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aefenglom2020-09-14 03:24 pm
gunsmithed) wrote in aefenglom2020-09-14 03:24 pm
video | un: whitestone
Name: Percy de Rolo III
Date: Septeril 14
Format: Video
[ Percy is visibly in the forge, no surprise there, but it doesn't seem like much work is getting done. He looks more than a little manic, not quite able to sit still at the moment. And also like he may not have slept much recently, which might explain it. ]
Alright. I wasn't going to...[ he takes a breath and makes himself settle. A little. ] I've been hearing a lot about bonds recently. And obviously, I can only speak to the Witch side, but for that, I'm going to tell you a secret.
[ He leans forward a bit, mostly to make the point. ] You don't need one. If you want to bond, by all means enjoy yourself, but my gods don't let anyone convince you that you must have one. Going without may not be pleasant or comfortable or even particularly safe, but it is possible. I've managed without for well over a year, and I--
[ Whatever he is gets cut off by a deeply unimpressed woman's voice somewhere in the background easily overriding him: ] Percival, what the fuck?
[ And Percy's eyes shoot wide with maybe just a hint of panic before the video abruptly ends. ]
Date: Septeril 14
Format: Video
[ Percy is visibly in the forge, no surprise there, but it doesn't seem like much work is getting done. He looks more than a little manic, not quite able to sit still at the moment. And also like he may not have slept much recently, which might explain it. ]
Alright. I wasn't going to...[ he takes a breath and makes himself settle. A little. ] I've been hearing a lot about bonds recently. And obviously, I can only speak to the Witch side, but for that, I'm going to tell you a secret.
[ He leans forward a bit, mostly to make the point. ] You don't need one. If you want to bond, by all means enjoy yourself, but my gods don't let anyone convince you that you must have one. Going without may not be pleasant or comfortable or even particularly safe, but it is possible. I've managed without for well over a year, and I--
[ Whatever he is gets cut off by a deeply unimpressed woman's voice somewhere in the background easily overriding him: ] Percival, what the fuck?
[ And Percy's eyes shoot wide with maybe just a hint of panic before the video abruptly ends. ]
no subject
No, I suppose not.
[ For all of his insistence on being able to weather the lack of a bond, he's known full well that it's worse for monsters. If she'd approached it as her need, rather than his, Percy might have gone along much easier.
Not that he's exactly fighting it now. Still. ]
If you're certain.
no subject
But the fight seems to be leaving him, and she stops again, facing him fully, and the certainty is present in her expression. As is the trust in her eyes, echoed in the gentle squeeze of her fingers around his hand. ]
I am.
I'll have your back, and you'll have mine. [as they've always done.]
no subject
And Percy can watch out for her in turn.
The smile he gives is small, but genuine. ]
Yes. I promise.
no subject
That's all she needs to hear.
With a smile, she releases his hand - so that she can step and settle beside so that she can loop her arm with his at the elbow.
All the better to walk side by side into this new form of partnership. ]
So do I.
Shall we?