Shady

(*cringe*) Ky began reading the letter eagerly.

“Oh!” Ky grinned broadly. This day couldn’t get any better! “Thank you!” She took it eagerly and glanced down at it, hoping with everything within her that it was from ...

“Oh, hello.” She smiled, feeling better about things for the first time in a while.

She decided to go for a walk. Part of her wanted to go tell Gaius of her triumph; but fuck him. She was still so angry with him. Best to ...

(*screams in frustration* lol) She wandered out after him, not sure where to go now.

“See you.” She smiled a bit more, popping up. This seemed like a very good sign indeed. (Me, afraid he’s going to go do something stupid lol)

She smiled a bit more and gave him a little squeeze. “I’m glad to hear that.” Was it working? She was scared to let herself get her hopes up. But ...

“…Oh.” She didn’t understand, but he seemed to be getting prickly, so best to drop it. “Okay. That makes sense.” It didn’t.

She smiled a little and rested her head against his shoulder. “I’m glad.”

“It does?” She asked hopefully, leaning into him and wrapping her arm around him, too.

She blushed and looked away. “I thought it was worth a shot. I… was worried.”

“…which is okay, if you don’t want to… I’m just… worried.” She hesitated. Should she admit this? She wasn’t sure. “… I asked Haelar to make you feel better. I… ...

“You’ve scarcely tried it,” she challenged gently.

“It Makes a difference if it makes you feel better.”

“Maybe… It’s not something we can say to you… maybe you just have to talk to us?”