You meant as gift? Little one, you are too sweet. I did not even know you could bake!
Please, do not feel that that is the only flavors I will accept. I will take anything you make. Do not go out of your way for me. Chocolate or vanilla are also perfectly wonderful.
[It is such a strange feeling, simply to be missed. How did they go so long into their life without forming connections like these, Rue struggles at times to remember why they felt they had to keep the world at wing's length.]
And you were just as deeply missed when you left. I know that you have a family back home and I should never want to impose upon you, but you have felt like a part of my family for so long, losing you and Donnie and Leo and Tim, it was quite difficult.
So to be reunited fills my heart with such joy.
[Now they need Tim and Hob to join them and all shall be perfect.]
Well! That is quite the story! I shall take your word for it and say only that I am most grateful you are no longer dead.
I don't think you're imposing. Family for me has always been about people who you choose or who choose you. I wasn't May's or Ben's first choice after my parents died. They still chose me though. I'm glad you're here and safe, and we can all just take a breather.
I'm sorry you had to face that kind of loss sort of alone. I know there are good people brought into the ADI, but... the group itself doesn't care about us.
Me too, I'm sad I missed five years, but, I get to make up for it now by just living.
[Peter knows just as well as Rue does how little ADI ever cared for any of them. It is still a sadness, to be used in the way that they all were, but it is something they are lucky enough to have escaped.
And whatever Folkmore brings along in time to them, they shall be better equipped to handle it together.]
You do and I am so grateful for it, dear. Things will be better here, I just know it. It has only been a few days, but I already know that is true simply because I have you.
Truth be told, I do now know my own true strength. I have never needed to use it. I have heard that owlbears are rather terrifyingly strong, but I always much assumed I was always the exception.
[why lift literally anything when magic exists]
But I suppose I can try, it it would truly please him so much. I want to make a good impression upon your brother.
its hard to make a bad first impression on raph tbh but also ur amazing so it was gonna be a good first impression no matter what
but yyyyy perf well figure this out bc trust me he has only been picked up by our dad and that was like idk forever ago hes usually doing the picking up
[Wait. Wait, no, hold on. He might actually cry on his side even if he doesn't even fully realize it because seeing or hearing anyone say they trust him in any capacity, let alone 'completely' is... So rare. He's still figuring out the being a leader thing, he's still trying to recover from how bad he fucked up at home. Gloucester was a little limbo space he could figure it out but got distracted.
But Rue, someone who's seen him do nothing but goof off and binge eat gross ice cream and talk back at the tv during melodramas just.. trusts him. That easily.
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