I'm nothing of the sort. [ Except it's more like "imb nuffin'a th'sort" with a dignified look of mock scandal. He's far too refined and mannered to be like that, excuse. Extremely mature. Years beyond his age—whatever that actually is. A gentleman.
Allen swallows then, an impressive feat, and steps close to slip an arm around Shouto's waist to draw him close enough to kiss a final time on the cheek with a gentle sort of gratitude. More affectionate than he would normally be in cleaning up after dinner—that he'd normally help with too, but he has to go set up for later now—which is in part to make sure Shouto knows he's not actually scandalized, but more because of the lighthearted feeling of celebration and anticipation that flutters in his heart. Of gratitude and love.
Sometimes it doesn't feel real, how happy I am, that you might be this happy too-- and I have to kiss you to remind myself it is. ]
I won't be long. [ But he hesitates for a moment then, smiling softly as something occurs to him. ]
Do you think we could we eat it outside, on the porch? [ He calls the engawa a "porch" still, he's a heathen. But he'll get better as he's corrected. ] It's so nice and warm at night now.
[ And by the koi, who he also fed out there when he first came home with him. ]
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I'm nothing of the sort. [ Except it's more like "imb nuffin'a th'sort" with a dignified look of mock scandal. He's far too refined and mannered to be like that, excuse. Extremely mature. Years beyond his age—whatever that actually is. A gentleman.
Allen swallows then, an impressive feat, and steps close to slip an arm around Shouto's waist to draw him close enough to kiss a final time on the cheek with a gentle sort of gratitude. More affectionate than he would normally be in cleaning up after dinner—that he'd normally help with too, but he has to go set up for later now—which is in part to make sure Shouto knows he's not actually scandalized, but more because of the lighthearted feeling of celebration and anticipation that flutters in his heart. Of gratitude and love.
Sometimes it doesn't feel real, how happy I am, that you might be this happy too-- and I have to kiss you to remind myself it is. ]
I won't be long. [ But he hesitates for a moment then, smiling softly as something occurs to him. ]
Do you think we could we eat it outside, on the porch? [ He calls the engawa a "porch" still, he's a heathen. But he'll get better as he's corrected. ] It's so nice and warm at night now.
[ And by the koi, who he also fed out there when he first came home with him. ]