forum Cinderella AU // OxO // Closed

Started April 17, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"Sounds fine to me." Lloyd yawned a bit and lay his head back down.

Anton ran his hands through his hair.

"Is that all you guys talked about?"

"Yes." he replied with a nod.

"Alright… um… sorry I stormed off like that…"

"It's alright. I was an ass."

Lloyd nodded a bit. "I don't normally get riled up like that…"

"Yes." he replied simply, looking at Lloyd.

"Yes? What do you mean, 'yes'?"

"Sorry. I meant that as a…as that I heard you and understood."

"Alright…" Lloyd sighed softly and closed his eyes. He was still drained and exhausted.

He ran a hand through his hair. "Do you…want me to leave?"

"You can if you want, but I'm not going to force you to."

"I see." He replied simply.

Lloyd stayed quiet, still holding Nathaniel close.

Anton glanced at Ellis again, then away, shaking his head.

The room was silent aside from Nathaniel's weak purring in his sleep.

Anton took a deep breath.

(kk)

Anton looked at Ellis again. "What are you– come on." he led Ellis out of the room, closing the door behind them. Muffled words could still be heard, though nothing clear. Anton came back in after a moment, mouth pinched in a thin line. Ellis didn't come back in.

Lloyd glanced up at the strange interaction, a confused expression on his face. "Mm…? Where did he go?"

"Back to his job." Anton replied, sitting down and looking over at Lloyd.

"But he was keeping me company…" Lloyd shifted to be more comfortable and grimaced at the pressure on his wound.