Boreal chortled at the attention, leaning into the scratches before her human showed up to steal the show. She was resigned to it by now, however, and made no audible protest aside from a heavy sigh.
Tal stuck his tongue out at her briefly before his partner was back in his arms, leaning against him and fitting into place like a missing piece of his puzzle. He hummed a brief, relieved acknowledgment that she hadn't been waiting too long, the sound breaking off as he grinned at the feel of Sascha's nose and her weight against his legs. "Hey, little bear," he murmured affectionately down at her before pressing a kiss to Alys's ear.
As she turned her head to look away, it was perhaps an accident of timing or just coincidence that he turned his to follow her gaze... pale eyes alighting on the violet island with its promise of nightmares and misery. His own buoyant mood fell a little, smile fading as he tightened his hold a little, seeking comfort and offering silent protection at the same time. "Um. Lunch? Yeah..." He bit his lip, then pulled slightly away, finally sensing something amiss in spite of the way the seer's voice made his heart melt.
He pulled back just far enough that he could see her face if he leaned a little to the side, hands still beneath hers on her waist and concern in his warm gaze. "Somethin' wrong?"
Tal stuck his tongue out at her briefly before his partner was back in his arms, leaning against him and fitting into place like a missing piece of his puzzle. He hummed a brief, relieved acknowledgment that she hadn't been waiting too long, the sound breaking off as he grinned at the feel of Sascha's nose and her weight against his legs. "Hey, little bear," he murmured affectionately down at her before pressing a kiss to Alys's ear.
As she turned her head to look away, it was perhaps an accident of timing or just coincidence that he turned his to follow her gaze... pale eyes alighting on the violet island with its promise of nightmares and misery. His own buoyant mood fell a little, smile fading as he tightened his hold a little, seeking comfort and offering silent protection at the same time. "Um. Lunch? Yeah..." He bit his lip, then pulled slightly away, finally sensing something amiss in spite of the way the seer's voice made his heart melt.
He pulled back just far enough that he could see her face if he leaned a little to the side, hands still beneath hers on her waist and concern in his warm gaze. "Somethin' wrong?"
