[ His eyes stay on Ardyn’s face as he lifts the lid away, as he draws the sea-colored fabric with its motes of gold from the box. Watching, waiting for a reaction of any sort, and what X’rhun gets is a smile the likes of which he has rarely seen from his friend, if ever. It steals his breath in a way the cold has utterly failed to do, and not for the first time, X’rhun has to silently thank whatever deities might be watching for this rather unorthodox second chance they’ve been given.
Their gazes meet, and X’rhun cannot help the way he smiles back, warm and openly affectionate. In the time since Ardyn reappeared in his life, he hasn’t had it in him to bring up the things that transpired in New Amsterdam before they were returned to their homes, the dream they shared and all that happened after. Just this once, however, he lowers carefully placed walls. ]
I’d be happy to.
[ He takes the scarf like it’s a delicate thing, getting up on his toes so he can loop it around Ardyn’s neck, slipping it over the many layers of his winter garb. He ties it rather simply, figuring that it’s best if the scarf itself is the focal point, and he has to admit that for all of Redolent Rose’s… eccentricities, the man truly is a master of his craft. It’s a lovely piece of work.
But it’s also not where his gaze lingers, eyes lifting to find Ardyn’s again soon enough. ]
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Their gazes meet, and X’rhun cannot help the way he smiles back, warm and openly affectionate. In the time since Ardyn reappeared in his life, he hasn’t had it in him to bring up the things that transpired in New Amsterdam before they were returned to their homes, the dream they shared and all that happened after. Just this once, however, he lowers carefully placed walls. ]
I’d be happy to.
[ He takes the scarf like it’s a delicate thing, getting up on his toes so he can loop it around Ardyn’s neck, slipping it over the many layers of his winter garb. He ties it rather simply, figuring that it’s best if the scarf itself is the focal point, and he has to admit that for all of Redolent Rose’s… eccentricities, the man truly is a master of his craft. It’s a lovely piece of work.
But it’s also not where his gaze lingers, eyes lifting to find Ardyn’s again soon enough. ]
You look absolutely dashing.