assorted non-canon and AU threads

[aesculapian]

who wants delicious post-forest terribleness

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[miraculess]

[ ...huffs, but doesn't protest the topic change either way. it's his choice; she isn't going to force it. she just wanted him to know she was an option. ]

Ah— mm. Just the past six months or so, for this; we ended up traveling with a different group of shades for a while before deciding on this.

[counteredfaith]

[ his sense of decency just barely edges out his will to actually ask her up front to do it. maybe he should pretend to be dangerous? no, that's mean. ]

As an arbiter . . . right?

[miraculess]

[ kuuha you are dangerous and if you made it obvious that would literally change nothing aside from making burning you more of a hassle ]

Samael can't be anything else. ...There were a few people who got to know me as well.

[counteredfaith]

[ well, you know ]

Have you made any friends?

[miraculess]

One or two... I'm not much of a social butterfly, even now.

[counteredfaith]

. . . even if it's just one or two . . . I'm glad to hear.

[miraculess]

[ looks steadily at him for a long moment, then nudging a plate of dango closer to him with her leg ]

I'm not unhappy here. ...I'm sorry that it isn't the case for you, but... for someone like me, who never wanted to live to begin with...

...it's fitting, maybe.

[counteredfaith]

. . . Mm . . .

[ taking a skewer, then ]

I'm relieved . . . to hear that you've made a place for yourself, here. To hear that you're happy . . .

[miraculess]

[ reaching up to push the snake skull back a bit, perching it closer to the top of her head to leave her face mostly unobstructed so that she can smile at him, small and genuine. the seam that had cut across her cheek is only visible as faint pink line. ]

Mm. ...If I can share that with you at all, then I'm glad, too.

[counteredfaith]

I would be honored to have that shared with me. Your company is already a gift.

[miraculess]

[ huff! ]

I'm being flattered.

[counteredfaith]

If nothing else, I've retained my silver tongue.

[miraculess]

[ nudges him with the same leg she'd used to scoot the dango toward him with. boop. ]

So long as you put it away every now and again, so to speak. It isn't so bad when you're awkward.

[counteredfaith]

[ looks down

blink

boops back? ]

Ah.

[ like he was going to say something in response but he got distracted by booping her leg with his own ]

[miraculess]

[ pffft ]

[counteredfaith]

. . . I think I can manage that.

[ after a moment. yeah. probably ]

[miraculess]

[ outright laughing at him, though it's quiet. that was cute, Kuuha ]

Don't feel like you need to push yourself on my behalf.