[ Her head shakes against his shoulder. ] Mm… She was more often referred to by a title.
[ Or “simpleton”, when she was being foolish.
Pyra doesn’t seem particular bothered by the lack of a nickname up until now, though. It simple wasn’t a thing they had, not something they thought about before. But now that Pyra has a nickname, she’ll cherish the moments when he calls her by it. ] “Aegis”… or… “it”. We’ve been called that, too.
[ Her body adjusts slightly against his, as if aware that telling him this might ruin the comfortable mood they’ve just found. So much of her past isn’t pleasant, though, so it’s hard to discuss it without some level of bittersweetness.
But she doesn’t want to make things awkward, so: ] Our names… we like those better than titles. [ That, she knows, is something to which he can relate, so she turns her head to look at him, eyes glimmering with appreciation. ] And the nickname you have for me, too.
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[ Or “simpleton”, when she was being foolish.
Pyra doesn’t seem particular bothered by the lack of a nickname up until now, though. It simple wasn’t a thing they had, not something they thought about before. But now that Pyra has a nickname, she’ll cherish the moments when he calls her by it. ] “Aegis”… or… “it”. We’ve been called that, too.
[ Her body adjusts slightly against his, as if aware that telling him this might ruin the comfortable mood they’ve just found. So much of her past isn’t pleasant, though, so it’s hard to discuss it without some level of bittersweetness.
But she doesn’t want to make things awkward, so: ] Our names… we like those better than titles. [ That, she knows, is something to which he can relate, so she turns her head to look at him, eyes glimmering with appreciation. ] And the nickname you have for me, too.