He's blushing again at the sudden touch on his cheek, looking up to meet her eyes. He hesitates for a moment, before finally nodding.
It made sense. She wanted care and he offered it. And he wasn't against kissing. At least his face wasn't utterly caked anyway. He could at least go along with that level of affection after offering what he did.
"Thank you." Whispered again just before their lips met. Whether it was another thank you for the sentiment the bracelet symbolized, or a thank you for the kiss he allowed, even she truly could not say. Maybe it was both.
Night Sky pressed their lips together firmly, kissed him deep and slow and lingering, settling to about where they had been a week or so before and not pushing beyond it. She savored the feeling, the taste, the warmth, and pulled back after a minute. "I'll cherish this, sweetness. I promise."
He kissed back, holding her hand with the bracelet. Following the slow pace, enjoying the kiss, and grateful for the slow ace. He had hardly planned to be so affectionate and caring, but he could hardly ignore the confession. He can be cruel and vicious and evil, but he was unfortunately far from heartless. Especially when he understood so much.
So he acted on an impulse decision, quick to commit.
And kisses her back back, slow and savoring it until she pulls away.
The only word that could describe how she felt then was giddy, her stomach aflutter with butterflies, her cheeks dark with a blush, and her smile wide. For a man who claimed to be a villain, be had been nothing but sweet to her - and had just offered her a kindness and affection she had not felt for some time.
She squeezed his hand and, very reluctantly, made space. "Get back to work so I can bully you into taking a break." She teased. Mostly teased. "And we really need to do something about that sleep schedule. If I have to sit on you for a few hours don't think I won't." It would do approximately nothing to stop him, but that wasn't the point.
Red Son would argue her standards for sweet were probably too low. He had started off being a kind of haughty bitch.
But then again, he also meant what he did. Red Son doesn't break his promises, even implied ones.
"My sleep schedule is usually better," he said, stepping away to go and pick up his tools again to get back to installing the ventilation. "I just don't like falling behind and we already have a few commissions on the docket. I don't want to keep some of our first customers waiting overly long. That's just bad service."
Making her a custom bracelet, promising to keep his own matching bracelet safe, and doing it all so she had 'someone who knew her' no matter what? Call that sweet enough to rot teeth.
Night Sky, still giddy and spinning the bracelet around her wrist, chuckled. "Usually, he says." A touch of a tease- a silent vow to fix that even if she had to hound him until he took a damn nap. She could be persistent - as he was well learning already. "I might have a commission for you, when your workload isn't so intense."
"It is! I usually get at least four hours, but I try for six or seven," he said. He didn't need to sleep AS MUCH as mortals, but it did do him better to do so.
"If you don't mind waiting for it, you can tell me now. Then I know to look out for any potential material when we go looking for it," he said. Which really may be the longest part. Actually getting the supplies.
Night Sky shook her head. She wouldn't argue about it further right then - but she would definitely keep an eye out to see if he actually slept ever. How difficult would it be for him to let her into his room...
"Oh, no rush. I'm not exactly a warrior by any means - I usually just run away from things or lure them into traps if I have to - but I like to have a staff on hand just in case. They're really just big sticks I shaped a little. A metal one might do me well if anything crazy happens here, though. Uh. Made of something besides iron. Preferably."
He nods. "That shouldn't be difficult to do. Brass should do for an adequate staff. I can also make it collapsible if you wish, then its easier to carry around or hide if need be," Red Son said,
"That's... not a terrible idea." She said after a brief pause. A collapsible staff had never exactly been in the cards for her back home. "I'll save up the shards for whenever you can get to it. Shouldn't be too difficult." People, apparently, wanted to pay her for drugs anyway.
"Take me on another date and that'll pay for it," he said instead. Because, well, part of the courting game was it eventually going both ways and since he's kind of already given something of a courting gift, he might as well be playing the game.
At least a collapsible staff was simple enough, and he knew how to not sacrifice integrity.
She blinked, paused, and then smiled brightly. "I can do that." She had hoped to take him out again anyway, but hey - she wouldn't turn down a perk like that. "You'll have to tell me where you want to go - or. I can scope some places out. Vaeros seems into romantic gestures, there has to be something."
"You can scope something out. I would not recommend a walk along the beach though," Red Son said. "The ocean and I have never gotten along, so I try to not go there without a specific reason. You'd need to have quite the sight to make up for it."
Night Sky frowned. "Aww. That's where I found that stone..." alas. The last thing she wanted was for something terrible to happen on the beach during their date. "Nothing water-related until I can make the most magical beach date ever for you, got it. Hmm. I haven't fully explored the woods, so there might be something there. Are you scared of heights?"
"The downsides of elementals. Just as I imagine I shouldn't take you to a volcano for a date, even though the lighting can be quite beautiful," he said with some amusement.
"Water isn't terrible. It doesn't hurt me, but yes, a swim isn't exactly my first choice." Gotta make up quite the difference to be enjoyable. "And no, I'm not scared of heights at all."
"I mean... I'm already playing with fire. I wouldn't say no to seeing it, so long as you promised to catch me if I started to fall in or something." It would absolutely be too hot and dangerous for her to handle, but Night Sky was nothing if not willing to accept the challenge regardless.
She nodded. "There's a mountain I haven't explored yet. Maybe the view up there is nice enough for us."
"The ambient heat would dry you out like a raisin," Red Son pointed out. "You don't need to be in lava for it to set you on fire, especially if your moisture content isn't as high as a meatier creature."
"A mountain hike could be nice." The biggest challenge would be him not getting distracted if he saw an interesting vein, but he can deal with that.
"You'll need to be rather soaked," Red Son said. As the suggestiveness goes right over his head. So that whole is actually a virgin thing. Sometimes these things just go over his head.
"There should be time next week. Plan evening. That's when I let the apprentices go."
There is a pause. "...that would not be remiss," he said. "Days can kind of blend together and there is enough of a rush that its hard to use it to differentiate."
She laughed. "You should know it's even more dangerous to openly invite a fae into your life." She was teasing. Night Sky was not born a fae and did not adhere to such odd pastimes. It was funny though. "Going to be stuck with me forever now."
"That seems to be what usually happens when I allow people into my life. Dragon Girls, Noodle Boys, and now Dryads," he said with a huff. "I am becoming used to it."
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It made sense. She wanted care and he offered it. And he wasn't against kissing. At least his face wasn't utterly caked anyway. He could at least go along with that level of affection after offering what he did.
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Night Sky pressed their lips together firmly, kissed him deep and slow and lingering, settling to about where they had been a week or so before and not pushing beyond it. She savored the feeling, the taste, the warmth, and pulled back after a minute. "I'll cherish this, sweetness. I promise."
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So he acted on an impulse decision, quick to commit.
And kisses her back back, slow and savoring it until she pulls away.
He nods. "I'll keep mine safe," he said quietly.
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She squeezed his hand and, very reluctantly, made space. "Get back to work so I can bully you into taking a break." She teased. Mostly teased. "And we really need to do something about that sleep schedule. If I have to sit on you for a few hours don't think I won't." It would do approximately nothing to stop him, but that wasn't the point.
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But then again, he also meant what he did. Red Son doesn't break his promises, even implied ones.
"My sleep schedule is usually better," he said, stepping away to go and pick up his tools again to get back to installing the ventilation. "I just don't like falling behind and we already have a few commissions on the docket. I don't want to keep some of our first customers waiting overly long. That's just bad service."
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Night Sky, still giddy and spinning the bracelet around her wrist, chuckled. "Usually, he says." A touch of a tease- a silent vow to fix that even if she had to hound him until he took a damn nap. She could be persistent - as he was well learning already. "I might have a commission for you, when your workload isn't so intense."
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"If you don't mind waiting for it, you can tell me now. Then I know to look out for any potential material when we go looking for it," he said. Which really may be the longest part. Actually getting the supplies.
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"Oh, no rush. I'm not exactly a warrior by any means - I usually just run away from things or lure them into traps if I have to - but I like to have a staff on hand just in case. They're really just big sticks I shaped a little. A metal one might do me well if anything crazy happens here, though. Uh. Made of something besides iron. Preferably."
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Because of course he thinks of how to improve it.
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At least a collapsible staff was simple enough, and he knew how to not sacrifice integrity.
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"Water isn't terrible. It doesn't hurt me, but yes, a swim isn't exactly my first choice." Gotta make up quite the difference to be enjoyable. "And no, I'm not scared of heights at all."
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She nodded. "There's a mountain I haven't explored yet. Maybe the view up there is nice enough for us."
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"A mountain hike could be nice." The biggest challenge would be him not getting distracted if he saw an interesting vein, but he can deal with that.
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She smiled. "Great! I'll plan for it for... uh. Next week? After that?" How long was he going to take with the castle was the question.
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"There should be time next week. Plan evening. That's when I let the apprentices go."
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"Okay. I'll make sure to come and remind you the closer that time comes. I can't have you standing me up to make a sword or something."
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He huffed. "I know the dangers of such invitations. The Dragon Girl has done it plenty of times."
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