01-13-2020, 05:23 PM
i was born, on the highway, in a train wreck
with a heart, that was beating, out of my chest
Over time, Aurum had come to be less irritated by Feza's little shenanigans. Of course, the main motivating factor in this had been when Feza had a breakdown over being petrified of him, but even before that, he had begun to loosen up a bit over the frequent festivities she saw fit to set up. After all, when he had first arrived in Tanglewood, he had been a grumpy vicious bastard who was only there for his brother and wasn't particularly interested in interacting with anyone, let alone at some loud and overly cheery event. Now, however? He didn't really see them as a nuisance, so much as a regular occurence that allowed him to hang out with others in a context that wasn't just professional, or motivated by a need to fight something. Well, sort of regular occurence. It had seemed as though, lately, Feza was throwing less and less grandiose activities, and Aurum wasn't really sure how he felt about that. On one hand, he no longer thought of the events as nuisances, and was a bit disappointed about it. On the other hand, he also thought it was... good, for Feza to take a break from such things. After all, even though the snow leopard was very careful to shove down all her unpleasant feelings and just general exhaustion, it wasn't hard to tell if you had been around her long enough, and Aurum certainly had. She used parties to cover up all of her problems, and having a break from being in denial all the time? That seemed like a positive, at least to Aurum.
Still, it was a bit of a relief, when Aurum had padded into town, back from a border patrol, to hear Feza's high and excited voice call lightly through the air. He could somewhat remember her being given a task related to parties, but the lion had been so focused on his own task and Roy's that he had pretty much entirely forgotten about it, at least until now. Part of Aurum internally winced when he noticed that she had used the tavern for such an event, but he quickly squashed that part down, shaking his head a little bit. Even if the tavern had been his baby project, that didn't mean that it was his. It belonged to the whole of the group, and had practically been designed for social events like this. It was only natural that Feza would choose to throw a party here of all places. Besides, if she really made it that much of a chaotic mess, he could always take some time later to clean it all up, along with roping her into helping. He wasn't sure what he could bribe her with to get her to think that cleaning would be fun, but he could certainly think of something between now and tomorrow. Perhaps he could pretend the cleaning was some sort of fun game where you scored points for picking things up? It seemed like the type of trick used on small children, but honestly the similarities between Feza and small children weren't that insignificant.
Shoving that all to the back of his mind for later, the proxy found himself padding over with a casual smile on his face, quick to show Feza that he was in a decent mood. Sure, they had definitely had their spats and differences in the past, but Aurum liked to think they had put that all behind them, even if Feza occasionally still looked at him like he was about to eat her head, or something equally ridiculous. As he stepped up to look inside and glance around, he found himself smiling slightly, charmed by the various decorations that had been strung up, along with the activites – even though he was pretty sure that glitter glue coloring book would absolutely be a disaster by the end of the night. Stepping back out to sit with Feza, the male rumbled warmly, "Hey, Feza. The party looks very nice, and I'm sure everyone will love it... are you feeling alright?" Yet again, Aurum could see the faint shadows that Feza was attempting to hide in her eyes, trying her damnedest not to make it seem like she was tired at all. Even with her efforts, the lion could see that it was all bullshit, and he almost wanted to encourage her to go and take a nice long nap. It wasn't as if everyone couldn't enjoy the party, even without the hostess.
Still, it was a bit of a relief, when Aurum had padded into town, back from a border patrol, to hear Feza's high and excited voice call lightly through the air. He could somewhat remember her being given a task related to parties, but the lion had been so focused on his own task and Roy's that he had pretty much entirely forgotten about it, at least until now. Part of Aurum internally winced when he noticed that she had used the tavern for such an event, but he quickly squashed that part down, shaking his head a little bit. Even if the tavern had been his baby project, that didn't mean that it was his. It belonged to the whole of the group, and had practically been designed for social events like this. It was only natural that Feza would choose to throw a party here of all places. Besides, if she really made it that much of a chaotic mess, he could always take some time later to clean it all up, along with roping her into helping. He wasn't sure what he could bribe her with to get her to think that cleaning would be fun, but he could certainly think of something between now and tomorrow. Perhaps he could pretend the cleaning was some sort of fun game where you scored points for picking things up? It seemed like the type of trick used on small children, but honestly the similarities between Feza and small children weren't that insignificant.
Shoving that all to the back of his mind for later, the proxy found himself padding over with a casual smile on his face, quick to show Feza that he was in a decent mood. Sure, they had definitely had their spats and differences in the past, but Aurum liked to think they had put that all behind them, even if Feza occasionally still looked at him like he was about to eat her head, or something equally ridiculous. As he stepped up to look inside and glance around, he found himself smiling slightly, charmed by the various decorations that had been strung up, along with the activites – even though he was pretty sure that glitter glue coloring book would absolutely be a disaster by the end of the night. Stepping back out to sit with Feza, the male rumbled warmly, "Hey, Feza. The party looks very nice, and I'm sure everyone will love it... are you feeling alright?" Yet again, Aurum could see the faint shadows that Feza was attempting to hide in her eyes, trying her damnedest not to make it seem like she was tired at all. Even with her efforts, the lion could see that it was all bullshit, and he almost wanted to encourage her to go and take a nice long nap. It wasn't as if everyone couldn't enjoy the party, even without the hostess.
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