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Dec. 14th, 2020 02:58 am
vrdantwind: (If I'm right here with you)
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"Hey, this is Claude! Pretty sure I'm doing this correctly. You can leave me a message here, and I'll get to it as soon as I can. Talk to you soon~."

Date: 2020-12-15 03:45 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (blush)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
Bold of you to assume anyone wants to make your ideas happen.

Hmph. I know what you mean. It's not something I'm used to worrying about either. ...in retrospect, it was stupid of me to turn down sharing a room with Sylvain. We could have saved money that way. [And maybe the whole mistletoe thing could have been avoided...but there's no sense dwelling on the past.

Then Felix's face contorts into an expression that's somehow confused, annoyed, and flustered all at the same time.]
I...told you not to make fun of me. [Because what else could this be? Claude can't actually be...sincerely flirting, right?] You're as bad as Sylvain.

[...that didn't help.]

Date: 2020-12-15 04:10 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (blush)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
Hmph. I suppose you did prove that you earned your 'master tactician' title. I wouldn't be surprised at this point if you said you could see the future, too.

[He frowns.] When. Not if. But Sylvain and I have been sharing rooms and tents our whole lives, I just...overreacted.

[Felix lifts a brow and sets a hand on one hip, idly tossing his hair back from his face where it's fallen into his eyes a little.] You expect me to believe that you'd call me 'sunshine' sincerely?

[And then the flush returns, as he mutters.] It's obviously not a compliment to say you're as irritating as he is when he does something puerile.
Edited Date: 2020-12-15 04:10 pm (UTC)

Date: 2020-12-15 06:03 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip smirk)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
I have to admit, that's...not as inane as I was expecting. Although I don't see the point in pretending in the first place.

[Felix's initial instinct is to feel offended that Claude is laughing at him, but...it doesn't really feel like Claude is laughing at him, and...there's something weirdly nice about Claude's laugh. Almost contagious, if Felix were prone to laughing; sort of relaxing, at the very least. (And, okay, cute.)

But he's really not sure what to do with the rest of that.]
When you call me that? I take that to mean I should expect to endure it again. You're incorrigible. [And it seems ridiculous, but Felix is--yes, blushing faintly again. The only person other than Glenn ever to call him by a nickname has been Sylvain, and even that's just...a shortening of his name. I'm beginning to think you never do anything for its own sake.

[Then he rolls his eyes.] I realize this is a tall order for you, but don't overthink it.

Date: 2020-12-16 08:58 am (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip ha)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
[It's pretty surprising to Felix that Claude's babbling is interesting enough that he doesn't end up tuning him out.]

Some of that sounds like nonsense. But taking every advantage you can get and doing anything you can to win, that much I agree with. Skill is important, but what you said earlier about removing your enemy's options--that's good advice. As long as it doesn't harm any innocent people in the process.

[He makes a face at hearing the nickname again, but doesn't protest.] Why does that make you happy? You're so strange.

Date: 2020-12-16 10:00 am (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip blush)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
Hmph. I'll gladly leave the leading to you.

[One thing that's between us and no one else... It shouldn't feel as...personal, almost intimate, as it does. But Felix has noticed this about Claude: somehow, talking to him always feels like you're the only person in the room even if you're not. Or maybe the only person in the world. Felix is used to putting himself firmly in the background and staying there, but Claude has a way of drawing people out that's...strangely not unpleasant.

On the other hand, Sylvain does too, and 99% of the time it's all empty gestures and means absolutely nothing. Claude...seems genuine, but how would Felix ever know for sure?]


Is that... [How does he ask this without sounding pathetic? Why is he even asking in the first place?] You must have a lot of those. With everyone you know.

Date: 2020-12-16 11:08 am (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip contemplative)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
[Felix can't help thinking that they did share one thing before this... He's starting to feel a little tired, but he doesn't particularly want to leave. He sits down on the floor instead, drawing his knees up a bit and resting his arms loosely atop them.]

Is all of that supposed to be a compliment? [He lifts a brow, but there's no venom here.] But I think I know what you mean. I always thought you were irresponsible and never took anything seriously. You're not like that now, though. You're easy to talk to, but not in a fake way. At least, as far as I can tell. And you're good at everything, which is baffling.

[Felix shrugs.] I didn't want anyone to bother me back then. I don't want anyone to bother me now, either. But you don't bother me.

Date: 2020-12-16 11:23 am (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip blush)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
[He blinks up at Claude, cheeks burning.] Shut up.

[But he does get up to sit on the bed, tucking his legs underneath him and facing Claude. ...maybe, he thinks, this was a bad idea. This close, it's easier to see how pretty Claude's eyes are and how his wild curls frame his face. And he still smells good. But Felix stays where he is.]

If you're going to call me by some stupid nickname, then I should call you one, too.

Date: 2020-12-16 12:01 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip concerned)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
Maybe. But you have absolutely no shame, so no matter what I call you, you'll figure out a way to make it seem like a compliment somehow.

[Felix falls silent for a minute or so. It starts out as just an attempt to think of something, but Claude's ...everything is distracting, and what he said earlier, about...'ravishing'...it was a joke, or at least he made it sound like a joke. But it makes Felix feel...like Claude thinks he's someone he isn't. Or at least like he's made an impression that makes him feel like someone he isn't. Either way, he doesn't like it.]

...I should apologize. Again, I guess, but. What I did to you was thoughtless. If I were you I'd probably hate me. But you helped me instead. ...anyway, sorry.

Date: 2020-12-16 12:17 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (Default)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
What? No. It was what you said. Your...idiotic joke. About being afraid I'd... [His face colors again.] Do something. It sounded like maybe you weren't joking as much as you made it seem. The way Sylvain does.

I'm not... I don't like doing something that makes me feel like someone who isn't me.

Date: 2020-12-16 12:57 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip frown)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
I wouldn't. Don't flatter yourself.

[Which...is nonsensical, and immediately after he says it, Felix realizes it and scowls. He must be getting tired. Or...distracted. Or something.]

It's...ugh. That's not what I mean. I'm not petty. Jealousy is a waste of time. All this...overly emotional foolishness. That's not who I am.

Date: 2020-12-16 01:13 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip frown)
From: [personal profile] bestswordmaster
I'm not obsessed. And it's not about--that. Sylvain--the one from where I came from. He's different from this one, a little. We've been marching nonstop together for months, and sometimes things seemed like they were...more. I was already thinking about it before I got here.

What Sylvain did here shouldn't have driven me to do something so impulsive and unreasonable. It's the kind of behavior I would expect from Sylvain, or...I don't know, Caspar. Not me.

Date: 2020-12-16 01:22 pm (UTC)
bestswordmaster: (postskip contemplative)
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I don't know. ...everything here is unfamiliar. Even people I've known all my life. Ever since Sylvain and I got to Violet, everything has felt wrong. Not just what I did. It's like I'm trying to hold onto handfuls of sand.

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