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==== Outlook Room ==== | ==== Outlook Room ==== | ||
:'''Leaking Window''' | |||
::Sludge pours from the window. It smells rotten. Flowers bloom from it. | |||
:'''Mirror''' | |||
:''You see one boy sitting on the floor against the wall. Rays of morning light flicker across the floor and meet his face.'' | |||
::Tristy | |||
:::“...”<br>“...” | |||
:''TRISTY sighs. His head dips. For a while he stays that way, until RYNN walks in. He notices TRISTY. He walks over and kneels in front of him.'' | |||
::Rynn | |||
:::“Hey… Can I join you?” | |||
:''TRISTY nods silently. RYNN sits right next to him.'' | |||
::Rynn | |||
:::“Hey, can I-” | |||
:''TRISTY immediately hugs RYNN, pressing his face into RYNN’s shirt. RYNN comforts him and caresses TRISTY’s hair.'' | |||
::Rynn | |||
:::“...” <br>“Do you want to talk about it?” | |||
::Tristy | |||
:::“...” <br>“I’m not ready for this.” | |||
::Rynn | |||
:::“That’s okay.” | |||
::Tristy | |||
:::“It’s not that I’m not ready to commit or anything.” <br>“It’s…” | |||
:''TRISTY sighs, holding RYNN tighter.'' | |||
::Tristy | |||
:::“I… I don’t know if I can commit…” <br>“... to me.” | |||
:''RYNN quietly hums, tracing circles on TRISTY’s back. He kisses the top of TRISTY’s head.'' | |||
::Rynn | |||
:::“It’s alright. Don’t worry about it. Let’s go at our own pace.” <br>“Everything is alright.” | |||
::Tristy | |||
:::“...” <br>“thank you.” <br>“i’m sorry…” | |||
::Rynn | |||
:::“Don’t be sorry.”<br>“... I love you.” | |||
:''TRISTY untenses and unwinds in RYNN’s arms. They spend that part of the morning in tight embrace, as the morning light flickers across the room like dancing flames.'' | |||
==== Mune Lounge ==== | ==== Mune Lounge ==== | ||