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[bywolves]

[ He taps his fingers almost anxiously against his tea cup. ]

It didn't go poorly, but I wouldn't say it went well, either. [ Sip. ] He said he still thought I overreacted. That the fact that I nearly fell apart when I thought I lost you means I am unhealthily attached to you.

[devoutish]

[Alfie snorts at that.]

Fucking ridiculous.

[bywolves]

Mm. I am attached to you, but I don't know if I care that it's unhealthy or not. Especially not when the definition is made by some young, cocky earl.

[devoutish]

I don't see what would be unhealthy about it.

[bywolves]

[ He shrugs. ]

I don't know. And like I just said, I don't really care.

[devoutish]

I care. I'd care if it was unhealthy.

[bywolves]

[ He glances at Alfie. ]

I don't think that it is, so it's a moot point either way.

[devoutish]

[Alfie grumbles, grumpily, and tightens his grip on his mug.]

[bywolves]

[ A beat, and then: ] Why would you care?

[devoutish]

I don't like how they talk to you sometimes, that's all. This is more of that. They don't always treat you well, those two.

[bywolves]

I know. [ Royce leans against Alfie a little more. ] I don't stand for it as much as you might think I do.

[devoutish]

You don't stand for it at all, and that's why even though I may dislike it, I don't worry about it.

[bywolves]

[ A twitch of a smile. ]

Like I said. I'll take what both of them say to me with a grain of salt. I'm too old to hear it from them.

[devoutish]

I do think they're good for you.

[He kisses Royce's hair on.]

On the whole, right.

[bywolves]

I think you're right. That's why I'm going to try to fix things with them. [ A pause. ] But I won't do it on my own. I'm going to need them to put in the effort, too.

We'll see how it ends up. [ He sips his tea. ] I'll need to... to take a while to not want to recoil from Renart.

[devoutish]

And that's very reasonable.

[bywolves]

[ Royce is quiet for a moment, and then: ]

You've done a very good job, this past week. Of being understanding.

[devoutish]

Thank you.

[He pauses.]

You make it easy to be.

[bywolves]

[ Another smile. ]

I'm glad that's the case. [ Sniff. ] There were several times where I thought you'd be angry, or you'd lose your patience, but you never did.

[devoutish]

If I got angry, I knew you'd just give in to it. You wouldn't've fought back. It wouldn't have done anything for you, and I couldn't've beared to see it.

[bywolves]

[ You'd just give into it. Royce runs his thumb along the rim of the cup, thinking. ]

You have power over me. [ Royce murmurs, repeating his shadow. ]

[devoutish]

[He sighs, a little shuddery.]

And you have it over me.

[bywolves]

[ Royce settles into silence, head resting on Alfie's shoulder. He's just thinking - but he's here. He's present. ]

[devoutish]

[Alfie does the same, yawning hugely and letting his eyes settle shut. Bear, on the other hand, decides that this is the perfect time to start trying to steal his sock.]

Oi.

[He mumbles, pulling his foot back and away from him.]

[bywolves]

[ Bear, please. Royce laughs, a huff of a sound under his breath. He does absolutely nothing to help, because it's funny. ]

Maybe we should've named him Bandit.