"So there are benefits and everything." It's good to have people in the universe you're living in, whatever that might be.
He grins at her. "Not going to worry about too small sandwiches, then. Happy early birthday. I'm sure it'll be fine." It's Taura's birthday, that's far more distracting than thinking about people he doesn't like.
Taura pulls Fitz into her lap and ducks her head to kiss him.
"Never too small sandwiches. Unless there were a vast sea of them."
But she doesn't drop the subject quite yet. "Are you sure? You
don't need to be. I can make arrangements with your feelings in mind.
You're worth considering."
"An appealing image, even if you just know they'd only look proper and real end up being all soggy or a bit stale." He still likes imagining a vast sea of finger-sandwiches, on silver trays.
He pushes back his fringe, a little embarrassed. He has no problem complaining, but that's in the face of a universe that's not paying attention. Someone else saying he's worth considering is different. It stops him from just waving off the idea. He doesn't want to make things awkward for her, later. "I can't say I necessarily fancy close proximity."
Taura runs her fingers through Fitz's hair and wraps her other arm snugly
around his waist. She tells him, warmly but firmly, "I'll make plans with
both of you separately. Let you know once I decide what I'm doing."
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:39 pm (UTC)He grins at her. "Not going to worry about too small sandwiches, then. Happy early birthday. I'm sure it'll be fine." It's Taura's birthday, that's far more distracting than thinking about people he doesn't like.
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:49 pm (UTC)Taura pulls Fitz into her lap and ducks her head to kiss him. "Never too small sandwiches. Unless there were a vast sea of them."
But she doesn't drop the subject quite yet. "Are you sure? You don't need to be. I can make arrangements with your feelings in mind. You're worth considering."
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Date: 2020-04-20 03:55 pm (UTC)He pushes back his fringe, a little embarrassed. He has no problem complaining, but that's in the face of a universe that's not paying attention. Someone else saying he's worth considering is different. It stops him from just waving off the idea. He doesn't want to make things awkward for her, later. "I can't say I necessarily fancy close proximity."
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Date: 2020-04-20 04:20 pm (UTC)Taura runs her fingers through Fitz's hair and wraps her other arm snugly around his waist. She tells him, warmly but firmly, "I'll make plans with both of you separately. Let you know once I decide what I'm doing."
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Date: 2020-04-20 04:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-04-21 03:28 am (UTC)She smiles. "Good. That's all I wanted to ask, but I'm free for a little while if you want company."
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Date: 2020-04-21 03:29 am (UTC)