OLIVER
Oliver watched with wide eyes as Bastien started to search through the basket. The moment Bastien started speaking, Oliver's heart melted. A smile grew on his lips and he felt himself blushing, so touched by the initial words. It only become more heartfelt and the compliments intensified, only making the smile on his face grow even more, along with the pride that was fluttering in his chest.
And then Bastien put on the pendant.
And then Bastien put on the pendant.
That alone made Oliver completely fall apart inside. To hear such praise from a man he looked up to and to know his gifts may have added some light to the man's dark life was all Oliver needed and more.
It took him a second to snap out of it, but he was soon greeted once more by Bastien and... a baby. His face softened and Oliver gently plucked the baby from Bastien's hands, placing one hand under the infant's body and the other delicately securing Azrael against his chest. "Well... hello there, I'm Oliver." He felt himself moving a small bit, his upper body swinging back and forth ever so slightly. "You really are an absolutely adorable little thing." Then he turned his attention back to Bastien.
"If you ever need a babysitter I know I'd always be down. I could even turn into a little fox. Nice small and fluffy." All babies loved fluffy things, of course. Any baby that didn't wasn't a baby at all. "And... do you think now would be a good time for a drink?" A smile cracked on his lips once more and Oliver offered the man a wink before returning to look back at Azrael.
And then Bastien put on the pendant.
And then Bastien put on the pendant.
That alone made Oliver completely fall apart inside. To hear such praise from a man he looked up to and to know his gifts may have added some light to the man's dark life was all Oliver needed and more.
It took him a second to snap out of it, but he was soon greeted once more by Bastien and... a baby. His face softened and Oliver gently plucked the baby from Bastien's hands, placing one hand under the infant's body and the other delicately securing Azrael against his chest. "Well... hello there, I'm Oliver." He felt himself moving a small bit, his upper body swinging back and forth ever so slightly. "You really are an absolutely adorable little thing." Then he turned his attention back to Bastien.
"If you ever need a babysitter I know I'd always be down. I could even turn into a little fox. Nice small and fluffy." All babies loved fluffy things, of course. Any baby that didn't wasn't a baby at all. "And... do you think now would be a good time for a drink?" A smile cracked on his lips once more and Oliver offered the man a wink before returning to look back at Azrael.
i saw that my life
was a vast glowing empty page
and i could do anything i wanted
