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ruevealing) wrote2023-08-05 10:44 pm
ruevealing) wrote2023-08-05 10:44 pm
Next time I find mouldy cocoa mugs I'll call you over and we can scold him together. I think he'd weirdly enjoy that.
[Growing increasingly aware of how strange his boyfriend is. At least it's a fun sort of weird! (Mostly. Usually.)]
[Growing increasingly aware of how strange his boyfriend is. At least it's a fun sort of weird! (Mostly. Usually.)]
It's a deal. Anytime you find a stray sock in the living room, I will fly over to help put that boy in place!
[a beat]
Lovingly, of course.
[a beat]
Lovingly, of course.
Of course.
[As if they're capable of being anything but with regards to their kids.]
Is there anything else I should know about the, uhhh... painted bunting? From the book.
[As if they're capable of being anything but with regards to their kids.]
Is there anything else I should know about the, uhhh... painted bunting? From the book.
[It is a curse!]
Let's see.
[Turning their attention away from their darling hopping son feels like a crime, but Rue returns to the book, big eyes roving over the information provided.]
"This species is locally common in the Southeast, around brushy areas and woodland edges. It is often secretive, staying low in dense cover. However, males sing their bright warbling songs from higher in the trees, partly hidden among foliage or sometimes out in the sun on an exposed perch."
Let's see.
[Turning their attention away from their darling hopping son feels like a crime, but Rue returns to the book, big eyes roving over the information provided.]
"This species is locally common in the Southeast, around brushy areas and woodland edges. It is often secretive, staying low in dense cover. However, males sing their bright warbling songs from higher in the trees, partly hidden among foliage or sometimes out in the sun on an exposed perch."
[Secretive and hiding? How very ninja! He hops over to Rue's other paw, closer to the book text. Hmmm.]
Wonder if that's why I keep getting that instinct to sing. It's weird.
[His tone implies he doesn't mind said instinct, though.]
Wonder if that's why I keep getting that instinct to sing. It's weird.
[His tone implies he doesn't mind said instinct, though.]
Excellent! Then we will have the morning - and the ice cream - all to ourselves!
[Let them just pull out the ice cream flavors to set out in front of Leo, before Rue is bustling off to the kitchen to pick up spoons.]
Hmm, would you like any tea or juice while I'm up, dear?
[Let them just pull out the ice cream flavors to set out in front of Leo, before Rue is bustling off to the kitchen to pick up spoons.]
Hmm, would you like any tea or juice while I'm up, dear?
[A gentle turn of their paw just so, for Casey's ease at seeing the page.]
Perhaps there is a little bard in you! Becoming a bird, do you immediately know many bird songs and calls? I realize I don't know how it works.
Perhaps there is a little bard in you! Becoming a bird, do you immediately know many bird songs and calls? I realize I don't know how it works.
[He tilts his head, viewing the text briefly, but Rue has covered the relevant details already so he's quick to hop back on their paw, making himself comfortable in their feathers.]
Not sure I know how it works yet, either. I did kinda know the one song instinctively. I had to focus to learn a different one. But it's much easier to do it like this than when I'm human.
[Not that he does much singing as a human anyway.]
Not sure I know how it works yet, either. I did kinda know the one song instinctively. I had to focus to learn a different one. But it's much easier to do it like this than when I'm human.
[Not that he does much singing as a human anyway.]
[Hob goes a little wobbly, beaming with pride at their reaction. He may not have any powers, he may not be fortunate enough to wield magic with the same delicate precision his beloved can, but he does have a sharp eye for detail.
No flower less than perfect is good enough for his beloved.]
Indeed you have, my love. Pray, you are, as you have always been, eternally thoughtful and attentive to matters of the heart, ensuring all who come your way enjoy the fruits of love to the fullest.
[Straightening up in his military best, the bugbear offers his arm to Rue, crooked high enough for them to comfortably hold.] Please, if you will do me the honor... I wish to return the favor.
No flower less than perfect is good enough for his beloved.]
Indeed you have, my love. Pray, you are, as you have always been, eternally thoughtful and attentive to matters of the heart, ensuring all who come your way enjoy the fruits of love to the fullest.
[Straightening up in his military best, the bugbear offers his arm to Rue, crooked high enough for them to comfortably hold.] Please, if you will do me the honor... I wish to return the favor.
[Their son is so cute burying into their feathers like that...]
Now that you say it, I have never heard you sing as a human.
Now that you say it, I have never heard you sing as a human.
[A very comfy and warm Mom nest. Perfect place for resting tiny tired bird feet.]
Um, yeah, you don't want to.
[No formal singing lessons in the apocalypse, and he did not inherit those fantastic Ben Schwartz pipes.]
Um, yeah, you don't want to.
[No formal singing lessons in the apocalypse, and he did not inherit those fantastic Ben Schwartz pipes.]
Knickolas...
[As if there was ever any scenario in which the owlbear deny their beloved this. Without hesitation, Rue rests their paw against Hob's forearm delicately, pressing close to his side with a soft, but excited smile.]
Always, my love. I can not believe there is more after the lovely morning we spent together. What should I expect? Do I need to change?
[As if there was ever any scenario in which the owlbear deny their beloved this. Without hesitation, Rue rests their paw against Hob's forearm delicately, pressing close to his side with a soft, but excited smile.]
Always, my love. I can not believe there is more after the lovely morning we spent together. What should I expect? Do I need to change?
[Rue is already thinking what outfit would fit well with a colorful bird son nesting on top of their head as an accessory.]
Well, that sounds like a challenge, my love.
Well, that sounds like a challenge, my love.
[He flails, wings fluffing up a bit, heedless of his future accessorizing fate.]
I mean it! I don't know how to sing.
I mean it! I don't know how to sing.
[hehe!! look at that fluff! no one tell rue they look like that when they poof up]
Then I shall teach you! Simple as that. Wouldn't that be so fun to learn? Something new!
Then I shall teach you! Simple as that. Wouldn't that be so fun to learn? Something new!
...Only if you promise you won't laugh when I sound awful.
[He absolutely knows they won't be mean about it, but Mom, please, he's so preemptively embarrassed :( ]
[He absolutely knows they won't be mean about it, but Mom, please, he's so preemptively embarrassed :( ]
Say the word and I shall make a faerie vow, just to prove to you that I will not laugh.
[Rue will amp up the stakes for this very low stakes conversation if it will make him feel better!!]
Besides, everyone starts at the same level. With practice, you will be an expert!
[Rue will amp up the stakes for this very low stakes conversation if it will make him feel better!!]
Besides, everyone starts at the same level. With practice, you will be an expert!
[aaaaaaaaaaAAβ!!
Even having been together for some time now, his relationship with Rue is still relatively new enough that their hand on his arm gives him the wildest butterflies. It's like he's a cub again, helpless putty in their talons. How lucky is he, that he gets to have this every day?
Humans really were onto something with this whole Valentine's Day thing. Having a day solely dedicated to showing someone you love them really makes it more special.]
You needn't change, my darling Rue. You need only bring your breathtaking smile and your warm heart. [He starts them back down the path away from the cottage, taking them towards the tree line. They're heading into the woods.] The only thing I will divulge at this moment, without spoiling the surprise, is that we're going on a short walk.
Tell me of your expectations, beloved. What are you thinking?
Even having been together for some time now, his relationship with Rue is still relatively new enough that their hand on his arm gives him the wildest butterflies. It's like he's a cub again, helpless putty in their talons. How lucky is he, that he gets to have this every day?
Humans really were onto something with this whole Valentine's Day thing. Having a day solely dedicated to showing someone you love them really makes it more special.]
You needn't change, my darling Rue. You need only bring your breathtaking smile and your warm heart. [He starts them back down the path away from the cottage, taking them towards the tree line. They're heading into the woods.] The only thing I will divulge at this moment, without spoiling the surprise, is that we're going on a short walk.
Tell me of your expectations, beloved. What are you thinking?
Ahhh... [He fluffs up again, a full body shiver, before his feathers settle once more.] Fine, fine! No faerie vow, I trust you. I'll give it a try.
[Leo keeps watching them before picking up his relic to do exactly what he said he was going to do: delete his messages. He hadn't intended Rue to see them and it's easy to connect the dots of him just sending his messages into the void of 2am sleeplessness and Rue deciding to randomly come by with bad flavor ice cream.]
No, uh. I'm good, thanks.
No, uh. I'm good, thanks.
[That big fluff! Look, it is so impossibly careful this time, but Rue can not stop themself from pecking a quick kiss against him. Carefully! Slowly!]
Excellent! Then it is a promise. I shall have you singing like a songbird in no time.
Excellent! Then it is a promise. I shall have you singing like a songbird in no time.
[The contract is sealed-
And this time he manages not to flinch, though as Rue draws back his eyes are very wide.]
That's a high ask. Are you sure I can't just stay like this and sing?
[He can definitely sing like a songbird this way.]
And this time he manages not to flinch, though as Rue draws back his eyes are very wide.]
That's a high ask. Are you sure I can't just stay like this and sing?
[He can definitely sing like a songbird this way.]
[This man! After millennia of other fae trying to woo the sought after Mistrex of the Bloom, Rue thought their heart was impervious to flattery like this. But it has always been so different with Hob, everything has been different with him. He speaks such beautiful words and Rue believes in absolutely everything he says.]
Hob, you say such things to me and take my breath away, every single time. You have me then, right here and now. I won't waste another moment before our afternoon stroll.
[They will just take advantage of their positions to press up against their beloved's furry side, one paw resting delicately at his arm and the other stroking over his hand tenderly.]
That hardly seems fair to ask. You know how my mind works. I might inadvertently create an evening that rivals the one you've put so much thought into and I refuse to ruin your hard work. But we are heading into the woods, yes? For some mysterious reason I can hardly fathom!
Hob, you say such things to me and take my breath away, every single time. You have me then, right here and now. I won't waste another moment before our afternoon stroll.
[They will just take advantage of their positions to press up against their beloved's furry side, one paw resting delicately at his arm and the other stroking over his hand tenderly.]
That hardly seems fair to ask. You know how my mind works. I might inadvertently create an evening that rivals the one you've put so much thought into and I refuse to ruin your hard work. But we are heading into the woods, yes? For some mysterious reason I can hardly fathom!
Thanks again for the suit. It fit perfectly as always and looked pretty damn good, if I may say so myself.
But more importantly I owe you some tea, as the kids like to say.
But more importantly I owe you some tea, as the kids like to say.
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