platinum and diamond

[go_meta]

They get to Casasha. Shara gets her cream puff and her fruit. Strangers incline their heads to her and call her "pennon"; a few recognize her personally or just know that there aren't any other Swanpennons her age and call her "princess". Casasha is pretty densely populated - there's farmland in parts of it, but the place the wilds spit them out in isn't it; it's a largish city by the source of the river they've been following, and after they spend a night in an inn there - and their horses are more thoroughly seen to than is possible on the trail - they'll be proceeding on a well-trafficked highway to the royal household.

Comments

[pleating]

"Oh, am I that good at being subtle about it now? I am pining for the princess of Casasha who is tragically straight. She knows, but I try not to make it weird, I do want to still be best friends regardless."

[in_tatters]

"Oh," says Adarin. Awkwardly.



"I guess I have company, then."

[pleating]

"Well, you don't have my little anatomy problem, you should just kiss her."

[in_tatters]

"I - mean um. I don't think she feels the same way, so."

[pleating]

"Adarin, her crush on you is the size of this entire continent."

[in_tatters]

He peers at her, confused. "What?"

[pleating]

"She likes you and you should kiss her because she's not gonna touch you because you recently had extremely sketchy interpersonal relationships and she thinks you need space, so if you like her, go for it."

[in_tatters]

"Oh."



Dubiously, he asks, "Just - kiss her out of the blue?"

[pleating]

"Okay, maybe not completely out of the blue. Get her alone first and tell her you like her and reassure her that the sketchy personal relationship history is not a problem here?"

[in_tatters]

"That's a better idea."

[pleating]

"And then kiss her. Or, like, tilt your head and lean forward a little and make gooey eye contact, maybe."

[in_tatters]

Adarin laughs, a little nervously. "I'll - um. Figure it out?"

[pleating]

Kayam looks at him skeptically. "You will, huh? All by yourself."

[try_me]

Zeviana has been trying not to laugh, the entire time. "You're doomed. You're so doomed."

[in_tatters]

He sighs.

[pleating]

"I don't think he's doomed to anything more than a few awkward moments at the very beginning."

[in_tatters]

"Fun."

[try_me]

"Can I watch you flail about failing at romancing her?"

[in_tatters]

"No."

[pleating]

"Yeah, I did say alone, there was a reason."

[try_me]

"Awww. Fine, fine."

[pleating]

"Thank you for not sabotaging milady's love life for your personal amusement."

[try_me]

"You're welcome!"

[in_tatters]

"I feel so loved," says Adarin in a deadpan.

[try_me]

"Awww. Do you want me to coach you? I can coach you -"