Tal had been spending a lot of time in Torchline lately. Maybe too much. But having the Void barriers up around the whole region except you, Starfall made it one of the few places that he felt he could relax. There were always plenty of deliveries to be made there, either from people in other regions or just between the port and the city proper, so at least he wasn't lacking for work, either. He'd headed out especially early today so that he could get all of his deliveries made by noon because he had plans to take the afternoon off.
And he was looking forward to a date day with his partner.
As usual, it was Boreal who made it back to the Peregrine first. The dragon circled overhead and then came down for a comparatively sedate landing on the sand, chortling happily as she wove around Alys and Sascha, greeting them as if she hadn't just seen them a few hours earlier.
Tal was a few minutes behind his companion, but all lingering thoughts of work and asshole customers faded away as he saw his three favorites in the world gathered together on the beach: his companion, his partner (and her companion), and his skyboat. His scowl lifted into a grin, the soft and bright one that only Alys and Boreal ever saw, and he lengthened his stride to reach them more quickly. "Hey," he called out quietly, giving her fair warning before he slipped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder, looking out over the waves with her. "Hope I didn't keep y'waitin' too long?"
And he was looking forward to a date day with his partner.
As usual, it was Boreal who made it back to the Peregrine first. The dragon circled overhead and then came down for a comparatively sedate landing on the sand, chortling happily as she wove around Alys and Sascha, greeting them as if she hadn't just seen them a few hours earlier.
Tal was a few minutes behind his companion, but all lingering thoughts of work and asshole customers faded away as he saw his three favorites in the world gathered together on the beach: his companion, his partner (and her companion), and his skyboat. His scowl lifted into a grin, the soft and bright one that only Alys and Boreal ever saw, and he lengthened his stride to reach them more quickly. "Hey," he called out quietly, giving her fair warning before he slipped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder, looking out over the waves with her. "Hope I didn't keep y'waitin' too long?"
