[If it isn't just perfect response after perfect response from Viktor today, immediately beelining for the bridge mechanism to study it. Octavian is delighted to go along with him and watch him examine it, proud of his work and buoyed by Viktor's actual knowledge when looking at it; he knows what he's doing, examining the structure of it up close, and so his compliments are much better than an "oh, that's interesting" from someone else.
Biased, yes; doubly so, because it's both the expertise and the affection that settle warmly over Octavian in the cool evening air. He hasn't smiled this much in years, and of course he isn't beaming or anything so grandly expressive, but its staying power alone is remarkable.
(Involuntarily he wonders if this bridge is still there, if it hasn't been torn down and replaced in thirty years, or would it have lasted because his name is on it? Hmm-)
Here and now, though—]
Thank you. They used it for the other bridges eventually.
[Important to know. Also important: Viktor up close, the pleasant spark of his gentle touch, the sunset and the bridge. This is the part where people kiss, isn't it? Must be. Even if it isn't, it doesn't matter if that's what he wants,]
Viktor. One more thing.
[Leaning in to kiss him, specifically, short and sweet.]
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Biased, yes; doubly so, because it's both the expertise and the affection that settle warmly over Octavian in the cool evening air. He hasn't smiled this much in years, and of course he isn't beaming or anything so grandly expressive, but its staying power alone is remarkable.
(Involuntarily he wonders if this bridge is still there, if it hasn't been torn down and replaced in thirty years, or would it have lasted because his name is on it? Hmm-)
Here and now, though—]
Thank you. They used it for the other bridges eventually.
[Important to know. Also important: Viktor up close, the pleasant spark of his gentle touch, the sunset and the bridge. This is the part where people kiss, isn't it? Must be. Even if it isn't, it doesn't matter if that's what he wants,]
Viktor. One more thing.
[Leaning in to kiss him, specifically, short and sweet.]