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 Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:41 am
Qingcheng smiled brightly and felt lighter. He wasn’t being a pain, asking for Priam to stay. Not if the male actually wanted to...that made all of the difference. Knowing that Priam wanted to stay...knowing that he really did like the two of them.
“It’s not an imposition at all. It is your home if you want it to be. We’re never going to ask you to leave if we can help it. Seriously...Yu and I...We really do love you. I...If that’s not so strange to say…” It was the truth, at least for him. He was confident enough with his feelings to know that it really was love and not just...some deep infatuation.
He could understand that. “We won’t let you get stuck in your clothes, and we definitely won’t let you be cold. Heck, if you wanted to stay until Spring, I wouldn’t mind. Get through the winter with your totally hot boyfriend and me, and when it’s warmer out, you can go back to your own house, and just stay the night...you know, six days a week instead.”
He was grinning now, pleased with the thought.
...It didn’t feel like moving too fast. It felt…right. Wonderful.
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:19 pm
Soleiyu groaned. "I'm right here. Please. I get enough of this at home. You can't possibly have forgotten I exist already."
Nalanda glanced over at Soleiyu as much as he could without straining his neck--which was a surprisingly lenient amount--and laughed apologetically. "I'm so sorry."
Soleiyu just huffed. "Save it until you get home. I'm glad you two are looking after each other."
"He's been looking after me so much," Nalanda promised. "...Thank you, Soleiyu."
He grunted in response and rolled over off of the rock, deciding it best to snoop around a bit while they caught their breath.
Nalanda watched him for a moment and then looked back to Qingcheng, a bit embarrassed but visibly smitten by his words. "Thank you, Sterling. That means the world to me. We'll see," he promised. "In the meantime--do you want to go help me find my ring? I feel like I'm bursting with energy. And I want to explore. We could...I mean, we might find more if we split up, but. I'd like to hold your hand. If you'd let me."
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:45 pm
Qingcheng gave a rueful smile and shook his head. “Ah...Sorry, Soleiyu…” He felt a little sheepish, but didn’t really feel…bad. He loved Priam. And didn’t care who knew it. “No, we should stick together. I enjoy holding your hand, and if you need me to carry you, I want to be able to. We’ll find your ring...and then when you’re feeling a little better, we’ll go to my wonder and find mine.”
Or...maybe he could go up there by himself to find his...he didn’t want to but...the fact that Nalanda would have his…
He wanted to be on the same footing as his boyfriend.
“Are you ready to look now? I...I kind of have the feeling that Soleiyu….has gotten tired of being up here with us.” He gave a small laugh, reaching over to pet the Mauvian. “...You know, you were the one who thought we were partners to begin with...so, in a way this is all your fault. Kind of. In the best way, of course.”
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:05 pm
Soleiyu snorted. "I'll never get tired of you, only your confessions of love. This certainly isn't my fault. I'd guess that Destiny brought you two together. Why else make you both Cosmos Knights and chase you into the same parking lot to fight off the forces of evil together? No. I'd warrant this was inevitable. Or just dumb luck. Really, there's no telling the difference."
His tail twitched and stretched, curling around Qingcheng's wrist. He talked like he was huffy, but everything else about him still indicated he was nothing but fond of the two.
"I hope you'll take me to your Wonder, too," he nagged. "I love Cosmos Wonders."
Nalanda just smiled as he carefully pushed himself up, nearly giddy with the flexibility and lack of pain he'd become accustomed to. "Please take me with you, too. We could plan for a proper picnic, you know. Something charming."
"Save your dates for when I'm not around," the Mauvian sighed heavily, butting his head against Qingcheng's hand. "Or at least until we get to explore. Look how beautiful this is. You've got all your lives to stare into each other's eyes, but the world is still spinning. We've got to explore while we can, before someone realizes you're gone."
Nalanda laughed again, softly, but squeezed Qingcheng's hand. "Come on, then. There's no point in me finding a ring if you're not going to wear one too. Maybe they'll match?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:29 pm
Qingcheng nodded, unable to stop the laughter from bubbling up inside of him. “You’re as bad as a little brother or something, Soleiyu. I bet if we kissed, you’d close your eyes and be a brat about it, wouldn’t you?” He chuckled again, squeezing Nalanda’s hand gently and helping him to stand up. “I won’t put you through that though, Solieyu. I’ll save my date with Nalanda for when you’re not with us...but you are welcome to visit my wonder too, when I go.”
After all, he wouldn’t have known about it if not for Solieyu. It wouldn’t really be fair to leave him out of that trip. “I love Cosmos wonders too, this place is...healing.”
He wore a soft smile and drew his fellow Squire close, kissing his cheek. “Where do you think the ring might be? I’d...love it if they matched. That would be terribly romantic.”
Wouldn’t it be funny if this was all destiny? If...they really had been…meant to be together…? He wouldn’t know how to handle it...but it was quite a thought.
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:39 pm
Soleiyu huffed and trotted ahead of them, eager to explore.
Nalanda held Qingcheng's hand, a little smile dancing on his face all the while. "I don't know. My heart says to go this way," he said, swinging their hands as they walked.
"...And the path seems to lead in this direction, don't you think? ...I feel a tug, in any case."
"Then follow it," Soleiyu called, already a good few yards ahead of them, sniffing around and examining every little thing he could find. There was really no chance of him going too far away, but he couldn't help it.
Nalanda just smiled again. While Soleiyu wasn't looking, he leaned over to steal a kiss from Qingcheng.
...There was more to this trip than just finding a ring, and he felt complacent, warm and welcome. Part of it was the Wonder. Part of it was the healing.
And, part of it, was just Qingcheng existing.
He wondered if one day he'd be able to bring Yu up here, too.
In the distant corner of his mind, he imagined they might all have matching rings.
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