[ he eats probably more than he should, picking at cheeses, bread, fruit, and little pastries. the eggs are rich and savory - all of it is beyond a breakfast he would have on the sea. and while it's not dissimilar from the breakfast he'd have at alonso's bedside, it comes with so few strings attached here.
it's why he looks pleased when koby takes the jam from his finger again without question, and quentin's eyes remain on his as he speaks. ]
We should make it our mission to try them all.
[ the idea is so simple and so frivolous - so unimportant in the grand scheme of things - but the idea of sharing jars of sweetly flavored jams with someone feels so freeing. to make plans and believe, even for a moment, that they can happen, is heartening.
his eyes flicker to the smiling line of koby's lips and it's impossible to ignore how he can see the sticky pink glistening on his skin. he reaches to thumb at koby's chin first, wiping some away and bringing it to his lips to taste. he hums, amused: ] And I didn't think it could get any sweeter - how do you do it?
[ and he wastes no time leaning forward and kissing koby, almost chaste were it not for the way he sucks the swell of his bottom lip into his mouth to clear it of the jam. ]
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it's why he looks pleased when koby takes the jam from his finger again without question, and quentin's eyes remain on his as he speaks. ]
We should make it our mission to try them all.
[ the idea is so simple and so frivolous - so unimportant in the grand scheme of things - but the idea of sharing jars of sweetly flavored jams with someone feels so freeing. to make plans and believe, even for a moment, that they can happen, is heartening.
his eyes flicker to the smiling line of koby's lips and it's impossible to ignore how he can see the sticky pink glistening on his skin. he reaches to thumb at koby's chin first, wiping some away and bringing it to his lips to taste. he hums, amused: ] And I didn't think it could get any sweeter - how do you do it?
[ and he wastes no time leaning forward and kissing koby, almost chaste were it not for the way he sucks the swell of his bottom lip into his mouth to clear it of the jam. ]