#thecatwizard

assembly @ ikathon: you ruined a perfectly good scourger. look, it’s got anxiety.

the fire of the xhorhaus was warm and between it and the tiefling’s hands in his hair, caleb was managing to relax. just a little. not enough not to be able to read, but perhaps not read as fast as normal. the others had long gone to sleep, but neither him nor jester seemed tired enough to sleep.

his hair had grown long enough that now it was apparently practically impossible to resist braiding his hair whenever possible. caleb didn’t mind though, happy to sit still as hands worked through his hair and braided it. he had to admit, it felt nice to have the practiced fingers carefully carding through his hair and it made his shoulders drop as the tension slowly seeped away.

❛ having fun, blaubeere? ❜

               Slender blue fingers move quickly, absentminded music escaping her lips as she switches in between singing and humming back and forth while she braids Caleb’s hair. They don’t usually have breaks like this, days where all they have to do is relax and do whatever they want rather than plan for their next move or do research and, frankly? Jester has no idea what to do with all that free time. 

Her day started with a shopping trip, she ate pastries until her stomach couldn’t take anymore, spoke with the traveler and visited Caduceus at his tree, but that only took so much time of her day before everyone decided to sleep in early to recover and now? Now she was bored. That is why she ended up in Caleb’s room, sitting behind him and braiding his hair-- in reality, she was hoping he wouldn’t notice her sneaking in and would get scared, it would have been a good prank, a very funny one. But, well, this was nice too.

Send a 👫and I’ll write four headcanons I have about our muse’s relationship

1. caleb was a kind of ...reserved(?) lover at first? after his and molly’s first encounter (which got spicy), it was kind of like a ‘you come over and we’ll do this’ kind of relationship. they didn’t go on public dates for a very long while. either because caleb was uncomfortable or maybe because he was just nervous? but he kinda gave me that vibe at first. and molly’s okay with it, of course. this day and age, one can never be too careful. but he was alright with what they had in private. sneaking kisses in the back shelves of the book store, little finger touches when they stood next to one another on the tram or in a crowded space.

2. molly has so many different odd jobs that it can be a little difficult to manage, sometimes. but, honestly, with caleb’s studies, they can go weeks without seeing one another. but it’s??? honestly okay??? cause they just meld right into one another and act as if it’s only been a few hours. with a few hours of cuddling and sweet little touches and nothings whispered to one another, maybe a carnal bout here or there, they fall back into life where they just left off.

3. they always have to be touching in some way or form. whether it’s holding hands, leaning on each other, holding onto the other’s jacket, or just the brush of their hands every so often, it’s enough to keep both their touch starvation from going haywire. caleb is the first person in a very long while that molly has been able to trust; same for caleb. molly just likes to have headbuts every so often, too. it makes him feel so much more comfortable. caleb just smiles and goes along with it and lets him do what he needs to in order to feel safe and secure.

❛ scheisse. i knew this would scar… ❜ bren pouts, nose wrinkling as he stared down at his left hand.. ❛ eodwulf did that. it was an accident, but it was a really deep cut. he kept playing around with that dagger again. i told him to be careful… ❜

the zemnian teen poked a little at the now healed cut, though it had healed there was still a clear mark of where it had been. he sighed, shaking his head. ❛ i had to go to see the infirmary again to get it looked at. ❜

He is taken by surprise by the blue tiefling, but he does laugh and wraps an arm around her shoulders as he does. caleb glances back as he does and sees a shady-looking fellow slow to a stop - seeming to assess the situation before deciding the tiefling isn’t worth the trouble of pursing ( at least for right now).

❛ are you okay? ❜

“No.”

Her stomach feels like it’s doing flips, anxiety is racing through her and she feels cold. Like ice - contrary to how she usually feels.

“I mean, I could have dealt with him - totally.”

Her voice is small.

But she can’t, she’s tired, out of spells, and she just really wants to get back to the inn where she can sit down. Maybe even curl up next to someone and listen for once. 

“He was being gross, and weird and annoying.”

    “I found... a GUN !!” she GRINS, turning around to face her BEST FRIEND -- then she LAUGHS, shaking her head.

   “No, I’m just kidding around, really -- I uh, I bought SOMETHING for you !! Here, it’s a -- a nice, arcane book, full of stuff you could learn from !! I hope you LIKE it ??”