That's super sad.
[but prompto's letting this conversation go, by way of letting his camera dangle from the strap around his neck, pulling instead something from his back pocket. it's a satchel, containing gloves, and he forcibly hands them over. tsuntsuntsun (he always loses at competition so he always gets a bit salty for like a hot minute).]
Happy late birthday anyway.
[but prompto's letting this conversation go, by way of letting his camera dangle from the strap around his neck, pulling instead something from his back pocket. it's a satchel, containing gloves, and he forcibly hands them over. tsuntsuntsun (he always loses at competition so he always gets a bit salty for like a hot minute).]
Happy late birthday anyway.
[prompto rubs at the back of his neck, somewhat embarrassed, kicking at the ground with his boots and looking elsewhere.]
I mean, it's not a big deal. It wasn't supposed t'be. I didn't get you a present cuz I thought you had a shitty childhood, it's just -- nice to be remembered, especially on your birthday, right? Even if it isn't technically your birthday anymore...
[he's twisting himself around in his own words.]
So now I know you had a shitty childhood, or none at all, and that makes me, [shrugs] feel sad? But - not that you're sad cuz of it! I just... [with a pause, he seems to finally land onto a more calm aspect of speaking, without the exaggerated inflections or the quick speech] I get it. I never got to celebrate my birthday until I met people who really cared about me and went out of their way to find out about it, when I was sixteen. Even if it's stupid or childish, I don't want others to feel like they don't matter due to no one recognizing them on their birthdays.
[#feelings]
I mean, it's not a big deal. It wasn't supposed t'be. I didn't get you a present cuz I thought you had a shitty childhood, it's just -- nice to be remembered, especially on your birthday, right? Even if it isn't technically your birthday anymore...
[he's twisting himself around in his own words.]
So now I know you had a shitty childhood, or none at all, and that makes me, [shrugs] feel sad? But - not that you're sad cuz of it! I just... [with a pause, he seems to finally land onto a more calm aspect of speaking, without the exaggerated inflections or the quick speech] I get it. I never got to celebrate my birthday until I met people who really cared about me and went out of their way to find out about it, when I was sixteen. Even if it's stupid or childish, I don't want others to feel like they don't matter due to no one recognizing them on their birthdays.
[#feelings]
[prompto's expression shifts into a smile]
I dunno about you, but I'm definitely taking that as a compliment.
[he's not someone who gets easily offended, or who is quick to ire. years of solitude and doubting his own worth has made him someone who is rather resilient, patient, perceptive of his surroundings.]
[prompto, who cares hopelessly for his friends, who threw himself into an adventure way out of his comfort zone--where he was definitely not ready to tackle everything he saw and went through. and yet here he is, warm as a person, willing to be the heart of the team without even intending it.]
[he bumps at damian's arm with a closed fist, companionable.]
I probably really need lookin' after though.
I dunno about you, but I'm definitely taking that as a compliment.
[he's not someone who gets easily offended, or who is quick to ire. years of solitude and doubting his own worth has made him someone who is rather resilient, patient, perceptive of his surroundings.]
[prompto, who cares hopelessly for his friends, who threw himself into an adventure way out of his comfort zone--where he was definitely not ready to tackle everything he saw and went through. and yet here he is, warm as a person, willing to be the heart of the team without even intending it.]
[he bumps at damian's arm with a closed fist, companionable.]
I probably really need lookin' after though.
In the meantime-
[he trails off, pushing up onto a railing to keep his balance between actual pavement and the edge of the canal]
I'll have to rely on you guys and hope that my sense of self-preservation is enough to keep me afloat!
[and he jumps off before he actually loses his balance, onto a bench, and snapping shots of the skyline above.]
[he trails off, pushing up onto a railing to keep his balance between actual pavement and the edge of the canal]
I'll have to rely on you guys and hope that my sense of self-preservation is enough to keep me afloat!
[and he jumps off before he actually loses his balance, onto a bench, and snapping shots of the skyline above.]
I learned your real name in your dream place.
[Keith hates when people beat around the bush, so why should he?]
I didn't realize that you had a real name to learn. But I know it now.
[Keith hates when people beat around the bush, so why should he?]
I didn't realize that you had a real name to learn. But I know it now.
Am I supposed to be able to do something with it?
Do you want me to call you Damian?
[At least Keith will always simplistically be Keith.]
Do you want me to call you Damian?
[At least Keith will always simplistically be Keith.]
Are you sure?
The you there seemed to think it was a bad thing that you weren't going by it.
The you there seemed to think it was a bad thing that you weren't going by it.
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