_{[ romeoxjihoo ]}

     He blinks up at the elder before pulling his cup down from his lips to speak.

                       ”A little tired from all that running, but I’m alright….” He chews on his lip for a moment before speaking again.

         ”Thank you for saving me from those thugs….They’ve never come at me like that before.”

     <sub>█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                 [ He nods, then he turns and moved to one of his
                                   cabinets so he can bring the other one some
                                   painkillers. ]

                   ❝ What was I supposed to do – stand there and
                       watch? ❞

                                 [ A huff escaped him before he trailed his 
                                   fingers through his messy hair. ]</sub>

_[ lxgis ]

                                  _{“ i have sustained worse.  ”}

               _{█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                             ❝ …What happened out there? ❞}

_{[ solemquis ]}

        (  shrugs; smiles at him.  )

     ❝ —- - then you would spoil
        me with hot chocolate. ❞

     _{█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                   ❝ … ❞}

                                 _{❝ sure, fine. I’ll make you it. ❞
                                   [ and then he’s back in the kitchen. ]}

_{[ romeoxjihoo ]}

   ”Th—Thank you.”

         He mumbles before taking the cup into his hands and sipping at the tea.

     <sub>█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                  [ the ninja sits down casually with his own cup,
                                    taking a small sip. ]

                   ❝ Are you okay? ❞</sub>

_{[ solemquis ]}

  ❝ rude. hey, come on.
     i’m sorry, alright? 
     psh, you like me
     way too much. ❞

             <sub>█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                          [ he snorted. ]

                             ❝ and what if i do? ❞</sub>

_{sO I gotta make more icons quickly so for now i’ll stick to the human threads just until im done with my icon madness–}

_{[ solemquis ]}

             ❝ —- - please. i thought you were
                       making hot choco, but that
                       works too. ❞

       _{█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                     [ ignore. ]
                                    ❝ No sugar it is then. ❞}

_[ lxgis ]

                          _{” no sugar, please. “}

                                        _{[ a pause ]}

                                   _{” thank-you. “}

      <sub>█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                    [ he’s worried. ]

                              ❝ Don’t mention it.
                                        How you feeling? ❞</sub>

_{[ romeoxjihoo ]}

       ”Um—— sugar please.”

      <sub>█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                   ❝ Here you go – ❞

                        [ he sets the cup down. ]</sub>

       _{█ ▌☢ ℒ          ░┊
                                     ❝ I made you some tea. Sugar or not? ❞}