(psl) (post-songerein) while I close my eyes, be my nightfire

[disdelusioned]

You and I have the light to fight away the darkness
Wake me, love, when the sun comes up

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[hearthwarming]

[ Their time apart hasn't changed how absolutely smitten they are for each other; Ori knows that Diluc would never mind her emerging as disheveled as she is, but she appreciates it all the same. Naturally, he kisses him back and resists the urge to wrap her arms around him. There will be plenty of time for that later.

For now, she steps aside after they pull away to let him in, and closes the door afterwards. The cottage is a quaint little thing, and that suits Ori just as well. There's just enough room for a cozy little bed, a cozy little kitchen, a separate little room for a cozy little bath, and the humble beginnings of what will likely end up becoming an indoor jungle in a matter of days. ]

It's so sweet of you to bring lunch, darling. What's on the menu?

[ Said as she makes her way over to a desk that she's been using half as a study and half as a potting table and goes back to transplanting some lamp grass cuttings she's taken. ]

[disdelusioned]

[There's a part of Diluc that's surprised this cottage hasn't become an indoor jungle already, although he supposes she needs a bit of time to acclimate to the local flora before she feels confident in doing so. Given the state of her desk, it seems that she's well on her way to it.]

It's nothing, but thank you. I brought sandwiches, a salad, some fruit, and grape juice.

[After a pause he adds:]

Adelinde talked me out of making Pile 'Em Up. She said it wouldn't travel well between the manor and your cottage.

[Does he sound sheepish? Only a little.]

[hearthwarming]

[ If he checks back in around 48 hours, it will likely be an indoor jungle by then. Were Oriphi a more thorough, methodical, scientific sort, she might take her time and see how the flora here grows, unassisted. Perhaps at some point she might still conduct that exercise.

But at the moment? Everything is so new and exciting, she can't help but want to use her magic to help things a long a little bit. Most exciting of all, of course, is the fact that she's here, in a quaint little cottage with one of the loves of her life, whom she met in a dream but who now stands here with her, real. She can't help but glance over at him with a smile and keep her gaze on Diluc even while her hands are busy with the plants. ]

Well, I trust anything that Adelinde says, of course! But I think that means you'll have to make it next time I come up to the manor.

[ Which, truthfully, would be in... A few hours, at the very least. ]

But that all sounds perfect, for lunch. Say, do you want to help me with this for a moment?