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(( Well here's a fresh new face on the network. He smiles brightly and waves at the camera as if addressing good friends he hasn't seen in a while. The same hand that waved, cards through his messy dark hair more out of habit than anything else. ))

Hiii~ My name's Will. You can probably guess I'm new here. I'm sure I'm not the first to do this and sorry for being repetitive. I'm looking for someone: a cute fellow Fae with striking blond curls. If you've seen him, could you please let me know? If not, I'll just have to search elsewhere!

Thanks in advance!

(( Another wave, some finger guns, and he cuts the feed. ))

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[He finally smiles and nods his head.]

Can you swing the camera around for me? I'll figure out where you're at then come over.

Of course!

(( He stops walking and turns the camera away to show not only his surroundings, but the nearest shops and cross streets. ))

I was given a map so if there's somewhere specific you'd like to go, I'm sure I could find it.

Oh! Go to that cafe there to your right. It has delicious sweet drinks and sweets. I can get there in about ten minutes. I was out buying books.

[This is how you know it's definitely Riley no matter what universe. That obsession with sweets and books.]

(( Of course that's what he was doing. Leave it to Riley to collect his books and know the best sweet treats in town. ))

Are you sure you're not a dragon?

Definitely not! [But the comment gets a laugh out of him. Something about Will is just...so easy to relax around.]

Give me ten minutes, okay?

As long as it takes. I'll be waiting.

[Sure enough, ten minutes later Riley comes into the cafe to look around for Will with a messenger bag on his shoulder. Definitely full of books. When he spots him, he heads over to him.]

Do you want anything? I can order for us.

I hope you don't mind, but I ordered for you. You still like strawberry milkshakes, right?

[He blinks in surprise then nods quickly.]

Yeah! I do!

[Coming to sit at the table, he slings his bag over his chair.]

You're not at all like the other Fae I've met.

Mm.

(( He nods in agreement, and though he's trying to be casual and keeping the conversation light, there's something heavy weighing in those dark eyes. ))

They don't like me very much. I'm not particularly fond of most of them, either.

[Fae can't lie. So everything Will has just said is the truth. He doesn't know the details but he knows that this man is safe. It makes him smile again as he relaxes even more.]

I've probably told you what they've done to me too. So I'm not a fan either.

(( Another nod. ))

You have. But I'll hear it as many times as you need to get it off your chest.

[He blinks. After recent things with Baiyi where he opened up so completely then... He gives Will a smile.]

Thanks. That means a lot. I try to not dwell on it too much but sometimes it just kind of bubbles up.

I understand.

(( There's an earnestness in both his voice and the way in which he looks at Riley. He's seen first-hand the horrible cruelty of the Fae. It makes his heart ache to recall his own experiences. So yes, he understands that sometimes these things have a way of haunting. ))

So you said you'd bring dogs to the library I work at. That's how we met right?

[Because he rather loves that being the way they met. Right there in a place he adores and feels so at peace.]

(( Yes, this is a much nicer topic. It brings a little of the joy back to Will's face. A fond nostalgia lights his eyes and he bobs his head in an eager nod. ))

That's right. It's to help the kids learn to read without feeling embarrassed of making mistakes. They read to the dogs instead of adults to gain confidence.

That sounds like a program that would have been my idea or I would have helped build! It's a great idea for kids who are still learning!

[Their milkshakes arrive and his face lights up. He takes a big sip and moans happily.]

So goooood.

I think it was your idea! My colleague at the shelter asked for volunteers to help with it.

(( It makes him happy just thinking back on it. A few weeks into the program and they were planning for coffee (or, in reality, sweet treats) at a local bakery-cafe. They really clicked, which Will hadn't expected, but found pleasantly surprising.

Once Riley makes that sound, Will laugh heartily. It's all so very familiar. he's not quite as dramatic in his delight, but he's had a few hundred years to tone it down. ))

What else would you recommend here?

There's a tea you can get where you can ask for extra honey in it. It's really good and so are all the baked goods. Well, except the coffee ones.

[He sticks his tongue out dramatically.]

Oh and there's a vendor that sells ice cream nearby. I also found a shop with all kinds of candies in it. I'm still going through and trying all the different kinds!

(( Riley's so animated when he talks about the things he loves. It's infectious and Will's smile can't stop growing broader and broader. Except, of course, when he's drinking from his milkshake (which is delicious by the way!). ))

Maybe we can try some together?

Hang on! I'll go get some things here!

[After taking another sip of milkshake, he gets up and heads to the front so he can order a number of pastries for them which he carefully balances then sets them down for them to share on the table.]

I got as many as I could carry, Will.

[He's finding it so easy to connect with Will. He encourages everything he loves and even wants to join in on them with him.

Would be also like his art? Him reading to him? He hopes so because it's really freeing to get to share all this with someone who seems to know him so well already.]

So I see~!

(( And he couldn't be happier to try each and every item Riley brought over. Just spending time with the other was enough to make him happy. He lays out a few napkins so they can split the pastries without making a mess all over the table.))

Do you have a favorite? I'd like to try that first!

Try this one! It's got candied strawberries in it so it's extra sweet. They told me I'm the main person who buys them because most think they're too much.

[Breaking a strawberry tart in half, he offers it to Will, so thrilled to be with someone who appreciates sweets as much as he does.]

(( Too much for a normal human palate meant it was just enough for them! Those dark eyes light up and he takes that half that Riley offers. Their fingers brush, but Will's quick to pull his hand back to his side of the table. ))

I love candied strawberries.

[Will's hand is warm and he feels his heart rush a little. But the contact is over as soon as it began and Riley is left trying to tell himself that maybe he shouldn't crush on the Fae he literally just met. Even if they're close in their world. Will might be seeing someone, after all!]

Me too. Do you like chocolate covered ones too?

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