[Qilby looks at Valerius' head against his shin, stunned. He considers for a moment that he's just being flattered; hell, it'd be what he'd do if he were in Valerius' shoes. After a moment, he decides that he doesn't have the capacity to care if it's sicere or not. He hasn't felt seen like this in so, so long; he'll allow himself just a moment to sink into it.]
[The contact is far too short, all things considered - by the time Qilby has registered the manticore's mane against his knee, or the tail around his calf, it's gone. Valerius' footsteps feel so damnably loud in the hall, but his voice is enough to fill that empty space between them.]
[Qilby doesn't quite melt into the lips on his forehead, but he does look up and catch Val's jaw in his right hand, tilting him down for a gentle kiss on the lips. It's not long - he wants to keep talking, which is hard to do when one's mouth is occupied - but it's enough to make his feelings known.]
I was. I'm glad someone sees it. And when I find them again-- [when, not if!] --I'll gladly use your help in conveying that. [Those dragon arms certainly hadn't escaped his notice, even if they were only there for a moment. He could probably pass Valerius off as a dragon, couldn't he...]
[He could also just get rid of Yugo, which is what he was trying to do in the first place, but saying that would probably break the moment???.]
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Date: 2020-02-10 12:58 am (UTC)[The contact is far too short, all things considered - by the time Qilby has registered the manticore's mane against his knee, or the tail around his calf, it's gone. Valerius' footsteps feel so damnably loud in the hall, but his voice is enough to fill that empty space between them.]
[Qilby doesn't quite melt into the lips on his forehead, but he does look up and catch Val's jaw in his right hand, tilting him down for a gentle kiss on the lips. It's not long - he wants to keep talking, which is hard to do when one's mouth is occupied - but it's enough to make his feelings known.]
I was. I'm glad someone sees it. And when I find them again-- [when, not if!] --I'll gladly use your help in conveying that. [Those dragon arms certainly hadn't escaped his notice, even if they were only there for a moment. He could probably pass Valerius off as a dragon, couldn't he...]
[He could also just get rid of Yugo, which is what he was trying to do in the first place, but saying that would probably break the moment???.]