is this surprising ? hah . . . no. not really.
there sheer irony which came with this submission ⸺ that PERFECTION couldn't be perfect. The missing slots act as a testament ( perhaps to some ) that nothing and no one could ever be. Not that Yang Cheng had any room to judge another, being lesser in any aspects; his focus settled onto the blank squares ⸺ outside of the obvious.
Right, he could fly much quicker …
A silent disappointment, however impulse steered him to be determined. He springs upward, clutching the card with anxious ambition.
❛ W-wait ⸺ we can consider tucking in your cape so that it doesn't snag in the wheel, or ⸺ ❜
Thankfully for his mask to hinder the rushing rosen hue of blossoming from his cheeks at the thought of the other's arm wrapped around his lower torso, holding him near. Maybe, just maybe, it could be a kink of his … in the intimacy of something so subtle, there is him wanting to know in some way he could be his SECURITY.