Note: These are characters from my webcomic, Solstoria.
“Why do you even like me, of all people?”
“Oh,” his voice was whimsical, perhaps devilish, “You really wish to know?”
It agitated Edel, as if he had waited this whole time for him to ask but he was also not one to back down, “…Yes. I did say that.”
“...None of these things make me remarkable,” Edel let out a disappointed sigh, “I did what I did… because around you, I felt like I could do what I wanted to do, for myself.”
“That’s the Edel I want to see!” Lawrence’s voice far too earnest.
“The one who finds joy in a flower blooming, the one who can rattle off the exact medicinal properties of some plant no one can pronounce. They’re the one I want to see graduate and grow.”
“I said you can stop now.”
“Alright, alright,” Lawrence conceded. He could see Edel’s ears had turned red by this point. The low light of the lantern flickered for a moment, catching their attention. It would seem something, or someone was nearby.
“We should go,” Lawrence’s grip returned to hold his hand. Their voices hushed as they continued their steps.
“… Yes, we should.”