[Emi had been approaching his cup at a more leisurely pace, now paused with it cupped in front of his face. He had been about to blow across the hot liquid, but he stared across it at Eiji instead with a concerned cock of a brow.
Quietly, he tucked it away into his 'things to observe' file. Detail: hasty when he doesn't want to deal with something.]
[Eiji had degenerated into grumpy muttering now, blowing on his coffee like it had just betrayed his fragile trust.
Mouth pain. Mouth pain was still one of his least favourite pains.
But as he stared into his cup, the demi-human echoed the words again under his breath - this time, directed to himself. If he repeated it enough times, maybe that would make it true.]
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Quietly, he tucked it away into his 'things to observe' file. Detail: hasty when he doesn't want to deal with something.]
You ok?
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[Eiji had degenerated into grumpy muttering now, blowing on his coffee like it had just betrayed his fragile trust.
Mouth pain. Mouth pain was still one of his least favourite pains.
But as he stared into his cup, the demi-human echoed the words again under his breath - this time, directed to himself. If he repeated it enough times, maybe that would make it true.]
...I'm fine.
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You're fine.
[In more ways than one.]