[It's obvious his knight is not going to make it easy on him. Even the way he says goodbye, with fingers gliding alongside the prince's jaw, he makes sure to leave Aether flustered and annoyed that they can't just skip the dinner.
The remarks are adding to it, because Aether is well aware that Childe is plotting more chaos... As if today wasn't chaotic enough!
The prince shoots him an embarrassed glare, then shoos him away with a wave of a hand.]
"Emergency"... You really are tempting fate today. Just go already.
[And he shuts the door as fast as possible once the knight leaves. Aether sinks to the floor once again, trying to clear his head but his mind keeps on spinning towards Childe over and over again. The prince remains like this, unmoving for a moment longer, before he can finally start preparing for the dinner.
The red hue is firm on his cheeks, the touches long gone echo along his skin and the taste of kisses lingers on his lips. There's warmth seated deep inside his chest. Someone loves him, treasures him, wants to be with him no matter the cost... Even amongst the chaos and fate trying to ruin their plans, Aether feels happy like he never did before.]
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[The prince hurries for the dinner, clothing neat and elegant, hair in his usual braid, expression composed, but friendly. Aether made sure to look as normal as possible. Focusing on meeting his father and the princess helps and so he greets them both with a soft smile when he spots them. Elise looks as charming as always, but when she looks at him her cheeks dust with bright pink, which in turn, causes the prince to blush slightly as well. Upon seeing that, Elise's father grins brightly, wrongly assuming that the two have fallen for each other but are shy about it. Delighted, he urges them to link their arms as they walk towards the dining room.
The two soon-to-be-married royals quietly do as they're told and take a seat right next to one another. Aether leaves a space open by his other side for Childe to join and Elise leaves an open seat by her side as well. They smile to each other knowingly and relaxing, finally take a look at the wonderful feast that was prepared with the meat they brought today.]
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The remarks are adding to it, because Aether is well aware that Childe is plotting more chaos... As if today wasn't chaotic enough!
The prince shoots him an embarrassed glare, then shoos him away with a wave of a hand.]
"Emergency"... You really are tempting fate today. Just go already.
[And he shuts the door as fast as possible once the knight leaves. Aether sinks to the floor once again, trying to clear his head but his mind keeps on spinning towards Childe over and over again. The prince remains like this, unmoving for a moment longer, before he can finally start preparing for the dinner.
The red hue is firm on his cheeks, the touches long gone echo along his skin and the taste of kisses lingers on his lips. There's warmth seated deep inside his chest. Someone loves him, treasures him, wants to be with him no matter the cost... Even amongst the chaos and fate trying to ruin their plans, Aether feels happy like he never did before.]
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[The prince hurries for the dinner, clothing neat and elegant, hair in his usual braid, expression composed, but friendly. Aether made sure to look as normal as possible. Focusing on meeting his father and the princess helps and so he greets them both with a soft smile when he spots them. Elise looks as charming as always, but when she looks at him her cheeks dust with bright pink, which in turn, causes the prince to blush slightly as well. Upon seeing that, Elise's father grins brightly, wrongly assuming that the two have fallen for each other but are shy about it. Delighted, he urges them to link their arms as they walk towards the dining room.
The two soon-to-be-married royals quietly do as they're told and take a seat right next to one another. Aether leaves a space open by his other side for Childe to join and Elise leaves an open seat by her side as well. They smile to each other knowingly and relaxing, finally take a look at the wonderful feast that was prepared with the meat they brought today.]