#ooc: but also i am going to cry over these two ✌
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ghostsandmirrors · 9 days ago
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"It is nice, your smile." He was quiet again, almost sentimental in his tone, gentle like he was holding this memory and trying not to break it. Seeing friends smile, laugh, have any amount of joy, would always be rewarding. It would always feel like the world apologising for the bad; 'I'm sorry, but here's something to cherish.'
Some of his favourite memories were the smiles of his friends, the laughs of family, the times of revelry. This one would sit amongst them comfortably.
"Sey, I am glad I am easy to convince," he said jokingly, as if he would ever--could ever--doubt a friend, especially one as... careful and considerate as Atieno had shown themself to be. "If I wasn't?" An expression of distaste came to him, as if words alone weren't enough to tell them how terrible of a universe that would be.
Now, it was his turn to be flustered. That tiny blush was back, turning what was visible of his cheeks to a soft pink and making Liaxee uncharacteristically quiet. "Oh." It was a simple little word, but a perfect expression of his surprise. "I try." A light-hearted comment. An attempt at distracting from the blush that he could feel.
Atieno found themself slightly flustered at the sight of him beaming down at them so brightly. That was enough to make their smile widen further.. and they had to choose, actively choose not to avert their gaze in the midst of such internal 'self-consciousness'.
At least Liaxee's booming laugh was enough for them not to stay in that ruminating place for too long. "Hm. I'm glad that I don't have to convince you." They could only play the convincing game every so often and that's just not something they were particularly interested in doing with him.
"I appreciate that. It is very nice to hug, to feel close. Being close to you in general sounds pretty nice honestly. "
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