Who ⚔ Yael & assorted nerds What ⚔ A dungeon run and other things When ⚔ After the party Where ⚔ Errywhere Content Warnings ⚔ Men with their tits out? Alcohol??? No correlation there surprisingly. nsfw i'm sorry mom
[So that's Fai's choice. Yael gave him the option, so he can't really detest the way hearing his name from Fai's lips makes his heart hammer and pulse, can he? It's... a complicated feeling, but one he chases away by bringing their lips together and lingering in a kiss that's just as chaste as it is vulnerable.
He never thought he'd hear his name again. What a novel feeling. What a painful one.]
[ Fai leans into that kiss, cherishing it for as long as Yael allows him to, before pulling back. It would have been easier to choose “Yael” instead, and it would have kept a lot more distance between them, setting a firm boundary between what they really are and what they could be.
And yet… he couldn’t do it. Yael went with his gut before, and it’s only fair that Fai chose to do the same. ]
If it’s too much, I’ll change… but that’s what I’d like to call you.
[Yael parts from that warm, comforting kiss, but he doesn't go far. Ah... After this, he might need a bit of space to compartmentalize this mess of emotion, but right now? He finds himself unwilling to part from Fai just yet, an issue that raises its own concerns, but he's pointedly not thinking about any of that right now.]
No point in taking it back now. As long as you don't call me that around other people, it doesn't bother me.
[ Fai tilts his head just enough so that he's pressing his cheek up against Yael's palm. It's warm, so warm that the gap between the game and reality is more noticeable than ever. ]
That's really cute. [ He pauses. ] You do have a personality like a mountain goat.
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[...Yael's gaze remains on the horizon. Does he seem a bit embarrassed? A bit... vulnerable? Yeah. Don't worry about it.]
Whatever you prefer.
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Sheza.
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He never thought he'd hear his name again. What a novel feeling. What a painful one.]
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And yet… he couldn’t do it. Yael went with his gut before, and it’s only fair that Fai chose to do the same. ]
If it’s too much, I’ll change… but that’s what I’d like to call you.
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No point in taking it back now. As long as you don't call me that around other people, it doesn't bother me.
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Well... if your mind ever changes.
[ He wants to be flexible with this, after all. But even so, Fai can only stand to know so little, which is why he finds himself asking: ]
Do you want to tell me why so few call you that?
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Sheza means "promise." I've never been all that great at keeping those, so it's an ill-fitting name.
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That's quite the statement to make. Surely you've kept at least a few.
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[His monotone, noncommittal answer is what it is... but his fingers curve to brush along Fai's lips, cradling his cheek in his palm.]
I was given the name Yael when I was adopted. It means "mountain goat" or "little lady," depending on the spelling.
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That's really cute. [ He pauses. ] You do have a personality like a mountain goat.
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[The personality of a mountain goat... Yael stares down at Fai, pinching his cheek.]
What does that even mean?
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[ Despite the cheek pinch, he has the audacity to look smug. ]
I bet you'd jump up a mountain sideways too.
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Your mind gets stuck on the stupidest things.
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But you have to admit, it’s a funny image. And you’d look cute with little goat horns.
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[Just saying! It's playful, the way Yael bumps their foreheads together before returning that kiss.]
And what does Yuui mean?
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It doesn’t have any real meaning. It’s just a name my parents gave me.
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[Humming playfully, Yael settles with his forehead pressed to Fai's.]
I think it means "obnoxious boy with bad taste in men."
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I think my taste is pretty decent, honestly. You’re a good man, after all.
[ He smiles, soft and sweet and sincere. ]
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[Just this once, Fai. Never call him a good man again!]
...Well, I should probably let you go. You've got studying to do, don't you?
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[ But Yael is right… sort of. ]
I have a couple of tutoring sessions booked tonight. I better get on the train soon.
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[It goes unsaid, but Yael's begun to memorize bits and pieces of Fai's schedule. He knows this man is quite the busy bee.]
We'll talk later.