cheers to good friends
by cathedralight
‣ witch hat atelier (とんがり帽子のアトリエ) ‣ qifrey/olruggio ‣ 12k ‣ rated E
They'd only just ambled into the Kalhn textile shop when Qifrey caught sight of the short young woman working. She had a round face, rosy cheeks, flaxen hair. Her eyes had locked on Olruggio as soon as they’d entered. Olruggio, for his part, thumbed through dyed wool samples as though he hadn't noticed. He likely wouldn't. But Qifrey always noticed. Sometimes this left him as a voyeur: staring at someone staring at someone else. But other times, like today, his fixed presence at Olruggio’s side made him an involved party. There was always a delay, then a moment in which Qifrey became visible and the women realized he might be of help. Some of them were too scared to approach Olruggio outright—they’d built up a more intimidating version of him in their heads, had never heard him laugh wildly or watched dimples form when he smiled. Instead, they’d set their sights on Qifrey. Talk to him, or at least look at him imploringly, as though getting in his good graces might earn them the Torch’s attention. He never felt like helping them.
or: Qifrey gets jealous.
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