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. . . ‘𝑰 𝑩𝑬𝑻 𝑶𝑵 𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑶𝑮𝑺.’

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‘𝑰 𝑩𝑬𝑻 𝑶𝑵 𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑶𝑮𝑺—.’

* 𝑶𝑪, 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑪𝑯, 𝑴𝑫𝑵𝑰, 𝑺𝑬𝑬 𝑰𝑵𝑭𝑶.

— like for a short or GIF starter.

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@b1pp1ty “You look grumpy - I thought you liked the coast?” Beau asked, dipping his French bread into some garlic butter. They’d both agreed to travel on a visit to another coven, stopping over on the coast for two days just to enjoy the sea.

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@sunbcund There’s a giggle from Beau as he pictured the two of them being adults. He likes it. A lot. “Look at you, being a big boy—“.

He reached over to punch Phia’s cheek.

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“I’m being a whore today.”

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@sunbcund Hm—.

He thought on it for a moment, “By the sea.”

He said, plucking up his glass of wine and taking a long sip. Phia was right, he was a bit scared of deep water, “I don’t want a place that’s too big, as much as you’re super annoying, I need to know where you are.”

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@sunbcund — Your mother’s very generous letting us stay in her cottage but I think we need a place of our own. If, uh, if you want that too.”

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@sunbcund Beau did just that, leaning forward to take a good bite. He was sure that the Calarook witches did something to make theirs cheeses taste like a drug. But, he couldn’t prove it.

He wiped his lower lip with his napkin, “I just wonder if we might do well in our own space. —

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@sunbcund — places in the new city.” He admitted, “they’re all very pretty.”

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@sunbcund Beau helped, placing the cheeses on the board and making sure the crackers were close by. Gaian had been very generous to prepare this for them.

“I’ll write your mama a thank you card,” Beau found the glasses and placed one in front of both of them. “I’ve been looking at —

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@FATOTENETUR Beau’s hands find their way to hold Ettie’s hips.

“I can’t say I have. Why, are you offering?”

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@sunbcund Beau feels a blush coming on and he nods timidly, “Please.”

He stayed tucked in close until he reached the table, where he plopped himself down. “This is very lovely, thank you.”

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@sunbcund — would love that.”

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@sunbcund “Oh—“ beau’s slipping out of his grumpiness, he grabs his thrown shoe and pulls it back on. “That’s… that’s very kind of her. Wow.”

He’s touched, genuinely. He needed constant reassurance that Thia and Gaian liked like. Orpheus was their most precious thing after all. “I —

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@FATOTENETUR A little grump, “do something interesting then.”

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@sunbcund Beau raises a brow, always finding it strange when someone perceived him. He wasn’t used to being part of a family yet. “I could eat - are you cooking?”

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@sunbcund “One.” He holds up a finger to indicate the number of

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@sunbcund “Go away if you’re going to be mean.”

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@sunbcund Takes off his shoe and throws it at Phia.

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@FATOTENETUR “No, the goal was to get attention but I didn’t get any.”

He shrugs absently.

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@FATOTENETUR “It really is!”