{se} feels like I'm sleepwalking when you're gone

SUNJATA

at another place in time, you were infinitely mine
relatively alright, when berenstein was fine

Her reaction is precisely what he’s looking for, and his grin widens as she takes the plate for him and he moves easily to sit on the bed, tucking one leg under him and using the other to press his toes into the floor and lush rug to give him balance to set his plate on his lap as he dives into his meal, too. He swallows his first bite, laughing lightly at her response, before he casually doesn’t look at her with the sound that slips from her lips with the taste of the fish. “Ah, thank the gods that my chef is still safely tucked away here.” He teases her back, taking a few more bites if only to prepare him for her follow up question.

“Did you really think I’m that poor of a dragon to keep them in plain sight?” He asks, looking to her with a tilt to his head, smirking lightly. “They’re here.” He rumbles, taking another bite, but if Hotaru looks long enough she’d see at least two trunks with locks, also not including the trunks under the bed full of trinkets and more books. “Though I distinctly remember you mentioning you’d steal them.” He looks at her sidelong and playful, nudging her lightly with his elbow.

at another place in time, only parallel to mine
the universe was alright, when berenstein was fine