You have my word. [Gale lifts his head, carding a hand through Tav's hair and drawing him in for a tender kiss.] I love you desperately, my dear. We will survive this together, and I look forward to many, many conversations about what comes next for us.
[The single kiss is not enough for Tav, not after talk of the orb. He meets Gale’s lips not once but twice, thrice, as many times as Gale will allow him.
Only after that will Tav allow them to start to disentangle.]
[And then the bubble silence disappears as quickly as it was granted. The Emperor is on Tav as soon as the silence ends, with dozens of questions. Tav reaches over to steady himself on Gale.]
We need to pick up the ha—
[Accusations of betrayal pile on top of the questions and Tav starts to get dizzy.] Hammer. Need to get the hammer.
[Gale wraps an arm around Tav's waist, holding him close to help keep him upright as they retreat to Raphael to fetch the hammer.
Gale signs his agreement to exchange it for the crown with a nervous flourish, grimacing at the whiff of sulfur that lingers in the air when Raphael disappears with it with a laugh.
Gale hefts it, kissing Tav's forehead and grimacing at how clammy he is.]
I'm sure the others are downstairs by now -- I don't suppose I can convince you to stay here while we find the Netherbrain.
[Tav hates watching Gale potentially signing away his future. There should be other options, but this is all they have before them. His eyes blur over at the sight of the hammer, as the Emperor, too, knows what having the hammer means.
Now they need a way into the prism, to free Orpheus, to shed the influence of the Emperor.
The kiss to his forehead causes Tav to blink back into the here and now. At the mention of the Netherbrain, Tav shakes his head.]
We've gone this far together, Gale. I don't intend to abandon you now.
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Date: 2024-09-05 05:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-09-05 06:21 pm (UTC)Only after that will Tav allow them to start to disentangle.]
We will survive this.
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Date: 2024-09-05 06:37 pm (UTC)Perhaps it’s a bit selfish to say the thought of that is what will push me through this, but it’s true all the same.
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Date: 2024-09-05 06:59 pm (UTC)Whatever it takes to get through this alive
[And then the bubble silence disappears as quickly as it was granted. The Emperor is on Tav as soon as the silence ends, with dozens of questions. Tav reaches over to steady himself on Gale.]
We need to pick up the ha—
[Accusations of betrayal pile on top of the questions and Tav starts to get dizzy.] Hammer. Need to get the hammer.
so sorry i disappeared, work!
Date: 2024-09-16 02:43 am (UTC)Gale signs his agreement to exchange it for the crown with a nervous flourish, grimacing at the whiff of sulfur that lingers in the air when Raphael disappears with it with a laugh.
Gale hefts it, kissing Tav's forehead and grimacing at how clammy he is.]
I'm sure the others are downstairs by now -- I don't suppose I can convince you to stay here while we find the Netherbrain.
All good! Life comes first!
Date: 2024-09-16 04:15 pm (UTC)Now they need a way into the prism, to free Orpheus, to shed the influence of the Emperor.
The kiss to his forehead causes Tav to blink back into the here and now. At the mention of the Netherbrain, Tav shakes his head.]
We've gone this far together, Gale. I don't intend to abandon you now.