“Remember that statement the next time I have too much drink and end up crashing with you and Molly without warning.” She laughs as she hugs him tightly.
"There we go.." He says in a soft, encouraging tone, smiling, gently dabbing away Molly's tears with his shirt.
"Can you smile for me..? Let me see those pretty little fangs of yours."
He cups one side of Molly's jaw to press a warm kiss to their cheek.
"You're not bad. Shh.. You're very sweet and we're going to make this right. It's gonna be ok, Baby.." He squeezes Molly and holds the tight embrace for a few moments, trying to soothe the tension.
He continues to rock gently, stroking Molly's hair, and he coos in a warm tone,
"Aww, Sweetheart, you don't mean that..
Everything's going to be fine. We just need to do it in the right way, and then it's all yours." He kisses the crown of Molly's forehead.
He gives Molly a gentle squeeze and rocks softly, stroking the back of their head.
"Shh.. shh... it's alright. Breathe, Sweetheart.. I'll take care of this, and then these things are all yours. And we'll make sure-
curling in close , a wetness in their eyes as they bite down on the guard .
they can’t want things — they can’t have* things . this is what happens -
“ i’m sorry -“
Seeing Molly's distress, he gently pushes the bag away and attempts to hold the tiefling close again, offering their bite guard, and speaking softly,
"It's ok.. it's ok.. Let me hold you a minute.. You're more important."
He continues to gently stroke down the direction of growth on the spikes, trying to coax Molly to relax.
"Shh... it's alright.. It's ok. But if you took a couple of things, you might have to show me, so I know how much we owe the shop keeper. Can you do that, Sweetheart..?"
"Well if that's true, it would be your problem, wouldn't it?" He says, stroking Molly's back gently.
"I don't want you to worry about.. food, or where we're staying. We'll pay for that from the adventuring money. But whatever you do with 'Molly's money' is entirely up to you."
He gently strokes Molly's head and horns,
"It's alright, Sweetheart. Everyone makes mistakes. We can still fix this.
And I didn't realize you didn't see our adventuring money as yours as well. -
molly goes quiet , grinding their fangs against one another . their head is down .
“ they were just - just a bit more expensive than i usually want and i didn’t wanna ask and —“
head lowered , hands entangle in their own hair .
He cups the back of Molly's head and kisses their temple, speaking softly,
"It doesn't feel wrong to take things that don't belong to you? What about the shop keepers who are trying to make a living and support their families?"
Fjord frowns softly.
"Baby.. We've talked about this.. We made a shit ton of money, killing monsters and doing favors for dignitaries and such. You don't need to do this.."
He smirks fondly and lets out another chuckle, giving her a gentle squeeze and resting his cheek on top of her head.
"Alright, I promise I will tell you if I'm offended. Though it's hard to imagine ever being annoyed with you."
“If I do offend you I expect you to tell me, alright.” She melts into the hug and breathes in the calming scent of the sea that always seems to cling to him. “I’ll bite you if you don’t.” She chuckles.
This is what friends do. As long as we're honest with each other, and we care about each other, there's very little that could come between us, alright?"
He frowns softly and says in a warm tone,
"Hey.. Come here.." As he pulls her into a gentle hug and rubs her upper back a bit.
"Listen. I know you, and I know where your heart is at. I know you care about my feelings, and I care about yours.
-
“In all fairness I do offend most of the people I meet.” She shrugs with a chuckle.
“I’m still learning how to…take people’s reactions, but yeah I do worry more than I used to about offending people I actually like being around.”
He dropped his head in a chuckle, smiling when he looked back up at her.
But he noticed her avoiding his gaze. He thought for a moment and asked gently,
"Hey.. Are you really so worried you could offend me that easily..? I know I can be a little.. excitable and flustered..-
“No, no…you’re fine.” She insisted as he wiped away the mess she had made of her mouth.
“I wasn’t thinking about the color of those things. Glad no one walked in. They would have thought I had eaten you alive.” She laughed, avoiding his eyes.