" closer - please. " and when tomo is close enough, kaeya places a kiss on their cheek. // KASKWLSLALSLALLA

They've been watching from afar, making sure that nothing nor none took this moment of VULNERABILITY to harm their the prince. He indulged in this habit of his at least once a week and in this occasion, he counts with their SUPERVISION and protection. The cavalry captain takes one drink after the other, conscious of Tomoya's presence all along. A subtle shake shows their disapproval, self control doesn't seem to be his forte.

But there's nothing they can do about his careless behaviour nor will they seek to cease the enjoyment he gains from a couple of drinks by himself. The blond knows that tonight will end the same way as the rest: HE will get drunk and then, they will have to carry him home ( THEIR HOME ).

❝ I'm already by your side, sir. ❞

'Come here' he says and so they do. 'Closer' he orders and Tomoya plays along.

They don't know what to say nor expect, after all, Kaeya is hard to read. Not that he will give them time to think anyways. It's just a brush of lips over their cheek, barely perceptible. A KISS NONETHELESS, one that makes fair skin light in a clash of reds and pinks without delay.

The knight flinches, a hand coming to hover over the spot of his affection. The room is kept in complete silence for a moment, caught without a single thing to say. When they open their mouth, Tomoya has to close it again not knowing what would even come out of it. ❝ . . . What was that for ?! ❞ It's taking all of their willpower to keep it together.

kaeya raises a finger before placing a kiss on the other,

" that - that is all. " ( and he runs away ) ✨

@geleum || >:O sir!!

He fumbles. And somewhere at the back of his mind, a voice reprimands him with a cross, You honestly call yourself a lawyer?

Mid-sentence, the absolute blackguard (a suitable name at the moment... in other situations, Kaeya's as charming as can be) interrupts Ryunosuke with that increasingly overused declaration, but it's what comes after that seals the deal—rather, his lips, aptly phrased. A quick peck. A few lingering beats of bewildered silence, those a practicing student of law should've used to his advantage if not for the fluster—

Then, before he can so much as grasp blindly for any semblance of a response, Kaeya's all but scampering away with what Ryunosuke can only imagine is a boastful grin.

"Now, you— h-hold on!" Only that his shout comes many breaths too late. And all he can do is stare after that cheeky Captain with a brilliant concoction of vexation and adoration.

❝  the  CROWD  that  applauds  your  coronation  is  the  same  CROWD  that  will  applaud  your  beheading.  ❞   and  there's  something  a  bit  unnerving  about  the  whimsical  edge  his  tone  takes  —  as  if  he  gleans  genuine  amusement  from  a  thought  so  CYNICAL.  a  little  laugh.  a  little  shrug.  then,  ❝  people  love  a  good  show.  ❞

"hhhey?" he bites his bottom lip to prevent a snicker from slipping past his mouth, a single eyebrow raised with gaze conveying amusement—if not pity. childe offers his gloved hand to the fallen knight, a smirk tugging at the edge of his lips.

@geleum || tacklehugs ;A;

Kaeya absolutely had no right to say that. No right. And sure, yeah, Leo was 99.9% positive the guy hardly needed permission to do the things he did, but still.

I've missed you.C'mon!

People didn't just miss someone like him— Much less say it to his face.

"Oh, I know you have." He could try to pull the wool over Kaeya's one eye, right? The captain wasn't the only dude around here who knew how to be Cool. "Probably because I'm your favorite person. Man, how have you even survived this long without the awesomeness I just"—his hands waved dramatically over his scrawny frame like it was something to brag about—"radiate?"

He was radiating something right now. Not entirely sure what.

" i may be a tad tipsy, " kaeya shimmies closer to him, a soft smirk on his face, " but i'm not stupid. "

there's a tension in the air, quietly hanging, before the captain continues:

" ...i know a pirate when i see one. "

@geleum || i'm thriving where scara isn't

    He doesn’t quite understand why he’s giving this idiot any time of day, but Scaramouche sits there silently, nevertheless. And as the captain leans in, he in turn shuffles just slightly sideways to maintain some semblance of personal space.

    Nose crinkling, his response is at first naught more than an irked huff.     Then:

@geleum liked for a smol starter!

ON THE BEDROCK OF HISTORY their friendship had been forged; a deep rooted connection established brick by brick in every shared experience. He knows her better than anyone by now. Knows the way her mind works and her frustrations simmer, until eventually that perfect mask of professional decorum slips and reveals a glimpse of the girl he’d befriended all those years ago. 

She isn’t strictly proud of the way she exposes such a raw and unfiltered degree of honesty with Kaeya, but it would feel stranger still to shut him out, when his continued presence continued to salve her soul. Today more than ever, she finds herself needing his company. Finds herself needing that sympathetic ear as she gives voice to an exasperated lament so rarely uttered aloud.