Do I sense... discomfort?

“Good thing you haven’t. I work in the shadows when I don’t need to watch out for a child in denial.”

“Maybe if you were six or seven years older I’d believe you want to be a star, but as it stands, it seems you got caught up in this mess of idolizing kids who are too young to handle that kind of publicity, and now you’re trying to survive without breaking down in front of the whole region.”

“Still keeping an eye on you because you’re precisely the type of kid who would do that shit for the audience’s approval.”

“Well, look at that. You do know what you’re doing sometimes.”

“You mean that or does your pride just demand you're a contrarian for no reason?”

“So you’re now throwing your money at the beauty industry instead? Orrr... transferring over to the lady department?” Winks.

“I hope you don’t mean that the same way as this dumb esoteric adventure flyer I found in the mail.”

“Now your food’s just one step from fairy dust.”

“Anything for you, cheese master. Busy times, huh? I noticed you weren’t around as much.”

“As many as you need.” Yes, she always has candles ready for no reason. No, she didn’t get them just for this occasion. She totally did.

@bedes-of-faeth