[ Right there with her. He's still getting over the surprise that someone as warm and kind and pretty as Vanille would have the same loneliness that he does. They connected on that level really, really hard - which had made it very easy indeed to find his place at her side and stay there.
He sits up and hooks his pinky around hers, giving it a small shake. Cool as a cucumber the whole time, despite being terribly dorky. They can't fix their past, but this helps make their present brighter. ]
[ She returns the shake with a smile that betrays just how potent and deep her loneliness had been, months ago. Vanille's good at crafting a mask and keeping it firmly in place, but with Minato, she's finding she doesn't want to hide behind that mask.
... Funny, that.
Vanille pulls her pinky away before stretching and letting out a content sigh. ]
I think dinner's about done, huh? [ Sure enough, the meat's got a nice crispy crust on it, and the veggies smell entirely too tempting. Vanille pulls it all away from the fire, serving them on makeshift leaf-plates. ] Dig in!
[ Unsurprisingly, she was much, much better than him at hunting. He had gathered the vegetables and cooked those up, but the fish had been all her. No wonder, with her expertise handling her Binding Rod, that fishing was right up her alley.
And if there's one thing he likes as much as Vanille, it's good food. Minato doesn't hesitate to dig in, the two of them side by side while they eat. ]
Mm. It's still amazing how good all the food tastes around here.
[ He may have said this with his mouth full. It's been known to happen. ]
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[ Right there with her. He's still getting over the surprise that someone as warm and kind and pretty as Vanille would have the same loneliness that he does. They connected on that level really, really hard - which had made it very easy indeed to find his place at her side and stay there.
He sits up and hooks his pinky around hers, giving it a small shake. Cool as a cucumber the whole time, despite being terribly dorky. They can't fix their past, but this helps make their present brighter. ]
Promise.
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... Funny, that.
Vanille pulls her pinky away before stretching and letting out a content sigh. ]
I think dinner's about done, huh? [ Sure enough, the meat's got a nice crispy crust on it, and the veggies smell entirely too tempting. Vanille pulls it all away from the fire, serving them on makeshift leaf-plates. ] Dig in!
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Ah, yeah. Thanks for the food, Vanille.
[ Unsurprisingly, she was much, much better than him at hunting. He had gathered the vegetables and cooked those up, but the fish had been all her. No wonder, with her expertise handling her Binding Rod, that fishing was right up her alley.
And if there's one thing he likes as much as Vanille, it's good food. Minato doesn't hesitate to dig in, the two of them side by side while they eat. ]
Mm. It's still amazing how good all the food tastes around here.
[ He may have said this with his mouth full. It's been known to happen. ]