Oh, we're not actually related... [ HE JUST USED TO CALL HIM UNCLE HELP, ] He was, um, my mother's apprentice... He promised to protect me, and we've been through a lot together, and, um...
[ Wow, he's really got it bad for this guy... is all Aerith can think. ]
Does he have a habit of rescuing you?
[ Sounds like it, unless it's simply wishful thinking on Rutile's part. Though Aerith would very much like to believe that it isn't. Otherwise she'd have some words for this not-uncle. ]
[ Hehe! Rutile smiles, because he's glad Aerith takes his compliment.
The opposite, he isn't expecting. He's being perceived and it's embarrassing him... ]
Um, to be honest...I've never really thought of us as a—a couple. [ HE'S RED ] But he is special, I suppose, and we care about each other, and we, um...
[ It isn't all that complicated in his mind, but it's more complicated when he tries to explain it to someone else. Ahh...
He shakes away his embarrassment and brightens! ]
I'll draw you a picture of him! [ Scrambling for his sketchbook! ]
[ Rutile twists around to grab his quill and his sketchbook, and he brings his feet up onto the chair to curl up with the sketchbook up against his lap. The tip of the quill moves furiously as he starts drawing. He doesn't look up from the page, but the red on his face is very visible. ]
Mm... I guess. But, I don't know...
[ He knows Mithra's primary thought is to keep him safe because of his promise. If there's anything more, isn't it because he reminds him of his mother?
He doesn't know. ]
I'm pretty happy with where we are... [ Could he take more? He isn't sure.
He smiles at his finished picture, and turns his sketchbook around to show Aerith. ]
[ Rutile thinks for a second, and then turns his sketchbook back around. His quill begins to fly across the page again, but slower, more measured this time.
Dunno. Probably go back to my world, and then go to hers if we're lucky. I'd like to stay together, but sometimes things don't always work out that way.
[ Part of him hadn't considered that. He knew they would be going back home once they were finished, of course, but he didn't think about those who had decided to enter relationships when they got here. ]
You're right. They don't always.
[ He pauses as he thinks, and reaches behind him to his desk where he has a pot of colorful markers. He nestles that in his lap and begins to color in what he's drawn. ]
But I still think it's lovely that you've found each other here, across the boundaries of realities and worlds. That despite where you come from, or whatever fate has in store for you, that you've chosen to love each other. And for that, I hope things do work out.
[ He sets a marker down, and smiles.
He looks at his picture with a fondness in his eyes, and then turns it around. And when he sets the sketchpad on his knee to show her, that's when his truth is revealed: Rutile is an incredibly skilled artist, with the anatomy and colors almost lifelike. He just chooses to draw like...that. ]
Ta-da~ [ He says it quietly, almost bashful, like he's afraid to be too proud of showing off another person (that isn't his brother). ] My...
[ He pauses here, because at this point, still, he doesn't know what their relationship is. They're bound together by his mother, but he knows Mithra does not see him like his mother, as his mother, even when he's a woman. He knows Mithra cares for him, but how far beyond the promise he doesn't know. He doesn't know, and yet by the way his heart beats in his chest, how he feels when he thinks about him and looks at him, he decides... ]
[ She leans forward so she can get a better look at this drawing. It's so much better than the other one, but of course she doesn't say as much. ]
Wow... he's super handsome. What a catch!
[ Maybe she'd say something else if she knew about the fact that he eats rocks but... you know. ]
Just like your Mithra... my Maika and I will be fine in the end. Our hearts are always gonna be intertwined no matter what. In the end... I'm just happy I was able to find someone I really care about.
[ That she was able to move on from her first love, at least in a sense. Her heart will continue to beat for Maika, now that it's found her.
Aerith picks up her cup of tea with a grin. ]
Let's toast to both of our loved ones!
[ To their hearts, and those that their hearts are connected to. ]
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Um... [ His finger nervously plays at the edge of his teacup. ] I don't know if he counts. He's like...my uncle.
[ help he immediately regrets saying that ]
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[ Please. SHE IS SO CONCERNED? ]
You wanna explain that one?
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Oh, we're not actually related... [ HE JUST USED TO CALL HIM UNCLE HELP, ] He was, um, my mother's apprentice... He promised to protect me, and we've been through a lot together, and, um...
[ ...He'll just take a bite of the pie. ]
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[ That's so much better than whatever alternative was cooking up in her head. ]
So, things happened while you spent time together. I get it.
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[ He says that with a little sigh, though his tone is airy, like a lovestruck schoolgirl.
He puts a hand on his burning cheek and looks down at his half-eaten food. ]
That's why when you said you came through a door in my dream, I thought he was going to be right behind you to rescue me...
[ Again, leaving out context. ]
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Does he have a habit of rescuing you?
[ Sounds like it, unless it's simply wishful thinking on Rutile's part. Though Aerith would very much like to believe that it isn't. Otherwise she'd have some words for this not-uncle. ]
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[ He's always there for him. So...where was he?
Not a question anyone can answer, but he does wonder.
Green eyes meet green eyes and he smiles sheepishly. ]
His name is Mithra. Sometimes I wish he was here, but I don't know how he'd do. He needs to work on making friends...
[ ... ]
Maika seems nice? [ BETTER AT MAKING FRIENDS, HE HOPES, ]
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He's not a very sociable guy, then?
[ Maybe they're an opposites attract kind of deal... ]
Maika's nice if you're on her good side. If you smile at her enough, she'll eventually crack and let you right in.
[ It's that easy!!
Maybe. ]
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Gosh. All he wants to do is fight. He's so bad at using his words...
[ Grumble grumble... But despite that, it's clear it comes from a place of affection.
After another bite of pie, he gives Aerith a little knowing smile. ]
I see, I'll remember that. Is that how you won her over?
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More or less. I think she likes being teased even if she'd never admit it, and she's an easy target. It was easy to just fall into kind of a routine.
[ Hehe. Aerith is proud of herself for that. ]
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Goodness, I didn't take you for the teasing sort.
[ ...Hehe. He'll chuckle eventually, though. ]
But I can already see that you're very cute together.
[ Mental note to keep an eye out for them together! ]
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[ And though she says it teasingly, she really does mean it!! ]
I bet you and your guy are cute too. Tell me a little more about the two of you.
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The opposite, he isn't expecting. He's being perceived and it's embarrassing him... ]
Um, to be honest...I've never really thought of us as a—a couple. [ HE'S RED ] But he is special, I suppose, and we care about each other, and we, um...
[ It isn't all that complicated in his mind, but it's more complicated when he tries to explain it to someone else. Ahh...
He shakes away his embarrassment and brightens! ]
I'll draw you a picture of him! [ Scrambling for his sketchbook! ]
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[ He better be hot!!! ]
Why don’t you ask him sometime? There’s no harm in making it official, right?
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Mm... I guess. But, I don't know...
[ He knows Mithra's primary thought is to keep him safe because of his promise. If there's anything more, isn't it because he reminds him of his mother?
He doesn't know. ]
I'm pretty happy with where we are... [ Could he take more? He isn't sure.
He smiles at his finished picture, and turns his sketchbook around to show Aerith. ]
Ta-da~
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It takes her a second to catch herself, to not look so shocked. ]
Wow... so he's tall, huh?
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[ Rutile thinks for a second, and then turns his sketchbook back around. His quill begins to fly across the page again, but slower, more measured this time.
Without looking up, he asks: ]
Once this is all over, what are you going to do?
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But at that question, Aerith shrugs slightly. ]
Dunno. Probably go back to my world, and then go to hers if we're lucky. I'd like to stay together, but sometimes things don't always work out that way.
[ She's trying to be realistic. ]
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[ Part of him hadn't considered that. He knew they would be going back home once they were finished, of course, but he didn't think about those who had decided to enter relationships when they got here. ]
You're right. They don't always.
[ He pauses as he thinks, and reaches behind him to his desk where he has a pot of colorful markers. He nestles that in his lap and begins to color in what he's drawn. ]
But I still think it's lovely that you've found each other here, across the boundaries of realities and worlds. That despite where you come from, or whatever fate has in store for you, that you've chosen to love each other. And for that, I hope things do work out.
[ He sets a marker down, and smiles.
He looks at his picture with a fondness in his eyes, and then turns it around. And when he sets the sketchpad on his knee to show her, that's when his truth is revealed: Rutile is an incredibly skilled artist, with the anatomy and colors almost lifelike. He just chooses to draw like...that. ]
Ta-da~ [ He says it quietly, almost bashful, like he's afraid to be too proud of showing off another person (that isn't his brother). ] My...
[ He pauses here, because at this point, still, he doesn't know what their relationship is. They're bound together by his mother, but he knows Mithra does not see him like his mother, as his mother, even when he's a woman. He knows Mithra cares for him, but how far beyond the promise he doesn't know. He doesn't know, and yet by the way his heart beats in his chest, how he feels when he thinks about him and looks at him, he decides... ]
My Mithra.
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Wow... he's super handsome. What a catch!
[ Maybe she'd say something else if she knew about the fact that he eats rocks but... you know. ]
Just like your Mithra... my Maika and I will be fine in the end. Our hearts are always gonna be intertwined no matter what. In the end... I'm just happy I was able to find someone I really care about.
[ That she was able to move on from her first love, at least in a sense. Her heart will continue to beat for Maika, now that it's found her.
Aerith picks up her cup of tea with a grin. ]
Let's toast to both of our loved ones!
[ To their hearts, and those that their hearts are connected to. ]