Avalon pauses when they see Angeal in the hallway, looking through him more than at him for a moment. Their thoughts on him are more complicated now: the last time they were paired with someone more than once, it had become permanent, and they had almost been expecting that again. Angeal is also the reason that Shaw is still here, and they like that they have more time with her.
It makes no sense to say any of that, so instead they ask, “Do you need help staying warm? I can turn into an animal if you would rather not touch me as a person.”
How these kinds of things work, he didn't know. He'd had temporary wardens, he'd assumed he'd keep having them for quite a while, his careful asking around had resulted in the idea that most people rotated for months on end before settling on something.
This is rather early, by his flawed estimates.
Avalon turning up in the hallway earns them an immediate smile. "I'm doing alright so far." But this in no way prevents him from opening his arms in a way very much suggestive that he wouldn't mind a hug anyway. "But no reason to take frosty chances. What species you are isn't really important, is it? I'm not contagious or anything."
Their expression remains blank when he smiles at them, but they do walk over and hug him. They go still once their arms are wrapped around him, their touch light. Their body is small and skinny and fragile next to his — they feel like he could break them if he wanted to, but they doubt he would. They relax into his touch once the cold dissipates.
“I guess not.” They might not know him particularly well, but they were mostly using animal forms for absolute strangers and Angeal does not fit that category.
They break the hug, then hesitate for a moment before: “Is ‘being contagious’ a problem in other contexts?” That was an interesting way of phrasing it, after talking about what species they were.
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Spam, early on in the Flood
Date: 2024-12-23 07:32 pm (UTC)Avalon pauses when they see Angeal in the hallway, looking through him more than at him for a moment. Their thoughts on him are more complicated now: the last time they were paired with someone more than once, it had become permanent, and they had almost been expecting that again. Angeal is also the reason that Shaw is still here, and they like that they have more time with her.
It makes no sense to say any of that, so instead they ask, “Do you need help staying warm? I can turn into an animal if you would rather not touch me as a person.”
HOLIDAYS HAPPENED i am sorry!
Date: 2024-12-29 01:12 am (UTC)This is rather early, by his flawed estimates.
Avalon turning up in the hallway earns them an immediate smile. "I'm doing alright so far." But this in no way prevents him from opening his arms in a way very much suggestive that he wouldn't mind a hug anyway. "But no reason to take frosty chances. What species you are isn't really important, is it? I'm not contagious or anything."
Not right now.
All good!
Date: 2025-01-03 09:11 pm (UTC)Their expression remains blank when he smiles at them, but they do walk over and hug him. They go still once their arms are wrapped around him, their touch light. Their body is small and skinny and fragile next to his — they feel like he could break them if he wanted to, but they doubt he would. They relax into his touch once the cold dissipates.
“I guess not.” They might not know him particularly well, but they were mostly using animal forms for absolute strangers and Angeal does not fit that category.
They break the hug, then hesitate for a moment before: “Is ‘being contagious’ a problem in other contexts?” That was an interesting way of phrasing it, after talking about what species they were.