[The blushing is really cute, and the moment Molly backs off and admits that even he didn't really mean to go that far, Caleb is instantly relieved. Setting his boundaries for his own comfort is necessary, but he really doesn't want to hurt Molly in the process.
Admitting that he's interested in more than a fling might have been a step in the right direction. Caleb just can't bring himself to do casual or short-term relationships.]
We do, at that. [He clears his throat and gets up, straightening his clothes a little and feeling the heat in his own skin. Someday it will be the right moment. He's going to work through his feelings as quickly as he can, for both their sakes.] The dining room and kitchens are on the fourth floor, and the next few after that are the bedroom suites. [He tilts his head, considering.] ...There was one for each of us, but...I don't know if it will have manifested one for you already, or if I'll need to design that manually.
[ there is little he could really do to hurt Molly, it is important that the boundaries set are there and are respected. he's free with his physical affections when it comes to the people he cares about, but he is not the kind of man who will break any boundaries that are placed.
he won't admit, not out loud at least, that Molly wished for something more than a fling. he has enjoyed, and is still enjoying, his fair share of flings but when it comes to Caleb? he wants more than to just come together and indulge in each other. he wants to hold him, fall asleep in his arms, wake up with a face full of cat and listen to the sound of his heartbeat.
it's exhilarating feeling, terrifying, and ever growing. ]
You made a room for everyone? [ there's something about that that hits home, makes his chest ache. ] We don't have to see them all today, but... [ maybe if he sees the rooms Caleb made for them he'll remember bits of them, the people he loved and still loves. ]
[He reaches for Molly's hand again with a smile, and sets them to rising into the air once again. The fourth floor is relatively unremarkable, a nine-sided landing area with one dramatically large set of carved wooden doors in one room. Caleb explains as they float upward:]
The dining room is through those doors. We can see it later, there's enough room for all of us and guests. The kitchens are on this floor too - you can watch the cats work if you like. They can travel to any level of the tower, but this is their...home base, if you like.
[He doesn't stop them here, instead continuing up to the landing of the fifth floor. It's small, with the same nine walls as every level; there are three evenly-spaced doors around the circle. One is decorated with a scarab beetle, one with lilacs, and the third is plain.]
...Ah, well. [He gestures to the door with the beetle.] That one isn't anyone you'd know...Caduceus was a healer we encountered when we were looking for help after...afterward. But the room with the lilacs is Yasha's. The other was a guest room, and I suppose it probably still is. I'll have to convert it once I know what you'd like to have.
[ their hands join again and Molly feels some of the tension drain from his shoulders, feels like he can breathe a little better. he laces their fingers together as they continue on moving from the library up to the fourth floor and Caleb explains the dining room and kitchen area. it charms him terribly that Caleb filled his magically wizard tower with cats that cook and clean and whatever else they do.
they continue up to the fifth floor and the moment his feet land on something solid Molly lets out a breath of relief. it's an odd sensation floating like that and it makes his stomach flip more than it already has been.
but he ignores the flips his stomach had been doing the moment his eyes fall on the door with the lilacs. that's Yasha's, he knew that was Yasha's before Calebe said it. remembers picking flowers with her one warm summer nights and braiding them into her hair. ]
If he's got his own room he must be a good guy. [ Molly's grip on Caleb's hand tightens a little, but his gaze still locked on the door to Yasha's room. ] You wouldn't make a personal room for just anyone.
[ it almost flies completely over his head that Caleb says he'll convert the guest room into a room for Mollymauk, almost. he blinks and jerks his gaze to the wizard, blinking a rapidly for a few seconds. ]
Oh, as long as the bed is big and comfy I'll be thrilled with anything you come up with. Surprise me.
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Admitting that he's interested in more than a fling might have been a step in the right direction. Caleb just can't bring himself to do casual or short-term relationships.]
We do, at that. [He clears his throat and gets up, straightening his clothes a little and feeling the heat in his own skin. Someday it will be the right moment. He's going to work through his feelings as quickly as he can, for both their sakes.] The dining room and kitchens are on the fourth floor, and the next few after that are the bedroom suites. [He tilts his head, considering.] ...There was one for each of us, but...I don't know if it will have manifested one for you already, or if I'll need to design that manually.
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he won't admit, not out loud at least, that Molly wished for something more than a fling. he has enjoyed, and is still enjoying, his fair share of flings but when it comes to Caleb? he wants more than to just come together and indulge in each other. he wants to hold him, fall asleep in his arms, wake up with a face full of cat and listen to the sound of his heartbeat.
it's exhilarating feeling, terrifying, and ever growing. ]
You made a room for everyone? [ there's something about that that hits home, makes his chest ache. ] We don't have to see them all today, but... [ maybe if he sees the rooms Caleb made for them he'll remember bits of them, the people he loved and still loves. ]
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[He reaches for Molly's hand again with a smile, and sets them to rising into the air once again. The fourth floor is relatively unremarkable, a nine-sided landing area with one dramatically large set of carved wooden doors in one room. Caleb explains as they float upward:]
The dining room is through those doors. We can see it later, there's enough room for all of us and guests. The kitchens are on this floor too - you can watch the cats work if you like. They can travel to any level of the tower, but this is their...home base, if you like.
[He doesn't stop them here, instead continuing up to the landing of the fifth floor. It's small, with the same nine walls as every level; there are three evenly-spaced doors around the circle. One is decorated with a scarab beetle, one with lilacs, and the third is plain.]
...Ah, well. [He gestures to the door with the beetle.] That one isn't anyone you'd know...Caduceus was a healer we encountered when we were looking for help after...afterward. But the room with the lilacs is Yasha's. The other was a guest room, and I suppose it probably still is. I'll have to convert it once I know what you'd like to have.
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they continue up to the fifth floor and the moment his feet land on something solid Molly lets out a breath of relief. it's an odd sensation floating like that and it makes his stomach flip more than it already has been.
but he ignores the flips his stomach had been doing the moment his eyes fall on the door with the lilacs. that's Yasha's, he knew that was Yasha's before Calebe said it. remembers picking flowers with her one warm summer nights and braiding them into her hair. ]
If he's got his own room he must be a good guy. [ Molly's grip on Caleb's hand tightens a little, but his gaze still locked on the door to Yasha's room. ] You wouldn't make a personal room for just anyone.
[ it almost flies completely over his head that Caleb says he'll convert the guest room into a room for Mollymauk, almost. he blinks and jerks his gaze to the wizard, blinking a rapidly for a few seconds. ]
Oh, as long as the bed is big and comfy I'll be thrilled with anything you come up with. Surprise me.