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[devoutish]

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[bywolves]

[ He noses at Alfie's cheek. ]

Then maybe we should ask if we can.

[devoutish]

Is there anything you wouldn't let me see?

[bywolves]

[ He thinks about it. ]

I - I'd ask you to avoid the more private moments with Gwen. But I doubt you'd look at those, anyway.

[devoutish]

No, no, of course I wouldn't look at those. I assume you'd avoid similar things in my own head.

[bywolves]

Mm. [ A sniff. ] I wonder if Zephyr can actually do that.

[devoutish]

With everything else he can do, I don't see why not.

[bywolves]

[ Royce nods. ]

When would you want to?

[devoutish]

I don't know.

[There's still a root of anxiety in his chest at the idea, and it shows in the way his muscles tighten, just a little.]

I dunno, soon.

[bywolves]

I wouldn't ask you to do it if you didn't absolutely want to.

[ He sounds a bit worried, hand coming down to hold onto Alfie's. ]

[devoutish]

I want to. I honestly want to. But it still makes me a bit nervous.

[bywolves]

Does it make you feel better to know I'm also nervous?

[devoutish]

It does. And I'm honored that you'd do it regardless.

[Pause.]

There's no one else in all the world that I'd agree to this with, other than you.

[bywolves]

[ Solemnly: ] You know that it is the same for me. I trust you implicitly.

[ Maybe Gwen too, that he'd do this with, but - that says something in and of itself. ]

[devoutish]

Mm, yeah. I trust you, and-- I trust that anything that you see in my head, we will work through without pulling away from each other.

[bywolves]

[ Royce breathes out a slow sigh of a noise. ]

Yeah. We've made it this far. We'll make it even further.

[devoutish]

For the rest of our lives. I truly do believe that.

[bywolves]

[ He settles against Alfie and tugs Alfie's arm around him. ]

I do too. [ Sniff. ] Thank you.

[devoutish]

[Alfie moves his petting to Royce's arm, stroking up and down.]

And I will make wine with you. Wine we can put our names on.

[bywolves]

[ Royce smiles. ]

That we can do much sooner. I can wish for the resources.

[devoutish]

Mm. And you want to sell it?

[bywolves]

Trade it, yes.

[devoutish]

You'll have to draw a label for the bottles.

[bywolves]

[ He tilts his head back. ] Not that great at drawing.

[devoutish]

Well, you're gonna have to contribute somehow, seeing as how I'm gonna be naming it.

[No discussion here. He already has a name picked out.]

[bywolves]

Oh, are you? And what is it named, then?