psl || how did this slowburn happen

[coastal]

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[coastal]

Are you asking me to spend the night with you? How forward, Ookurikara.

[maybe if she jokes about it then she doesn't have to think he's being serious]

I'm not going to let you sleep on the floor on your first night here?

[and there's only one bed? CLEARLY he's not being serious about this

(or maybe it's more like she'll implode if he actually is)]

[unfriendliest]

[ he just. shrugs. ]

It's your choice.

[ he is definitely serious about the offer! it just doesn't mean the same to him as it does for lili hahaha ]

But if you're going back, you probably shouldn't go alone.

[coastal]

[ . . . . . . .

her face goes from lightly blushing to bright red]

Wait—

You can't be—

[she's just going to cover her face before he can comment this time - not that it helps, when she's blushing up to her ears]

You....!!

[unfriendliest]

[ ??? ]

...What?

[ after all those years of fighting the history revisionists, he is still a dumb sword ]

[coastal]

[they

really need kaoru for this]

You can't just - say things like that...!! Don't invite girls of a marriageable age to stay the night with you! If you ever say that to anyone else, I won't forgive you!

[lili doesn't know a monogamy but she does know a jealousy]

[unfriendliest]

[ yeah no he's still confused ]

I wouldn't say it to anyone but you.

[ dategumi aside, of course. but why would he?? ]

[coastal]

I don't even know if you should be saying it to me....

[because he doesn't know what he's!! implying!!! her face is still red, it's bad]

That's really embarrassing...

[unfriendliest]

[ SHE IS NOT MAKING THIS ANY BETTER ]

...I don't see why.

[coastal]

I don't know if we're ready to have this conversation.

[no she's just

too embarrassed to have it]

[unfriendliest]

Okay...?

[coastal]

I'll tell you eventually...

[ . . . maybe.]

... logistically speaking, it might make more sense for me to stay here though...

[instead of the two of them having to meet up again in the morning]

I can see about getting another room.

[(narrator voice) the other rooms are all booked]

[unfriendliest]

[ ...right. he still doesn't understand why it's a big deal, but okay ]

That's why I suggested it. But if you want to go back, I can take you.

[ he doesn't trust her to not find trouble along the way ]

[coastal]

What are you saying...

This is my country, I can get to the castle without getting in trouble.

[maybe, but she would absolutely find trouble and make it a bad time for someone else]

[unfriendliest]

I know. But if there are more people like before out there, I'd rather see you get there myself.

[ since his job is to protect, and her attendants are gone, and also he

does not believe her at all actually ]

[coastal]

Most of the kingdom is safe, you know.

[hrmmm]

And besides, I've gotten stronger - so you don't have to worry so much about that.

Just because we're dating doesn't mean it's your job to protect me...

[unfriendliest]

[ it’s safe, huh. is that why she’s looking into drug trade and being targeted by thugs? ]

My job as a sword is to protect, no matter where I go. Whether we’re dating or not doesn’t have much to do with it.

[ sure, he doesn’t want to see her hurt, because he likes her a lot.. but he felt that way before they decided to try dating, so. does that really matter? ]

...I’d like to see just how strong you’ve gotten while I’ve been gone, though.

[coastal]

[for kouka that's pretty safe,

but she just looks a little bit more tired at that - she's not leaving right away, but she might need to go back to get some things from the castle for their journey.... well, they'll deal with that later

instead, she just manages to look a little proud of herself]

Ayura and Tetora finally agreed to teach me their combat styles after I told them everything.

[which was also a very weird conversation, but it's fine. she got to it eventually, because they're both like mothers to her]

[unfriendliest]

[ ...oh. he nods, apparently quite pleased with that even if his expression doesn’t change much ]

Then we should spar again, once we get back.

[ he still wants to spar with ayura and tetora too

but lili is more important. he wants to see how far she’s come! ]

[coastal]

Excited to lose?

[he probably still won't lose

but if she ever easily admits that he'd beat her, then that's how you know lili's been replaced with an impostor]

[unfriendliest]

I won’t.

[ though he always did like that she was so confident for no reason whatsoever

who knows why ]

[coastal]

[sometimes fondness can make you a little dumb - in lili's case it just makes her dumber as she smiles]

I'll win sooner than you think.

[tetora taught her how to throw a man over her shoulder]

[unfriendliest]

We’ll see.

[ he’s absolutely daring her to try ]

[coastal]

[she's going to try, it's going to be stupid

but she does hate how easy this is, to just talk to him again and bicker over something that doesn't actually hold a lot of consequence. something this good never came to her this easily.

. . . ]

Hey... Can I kiss you?

[since he said he'd stay with her forever - she thinks it's a little overdue, all things considered]

[unfriendliest]

[ ...ah. amused, kara shakes his head. ]

You don’t have to ask.

[ he'll ask her, because lili made it clear she'd prefer that, but he wouldn't be bothered if she wanted to surprise him with a kiss most of the time ]

[coastal]

[sdflkjsdf]

But you always ask...

[and ever since the unfortunato milla incident, she figured that maybe he wouldn't want to be caught off-guard....]