I’m so keen on seeing how the now, largely aware Malak, melts back into nothing upon Ad’s return from the trip. Maybe he fights it a bit before slipping, maybe he asks Ad to lessen the thrall cause he likes engaging w Nevan before Adrastus pulls him back under
Yes yes yes!!! I was working on this piece again and wrote this part I am sooooo excited for it to be finished… here’s a sneak peek of Malak wanting to ask Ad to be less enthralled and Ad shutting him down >:3
That didn’t make him feel very nice, he sort of realized, but Malak brushed off his master’s words anyways. He had to. “Uh, um, I dunno, but-,” Adrastus twirled a finger through his hair as they kept themself busy with their luggage, ignoring him and at the same time scattering his thoughts. “C- can I, um, pleassse-,”
They patted a few more times in succession, and each next one he forgot more of his precisely practiced plea. “Hush hush, baby! I can see all those anxious gears turning and burning up your little brain, you’re going so fast you might explode!”
Cupping his cheeks, their touch had his jaw falling slack like putty as he made the last attempt to convey himself. “Masterrr, can, um, I wanna-,”