[ ah... he can't help the way that even with this, his expression melts a little bit knowing that he's gotten through to adolphe. he loops his arms around adolphe's neck just to be close and hold him, because that's what feels right to do on dates anyway. the meadow is so lovely and yet yves would rather only look at him ]
They're even more forward than I am?
I wonder if what you need is just time... well, not that I think even this much progress is bad.
[ adolphe you are being conned so hard in real time—except this is the type of thing that yves always wants to do. to provide some little bits of comfort against the ways adolphe is so mean to himself. his expression is soooo adoring ]
Good, because I'd never lie to you.
I'm so happy you're the one I'm in love with, so I can't let you speak badly against yourself even a little.
[ ughhhhhh he sure is being conned in real time, but... Adolphe would say the same thing. ]
... I mentioned the apple thing before, didn't I? If it was mine, I'd use it to cure your scar. I still love you, scar and all, but I don't want you to be weighed down by it all the time.
[ I hate to kill the vibe, but he did say he thought about killing someone for an apple. The God apple would just enable him to do other things he wants with the power. But if he had to choose one and one only, he'd choose the cure apple because he entrusted Ceres to Yves for a reason. That's his best friend. He died for that. It's a hope, but still something he wants to believe in without basis.
But now, if he could murder for an apple, he'd do it. Opportunity cost. He doesn't care about some people. Exchange that for an apple? He'd be elated. ]
[ yea don't fucking choose the god apple that's literally the scien brofiise move except scien is too arrogant and thinks he can do everything without an apple.
anyway.
adolphe says this so casually when yves feels like his entire world is being turned lopsided. yves would do anything for love, but he still didn't kill for an apple that promised that. yves would do anything for adolphe now, but the tree is long gone and he can't do any more damage. it just didn't occur to him even once that anyone he cared about would do something so drastic for him.
(he died alone amidst hellfire from ruin he finalized with his own hands. he interrupted the declaration of scien's love that he didn't even condemn. he wanted a love like that—a love that would make an enemy out of the world just for the sake of proving devotion.)
when he throws his arms around adolphe's neck this time, they might topple over. sorry, he's a little insanely moved. and also a little insane. he presses their lips together in a kiss that scorches as if adolphe just said the most romantic thing in the world by admitting that he'd murder just to make yves a little bit more comfortable.
when he pulls away, the words flow so easily: ]
I love you.
[ how can you be so nonchalant? more than anything in this world, I love you. my heart feels like it's about to burst ]
I don't need a cure. I only need you. I don't care if anyone else judges me for my scar or feels afraid of me anymore. If you love me as I am—scarred, twisted, greedy me—then everyone else can disappear.
[ yves is still caring. he cannot throw away the core of who he is—someone sweet and adoring. he'll still stop to help strangers in the street and try his hardest to create a good ending for as many people as possible.
however.
none of that is in a desperate need to be loved anymore—not when he has everything he's been looking for right here. ]
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I do think it's thoughtful. The fruit was nice for me and Lailah to share so that she could have something else to focus on besides her anxiousness.
So consider your distractions effective. Thank you for helping give me a chance to give my cute and fretful friend a break.
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[ ... ]
She was cleaning again, wasn't she?
[ Her stress cleaning!!! ]
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[ isn't that good news? he smiles
and then a bit teasingly ]
... I'm happy you made more friends, Adolphe. [ so cute... fussing over the graveyard angels... ]
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... Before my eyes adjusted, Lailah felt like a mix of Ceres and Elysia.
[ Then she wore nun clothes. Mother.......... ]
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... she is really cute.
[ like he's trying to figure out what to say in response helpppp ]
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Die ]
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What did I say?!
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[ Yves!!!!! ]
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[ if he's being honest ]
I do think overall I'm happy for you.
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[ Not even god can help him about this. He sighs. ]
About... making friends?
[ He wouldn't call the angels friends, but he's okay with them. Kiraman is his bias, unsurprisingly. ]
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yves just laughs at this ]
Yeah! Even if I want to keep a special part of your heart just for me, I'm glad it's been opened to others however much.
You deserve to know that you're loved and cared for.
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[ Yay he uses his WORDS ]
It's surprising how nice some people are, but... they're too forward about it. I can't deal with that.
[ rebuff rebuff rebuff ]
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They're even more forward than I am?
I wonder if what you need is just time... well, not that I think even this much progress is bad.
[ he's proud of adolphe regardless ]
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[ This isn't a compliment. ]
There's really something about the way aggressively friendly people are. I can't handle them.
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But you can handle me?
[ what's the disconnect... ]
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[ the infamous ignoring phase.............. ]
I was so wrong. It probably took a year to get used to your antics.
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A year isn't bad! You were pretty much on the same timeline as Hugo!
[ tucks himself into adolphe's side, affectionate ]
And now you handle me better than anyone else. I don't want to be at anyone's side but yours.
[ hugo is so disrespected ]
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That's surprising, given what I am on a daily basis.
[ Prickly. Cold. What is wrong with this kid, etc ]
Well, good. I'd rather you be by my side than anyone else's.
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“Given what you are”… is someone honest, steadfast, and warm in every way that matters even if it’s indirect.
Someone I had no hope of staying away from.
Is that what you mean?
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N...o, but... I'll accept that, since it comes from you.
[ He lost. He won't ever win again. ]
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Good, because I'd never lie to you.
I'm so happy you're the one I'm in love with, so I can't let you speak badly against yourself even a little.
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... I mentioned the apple thing before, didn't I? If it was mine, I'd use it to cure your scar. I still love you, scar and all, but I don't want you to be weighed down by it all the time.
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HUH? ]
It's—what?
[ THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING 2 DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS THIS ENTIRE TIME! ]
For... me?
[ ADOLPHE WOULD'VE KILLED A MAN FOR AN APPLE FOR YVES??????????????? ]
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But now, if he could murder for an apple, he'd do it. Opportunity cost. He doesn't care about some people. Exchange that for an apple? He'd be elated. ]
Yeah? Who else?
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anyway.
adolphe says this so casually when yves feels like his entire world is being turned lopsided. yves would do anything for love, but he still didn't kill for an apple that promised that. yves would do anything for adolphe now, but the tree is long gone and he can't do any more damage. it just didn't occur to him even once that anyone he cared about would do something so drastic for him.
(he died alone amidst hellfire from ruin he finalized with his own hands. he interrupted the declaration of scien's love that he didn't even condemn. he wanted a love like that—a love that would make an enemy out of the world just for the sake of proving devotion.)
when he throws his arms around adolphe's neck this time, they might topple over. sorry, he's a little insanely moved. and also a little insane. he presses their lips together in a kiss that scorches as if adolphe just said the most romantic thing in the world by admitting that he'd murder just to make yves a little bit more comfortable.
when he pulls away, the words flow so easily: ]
I love you.
[ how can you be so nonchalant? more than anything in this world, I love you. my heart feels like it's about to burst ]
I don't need a cure. I only need you. I don't care if anyone else judges me for my scar or feels afraid of me anymore. If you love me as I am—scarred, twisted, greedy me—then everyone else can disappear.
[ yves is still caring. he cannot throw away the core of who he is—someone sweet and adoring. he'll still stop to help strangers in the street and try his hardest to create a good ending for as many people as possible.
however.
none of that is in a desperate need to be loved anymore—not when he has everything he's been looking for right here. ]
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