( too bad because hwy looks really happy he's (not) asking - though it might be that his mood is improved thanks to the certainty that akira won't get pulled in here, too.

his aura shifts, and petald drift through the air, like petals flowing down a stream. the emotion is unclear, but it's apparently not negative. )

He gave me torta di cocco.

( please understand how dire is "i can't escape loving people" situation is. he made a deal for a guy he barely knew but would do way too much for. this is why only death could save him, )

It was all that he'd have left for the whole day, but he wouldn't take my gemstones or anything for it. He just gave it to me for free. Plus, he's really cute, and sweet, and caring. He's fun to talk to, his reactions are cute, he has lots of friends he cares about...

( And then, slightly sadly: )

And he said we could meet again the next day, together. It'd been a long time since someone said that to me... and that never really happens once they know I'm a dragon. I don't know. He just makes me really happy. But...

( akira is why balthazar died lol 💖 so as he trails off, his brows furrow slightly, his expression slightly more complicated. )