Aurora - Rean Heart

[awakenerd]

You float in a void--darkness around you, above, below, in every direction, nothing. You stand on nothing, you even breathe nothing. But you do not feel in danger, you are not suffocating. You are simply existing in… Nothing.

Crow | Towa | Dusk | 80H | Rufus

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[awakenerd]

"No.... No this is..." Perfect "Fine."

[voreaciously]

She's trying to keep her feelings in check because she doesn't want to alter the soulscape but it's challenging.

"You would tell me if it were not, yes?"

Objectively, she thinks it must be better than before, with nothing but corpses and misery for company, but she doesn't want to do the bare minimum, does not want to be mediocre.

[awakenerd]

Sorry you're like at the one part of Rean that's more tsun than dere.

"I said it's fine."

A little grudgingly he reaches up to pat her head.

"You worked hard, I appreciate it."

1/2

[voreaciously]

!!!

[voreaciously]

She's just blushing scarlet, right now, not at all fighting against those pats.

"A-ah, w-well, it was nothing, really...I am glad you like it."

Just like mmmmmmonths of work, but it's fine it's whatever.

[awakenerd]

He looks at her, pat pat... then looks away, a little red himself. Ugh. And still all puffy from crying.

"Yeah... ...Thanks."

[voreaciously]

"You are most welcome."

A beat, two.

"You a little puffy."

[awakenerd]

"That happens when you cry."

Tsun.

[voreaciously]

"Oh, is it?"

Hard to tell if she's telling the truth or just full of shit.

"I cannot relate."

Hm.

[awakenerd]

"Yeah I bet you don't even get a swollen face."

[voreaciously]

He's so pouty. "I could fix it, but you are really cute, this way."

[awakenerd]

"Excuse me?!"

[voreaciously]

"I do not believe I stuttered."

[awakenerd]

"....Of course you didn't, you have perfect diction."

[voreaciously]

"So kind of you to notice."

Man, this is fun.

She wants to fish with him, though, or something, but teasing him is really good. Who knew! (Crow, probably.)

But she does take a gently glowing blue thumb and wipes the tearstains from his face, at the very least.

[awakenerd]

He looks better with her help! Still grumpy.

"We can fish. If you want."

GRUDGINGLY.

[voreaciously]

But she didn't--oh right, her thoughts. It takes her less than a moment to realise and remember.

Oh, that means he must be hearing all her thoughts about how cute and charming he is like this, what good grump. This side of him is Pretty Good, actually.

"Ah. Very well, then."

[awakenerd]

He knows she's having fun!! HOW DARE.

He grumbles and picks up the fishing rod and goes to where it looks like this is a good spot or whatever.

[voreaciously]

She gets her own rod and picks a spot close to him, leaving enough room between them.

Ahhh, worth it.

She casts a line, but keeps her thoughts carefully blank, letting the setting take its course for her. She doesn't want her fishing to be predictable, after all.

[awakenerd]

What a brat!!

But he fishes next to her, settling slowly into the peacefulness and enjoyment of just... Fishing.

[voreaciously]

But she's not doing anything, Instructor? She's just here, doing nothing! Thinking about how great and cute you are. But that's not doing anything? Gosh!

But fishing is...nice. It's nice to fish with him, actually, she did not realise having someone here like this could be. She's...come to enjoy the company of some other people, but it's fewer still those that she can enjoy near complete silence with. It feels...fuller, somehow, but not stifling.

[awakenerd]

Brat brat brat

He's not saying anything though, and he is getting calmer and less depressed as the (infinite?) time wears on. Nothing really seems to need to be said. It's peaceful, and the company is nice, and that's enough.

[voreaciously]

Cute cute cute

She is not certain how much time passes, and she isn't certain her internal clock will help her on that matter, but she gets an itch at the back of her mind that she ignores at first--she's good at that--but it persists, and she allows it to because she knows it's right.

She needs to move on.

She catches another fish and releases it before reeling her line back in.

"Perhaps I should get going, soon...."

...

[awakenerd]

He reels his line in, not looking at her.

"I guess so."

It's not like he cares or anything!

[voreaciously]

...

"Um, Instructor? Thank you...for looking out for me."

She won't say when!! And he likely won't remember shit so she can say it now.