[ Kaveh has to bite his lip to stifle the snorted laugh trying to escape him in response to the haughty look the fox gives Alhaitham; he can't however stop the quirk of his lips as he observes the interaction, even if he tries to hide it by pressing another kiss to the ear of the fox in his arms.
Then the scribe says he's not mad, and Kaveh raises his head again. Naïvely, he hopes for a moment that that will be the end of it, but within a breath Alhaitham continues, and he sighs. Of course his partner would be focused on getting him cleaned up when Kaveh is right now concerned about the foxes— and of course Alhaitham would call him out for putting the foxes first, too, making Kaveh's cheeks flush a warm red. It's with another sigh that he lets the cuddly fox down to the floor, where unlike its siblings, it stays close to his ankles, even as he allows Alhaitham to usher him out of the room.
(Not like he has much choice in the matter.) ]
It's mighty rude of you to ask a question and then immediately assume you know the answer. [ He says the words, but they're without bite, with more of a frown and a sigh than anything because for as much as the other man may have assumed, his assumption was still correct— Kaveh's concern was for the creatures first and foremost, and really all he did for his own self-care was patch any places still bleeding when he returned to Aaru Village. He's not that badly hurt, after all, and he just figured he could take care of it when he got back home.
(And, well. He's home now, isn't he?) ]
Anyway— [ he continues as he's pushed gently into the bathroom, ] —they can't go back to the desert, Alhaitham. They're just young, and I think it's just the three of them, and they keep getting themselves into trouble, and they need someone to look after them. [ He's trying to keep calm, but as he speaks, more and more emotion leeches into his voice, raising it in volume and tone. ] I know it's a lot for me to bring them back here so suddenly, and I know we haven't even talked about having a family yet and here I am basically springing one on you, but—
[ He breaks off for a moment, shaking his head. ]
Can they stay with us? Even if it's just for a little while, so they can get stronger.
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Then the scribe says he's not mad, and Kaveh raises his head again. Naïvely, he hopes for a moment that that will be the end of it, but within a breath Alhaitham continues, and he sighs. Of course his partner would be focused on getting him cleaned up when Kaveh is right now concerned about the foxes— and of course Alhaitham would call him out for putting the foxes first, too, making Kaveh's cheeks flush a warm red. It's with another sigh that he lets the cuddly fox down to the floor, where unlike its siblings, it stays close to his ankles, even as he allows Alhaitham to usher him out of the room.
(Not like he has much choice in the matter.) ]
It's mighty rude of you to ask a question and then immediately assume you know the answer. [ He says the words, but they're without bite, with more of a frown and a sigh than anything because for as much as the other man may have assumed, his assumption was still correct— Kaveh's concern was for the creatures first and foremost, and really all he did for his own self-care was patch any places still bleeding when he returned to Aaru Village. He's not that badly hurt, after all, and he just figured he could take care of it when he got back home.
(And, well. He's home now, isn't he?) ]
Anyway— [ he continues as he's pushed gently into the bathroom, ] —they can't go back to the desert, Alhaitham. They're just young, and I think it's just the three of them, and they keep getting themselves into trouble, and they need someone to look after them. [ He's trying to keep calm, but as he speaks, more and more emotion leeches into his voice, raising it in volume and tone. ] I know it's a lot for me to bring them back here so suddenly, and I know we haven't even talked about having a family yet and here I am basically springing one on you, but—
[ He breaks off for a moment, shaking his head. ]
Can they stay with us? Even if it's just for a little while, so they can get stronger.