ice bridge (kaeya)

[malewife]

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[malewife]

[ Hm. He doesn't look disappointed. The king stays where it is and Joonghyuk doesn't bring it back. His fingers drum against the surface. ]

I believe that you are a man that cares to see others prosper and that is why I told you.

[ Like the king, defenseless and vulnerable is the spot Joonghyuk intentionally puts himself in, but what's a more intense way of forming bonds than placing your life in someone's hands? ]

I didn't expect you to share your secret.

[callalilies]

I didn't expect that to be your gamble.

[ kaeya brings a heel up onto the cushion, leaning back. he watches the king and knight on the board, little broken bits and pieces ]

While I do not believe a friendship is favor for favor... I do believe we must be on equal footing. Knowledge for knowledge. [ i don't give it so freely, not the things that matter, but i like you, yoo joonghyuk. ]

[malewife]

I only take risks that are worth taking.

[ It's still a pleasant surprise? Kaeya is nobler than he assumed, but he's also aware of his own skewed outlook on people. While Joonghyuk doesn't drink the tea, Niah starts lapping it up. ]

Would you call this game a stalemate?

[callalilies]

[ kaeya notes that niah has made her way to nose into the cup, beginning to lap at the tea inside. it's just mint. a little stale, but still somehow a touch refreshing none the less. polaris from his little cushion looks rather pleased, tail tapping softly on the ground. ]

For this game, yes. So the king lives another day.

[malewife]

[ Yes, Niah who eats nothing and drinks nothing, much like his human counterpart, has taken it upon himself to taste the tea. ]

We can play a couple of more rounds of actual chess.

[ that can be their thursday before split. ]