Oh...I am so excited to see what context we get Molly's, "I am your god, long may I reign," line in the animated series. Mollymauk aching for physical touch and intimacy to try and make him forget the horrors waiting for him in waking dreams and a bloodstained alter; the way it feels when his body is no longer his own. When he's all alone and aching, hollow, Empty--
Molly playful and teasing, wrapped in only that gaudy, shimmering Platinum Dragon tapestry, parading around like he's still royalty. Still flirting with Caleb in the hopes of seeing his face flush, hearing him stumble over his words, his breath catch at the sight of Mollymauk--
Caleb, who knows what it's like to desperately crave any kind touch, any momentary reprieve from his tortured past, however fleeting. Caleb, who used to hold Astrid and Wulf in his arms, who still feels the ache of that gutting loss. Who can't help longing for companionship, even though he doesn't believe he deserves it--
Caleb stealing a moment with Molly, moonlit and wanting; a few gentle words, a tentative brush of fingertips, Caleb cradling Molly's cheek as he leans in for a kiss--
