[Emery stays quiet while Zel puts his words together, giving him time to express himself. When he's finished, Emery's expression is soft and serious, lacking his usual teasing edge.]
You've been very lonely, haven't you?
[Not that Emery didn't already know that. It had been one of the first things he'd realized about Zelgadis: That this tough, curt mercenary with stone skin was also a lonely young man. Even if he hadn't been in love with Zelgadis yet, that sense of loneliness had drawn him in. He'd ached to soothe it somehow.
Emery has a better understanding of loneliness than most people would think.]
Shall we make it official, then? Say we're officially... [Emery pauses. Boyfriends is the first word to come to mind but it doesn't feel right when he's a girl sometimes.]
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You've been very lonely, haven't you?
[Not that Emery didn't already know that. It had been one of the first things he'd realized about Zelgadis: That this tough, curt mercenary with stone skin was also a lonely young man. Even if he hadn't been in love with Zelgadis yet, that sense of loneliness had drawn him in. He'd ached to soothe it somehow.
Emery has a better understanding of loneliness than most people would think.]
Shall we make it official, then? Say we're officially... [Emery pauses. Boyfriends is the first word to come to mind but it doesn't feel right when he's a girl sometimes.]
...Sweethearts?