A switch had been flipped within Sebastian, a flicker of a flame once long though snuffed out renewed. It had been all too easy to give chase to her, as clearly it seemed she wanted to be caught. As any resistance she might have given was backed by giggles.
It changed in an instant, again, when she yelped. But no words came as he stared down at her on the bed. The string of wobbled words, a clear struggle to say exactly what was in her mind. The grin on his lips had dropped as he watched her, carefully and intently. Keen to figure out what, exactly, she was attempting to convey.
Until the bomb dropped. An awkward, mirroring laugh, escaped his lips. Disbelief clear in the strained tone of the sound.
No sooner would either of them have time to acknowledge what was happening, than Tofa had removed herself from the pile of pillows. Annoyed at having been woken up, she stormed her stubby legs over toward Aoife with the intend to smack her in the face with her raised paw...
It changed in an instant, again, when she yelped. But no words came as he stared down at her on the bed. The string of wobbled words, a clear struggle to say exactly what was in her mind. The grin on his lips had dropped as he watched her, carefully and intently. Keen to figure out what, exactly, she was attempting to convey.
Until the bomb dropped. An awkward, mirroring laugh, escaped his lips. Disbelief clear in the strained tone of the sound.
Maker...He whispered under his breath, scarcely able to believe it.
You can't be serious, Aoife... can you?
No sooner would either of them have time to acknowledge what was happening, than Tofa had removed herself from the pile of pillows. Annoyed at having been woken up, she stormed her stubby legs over toward Aoife with the intend to smack her in the face with her raised paw...
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