It suits you. [His tail thumps against his seat again. He smiles.] I like it too. That’s something I miss here. I liked eating with my men and sharing drinks off duty.
Time in a tavern after a long day…it was always nice. [He smiles fondly and sips his drink. Then he settles.] Thank you for sharing that with me.
[Suits him? Hm... he supposes it does. It's the kind of life he had missed, that he sometimes envies the ability of others to have, and now...
Now he has that very thing, yet he finds it difficult to be grateful for it as he would be were he ever able to attain such a thing in Teyvat. But that's the thing, isn't it... he's never going to be able to have this in Teyvat.]
I'll admit... I feel like I've regained something lost by having spent time with you.
[It's not the first time he has expressed to Kaeya that he appreciates having him around, but the words come out regardless.]
You have no idea what it's meant. To just look into eyes like my own and not see hatred or suspicion in them.
[He sets his drink down and gets up. He comes within reach as he says,] I can say the same.
I don't...feel the weight of legacy and duty when I look at you. It's nice just to be and feel the ties of kinship. [Without the weight of what he suspects. Dain said his family weren't involved. But...he suspects that isn't true.
He sighs,] It's one of the things that makes this time very special. It will always live in my heart.
There are, admittedly, many things he has not told Kaeya. Things he would hope not to need to tell him, with how close they have become... it would have only been a reason to be suspicious of him before. By now, Dainsleif is fairly confident of where Kaeya's allegiances lie.
As for his family... that's complicated. He hadn't entirely lied. But... he hadn't been truthful, either.]
Likewise. It's good, to not feel isolated... don't you think?
It’s wonderful. It makes me happy we both get to experience it. [His eyes are bright as he lifts his drink up in a toast.
He is content here. He knows he has to go back eventually, but this world isn’t so bad sometimes. Especially for moments like this where he and Dain can enjoy a bond they never thought they would have with their own people.
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Date: 2023-03-12 07:37 pm (UTC)Time in a tavern after a long day…it was always nice. [He smiles fondly and sips his drink. Then he settles.] Thank you for sharing that with me.
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Date: 2023-03-17 07:14 pm (UTC)Now he has that very thing, yet he finds it difficult to be grateful for it as he would be were he ever able to attain such a thing in Teyvat. But that's the thing, isn't it... he's never going to be able to have this in Teyvat.]
I'll admit... I feel like I've regained something lost by having spent time with you.
[It's not the first time he has expressed to Kaeya that he appreciates having him around, but the words come out regardless.]
You have no idea what it's meant. To just look into eyes like my own and not see hatred or suspicion in them.
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Date: 2023-03-18 09:17 pm (UTC)I don't...feel the weight of legacy and duty when I look at you. It's nice just to be and feel the ties of kinship. [Without the weight of what he suspects. Dain said his family weren't involved. But...he suspects that isn't true.
He sighs,] It's one of the things that makes this time very special. It will always live in my heart.
think we can wrap this one up? :3
Date: 2023-03-24 12:09 pm (UTC)There are, admittedly, many things he has not told Kaeya. Things he would hope not to need to tell him, with how close they have become... it would have only been a reason to be suspicious of him before. By now, Dainsleif is fairly confident of where Kaeya's allegiances lie.
As for his family... that's complicated. He hadn't entirely lied. But... he hadn't been truthful, either.]
Likewise. It's good, to not feel isolated... don't you think?
Ye!
Date: 2023-03-25 01:41 pm (UTC)He is content here. He knows he has to go back eventually, but this world isn’t so bad sometimes. Especially for moments like this where he and Dain can enjoy a bond they never thought they would have with their own people.
His tail wags and he smiles. It’s a good day.]