like I said, the main game didn’t even start yet;

[unchangeling]

[ it was annoying enough that the cat decided to follow him home today, but Cromm supposes it can't be helped. though he's suspicious considering how willing Robin was in doing so in the first place. for the moment, though, he shoves that aside and shadow-walks them to the door before unlocking it -

boy was this a familiar feeling, though he was still on the fence if it would end the same way that it did at the hotel.

(probably)

he unceremoniously shoves the other fae into the nearest chair as he lets out a long exhale. ]

Stay put for once. I'll ... be back.

[ it's then that he realizes that someone else is here alongside them, and he's ready with a knife, eyes narrowed before he pokes his head around the hall and -

he does something that only a certain pair have seen.

he sputters. ]

Wh- what are you doing here, Coire? [ the tension and dark aura surrounding him dissipate immediately, replaced with mild confusion as he sheathes the knife for the time being. ]

Comments

[unsatisfying]

[Cromm does know how to brighten her day, doesn't he? Even if he did sting her with that comment. Well, it doesn't hurt enough to stop. Not when they're both so very near, and she likes that look in their eyes.]

You were planning that all along? Even without me?

[She slips into position, taking that closer step without another word. She likes seeing all these sides to Cromm, anyway. It would be thrilling, she thinks, to see how much of a change this will make. Robin's comment gets a smile, and a response.]

That I think I really would like to see.

[unchangeling]

[ Cromm almost looks sheepish at the first statement from Coire, but he nods. ]

I generally don't let him into the house that often, and I didn't want to inconvenience you. Though now I realize how that sounds in hindsight.

[ Because he definitely knows by now that Coire isn't the type to say no to something like this. His hand drops from holding Robin's wrist as he shifts to face her properly, giving Coire a soft kiss - uncharacteristic for his interactions with Robin, but completely in-character for how he acts with Coire. ]

I'll make sure to not disappoint, then.

[allinacon]

Usually I'm too much of a pest to let in anywhere, My Lady.

[ It actually was kind of cute at just how soft Cromm was acting. If he was a different kind of being, Robin would probably be cooing all over the poor assassin, maybe even getting even more annoying in the process. Instead Robin was standing on his tiptoes in an attempt to rest his chin on Cromm's shoulder and look harmless while the other two settled whatever they were settling between them. Proper behavior? Personal space? What were those concepts and did they ever apply to a cat at all? ]

[unsatisfying]

[That's the Cromm she knows. She gladly takes his softness and returns his kiss with her own. One hand slides into his hair and holds fast. It may be sweet, but there's enough flair that it's easily a decent show. Gotta make it good.]

So you need to celebrate the times you do manage that feat, is that it? I believe that is worth the effort.

[unchangeling]

[ There's a soft hum that escapes when her hand winds into his hair, eyes slipping shut before he nips softly at her lip - voice soft. ]

Basically, yes.