[ NOOOO VIKTOR... maybe love arrows are good even though they're bad? i want him to be happy.
he can't rest his weight on viktor, but he does maintain this bit of contact as he studies the puzzle, listening to the tiny clink of metal pieces against each other. why does he end up so attached to little men with a penchant for puzzles. ]
I see. It looks deceptively simple...
[ but he knows better because viktor has 20 int. ]
He fiddles idly with a few of the pieces. He does not mind the weight really, though he doesn't tell Sidon to smother him because. He's not stupid. He knows he'll snap in half. Kind of pathetic.]
It does. Want to try? I bet you could get it.
[It'll be like going through the Ocarina water temple, just in a compressed puzzle form.]
[ it's not pathetic when you get love arrowed to a literal giant and may be crushed like a twig. such is life with a giant. ]
I suppose there's no harm in trying...
[ this isn't his strong suit, but he rests his chin on viktor's hair as he takes the puzzle for himself, carefully turning it with tiny clicks of his claws against metal. half the challenge will be dealing with the bitty pieces. ]
[Ahhhh yes, he can liquefy his own brain momentarily. He reclines a bit under Sidon, but sits so he can obviously still watch Sidon work with the puzzle. The problem really does seem to be the giant hands and teeny pieces.
RIP, he's sorry.]
I don't mind if it's you. [Teasing.] I'll take it back if you get bored.
[ he doesn't need viktor to try and entertain him—he is an extrovert, and chatty at that, but a companionable silence scratches the itch for company just as well. still, it's a sweet gesture.
and miraculously, with effort that is more dexterous than mental, he gets one piece free and deposits it with viktor as he speaks. ]
By and large, yes! The city is dark, but has some charm here and again. Interesting books and people. An inn for lovers, a bank for blood... Oh, I'd caution you if you go to the 'club'—though I don't think you'd care much for it to begin with.
[ he's just been out shopping and doing a deeper dive on the venues here. he doesn't string it together as an interesting story. just daily chatter. ]
[A smile encroaches at the edge of his face when Sidon manages to get a piece off. He takes it, idly fiddling with it between his fingers as he waits. The piece shrinks exponentially in his hands compared to Sidon's.]
It's a little crowded and noisy, [he admits. HE ALREADY WENT........] But I did get to fix a few things for one or two.... um, people there.
[ well, he's not surprised at all. the pieces start to free themselves more easily now that he's got the hang of it, though he just about drops a little metallic sphere when it pops out. ]
Of course you did!
[ he laughs, a rumble that viktor can probably feel. this is why viktor has scamper energy, even if he's nerfed by his physique. ]
Did you enjoy yourself? What was your favorite place? We ought to go shopping! [ he's getting ahead of himself, but he wants to explore more too. ]
[SEE. Sidon is getting it!! He takes the smaller pieces as Sidon goes, and then flounders to catch the tiny metallic sphere when it just pops out.
NOT THE RUMBLING ON HIS BACK GIVING HIM THE WARM FUZZIES which he has never felt much in his life, so this is the strangest feeling.
He opens his mouth to congratulate Sidon on the puzzle completion, but halts, distracted by the conversation.] It was... a bit dark. I was worried I wouldn't be able to do much, but the glasses for seeing at night helped. [Thoughtful.] I liked the bookshop, but I couldn't really find anything about actual blood despite being in a place infatuated by it.
[ he finishes the puzzle in well enough time for having to fight how tiny it is compared to his stupid fish paws, but it's not his forte. link will have to do the water temple for the zora every time. he sets down the little metal shell of it beside them, empty now. ]
You mean to say The Gloaming didn't catch your interest? [ teasing. ] We should go! But I'm happy doing anything beside you.
[ unfortunately he is also just fine sitting here like this, even if he's finished the puzzle. viktor is very warm and it's nice and he's content, like a lizard getting to lounge against a warm stone. ] Though I do miss seeing the sun—the real sun. Maybe next planet.
[There's a tiny groan from him at the mention of the title. NO. He was trying to shove all of those fiction books aside. Git OUTTA HERE.]
I guess we shall get nothing accomplished then because I'm happy doing anything beside you, too.
[They're useless. He plays idly with the small pieces in his hands, leaning back against Sidon.]
I hope the sun is there for you to make you happy. Maybe I took it for granted before. I rarely came out of the lab most days. I was too busy working. But... seeing it with you wouldn't be so bad.
[ I'M GONNA DESTROY YOUUUUUHHHH UEUEHRGHHHHHHHG AHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHO DID THIS TO MEEEEE]
Doing nothing every once in a while will do you some good, Viktor.
[ sidon is a busy person back home too, but he's too social to stay cooped up over policies all day. and there's too much free time here anyway; may as well be a little useless.
he straightens himself up, unfurling so he can tap viktor's chin, leaving a fingertip resting there to encourage him to look up at him. ]
I know your research is important to you. But I'm here now to occupy some of that precious time of yours! To see the sun or otherwise. [ he really needs to go gaze at grass sometimes. ] Forgive me for being demanding.
[He wants to say it's different for him. It is, but... the mood will change. No, he will burden Sidon with an inevitable fate Sidon can't change for him.
So he doesn't say anything about how there is no time to live when you are too worried trying to find a way not to die. To live? When you forget to live trying desperately to live.
There is nothing he can do but look up when the finger encourages him to, and his own fingers, for a moment, stop fiddling with the puzzle pieces. A very slow and weak smile finds his face. Sidon is so kind to him and for what?
He is frail, half Sidon's size, his body is ugly with malady, with fixed broken parts, his life is wasting away at an even more exponential rate than normal.]
I don't mind. I'm sorry if I... If you don't hear me say I love you as much as I should. It... gets... caught in my head. If that makes sense.
[ why are you sending me this sad tag before trial. i hate you. i hate you? who did this to me?
he can't read viktor's doubts, but he can at least look over his face and study the wobble of his smile. he's better at reading people than scrolls of text. ]
You already have so much going on in your mind—shouldn't I be flattered? That loving me is a thought you have time for.
[ he only really needs to know that viktor is thinking about it. unfortunately, he has enough confidence that verbal reassurance is strictly optional—though that's probably not the case for viktor. ]
—Besides, partners are meant to do their fair share. I can tell you I love you enough for the both of us! So—I love you.
[ he puts an arm around viktor's middle to lean back in and gives him a kiss, and it's earnest and without hesitation, even if his skin isn't the right texture or temperature. ]
[the hilarity of coming back to this after trial. WHO DID THIS TO YOU, NU? tell me
He wonders how... Sidon always knows what to say? As someone who finds it a bit difficult sometimes, how does Sidon know what to say to him?]
I know, but-- I should also--
[Why does this kiss surprise him when he's already had one?! It does. He is just surprised someone would bother kissing him. He is surprised someone would even think about him this way when he sees all that's wrong.
And he thinks of someone else. Briefly, fleetingly.
The surprise softens. The pieces of the puzzle tumble out of his hands, and he reaches up with one to touch the side of Sidon's face. He kisses back. IT'S STILL NOT GREAT HE IS JUST A LIL VIRGIN GUY, but it is not quite as bad as the one Diluc got during the party games.]
[ i am over my trial rage. i have reached zen on this sunday. my goal is to get you to write a rejection at me now :)
anyway, it's not like sidon is an expert at kissing either, considering he's never done it before here. besides, he has a sense of decorum as a prince—he has an entire fanbase he doesn't slip into anything amorous with, finding their affections good-natured yet best kept at arm's length.
but being in love is different. it sends a happy little thrill through him when viktor—usually timid—reciprocates. he puts a hand over viktor's own, encouraging it to stay there. ]
I'm pleased with you just as you are, Viktor.
[ a little pause. ]
Maybe I haven't made that clear enough? I did get quite a lot of advice for wooing you—the flowers were just the first of it. Perhaps I should continue?
[i wish you would go back to being less invigorated
The wild domino effect of learning non-humans are attracted to you for some bizarre reason. They can sense his absolute cryptid energy maybe.
After the kiss, he suddenly becomes extremely shy. Lax, but shy. His hand stays, but the fingers curl a little, and his shoulders curl a little, too. The curse is so baffle for him, for someone who has never really experienced the tingling warmth of steady attraction. Sure, girls are cute. Sure... maybe even guys are cute, too. But they never wanted him, not hobbling around, not consumed by his studies.
Science did not love him back, but he could love science in security, quietly.]
You... You don't have to woo me. I'm... um, very thoroughly wooed already... It's not a surprise you're a natural.
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he can't rest his weight on viktor, but he does maintain this bit of contact as he studies the puzzle, listening to the tiny clink of metal pieces against each other. why does he end up so attached to little men with a penchant for puzzles. ]
I see. It looks deceptively simple...
[ but he knows better because viktor has 20 int. ]
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He fiddles idly with a few of the pieces. He does not mind the weight really, though he doesn't tell Sidon to smother him because. He's not stupid. He knows he'll snap in half. Kind of pathetic.]
It does. Want to try? I bet you could get it.
[It'll be like going through the Ocarina water temple, just in a compressed puzzle form.]
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I suppose there's no harm in trying...
[ this isn't his strong suit, but he rests his chin on viktor's hair as he takes the puzzle for himself, carefully turning it with tiny clicks of his claws against metal. half the challenge will be dealing with the bitty pieces. ]
I don't mean to take your games from you, though.
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RIP, he's sorry.]
I don't mind if it's you. [Teasing.] I'll take it back if you get bored.
[Quietly lets Sidon work for a bit.]
Was your day okay?
[how do you make small talk as an introvert]
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and miraculously, with effort that is more dexterous than mental, he gets one piece free and deposits it with viktor as he speaks. ]
By and large, yes! The city is dark, but has some charm here and again. Interesting books and people. An inn for lovers, a bank for blood... Oh, I'd caution you if you go to the 'club'—though I don't think you'd care much for it to begin with.
[ he's just been out shopping and doing a deeper dive on the venues here. he doesn't string it together as an interesting story. just daily chatter. ]
Though you enjoy exploring, don't you?
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It's a little crowded and noisy, [he admits. HE ALREADY WENT........] But I did get to fix a few things for one or two.... um, people there.
[A guilty laugh.]
I had to explore a little.
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Of course you did!
[ he laughs, a rumble that viktor can probably feel. this is why viktor has scamper energy, even if he's nerfed by his physique. ]
Did you enjoy yourself? What was your favorite place? We ought to go shopping! [ he's getting ahead of himself, but he wants to explore more too. ]
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NOT THE RUMBLING ON HIS BACK GIVING HIM THE WARM FUZZIES which he has never felt much in his life, so this is the strangest feeling.
He opens his mouth to congratulate Sidon on the puzzle completion, but halts, distracted by the conversation.] It was... a bit dark. I was worried I wouldn't be able to do much, but the glasses for seeing at night helped. [Thoughtful.] I liked the bookshop, but I couldn't really find anything about actual blood despite being in a place infatuated by it.
[HE'S TRYING TO STUDY.]
We can go shopping if you'd like.
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You mean to say The Gloaming didn't catch your interest? [ teasing. ] We should go! But I'm happy doing anything beside you.
[ unfortunately he is also just fine sitting here like this, even if he's finished the puzzle. viktor is very warm and it's nice and he's content, like a lizard getting to lounge against a warm stone. ] Though I do miss seeing the sun—the real sun. Maybe next planet.
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I guess we shall get nothing accomplished then because I'm happy doing anything beside you, too.
[They're useless. He plays idly with the small pieces in his hands, leaning back against Sidon.]
I hope the sun is there for you to make you happy. Maybe I took it for granted before. I rarely came out of the lab most days. I was too busy working. But... seeing it with you wouldn't be so bad.
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Doing nothing every once in a while will do you some good, Viktor.
[ sidon is a busy person back home too, but he's too social to stay cooped up over policies all day. and there's too much free time here anyway; may as well be a little useless.
he straightens himself up, unfurling so he can tap viktor's chin, leaving a fingertip resting there to encourage him to look up at him. ]
I know your research is important to you. But I'm here now to occupy some of that precious time of yours! To see the sun or otherwise. [ he really needs to go gaze at grass sometimes. ] Forgive me for being demanding.
[ he doesn't sound sorry at all? ]
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So he doesn't say anything about how there is no time to live when you are too worried trying to find a way not to die. To live? When you forget to live trying desperately to live.
There is nothing he can do but look up when the finger encourages him to, and his own fingers, for a moment, stop fiddling with the puzzle pieces. A very slow and weak smile finds his face. Sidon is so kind to him and for what?
He is frail, half Sidon's size, his body is ugly with malady, with fixed broken parts, his life is wasting away at an even more exponential rate than normal.]
I don't mind. I'm sorry if I... If you don't hear me say I love you as much as I should. It... gets... caught in my head. If that makes sense.
I rather like... doing nothing with you.
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he can't read viktor's doubts, but he can at least look over his face and study the wobble of his smile. he's better at reading people than scrolls of text. ]
You already have so much going on in your mind—shouldn't I be flattered? That loving me is a thought you have time for.
[ he only really needs to know that viktor is thinking about it. unfortunately, he has enough confidence that verbal reassurance is strictly optional—though that's probably not the case for viktor. ]
—Besides, partners are meant to do their fair share. I can tell you I love you enough for the both of us! So—I love you.
[ he puts an arm around viktor's middle to lean back in and gives him a kiss, and it's earnest and without hesitation, even if his skin isn't the right texture or temperature. ]
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He wonders how... Sidon always knows what to say? As someone who finds it a bit difficult sometimes, how does Sidon know what to say to him?]
I know, but-- I should also--
[Why does this kiss surprise him when he's already had one?! It does. He is just surprised someone would bother kissing him. He is surprised someone would even think about him this way when he sees all that's wrong.
And he thinks of someone else. Briefly, fleetingly.
The surprise softens. The pieces of the puzzle tumble out of his hands, and he reaches up with one to touch the side of Sidon's face. He kisses back. IT'S STILL NOT GREAT HE IS JUST A LIL VIRGIN GUY, but it is not quite as bad as the one Diluc got during the party games.]
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anyway, it's not like sidon is an expert at kissing either, considering he's never done it before here. besides, he has a sense of decorum as a prince—he has an entire fanbase he doesn't slip into anything amorous with, finding their affections good-natured yet best kept at arm's length.
but being in love is different. it sends a happy little thrill through him when viktor—usually timid—reciprocates. he puts a hand over viktor's own, encouraging it to stay there. ]
I'm pleased with you just as you are, Viktor.
[ a little pause. ]
Maybe I haven't made that clear enough? I did get quite a lot of advice for wooing you—the flowers were just the first of it. Perhaps I should continue?
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The wild domino effect of learning non-humans are attracted to you for some bizarre reason. They can sense his absolute cryptid energy maybe.
After the kiss, he suddenly becomes extremely shy. Lax, but shy. His hand stays, but the fingers curl a little, and his shoulders curl a little, too. The curse is so baffle for him, for someone who has never really experienced the tingling warmth of steady attraction. Sure, girls are cute. Sure... maybe even guys are cute, too. But they never wanted him, not hobbling around, not consumed by his studies.
Science did not love him back, but he could love science in security, quietly.]
You... You don't have to woo me. I'm... um, very thoroughly wooed already... It's not a surprise you're a natural.