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[ Once Elliot wakes up from his night's sleep, he'll find a package next to him whether he's slept at Base Camp or in his Mondstadt apartment. There's a note attached to the nicely-wrapped box. ]

i got u a nice surprise

u should give this to ur boyfriend

dw it is perfectly safe (if it isnt u can come and punch me)

f.

[ Inside the small box is a perfectly geometric silver ring. ]

Edited 2021-05-07 16:27 (UTC)

[His feathers have been genuinely ruffled as Lutha makes his way out of the docks, still wrapped up in the winter garb that he had been sporting before his sudden disappearance into the snowy banks of Dragonspine. Though his choice of wear is probably getting him the stares from passerssby, old habit still dies hard, and he's quick to shrug his shoulders up and shove his collar up to hide his scars.

Thankfully, the business district makes him feel far more comfortable than he'd ever been in Mondstadt. He'll hesitate near the grocer, eyes locking onto fresh produce and the fingers of his hand idly fidgeting with the pouch of coin against his hip.

He looks to one side, and then the other. It's fine. He doesn't see anyone who knows him. Maybe just... this once...

His expression falls to something slightly soft and subdued as he lowers the fabric from his face, striking up a quiet conversation with the grocer about his product, the pricing, trying and failing to make enough small talk to figure out more about where in the world he just got dropped.

He's definitely distracted enough to not notice a flash of familiar orange hair just yet.]

[So, Elliot probably knew Rean was going to be gone for a while, but Rean has been gone for a while.

So it might be something of a surprise when Rean finally opens the door to their house in the teapot, walking in with a soft sigh. He's visibly worn out, but he seems pretty content, at least.]

Hey... sorry I'm late.

[He mutters the next part softly to himself, realizing he's not entirely sure if Elliot's in right now.]

If anyone else is even here.

[He's gone and made himself scarce after nearly blowing up at Jun. But once it's obvious that the group's finally dispersed, Lutha tries to pick out a couple people. Elliot is one of them, though he tries to avoid approaching unless Rean is absent or otherwise occupied.

There's a careful clearing of his throat, just enough to try to get the musician's attention.]

Elliot. Can we talk for a minute?

[It's been a long day, followed by a long night, and Rean's got a weird mix of emotions swirling in his chest by the time he finally makes it home to his teapot, and, hopefully, to Elliot.]

Hey, I'm home.

[He definitely sounds tired as he calls in, chest tightening with the hope that he'll get a response.

It's fine if Elliot's out, of course. Elliot's very much allowed to live his own life. But more than anything, Rean just wants to pull him close and flop somewhere for a while, and it's hard not to feel anxious that maybe he won't be able to do that.]

oct 5th

December 13th, before mid-month post

coming back post-crow

Sometime after the bomb discussion

post-bonb, post-crow, post-jun