CHOOSING TO IGNORE KAI’S ridiculous comment, chose to merely focus on the meal on his lap. It was delicious – to be expected of the other, of course, but there was something about eating beneath the stars that seemingly made it even better. Ozymandias liked to think it was just because he was in a good mood; the season and all that, he supposed. As he ate, his mind shifted from the stars to Kai, curiosity growing with each glide of the other’s hand upon their sketchbook. What was he drawing? Ozymandias could ask; however, doing that might mess up Kai’s concentration, and so he opted to just leave him be for the time being. Time passed, his gaze trained back towards the sky and his Tupperware sitting beside him, the scratching sounds beside him a reminder that his present company was still there even without the usage of words. Eventually, though, that relative quiet came to an end, Kai’s pencil no longer gliding across that sheet he had been so intensely focused on. ❝Finished?❞ Ozymandias asked, now turning his attention back to them. How surprised he was to soon be met with a drawing held out to him, Kai oddly sheepish in such a way, that he stared.
Huh…he didn’t think this man capable of such. That embarrassed attempt at avoiding eye contact said a great deal, the redness on those ears, just as much. Clearing his throat, he reached out, hesitant, almost, as he took the other’s finished sketch in hand. So…this was what they had been drawing. Him. Not only that, but him looking up at the starry sky. They captured the mood beautifully; the shading done so well, that one would think that Kai had captured a moment in time. ❝Your talent is incredible,❞ he finally spoke after a moment, his voice, his tone, one of faint awe. A cook, a baker, and an artist? One would not have expected that from first meeting this man. Sometimes, he came to believe, Kai must have wanted others to only notice what was on the surface and ‘run with it’, as he knew they would have put it. ❝I will treasure your gift, Kai.❞ At the other’s words, he chuckled gently, a tease passing his lips that he simply could not resist. ❝Well, while you are getting your cake, I think I will go and get a proper frame for this. It is only what it deserves, do you not agree?❞