Lang

Shi Long Lang: *arms crossed* a lone wolf follows his own path.

♚ ── “If you want to,” Miles replied.  “I don’t mind if you want something more like what you’d wear if the wedding was in Zheng Fa.”  He didn’t know what that would look like, actually.

♚ ── “He did, did he,” Miles commented.  “Well, I say, you stink and I don’t want to smell you anymore, so you should go shower.”

♚ ── Miles tolerated Max’s excitement for about ten seconds before he physically wrangled him out of his face.  His words were things like “no” and “stop,” but he was smiling as he said them.

♚ ── There was plenty of time for planning a wedding, considering they didn’t even have a confirmed date yet, but Miles was not one to waste time. Also, he was really enjoying paging through wedding catalogs and trying to decide what sort of suit he wanted to wear.

♚ ── Miles wasn’t quite sure how he felt about that.  He knew Shi-Long meant well, but he didn’t like the idea of burdening someone else with his problems. His father had died twenty years ago, and von Karma nearly five.  It was long past time to move on.

♚ ── Well, he had felt better while he was distracted from thinking about what was bothering him.  Now that Shi-Long brought it up, it didn’t feel so great.

♚ ── Miles leaned against Shi-Long, accepting the cuddle for what it was.  Pess hopped up on the sofa with them a moment later, resting her head on Miles’ leg. Max was too busy attacking one of his toys to join them at the moment, but he would probably hop up later.

♚ ── “I know you tolerate it,” Miles replied, pouting a little bit.  He wasn’t going to argue the semantics of calling it a kids’ show, since it had been marketed toward children.  But in reality, it was filled with subtle nuance and carried strong messages that only an adult could fully appreciate.

♚ ── Miles knew that he had made Shi-Long watch all the old Steel Samurai episodes at least once already, and he felt a little badly because those old episodes brought a sense of comfort with them.  He wanted to watch them again.  It was cliche and silly, but watching the defender of justice defeat the Evil Magistrate and save Neo Olde Tokyo reminded him why he did what he did, in spite of everything.