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betterthanaplanAs tempting as it was to just stay in their little vacation bubble at sea, Duke and Octavia did have things to do back in Fandom now that the school break was over, so the Cape Rouge chugged back into port in the late afternoon to dock at her usual slip.
It was immediately beset by porgs.
"Alright, alright," Duke said, a laugh underlining the exaggerated annoyed tone of his voice. "I know, I know, how dare I exile you from your homes. I'm a cruel, cruel man."
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It was immediately beset by porgs.
"Alright, alright," Duke said, a laugh underlining the exaggerated annoyed tone of his voice. "I know, I know, how dare I exile you from your homes. I'm a cruel, cruel man."
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Date: 2020-03-10 02:06 pm (UTC)Look, no one had ever exactly accused him of being stoic.
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Date: 2020-03-10 05:49 pm (UTC)Octavia tilted her head until she could smile up at him, crooked but warm. "I know, jaka," she murmured. "But it's out in the open now."
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Date: 2020-03-10 05:59 pm (UTC)Part of him, deep, deep down, the part that usually spurred on the running in the first place, wondered if that was part of the plan. If this had all been a long con to draw him in and ruin his life.
That part would probably never go away completely. But he was getting a lot better at ignoring it.
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Date: 2020-03-10 06:23 pm (UTC)But it was buried so deep you couldn't see it when she smiled up at him and said, so soft it almost came out sounding reverent somehow, "Yu hod ai in, deimeika."
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Date: 2020-03-10 06:40 pm (UTC)Just as she was fine murmuring her words against his lips. "I really need to pick up calling you 'kitten', too."
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Date: 2020-03-10 07:04 pm (UTC)You know, something Gloria would disapprove of.
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Date: 2020-03-10 07:31 pm (UTC)Or maybe it was because of the name.
"I meant it's me with no added frills." A beat. "And trust me, I know you like me without... anything."
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Date: 2020-03-10 08:13 pm (UTC)Clearly spending time with just each other made them kind of insufferable. But the porgs didn't mind, and there was no one else around (just yet) to listen in, so...