[ 'honeybee?' whatever. she's quiet enough after that, which is all he was hoping for. he's just about dozed off when she finally blurts out her question. marduk almost doesn't even register the question at all, being so used to having to tune out apollo as he is. when her words finally sink in, something in him seizes up; he's so startled he actually sits up a little, suddenly very awake.
he turns back to her just to stare in confusion, still trying to catch up mentally. the fact that it takes him so long to answer has got to be damning in some way or another. ] That's. [ nailed it. marduk draws the blanket a little tighter around his body, deciding to go for the easier question first. ]
We aren't... necessarily... romantically involved. [ and it only takes an age to say it, too. it's not the most honest answer he's given, either-- it's always been a grey area at best with vanadi, and there'd never been a reason to explicitly define it before. ] In the sense that you're talking. [ there; perfectly qualified. ]
that's what she said
he turns back to her just to stare in confusion, still trying to catch up mentally. the fact that it takes him so long to answer has got to be damning in some way or another. ] That's. [ nailed it. marduk draws the blanket a little tighter around his body, deciding to go for the easier question first. ]
We aren't... necessarily... romantically involved. [ and it only takes an age to say it, too. it's not the most honest answer he's given, either-- it's always been a grey area at best with vanadi, and there'd never been a reason to explicitly define it before. ] In the sense that you're talking. [ there; perfectly qualified. ]