โJust because you are soft doesn't mean you are not a force. Honey and wildfire are both the colour gold.โ- Victoria Erickson || media: edited official
@larksballad โ
Surely the other had seen and felt the fabric of the coat he still wore. Light and breathable despite being fit for an infirmary.
Clinging onto his back during the drive as well... perhaps it wasn't just the lack of direct contact with the wind that dissuaded goosebumps.
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@larksballad โ Attempts to make light of something that would actually cripple if the full weight were always applied.
"Doubtful," came the fairly quick rebuttal, though the tone remained soft.
"For all that I do enjoy, silence is not on that list."
@larksballad โ
He was, after all, also the resident guidance counselor.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy is likely what he'd call it.
Jokes that self-deprecate oft were the products of low self worth borne from any number of causes. โ
@lordarbxter "Ah, but you've been working so hard.
Perhaps a mental break should be medically advised."
A shrug.
He's mostly joking.
mostly
No medical malpractice or conflict of interest here... Totally not.
There were far too many unique circumstances at play anyway. It's fine.
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@larksballad โ
"So you're planning on chasing me away, are you?"
Clearly making light of the comment, but still. Doesn't change that there could be some truth to the statement.
@larksballad โ
So, Luuk will do no such thing.
"I would say it's the opposite. I'm lucky to have been given a place like this to call home-"
though the softer talk did halt at the last comment, a brow raising.
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@lordarbxter โ
His smile brightens just a little, one corner pulling a bit more than the other in the subtlest of smirks.
"Shall I write you a note to excuse you from classes?"
@lordarbxter โ Actually, if the golden boy so much as mentioned wanting to go immediately-... No, no, just take the extra few hours to prepare and be good.
"I can be free tomorrow.
I'll tell NA.N.A when we're done in here."
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@lordarbxter โ
One day in the afternoon? If you tell me which, I can make room in my schedule."
For that day and the day after, should that be necessary. It wasn't as if he took all that many personal days, after all.
@lordarbxter โ That kind of isolation was what he'd offered. Somewhere tucked away yet still wide open, very little human involvement to be seen. Something natural. Something quiet save for a fox or penguin that may stroll by.
"The Frostlands it is then.
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