“Ah… that makes sense, now that you mention it. I suppose he’ll be right at home, out here.”
That it’s also a relief is something that she’ll keep to herself, even if it’s definitely a thought that crosses her mind; it’s not that she dislikes Guoba, beyond the horrible foot they initially got off on, and she knows how important he is to Xiangling, and since Xiangling is so important to her…
Well. She can learn to like him. She can learn to love him, even!
But knowing that she won’t lose any precious, one-on-one time with her girlfriend to him is nice, too.
As Xiangling sets to work, Keqing drifts a little closer— not close enough to crowd her, necessarily, but it might be clear that she’s interested in watching her work. The urge to reach out to her, to brush a hand over her shoulder or back, briefly wells up within her, but she tamps it down by linking her fingers together behind her back.
“Is it too early to ask what you’re planning on making with the special ingredients that we gathered up?” She pauses, and steals a curious glance in Xiangling’s direction. “It’s going to be something new, right?”
Unless it’s meant to be a new twist on an old classic, as the saying goes…
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Date: 2021-10-25 03:55 am (UTC)That it’s also a relief is something that she’ll keep to herself, even if it’s definitely a thought that crosses her mind; it’s not that she dislikes Guoba, beyond the horrible foot they initially got off on, and she knows how important he is to Xiangling, and since Xiangling is so important to her…
Well. She can learn to like him. She can learn to love him, even!
But knowing that she won’t lose any precious, one-on-one time with her girlfriend to him is nice, too.
As Xiangling sets to work, Keqing drifts a little closer— not close enough to crowd her, necessarily, but it might be clear that she’s interested in watching her work. The urge to reach out to her, to brush a hand over her shoulder or back, briefly wells up within her, but she tamps it down by linking her fingers together behind her back.
“Is it too early to ask what you’re planning on making with the special ingredients that we gathered up?” She pauses, and steals a curious glance in Xiangling’s direction. “It’s going to be something new, right?”
Unless it’s meant to be a new twist on an old classic, as the saying goes…