[He has a rebuttal ready for that comment about eggshells. He's so ready to say it, his lips are parting, but!! Siffrin beats him to the... punch, as it were. They make that face. The one that says they're about to serve him a plate of wordplay more filling than a triple decker breakfast combo at his favorite diner, and he is super going to shut up right now he promises.
He's rewarded with an utterly deadly combination. Barely has time to process being called cute when the pun that follows absolutely devastates him. Laughter bounces off the stone walls and up the corridor- it's actually pretty cacophonous in here. Isabeau does Not Notice.]
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SIF!!
[It's true! He was super egg-cited for the chance to finally get all his feelings out! Oh, oh give him a moment, he's just gonna put his hand on the wall and catch his breath here. Crab, that was a good one. Deep breath, phewwwwwwww...]
Hahah, whew, I mean... [no, a few more giggles, hold on,] I mean, if egg-cited is really what you want, I can take a crack at it. Hehe.
[He wipes a very real tear that almost fell from his eye, still grinning. All that aside!! It's not about eggshells and the stepping thereof. Though after the days Siffrin has had, he thinks he gets why they're worried he might. Isabeau is still being a little cautious around Siffrin, and they probably hate it, but they've also earned a bit of trepidation. Said trepidation just doesn't have anything to do with the budding romance at hand.]
I'm not trying to coddle you, really. [He... thinks over that sentence, like really puts his mind to it, and walks it back a bit for the sake of honesty.] Well, no more than I usually do.
[It's here that his smile grows a little more fond, a bit more candid. He squeezes Siffrin's hand in his, rubbing his thumb over their knuckles.]
But you're the most important person in my life, so your comfort is pretty high up on my priority list? And I just think it'd probably be nice if my boundless love was less of a deluge and more of a summer rain.
[Refreshing! Nice and cool when it's gotten too hot out. Something that breaks the humidity and makes the world more comfortable.]
You'll still get the deluge on occasion, though. You're just gonna have to get used to that.
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He's rewarded with an utterly deadly combination. Barely has time to process being called cute when the pun that follows absolutely devastates him. Laughter bounces off the stone walls and up the corridor- it's actually pretty cacophonous in here. Isabeau does Not Notice.]
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SIF!!
[It's true! He was super egg-cited for the chance to finally get all his feelings out! Oh, oh give him a moment, he's just gonna put his hand on the wall and catch his breath here. Crab, that was a good one. Deep breath, phewwwwwwww...]
Hahah, whew, I mean... [no, a few more giggles, hold on,] I mean, if egg-cited is really what you want, I can take a crack at it. Hehe.
[He wipes a very real tear that almost fell from his eye, still grinning. All that aside!! It's not about eggshells and the stepping thereof. Though after the days Siffrin has had, he thinks he gets why they're worried he might. Isabeau is still being a little cautious around Siffrin, and they probably hate it, but they've also earned a bit of trepidation. Said trepidation just doesn't have anything to do with the budding romance at hand.]
I'm not trying to coddle you, really. [He... thinks over that sentence, like really puts his mind to it, and walks it back a bit for the sake of honesty.] Well, no more than I usually do.
[It's here that his smile grows a little more fond, a bit more candid. He squeezes Siffrin's hand in his, rubbing his thumb over their knuckles.]
But you're the most important person in my life, so your comfort is pretty high up on my priority list? And I just think it'd probably be nice if my boundless love was less of a deluge and more of a summer rain.
[Refreshing! Nice and cool when it's gotten too hot out. Something that breaks the humidity and makes the world more comfortable.]
You'll still get the deluge on occasion, though. You're just gonna have to get used to that.