forum Icarus Flew before he Fell // OxO // Closed

Started June 16, 2021 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"Uhm. No?" He ducked his head faintly.

He chuckles softly, "It's okay if there is. You're always welcome to speak your mind around me." He murmured warmly.

He shrugged, fidgeting for a moment.

Apollo seemed satisfied before he leaned back, facing the sky again. A content sigh left his lips, and he settled his hands under his head.

He smiled a little, getting out his sketchbook and opening it up.

He hummed softly as he relaxed against the floor, shutting his eyes as he listened to the other sketch.

He kept sketching quietly, humming very faintly to himself.

Apollo listened in content to the humming, as well as the sound of the pencil tracing along the paper. He wondered faintly how long he should stay here, but figured he probably wouldn't need to worry about it for now.

Icarus glanced over at him, offering up a small, faint little smile. "Sorry if I'm, uhm, a bit boring."

Apollo paused at that and sat up, "Why would I think you're boring?" He tilts his head ever so slightly. "I think you're anything but." He huffed out. "I enjoy sitting here with you."

"I'm just…uhm. Not very interesting, I don't think." he replied, blinking over at the god beside him.

Apollo blinked repeatedly at that aspect. "Not interesting?" He looked utterly bewildered. "You've shown me your creations, your sketching is beautiful, you have an amazing voice, and you think you're not interesting?" How could one think that lowly of themselves? It truly made him wonder. He shook his head. "You're amazing." He murmured softly, "How could I not think of you as such?"

"But…" he trailed off, looking at Apollo in confusion. "But I don't, uh, talk very well. And I'm not…I'm not good at all of that. And my creations are just…they're just scraps, they're not anything important."

Apollo frowned at that before he moved closer to the other, their faces only a few inches from each other. He smiled a little bit, "You are though." He said warmly. "You talk just fine, I like hearing you talk in fact. It's rather cute. As for your creations, I think even Hephaestus could be rivaled by them." He smiled a little bit before pulling back ever so slightly.

Icarus flushed faintly at their proximity. "I-I…don't say that, he might get mad." the gods were fickle creatures, and while Aphrodite and Athena were hte ones known for jealousy towards mortals compared to them, it was still a valid fear.