Mr. Zhongli! All these compliments are going to go to my head. You're going to make me blush.
[ Which he does — a deep pink that spreads across his nose all the way to his ears. Oh, but he's never embraced a blush so much in his life.
Eager to draw out even more praise from Zhongli, Ajax carefully picks up the next bite of food just as he's taught. His fingers blanch white a second as he almost loses his grip on the saucy vegetable, but sheer determination brings it to his mouth even as the lacquered chopsticks creak ominously. ]
Look. Look! Indirect kiss.
[ Ajax chomps on the next bite with a huge grin, more pleased than he should be with his own teasing. It doesn't matter that he's going to struggle and make himself like a fool for the rest of the night with these chopsticks. It doesn't matter if Zhongli even chides him for being well... being like this. (Because he also knows that Zhongli won't. For some reason, Zhongli is amused by his antics.)
He can't remember the last time he felt this at ease in another person's company. He can't remember ever paying so close attention to another person because he wanted to and not because he needed to for his job. He can't remember ever feeling this kind of emotional high off of anything that wasn't the clean slip of his blade between someone's ribs. And he is going to savor every minute of this dinner date.
Because it's now official a date now, isn't it? Yes it is!
Ajax places a hand before his mouth, swallowing as to not talk with his mouth full. His mama raised him with much (some?) better manners that that. ]
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[ Which he does — a deep pink that spreads across his nose all the way to his ears. Oh, but he's never embraced a blush so much in his life.
Eager to draw out even more praise from Zhongli, Ajax carefully picks up the next bite of food just as he's taught. His fingers blanch white a second as he almost loses his grip on the saucy vegetable, but sheer determination brings it to his mouth even as the lacquered chopsticks creak ominously. ]
Look. Look! Indirect kiss.
[ Ajax chomps on the next bite with a huge grin, more pleased than he should be with his own teasing. It doesn't matter that he's going to struggle and make himself like a fool for the rest of the night with these chopsticks. It doesn't matter if Zhongli even chides him for being well... being like this. (Because he also knows that Zhongli won't. For some reason, Zhongli is amused by his antics.)
He can't remember the last time he felt this at ease in another person's company. He can't remember ever paying so close attention to another person because he wanted to and not because he needed to for his job. He can't remember ever feeling this kind of emotional high off of anything that wasn't the clean slip of his blade between someone's ribs. And he is going to savor every minute of this dinner date.
Because it's now official a date now, isn't it? Yes it is!
Ajax places a hand before his mouth, swallowing as to not talk with his mouth full. His mama raised him with much (some?) better manners that that. ]
I bet you taste better.