Jigano gave Amun a cool nod of greeting, courteous but not overly friendly after how their first meeting had gone. ”Indeed,” he said gravely. Still, there was much to be done and Adam was the man of the hour – or at least, the next several – and besides, Amalia showed up soon after and Jigano’s expression softened and warmed, though there was still a hesitancy on it as he smiled back and bowed his head deeply to the baker. ”Hello Amalia. It’s good to see you.” Wherever they were going, he wasn’t sure if he would ever be allowed to hug her again, but this wasn’t the place to ask. He sent a pulse of tentative hope/query/warmth through the Attuned bond, but before he could do more a recently-familiar voice drew his attention back to the door.
He couldn’t help but grin at Ingrid’s appearance, waving back with a laugh. ”Ingrid, good to see you again so soon! This is Amalia, a fellow Loreseeker, and Adam, our host. If we can’t find a moment during the preparations I can answer your question afterwards,” he promised cheerfully before turning back to their host.
He grinned at the declaration that the ‘I love you’ stuff was harder than getting laid, but forebore the low-hanging fruit for the moment, taking the paper and looking over it thoughtfully. His smile turned downright pleased as he nodded. ”Oh yes, I can definitely work with this.” He took himself off to an unoccupied corner and pulled out a small notebook and a pencil stub before pausing to think.
Peter, he wrote neatly in his little book, Every day is better with you in it. Love always seemed out of my reach, but since meeting you I’ve learned what it really means. Seeing you happy makes me happy, and your quiet honesty inspires me to be a better man. I want to be with you, and I hope you want to be with me, too.
I love you,
Adam
When he was done he copied the words over in a simple, clear, easy-to-read script onto a new page, then tore that out and went to find Adam. ”Let me know if you have any questions about it,” he murmured, though he’d tried to keep the words simple and forthright enough to match Adam’s style – and to be easy to work out for someone who was still learning how to read.
He couldn’t help but grin at Ingrid’s appearance, waving back with a laugh. ”Ingrid, good to see you again so soon! This is Amalia, a fellow Loreseeker, and Adam, our host. If we can’t find a moment during the preparations I can answer your question afterwards,” he promised cheerfully before turning back to their host.
He grinned at the declaration that the ‘I love you’ stuff was harder than getting laid, but forebore the low-hanging fruit for the moment, taking the paper and looking over it thoughtfully. His smile turned downright pleased as he nodded. ”Oh yes, I can definitely work with this.” He took himself off to an unoccupied corner and pulled out a small notebook and a pencil stub before pausing to think.
Peter, he wrote neatly in his little book, Every day is better with you in it. Love always seemed out of my reach, but since meeting you I’ve learned what it really means. Seeing you happy makes me happy, and your quiet honesty inspires me to be a better man. I want to be with you, and I hope you want to be with me, too.
I love you,
Adam
When he was done he copied the words over in a simple, clear, easy-to-read script onto a new page, then tore that out and went to find Adam. ”Let me know if you have any questions about it,” he murmured, though he’d tried to keep the words simple and forthright enough to match Adam’s style – and to be easy to work out for someone who was still learning how to read.
