dragon boy

xiaoli was probably the last person in the world anyone should turn to for relationship advice, and shen technically wasn’t turning to her at all, but she couldn’t just leave things as they were. ‘it sounds like you want to date, just from the way you’re talking about it.’

‘those two things don’t usually go together.’ but this was auradon. she’d believe anything at this point. ‘so you two are dating?’

xiaoli’s eyebrow was raised so high that she was sure it had reached the ceiling. ‘no, i don’t know. please explain.’

justice blinked a bit when the boy suddenly appeared in frount of her. there was something about him — her dragon senses told her that much, though she wasn’t entirely sure what it was. she briefly wondered why he was out so late, but she didn’t question it, really. she opened her mouth to speak, but ultimately ended up closing it again — she did this a few times. the boy seemed to be a bit of a rambler. once he finally stopped speaking, she offered the slightest of smiles, though it was short-lived. “i don’t need hospital help at all, don’t worry,” she laughed. “however, help getting up would be grand — also, is arcadia’s office open at this hour? i can’t really …” she gestured to her legs. “… walk.”

Kiba beamed when the other boy started getting JUST as excited as he was. His enthusiasm was hard to match, at least back on the Isle, and it was refreshing to see someone who’d high five back. He jumped onto his heels for a second, his smile reaching from ear to ear. “Yo, I KNOW!” he shouted, before bouncing a moment and then leaning forward, his hands on his knees. “It was! Man, I’ve NEVER shapeshifted before. It was— man, it was freaking amazing! Hey, do you shapeshift? Apparently, everybody shapeshifts around here, it’s not even a surprising thing anymore.” 

A small ‘oh’ sound, somewhere in between a gasp and a hum, escaped the siren’s lips when he realized what the other had. “What… is that? Is that food? What kind of food is it? Can I see?”

even back home, the only person who would match shen’s loud exuberance was his pops. and jin. for the most part, people either liked his excitable or barely tolerated it. but as soon as this dude started talking, shen knew he had found another like him. “ woah, you’re first time ?? my man, that’s way cool !! ” shen himself had had a bit of a struggle his first time shifting once he had acquired his human body. he nodded excitedly at the question. “ yo, i don’t think anyone can do what you just did, my dude. i mean, i can shapeshift, but it’s only the one thing, you know ?? you were changing into all kinds of things just now, man. that’s wicked !! ” 

‘i suppose it never came up,’ she wrote. ‘kirsa and i are friends. she sort of pulled me into it.’ she wasn’t complaining, though.

xiaoli was genuinely surprised at the answer. ‘i didn’t know you knew kirsa.’ she briefly went back on her own conversations with kirsa, wondering if she’d mentioned him.

Simon had wanted to believe him but he couldn’t bring himself to. He had heard about what happened even if he wasn’t aware of it in the moment. “No it’s true. I.. I heard that I hurt someone.” he said, swallowing hard.  

xiaoli let out a huff of air as he covered his face. he wouldn’t be able to see what she wrote if he kept this up. ‘you made who stab you?’