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[chokuto]

UN: 火
𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐓 / 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎 / 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 / 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 / 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖
𝟖♣ ( 𝑬𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑩𝑺 )

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[chokuto]

[It thaws the remainder of that worry, shifts the tangled strands of doubt into clearer lines — that one mistake won't spell any undoing, and Cy cares about him enough to navigate the problems that arise between them. He can't recall the last time he'd had an argument that did not become explosive and misunderstood, that was not instead solved either through cold dismissiveness or the end of a fist.

The point of his chin nudges Cy's collar as he tries to sit up.]

Yes. Properly, since you said that I was cheating. [Which he would still argue — what is so wrong about using his own learned ability to get ahead? Still, there's satisfaction in this, the rudimentary process of only a book and a pencil and his mind.]

Je veux, [mindful of injury he leans closer, accented voice drawling] a kiss. ... I don't know the French word for it.

(soft handwaves)

[hallowing]

I don't really care if you cheat. I was just teasing you in the moment.

（ but who is he to turn away that attention? sasuke slots himself closer, asking for a kiss in a way that gentles all the tension of the last half hour out of them. ）

'Un baiser'. You can also say 'bisou'. Both are nouns. Embrasse is the verb. 'To kiss'. I want to kiss you too. Je veux aussi t'embrasser.

（ they settle into that. the interplay, sasuke testing out new words and accepting gentle correction or guidance. given the state of his injuries, cy's not willing to go much further than just kissing alone, but it proves to be a good way to spend the afternoon — and by the time evening bleeds into night, the air is lighter. ）