#winterdying

More flecks of red stained his skin, though the sleepy droop of his eyelids showed only indifference to this fact. He landed harmlessly on the ground and then stumbled forward as if half-asleep.

Without hesitation, Aurelius held out his hands to catch him before he fell.

On a hot day like today having anything that could cool one's entire body down would be considered a blessing in disguise. However one important part of that was ensuring the liquid stayed inside the cup rather than being spilled all over the pavement from a certain yokai rushing headlong at the sight of someone who looked familiar.

"I'm more than willing to pay for whatever was in there. It's the least I could do to make up for my mistake."

Asides when people looking at her like a cosplayer, Marian isn't and then again, Marian does not know how to wear proper clothes as she is just walking around Golden Ward's sidewalks. Curiosity was endless for her as she looked at a man with a stitch on his neck.

What was that, she wondered? She asked.

My Melody's mouth fell agape for a moment. Wow, how did this guy eat the tart in one gulp like that?! "Whoa. You must be hungry!"

Well.. luckily for him, My Melody had more and she was willing to share. She reached over towards the basket that was sitting next to her and pulled out another tart.

If someone didn't wander up and take them like they were doing right now.

"Those are seashells! Don't put them in your mouth!"

"You don't have to make that face," Aurelius remarked as the red-headed wizard finished biting off a chunk of the pillow in his arms. Unsurprisingly, it was made of marshmallow—yet another one of the hidden "candy" items in this typical home goods store.

"So far, all of the edible wares in here have been sugary. I believe they're following a specific theme of sweets."

"Judging from how eagerly you swallowed my handkerchief last time, I expected you to be thrilled by this turn of events."

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