[laughter comes as a reply to the teasing. it's short and sweet, really. laughing after that argument honestly can only be called the most marvelous feeling. one of the absolute best parts of their friendship has to be the ability to do this. not only can they lapse into a comfortable moment after something so tense, but do so so seamlessly. one day a return to their earlier conversation WILL happen, but leaving it alone for now and moving onto a different topic, one with a different atmosphere, seems a good idea.
but it really has been a week, hasn't it? maybe his model knight behavior took a bit of a backseat more frequently than not. then again, around yuri, doing so tends to feel more permissible. ending up taking their friendship to more intimate levels might have stretched it, but stretching to a degree that isn't bad. behavior like this won't continue for much longer, anyway. once home, all he's allowed to be is a model knight.
one thing that will never change, whether it be here or at home or where ever else, is the fact he has a friend like yuri, status be damned. it isn't a fact he's oblivious to entirely. the council will likely give him lip for it or for associating too much with anyone from the lower quarter; flynn fully plans on telling them to shove it... in more respectful terms, naturally. spinning things in a way like 'fostering relationships between the people and the government or between the guilds and the empire' is easy. everything in his life will planned out and need to be perfect and scrutinized should it not be and all else. the one thing flynn will NOT allow anyone to determine for him is who he associates with.
his friends will be who he deems friends. yuri will always be his friend. anyone who has issue with it? well, that can be the reason why his approval rating ends up being at 95% instead of 100%. this may be why no protesting happens. being friends with yuri or being more than friends with yuri: it's practically the same which makes both perfectly acceptable.
his lips curve into a smirk that mirrors yuri's. no flirty tone accompanies his words, however. flynn is still flynn, sorry to say. that said, flynn being flynn means he can still joke in an unsexy way.]
Or maybe I'm a model knight attempting to put a dangerous criminal on a shorter leash no matter the means.
[dedicated as that would be (if an above and beyond level of dedication), flynn can't claim to be doing so for the sake of the knights. this is something fun and carefree and done without too much thought.
...huh. so. they're officially more than just friends, aren't they?]
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but it really has been a week, hasn't it? maybe his model knight behavior took a bit of a backseat more frequently than not. then again, around yuri, doing so tends to feel more permissible. ending up taking their friendship to more intimate levels might have stretched it, but stretching to a degree that isn't bad. behavior like this won't continue for much longer, anyway. once home, all he's allowed to be is a model knight.
one thing that will never change, whether it be here or at home or where ever else, is the fact he has a friend like yuri, status be damned. it isn't a fact he's oblivious to entirely. the council will likely give him lip for it or for associating too much with anyone from the lower quarter; flynn fully plans on telling them to shove it... in more respectful terms, naturally. spinning things in a way like 'fostering relationships between the people and the government or between the guilds and the empire' is easy. everything in his life will planned out and need to be perfect and scrutinized should it not be and all else. the one thing flynn will NOT allow anyone to determine for him is who he associates with.
his friends will be who he deems friends. yuri will always be his friend. anyone who has issue with it? well, that can be the reason why his approval rating ends up being at 95% instead of 100%. this may be why no protesting happens. being friends with yuri or being more than friends with yuri: it's practically the same which makes both perfectly acceptable.
his lips curve into a smirk that mirrors yuri's. no flirty tone accompanies his words, however. flynn is still flynn, sorry to say. that said, flynn being flynn means he can still joke in an unsexy way.]
Or maybe I'm a model knight attempting to put a dangerous criminal on a shorter leash no matter the means.
[dedicated as that would be (if an above and beyond level of dedication), flynn can't claim to be doing so for the sake of the knights. this is something fun and carefree and done without too much thought.
...huh. so. they're officially more than just friends, aren't they?]