chuckling to herself before eventually he just wrapped his hands around her waist instead. she watched as he lingered, a hand moving to hold his chin; lifting it so he would look at her. ]
Hey. Getting distracted, hm?
[ though, her tone wasn’t upset. moreso amused. ]
[ some part of her already fully expected him to forego the tape at some point (it was hard to break old habits, after all), though it happened sooner than expected. she watched him struggle around with the tape beforehand, ᛎ⭏
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀♒︎ ;; stepping closer his hands trembled as he held the measuring tape like his last life line, wrapping it around her waist. half way through realizing the tape was just not quite making sense to him. it should have been easy but it wasn't. his hands wrapped
Mhm. Yo+u co+uld very well make me a dress. I’m curio+us as to+ what you wo+uld co+me up with.
[ for someone who was so outwardly flirtatious, he certainly seemed quite shy now. how cute. ]
so like uh...a shirt or a dress...you look nice in dresses... vwery nice.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀♒︎ ;; he turned into a violet mess thinking about putting his hands on her.
Relax. I was o+nly teasing yo+u. There’s no+thing wro+ng with no+t kno+wing the best equipment, especially since it was a simply ho+bby.
[ easily deflated is an understatement.. he’s too sensitive for his own good. (*💧) ]
Yo+u’ve serio+usly been eyeballing it this entire time? I do+n’t kno+w whether to+ be impressed, o+r disappo+inted...
I suppo+se it can be do+ne either way. Wo+uld yo+u rather use the tape, o+r eyeball it?
Perfect.
[ she then tugged out a decent length of the measuring tape, wrapping it around his waist. ]
It wo+rks the same o+n any part o+f the bo+dy yo+u cho+o+se to+ measure. Then yo+u just check the number here.
[ gesturing to the measurement reading on the tape. ]
[ luckily, she didn’t assume it was sexual. that kind of oblivion wasn’t exactly easy to replicate.
so, she took the measuring tape back. ]
No+ wo+rries, I can just sho+w yo+u. Ho+ld yo+ur arms o+ut to+ the sides fo+r me?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀♒︎ ;; he took it a bit puzzled
i don't knowv howv to use this...? I usually just measure by eye and feeling
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀♒︎ ;; it wasn't some sort of perverted lie, he just guessed most of the time until his projects looked semi decent
O+h, it really isn’t anything majo+r, tho+ugh. Such ho+bbies are o+nes yo+u can get go+o+d at if yo+u simply devo+te to+ them.
[ measuring tape: aquired! she’s bringing it over to him, offering it. ]
If I had to+ assume... Cro+nus is still causing yo+u tro+uble, hm?
If indulging in him as expo+sure therapy do+esn’t seem to+ wo+rk, perhaps the exact o+ppo+site wo+uld? Do+ yo+u think yo+u co+uld realistically manage igno+ring him entirely?
No+t necessarily o+ften.. but fro+m time to+ time, yes. I do+ also+ make clo+thes so+metimes, as yo+u kno+w. I mo+stly indulge in little ho+bbies like that.
[ she gave a small smile, looking around for a measuring tape in the meantime. ]
Well, it takes quite a bit o+f patience. An o+rdinarily impo+ssible amo+unt o+f it, perhaps.
I think after a while, perhaps yo+u’ll beco+me numb to+ it, in a sense.
No+ wo+rries, I find it flattering that yo+u seem to+ think so+ highly o+f my hive. A lo+t o+f wo+rk was put into+ impro+ving the aesthetics, after all.
[ of course, her hive was the one place she could truly relax, and so she always devoted her free time to prettying it up. though she barely ever had visitors to make it worthwhile..
she could tell he felt awkward, though. ]
Yo+u’re wo+rrying to+o+ much, Cro+nus.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀♒︎ ;; he felt strange, everything in her hive was so eye catching and beautiful in its own right. all the decor matched and he felt like he stuck out horribly. cronus was so focused on his surroundings the fact he was alone with porrim in her hive mattered little.