to heal a wound, you need to stop touching it
He's closing his eyes and blushing in a way that Vai can't help but find adorable, and she leans in to kiss his shoulder after another sip of her cocktail. She might not know the ins and outs of these Very Deep Thoughts, but she can at least give them space to settle, like mist on the waves at the break of dawn. "Mm, he might not act like it or look like it, but I bet you he's still more of a kid than he lets on." She grins regarding Felix, knowing the boy to be the type to still climb into bed with them when a storm is raging outside.
Zeph can find that out at monsoon season, though.
Granted, thoughts of Felix or the urchins or anything else pretty much shoot out of her mind like a cannonball at his next remark. Vai can feel it coming, almost, like a tremor in the earth, and she's sat herself up and busied herself with also taking a large gulp of her drink when the bombshell drops. The result, of course, is that she almost breathes it all in.
Spluttering spectacularly, the witch has to hold up a finger to tell Zeph to wait a moment while she recovers from drowning on the mai tai. The alcohol burns, and that's not a bad thing, Vai sitting up straight and clearing her throat in as dignified a way as she can manage.
"I'm sorry - come again?"
Zeph can find that out at monsoon season, though.
Granted, thoughts of Felix or the urchins or anything else pretty much shoot out of her mind like a cannonball at his next remark. Vai can feel it coming, almost, like a tremor in the earth, and she's sat herself up and busied herself with also taking a large gulp of her drink when the bombshell drops. The result, of course, is that she almost breathes it all in.
Spluttering spectacularly, the witch has to hold up a finger to tell Zeph to wait a moment while she recovers from drowning on the mai tai. The alcohol burns, and that's not a bad thing, Vai sitting up straight and clearing her throat in as dignified a way as she can manage.
"I'm sorry - come again?"
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