psl with noah!!

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[waywardsong]

[;D

at that comment, however, ahrun'ya blinks in confusion]

... huh. You're right. You don't... feel yourself being pulled into the aetherial sea or anything?

[rainshaveceased]

Nothing of the sort. There must still be something else left.

[waywardsong]

I really hope this doesn't involve something complicated like soul extraction...

Any ideas? If the solution is to mend the divide between us, I think we've made good progress...

[rainshaveceased]

I wonder. Can that divide even be fully mended?

[waywardsong]

... I don't think it ever will. Not completely. We've both said our piece on that.

But I'm not giving up.

[squeezes elidibus's hand, reflexively]

[rainshaveceased]

[glancing down at their hands]

Then... what now?

[waywardsong]

[with a helpless smile]

Do you know how to dance?

[rainshaveceased]

[






help]

Yes?

[waywardsong]

Great!

[ahrun'ya gets to his feet, tugging elidibus along with him, as the scenery morphs into a forest glade clearing at night, the full moon high in the sky and the stars bright and shimmering. lanterns give light to the scene, though not brightly, and fireflies flit to and fro. there's the sound of music being played nearby--lute music, like the one ahrun'ya played, but also flutes and panpipes and drums. it's upbeat, joyous, and celebratory. it feels like there should be people around, laughing and dancing and singing, but there's only the two of them there.]

Welcome to my home--or something like it, anyroad.

[rainshaveceased]

[HELP THIS IS DEFINITELY UNDENIABLY A DATE NOW HELP]

You... truly wish to dance with me?

[waywardsong]

[;D]

Why not? Unless you're worried about tripping in that long robe?

[teasing,]

[rainshaveceased]

That is not a concern, of course.

[what is happening,]

It is just... another unexpected turn.

[waywardsong]

If you don't want to, we don't have to. I just thought it sounded... well, nice.

[tail swishes, hopeful yet embarrassed]

[rainshaveceased]

...

I am not opposed.

[waywardsong]

[tail goes UP! and ahrun'ya lets go of elidibus's hand so he can bow deeply, all flourish, before he holds it out again for him to take]

I doubt the style of dancing I'm used to is anything like yours, but... let's see what happens, eh?

[rainshaveceased]

I will do my best to adapt.

[taking his hand once more]

[waywardsong]

[ear wiggles]

I'll go slow.

[he even has the gall to WINK

and then he sweeps elidibus into a lively, close-quarters dance, feet tapping to a syncopated rhythm. it's not difficult to follow at first, but as the music's tempo increases, so do the steps]

[rainshaveceased]

[HOW DARE YOU SIR.

he follows the steps easily enough, effortlessly to start with. as the dance gets faster, he's still keeping up, but it's taking more of his focus]

[waywardsong]

Hey, look at you!

[he's grinning now, pleased]

How long can you keep up?

[rainshaveceased]

Is this a contest now? Surely you do not think you can defeat me through dance.

[waywardsong]

Those are some bold words! And you know me, I never back down from a challenge. Especially a fun one.

[rainshaveceased]

Then we shall see who falls first, shall we not?

[oh no this is fun]

[waywardsong]

Bring it on.

[grinning, showing his canines--he'll even let go so elidibus can lead]

[rainshaveceased]

[returning the grin, an expression infinitely more like the themis that ahrun'ya accompanied to pandaemonium than the older, more morose elidibus.

and while the music doesn't change, the dance he leads them into is quite different - something more reminiscent of a modern ballroom dance]

[waywardsong]

[ahrun'ya is not the most studied dancer--most of what he knows is folk dancing--but he has some passing familiarity with ballroom dance, so he follows, watching elidibus's movements closely even as he keeps getting distracted by his stupid beautiful face ////]