Exactly. [ it doesn't surprise tseng that she understands what he means—clorinde has always been so good at reading him. ] Take away the framework, and...
[ he shrugs, and with his free hand gestures in a way that tries to encompass the entire nature of a relationship and the things that define it. ]
It's hard to stay boss and subordinate when there's nothing here to be the boss of.
[ here, outside of fontaine, where there's no court system for neuvillette to rule over and no law for clorinde to uphold, maybe they can stop being iudex and champion duelist and just be friends.
he does lift an eyebrow at the mention of rufus in a cooking class, though. it's hard for tseng to imagine, if only because he's known rufus for so long and has never really known the other man to be interested in the kitchen—but then again, it wouldn't be like rufus to not want to be good at everything, so in a way it also makes sense. ]
You were? [ he makes a noise of amusement. ] I hope he wasn't hard to get along with. He's a good man, but difficult to get to know.
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[ he shrugs, and with his free hand gestures in a way that tries to encompass the entire nature of a relationship and the things that define it. ]
It's hard to stay boss and subordinate when there's nothing here to be the boss of.
[ here, outside of fontaine, where there's no court system for neuvillette to rule over and no law for clorinde to uphold, maybe they can stop being iudex and champion duelist and just be friends.
he does lift an eyebrow at the mention of rufus in a cooking class, though. it's hard for tseng to imagine, if only because he's known rufus for so long and has never really known the other man to be interested in the kitchen—but then again, it wouldn't be like rufus to not want to be good at everything, so in a way it also makes sense. ]
You were? [ he makes a noise of amusement. ] I hope he wasn't hard to get along with. He's a good man, but difficult to get to know.