I decided to write a small drabble about this featuring Forthwind and his coworker Ryo durring their lunch break! I figured I didn’t have a modern fic with them yet so here it is—plus having a half-angel get all itchy from compliments is still festering in my mind…
There was no better way to spend a break than out at the back of the coffee shop. Rush hour could be ruthless, and pausing for a lunch beak was a reminder of the work done so far. Forthwind took in a breath of the chilly air, which clouded in front of his lips upon him sighing.
“iehh..!” Forthwind paused from opening his sandwich as a tickle caught a snag in his nose. He curled his lip slightly and flared his nostrils with irritation. That seemed to do nothing for the festering sensation, though. “…hHheeh-? HieEK’sshhhiih!!”
“Someone talking about you?” The sudden voice from behind startled him slightly. Leaning in the doorway, his elven coworker cracked open a soda can.
“Mmh, hey Ryo, didn’t see you there, snff!!”
“How come you always take your lunch out here? Out of all the places you could go…” The brick hallway, where the sounds of the city were dampened and muted, where the overcast sky provided a grey light over it all. Ryo dropped to a crouch beside him on the concrete steps as they spoke, “is some back alley really your spot of choice for an egg sandwich?”
“Yeah, actually. It’s better than sitting under everyone’s eyes…”
Ryo was about to ask when that would ever be a bad thing, but their inquiry was answered by an uneven breath.
“ghhHk…! khH..! ih-iH—! HiikKscCHHhhiiih!! IiekSHHHhiihw!!” He only caught the second one in steepled hands over his nose. The first had been open while setting his sandwich on his lap. Now, his vestigial wings on the sides of his head had come out to hide his face “excuse muhHh!! IiihKKSHhhuh!! Snff!!”
“Bless you,” Ryo whispered, digging into their pocket to pull out a portable pack of tissues, which he offered them over between two fingers. “Geez, does this always happen when you’re back here, or is this out of the ordinary?”
“I think someone is talking about me,” he stuffily admitted, blushing. Ryo seemed to look over their shoulder through the door as if trying to spot them. “These ladies were giggling to each other when I was taking their orders—snff—I’ve been itchy in the nose ever since…”
“That why you took your lunch early?”
“I’ll take that as a yes.”
The urge to sneeze ebbed a bit, leaving his vestigial wings to open and reveal his teary eyes. Ryo offered a tissue again, gesturing the pack on his field of view now—he flinched, before taking one. Blowing his nose was a pathetic, watery sound. It was then tossed unceremoniously into a nearby bin.
“Alright, I think I’m ready to get back to it…”
“You’ve hardly eaten..! Take your lunch break while you can, Forthwind. Goodness knows no one will be busy swooning back here, you’re safe.”
“w-hHhuhh!!” He warned him and sat back, cheeks flushing in embarrassment, “hIIEESSHHhuhh!!”
“Excuse me…do you have another tissue…?” To which Ryo gladly offered the pack. “Thanks…”
“Don’t mention it, you wanna keel the whole pack?”
“I couldn’t just take it from you, though.”
“By the looks of it, you’ll need it much more than me today,” Ryo gave a snarky smile.
“Guess I do—snff…thanks, Ryo.”
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