it was away from the eyes of any spectator who could bear witness at the sight of them this close. it caught Aether by the balls, he can less that graceful say, who seconds ago had been gathering the cables at his own device, hooking them neatly around his forearm, idly whistling a tune to himself.

Five seconds later, he turned to Dewdrop, who stood there unannounced, and who leaned up and craned his head for one of the softest kisses he’d ever been graced with.