#solidfaith

            spending time together is something they do often  ,  some of the adepti have mentioned that the two of them have become nearly inseparable  --  a fact that guizhong denies  ,  it’s not as if they never part . . . sometimes  ,  morax just disappears for several days then comes back as if nothing happened  .  but  ,  regardless of when morax comes and goes or when guizhong is sequestered in her lab or not  ,  they always made time for one another  .             talking is never a necessity between them  ,  opting for each other’s company and savoring the presence rather than breaking the comforting silence that settles between them  .  the only sound aside from the birds and wind is the novel within guizhong’s hands  ;  she had recently come across the book on one of her visits to the village and got intrigued by the title  .  absorbed in the content  ,  she left morax to his own devices  ;  whether he’s polishing his weapon or just spacing out  ,  she knows if he needed anything  ,  he’d let her know  .             time seems to pass by slowly . . . and perhaps it’s out of boredom or fatigue from his travels  ,  she hears a soft yawn before a weight against her shoulder  .  that’s enough to shake her from her focus  ,  head turning to look at morax . . . or rather  ,  the top of his head as the dragon leans against her  ,  head resting upon her shoulder  .  a soft laugh leaving her lips  ,  “  you’re gonna get a crick in your neck like that  ,  you silly dragon  ,  ”  guizhong murmurs  ,  trying to shift her posture and their position so he could rest more comfortably  .  “  don’t complain to me later when you’re aching  ,  ”  she teases  ,  attention returning to her book as she let the other nap on her shoulder  .

          ❝ i have a QUESTION. ❝ it had been on his mind for a while, by then, in fact, innocent of an inquiry as it was. every time he seemed to stumble across the former geo archon, he seemed to be listening to retellings of history, after all. ❝ how come you’ve not considered telling those STORIES yourself ? ❝

“Truthfully, I’ve had to use internal stitches twice now...he shouldn’t be placed under much, if any strain for awhile.”

            the woman seemed to be deliberating over something  ,  staring at the pillar protruding from the ground . . . an unnatural growth . . . but one that certainly look a LONG time to form  .  perhaps as the earth shifted through time  ,  it revealed what was hidden beneath the dirt  ??  intrigued by the thought  ,  guizhong had stopped what she was doing  (  collecting scraps for her inventions  )  to observe the unnatural formation  .  it’s the sound of shuffling steps that snaps her from her thoughts  .             “  ah  !!  morax  !!  ”  she greets with a bright smile  ,  “  come  ,  come  ,  look at this rock formation  ,  ”  she waves excitedly  ,  eager to share the find  .

"Besides, if I recall correctly, after that happened, the first thing you did was compliment me~" And then threaten, but that's something to ignore.

Also I got my first 36 stars in the abyss the other day!!<3

He's happy enough to shift certain, ahem, parts at his partner's request. He usually defaults to amab parts, that's easiest for him, but he'll change it up now or then, or if asked of him.

            the male’s humble words causes her to pause for a moment  ,  well . . . it’s not that morax has never been humble  ,  it’s just rare to hear such heartfelt words from the man  .  morax had always been a hard person for guizhong to read  ,  but she enjoyed that about morax  ;  an enigma she can slowly learn to understand  .             a smile tugs on palely painted lips  ,  “  that is nothing you need to thank me for  ,  dear morax  ,  ”  the scholar replies  ,  setting down the things in her hand  .  “  rather  ,  i should be thanking you for being a constant and steady pillar of support  ,  ”  she says softly  ,  hands reaching out to take the male’s into her own  .             “  we are friends  ,  even if you don’t ask it of me . . . i will always be gentle with you  ,  ”  guizhong promises  .  well  ,  most times she will  ,  unless she believes a more STERN approach is needed  .