Cover up the poison with poetry

Hanako · (This post was last modified: 09-14-2020, 05:47 PM by Hanako.)

Hanako allowed Azure to settle, a smile gracing her features as she felt the weight of his chin rest upon her shoulders. Had it been anyone else she might have thought the action a little demeaning, as though she was prop to be leaned against, but as per usual she was willing to make an exception for the prince. He began with stating the obvious, a fact that Hanako had always known to be true. She was quiet for a moment as she wondered where he was going with this, thus far it had been the elephant in the room and she'd been content to leave it well and truly alone. It was a little awkward but she wouldn't just leave him hanging nor would she try to pretend otherwise.

She hummed, both in acknowledgement and to encourage him to continue. When his words faltered she said and made nothing of it, pretending she hadn't noticed as she soothed him with a brush of her tail. When he finally got there her tail dropped as her mouth popped open a little in surprise, she blinked rapidly as her ears jolted to alert. She'd heard his words loud and clear but they sounded almost too good to be true.. The thought of remaining with her found family made her heart clench, sharp and aching but in a good way this time, as though to remind her she was still alive. This was the best case scenario she could have imagined, one she'd secretly been hoping for longer than she'd care to admit and the fact that Azure was willing to lay everything he had on the table just to keep her by his side...

She wanted to leap up and thank him but she couldn't help but get weighed down by the implications. How could it all be so good but complicated at the same time? Besides, did she want to marry Azure? Her thoughts were tangled and fuzzy, the harder she tugged at the ends the tighter the knots became, blurring the lines and leaving poor Hanako thoroughly conflicted.

"I- thank you." At the very least she ought to be grateful, overwhelmed and confused even she managed that much. "It...means a lot, that you'd do this for me." She turned, jostling him a little as she tried to catch his gaze. She wanted to leave it at that but she'd already left too much unsaid, she felt like she was just being unfair but the words just refused to come out. Or at least not the whole truth. "I don't know how much the bid is right now but maybe I can put in a good word. They'd want me to be happy and...with you I think I really could be." She stared down at her fiery paws as she did her best to ignore the blatant heat in her cheeks.

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