Shady

She hesitated, staring at him in horror, before she looked at Aashi accusingly. “You said there would be lights inside!”

“Yeah!” Tasia said enthusiastically. “The sun only goes to sleep when I have to. I want to see it sleeping all the time!”

“Yeah! Like the sun going to sleep!” Tasia said eagerly, absolutely fascinated by the idea even though she didn’t fully understand what it meant. Ky had turned positively green by ...

Tasia gasped and wiggled excitedly, getting up on her knees to lean on the table to look at him. “Birfday buddies!” “Sit down,” Aashi chided gently, pulling Tasia back down ...

“Me! I’m gonna be five!” “In a lot of months from now, dear,” Tadaaki said gently, looking at her. “You only get one per year, and yours doesn’t come again ...

“Dafffohils!” Tasia piped up eagerly. “Daffodils,” Aashi corrected with a smile, then glanced back at Emery. “Those were my father’s favorite as well, so I suppose she takes after him ...

“Sort of. They wished to be cremated… I thought it weird to just have a vase of my parents sitting around in my house, so I sprinkled them around the ...

“He really was.” Aashi smiled sadly. “I was a very, very lucky kid to get two parents as wonderful as mine. I miss them very much.”

“No,” she chuckled. “Just a softie. He was a baker by trade, but he liked to make little toys for the children in town on the side. They were all ...

Aashi noticed the hesitation and guessed there must be something he didn’t remember fondly. But for once she had the perception to realize she shouldn’t poke it. So instead she ...

(Oof haha can’t wait) “That’s great.” Aashi smiled again. “I’m sure they’re very special to you. It’s always so nice to hang on to memories from your childhood… and to ...

(Haha aren’t they kind of rapey? I feel like that’s true but I can’t remember if it’s otters or not. But I ain’t scared haha bring it on lol) “I’m ...

(Well now you GOTTA show me—) “I mean… I don’t know,” she answered sheepishly. “Not in my township, but I’ve never really left there before. But maybe.”

(Haha no arguments) Aashi reached up involuntarily and rubbed her earlobe, imagining having a chunk of wood shoved through it. “You pierced your ears when you were little? Why?”

“Thank you.” Aashi smiled sheepishly and took it very, very gently and turned it all around to closely examine each side. “Wow… this is amazing! What are on your others?”