yoon's palace

[strawsandals]

I thought I told you to leave me alone.

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[beathollow]

It's- complicated. I'm from a well-to-do family and failing to meet the social expectations of me would bring backlash to my family. And... have you ever stacked things in a tower? When it all comes down, the piece at the top often winds up damaged or flung far away. I-

If I were to stop, I don't think I could survive the fall.

( and that's not even getting to her mother- )

[supherb]

...I think I get it. I mean, I can't imagine having to deal with the pressure of expectation. It's like...the opposite of what I had, I guess. [They really did have it terrible but for completely different reasons.] But I get the tower thing.

Thing is...for me, the tower already came down. But hey, I'm still standing, even if I'm picking up the pieces.

[He didn't mean to get deep with this at all, but the words just kept coming. Maybe it's that anon post that's gotten him thinking more lately.

But once he realizes he's been rambling, he shakes his head.]

S-Sorry, I swear I had a point to this. It's that, well, I'm not wishing for your own tower to collapse. But if it does, I think you'd survive too. It doesn't sound like you're happy living in it anyway.

sprinkles in some ✨ feelings ✨

[beathollow]

( mafuyu listens, watching carefully- the shift of his expression, how his hands might move..

...

she's not sure what to say. what she can say. so eventually, she reaches over quietly and squeezes his fingers in her own, gently. )

... Thank you, Arven.

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[supherb]

[Arven might be dumb to social cues sometimes, but this isn't one of those instances. No words could speak more clearly than the simple act of touching hands.

Of all things, he didn't expect his sad and awkward rambling to result in this. But more importantly, he doesn't back away from the gesture.]

[supherb]

[He thinks the initial shock has passed, but it remains in how quickly his heart races. And how warm his face is. What a roller coaster this conversation has been.]

E-Eheh... I'm happy to help.

[beathollow]

( ... cute...

mafuyu nods, and it seems like she's content to leave things with this, for the time being. besides, there's things they need to go. ... and it's really fucking cold- )

[supherb]

[They do still have a palace to finish and a good boy to save. They can pick this up when stakes aren't quite so high.

But at least their hands are warm in this moment.]