#cute ...

     a  brow  quirks  upward  curiously  in response to  betelguese’s  comment,  shifting  on  hands  and  knees  to  look  at  the  paper   he  was  holding  up  for  his  own  inspection.    yes,   maybe  it  was a  waste  of  bj’s  powers  to  summon him just  to  help  adam  put up  some  decorations  to  celebrate  barbara’s  birthday,   but  hey,   lydia  was  busy  with  homework  and  adam would  take  who  he could  get !    on  the  cardstock  paper  was  written ‘ hapy  bitrhda y’   in  scrawl  that  looked  like  betelguese  had  clutched the  marker  in  his  fist  when  he’d  written  it.   adam  couldn’t  help  but  chuckle  in  a kind way ,  relaxing  back  on his  toes  and  sitting  with  his  knees  in front of him beside the  other. 

@afugue asked: lil fox form tingyun appears &. she prances across to wuya staring up at her before snuggling next to her. this was a safe spot !

              "  Seeking  warmth,  are  we?"  she  hums  curiously,  allowing  her  to  remain  where  she  is.  A  hand  coming  to  rest  against  the  fur  at  the  back  of  her  neck.  "  I  suppose  you  may  nap  here  if  you  wish,  little  Hulijing.  "  rest,  relax,  be  at  peace.  As  she  continues  to  draw  up  her  talismans,  and  sort  her  things.

          There  is  a  heat  that  rises  to  his  face,  along  his  neck,  his  chest.  Both  of  them  are  mostly  dressed,  and  hardly  anything's  been  done.  And  it's  not  like  he  hasn't  seen  someone  naked  before.  Or  that  he  hasn't  done  this.  Hasn't-  aeons,  it  isn't  like  there's  a  lot  to  see.  She's  an  intellitron.  But  something  about  it...  something  has  him  stumbling  over  himself.  Thankfully,  her  touch  against  his  chest  grounds  him  some.  It's  delightfully  cool  compared  to  how  hot  he  feels,  despite  the  fact  he's  just  been  sitting  here  in  just  his  pants.  Embarrassingly  aroused,  yet  here  he  is  denying  himself  what  it  is  he  wants.  He's  struggling  to  even  think  of  what  to  say;  how  to  break  the  tension,  what  to  do.

Ash  takes  her  hand  in  his...  the  other  one  that  isn't  pressed  flat  to  his  skin.  And raises it to bump his cheek against it. He's  never  asked  her  if  she  feels  it  the  same  way  he  does.  How  all  that  works.  How  this  would  work.  Probably  not  the  best  thing  to  do  right  now-  it  might  ruin  the  mood.  Whatever  mood  that  is.  "  Just.  Hm  ...  do...  whatever  you  think...  you  might want.  "  it's  blanket  permission,  because  he  certainly  isn't  going  to  take  any  kind  of  initiative  ...

@rebirthee asked: “ the grimoire likes you, ” the book witch regards with a smile, fingers glossing over paper and eyes glowing beneath dim candlelight, “ it chooses to allow you to hear its voice. ” and although it may seem to him like it speaks in tongues, the act is somewhat of a sacred right, hardly offered. “ it had hoped you you would be a bit more frightened though. I told it that nothing truly frightens someone as curious as you are. was I right? ” / hi hello 👋 she appears

the grimoire was very odd. it seemed to follow him anymore, as well as it could considering it had no real form. whispering to him when his thoughts dispersed enough to allow it. jade didn't understand anything it was saying to him. but he humored it regardless, occasionally humming in some uncertain agreement. as he continued to do whatever he was doing at the time.

the grimoire likes you- she says it with a fond smile. and it dawns on him that it's a good thing. that it's intentions are the same as her own, that it feels much the same as she does. yes, it's very odd. to realize an ancient entity seems to hold the same affections for you as the girl you're seeing on the regular.

jade hums, and tilts his head, slowly turning the page of his own book. another guide on trails, though these are not trails from his world. " there are certainly things that do frighten me. " he admits readily. " but voices inexplicably trying to hold a conversation in my own mind is not one of them. " there are certainly worse things to fear, voices can do little to him in the moment. aside from being a nuisance when he's trying to focus on an assignment... " it is a charming attempt though. and i'm quite flattered it's taken such a liking to me, haha... "