it ]

Thank you for the kiss.

[rootless]

[leaaaan]

You're welcome.