[ Something about the other man's disposition sets him at ease, his heartbeat calming. Slow, deliberate motion. Eye contact. ]
No. That's what surprises me.
[ A puzzle to him, too, though he's less concerned with solving it. Right now, he's letting himself slip to that place of not thinking. It's easier with the memory of it so fresh. And with the increased privacy of the elevator.
He chuckles lowly at the tease, surprising himself further. Maybe Balthier had been rubbing off on him, all that constant prodding to go to bars, to sit and talk, to enjoy a meal, to laugh. He'd thought it derranged, until he saw that the princess needed it. ]
Yes, two dozen by now, and somehow I still arrived at following. I -- am not usually like this.
[ And it makes him feel warm, dangerously weak even, at someone valuing his choice. Balthier would suss out why in a quarter hour's time. Basch didn't know why these feelings were so strong. ]
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Date: 2024-01-06 02:29 am (UTC)No. That's what surprises me.
[ A puzzle to him, too, though he's less concerned with solving it. Right now, he's letting himself slip to that place of not thinking. It's easier with the memory of it so fresh. And with the increased privacy of the elevator.
He chuckles lowly at the tease, surprising himself further. Maybe Balthier had been rubbing off on him, all that constant prodding to go to bars, to sit and talk, to enjoy a meal, to laugh. He'd thought it derranged, until he saw that the princess needed it. ]
Yes, two dozen by now, and somehow I still arrived at following. I -- am not usually like this.
[ And it makes him feel warm, dangerously weak even, at someone valuing his choice. Balthier would suss out why in a quarter hour's time. Basch didn't know why these feelings were so strong. ]
Not in years, anyway.