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[flyingsolos]

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[purrtagonist]

[. . . slowly opens his eyes again to stare at her from underneath a lidded gaze. but even then, she can see the way his mouth twitches in amusement, threatening to break out into a full-fledged smile]

Wow.

[Rion!!]

At least let me take you out on another date, first.

[flyingsolos]

I was kinda counting on that.

[ Just as planned. ]

[purrtagonist]

[a huffed laugh, and he doesn't look away from her, like he's trying to search her expression for any indication of where the boundary is, here. in the end. . . he plays it safe]

Next time, I'm cooking.

[flyingsolos]

[ He really could just ask; the look in her eyes is warm and affectionate, with a softness she's acquired since this whole illness started. ]

Deal. I'll look forward to it.

[purrtagonist]

[PROPER ROMANCING FIRST, THEY HAVE ONLY HAD ONE DATE!!]

So will I.

[squeezes her hands and lets go, allowing her to pull back if she wants to]

[flyingsolos]

[ She lingers, pensive, and then goes up on her toes to press a kiss to his forehead. She'll take her hands back after that. ]

That was on the forehead, by the way. For a fast recovery.

[purrtagonist]

If it's you telling me to get better fast, then there's no way I can say no.

[he sounds fond]

[flyingsolos]

I'd hope not! You've still got all of those rain checks to take care of.

[ Good health first. ]

[purrtagonist]

All eleven of them, right?

[he's teasing]

[flyingsolos]

All eleven.

[ very seriously. ]

[purrtagonist]

[hm. . . ~]

You can claim one right now. Preemptively.

[they're no longer coughing and wheezing and sneezing on each other so it should be safe]

[flyingsolos]

... Nope. If you can't feel it, I'd just feel bad.

[purrtagonist]

[:( :( :(]

[:(]

[flyingsolos]

... I don't want to be the reason for you making that kind of pained face again.

[purrtagonist]

[ah, well. . .]

You were never the reason.

[flyingsolos]

But you get my point, right? You'll just have to settle for my dazzling personality.

[purrtagonist]

Well, that's not settling. It'd never be settling.

[BUT]

I'll be patient. . .

[flyingsolos]

I'll make it up to you.

[ Well. They haven't kissed for nearly a month, she's been unhappy about this too. ]

For now, lunch and a nap, right?

[purrtagonist]

[deeply unhappy with there having been so much time between kisses :(]

Yeah, yeah. . .

[. . .]

At least I can still taste things.

[flyingsolos]

Good! There's a bright spot. When I was sick, everything kind of tasted the same to me.

I've definitely missed flavor.

[purrtagonist]

Don't you think it's kind of cruel for us to get sick to the point of not being able to taste food right after Struxta?

[flyingsolos]

Incredibly. I guess I should be glad I got one whole cooking session in.

[purrtagonist]

Yaaaaay. . .

[why doesn't he sound enthused]

[flyingsolos]

But hey--! I bet the soup tastes delicious!

[purrtagonist]

[huff]

I had a bite earlier. It wasn't bad.