Shady

Ky took a half-hearted bite and chewed it more than she needed to, feeling as though it stuck to each and every centimeter of her throat as she swallowed.

“Not very well, sir,” Tadaaki said modestly.

“Thanks.” She took it and took a few steps back, unwrapping it. She looked down at the honey comb expecting to feel excitement, but it was dread that bubbled up ...

“Uh-ah-um-“ Tadaaki looked at Ky with wide eyes. “We’re mostly working on phonetics for now, sir,” Ky supplied. “Sound combinations and all that. He’s recently mastered the alphabet and

“Yes sir.” He dipped his head again. “I’ll do my best.”

(Boooo) Ky hesitated awkwardly a few steps back, leaning against the wall. She needed to think up some way to make Emery start talking so that he’d stop trying to ...

Tadaaki smiled a little more, face warm with the compliment. “That… makes me feel a little better, sir. Thank you for sharing.” It didn’t change how many languages Ky could ...

Ky followed after him quietly, nodding to them but doing her best not to actually make eye contact with anyone.

Ky nodded. She wanted them to leave her alone to rot. But that answer seemed to be upsetting him, so she stayed quiet instead. Perhaps she should have thought twice ...

“In Upper Tongue, sir.” Tadaaki said, blushing a little and dipping his head again. “Ky thought it would be a good idea to start there since I’m here now.” She’d ...

Ky hesitated again, guilt bubbling up in her. But. Well. It was Quinn’s responsibility to know how much food she could afford to share. And… well… Ky took the bar ...

Tadaaki dipped his head, somehow taken off guard that he was getting pulled back into this conversation. He'd thought he was doing so good about being quiet and still enough ...

"...maybe," Ky agreed. "...I'll think about it." She thought about her eavesdropped conversation all those weeks ago, before she'd turned into the devil. "Sara seems to think that she and ...

Ky blushed at that, looking at him in surprise. Why would he say something like that? She hadn't done anything at all to suggest that to him. Was she really ...

Ky was silent for a long moment, considering. She hadn't actually expected any of them to ask her that. It felt like everything she said she felt or wanted was ...