A dwarf and an elf raise a child together…

Orrick is a military strategist/weapon collector who heard of Master Bloodbrow’s fame and went to commission the dwarven smith only to fall head over heels for her. He immediately moved to the village so he could see her more often and keeps commissioning her as a means of flirting but it is kinda over both their heads. They become good friends/both equally infatuated when Carmine takes in Bevel and they raise the dwarven baby together.

Carmine and Orrick end up fighting together in an end of times situation, where Orrick got hailed for his leadership/strategy, and Carmine became infamous for her quick smithing, working around the clock to fix armor, make arms, etc all while caring for a baby on her back. Orrick and Carmine fully entered a sort of platonic partnership, neither fully grasping the other is interested.

Carmine is seen as a very in demand by dwarven beauty standards, she is a highly skilled craftsman, trained fighter, and has a beautiful thick beard. Orrick is a bad boy by the standard of sun elves, whos culture revolves around peacocking. He’s BEAUTIFUL, but he loves weaponry and has 1 chin hair which is diabolical. Carmine flirts by gifting orrick made gifts, while orrick flirts by buying things/showing off how groomed he has made himself for her, so she gets annoyed when he insists on buying clearly he doesn’t appreciate what she’s doing, and he gets annoyed because she must think he can’t AFFORD the work 😫.

Dwarven vs Elven flirting styles that cancel each other out until they realize 50 years later both have been flirting THIS WHOLE TIME.