[026] OOM - There's no place like home

[tristranthorn]

His shoulder and arm are - thankfully - healed completely at this point. It has been many weeks, but the help of pain medication, good stress-free rest, and delicious food helped splendidly in his recovery.

However, the time to return to Faerie draws near. On the one hand, Tristran is quite glad of it. It is their home, after all, and he is looking forward to really starting...well, things with Yvaine. But on the other, there is the ever-looming realization that he will soon have to inherit an entire kingdom and the responsibility of it all is somewhat staggering.

His shoulder is still a little stiff from the lack of use, but at least he is now able to do things with both of his arms. It is a very good feeling.

He glances over at Yvaine.

Now it is simply a matter of bringing up the whole ... going home thing - if she doesn't bring it up first.

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[an_evening_star]

"And the best part?"

The grin that she flashes in return is wide and wickedly amused, the sort that used to come after some particularly rude remark - the good ones that were often nearly enough to get him to trip over his own feet.

"The farther we go," she says cheerfully. "The longer it takes for us to get back to where we are supposed to be."

Shirking responsibility is an art-form.

[tristranthorn]

Tristran starts to laugh.

"Very true," he says - just as brightly. "And then my mother can do whatever she likes in the mean time."

Yes. Everything sounds like it's going to work out quite nicely.

[an_evening_star]

"We'll get her something pretty for the trouble."

She shifts a bit - over and off - enough to turn onto her side and school her face into something that vaguely resembles solemnity, nose close to his.

A nod, "Something very pretty."

[tristranthorn]

"Good idea," he says. "Pretty things tend to distract her, from what I know of her."

He laughs. That likely sounded terrible.

[an_evening_star]

Only a little.

Yvaine approves. It still needs some work, mind you, but she approves.

"Awful," she grins. "But very true."

[tristranthorn]

Well, then. As long as she approves!

"I suppose we ought to tidy this room a bit before we go, hmm?"

[an_evening_star]

A blink.

Okay - totally not the response she was expecting there.

Her eyes flicker downward, nose wrinkling reluctantly before she nods.

"I suppose," she agrees, sighing mildly. "I could do it while you wash up."

[tristranthorn]

Yes. Well, like his mun, he's good at that whole ADD thing too, it seems.

"That's fine. And I'll help you when I come out," he offers.

"Also, we should probably take some provisions while we're here."

[an_evening_star]

"We will make sure that you do not starve, Tristran," she rolls her eyes, sitting and twisting her still-damp hair up, leaning over him to grab a pen off the bedside table to stick through it.

A mild nudge.

"Up then," she prompts. "Take your time, I'll take care of it."

[tristranthorn]

It takes him a short moment, but then he sits up, letting out a breath.

"All right," he says before he presses a quick and affectionate kiss to her lips, grinning.

"Thank you."

[an_evening_star]

"Don't get used to it," she quips and, placing her hands along the small of his back, shoves him along and knocks the door closed behind him with her hip.

She straightens her shoulders determinedly, surveying the room with narrowed blue eyes.

Alright - very well then. Straightening.

Straightening and organizing and dear and holy gods someone had to make that bed.