[he sags against the railing, withering under the brightness of that cheer. local chimera scorched by the glorious sun of being cherished. this must look so uncool...
(it looks normal, Zel. it looks like a guy utterly down bad for his boyfriend and that's very normal. very normal to see that sort of thing on a ferry.)
...being happy in general as opposed to in spite of things is rather novel. hell, he even briefly forgets to remember he's still a monster-freak undeserving of the affection in the state he's in!
and it's thanks to Emery - exclusively Emery. Zel can't really pretend anything otherwise, can he?
being happy isn't uncool, but he's pretty sure crying suddenly would be.]
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on 2025-05-13 10:04 pm (UTC)(it looks normal, Zel. it looks like a guy utterly down bad for his boyfriend and that's very normal. very normal to see that sort of thing on a ferry.)
...being happy in general as opposed to in spite of things is rather novel. hell, he even briefly forgets to remember he's still a monster-freak undeserving of the affection in the state he's in!
and it's thanks to Emery - exclusively Emery. Zel can't really pretend anything otherwise, can he?
being happy isn't uncool, but he's pretty sure crying suddenly would be.]