“In that regard you are luckier than I.”
It would be all Ruth would offer on his father. The man didn’t deserve the oxygen wasted in attempting to expand, nor was he one to divulge his deepest pain to a relative stranger. His friends rarely got such a thing. Zevran was an ally, not a friend, but Ruth wouldn’t rule out another form of acquaintance, not when his flirting was returned.
“...Now that is a ritual I could see myself adopting.” His grin was filthy, but the nights events were already weighing on the two of them. The heathen in him pondered, however. “I could be persuaded to taste, given how you’ve slaved over dinner. It’s only right, I provide dessert.” His head tilted in silent query.
Part of him was prepared to be shot down, though if the rejection came it wouldn’t be dwelt on. He’d shrug it off if the back and forth was all it was but no animosity would be felt over it.
It would be all Ruth would offer on his father. The man didn’t deserve the oxygen wasted in attempting to expand, nor was he one to divulge his deepest pain to a relative stranger. His friends rarely got such a thing. Zevran was an ally, not a friend, but Ruth wouldn’t rule out another form of acquaintance, not when his flirting was returned.
“...Now that is a ritual I could see myself adopting.” His grin was filthy, but the nights events were already weighing on the two of them. The heathen in him pondered, however. “I could be persuaded to taste, given how you’ve slaved over dinner. It’s only right, I provide dessert.” His head tilted in silent query.
Part of him was prepared to be shot down, though if the rejection came it wouldn’t be dwelt on. He’d shrug it off if the back and forth was all it was but no animosity would be felt over it.
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