forum Oxo with Faust

Started June 16, 2021 by @imJUSTasillylittleguy group

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She frowned softly,
"as long as you stay here, I don't want you going out without me okay?" She looked him directly in the eyes, staring him down.
"Promise me."

"I promise I'll stay here, okay? I won't leave your side." Kalon assured, flushing lightly at the intensity of Phoebe's gaze. "Just get some rest, okay?"

"Alright…as long as you stay safe.' She spoke softly, relaxing into the bed. She smiled softly at him, nodding as she yawned. She closed her eyes and dozed off.

Once Kalon was sure that Phoebe was asleep, he pulled out a very battered looking notebook. He opened it up and started to jot down everything they needed to do for the upcoming night.

She was just sleeping next to him, tho ar some point during her sleep her hand searched for his hand, and held onto it. She was still asleep sure, but she felt more at peace as soon as they were holding hands.

When Phoebe held onto Kalon's hand, he watched her curiously for a moment before readjusting himself. They set the notebook in their lap, and he held it in place with his wrist as he continued to write. They figured it would be a while until Phoebe woke up.

She squeezed his hand in her sleep, before her grip become more relaxed. She slept a good while before she finally started to stirr in the bed. She opened her eyes slowly, and moved to sit up. She looked at the there two hands intertwined.
"When did that happen?"

Kalon looked up from his writing when Phoebe started to stir. "Hm? Oh, you grabbed onto me while you were asleep. I didn't want to disturb you." They replied simply. "I can write just as well with one hand as with two, so it's no inconvenience."

"Oh, I wonder why I reached out for your hand..perhaps it was a small comfort in my dreams." She wondered out loud, smiling softly at him.
"What are you writing kalon?" She moved to try and look at the contents of the paper.

Kalon shrugged. "I'm not sure what your dreams entailed. I hope I was of some comfort to you." He replied softly. At her question, he looked up at her curiously and shifted the pages so she could see. "Just work stuff. Nothing too exciting." They replied. The page was full of notes about the stars, most of which were details about the conditions of particular stars and ones whose positions needed to shift.

She smiled at him, giving his hand a squeeze.
"I know you were." She spoke softly, moving to read the book as he showed her what he was writing.
"Your on top of everything i see." She made a soft comment, studying the page.
"The stars are such a beautiful mystery aren't they?"

Kalon smiled softly in return and continued scribbling down notes and little diagrams. "Yes… I have to know the condition and location of every star. I've got a lot of these notebooks, and I have to keep them very well organized." He chuckled a bit, writing down the names of the stars they were diagramming beside them. "They are… beautiful and intriguing. Just like you." He smiled up at Phoebe.

She smiled down at Kalon, though she felt a tinge of blush on her cheeks as she heard him say that.
"Thank you kalon. Im very much appreciative for your kind words." She moved to hug him close, setting her head on kalons. She hoped the hug wasn't too sudden, she had just found it necessary for the situation.

Kalon looked up curiously when Phoebe hugged him. They couldn't exactly hug back from this position, after all. "Ah… no problem. Do you have anything you need to attend to today?" He asked. "You should be resting, so I can make sure that whatever it is gets done."

"The only thing that I have need of doing is staying by your side and keeping you safe Kalon."
She hummed softly as she ran her hands through his hair as she did so.
"Could you..perhaps rest besides me so I know you are safe?"

"Ah?" Kalon flushed lightly and paused before nodding. "Right, yes… of course." After another moment, he carefully got onto the bed. "I can watch over you. I am not in need of any more sleep at the moment, but I know I will be safe so long as I am by your side."

"Alright well, i haven't need for sleep at least a bit longer." she smiled at kalon, though her flush hadn't gone away yet. she let out a soft yawn as she said so but she tried to pretend as if it hadn't just happened.
"well, I'm glad you feel safe by my side. i would never let any harm befall you."

Kalon nodded, staring at the ceiling for the time being. He had set his notebooks aside so that Phoebe could have his undivided attention. "Even if you don't sleep, it's good for you to rest. It'll be difficult for you to heal if you push yourself too much."

"I suppose you are right…though i wouldn't expect for you to be wrong." she smiled at him, her smile was soft but had lots of radiance to it. she just smiled at him, before looking around the room, then back to him once again. she noticed how he set his journals aside. hes focusing entirely on me.. the thought made her smile.

Kalon looked over at Phoebe with a soft smile in return. He wasn't entirely sure what to do, to be honest. He rarely had time that he was just sitting around. "Well… what do you want to talk about?" They asked. "I suppose you don't actually know too much about me, do you? Do you have any questions?"

"Oh right! well um..whats your favorite thing to do when you don't have to work?" she spoke, seemingly excited to get to know him more.

"Hm… I really like to explore the town with you." Kalon hummed thoughtfully. "Just to go out and see the society that I'm usually shut away from. Even the things that are everyday activities for the people are exciting to me."

"Well..I like to explore the town with you as well, I know I will be able to keep you safe sticking by your side. Plus i want you to still be able to experience things for your own. " She smiles to him.