[ the past weeks have been... nice, actually, even with the dreams — he'd enjoyed the ones he'd been in, with the exception of a few of them, and outside of that life in aldrip has been relatively good. well, it's always good with the two of them, of course, no matter what else is happening, and the domestic routine is a steady warmth in his chest every time.
he's been branching out with dishes lately, too, and today was for panko-crusted chicken with rice, hence the pot junpei is rinsing, because they don't have a rice cooker — charles takes it, and as he's reaching for a towel to dry the pot and put it back in its drawer, he says, ] Yeah, course you can.
[ if there's anyone here who has the right to ask him anything, ever, it's junpei. but he does dry the pot and put it away first, before turning to him; something in the tone tells him he shouldn't be answering this while focused on the dishes... or maybe it's the immediate offer for him to avoid answering altogether. in any case; he's done with the pot, he's listening, so hit him with it. ]
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he's been branching out with dishes lately, too, and today was for panko-crusted chicken with rice, hence the pot junpei is rinsing, because they don't have a rice cooker — charles takes it, and as he's reaching for a towel to dry the pot and put it back in its drawer, he says, ] Yeah, course you can.
[ if there's anyone here who has the right to ask him anything, ever, it's junpei. but he does dry the pot and put it away first, before turning to him; something in the tone tells him he shouldn't be answering this while focused on the dishes... or maybe it's the immediate offer for him to avoid answering altogether. in any case; he's done with the pot, he's listening, so hit him with it. ]